Why Brave Trial Is Mandatory
Brave Trial is the weekly instanced challenge that sits beside Endless Tower. Open-world Energy maps do not drop the same crafting tokens, upgrade mats, and event currencies. Attempt counts reset on maintenance day — if you skip a week, those runs are gone.
F2P sheets on this wiki have called Brave Trial mandatory since week two. Destined Hearts (through August 24) does not replace it. Couple quests tick from Time Corridor, MVP, and Home; they do not print Trial-only materials.
Enter from the dungeon / Raid cluster next to Time Corridor. It is not Final Mirage (level 75 Shadow Series) and not Time Echoes (Halloween Horror mechanics).
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How It Plays vs Time Corridor
Time Corridor restores about two entries per day (store four). Brave Trial is a weekly budget with a tighter DPS-check timer. Community party-role notes: mirror Corridor — one tank, one healer, three DPS — but Gunslinger or Mage burst has to cover the phase gate that Corridor's slower packs forgive.
| Dungeon | Cadence | Main pay |
|---|---|---|
| Time Corridor | Daily | Refine stones, enchant dust, mid-set pieces |
| Brave Trial | Weekly | Craft tokens, upgrade mats, event currency |
| Endless Tower | Weekly | Floor chests, mid-tier after floor 30 nerf |
| Final Mirage | Raid, Lv.75 | Shadow Gear and Fragments |
Do Corridor first every day. Park Trial and Tower in the same 60-minute voice block listed on Daily Priority.
Party Comp and Fail Conditions
- Tank: Knight or Crusader with Provoke uptime. Full VIT after leveling — Knight Tank Build.
- Healer: Priest. Druid Nature's Sanctuary is a flex, not a replacement.
- Burst: Gunslinger or Asura Monk for the timer.
- Sustain: Hunter ADL or Mage for add waves.
Wipes come from missing the DPS check, not from mystery mechanics. If the gate is close, swap the third DPS onto your highest burst Job Freedom class instead of a second Mage. Role primer: Party Roles.
Week Six Schedule
- Post-reset MVP, then Time Corridor stored entries.
- Monday August 24 Siege still wins over a late Trial clear — castles do not wait.
- After Siege or on a quiet night, stack Endless Tower + Brave Trial before the next maintenance.
- Level 75 parties add one Final Mirage only if voice is still up.
Tokens from Trial buy vendor upgrades when refine RNG hates you. Bind rules follow the tooltip. Daily habits: Week Six Guide.