Final Fantasy 14's creatures often steal the show, even if briefly and through minor appearances. For the players who fall in love with them, be it due to their adorable looks or the humor associated with them, it's often possible to find these creatures in minion form, making it possible to journey through Eorzea and beyond with the little companions.
One example of that is the nutkin, a cute little squirrel who became something of a meme around the community after a scene with Thancred. The creature is available in-game as a minion, and there are a couple of different ways the player can acquire it. Here, we explain each of them so you can get your own nutkin in FF14!
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How To Get The Nutkin Minion In FF14
The nutkin can be acquired through a few different means. It isn't a minion sold for real money, so players who would not like to spend more have nothing to worry about. The main difference when it comes to how to acquire the nutkin is that some methods heavily rely on luck, which can make it take a long time before the minion is acquired through most methods.
The first method through which the player can get the nutkin is through treasure maps. For those who don't know, Final Fantasy 14's many activities include treasure hunts, in which players decipher maps to discover a treasure's location. There, they have to battle one or more monsters to claim their reward.
The nutkin can be one of those rewards from one specific map: the Unhidden Leather Map. This kind of map can only be acquired in the loot of other treasure maps. More specifically, it can sometimes be found as a reward to Timeworn Archaeoskin, Boarskin, Dragonskin, Goatskin, Leather, Peisteskin, Toadskin, and Wyvernskin Maps. Even after the map is acquired, it is not guaranteed that the treasure found with it will grant the player the nutkin minion, only that there is a chance it might happen.
This minion can also be unlocked if the player is lucky enough to get it from Bronze-trimmed Sacks. These are obtained through collecting Accursed Hoards from the first level to the fiftieth in the Palace of the Dead, one of Final Fantasy 14's deep dungeons.
The Fête Presents, rewards given to players who achieve a high rating in the fêtes that happen as part of the Ishgardian Restoration, can also reward players with the nutkin minion. Similarly to the previous methods, this reward offers several different prizes, with the player receiving something at random. Once again, it isn't guaranteed an attempt will unlock the minion, but this is one of the possible ways to acquire it.
The same goes for the Materiel Container 3.0, which can be purchased by those of Captain rank in any of the Grand Companies for 20000 Grand Company Seals. It can yield the nutkin minion, but there are many other minions it can unlock, and even two mounts. Because of that, what dictates whether the player will get the nutkin (or how many tries will be necessary) is simply lucky.
For those who don't care to unlock the minion directly and don't mind spending some gil, there is a much easier alternative. The nutkin is marketable, which means it is often sold on Market Boards and can be acquired directly. Its price can vary greatly from one data center to another, with some keeping the prices between 8,000 and 13,000 gil, while the price of others can be as high as 75,000 gil or more.
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- Top Critic Avg: 86 /100 Critics Rec: 92%
- Released
- August 27, 2013
- ESRB
- T for Teen: Alcohol Reference, Animated Blood, Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Square Enix
- Publisher(s)
- Square Enix
- Engine
- Crystal Tools
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- PC, PS4, PS5 & Xbox Series X|S
WHERE TO PLAY
- Genre(s)
- MMORPG
