Skip to main content

How to find quetzalcoatl talon in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Cloud about to fight a monster in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
Square Enix

There’s a lot to take in during the opening hours of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Not only do you have an entire cast of characters to play as right away, but a fast hub world to explore. One thing you’ll get very familiar with right away is collecting resources for crafting items. These things are littered all over the world, begging to be collected. However, there are rare parts out there, such as the Quetzalcoatl Talon, that you can only get from one specific source. If you’re trying to finish the “Where the Wind Blows” side quest specifically, you’ll need this fiend’s claw to complete it, so let’s hunt it down.

Where to find the Quetzalcoatl Talon

A map in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
Square Enix

The Quetzalcoatl Talon will drop only from, you guessed it, a Quetzalcoatl. Finding this beast first requires you to do some of Chadly’s legwork, specifically scanning four Lifestream Crystals in the region. Once that’s done, he will chime in and inform you that he’s located the beast in question and start the “Classified Intel: Winged Lacertillian of Yore” objective.

Recommended Videos

Pop open your map, and it will show you the spot you need to go to hunt the Quetzalcoatl. Once you arrive, hold down Triangle to trigger the encounter. Be warned that the Quetzalcoatl is level 22, so you may need to upgrade your armor before challenging it. It also flies, so characters like Cloud and Red XIII may not be much use. The Quetzalcoatl Talon is a guaranteed drop, so you just have to beat it once to finish the quest.

Jesse Lennox
Jesse Lennox has been a writer at Digital Trends for over five years and has no plans of stopping. He covers all things…
How to heal units in Civilization 7
An army faces the ocean in Civilization 7.

Whether or not you're going for a military victory in Civilization 7, you will eventually engage in some combat. Building an army is one of the most basic tips and tricks, but the game fails to tell you one of the most important mechanics: healing. After coming out on top of a skirmish against another Leader -- or managing to retreat with your lives -- your units will be damaged. At first, there doesn't look like there's any way to heal them back up and you are stuck with a unit that will die the next time they are hit. We'll fill you in on the simple way to get your units back into fighting shape in Civilization 7.

Read more
How Influence works in Civilization 7
Civilization 7

One of the foundations of the Civilization franchise has always been learning the tips and tricks for how to engage with the other Leaders. Whether they are players or NPCs, relations between the other major players are unavoidable. You still have the choice to be friendly or hostile, but Civilization 7 introduces a new system that adds even more strategies and options to how you interact called Influence. There are a lot of similarities to Influence as other resources you need to manage, such as Gold and Food, but what you need and use it for is vastly different. We'll help you be the best leader you can be by explaining everything you need to know about Influence in Civilization 7.
How Influence works
Influence is a new form of currency you can accumulate in Civilization 7 each turn based on what structures you build, social policies you research, Wonders you make, and more. Anything you see the Influence icon for, which looks like a circle with a grid, will impact your Influence. But, there are ways to lose Influence besides spending it as well. If you do things like surprise attack another civ or razing settlements will cost you Influence. You can see how much Influence you are earning per tern on the top of the screen next to your gold total and income.

As you build Influence, you will need to decide how you want to spend it. Your first opportunities will be when you first meet a new civ and are given the option to give them a friendly, neutral, or hostile greeting. Either of the extremes will cost 20 Influence and impact your relationship with them right off the bat.

Read more
How to earn Legacy Points in Civilization 7
Tanks and planes fly in Civilization 7.

Civilization 7 advances the historic 4X series in many ways that require a new set of tips and tricks to learn. Ages are the most prominent update, but Legacy Points go hand-in-hand with this new system and are even more complex. These new points are not only important for advancing to new Ages, but also giving you buffs and bonuses as your civ evolves. Legacy Points won't come easily, but you can't win the game without them. Here's a quick and simple breakdown of how these special points work since the tutorial wasn't all that clear about them.
How to earn Legacy Points

Legacy Points are milestones you unlock along each of the four main Legacy Paths. Legacy Paths, in short, track your (and all your opponent's) progress toward one of the four victory conditions (Culture, Economic, Military, and Science). Each path has three milestones that reward you with a Legacy Point before resetting once you begin the next Age.

Read more