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|Intro Text='''WSNMs''' (Weapon Skill Notorious Monsters) are a category of quests to unlock a penultimate [[Weapon Skill]] after advancing a particular [[Combat_Skills|Combat Skill]] far enough. For each offensive melee or ranged skill (excluding [[:Category:Throwing|Throwing]]), there is a unique quested Weapon Skill available. Each quest requires you "break" a [[Latent Effect]] on a weapon through accumulating points and defeating an NM.
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==Overview==



<onlyinclude>::* With the ''Weapon of Trials'' equipped in your Main hand, fight experience-yielding mobs ("Incredibly Easy Prey" or higher) and perform [[:Category:Weapon Skills|Weapon Skills]] or close [[:Category:Skillchain|Skillchains]] to accumulate 300 "Trial Points".

{{{!}} class="altrowgrey" style="text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width: 400px; margin: auto;"
{{!}}- style="background: #A6DBFD;"
! style="width: 50%;" {{!}} [[Skillchain]] Level
! {{!}} Points
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{{!}} No Skillchain {{!}}{{!}} 5
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{{!}} Level 1 {{!}}{{!}} 7
{{!}}-
{{!}} Level 2 {{!}}{{!}} 9
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{{!}} Level 3 {{!}}{{!}} 11
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::* You know you have enough points when the latent breaks. You will know it is done when the weapon's elemental resistances disappear from your active resistances (colored dots below the gear grid, but above the selected item description). '''The item's description text will never change'''.
::<span style="max-width:100%;">[[Image:Broken Latent.png|center|link=]]</span></onlyinclude>

::* Next, trade the ''Weapon of Trials'' back to the Quest NPC to receive a {{KI}} [[Map to the Annals of Truth]] for a specific location to fight a [[Notorious Monster]].
::* After defeating the NM, re-examine the ??? to receive the {{KI}} [[Annals of Truth]], and return to the Quest NPC to unlock the new quested Weapon Skill.
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==List of Quests and Weapon Skills==

{| style="text-align: center; width: 100%; max-width:900px;"
! width="15%" BGCOLOR="#A6DBFD"| [[Weapon Skill]]
! width="15%" BGCOLOR="#A6DBFD"| Weapon Type
! width="20%" BGCOLOR="#A6DBFD"| Unlock Quest
! width="30%" BGCOLOR="#A6DBFD"| Trial Weapon Jobs
|- BGCOLOR="#e5e5e5"
| [[Asuran Fists]]
| [[:Category:Weapon Skills#Hand-to-Hand|Hand-to-Hand]]
| [[The Walls of Your Mind]]
| MNK / PUP
|- BGCOLOR="#F3F3F3"
| [[Evisceration]]
| [[:Category:Weapon Skills#Dagger|Dagger]]
| [[Cloak and Dagger]]
| WAR / RDM / THF / BST / BRD / RNG / NIN / COR / DNC
|- BGCOLOR="#e5e5e5"
| [[Savage Blade]]
| [[:Category:Weapon Skills#Sword|Sword]]
| [[Old Wounds]]
| WAR / RDM / PLD / DRK / BLU / COR / RUN
|- BGCOLOR="#F3F3F3"
| [[Ground Strike]]
| [[:Category:Weapon Skills#Great Sword|Great Sword]]
| [[Inheritance]]
| WAR / PLD / DRK / RUN
|- BGCOLOR="#e5e5e5"
| [[Decimation]]
| [[:Category:Weapon Skills#Axe|Axe]]
| [[Axe the Competition]]
| WAR / DRK / BST / RNG / RUN
|- BGCOLOR="#F3F3F3"
| [[Steel Cyclone]]
| [[:Category:Weapon Skills#Great Axe|Great Axe]]
| [[The Weight of Your Limits]]
| WAR / DRK / RUN
|- BGCOLOR="#e5e5e5"
| [[Spiral Hell]]
| [[:Category:Weapon Skills#Scythe|Scythe]]
| [[Souls in Shadow]]
| WAR / DRK / BST
|- BGCOLOR="#F3F3F3"
| [[Impulse Drive]]
| [[:Category:Weapon Skills#Polearm|Polearm]]
| [[Methods Create Madness]]
| WAR / SAM / DRG
|- BGCOLOR="#e5e5e5"
| [[Blade: Ku]]
| [[:Category:Weapon Skills#Katana|Katana]]
| [[Bugi Soden]]
| NIN
|- BGCOLOR="#F3F3F3"
| [[Tachi: Kasha]]
| [[:Category:Weapon Skills#Great Katana|Great Katana]]
| [[The Potential Within]]
| SAM
|- BGCOLOR="#e5e5e5"
| [[Black Halo]]
| [[:Category:Weapon Skills#Club|Club]]
| [[Orastery Woes]]
| WAR / MNK / WHM / BLM / PLD / SMN / BLU / SCH / GEO
|- BGCOLOR="#F3F3F3"
| [[Retribution]]
| [[:Category:Weapon Skills#Staff|Staff]]
| [[Blood and Glory]]
| WAR / MNK / WHM / BLM / PLD / BRD / DRG / SMN / SCH / GEO
|- BGCOLOR="#e5e5e5"
| [[Empyreal Arrow]]
| [[:Category:Weapon Skills#Archery|Archery]]
| [[From Saplings Grow]]
| RNG
|- BGCOLOR="#F3F3F3"
| [[Detonator]]
| [[:Category:Weapon Skills#Marksmanship|Marksmanship]]
| [[Shoot First, Ask Questions Later]]
| RNG / COR
|}

===Note on Ambuscade Weapons===

'''[[Ambuscade Weapons]]''', introduced in the February 2019 update<sup>[http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/55025-February.-8-2019-%28JST%29-Version-Update?p=613079&viewfull=1#post613079]</sup>, grant all jobs which can equip them access to these Weapon Skills without completing the corresponding quest as long as the weapon remains equipped. This includes jobs that are not otherwise able to initiate these quests at all. These weapons also grant a damage bonus to their corresponding Weapon Skill, similar to the hidden damage bonus found on [[Relic Weapons|Relic]] and [[Mythic]] Weapons.

==Recommended Solo Trust Guide==

Summon [[Cipher:_Ayame|Ayame]] for opening Level 3 Light or Darkness Skillchains for you to '''close'''.

* '''Priming the Skillchain:'''
**Ayame is designed to wait for your first Weapon Skill after summoning to determine it as the '''closing''' Weapon Skill for '''closing''' a Skillchain.
**After you’ve used your WS, Ayame will monitor your TP and then execute a complementary Weapon Skill tailored to your previous move. Your goal is to close the Skillchain by selecting a WS that pairs with hers to trigger at least a Level 2 Skillchain or higher for maximum points.
**Experiment with different combinations or consult the [[Skillchain]] chart or calculator to find the most effective pairings for your job and Ayame’s Great Katana skills.

* '''Enemy Selection:'''
**If accessible, [[Bight Uragnite]] in [[Ceizak Battlegrounds]] or [[Yahse Hunting Grounds]] are a popular choice due to their high HP, DEF and Regen, making them an excellent choice to accumulate Trial Points on.

* '''Party Composition:'''
**Avoid including unnecessary Trusts who may interrupt your Skillchaining.
**Use non-offensive support Trusts such as [[Cipher:_Ulmia|Ulmia]] or [[Cipher:_Joachim|Joachim]], and [[Cipher:_Koru-Moru|Koru-Moru]] for [[Attack Speed]].

[[Category:Quests]][[Category:Weapon Skills]]

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