FFXIV Crystalline Conflict Season 5 Rewards Start Date

Season 4 will end and Season 5 will begin

When the season ends, the top 100 ranking players from each data center will receive vouchers via the moogle delivery service.

Players finishing in the Bronze tier or higher can claim rewards by speaking with the Seasonal Quartermaster at the Wolves' Den Pier (X:4.9 Y:5.7).

Learn more about rewards.
* Tier rewards for Season 4 must be claimed before the end of Season 5.

Players will begin Season 5 five risers lower than the rank at which they finished Season 4. Rising Stars will be reset to zero.

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Crystalline Conflict Season Four Results Revealed as Season Five Commences!

Crystalline Conflict Season Four has drawn to a close!

  • To Our Top-ranked Competitors
    Congratulations on a season well fought! Please be sure to collect your hard-earned ranking rewards from your local postmoogle.
    * Ranking rewards letters may take some time to arrive. We appreciate your patience.

  • To All Players Ranked Bronze or Higher
    Well fought and good show! Your tier rewards may be claimed by speaking with the Seasonal Quartermaster at the Wolves' Den Pier (X:4.9 Y:5.7).
    * Please note that Season Four tier rewards may be collected until the end of Season Five. Don't forget to claim your spoils!

View the results for Season Four.

Without further ado, we are delighted to send you back into the arena for Season Five! Aspire to even greater heights and secure your Crystalline legacy!

  • Season Five Preliminary Rankings
    Players will begin Season Five five risers lower than the rank at which they finished Season Four. Rising Stars will be reset to zero.


FFXIV Crystalline Conflict Season 5 Start Date

The competition has been fierce, but Season Four of Crystalline Conflict will soon draw to a close with the release of Patch 6.3! Meanwhile, the season 5 will begin.

The final results will be announced on Tuesday, 10 January 2023, so give it your all and prove yourself the fiercest fighter on the crystal line! This also means the start date of Season 5 is Tuesday, 10 January 2023.

Once the season has ended, players will receive rewards according to their overall rank and tier within each data center.
* Players must participate in at least one ranked match during the season in order to receive tier rewards.

To keep the competition hot, we’ve made some adjustments to the lower and upper limits of the range of tiers within which each competitor can be matched. Best of luck, and happy battling!


Crystalline Conflict: A new arena, the Clockwork Castletown, has been added

FFXIV Clockwork Castletown

Arena Events

Trick Floors

FFXIV Trick Floors

Standing upon a trick floor for too long will trigger a Tatami Twist, launching the unwitting loiterer into the air and inflicting damage.

Trick Doors

FFXIV Trick Doors

Players who approach these false gates will find themselves teleported instantly to another door, far away from their expected trajectory. Trick doors only operate in one direction, so attempting to return the way you came will prove fruitless.

Pneumatic Parade

FFXIV Pneumatic Parade

Commencing after the match is well underway, the pneumatic parade triggers the appearance of certain events and NPCs.

Clockwork Yojimbo

The clockwork yojimbo travels a predetermined path through the arena and unleashes strong physical attacks upon arriving in the vicinity of the centerpoint, checkpoints, and goals.

Clockwork Onmyoji

The clockwork onmyoji travels a predetermined path through the arena and debilitates players with its gaze upon arriving in the vicinity of the centerpoint, checkpoints, and goals. Players who meet its gaze will be greatly shrunk in size, deal less damage, move slower, and take greater damage.

Piles of Gold

Kageyama will appear upon a stage outside the arena and shower combatants with coin. Players who get their hands on a pile of gold will have their limit gauge filled.


With the addition of the Clockwork Castletown, the following adjustments have been made to the arena rotation for casual/ranked matches.

Before After
The Palaistra
The Volcanic Heart
Cloud Nine
(Cycle repeats)
The Palaistra
The Volcanic Heart
The Clockwork Castletown
The Palaistra
Cloud Nine
The Clockwork Castletown
(Cycle repeats)

* Available arenas will rotate every 90 minutes (Earth time).


To facilitate easier acquisition, medicine kits and bomb cores will be obtainable from a greater distance.

One Player per Job settings will no longer apply to spectators of custom matches.

The following additions and adjustments have been made to custom matches:

A button allowing players to register for a rematch will be added to the match results screen.
All combatants must agree to a rematch, and no more than five consecutive matches can be held in this manner.
* Spectators are not counted when voting to rematch.

ffxiv register for a rematch

Player tiers will no longer be displayed with portraits or match results.

The number of the current season will now be displayed in the following windows:

  • PvP Profile
  • Duty Finder

FFXIV Crystalline Conflict Season 5 Rewards

When a Crystalline Conflict match has ended, players will receive PvP EXP, Series EXP, and Wolf Marks based on team performance, as well as PvE EXP and Allagan tomestones for participating.
* PvP EXP, Series EXP, and Wolf Marks cannot be earned in Crystalline Conflict custom matches, nor do they affect player rankings.
* Allagan tomestones will not be awarded to those below level 50.

1. PvP EXP

Accumulating PvP EXP raises PvP rank. Certain ranks will also award players with special titles.
PvP rank, PvP EXP, and AP are recognized only by the Grand Company through which you earned them; transferring your allegiance means you will have to start over. However, rest assured they will be reinstated to you upon rejoining your former Grand Company.
* Titles earned also differ between Grand Companies.

2. Series EXP

Earn enough series experience and you’ll increase your series level, earning you series rewards. Trophy Crystals earned as series rewards can be exchanged for a variety of items by speaking with the crystal quartermaster stationed at the Wolves’ Den.

3. Wolf Marks

Wolf Marks obtained in Crystalline Conflict can be exchanged for PvP gear and items by speaking with the mark quartermaster stationed at the Wolves’ Den.

4. Achievements

Those who perform well in Crystalline Conflict will receive achievements that award special mounts, minions, and titles.

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