# How to Spawn S-Ranks in FFXIV: Introduction
If you're here, that means you know how Hunts work and you're ready to dive into spawning S-Ranks.
If you stumbled upon this page and don't know what The Hunt in FFXIV is, please visit [this guide](https://ffxivhunt.carrd.co/).
Reading spawn conditions only gets you so far, so this guide exists to help clarify many aspects of S-Rank spawning.
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## Basics of S-Rank Hunts
How S-Rank windows work
After an S-Rank dies or after servers come back online after maintenance, the S Rank is on cooldown for a certain period of time. After this cooldown period, a window of time in which the S Rank can spawn begins. Somewhere within this window of time, a hidden timer is set that determines when the S-Rank can spawn. The hidden timer is randomly set; it can be anywhere from right when the window opens to when the window caps. After the window is over, the S-Rank is considered capped, and is guaranteed to spawn when conditions are met. There is also a possibility that the S-Rank spawned without anyone knowing/recording, in which case it would be considered sniped.
These spawn windows are tracked by the community via [Trackers](https://1758741437-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FhffEC2JA7KgurICsrG3n%2Fuploads%2FEOAMOVCeFMQqC2YNLALj%2Ftrackers?alt=media).
Each S-Rank has special conditions required for the spawn to succeed.
If you have successfully spawned an S-Rank, you will see a message appear (In rare cases, this message doesn't show up on your screen):
> You sense the presence of a powerful mark…
## Resources for S-Ranks
* [Faloop: A hunt tracker ](https://faloop.app/)
* [Bear: A hunt tracker](https://tracker.beartoolkit.com/timer)
* [PuniMarker: A tool for tracking mob kill spawns](https://punimarker.ffxivhunts.com/)
* [PuniMapper: A tool for mapping S-Ranks ](https://punimapper.ffxivhunts.com/)
* [Relay Macros Guide](https://relaymacros.ffxivhunts.com/)
* [Cable Monkey's Hunt Maps ](https://cablemonkey.us/huntmap2/)
* [Teamcraft Treasure Map Locator ](https://ffxivteamcraft.com/treasure-finder)
## Disclaimer
Since there's no way to know how these spawn conditions are coded exactly, everything we know is based on experience and testing, therefore this information may evolve over time as we learn more.
Hunt communities and tracker websites may enforce rules. Please keep this in mind. If you have any questions, reach out to your local spawning communities.
3rd-party tools for hunts that are against TOS exist. This guide does not suggest using any.
## Puni Tools
This guide is part of [Puni Tools](https://punitools.netlify.app/) by [Floon](https://floonxiv.carrd.co/) of Faerie.
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