FFXIV Moogle Treasure Trove 2026: the First Hunt for Astronomy, from 9 September
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The Moogle Treasure Trove returns on Wednesday 9 September 2026 as the First Hunt for Astronomy, by Square Enix's own announcement. The Trove, which is a recurring event that pays a temporary currency for replaying old content, is billed this time as a special edition marking the upcoming release of Evercold. It runs across two installments rather than one, and its special reward is an uolon horn.
What is different about this one
| First Hunt | Second Hunt | |
|---|---|---|
| Starts | 9 September 2026 | "a later date", no day given |
| Currency for exchange | different tomestones from the other hunt's, per the announcement | different again |
| Item lineup | its own | a different one |
| The uolon horn | yes | yes, by Square Enix's own note |
| Extra requirement | minimog and ultimog challenges award the item the horn needs | not stated |
A tomestone, in case that table is the first you have met one, is a token the game pays out that you exchange for items. The announcement calls this event's ones irregular tomestones of astronomy I, and says the two hunts need different tomestones from each other.
Square Enix calls this run "a special edition" and says it takes place across two installments.
Our take: what it means for players
The two-installment shape changes how much of this is urgent, and the answer is less than it looks.
Square Enix states plainly that the uolon horn is available in the Second Hunt too, so the reward is not on a clock that ends with part one. The announcement says the tomestones required for exchange differ between the installments, and that the item lineups differ too.
The two footnotes are where the earning goes wrong. Running content with an adventurer squadron, or through Duty Support, which is the system that fills a party with computer-controlled allies, awards no irregular tomestones of astronomy I at all. Our reading is that this removes the most convenient way to farm old content alone. An unrestricted party has to have Level Sync switched on to receive them, and Level Sync is the rule that drops a strong character down to a lower area's power. So a high-level group racing through low-level content without Level Sync earns no irregular tomestones of astronomy I for it.
That exclusion is the one thing here we would argue with. As we see it, Duty Support is what lets a player without a regular group still see old content. Paying it no tomestones in an event built on old content is a quiet tax on the people with the least flexible schedules. The event is otherwise the good kind, in our view: a currency earned by playing, spent on a fixed lineup of items.
The framing is worth a line of its own. Square Enix pegs this Trove to the upcoming release of Evercold. Our reading is that this is a catch-up window aimed at people levelling a job, meaning a character class, before Evercold arrives.
What's next
Patch 7.56 arrives the day before, on 8 September, and Square Enix's own notice says it closes PvP Series 11 with it, PvP being short for player versus player.
A PvP Series is a numbered season of that side of the game's reward track. The Trove start date and the patch both sit on the calendar with the day we last checked them. Evercold's release date is tracked on our Final Fantasy XIV page.
Common questions
When does the FFXIV Moogle Treasure Trove start in September 2026?
Wednesday 9 September 2026, as the First Hunt for Astronomy. The Trove is a recurring event that pays a temporary currency for replaying old content. Square Enix calls this one a special edition marking the upcoming release of Evercold, and says it runs across two installments with the second held at a later date.
How do I get the uolon horn in FFXIV?
Square Enix says the First Hunt rewards anyone who completes minimog and ultimog challenges with a unique item required to obtain the horn, on top of the usual irregular tomestones, and points to its special site for the details. A tomestone is the event's temporary currency. Square Enix says the horn will be available in the Second Hunt as well.
Which FFXIV runs do not award irregular tomestones of astronomy I?
Any run using an adventurer squadron or the Duty Support system awards none. Duty Support fills out a dungeon party with computer-controlled allies instead of other players. An unrestricted party must have Level Sync enabled to receive them, Level Sync being the rule that drops a strong character down to a lower area's power.
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