Final Fantasy XIV: Guide To All Retainer Venture Minions

Minions are adorable little vanity pets that players can choose to have following them around in Final Fantasy 14, though they cannot be used in instanced areas. Minions can be obtained in a variety of ways, though most of them can simply be purchased from the Market Board if you don't want to track them down yourself.

Unfortunately, getting them from the Market Board often means paying out an obscene amount of Gil for them. So if you're wanting to collect your own minions to save yourself some cash, here's a list of every minion that can be obtained from Retainer Ventures.

Updated December 24, 2021: We've updated this guide to include the latest information and new minions added in the Endwalker expansion. We've also improved the readability by condensing the information into tables.

What Are Retainer Ventures?

Retainer Ventures are errands that you can send your retainer NPCs on in order to retrieve items. In order to be able to access Retainer Ventures, players must have first completed the "The Scions of the Seventh Dawn" main scenario quest and have at least one retainer in their employ.

After this, players must complete a sidequest in order to unlock Retainer Ventures. The quest is dependant on the home city-state of the player, with each quest as follows:

Limsa Lominsa — "An Ill-conceived Venture" given by the Troubled Adventurer in Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (X:9, Y:11).
Gridania — "An Ill-conceived Venture" given by the Troubled Adventurer in New Gridania (X:11.8, Y:12.2).
Ul'dah — "An Ill-conceived Venture" given by the Troubled Adventurer in The Steps of Nald (X:9, Y:8).

You can send your retainers on Ventures from any Summoning Bell. If you have multiple retainers, you can send them each out on their own Venture. Sending your retainer out on Ventures costs money — a special type of currency called ventures. Venture currency can be purchased from Grand Company vendors, Beastmen Tribe vendors, or acquired through the completion of certain Guildleves.

Your retainer's level and equipped gear can affect the rarity, quality, and quantity of the items they retrieve while exploring. There is a range of Retainer Venture options, dependant on the class and level of your retainers. Additionally, most types of Ventures have a range of levels, with your player being able to access higher level Ventures as their own class levels up.

Ventures take a set number of hours to complete, that's real-world hours, unfortunately. Therefore, some of the longer ventures should be started before you go to bed or leave for work, so you're not just waiting around for your Retainer to return. However, you can choose to cancel a Venture early, though you won't receive a reward.

Types of Retainer Ventures

Venture Type	Required Retainer Class	Items Gathered
Hunting	Any disciples of war and magic	To obtain gathering materials obtained from killing enemies.
Mining	Miner Class	To obtain crafting materials obtained from mining.
Botany	Botanist Class	To obtain crafting materials obtained from botany.
Fishing	Fisher Class	To obtain crafting materials obtained from fishing.
Field Exploration	Any disciples of war and magic	To obtain random rewards such as various items, Allagan pieces, minions, and crafting materials.
Highland Exploration	Miner Class	To obtain random rewards such as various items, Allagan pieces, minions, and crafting materials.
Woodland Exploration	Botanist Class	To obtain random rewards such as various items, Allagan pieces, minions, and crafting materials.
Waterside Exploration	Fisher Class	To obtain random rewards such as various items, Allagan pieces, minions, and crafting materials.
Quick Exploration	Any class level ten or above	To obtain random rewards from crafting materials, furniture, endgame gear, minions, and more.

All Minions Obtained from Retainer Ventures

Final Fantasy 14 minions obtained from ventures

Whenever you send your retainers out on certain ventures, there is a random chance they will bring back a minion. Minions retrieved from ventures are rare, so they are particularly coveted and usually fetch a good price on the Market Board. Even if you don't want to keep the minion for yourself, you can make a tidy profit from selling them.

Minion	Appearance	Obtained Via
Allagan Melon		Gardening Quick Exploration
Axolotl Eft		Waterside Exploration XXII (Fisher Only) This minion can also be obtained via a Southern Front or Zadnor Lockbox.
Bacon Bits		Woodland Exploration XXV (Botanist Only)
Bom Boko		Field Exploration XX-XXII This minion can also be obtained via Heaven-on-High.
Crabe De La Crabe		Waterside Exploration XXV-XXVII (Fisher only)
Domakin		Waterside Exploration XXV (Fisher only)
Fat Cat		Waterside Exploration XIV-XXV (Fisher only)
Flag		Field Exploration XXVI-XXVII
Gestahl		Waterside Exploration XVIII and XIX (Fisher only) This minion can also be obtained via Heaven-on-High.
Greener Gleaner		Woodland Exploration XXVI-XXVII (Botanist only)
Koala Joey		Woodland Exploration XXII (Botanist only) This minion can also be obtained via a Southern Front or Zadnor Lockbox.
Littlefoot		Woodland Exploration XIV-XVIII (Botanist only)
Mameshiba		Highland Exploration XXII (Miner only) This minion can also be obtained via a Southern Front or Zadnor Lockbox.
Miniature Minecart		Highland Exploration XIV (Miner only) This minion can also be obtained via Heaven-on-High.
Minute Mindflayer		Field Exploration XIII Highland Exploration XIII (Miner only) Waterside Exploration XIII (Fisher only) This minion can also be obtained via The Palace of the Dead and The Aquapolis.
Mystic Weapon		Field Exploration XXV
Odder Otter		Highland Exploration XIX-XXII (Miner only) Woodland Exploration XIX-XXII (Botanist only) Waterside Exploration XIX-XXII (Fisher only) This minion can also be obtained via Heaven-on-High.
Tengu Doll		Field Exploration XXII This minion can also be obtained via a Southern Front Lockbox.
Tiny Tapir		Field Exploration XIV, XV, XIX
Wind-up Grebuloff		Highland Exploration XXV (Miner Only)
Wind-up Hobgoblin		• Highland Exploration XXV (Miner only)