Wishing to rekindle the magic of older Final Fantasy XI fights, just tweaked to give even the most seasoned and battle-hardened adventurers a challenge? Be prepared for two new battles arriving in the April version update, with both Ouryu and Tenzen from the Chains of Promathia expansion making epic returns! New rewards will also be available alongside these new challenges, so those wishing to line their pockets or collect new items will have ample reason to join in!

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From the official Final Fantasy XI forums:

[dev1194] New High-Tier Mission Battlefields Will Be Added

New High-Tier Mission Battlefields

The Savage

Engage in a heated struggle with the fearsome Ouryu!

The Warrior’s Path

Test your mettle against the venerable Tenzen!

Joining the Fray
The key items required to participate in these battlefields can be acquired from the following NPCs in exchange for merit points.

Trisvain in Northern San d’Oria (J-7).

Raving Opossum in Port Bastok (J-11)

Mimble-Pimble in Port Windurst (L-5)

• Required key items
  
  

  Key Item	Number of Merit Points Required
  Savage’s Phantom Gem	20
  Warrior’s Path Phantom Gem	20

  
  * Players must be level 95 or greater and have cleared the original missions in order to purchase these items.

• Regarding Difficulty Levels
  Each mission battlefield is divided into five levels of difficulty. Boss strength, number and drop rate of spoils, and content level increase in line with difficulty.
  
  

  Difficulty	Content Level
  Very Easy	113
  Easy	116
  Normal	119
  Difficult	Greater than 119
  Very Difficult	Greater than 119

* Any player may select a difficulty level, but the battlefield's level will be determined by the first person to enter.
* Players must have cleared the battlefield on normal to select either difficult or very difficult.
* All party members must be in possession of the required key item to enter.

• Mission battlefield, boss, and entry restrictions
  
  

  Mission Name	Required Key Item	Point of Entry	Boss	Entry Restrictions
  ★The Savage	Savage’s Phantom Gem	Monarch Lynn	Ouryu	All Levels
  				Thirty Minutes
  				Six-Person Party
  ★The Warrior’s Path	Warrior’s Path Phantom Gem	Sealion’s Den	Tenzen	All Levels
  				Thirty Minutes
  				Six-Person Party

• Spoils
  Spoils are rewarded both for vanquishing the boss and clearing the battlefield, and include items needed for reforging artifact and relic armor in addition to equipment unique to each battlefield.