Red Balloon
Final Fantasy XIV
Type Fisher's Tackle
Stack Size 99
Class FSH
Level 53 Item Level 130
A bright red breed of balloon bug found floating at higher elevations than its duller cousins. Live bait for both skyfishing and cloudfishing. Up to 99 red balloons can be stacked together.
Price 16 gil sold by Peddler of Wonders
Trade 50 Blue Gatherer's Scrips for 50 with Scrip Exchange
Value 1 gil
Not Desynthesizable
Compare Red Balloon to other Arms & Tools
r M m R Fish Guide: Caught with Red Balloon – 11 shown
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Entry
High-quality moochable fish can be Mooched in certain fishing points; mooch-caught fish can only be caught by mooching a fish; double mooch-caught fish and triple mooch-caught fish can only be caught with multiple consecutive mooches
Name
The links in this column correspond to the items being gathered, rather than the gathering log entry
Item		 Level Type
Bait that can be used to catch this fish
Usable Bait
The weather conditions during which this fish can be caught; some fish require a combination of two consecutive weather types; if no weather conditions are listed, the fish can be caught regardless of weather
Weather
The times at which this fish can be caught; if no times are listed, the fish can be caught at any time; the countdown timer shows in green for currently available fish, and blue for fish which will be available within the next 5 minutes
Availability
You must catch this many fish before you can catch the fish that they prey on
Predators		 Prime Locations
Entry
High-quality moochable fish can be Mooched in certain fishing points; mooch-caught fish can only be caught by mooching a fish; double mooch-caught fish and triple mooch-caught fish can only be caught with multiple consecutive mooches
Name
The links in this column correspond to the items being gathered, rather than the gathering log entry
Item		 Level Type
Bait that can be used to catch this fish
Usable Bait
The weather conditions during which this fish can be caught; some fish require a combination of two consecutive weather types; if no weather conditions are listed, the fish can be caught regardless of weather
Weather
The times at which this fish can be caught; if no times are listed, the fish can be caught at any time; the countdown timer shows in green for currently available fish, and blue for fish which will be available within the next 5 minutes
Availability
You must catch this many fish before you can catch the fish that they prey on
Predators		 Prime Locations
309 Starflower Item 51 Floating Islands Red Balloon - - - The Churning Mists
318 Mahu Wai Item 53 Floating Islands Red Balloon - - - The Sea of Clouds
320 Buoyant Oviform Item 54 Floating Islands Red Balloon - - - The Sea of Clouds
321 Whiteloom Item 53 Floating Islands Red Balloon - - - The Sea of Clouds
322 Blue Cloud Coral Item 54 Floating Islands Red Balloon - - - The Sea of Clouds
330 Mitre Slug Item 54 Floating Islands Red Balloon - - - The Sea of Clouds
332 Storm Core Item 54 Floating Islands Red Balloon - - - The Sea of Clouds
339 Sky Faerie Item 53 Floating Islands Red Balloon - - - The Sea of Clouds
346 Cloud Rider Item 55 Floating Islands Red Balloon, Sky Faerie (Mooch) - - - The Churning Mists
357 Blue Medusa Item 56 Floating Islands Red Balloon - - - The Churning Mists
375 Brown Bolo Item 57 Floating Islands Red Balloon Clouds - - The Churning Mists
r M m R Shop Items: Red Balloon – 1 shown
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The merchant selling this item; certain merchants have multiple shop lists
Merchant		 Price
Some NPCs offer multiple shop pages of items for sale, each with a different list of items
Shop		 Area Location Coordinates
The merchant selling this item; certain merchants have multiple shop lists
Merchant		 Price
Some NPCs offer multiple shop pages of items for sale, each with a different list of items
Shop		 Area Location Coordinates
Peddler of Wonders 16 gil Tools The Sea of Clouds Camp Cloudtop (X:9 Y:33)
r M m R Trade Items: Trade for Red Balloon – 2 shown
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The item or items received in this exchange
Item
The merchant selling this item; certain merchants have multiple shop lists
Merchant
The item or items you must exchange to receive the desired item
Trade Items
Some exhange NPCs offer multiple menus of items for trade, each with a different list of items
Menu		 Tab Area Location Coordinates
The item or items received in this exchange
Item
The merchant selling this item; certain merchants have multiple shop lists
Merchant
The item or items you must exchange to receive the desired item
Trade Items
Some exhange NPCs offer multiple menus of items for trade, each with a different list of items
Menu		 Tab Area Location Coordinates
50 Red Balloons Scrip Exchange 50 Blue Gatherer's Scrips Blue Gatherers' Scrip Exchange Others Mor Dhona Revenant's Toll (X:22 Y:6)
50 Red Balloons Scrip Exchange 50 Blue Gatherer's Scrips Blue Gatherers' Scrip Exchange Others Idyllshire - (X:5 Y:6)
r M m R Quests: With Red Balloon Reward – 1 shown
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Name Type Subype
These quests only appear during the main plot of one of the three cities or to members of a particular Grand Company; you will not see them if you are from another city or join anoher Grand Company
Plotline		 Level
The amount of experience awarded when completing this quest; some quests give varied amounts of experience based on your current level
EXP		 Gil
You earn all of these rewards when the quest is completed, independent of optional rewards
Rewards
You may choose one listed optional reward when the quest is completed
Reward Options		 Prerequisites Starting NPC
Name Type Subype
These quests only appear during the main plot of one of the three cities or to members of a particular Grand Company; you will not see them if you are from another city or join anoher Grand Company
Plotline		 Level
The amount of experience awarded when completing this quest; some quests give varied amounts of experience based on your current level
EXP		 Gil
You earn all of these rewards when the quest is completed, independent of optional rewards
Rewards
You may choose one listed optional reward when the quest is completed
Reward Options		 Prerequisites Starting NPC
The Icepick Challenge Class Fisher - 53 230,400 923 gil Cedar Fishing Rod, 50 Red Balloons, Cloudfishing Holy Rainbow Hat or Wyvernskin Jerkin or Holy Rainbow Work Gloves or Wyvernskin Culottes or 3 Allagan Silver Pieces FSH Lv.53, Plenty More Fish in the Sea Ansaulme
r M m R Leves: With Possible Red Balloon Reward – 6 shown
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The name of the leve; a leve may have several versions, even at the same level, but only one version will be available in a given level range at any one time; large-scale leves require 10 leve allowances
Name
Battlecraft leves may be completed by any Disciple of War or Magic, while Tradecraft and Fieldcraft leves must be completed by a specific class; Grand Company leves can be completed by a member of any Grand Company, but a bonus is earned when completing leves by the Grand Company you have joined; Trial leves are Battlecraft leves which must be completed before other leves will be offered by this levemete; they will not be offered again once completed
Type		 Level EXP
The Levemete NPC that offers this leve; some leves are offered by a Levemete in town in addition to the local Levemete
Levemete
Most leves fall into a number of distinct categories based on the type of leve objectives; the styles correspond to the leve plates shown in the corner of the journal entry
Leve Plate
For tradecraft leves, you must deliver these items to the specified NPC to complete the leve; certain deliveries indicated by a "×1–3" note can be repeated up to three times
Requested Items
Items created for tradecraft leves must be delivered to this NPC
Deliver To		 Time Limit Area Location
The range of gil or company seals that may be offered as a reward for completing this leve
Reward
The name of the leve; a leve may have several versions, even at the same level, but only one version will be available in a given level range at any one time; large-scale leves require 10 leve allowances
Name
Battlecraft leves may be completed by any Disciple of War or Magic, while Tradecraft and Fieldcraft leves must be completed by a specific class; Grand Company leves can be completed by a member of any Grand Company, but a bonus is earned when completing leves by the Grand Company you have joined; Trial leves are Battlecraft leves which must be completed before other leves will be offered by this levemete; they will not be offered again once completed
Type		 Level EXP
The Levemete NPC that offers this leve; some leves are offered by a Levemete in town in addition to the local Levemete
Levemete
Most leves fall into a number of distinct categories based on the type of leve objectives; the styles correspond to the leve plates shown in the corner of the journal entry
Leve Plate
For tradecraft leves, you must deliver these items to the specified NPC to complete the leve; certain deliveries indicated by a "×1–3" note can be repeated up to three times
Requested Items
Items created for tradecraft leves must be delivered to this NPC
Deliver To		 Time Limit Area Location
The range of gil or company seals that may be offered as a reward for completing this leve
Reward
Bounty of Sky, Bounty of Earth Fisher 52 37,714 Eloin Sincerity 3 Cloudfish (Lv. 53) ×1–3 Cesteline - Foundation Foundation 600 gil
Fish Oils and Forgotten Spoils Fisher 52 98,430 Eloin Concord 2 Grass Carp (Lv. 53) Cesteline - Foundation Foundation 600 gil
Loose Lips Heal (Broken) Hips Fisher 52 85,622 Eloin Concord 3 Three-lip Carp (Lv. 53) Cesteline - Foundation Foundation 600 gil
Eating Like the Natives (L) Fisher 52 56,571 Eloin Sincerity 6 Cloudfish (Lv. 53) ×1–3 Celestine - Foundation Foundation 825 gil
Prayer and Prejudice (L) Fisher 52 128,433 Eloin Concord 6 Three-lip Carp (Lv. 53) Celestine - Foundation Foundation 2,457 gil
Valuing the Vintage (L) Fisher 52 147,645 Eloin Concord 4 Grass Carp (Lv. 53) Celestine - Foundation Foundation 2,970 gil