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Welcome to my FFXIV Lancer Hunting Log Rank 3 Guide. This one takes you from Level 20 to 30, if you’re clearing the logs while on-level anyway. Aside from dungeons, the Hunting Log is still one of the best ways of levelling early on. If you cleared Rank 2 with my guide, you’ll be pleased to know that we venture into a much wider area this time around! About half of your Rank 3 targets are in the Black Shroud, but it means the rest…aren’t. Hurrah! Let’s get started.
When Can I Start Hunting Log Rank 3?
Once:
- You have cleared Lancer Log Rank 2, and
- You are at least Level 20 as a Lancer.
Lancer Hunting Log Rank 3 Targets
Reward: 
20,000
So where is Rank 3 taking you this time? Let’s explore and find out.
Reward:
6,300Stoneshell
Number Required: 4
This crab is kind of like a distant relative of Thanalan’s Thickshell. I was going to link the related FFXIV hunting logs, but it’s all three from Thanalan, so I won’t!
Location
These crabs are in the Oakwood part of Upper La Noscea. It is quicker and easier to reach this by taking the road North from Western La Noscea.
If you do teleport to Camp Bronze Lake and don’t have flying yet, head to the boat ferry.
Region/Area
Upper La Noscea: Oakwood
Nearest Aetheryte
Upper La Noscea: Camp Bronze Lake (Fly or take the boat to Oakwood) and Western La Noscea:
Aleport
Reward:
6,500Smallmouth Orobon
Number Required: 4
Seriously, the maw on the Smallmouth Orobon looks as huge and ugly as the Bigmouth Orobon! Comparisons aside these fish-like critters flop around in the shallow river near Buscarron’s Druthers. And, as you can see, sometimes shuffle onto the ground too.
They are found along most of that river, so you’re not spoilt for choice as to which ugly fishies you want to squish.
Region/Area
South Shroud: Upper Paths
Nearest Aetheryte
South Shroud: Quarrymill
Reward:
6,700Yarzon Scavenger
Number Required: 4
The Yarzon Scavenger is described in the Hunting Log as being in the Footfalls. The problem is that’s a huge area. To find this particular breed of six-legged freaks, head North past Vesper Bay. Continue North until you come to the murky area and the Yarzons are right there as you emerge from the tunnel.
If Laughing Toads are on one of your hunting logs at rank 3, then these are in the same area, just further in.
Region/Area
Western Thanalan: the Footfalls (Parata’s Peace)
Nearest Aetheryte
Western Thanalan: Horizon
Reward:
6,900Redbelly Lookout
Number Required: 4
Along with Redbelly Sharpeyes and others, the Redbelly Lookout may surprise you as he is not an Archer. Other enemy groups have bow-wielders as snipers. The Lookout here, however, is a Gladiator, fiercely wielding an oversized kitchen knife and a chopping board as a shield.
You can also find them outside the sneakily-named Redbelly Hive, just North/North-West of Quarrymill. And there are enough Lookouts even when the FATEs are not on.
Region/Area
South Shroud: Silent Arbor
Nearest Aetheryte
South Shroud: Quarrymill
Reward:
7,100Antelope Stag
Number Required: 3
In one sense, it’s a real shame to have to hunt a creature like the Antelope Stag. It’s elegant and gentle to look at – a really beautiful FFXIV creature. But on the other hand, people need to safely traverse the Black Shroud, their horns make good crafting materials and maybe their meat is delicious? Elegant, gentle and tasty? Sorry if you’re a vegetarian. I am…not!
Anyway, you can find these slightly zebra-striped Antelopes North-East of Quarrymill.
Region/Area
South Shroud: Silent Arbor, towards the Mun-Tuy Cellars
Nearest Aetheryte
South Shroud: Quarrymill
Moondrip Piledriver
Number Required: 3
Okay, I have to ask: what the heck is a Moondrip Piledriver anyway? It looks like a combination of a giant and an ogre, the result of some hideous experiment! Thankfully, for you, the “moondrip” part simply relates to the cave in the very North-East of Western Thanalan. This makes them easy to find.
The Piledrivers are your counterparts, Lancer. So it’s time to show them who’s the true master of the spear. Hopefully, that’s you, Warrior of Light?
Region/Area
Western Thanalan: Moondrip
Nearest Aetheryte
Western Thanalan: Horizon
Reward:
7,600Sabotender
Number Required: 4
These walking Cacti roam around Little Ala Mhigo in Southern Thanalan. Do look for the little hunting log symbol over their “heads” though. This is because not all Sabotenders bear the name without some other word attached!
Have fun having loads of needles flung in your direction. You’d better put those combat skills to use with some interrupts! These can be found South of Little Ala Mhigo towards “Burnt Lizard Creek”. Lovely.
Region/Area
Southern Thanalan: Broken Water
Nearest Aetheryte
Southern Thanalan: Little Ala Mhigo
Reward:
8,600Goblin Thug
Number Required: 3
No trading tongueflaps for jingly-shine when gobbieflock swift-takes jinglyshine from goodly uplander by pointy-stabby things.
Goblin Thug Location
While they may be experienced in thuggery, these Goblin Thugs do give themselves away when it comes to their location. Goblinsmeet. It’s even labelled on the map East of Quarrymill!
/facepalm.
Region/Area
South Shroud: Silent Arbor, Goblins Meet
Nearest Aetheryte
South Shroud: Quarrymill
Sandskin Peiste
Number Required: 4
Until I went in search of a Sandskin Peiste or five, I had not realised quite how large an area they lived in. These tall, scaley lizards can be found North-West, North and North East of Little Ala Mhigo. The bonus is, if someone else is also attacking them for their own hunting log, you can just calmly go someplace else. You’re not the only adventurer after all.
Peistes in FATEs
Region/Area
Southern Thanalan: Broken Water
Nearest Aetheryte
Southern Thanalan: Little Ala Mhigo
Reward:
9,400Corpse Brigade Firedancer
Number Required: 4
The Corpse Brigade Firedancer is a robed Thaumaturge who fights along with Corpse Brigade Knuckledancers in and around The Sepulchre in the northern part of Southern Thanalan.
You can also find them when the Adventures in Throat Slitting fate is on. But, unless others are fighting their way to the Sepulchre, you can find four Firedancers outside. Therefore, you can choose whether or not to use the FATE for your Hunting Log.
Region/Area
Southern Thanalan: Broken Water
Nearest Aetheryte
Southern Thanalan: Little Ala Mhigo
Coordinates
Around X:24, Y:9
More Info
Reward:
9,700Apkallu
Number Required: 3
Apkallu are cute birds that provide eggs and down for crafting and spit fish to interrupt you. Not that you have many interruptable ski
Apkallu Location
You can find them on – and near – the road from Eastern to Lower La Noscea. However, there is also a convenient rock that a few always gather on. That makes it easy to clear this stage of the Lancer Hunting Log Rank 3. The rock’s coordinates are below.
Region/Area
Eastern La Noscea: Bloodshore
Nearest Aetheryte
Eastern La Noscea: Costa del Sol
Coeurlclaw Poacher
Number Required: 4
Based in and around Takers’ Rot in the South Shroud, the Coeurlclaw Poacher is part of a Miqo’te gang in the Twelveswood. Other sisters, such as Coeurlclaw Cutters can be found nearby too. The Poacher is a lancer like you, which is where your similarities end – unless you’re a Miqo’te of course.
Coeurlclaw Poacher Location
Taker’s Rot is far East from Quarrymill (around X:30, Y:20) and Poachers can be found on the approach to it as well as inside.
An alternative location is X:15.5, Y:33, near the entrance to Eastern Thanalan. The location is marked as the South Shroud Landing.
Region/Area
South Shroud: Silent Arbor (Takers Rot)
Nearest Aetheryte
South Shroud: Quarrymill
Reward:
10,000Midland Condor
Number Required: 4
The coordinates below point to a “cluster” of two or three. But you can find Midland Condors as soon as you reach the Lower Paths from the Upper Paths. This is yet another annoying, squawky variety of bird like the Sylphlands Condor or Highland Condor.
Thankfully, as a Lancer, you can try to keep them a spear’s length away and dispatch a few of the pests.
Region/Area
South Shroud: Lower Paths
Nearest Aetheryte
South Shroud: Camp Tranquil
Total EXP Available
- Total EXP for All Levels: 78,800
- EXP Clearing Rank 3: 20,000
- TOTAL: 98,800
Note, this excludes any EXP gained for defeating the individual enemies.
When Can I Start Hunting Log Rank 4?
Once:
- You have cleared Rank 3, and
- You are at least Level 30 as a Lancer.
TL;DR Venture Deeper into Eorzea with the FFXIV Lancer Hunting Log Rank 3
From weird Orobons and bizarre Moondrip Piledrivers, from semi-sentient cacti to Elezen criminals, Rank 3 is quite varied! From Level 30, you can begin the journey to being a Dragoon also. This means you can smash FFXIV hunting log targets with more power and style going forwards. I hope you’ll join me for Rank 4, which is coming soon. Until then, have fun in Eorzea, Warriors of Light.
