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Our staunch surveyors have braved the wilds once again, staving off brawny beasts and traipsing over troves of trackless territory to bring you the latest and greatest information pertaining to your realm.

This year, in addition to the widely lauded top monster rankings and the perennial statistics on relic, mythic, and empyrean weapons, our census crew has brought back data detailing the numbers of popular provisions in Vana'diel!
Our agents' field report is also chock full of figures regarding weapon skill merit point upgrades, Voidwatch, and a veritable cornucopia of other categories, so pore over the plethora of pages and enjoy all the data-dotted discoveries you could ever desire (alas and alack, there's little alliteration within)!

Read on to ascertain the present state of the realm.

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Introduction

On Wednesday, May 16, 2012, FINAL FANTASY XI celebrated the tenth anniversary of its launch in Japan!

One year has passed since the last Vana'diel Census, and the realm has evolved considerably in that time span, with new Voidwatch jurisdictions, Dynamis seeing a renewal, and an expansion of Walk of Echoes. We've also begun to see a shift in users' play styles, thanks to the level cap being raised to 99, adventuring fellows gaining level 49 spells and abilities, and the addition of new weapon skills.

Once again we've included new data and analysis with this year's survey in order to more accurately delineate exactly how this community has changed over the past year. Now, without any further ado, let’s take a look at the current state of the FINAL FANTASY XI community.

* All data save for Login Distribution was collected in May 2012.

Login Distribution

The graph below represents login data from Monday, April 9th, 2012 to Sunday, April 15th, 2012. The number of simultaneous logins shows that there are always a considerable number of players logged into FINAL FANTASY XI at any time, which we like to think is the biggest strength of using worldwide servers.

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Jobs

The level cap was raised to 99 in December of 2011, and this year's census takes a look at how the change has affected Main Job Distribution and Main Job Level Distribution, along with what percentage of Vana'diel's population has ascended to the highest level possible.

This year's Main Job Distribution graph starts at level six and details how many jobs there are per level, up to 99.

The largest segment of characters has a main job level of 99, which accounts for 20 percent of the total populace. This is likely due to the ease of which characters can accrue experience points in Abyssea and Grounds of Valor. The next largest group is that of level 75 characters, who are probably relics left over from the level 75 cap era. Level-90 and level-95 characters come in at third and fourth respectively, following the same logic as their level-75 counterparts.

≪Main Job Level Distribution (Level 6-99)≫

≪Main Job Distribution (Level 1-5)≫

Job Levels	Population Distribution	Level Distribution
1-4	50.83%	Level 1-5 53.26%
5	2.43%

≪Main Job Level Distribution (Level 6-99)≫

Job Levels Population Distribution Level Distribution 6 1.84% Level 6-10 10.43% 7 2.18% 8 1.76% 9 1.27% 10 3.38% 11 1.66% Level 11-20 15.23% 12 1.73% 13 1.41% 14 1.32% 15 2.07% 16 1.25% 17 1.39% 18 1.51% 19 0.88% 20 2.01% 21 1.18% Level 21-30 9.12% 22 0.93% 23 0.80% 24 0.76% 25 1.18% 26 0.73% 27 0.60% 28 0.49% 29 0.39% 30 2.06% 31 0.81% Level 31-40 9.20% 32 0.64% 33 0.55% 34 0.49% 35 0.54% 36 0.49% 37 3.02% 38 0.91% 39 0.46% 40 1.29% 41 0.65% Level 41-50 10.16% 42 0.65% 43 0.46% 44 0.36% 45 0.94% 46 0.43% 47 0.47% 48 0.36% 49 2.89% 50 2.95%

Job Levels Population Distribution Level Distribution 51 0.77% Level 51-60 4.59% 52 0.51% 53 0.41% 54 0.33% 55 0.48% 56 0.34% 57 0.31% 58 0.30% 59 0.25% 60 0.89% 61 0.50% Level 61-70 3.44% 62 0.35% 63 0.30% 64 0.33% 65 0.45% 66 0.26% 67 0.23% 68 0.19% 69 0.44% 70 0.21% 71 0.10% Level 71-80 6.07% 72 0.20% 73 0.18% 74 0.18% 75 3.39% 76 0.62% 77 0.26% 78 0.28% 79 0.20% 80 0.55% 81 0.27% Level 81-90 4.33% 82 0.20% 83 0.18% 84 0.16% 85 0.48% 86 0.26% 87 0.18% 88 0.16% 89 0.16% 90 2.28% 91 0.84% Level 91-99 27.43% 92 0.40% 93 0.33% 94 0.29% 95 2.02% 96 0.78% 97 0.44% 98 0.39% 99 21.94% Total 100% 100%

Next, let's look at the distribution of main jobs.

Most of the higher ranked jobs either retained their positions from last year's census or differed by only a single place. A striking exception was the Blue Mage, which jumped from 17th to 10th, a phenomenon which we attribute to the fact that blue mages not only can adapt to different situations by using various spell configurations, but are useful in many different content areas as well.

≪Main Job Distribution (Level 6-99)≫

Ranking	Job	Percentage	Change from 2011 Census ( ) denotes 2011 ranking
1	Monk	15.65%	→
2	Warrior	13.88%	→
3	White Mage	13.35%	→
4	Black Mage	13.08%	→
5	Red Mage	13.08%	↑（6）
6	Thief	12.89%	↓（5）
7	Ninja	2.40%	→
8	Beastmaster	2.04%	↑（9）
9	Dancer	1.66%	↓（8）
10	Blue Mage	1.51%	↑（17）
11	Paladin	1.50%	↑（13）
12	Samurai	1.30%	↓（11）
13	Summoner	1.30%	↓（10）
14	Dark Knight	1.25%	↓（12）
15	Bard	1.23%	→
16	Dragoon	0.94%	→
17	Ranger	0.88%	↓（14）
18	Scholar	0.83%	→
19	Corsair	0.72%	→
20	Puppetmaster	0.51%	→

Moving on, let's examine main and support job combinations.

We see no change from last year in the two highest ranks, and it would be no exaggeration to say that the white mage/black mage job combination has taken root in Vana'diel. The pairing of beastmaster and dancer, however, climbed all the way to third despite not even being ranked in the 2011 census. This sudden surge in popularity likely stems from both the effectiveness of familiars for small parties and the ability of dancers to heal HP, easily trigger enemy weaknesses, and allow beastmasters use dual wield, thereby dramatically enhancing their capabilities along with their familiars'. Maybe the memory of how effective this job combo was in the overhauled Dynamis remains as fresh in your mind as it is in ours.

≪Main/Support Job Rankings≫

Ranking	Job	Support Job	Relative Percentage
1	White Mage	Black Mage	3.75%
2	Black Mage	White Mage	2.28%
3	Beastmaster	Dancer	1.06%
4	Red Mage	Black Mage	1.04%
5	Red Mage	White Mage	1.03%
6	Thief	Dancer	0.97%
7	Monk	Warrior	0.86%
8	Ninja	Dancer	0.73%
9	Black Mage	Red Mage	0.70%
10	Ninja	Warrior	0.69%
11	Thief	Ninja	0.66%
12	Warrior	Monk	0.58%
13	White Mage	Red Mage	0.51%
14	Dancer	Ninja	0.45%
15	Monk	Dancer	0.44%
Others			84.25%

The graph below details the percentage of jobs at level 99. As depicted above in the Main Job/Support Job ranking, beastmaster is the job that has seen the largest increase since last year's census.

* If a single character has leveled multiple jobs to level 99, all of those jobs have been included in the data.

≪Percentage of Level 99 Jobs≫

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Merit Points

In this section, we'll take a look at how adventurers across Vana'diel are assigning their merit points.

≪Max HP / Max MP≫

Maximum total upgrades: 15
Merit point cost: 1/2/3/4/5/5/5/5/5/7/7/7/9/9/9

Max HP
Max MP

	Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2		Upgrade 3		Upgrade 4		Upgrade 5
	Upgrade 6		Upgrade 7		Upgrade 8		Upgrade 9		Upgrade 10
	Upgrade 11		Upgrade 12		Upgrade 13		Upgrade 14		Upgrade 15

Both the Max HP and MP merit point categories now allow for a maximum of fifteen upgrades. In the past year, HP upgrades have outstripped MP, with a significant number of characters upgrading the former to its maximum level. It would seem that adventurers feel one can never have too many hit points when fending off the vicious attacks of high-level fiends.

≪Attributes≫

Maximum total upgrades: 12
Merit point cost: 3/6/9/9/9/12/12/12/12/15/15/15

STR
DEX
VIT
AGI
INT
MND
CHR

	Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2		Upgrade 3		Upgrade 4
	Upgrade 5		Upgrade 6		Upgrade 7		Upgrade 8
	Upgrade 9		Upgrade 10		Upgrade 11		Upgrade 12

Though the maximum number of attribute upgrades has been raised to twelve, the overall tendency of players to focus on STR remains unchanged from years past. AGI and MND are becoming increasingly popular, and one can also observe an overall larger ratio of players maxing out their attribute categories. Such trends can likely be attributed to the introduction of weapon skills featuring attribute-based bonuses.

≪Combat Skills≫

Maximum total upgrades: 32
Maximum per weapon skill: 8　　Maximum per defensive skill: 4
Merit Point Cost: 1/2/3/3/3/3/3/3

Hand-to-hand
Dagger
Sword
Great Sword
Axe
Great Axe
Scythe
Polearm
Katana
Great Katana
Club
Staff
Bow
Gun
Throwing

Guarding
Evasion
Shield
Parrying

	Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2		Upgrade 3		Upgrade 4
	Upgrade 5		Upgrade 6		Upgrade 7		Upgrade 8

Players clearly are determined to max out the effectiveness of their combat skills, as demonstrated by an overwhelming majority of players who have topped out these categories. In particular, dagger skill is a favorite as always, with axe and staff growing in popularity. Axe skill is likely a popular upgrade among the beastmasters of Vana'diel.

≪Magic Skills≫

Maximum total upgrades: 24　　Maximum per magic skill: 8
Merit point cost: 1/2/3/3/3/3/3/3

Divine Magic
Healing Magic
Enhancing Magic
Enfeebling Magic
Elemental Magic
Dark Magic
Summoning Magic
Ninjutsu
Singing
Stringed Instrument
Wind Instrument
Blue Magic

	Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2		Upgrade 3		Upgrade 4
	Upgrade 5		Upgrade 6		Upgrade 7		Upgrade 8

Here we can see a marked increase in players upgrading enhancing magic skill. The majority of these are scholars seeking to enhance the potency of Embrava, followed by white and red mages looking to power up their Boost and Gain spells, respectively.

≪Others≫

Maximum total upgrades: 10　　Maximum per item: 5
Merit point cost: 1/2/3/4/5

Enmity Increase
Enmity Decrease
Critical hit rate
Enemy critical hit rate
Spell interruption rate

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Here we see a continuation of previous trends, with a significant number of players choosing to upgrade their Critical Hit Rate.

Upgrade trends in job-specific merit point categories remained largely unchanged from last year. As the data for this census was collected almost immediately after the implementation of merit point adjustments, we suspect that we'll see greater changes next year, after these and the job-specific category revisions planned for December have had time to take hold.

≪Jobs≫

Group 1 Maximum total upgrades: 10　Maximum per item: 5 Merit point cost: 1/2/3/4/5

Group 2 Maximum total upgrades: 10　Maximum per item: 5 Merit point cost: 3/4/5/5/5

[ Warrior ]

Group 1	Berserk Recast
	Defender Recast
	Warcry Recast
	Aggressor Recast
	Double Attack Rate

Group 2	Warrior's Charge
	Tomahawk
	Savagery
	Aggressive Aim

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[ Monk ]

Group 1	Focus Recast
	Dodge Recast
	Chakra Recast
	Counter Rate
	Kick Attack Rate

Group 2	Mantra
	Formless Strikes
	Invigorate
	Penance

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[ White Mage ]

Group 1	Divine Seal Recast
	Cure Cast Time
	Bar Spell Effect
	Banish Effect
	Regen Spell Effect

Group 2	Martyr
	Devotion
	Protectra V
	Shellra V

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[ Black Mage ]

Group 1	Elemental Seal Recast
	Fire Magic Potency
	Ice Magic Potency
	Wind Magic Potency
	Earth Magic Potency
	Lightning Magic Potency
	Water Magic Potency

Group 2	Flare II
	Freeze II
	Tornado II
	Quake II
	Burst II
	Flood II

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[ Red Mage ]

Group 1	Convert Recast
	Fire Magic Accuracy
	Ice Magic Accuracy
	Wind Magic Accuracy
	Earth Magic Accuracy
	Lightning Magic Accuracy
	Water Magic Accuracy

Group 2	Dia III
	Slow II
	Paralyze II
	Phalanx II
	Bio III
	Blind II

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[ Thief ]

Group 1	Flee Recast
	Hide Recast
	Sneak Attack Recast
	Trick Attack Recast
	Triple Attack Rate

Group 2	Assassin's Charge
	Feint
	Aura Steal
	Ambush

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[ Paladin ]

Group 1	Shield Bash Recast
	Holy Circle Recast
	Sentinel Recast
	Cover Effect Length
	Rampart Recast

Group 2	Fealty
	Chivalry
	Iron Will
	Guardian

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[ Dark Knight ]

Group 1	Souleater Recast
	Arcane Circle Recast
	Last Resort Recast
	Last Resort Effect
	Weapon Bash Recast

Group 2	Dark Seal
	Diabolic Eye
	Muted Soul
	Desperate Blows

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[ Beastmaster ]

Group 1	Killer Effects
	Reward Recast
	Call Beast Recast
	Sic Recast
	Tame Recast

Group 2	Feral Howl
	Killer Instinct
	Beast Affinity
	Beast Healer

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[ Bard ]

Group 1	Lullaby Recast
	Finale Recast
	Minne Effect
	Minuet Effect
	Madrigal Effect

Group 2	Nightingale
	Troubadour
	Foe Sirvente
	Adventurer's Dirge

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[ Ranger ]

Group 1	Scavenge Recast
	Camouflage Recast
	Sharpshot Recast
	Unlimited Shot Recast
	Rapid Shot Rate

Group 2	Stealth Shot
	Flashy Shot
	Snapshot
	Recycle

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[ Samurai ]

Group 1	Third Eye Recast
	Warding Circle Recast
	Store TP Effect
	Meditate Recast
	Zanshin Attack Rate

Group 2	Shikikoyo
	Blade Bash
	Ikishoten
	Overwhelm

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[ Ninja ]

Group 1	Subtle Blow Effect
	Katon Effect
	Hyoton Effect
	Huton Effect
	Doton Effect
	Raiton Effect
	Suiton Effect

Group 2	Sange
	Ninja Tool Expertise
	Katon: San
	Hyoton: San
	Huton: San
	Doton: San
	Raiton: San
	Suiton: San

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[ Dragoon ]

Group 1	Ancient Circle Recast
	Jump Recast
	High Jump Recast
	Super Jump Recast
	Spirit Link Recast

Group 2	Deep Breathing
	Angon
	Empathy
	Strafe

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[ Summoner ]

Group 1	Avatar Physical Accuracy
	Avatar Physical Attack
	Avatar Magical Accuracy
	Avatar Magical Attack
	Elemental MP Cost

Group 2	Meteor Strike
	Heavenly Strike
	Wind Blade
	Geocrush
	Thunderstorm
	Grand Fall

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[ Blue Mage ]

Group 1	Chain Affinity Recast
	Burst Affinity Recast
	Monster Correlation
	Physical Potency
	Magical Accuracy

Group 2	Convergence
	Diffusion
	Enchainment
	Assimilation

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[ Corsair ]

Group 1	Phantom Roll Recast
	Quick Draw Recast
	Quick Draw Accuracy
	Random Deal Recast
	Bust Duration

Group 2	Snake Eye
	Fold
	Winning Streak
	Loaded Deck

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[ Puppetmaster ]

Group 1	Automaton Melee Skill
	Automaton Ranged Skill
	Automaton Magic Skill
	Activate Recast
	Repair Recast

Group 2	Role Reversal
	Ventriloquy
	Fine Tuning
	Optimization

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[ Dancer ]

Group 1	Steps Accuracy
	Haste Samba Effect
	Reverse Flourish Effect
	Building Flourish Effect

Group 2	Saber Dance
	Fan Dance
	No Foot Rise
	Closed Position

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[ Scholar ]

Group 1	Grimoire Recast
	Modus Veritas Duration
	Helix Magic Acc./Atk.
	Max Sublimation

Group 2	Altruism
	Focalization
	Tranquility
	Equanimity
	Enlightenment
	Stormsurge

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To close things out, let's take a look at the data for the new merit point-based weapon skills. Most striking at first glance is the overwhelming popularity of the dagger weapon skill Exenterator. This can likely be attributed to thieves and dancers who find it a valuable damage-dealing source, as well as the ease with which it can be powered up.
In the number two position we find Ruinator, no doubt a popular choice among the growing number of beastmasters. Considering how often it seems to make the news, we were a bit surprised to find Resolution in fourth place.
≪Weapon Skills≫

Maximum total upgrades:15 Maximum per weapon skill: 5
Merit point cost: 10/15/20/25/30

Shijin Spiral
Exenterator
Requiescat
Resolution
Ruinator
Upheaval
Entropy
Stardiver
Blade: Shun
Tachi: Shoha
Realmrazer
Shattersoul
Apex Arrow
Last Stand

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Equipment

Vana'diel is home to a veritable host of rare and remarkable items, with yet more alluring artifacts ever continuing to join the fray.
Once again, we'd like to examine the total quantity of certain items existing across all worlds.
In addition to the ever-popular relic, mythic, and empyrean weapons, we've also collected data on some of the other popular arms this time around.

First, let's examine the numbers for relic weapons.
The total number of relic weapons possessed by adventurers has more than doubled to 16,568.
This can no doubt be attributed largely to the overhaul of Dynamis. With no reservations required, players can now brave the Shrouded Land every day should they so desire, with adjusted drop rates for Dynamis currency and more easily-obtainable upgrade items also contributing to make these precious relics more accessible.

≪Total Existing Relic Weapons≫　*All worlds

Equipment Type	Relic Name	Number Acquired	Previous Number	Increase/Decrease from Last Time
Hand-to-Hand	Caestus (Fourth Stage)	54	24	+30
	Spharai (Final Stage)	40	30	+10
	Spharai (Lv. 80)	17	10	+7
	Spharai (Lv. 85)	39	74	-35
	Spharai (Lv. 90)	45	251	-206
	Spharai （Lv. 95)	480	-	+480
	Spharai （Lv. 99)	116	-	+116
	Spharai （Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	791	389	+402
Dagger	Batardeau (Fourth Stage)	133	31	+102
	Mandau (Final Stage)	124	105	+19
	Mandau (Lv. 80)	41	26	+15
	Mandau (Lv. 85)	79	201	-122
	Mandau (Lv. 90)	414	-	+414
	Mandau（Lv. 95)	1,280	-	+1,280
	Mandau（Lv. 99)	202	-	+202
	Mandau（Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	1,948	777	+1,171
Sword	Caliburn (Fourth Stage)	90	49	+41
	Excalibur (Final Stage)	101	88	+13
	Excalibur (Lv. 80)	23	19	+4
	Excalibur (Lv. 85)	38	123	-85
	Excalibur (Lv. 90)	71	190	-119
	Excalibur（Lv. 95)	920	-	+920
	Excalibur（Lv. 99)	134	-	+134
	Excalibur（Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	1,377	469	+908
Great Sword	Valhalla (Fourth Stage)	41	37	+4
	Ragnarok (Final Stage)	79	12	+67
	Ragnarok (Lv. 80)	18	2	+16
	Ragnarok (Lv. 85)	29	19	+10
	Ragnarok (Lv. 90)	41	57	-16
	Ragnarok（Lv. 95)	566	-	+566
	Ragnarok（Lv. 99)	270	-	+270
	Ragnarok（Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	1,044	127	+917
Axe	Ogre Killer (Fourth Stage)	23	17	+6
	Guttler (Final Stage)	33	7	+26
	Guttler (Lv. 80)	6	0	+6
	Guttler (Lv. 85)	5	17	-12
	Guttler (Lv. 90)	9	17	-8
	Guttler（Lv. 95)	303	-	+303
	Guttler（Lv. 99)	26	-	+26
	Guttler（Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	405	58	+347
Great Axe	Abaddon Killer (Fourth Stage)	22	16	+6
	Bravura (Final Stage)	29	44	-15
	Bravura (Lv. 80)	10	15	-5
	Bravura (Lv. 85)	22	77	-55
	Bravura (Lv. 90)	32	174	-142
	Bravura（Lv. 95)	322	-	+322
	Bravura（Lv. 99)	77	-	+77
	Bravura（Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	514	326	+188
Scythe	Bec de Faucon (Fourth Stage)	66	112	-46
	Apocalypse (Final Stage)	87	94	-7
	Apocalypse (Lv. 80)	31	24	+7
	Apocalypse (Lv. 85)	59	185	-126
	Apocalypse (Lv. 90)	84	513	-429
	Apocalypse（Lv. 95)	1,079	-	+1,079
	Apocalypse（Lv. 99)	301	-	+301
	Apocalypse（Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	1,707	928	+779
Polearm	Gae Assail (Fourth Stage)	15	12	+3
	Gungnir (Final Stage)	17	11	+6
	Gungnir (Lv. 80)	5	3	+2
	Gungnir (Lv. 85)	11	28	-17
	Gungnir (Lv. 90)	17	55	-38
	Gungnir（Lv. 95)	173	-	+173
	Gungnir（Lv. 99)	37	-	+37
	Gungnir（Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	275	109	+166
Katana	Yoshimitsu (Fourth Stage)	51	13	+38
	Kikoku (Final Stage)	53	60	-7
	Kikoku (Lv. 80)	12	12	0
	Kikoku (Lv. 85)	27	127	-100
	Kikoku (Lv. 90)	27	203	-176
	Kikoku（Lv. 95)	536	-	+536
	Kikoku（Lv. 99)	75	-	+75
	Kikoku（Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	781	415	+366
Great Katana	Totsukanotsurugi (Fourth Stage)	65	98	-33
	Amanomurakumo (Final Stage)	41	58	-17
	Amanomurakumo (Lv. 80)	10	23	-13
	Amanomurakumo (Lv. 85)	29	126	-97
	Amanomurakumo (Lv. 90)	51	273	-222
	Amanomurakumo（Lv. 95)	465	-	+465
	Amanomurakumo（Lv. 99)	110	-	+110
	Amanomurakumo（Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	771	578	+193
Club	Gullintani (Fourth Stage)	17	18	-1
	Mjollnir (Final Stage)	14	13	+1
	Mjollnir (Lv. 80)	1	1	0
	Mjollnir (Lv. 85)	3	14	-11
	Mjollnir (Lv. 90)	10	34	-24
	Mjollnir（Lv. 95)	99	-	+99
	Mjollnir（Lv. 99)	14	-	+14
	Mjollnir（Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	158	80	+78
Staff	Thyrus (Fourth Stage)	2	3	-1
	Claustrum (Final Stage)	8	5	+3
	Claustrum (Lv. 80)	0	1	-1
	Claustrum (Lv. 85)	3	6	-3
	Claustrum (Lv. 90)	0	6	-6
	Claustrum（Lv. 95)	16	-	+16
	Claustrum（Lv. 99)	3	-	+3
	Claustrum（Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	32	21	+11
Bow	Futatokoroto (Fourth Stage)	42	25	+17
	Yoichinoyumi (Final Stage)	78	58	+20
	Yoichinoyumi (Lv. 80)	21	11	+10
	Yoichinoyumi (Lv. 85)	36	59	-23
	Yoichinoyumi (Lv. 90)	40	130	-90
	Yoichinoyumi（Lv. 95)	657	-	+657
	Yoichinoyumi（Lv. 99)	142	-	+142
	Yoichinoyumi（Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	1,016	283	+733
Gun	Ferdinand (Fourth Stage)	35	11	+24
	Annihilator (Final Stage)	89	66	+23
	Annihilator (Lv. 80)	26	25	+1
	Annihilator (Lv. 85)	32	94	-62
	Annihilator (Lv. 90)	43	199	-156
	Annihilator（Lv. 95)	637	-	+637
	Annihilator（Lv. 99)	191	-	+191
	Annihilator（Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	1,053	395	+658
Instrument	Millennium Horn (Fourth Stage)	42	40	+2
	Gjallarhorn (Final Stage)	55	174	-119
	Gjallarhorn (Lv. 80)	17	67	-50
	Gjallarhorn (Lv. 85)	34	83	-49
	Gjallarhorn (Lv. 90)	100	162	-62
	Gjallarhorn（Lv. 95)	609	0	+609
	Gjallarhorn（Lv. 99)	186	-	+186
	Gjallarhorn（Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	1,043	526	+517
Shield	Ancile (Fourth Stage)	288	156	+132
	Aegis (Final Stage)	143	347	-204
	Aegis (Lv. 80)	66	148	-82
	Aegis (Lv. 85)	134	221	-87
	Aegis (Lv. 90)	151	287	-136
	Aegis（Lv. 95)	2,795	-	+2,795
	Aegis（Lv. 99)	76	-	+76
	Aegis（Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	3,653	1,159	+2,494
Total	Total Fourth Stage Relics	986	662	+324
	Total Final Stage Relics	991	1,172	-181
	Total Level 80 Relics	304	387	-83
	Total Level 85 Relics	580	1,454	-874
	Total Level 90 Relics	810	2,965	-2,155
	Total Level 95 Relics	10,937	-	10,937
	Total Level 99 Relics	1,960	-	1,960
	Total Level 99+ Relics	0	-	0
	Total	16,568	6,640	+9,928

Moving right along, let's take a look at mythic weapons, which—compared with relics—remain extremely rare.
We're quite curious to see what next year's data will look like after the Aht Urhgan revisions that are currently being implemented have had time to play out.
Sadly, some weapons have seen a decline, most likely due to their owners' accounts no longer being active at the time of data collection.

≪Total Existing Mythic Weapons≫

Equipment Type	Weapon Name	Number Acquired	Previous Number	Increase/Decrease from Last Time
Hand-to-Hand	Glanzfaust (Lv. 75)	1	1	0
	Glanzfaust (Lv. 80)	0	0	0
	Glanzfaust (Lv. 85)	2	3	-1
	Glanzfaust (Lv. 90)	1	15	-14
	Glanzfaust (Lv. 95)	5	-	+5
	Glanzfaust (Lv. 99)	17	-	+17
	Glanzfaust (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	26	19	+7
	Kenkonken (Lv. 75)	0	1	-1
	Kenkonken (Lv. 80)	0	1	-1
	Kenkonken (Lv. 85)	1	4	-3
	Kenkonken (Lv. 90)	0	9	-9
	Kenkonken (Lv. 95)	8	-	+8
	Kenkonken (Lv. 99)	12	-	+12
	Kenkonken (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	21	15	+6
Dagger	Vajra (Lv. 75)	0	0	0
	Vajra (Lv. 80)	0	0	0
	Vajra (Lv. 85)	1	3	-2
	Vajra (Lv. 90)	2	10	-8
	Vajra (Lv. 95)	7	-	+7
	Vajra (Lv. 99)	8	-	+8
	Vajra (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	18	13	+5
	Carnwenhan (Lv. 75)	1	3	-2
	Carnwenhan (Lv. 80)	0	0	0
	Carnwenhan (Lv. 85)	0	1	-1
	Carnwenhan (Lv. 90)	1	6	-5
	Carnwenhan (Lv. 95)	3	-	+3
	Carnwenhan (Lv. 99)	7	-	+7
	Carnwenhan (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	12	10	+2
	Terpsichore (Lv. 75)	0	0	0
	Terpsichore (Lv. 80)	0	0	0
	Terpsichore (Lv. 85)	0	0	0
	Terpsichore (Lv. 90)	0	5	-5
	Terpsichore (Lv. 95)	1	-	+1
	Terpsichore (Lv. 99)	7	-	+7
	Terpsichore (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	8	5	+3
Sword	Murgleis (Lv. 75)	2	2	0
	Murgleis (Lv. 80)	0	1	-1
	Murgleis (Lv. 85)	1	1	0
	Murgleis (Lv. 90)	0	2	-2
	Murgleis (Lv. 95)	3	-	+3
	Murgleis (Lv. 99)	3	-	+3
	Murgleis (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	9	6	+3
	Burtgang (Lv. 75)	2	17	-15
	Burtgang (Lv. 80)	1	8	-7
	Burtgang (Lv. 85)	5	27	-22
	Burtgang (Lv. 90)	8	86	-78
	Burtgang (Lv. 95)	50	-	+50
	Burtgang (Lv. 99)	69	-	+69
	Burtgang (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	135	138	-3
	Tizona (Lv. 75)	1	0	+1
	Tizona (Lv. 80)	0	0	0
	Tizona (Lv. 85)	1	7	-6
	Tizona (Lv. 90)	3	36	-33
	Tizona (Lv. 95)	17	-	+17
	Tizona (Lv. 99)	23	-	+23
	Tizona (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	45	43	+2
Axe	Aymur (Lv. 75)	1	0	+1
	Aymur (Lv. 80)	0	0	0
	Aymur (Lv. 85)	0	0	0
	Aymur (Lv. 90)	2	0	+2
	Aymur (Lv. 95)	0	-	0
	Aymur (Lv. 99)	1	-	+1
	Aymur (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	4	0	+4
Great Axe	Conqueror (Lv. 75)	2	1	+1
	Conqueror (Lv. 80)	0	0	0
	Conqueror (Lv. 85)	1	5	-4
	Conqueror (Lv. 90)	0	28	-28
	Conqueror (Lv. 95)	6	-	+6
	Conqueror (Lv. 99)	28	-	+28
	Conqueror (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	37	34	+3
Scythe	Liberator (Lv. 75)	0	2	-2
	Liberator (Lv. 80)	0	0	0
	Liberator (Lv. 85)	0	3	-3
	Liberator (Lv. 90)	0	10	-10
	Liberator (Lv. 95)	3	-	+3
	Liberator (Lv. 99)	12	-	+12
	Liberator (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	15	15	0
Polearm	Ryunohige (Lv. 75)	0	1	-1
	Ryunohige (Lv. 80)	1	0	+1
	Ryunohige (Lv. 85)	0	1	-1
	Ryunohige (Lv. 90)	2	23	-21
	Ryunohige (Lv. 95)	8	-	+8
	Ryunohige (Lv. 99)	24	-	+24
	Ryunohige (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	35	25	+10
Katana	Nagi (Lv. 75)	0	3	-3
	Nagi (Lv. 80)	0	0	0
	Nagi (Lv. 85)	0	2	-2
	Nagi (Lv. 90)	0	0	0
	Nagi (Lv. 95)	1	-	+1
	Nagi (Lv. 99)	2	-	+2
	Nagi (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	3	5	-2
Great Katana	Kogarasumaru (Lv. 75)	1	3	-2
	Kogarasumaru (Lv. 80)	0	2	-2
	Kogarasumaru (Lv. 85)	2	6	-4
	Kogarasumaru (Lv. 90)	1	33	-32
	Kogarasumaru (Lv. 95)	9	-	+9
	Kogarasumaru (Lv. 99)	33	-	+33
	Kogarasumaru (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	46	44	+2
Club	Yagrush (Lv. 75)	9	23	-14
	Yagrush (Lv. 80)	0	7	-7
	Yagrush (Lv. 85)	5	21	-16
	Yagrush (Lv. 90)	7	34	-27
	Yagrush (Lv. 95)	40	-	+40
	Yagrush (Lv. 99)	43	-	+43
	Yagrush (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	104	85	+19
Staff	Laevateinn (Lv. 75)	1	1	0
	Laevateinn (Lv. 80)	0	1	-1
	Laevateinn (Lv. 85)	0	5	-5
	Laevateinn (Lv. 90)	2	7	-5
	Laevateinn (Lv. 95)	3	-	+3
	Laevateinn (Lv. 99)	11	-	+11
	Laevateinn (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	17	14	+3
	Nirvana (Lv. 75)	0	1	-1
	Nirvana (Lv. 80)	0	0	0
	Nirvana (Lv. 85)	1	3	-2
	Nirvana (Lv. 90)	0	21	-21
	Nirvana (Lv. 95)	9	-	+9
	Nirvana (Lv. 99)	24	-	+24
	Nirvana (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	34	25	+9
	Tupsimati (Lv. 75)	0	0	0
	Tupsimati (Lv. 80)	0	0	0
	Tupsimati (Lv. 85)	0	0	0
	Tupsimati (Lv. 90)	0	1	-1
	Tupsimati (Lv. 95)	0	-	0
	Tupsimati (Lv. 99)	0	-	0
	Tupsimati (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	0	1	-1
Gun	Gastraphetes (Lv. 75)	0	0	0
	Gastraphetes (Lv. 80)	0	0	0
	Gastraphetes (Lv. 85)	0	2	-2
	Gastraphetes (Lv. 90)	1	1	0
	Gastraphetes (Lv. 95)	0	-	0
	Gastraphetes (Lv. 99)	2	-	+2
	Gastraphetes (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	3	3	0
	Death Penalty (Lv. 75)	0	1	-1
	Death Penalty (Lv. 80)	0	1	-1
	Death Penalty (Lv. 85)	0	1	-1
	Death Penalty (Lv. 90)	0	9	-9
	Death Penalty (Lv. 95)	3	-	+3
	Death Penalty (Lv. 99)	3	-	+3
	Death Penalty (Lv. 99+)	0	-	0
	Total	12	0	+12
Total	Total Level 75 Mythics	21	60	-39
	Total Level 80 Mythics	2	21	-19
	Total Level 85 Mythics	20	95	-75
	Total Level 90 Mythics	30	336	-306
	Total Level 95 Mythics	176	-	+176
	Total Level 99 Mythics	329	-	+329
	Total Level 99+ Mythics	0	-	0
	Total	578	512	+66

[Cactuar]

Next, we'd like to examine empyrean weapons, along with the related Magian weapons sharing the same weapon skills. As before, we see adventurers obtaining these items at an astounding rate, though with a drop-off to be seen for weapons above level 95.
This stands to reason, however, as at the highest levels players will be looking to specialize and create empyrean weapons for only the jobs they need.

≪Total Existing Empyrean Weapons≫

Equipment Type	Weapon Name	Number Acquired	Previous Number	Increase/Decrease from Last Time
Hand-to-Hand	Verethragna (Lv.80)	331	425	-94
	Verethragna (Lv.85)	3,783	1,547	+2,236
	Verethragna (Lv.90)	5,654	1,205	+4,449
	Verethragna (Lv.95)	15	-	+15
	Verethragna (Lv.99)	132	-	+132
	Verethragna (Lv.99+)	0	-	0
	Total	9,915	3,177	+6,738
	Revenant Fists	1	0	+1
	Revenant Fists +1	36	58	-22
	Revenant Fists +2	5,968	2,708	+3,260
	Revenant Fists +3	176	-	+176
	Dumuzi	139	-	+139
	Total	6,320	2,766	+3,554
Dagger	Twashtar (Lv.80)	305	239	+66
	Twashtar (Lv.85)	1,856	565	+1,291
	Twashtar (Lv.90)	2,337	434	+1,903
	Twashtar (Lv.95)	1	-	+1
	Twashtar (Lv.99)	29	-	+29
	Twashtar (Lv.99+)	0	-	0
	Total	4,528	1,238	+3,290
	Daka	0	0	0
	Daka +1	47	84	-37
	Daka +2	3,267	1,293	+1,974
	Daka +3	80	-	+80
	Khandroma	54	-	+54
	Total	3,448	1,377	+2,071
Sword	Almace (Lv.80)	776	486	+290
	Almace (Lv.85)	6,244	1,546	+4,698
	Almace (Lv.90)	1,720	253	+1,467
	Almace (Lv.95)	7	-	+7
	Almace (Lv.99)	22	-	+22
	Almace (Lv.99+)	0	-	0
	Total	8,769	2,285	+6,484
	Badelaire	0	0	0
	Badelaire +1	50	65	-15
	Badelaire +2	2,211	682	+1,529
	Badelaire +3	71	-	+71
	Brunello	88	-	+88
	Total	2,420	747	+1,673
Great Sword	Caladbolg (Lv.80)	316	160	+156
	Caladbolg (Lv.85)	1,730	414	1,316
	Caladbolg (Lv.90)	1,403	146	+1,257
	Caladbolg (Lv.95)	2	-	+2
	Caladbolg (Lv.99)	29	-	+29
	Caladbolg (Lv.99+)	0	-	0
	Total	3,480	720	+2,760
	Espafut	0	1	-1
	Espafut +1	38	55	-17
	Espafut +2	1,154	421	+733
	Espafut +3	32	-	+32
	Xiphias	46	-	+46
	Total	1,270	477	+793
Axe	Farsha (Lv.80)	366	150	+216
	Farsha (Lv.85)	606	198	+408
	Farsha (Lv.90)	348	85	+263
	Farsha (Lv.95)	0	-	0
	Farsha (Lv.99)	5	-	+5
	Farsha (Lv.99+)	0	-	0
	Total	1,325	433	+892
	Alard's Axe	0	0	0
	Alard's Axe +1	24	32	-8
	Alard's Axe +2	532	109	+423
	Alard's Axe +3	12	-	+12
	Sacripante	9	-	+9
	Total	577	141	+436
Great Axe	Ukonvasara (Lv.80)	313	285	+28
	Ukonvasara (Lv.85)	2,208	695	+1,513
	Ukonvasara (Lv.90)	4,656	930	+3,726
	Ukonvasara (Lv.95)	7	-	+7
	Ukonvasara (Lv.99)	214	-	+214
	Ukonvasara (Lv.99+)	0	-	0
	Total	7,398	1,910	+5,488
	Maschu	1	0	+1
	Maschu +1	26	31	-5
	Maschu +2	4,173	1,438	+2,735
	Maschu +3	366	-	+366
	Shamash	485	-	+485
	Total	5,051	1,469	+3,582
Scythe	Redemption (Lv.80)	42	61	-19
	Redemption (Lv.85)	397	128	+269
	Redemption (Lv.90)	450	94	+356
	Redemption (Lv.95)	0	-	0
	Redemption (Lv.99)	7	-	+7
	Redemption (Lv.99+)	0	-	0
	Total	896	283	+613
	Penitence	0	1	-1
	Penitence +1	25	50	-25
	Penitence +2	869	406	+463
	Penitence +3	19	-	+19
	Umiliati	21	-	+21
	Total	934	457	+477
Polearm	Rhongomiant (Lv.80)	51	59	-8
	Rhongomiant (Lv.85)	409	166	+243
	Rhongomiant (Lv.90)	434	89	+345
	Rhongomiant (Lv.95)	0	-	0
	Rhongomiant (Lv.99)	5	-	+5
	Rhongomiant (Lv.99+)	0	-	0
	Total	899	314	+585
	Cerastes	0	0	0
	Cerastes +1	20	22	-2
	Cerastes +2	533	190	+343
	Cerastes +3	7	-	+7
	Daboya	11	-	+11
	Total	571	212	+359
Katana	Kannagi (Lv.80)	954	893	+61
	Kannagi (Lv.85)	10,939	3,476	+7,463
	Kannagi (Lv.90)	4,128	804	+3,324
	Kannagi (Lv.95)	4	-	+4
	Kannagi (Lv.99)	57	-	+57
	Kannagi (Lv.99+)	0	-	0
	Total	16,082	5,173	+10,909
	Tobi	1	0	+1
	Tobi +1	27	44	-17
	Tobi +2	5,333	1,778	+3,555
	Tobi +3	231	-	+231
	Kasasagi	185	-	+185
	Total	5,777	1,822	+3,955
Great Katana	Masamune (Lv.80)	445	446	-1
	Masamune (Lv.85)	3,437	1,928	+1,509
	Masamune (Lv.90)	2,356	520	+1,836
	Masamune (Lv.95)	5	-	+5
	Masamune (Lv.99)	29	-	+29
	Masamune (Lv.99+)	0	-	0
	Total	6,272	2,894	+3,378
	Hiradennotachi	3	1	+2
	Hiradennotachi +1	70	155	-85
	Hiradennotachi +2	1,904	1,194	+710
	Hiradennotachi +3	35	-	+35
	Torigashira	21	-	+21
	Total	2,033	1,350	+683
Club	Gambanteinn (Lv.80)	247	162	+85
	Gambanteinn (Lv.85)	487	202	+285
	Gambanteinn (Lv.90)	290	56	+234
	Gambanteinn (Lv.95)	0	-	0
	Gambanteinn (Lv.99)	2	-	+2
	Gambanteinn (Lv.99+)	0	-	0
	Total	1,026	420	+606
	Canne de Combat	1	0	+1
	Canne de Cbt. +1	37	51	-14
	Canne de Cbt. +2	711	297	+414
	Canne de Cbt. +3	18	-	+18
	Rose Couverte	21	-	+21
	Total	788	348	+440
Staff	Hvergelmir (Lv.80)	43	19	+24
	Hvergelmir (Lv.85)	623	145	+478
	Hvergelmir (Lv.90)	166	41	+125
	Hvergelmir (Lv.95)	1	-	+1
	Hvergelmir (Lv.99)	1	-	+1
	Hvergelmir (Lv.99+)	0	-	0
	Total	834	205	+629
	Taiaha	1	0	+1
	Taiaha +1	75	35	+40
	Taiaha +2	359	56	+303
	Taiaha +3	1	-	+1
	Paikea	0	-	0
	Total	436	91	+345
Bow	Gandiva (Lv.80)	470	199	+271
	Gandiva (Lv.85)	1,686	536	+1,150
	Gandiva (Lv.90)	1,047	198	+849
	Gandiva (Lv.95)	0	-	0
	Gandiva (Lv.99)	7	-	+7
	Gandiva (Lv.99+)	0	-	0
	Total	3,210	933	+2,277
	Harrier	0	0	0
	Harrier +1	42	65	-23
	Harrier +2	2,604	588	+2,016
	Harrier +3	60	-	+60
	Circinae	55	-	+55
	Total	2,761	653	+2,108
Gun	Armageddon (Lv.80)	499	147	+352
	Armageddon (Lv.85)	4,301	425	+3,876
	Armageddon (Lv.90)	1,394	76	+1,318
	Armageddon (Lv.95)	1	-	+1
	Armageddon (Lv.99)	11	-	+11
	Armageddon (Lv.99+)	0	-	0
	Total	6,206	648	+5,558
	Bedlam	2	0	+2
	Bedlam +1	163	75	+88
	Bedlam +2	3,411	267	+3,144
	Bedlam +3	47	-	+47
	Mollfrith	30	-	+30
	Total	3,653	342	+3,311
Instrument	Pyf Harp	2,034	1,901	+133
	Daurdabla (Lv.85)	134	25	+109
	Daurdabla (Lv.90)	590	78	+512
	Daurdabla (Lv.95)	6	-	+6
	Daurdabla (Lv.99)	124	-	+124
	Daurdabla (Lv.99+)	0	-	0
	Total	2,888	2,004	+884
Shield	Utilis Shield	5,252	4,082	+1,170
	Ochain (Lv.85)	305	42	+263
	Ochain (Lv.90)	3,911	456	+3,455
	Ochain (Lv.95)	0	-	0
	Ochain (Lv.99)	22	-	+22
	Ochain (Lv.99+)	0	-	0
	Total	9,480	4,580	+4,910

To finish things off, let's take a look at the data for popular items not belonging to any of the above sets.
The wide disparity between the numbers for Ridill and the Defending Ring are likely a testament to relative frequency of players taking on the monsters that drop each (the drop rates for the two items are identical).
The zeroes next to Girru and Ikarigiri are not entirely a surprise, as Legion had only been recently introduced at the time this data was collected. We're looking forward to seeing what strategies adventurers employ against the fiends of Abdhaljs's Maquette as they strive to claim these rare rewards first.


Various factors have likely influenced the numbers for Voidwatch equipment—their attributes, of course, as well as their relative popularity compared to other spoils and the relative difficulty of the content via which they are acquired.

≪Miscellaneous Items≫

Equipment Type Item Name Number Acquired Hand-to-Hand Girru 0 Dagger Asteria 575 Coruscanti 1,385 Sword Ephemeron 236 Sagasinger 126 Ridill 3,714 Great Sword Borealis 1,103 Axe Aytanri 282 Polearm Delphinius 214 Katana Ikarigiri 0 Great Katana Murasamemaru 228 Club Kraken Club 3,252 Fishing Rod Ebisu Fishing Rod 2,548 Head Armor Maat's Cap 7,804 Body Armor Anhur Robe 6,340 Toci's Harness 10,305 Fazheluo R. Mail 3,233 Heka's Kalasiris 10,066 Mekira Meikogai 10,155 Mextli Harness 2,300 Ring Defending Ring 705