Trusts (Alter Egos)

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All 122 Trusts are on Vanadreams. Each one has its own job, spells, abilities and weapon skills, and fights in its own style. For making your Trusts stronger, see Alter Ego Points.

The basics

- Start with your nation's Trust quest: Gondebaud (Southern San d'Oria), Clarion Star (Port Bastok) or Wetata (Windurst Woods). It gives you a Trust permit and your first Trusts.
- To learn a cipher, trade it to Gondebaud, Clarion Star or Wetata.
- Up to 3 Trusts at once, 4 with Rhapsody in White (Rhapsodies 1-5), 5 with Rhapsody in Crimson (Rhapsodies 2-13).
- Only the party leader can call Trusts, and only when no monster has enmity on them. You can't call Trusts while seeking a party, or for 2 minutes after someone joins your party.
- Alliances: parties with Trusts out can join up into an alliance, and a party leader in an alliance can call Trusts. Each leader's Trusts stay in that leader's own party. See Alliances with Trusts.
- You can't call the same Trust twice, or both versions of one (for example Shantotto and Shantotto II) at once.
- Allowed: most field and dungeon areas, missions and quests, Abyssea, Dynamis and Dynamis [D], Omen, Odyssey, Ambuscade, Voidwatch, Walk of Echoes, Vagary, Skirmish, Domain Invasion, Reives and Limbus. Limbus allows at most 3, whatever your Rhapsodies.
- Not allowed: cities, Assault, Salvage, Nyzul Isle, Sortie, Einherjar, and battlefields that don't permit them.
- At level 99 your Trusts match your average item level (up to 119).

How to get each Trust

Nation quests and their follow-ups. Talk to the Trust NPCs again after the first quest to get Shantotto, Naji, Kupipi, Excenmille, Ayame, Nanaa Mihgo, Curilla, Volker, Ajido-Marujido, Trion and Iron Eater.

Login campaign (Greeter Moogle). Ciphers for Zeid, Lion, Naja, Lehko, Luzaf, Najelith, D. Shantotto, Star Sibyl, Karaha-Baruha, Areuhat, Uka Totlihn, Kuyin Hathdenna, Abenzio, Rughadjeen, Lhe Lhangavo, Mayakov, Brygid, Mildaurion, Rongelouts, Robel-Akbel, Teodor, Ullegore, Darrcuiln and Shantotto II.

Mog Pell (Ochre). Costs 100 login points at the Greeter Moogle. Trade it to a Festive Moogle (Port San d'Oria, Port Bastok or Windurst Walls) for any of 60 ciphers. This is the way to get Aldo, Moogle, Fablinix, Kupofried, Elivira, Noillurie, Lhu Mhakaracca, Leonoyne, Maximilian, Kayeel-Payeel, Babban, Mumor and Mumor II.

Shops

- Sparks of Eminence: Cid, Gilgamesh, Ferreous Coffin, Qultada, King of Hearts.
- Conquest Overseers: Tenzen, Rahal, Kukki-Chebukki, Makki-Chebukki.
- Besieged: Mihli Aliapoh. Campaign: Valaineral, Adelheid. Abyssea: Joachim.
- Assault: Ovjang, Mnejing. Training regimes: Sakura, Koru-Moru.
- Ujlei Zelekko (Eastern Adoulin, bayld): Margret, Amchuchu, Morimar.

Records of Eminence

- "Call Forth an Alter Ego" and its chain: Valaineral, Mihli Aliapoh, Tenzen, Adelheid, Joachim.
- "Always Stand on 117": Koru-Moru.
- "Filled to Capacity", "Over Capacity" and "Way Over Capacity" (earn 500,000 capacity points with a Trust in the party, outside Abyssea): Ingrid II, Rosulatia and August, in that order. After the third one, talk to Marjory in the Archduke's house (Ru'Lude Gardens, H-5) for Marjory's Thesis.
- A.M.A.N. Validator (deeds): Monberaux.

Story

- Rhapsodies of Vana'diel: Semih Lafihna, Halver, Lion II, Zeid II, Tenzen II, Prishe II, Abquhbah, Nashmeira II, Lilisette II, Balamor, Selh'teus, Arciela II, Iroha and Iroha II.
- Seekers of Adoulin: Ingrid. After the final mission, examine the Sandy Overlook in Ceizak Battlegrounds for Arciela.
- Treasures of Aht Urhgan: Nashmeira.
- Chains of Promathia: Prishe (Walnut Door, Tavnazian Safehold) and Ulmia (Dilapidated Gate, Misareaux Coast), during or after "Dawn". Shikaree Z and Cherukiki come from their own NPCs.

Aht Urhgan Whitegate

- Gessho: examine the Cushion in the Shararat Teahouse once ToAU mission "Passing Glory" is offered.
- Gadalar: talk to Fari-Wari after "Embers of His Past".
- Zazarg: talk to Fari-Wari after "Fist of the People".

Wings of the Goddess

- Get the Bundle of Half-Inscribed Scrolls from Jamal in the Archduke's house once you know Shantotto.
- Rainemard: Shanene in Batallia Downs [S].
- Klara: Gentle Tiger in Bastok Markets [S], after "Bonds of Mythril".
- Romaa Mihgo: Romaa Mihgo in Windurst Waters [S], after "At Journey's End".
- Excenmille [S]: Rholont in Southern San d'Oria [S], after "Face of the Future".
- Lilisette: while on "Lest We Forget", examine the Veridical Conflux in Grauberg [S].

Ark Angels (Jamal's trials)

- Requirements: finish Rise of the Zilart, finish "Storms of Fate", and know Rainemard.
- Talk to Jamal in the Archduke's house. The trials go in order: GK, EV, MR, TT, HM. Each one needs the Ark Angel before it.
- Defeat that Ark Angel at its Shimmering Circle in La'Loff Amphitheater (level cap 99, Trusts allowed) to receive its cipher.
- Gondebaud, Clarion Star and Wetata accept Ark Angel ciphers only after Rhapsodies 3-12.

Unity leaders (UC). Join a Unity (you need a trust permit). Your own leader's alter ego is added when you next log in or talk to a Unity Concord NPC, and you keep it as long as you stay in that Unity. If you change Unity, you get the new leader instead.

Other

- Mog Garden: Chacharoon.
- Maat: talk to Maat in Ru'Lude Gardens.
- Ygnas: see The Ygnas Directives.
- Cornelia and Matsui-P: learned automatically once you hold a Trust permit.

What each Trust does

Healers

- Ygnas: WHM. Heals at range with strong Cures, and uses Phototrophic Blessing when 3+ party members are hurt. Keeps Protect, Shell and Haste on everyone and removes ailments.
- Pieuje (UC): WHM. Cures at 75%, removes ailments (party Esuna under Afflatus Misery), and keeps Protectra, Shellra, Auspice and Haste up. Stronger with Unity rank.
- Yoran-Oran (UC): WHM with a large MP pool. Uses Nott to restore MP. Stronger with Unity rank.
- Cherukiki: WHM. Cures, Protects and Shells. Enfeebles and Hastes while above half MP, and casts Meteor alongside Makki and Kukki.
- Karaha-Baruha: WHM/SMN. Cures at 75%, Hastes melee, and uses Spirit Taker when low on MP. Saves TP to close skillchains.
- Nashmeira II: Single Cures, and Curaga only when 3+ members are at 75% or lower.
- Ingrid: Battle white mage. Hastes melee jobs, uses her highest Banish, Cursnas curses, and is strong against undead.

Tanks

- Invincible Shield (UC): Great axe tank. Provokes constantly and takes 20% less damage. Uses Retaliation, Warcry, Blood Rage and Restraint.
- Halver: Berserk polearm attacker who switches to tanking (Sentinel, Rampart, Provoke, Flash, Cure) when someone drops to 40% HP or is put to sleep.

Support

- Arciela: Alternates light mode (Haste, Refresh, Protect, Shell on you and herself) with dark mode (Slow, Paralyze, Dispel, Addle). Guiding Light buffs the party; Illustrious Aid heals it.
- Arciela II: Switches modes every 90 seconds and buffs by job: Haste for melee, Refresh for casters and tanks. Enfeebles in dark mode, magic bursts, and fully recovers once with Naakual's Vengeance.
- King of Hearts: Red mage support. Keeps Dia up, strips enemy buffs with Shuffle, Hastes and Refreshes you, gives Phalanx II to the tank, cures at 50%, and magic bursts Firaga IV from level 92.
- Qultada: Always keeps Chaos Roll up. Her second roll, in priority order: Corsair's Roll when you have an experience or capacity bonus up (Dedication, Commitment, Kupofried), Evoker's Roll when anyone in the party is at 66% MP or less, Hunter's Roll when you are struggling to hit, otherwise Fighter's Roll. She switches the second roll as soon as the situation changes, Double-Ups toward the lucky number or 11, and uses Snake Eye when one more pip would land it.
- Ulmia: Bard. Sings two Marches (Victory and Advancing). She only switches to two Ballads when you have MP yourself and drop to half of it. She never cuts her two songs short to change them. Sentinel's Scherzo when you drop below half HP.
- Joachim: Bard/white mage. Accuracy first: Blade Madrigal is always one of his songs. With Ulmia in the party he ad [cut off]