Achievements/Trophies

The Xbox 360, Steam, and the PS3 have a system to celebrate gamers' accomplishments in games; on Xbox and Steam they're called achievements, and for PS3, they're trophies. Some are gained through story progression, while others take many, many hours to achieve...

On this page, you'll find a full list of the achievements in FFXIII, along with what's necessary to get them. For a few of the more difficult achievements, I've included links to guides. You can find the Steam achievement page here; it's not included in this table as all of the names/descriptions are the same.

For the Treasure Hunter achievement: I've created a checklist for all the items you have to collect. This should help you keep track of what you have so far.

	Name		Trophy	Description	Notes
	Instrument of Fate	15		Took the first steps toward challenging an unjust fate.	Unlocked after beating the first boss in Chapter 1.
	Instrument of Dissent	15		Survived the Purge to confront a greater peril.	Unlocked when Chapter 2 begins.
	Instrument of Tragedy	15		Strode into danger's den and paid the consequences.	Unlocked when Chapter 3 begins.
	Instrument of Flight	15		Slipped through the net and lived to fight another day.	Unlocked when Chapter 4 begins.
	Instrument of Vengeance	15		Resolved to be more than a victim of circumstance.	Unlocked when Chapter 5 begins.
	Instrument of Survival	15		Evaded pursuers, though memories of the past still give chase.	Unlocked when Chapter 6 begins.
	Instrument of Rebellion	15		Made plans to infiltrate enemy-occupied territory.	Unlocked when Chapter 7 begins.
	Instrument of Shame	15		Carried the burden of guilt to the end of the line.	Unlocked when Chapter 8 begins.
	Instrument of Wrath	15		Took the fight to the enemy's door.	Unlocked when Chapter 9 begins.
	Instrument of Truth	15		Recognized the true threat to the world's future.	Unlocked when Chapter 10 begins.
	Instrument of Hope	15		Traveled to the world below, seeking a way to alter fate.	Unlocked when Chapter 11 begins.
	Pulsian Pioneer	15		Took over 10,000 steps on the lowerworld surface.	Counts all of the maps of Pulse; easy to get, but doesn't unlock automatically. You need to repair Bhakti in Oerba, then talk to it for this achievement to unlock.
	Gysahl Wreath	15		Discovered buried treasure with a little help from a chocobo.	Dig up 20 pieces of treasure in the Archlyte Steppe with a Chocobo (unlocked after beating Hunt Mission 14). The last item dug up will be a Ribbon.
	Kelger's Cup	15		Completed all low-level Cie'th Stone missions.	This covers all the D-rank missions, 1-5. Named for one of the Warriors of Dawn from FFV.
	Xezat's Chalice	15		Completed all mid-level Cie'th Stone missions.	Covers the C-rank missions: 6-15, 18-22, 28, 35-37, 39, 56 and 57. Named for one of the Warriors of Dawn from FFV.
	Commando's Seal	15		Mastered the Commando role.	Accomplished once you unlock every single crystal (including Role Levels) in a single character's Crystarium for the Commando role. Can only be done in postgame.
	Ravager's Seal	15		Mastered the Ravager role.	Accomplished once you unlock every single crystal (including Role Levels) in a single character's Crystarium for the Ravager role. Can only be done in postgame.
	Sentinel's Seal	15		Mastered the Sentinel role.	Accomplished once you unlock every single crystal (including Role Levels) in a single character's Crystarium for the Sentinel role. Can only be done in postgame.
	Saboteur's Seal	15		Mastered the Saboteur role.	Accomplished once you unlock every single crystal (including Role Levels) in a single character's Crystarium for the Saboteur role. Can only be done in postgame.
	Synergist's Seal	15		Mastered the Synergist role.	Accomplished once you unlock every single crystal (including Role Levels) in a single character's Crystarium for the Synergist role. Can only be done in postgame.
	Medic's Seal	15		Mastered the Medic role.	Accomplished once you unlock every single crystal (including Role Levels) in a single character's Crystarium for the Medic role. Can only be done in postgame.
	Instrument of Faith	30		Defied destiny's charge and embarked on a different path.	Unlocked when chapter 12 begins. Unlocks Vanille's XMB theme on PS3; unlocks Vanille's gamerpic on 360.
	Exorcist	30		Triumphed over undying lowerland souls in seven fierce battles.	Defeat all of the Undying hunt missions. These are missions 7, 12, 27, 30, 34, 51, and 64.
	Floraphobe	30		Toppled a green terror and cut an oversized succulent down to size.	Defeat the Gigantuar in mission 54.
	Natural Selector	30		Passed Titan's trials.	Complete the entire Faultwarrens sidequest, missions 35-51.
	Dorgann's Trophy	30		Completed all high-level Cie'th Stone missions.	Covers the B-rank hunt missions, which are 16, 17, 23-27, 29-34, 38, 40, 42, 43, 47, 50, 54 and 58. Named for one of the Warriors of Dawn from FFV.
	Galuf's Grail	30		Completed all Cie'th Stone missions.	Complete every hunt mission. Named for one of the Warriors of Dawn (and the playable character) from FFV.
	Limit Breaker	30		Dealt 100,000+ damage with a single attack.	You will need the Genji Glove accessory for this (drop from hunt missions 51, 62, 63). The easiest way to is to use Fang's Highwind attack. Bahamut's Megaflare also works.
	Adamant Will	30		Felled a heavyweight of the lowerworld wilds.	Defeat a Long Gui. You must complete hunts 56-62 before they appear. There are many, many guides; here are a few: FF wiki, GameFAQs.
	Master's Seal	30		Fully developed all characters.	Complete the Crystarium for every character.
	Instrument of Change	95		Witnessed the dawn of a new crystal legend.	Beat the game and watch the credits. Unlocks Hope's XMB theme on PS3; unlocks Hope's gamerpic on 360.
	L'Cie Paragon	80		Earned a 5-star ranking for all Cie'th Stone missions.	Follow this guide and you'll be fine. Unlocks Snow's XMB theme on PS3; unlocks Snow's gamerpic on 360.
	Treasure Hunter	80		Held every weapon and accessory.	You don't need to have every item in your inventory at once, you just need to have had them at one time. Use my checklist to keep track. Only one ultimate weapon per character is needed. Doesn't unlock on its own; must speak to Bhakti in Oerba to unlock. Unlocks Fang's XMB theme on PS3; unlocks Fang's gamerpic on 360.
	Loremaster	80		Discerned the full attributes of 100 enemies.	So long as you use Libra every now and then as you play, this is easy. Unlocks Sazh's XMB theme on PS3; unlocks Sazh's gamerpic on 360.
	Superstar	80		Earned a 5-star ranking in the battle to determine the world's fate.	Defeat Orphan's second form with a 5-star ranking. If you don't get it on your first try, you can go back in postgame and fight again. Unlocks Lightning's XMB theme on PS3; unlocks Lightning's gamerpic on 360.
	Ultimate Hero	—		Acquired all trophies.	PS3 only, though getting all achievements does unlock Serah's gamerpic on 360. Unlocks Serah's XMB theme on PS3.