Soul Crystals

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Ever since the height of the Allagan Empire in the Third Astral Era, the practice of using crystals to store and impart knowledge has been prevalent in Eorzea. An adornment known as a “soul crystal" is worn close to the skin, where the uncommonly clear facets of the carefully cut shard catch and transcribe the ebb and Flow of a soul's aetherial composition-effectively capturing an imperfect echo of the wearer's memories. This arcane tool engraved with the myriad deeds of heroes from eras past was employed by many of the disciplines of yesteryear to preserve and pass on the skills of successive generations of masters.

The wisdom contained in a soul crystal, however, is not so easily drawn forth-an untrained neophyte cannot simply pick up one of these gems and expect his mind to be flooded with the knowledge of advanced spellcraft or combat techniques. Without first attaining sufficient proficiency and tempering one's soul to mirror the maturity of the crystal's contributors, a prospective student will be denied even the slightest glimpse of enlightenment. Thus, as is the case with the more contemporary disciplines, the key to mastering the secrets of a soul crystal lies in diligent study and training.

— Encyclopaedia Eorzea: Volume I, page 217

See also: Accessories

Jobs

Soul Crystals for Disciples of War and Magic, commonly referred to as job stones by players, are equipable items that are needed to upgrade a base class to a job. These are obtained at level 30 from job quests. When obtained, they cannot be discarded by any means. The level 20 Main Scenario Quest Sylph-management is required before any of the level 30 job quests will appear.

Expansion Jobs do not have a corresponding class, and their job quests have different requirements:

• For Jobs added in Heavensward, the player must have access to Ishgard, which is granted during the level 50 Main Scenario Quest Coming to Ishgard.
• For Jobs added in Stormblood and onwards, Main Scenario progress is not required (even Sylph-management is not required). Instead, the player only needs to reach a certain level for the job quest to become available.
• For Blue Mage, the level 50 Main Scenario Quest The Ultimate Weapon is required.
• For more details on unlock requirements, see the Job chart.

For expansion jobs, since they do not have a corresponding class, the soul crystal will automatically equip if the player equips a weapon for the job. It is not possible to unequip the soul crystal on such a job.

Item	Icon	Level	Item Level	Requirement	Slot	Defense	Magic Defense	Materia Slots	Stats and Attributes
Soul of the Paladin		30	30	PLD	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Warrior		30	30	WAR	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Dark Knight		30	30	DRK	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Gunbreaker		30	30	GNB	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Dragoon		30	30	DRG	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Reaper		30	30	RPR	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Monk		30	30	MNK	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Samurai		30	30	SAM	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Ninja		30	30	NIN	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Viper		30	30	VPR	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Bard		30	30	BRD	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Machinist		30	30	MCH	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Dancer		30	30	DNC	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Black Mage		30	30	BLM	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Summoner		30	30	SMN	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Red Mage		30	30	RDM	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Pictomancer		30	30	PCT	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the White Mage		30	30	WHM	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Scholar		30	30	SCH	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Astrologian		30	30	AST	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Sage		30	30	SGE	Soul crystal			0
Soul of the Blue Mage		1	1	BLU	Soul crystal			0

Crafters

All crafter soul crystals require completion of Beloved of the Builder and cost one   Soul of the Crafter. You may only possess 3 crafter soul crystals at a time; if you attempt to acquire a fourth you must first forfeit one already in your possession, and may do so only three times per week. Equipping a crafter soul crystal will unlock specialist perks for the corresponding class. Unlike combat jobs, crafting specialization is entirely optional for progression.

Item	Icon	Level	Item Level	Requirement	Slot	Defense	Magic Defense	Materia Slots	Stats and Attributes
Soul of the Carpenter		55	136	CRP	Soul crystal			0	Craftsmanship +20 Control +20 CP +15
Soul of the Blacksmith		55	136	BSM	Soul crystal			0	Craftsmanship +20 Control +20 CP +15
Soul of the Armorer		55	136	ARM	Soul crystal			0	Craftsmanship +20 Control +20 CP +15
Soul of the Goldsmith		55	136	GSM	Soul crystal			0	Craftsmanship +20 Control +20 CP +15
Soul of the Leatherworker		55	136	LTW	Soul crystal			0	Craftsmanship +20 Control +20 CP +15
Soul of the Weaver		55	136	WVR	Soul crystal			0	Craftsmanship +20 Control +20 CP +15
Soul of the Alchemist		55	136	ALC	Soul crystal			0	Craftsmanship +20 Control +20 CP +15
Soul of the Culinarian		55	136	CUL	Soul crystal			0	Craftsmanship +20 Control +20 CP +15

Historical

As a game mechanic, Soul Crystals are a holdover from Legacy. When 1.0 first launched, only the base classes were available in-game. After the change in development leadership in response to the poor release reception, the Job system was added to give the classes a more authentic "Final Fantasy" feel. Job progression during Legacy was kept in the migration to A Realm Reborn for characters imported over.