AP Farming Guide: How to Earn Ability Points Fast

Farming for AP can help Clive master his abilities quickly in Final Fantasy 16 (FF16). Read on to learn how to farm ability points fast and how to use ability points!

AP Farming: How to Earn Ability Points Fast

AP Farming Checklist
Equip an Accessory for AP Support Hunt Bluebirds Hunt Hyenas Farm in Final Fantasy Mode Play in Story Focused Mode Equip the Timely Accessories

Equip an Accessory for AP Support

Accessory	Effect / How to Get
The Wages of Warcraft	Increases ability points earned in normal encounters by 20%. Available at Charon's Toll by the "Cid the Outlaw" main quest. · Buy from Charon's Toll · Complete Cid the Outlaw
The Wages of Warcraft II	Increases ability points earned in normal encounters by 40%. Available to reinforce in New Game +

Equip The Wages of Warcraft to help your character earn more Ability Points by battling and clearing enemies in normal encounters. This item can be bought in Charon's Toll after completing the main quest Cid the Outlaw.

The Wages of Warcraft II is available only in New Game Plus (NG+), and it offers twice the amount of AP earned than The Wages of Warcraft.

Hunt the Bluebird Enemy

Received AP shown is for the first playthrough. AP gain is much higher in Final Fantasy Mode!

It is recommended to defeat the Bluebird that is usually found amongst the Wild Chocobos. This is for early game AP farming, and you'll get 40 ability points per Bluebird you defeat without equipping any accessories that increase the ability points earned.

Found Near Martha's Rest

Martha's Rest
Bluebird Location 1
Bluebird Location 2

Found in Northreach Area

Northreach
Bluebird Location 1
Bluebird Location 2
Bluebird Location 3

Hunt Hyenas in Kritten Hollow near Ravenwit Walls

This is the best enemy to farm AP in Final Fantasy mode!

Hyenas also give lots of ability points when defeated, and they also drop Goblin Coins that sell for 800 gil a piece! You'll get a total of 400 AP for defeating 5 Hyenas found near Ravenwit Walls without equipping accessories that increase AP received. This is for late game farming since you can access the location where they spawn during the late game.

Fast Travel to the nearest obelisk to respawn them, and keep on farming them until you're satisfied!

Near Ravenwit Walls

Ravenwit Walls
Hyena Location

Farm in Final Fantasy Mode

It's better to farm AP in Final Fantasy mode on your New Game Plus (NG+) playthrough. AP and EXP you get from enemies are much higher than in your first playthrough. If you do plan on upgrading and mastering your abilities, we recommend farming AP in Final Fantasy Mode.

How to Unlock Final Fantasy Mode

Play in Story Focused Mode

Story Focused Mode has enemies and opponents that are less difficult to fight. As they are easier to fight, you can make the most of this game mode by clearing multiple enemies for farming ability points.

Note that this is only effective during your first playthrough since starting Final Fantasy mode will lock you out from switching between Story or Action Focused.

Story and Action Mode Guide

Equip the Timely Accessories

Accessory	Details
Ring of Timely Strikes	When equipped, complex ability combinations can be executed by simply pressing ◻.
Ring of Timely Evasion	When equipped, Clive will automatically evade attacks, as long as the attack can be evaded.
Ring of Timely Assistance	When equipped, pet commands are executed automatically and Torgal's actions will adapt to Clive's. The Ring of Timely Assistance's effects are included in the Ring of Timely Strikes.

These combat assist accessories are helpful in any fight situation. Equipping these rings can help you in clearing enemies and monsters faster, if you are looking to efficiently and quickly gain more AP.

Timely Accessories Guide

How to Use Ability Points

Use To Upgrade Abilities

Ability Points earned from battles or quests are used to upgrade Eikonic Abilities. Use them to gain access to more moves and make Clive stronger in battle!

Unlocking and mastering every single ability on the board will require a whopping 117,400 AP. You can efficiently farm AP by equipping The Wages of Warcraft accessory and defeating Bluebirds or Hyenas to quickly earn AP and unlock all of the abilities!

List of All Abilities and Skills Guide

Use to Earn Trophies

Bronze	Yes, Eikon
	Master all of a single Eikon’s abilities and feats. ・List of All Eikon Abilities and Feats
Gold	Masterclass
	Upgrade all feats and abilities to their maximum. ・All Feats and Abilities

The Yes, Eikon and Masterclass trophies are earned by learning new abilities, mastering or completing all of the Eikon's abilities or Eikonic feats. To be able to collect all trophies, earning and using AP can help in completing this!
Trophy List Guide

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