In Final Fantasy XIV, one of the best ways to improve at a class is to practice your rotation on a training dummy. Because the training dummies don’t die, you can repeat your opening and core rotation until it becomes second nature.
Finding Training Dummies in Final Fantasy XIV
There are three main types of training dummies in Final Fantasy XIV: public training dummies in the open world, placeable ones in Player Housing, and Stone, Sky, Sea training areas. Below are all of the training dummy locations starting with the public ones, listed by level.
Level 1 Training Dummy Locations
- Central Shroud - The Bannock (X: 24.0, Y: 19.5) (X:23.4, Y: 20.5)
- Middle La Noscea - Summerford Farm (X: 26.2, Y: 17.4)
- Western Thanalan - Scorpion Crossing (X: 26.3, Y: 24.7) (X: 26.3, Y: 23.7)
- Coerthas Central Highlands - Whitebrim Front (X: 13.1, Y: 17.1)
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Level 50 Training Dummy Locations
- Coerthas Central Highlands - Whitebrim Front (X: 13.5, Y: 16.8)
- Coerthas Western Highlands - Falcon's Nest (X: 31.5, Y: 38.7)
- The Dravanian Forelands - Tailfeather (X: 32.7,Y: 24.7)
- The Dravanian Hinterlands - The Collector's Quarter (X: 22.8, Y: 16.7)
- Wolves’ Den Pier (X:6.5, Y: 5.8) (X: 4.5, Y: 5.0)
Level 60 Training Dummy Locations
- The Fringes - Castrum Oriens (X: 9.9, Y: 11.8)
- Yanxia - Namai (X: 31.0, Y: 16.5)
- The Azim Steppe - Reunion (X: 34.0, Y: 27.0)
Level 70 Training Dummy Locations
- The Lochs - Porta Praetoria (X: 10.5, Y:20.5)
- Ahm Araeng - Mord Souq (X: 27.6, Y: 14.6)
- Kholusia - Stilltide (X: 35.8, Y: 27.0)
Lvl 80 Training Dummy Locations
- Labyrinthos - The Archeion (X: 31.9, Y: 13.3)
- Thavnair - Yedlimad (X: 23.3, Y: 34.1)
- The Bozjan Southern Front (X: 14.1, Y: 30.0)
- Zadnor (X: 34.4, Y: 35.5)
Level 90 Training Dummy Locations
- Ultima Thule - Base Omicron (X: 30.6, Y: 26.9)
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Housing Item Training Dummies
You can also place training dummies in your personal or free company housing. Below is the full list of Striking Dummy items that are available currently in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker. We've also listed the method they're obtainable though. Additionally, all of these striking dummies are available through the Marketplace for Gil.
- Riviera Striking Dummy - 180 Allied Seals
- Glade Striking Dummy - 180 Allied Seals
- Oasis Striking Dummy - 180 Allied Seals
- Alps Striking Dummy - Crafted
- Oriental Striking Dummy - Crafted
- Old World Striking Dummy - 300 Centurio Seals
- Faust Striking Dummy - Crafted
- Gyr Abanian Striking Dummy - Five veterans clan marks
- Crystarium Striking Dummy - 300 Sacks of Nuts
- Thavnairian Striking Dummy - 300 Sacks of Nuts
Stone, Sky, Sea
Stone, Sky, Sea is a training mode where you can test your DPS to ready for eight-player content such as Raids and Extreme Trials. You’ll be given three minutes to fight a striking dummy, with health based on the damage you’ll be expected to deal during the Trial or Raid you’re “simulating.” If you can deal enough damage to kill the dummy, then your damage should be enough to hold your own in the real thing. Here’s how to unlock Stone, Sky, Sea for each of the expansions:
- Heavensward: Goodly Adventurer, The Dravanian Hinterlands (X: 18.4, Y: 11.0)
- Stormblood: Battle-scarred Veteran, The Fringes (X: 30.0, Y: 11.3)
- Shadowbringers: Unlock: Weary Dockworker, Eulmore (X: 9.2, Y: 9.9) / Start Practice Location: Soft-faced Bloke, Kholusia (X: 23.8, Y: 37.8)
- Endwalker: Unlock: Hardy-looking Radiant, Radz-at-Han (X:12.3 Y:10.7) / Start Practice Location: Sharp-eyed Radiant, Thavnair (X:29.8 Y:17.2)
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