Wondrous Tails is one of the most beloved weekly activities in Final Fantasy XIV. It offers players the chance to revisit older content, earn useful rewards, and enjoy a bit of randomized luck along the way. Many new and returning players may not immediately know how to view Wondrous Tails or how the system works, but once you learn the basics, it becomes a fun and rewarding habit. Whether you’re interested in earning tomestones, gear, or even special mounts and items, understanding how to view and manage your Wondrous Tails journal is the first step.
What Is Wondrous Tails?
Wondrous Tails is a weekly mini-game-like journal activity introduced in the Heavensward expansion. Managed by the NPC Khloe Aliapoh in Idyllshire, this journal gives players a set of objectives to complete across various types of content such as dungeons, trials, and raids. Completing objectives may earn you stickers in your journal, and specific arrangements of those stickers lead to powerful rewards.
Where to Find Wondrous Tails
To access Wondrous Tails, you must first unlock it. This feature becomes available once your character reaches level 60 and completes the quest ‘Keeping Up with the Aliapohs,’ which can be found in Idyllshire (X: 5.7, Y: 6.0). After completing this quest, you’ll be able to receive a Wondrous Tails journal from Khloe every week.
How to View Wondrous Tails
Once you have unlocked Wondrous Tails, you can view the journal at any time during the week after accepting it from Khloe. Here’s how to view it:
- Open your Duty menu (default key:U).
- From there, select the option labeled ‘Wondrous Tails.’
- If you don’t see the entry, make sure you’ve accepted the journal from Khloe that week.
You can also assign Wondrous Tails to your hotbar for quick access or create a macro if you prefer a shortcut. This is helpful for checking your progress while queuing for other duties.
Understanding the Wondrous Tails Journal
When you open your Wondrous Tails journal, you’ll see a 4×4 grid with 16 possible objectives. Each square represents a task, such as completing a specific dungeon or trial. Your goal is to complete as many of these as possible and try to earn stickers that line up in a row, column, or diagonal for extra rewards.
How Stickers Work
Every time you complete a task that matches one of the entries in your journal, you have a chance to earn a sticker. However, you don’t choose where the sticker is placed it is randomized. You can earn a maximum of 9 stickers each week. The more rows or diagonals you complete with stickers, the better your reward options.
Second Chance Points
Second Chance Points are an important feature of Wondrous Tails. These allow you to manipulate your journal in two main ways:
- Retry Let’s you redo an objective to try for a sticker again. Costs 1 point.
- Shuffle Randomizes the remaining objectives that haven’t been completed. Costs 2 points.
You earn Second Chance Points by completing duties with players who are new to the instance, indicated by a sprout icon. This encourages helping newer players while progressing your journal.
Rewards from Wondrous Tails
The rewards you get from Wondrous Tails depend on how many lines you complete in the sticker grid. Here’s a general breakdown:
- One Line: Moderate reward (usually tomestones or gil).
- Two Lines: More valuable reward (upgrade materials, rare crafting items).
- Three Lines: High-end rewards such as mounts, glamour items, or gear upgrade tokens.
Even if you don’t get lucky with stickers, Khloe still gives you rewards for completing objectives, so it’s always worth participating each week.
Tips for Efficient Wondrous Tails Completion
Check the Journal Early
After you pick up your Wondrous Tails for the week, look over the objectives immediately. Some may overlap with your weekly tomestone farming, daily roulettes, or raid clears. Planning ahead saves you time and increases your chances of completing multiple tasks efficiently.
Use Second Chance Wisely
Don’t use your Second Chance Points right away. Save them for when you get close to finishing your journal but miss a critical sticker. A strategic retry can make the difference between one line and three.
Coordinate with Friends
Running older content can be tedious alone. Consider teaming up with friends or Free Company members to knock out multiple entries quickly. You can also use Party Finder to find others who are also working on Wondrous Tails.
Watch for Bonus Objectives
Each journal can contain ‘bonus’ objectives that give an increased chance at getting a sticker. Completing these tasks early in the week can boost your chances of finishing lines on the board.
When to Turn in Wondrous Tails
Wondrous Tails resets weekly on Tuesday at server reset time. You must turn in your journal before this reset to receive rewards. Even if you didn’t complete all the objectives or get ideal stickers, it’s still beneficial to submit it. You won’t be able to pick up a new journal if you haven’t turned in the previous one.
To turn it in, simply return to Khloe in Idyllshire and choose the Complete Journal option. You’ll then select your rewards based on how many lines you managed to finish. After turning in the old journal, she’ll offer you a new one to begin the cycle again.
Benefits of Doing Wondrous Tails Regularly
Wondrous Tails is one of the most casual yet rewarding weekly activities in Final Fantasy XIV. It provides incentives to revisit old content, which helps keep the game world active and supportive of new players. Some of the long-term benefits include:
- Consistent source of tomestones for gear upgrades.
- Chance at rare and exclusive items.
- Opportunities to earn Second Chance Points for journal manipulation.
- Encouragement to participate in mentor-like roles through duty roulettes.
For collectors, it’s also a great way to acquire glamour items and crafting materials you may have missed in previous patches or expansions. And for completionists, filling out those sticker lines is oddly satisfying.
Learning how to view and manage Wondrous Tails is a simple but essential part of weekly gameplay in Final Fantasy XIV. Once you get used to checking your journal, coordinating tasks, and using Second Chance Points wisely, it becomes a routine that pays off in both rewards and fun. Whether you’re aiming for a shiny mount or just stacking tomestones, Wondrous Tails offers both purpose and pleasure to your adventures across Eorzea.