How Do You Get The Zu Mount in FFXIV?

The Zu Mount is acquired by trading an Iron Voyage Spoil with the Spoils Collector NPC. Iron Voyage Spoils can only be obtained one way: from Free Company Airship Voyages, specifically Voyages to Sea of Clouds – Sector 24.

As for getting the Zu Horn, there are currently five locations for the NPC you’d need to trade with:

Foundation – The Pillars – Airship Landing, X:15 Y:11
The Lavender Beds – Senna’s Pride, X:7 Y:3
The Goblet – Goblet Exchange Subdivision, X: 1 Y:2
The Mist – Mist Beach Subdivision, X:1 Y:3
Shirogane – Akanegumo Bridge, X:9 Y:13

Any location works (provided you have the Token) since they share inventories.

Getting the Iron Voyage Spoil token itself is actually what will require a bit of effort.

Further still, the Iron Voyage Spoil is not a guaranteed reward from the Voyage. Sector 24 can drop all of the following:

Item	Quantity
Cassia Log	1 – 24
Dark Chestnut Branch	20 – 27
Deep-green Cluster	1 – 20
Minium	10 – 14
Savage Aim Materia III, IV, or V	21 – 29, 6, 1
Quickarm Materia III, IV, or V	26 – 36, 13 – 26, 3
Iron Voyage Spoil	1
Cloudsbreath Seeds	1

Suffice to say, prepare to end up with massive piles of Minium.

And it can take a while to get your Iron Voyage Spoil, since it is among the rarest rewards.

Plotting A Voyage To The Zu

The first step towards your elusive Zu actually has nothing to do with birds.

You’ll need a Free Company with access to Housing and a Workshop.

From there, you must purchase a Flight Credit from the Resident Caretaker of your Housing District.

They cost 10,000 FC Credits, and are available in the following locations:

The Lavender Beds – Lavender Beds, X:12 Y:8
The Goblet – The Goblet, X:13 Y:11
The Mists – Mist, X:11 Y:11
Shirogane – Shirogane Shores, X:10 Y:14
Empyreum – Ingleside, X:3 Y:4

These Flight Credits allow you to register a ship.

But before that, you’ll actually need to have an Airship to register.

Airships require four basic components:

Hull
Rigging
Forecastle
Aftcastle

The only way to acquire these components is Crafting them in your FC’s Workshop.

Each component of your Airship is crafted in three phases.

And each phase requires a varying amount of materials.

In addition, you’ll need to meet the level requirements to contribute to the Workshop.

The four base components and their materials are:

Bronco-type Hull

Phase 1:

Level	Quantity	Item
21	18	Yew Lumber
39	18	Mahogany Lumber
16	18	Iron Nails
42	18	Cobalt Ingot

Phase 2:

Level	Quantity	Item
50	18	Spruce Lumber
3	18	Bronze Rivets
32	18	Mythril Plate
42	18	Electrum Ingot

Phase 3:

Level	Quantity	Item
43	18	Cobalt Rivets
50	18	Darksteel Plate
33	18	Boar Leather
42	18	Linen Canvas
41	18	Varnish
30	18	Horn Glue

Bronco-type Sail

Phase 1:

Level	Quantity	Item
45	21	Rosewood Lumber
50	21	Darksteel Nugget
16	21	Iron Nails
14	21	Iron Rivets

Phase 2:

Level	Quantity	Item
16	21	Iron Ingot
16	21	Iron Rivets
26	21	Steel Ingot
27	21	Steel Rivets

Phase 3:

Level	Quantity	Item
50	6	Darksteel Ingot
27	12	Steel Rivets
50	6	Saurian Leather
50	6	Hard Hippogryph Leather
36	12	Linen Canvas
50	6	Vanya Silk

The process of progressing development on a Workshop Craft.

Bronco-type Forecastle

Phase 1:

Level	Quantity	Item
26	24	Steel Ingot
29	24	Steel Rivets
44	24	Cobalt Joint Plate
42	24	Cobalt Ingot

Phase 2:

Level	Quantity	Item
16	24	Iron Rivets
26	24	Steel Ingot
27	24	Steel Joint Plate
50	6	Darksteel Ingot

Phase 3:

Level	Quantity	Item
36	30	Mythril Rivets
50	6	Darksteel Plate
23	30	Silver Ingot

Bronco-type Aftcastle

Phase 1:

Level	Quantity	Item
29	24	Steel Rivets
42	24	Cobalt Ingot
26	24	Steel Ingot
44	24	Cobalt Joint Plate

Phase 2:

Level	Quantity	Item
26	30	Steel Ingot
50	6	Darksteel Ingot
14	30	Iron Rivets
27	30	Steel Joint Plate

Phase 3:

Level	Quantity	Item
39	30	Mythril Rivets
50	12	Darksteel Plate
23	30	Silver Ingot

It is possible to make different types of “Progress” while Workshop Crafting.

Good and Excellent reduce the number of Materials required for the next phase. Nothing here is particularly hard to come by though, so don’t stress.

Once you’ve assembled your Airship pieces, you’re all set to register it and begin Voyages.

Sector 24 And More In The Sea Of Clouds

Plotting the Voyage course for your FC Airship.

All Airships start at Rank one.

You’ll need to send them on various Voyages and gain experience to venture further.

Sector 24 is the last in a long list of possible destinations. And these are all unlocked through previous Sectors.

Here’s a handy chart showing you what unlocks what, and the Ranks they require:

Sector	Rank	Unlocks
01	1	Sector 03
02	1	Sector 04, Sector 05
05	10	Sector 06, Sector 07
06	14	Sector 11
07	17	Sector 08, Sector 10
08	20	Sector 09, FC Airship #2
10	27	Sector 12
11	30	Sector 13, Sector 14
12	34	Sector 16
13	37	Sector 15
14	40	FC Airship #3
15	44	Sector 19
16	47	Sector 17
17	50	Sector 18
18	50	FC Airship #4
19	50	Sector 20, Sector 23
20	50	Sector 21, Sector 22
21	50	Sector 24

A positive is that along the way you’ll be able to unlock extra Airships.

Meaning you can throw all four at Sector 24 for your Zu Mount. They’ll all need separate pieces and Flight Credits though.

Also keep in mind that Airships do have stats that change according to components.

You’ll likely need to swap pieces out the further you venture into the Sea of Clouds. But be patient too, as each trip can take up to two full days.

With a little bit of luck, you’ll end up with a handful of Iron Voyage Spoils to get your Zu.

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Judah has been going hard at RPGs for nearing 25 years. From the honest days of the Sega Genesis to the current generation, their lust for experience points is all-consuming. They've been battling the forces of evil in both Vana'diel and Eorzea ceaselessly since those worlds were created, making them an expert on all things Final Fantasy XI & XIV. When not taking long walks on the beaches of Costa del Sol, a real one works just fine. Also loves dogs.

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