How to become an FFXIV Mentor and unlock the Mentor Roulette

If you love helping Final Fantasy XIV newcomers who may not be as seasoned yet, then becoming an FFXIV mentor is a worthwhile journey. Here’s everything you need to know about how to become a mentor, unlocking Mentor Roulette and what the system rewards.

What is a mentor?

A mentor is a player who, after meeting certain requirements, has a crown next to their character’s name. The role is meant to signify them as a guide to new players, with titles for Battle Mentors and Trade Mentors available. They also have access to the Novice Network, a limited chat channel, and can invite new or returning players into it.

Both Battle and Trade mentors have their own unique requirements. The battle Jobs offer either a PVP or PvE icon variant to the mentor crown, while Trade teachers can choose between crafting or gathering symbols. If you want to help with all of the above for the slightly bigger crown icon, you must complete both the Battle and Trade Mentor requirements.

FFXIV Mentor Requirements

Becoming an FFXIV mentor is not an easy task. There are multiple requirements that must be met for each type of mentor, and it is not going to happen overnight. 

To become a PvE mentor, players must:

• Complete 1,000 instanced dungeons, raids, or trials
• Complete the level 90 Tank role quest “A Path Unveiled”
• Complete the level 90 Healer role quest “The Gift of Mercy”
• Receive 1,500 player commendations
• Complete at least one of the three level 90 DPS role quests
  • Melee DPS role quest “To Calmer Seas”
  • Physical-Ranged DPS role quest “Laid to Rest”
  • Magical-Ranged DPS role quest “Ever March Heavensward”

To become a Trade mentor, players must:

• Catch or gather 300 collectables
• Craft 100 collectables
• Reach level 90 on at least one Gathering class
• Reach level 90 on at least one Crafting class

Once done, head to see one of the Smith NPCs, easily located in each main city beside the Innkeeper. They’re the same NPC you talked to for access to Hall of the Novice.

How many commendations are needed to be a mentor in FFXIV?

As mentioned, you’ll need a whopping 1,500 player commendations to become a PvE Mentor in FFXIV, but don’t let that number intimidate you too much.

Tips for earning Commendations

Becoming a PvE Mentor harder than becoming a Trade Mentor because of one thing – commendations. There’s no shortcut here — it takes a while and you have no control over whether people actually give them at all, let alone whether they choose to give them to you. 

My only advice is to be kind to others in duties, especially new or returning players. Remember how out of your depth you felt when you were just starting to play; when Sashtasha had you on the edge of your seat rather than slumping into it. New players will appreciate friendly advice or conversation. The commendations will come. Eventually. 

What is Mentor Roulette?

Mentor Roulette is a daily roulette prioritizing matching a mentor with new players. You must be qualified as a PvE mentor in order to access this roulette.

Unlocking Mentor Roulette

Now that you’re a mentor, you have access to the Mentor Roulette, but only if you’ve cleared all the following instanced duties at least once:

• All Dungeons (including hard versions)
• All Trials (including extreme versions until level 80)
• All Guildhests
• All 8-player Raids (but not savage variations)
• All 24-player Alliance Raids

Mentor Roulette Checklist

Guildhests

Dungeon

Heavensward	Stormblood	Shadowbringers	Endwalker
The Dusk Vigil	The Sirensong Sea	Holminster Switch	The Tower of Zot
Sohm Al	Shisui of the Violet Tides	Dohn Mheg	The Tower of Babil
The Aery	Bardam’s Mettle	The Qitana Ravel	Vanaspati
The Great Gubal Library	Doma Castle	Malikah’s Well	Ktisis Hyperboreia
The Aetherochemical Research Facility	Castrum Abania	Mt. Gulg	The Aitiascope
Neverreap	Ala Mhigo	Amaurot	The Dead Ends
The Fractal Continuum	Kugane Castle	Twinning	Smileton
Saint Mocianne’s Arboretum	The Temple of the Fist	Akadaemia Anyder	The Stigma Dreamscape
Pharos Sirius (Hard)	The Drowned City of Skalla	The Grand Cosmos	Alzadaal’s Legacy
The Antitower	Hells’ Lid	Anamnesis Anyder	The Fell Court of Troia
The Lost City of Amdapor (Hard)	The Fractal Continuum (Hard)	The Heroes’ Gauntlet	Lapis Manalis
Sohr Khai	The Swallow’s Compass	Matoya’s Relict	The Aetherfont
Hullbreaker Isle (Hard)	Saint Mocianne’s Arboretum (Hard)	Paglth’an	The Lunar Subterrane
Xelphatol	The Burn
The Great Gubal Library (Hard)	The Ghimlyt Dark
Baelsar’s Wall
Sohm Al (Hard)

Trials

A Realm Reborn	Heavensward	Stormblood	Shadowbringers	Endwalker
The Bowl of Embers	Thok ast Thok (Hard)	The Pool of Tribute	The Dancing Plague	The Dark Inside
The Navel	The Limitless Blue (Hard)	Emanation	The Crown of the Immaculate	The Mothercrystal
The Howling Eye	The Singularity Reactor	The Royal Menagerie	The Dying Gasp	The Final Day
The Porta Decumana	The Final Steps of Faith	The Jade Stoa	Cinder Drift	Storm’s Crown
The Chrysalis	Containment Bay S1T7	Castrum Fluminis	The Seat of Sacrifice	Mount Ordeals
A Relic Reborn: The Chimera	Containment Bay P1T6	The Great Hunt	Castrum Marinum	The Voidcast Dais
A Relic Reborn: The Hydra	Containment Bay Z1T9	Hells’ Kier	The Cloud Deck	The Abyssal Fracture
Battle on the Big Bridge	The Limitless Blue (Extreme)	The Wreath of Snakes	The Dancing Plague (Extreme)
The Dragon’s Neck	Thok ast Thok (Extreme)	Kugane Ohashi	The Crown of the Immaculate (Extreme)
Battle in the Big Keep	The Minstrel’s Ballad: Thordan’s Reign	The Pool of Tribute (Extreme)	The Minstrel’s Ballad: Hades’s Elegy
The Bowl of Embers (Hard)	The Minstrel’s Ballad: Nidhogg’s Rage	Emanation (Extreme)	Cinder Drift (Extreme)
The Howling Eye (Hard)	Containment Bay S1T7 (Extreme)	Emanation (Extreme)	Memoria Misera (Extreme)
The Navel (Hard)	Containment Bay P1T6 (Extreme)	The Minstrel’s Ballad: Shinryu’s Domain	The Seat of Sacrifice (Extreme)
Thornmarch (Hard)	Containment Bay Z1T9 (Extreme)	The Jade Stoa (Extreme)	Castrum Marinum (Extreme)
The Whorleater (Hard)		The Minstrel’s Ballad: Tsukuyomi’s Pain	The Cloud Deck (Extreme)
The Striking Tree (Hard)		The Great Hunt (Extreme)
The Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Hard)		Hells’ Kier (Extreme)
Urth’s Fount		The Wreath of Snakes (Extreme)
The Minstrel’s Ballad: Ultima’s Bane
The Howling Eye (Extreme)
The Navel (Extreme)
The Bowl of Embers (Extreme)
Thornmarch (Extreme)
The Whorleater (Extreme)
The Striking Tree (Extreme)
The Akh Afah Amphitheatre (Extreme)

8-Player Raids, excluding Savage

Heavensward (Alexander)	Stormblood (Omega)	Shadowbringers (Eden)	Endwalker (Pandæmonium)
The Fist of the Father	Deltascape V1.0	Eden’s Gate: Resurrection	Asphodelos: The First Circle
The Cuff of the Father	Deltascape V2.0	Eden’s Gate: Descent	Asphodelos: The Second Circle
The Arm of the Father	Deltascape V3.0	Eden’s Gate: Inundation	Asphodelos: The Third Circle
The Burden of the Father	Deltascape V4.0	Eden’s Gate: Sepulture	Asphodelos: The Fourth Circle
The Fist of the Son	Sigmascape V1.0	Eden’s Verse: Fulmination	Abyssos: The Fifth Circle
The Cuff of the Son	Sigmascape V2.0	Eden’s Verse: Furor	Abyssos: The Sixth Circle
The Arm of the Son	Sigmascape V3.0	Eden’s Verse: Iconoclasm	Abyssos: The Seventh Circle
The Burden of the Son	Sigmascape V4.0	Eden’s Verse: Refulgence	Abyssos: The Eighth Circle
The Eyes of the Creator	Alphascape V1.0	Eden’s Promise: Umbra	Anabaseios: The Ninth Circle
The Breath of the Creator	Alphascape V2.0	Eden’s Promise: Litany	Anabaseios: The Tenth Circle
The Heart of the Creator	Alphascape V3.0	Eden’s Verse: Anamorphosis	Anabaseios: The Eleventh Circle
The Soul of the Creator	Alphascape V4.0	Eden’s Promise: Eternity	Anabaseios: The Twelfth Circle

24-Player Raids

A Realm Reborn	Heavensward	Stormblood	Shadowbringers	Endwalker
The Labyrinth of the Ancients	The Void Ark	The Royal City of Rabanastre	The Copied Factory	Aglaia
Syrcus Tower	The Weeping City of Mhach	The Ridorana Lighthouse	The Puppets’ Bunker	Euphrosyne
The World of Darkness	Dun Scaith	The Orbonne Monastery	The Tower and Paradigm’s Breach	Thaleia

FFXIV Mentor Roulette rewards

From titles to glamour pieces and even a mount; there’s a few sought after rewards from Mentor Roulette.

Achievement	How to get	Reward
“I Hope Mentor Will Notice Me II”	Complete 50 duties via Duty Mentor Roulette	“Mentor” title
“I Hope Mentor Will Notice Me III”	Complete 200 duties via Mentor Roulette	Expeditioner’s Flyers
“I Hope Mentor Will Notice Me IV”	Complete 500 duties via Mentor Roulette	“Mentor of Mentors” title
“I Hope Mentor Will Notice Me V”	Complete 1000 duties via Mentor Roulette	Dragon Monocle
“I Hope Mentor Will Notice Me VI”	Complete 2000 duties Mentor Roulette	Astrope Whistle

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