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[[Collectables]] is a feature for crafting and gathering classes first introduced in [[Heavensward]] ([[Patch 3.0|3.0]]).

A collectable is essentially a tiered rarity, separate from {{HQ}} [[High Quality]], that is indicated with its own icon: {{Collectable}} on [[items]] and [[File:Collectable recipe icon.png|link=]] in the {{aicon|Crafting Log}}. The higher an item's collectability number, the more {{exp}} [[Experience]], {{scrip|low crafter}} {{Scrip/low-crafter-text}}/{{scrip|low gatherer}} {{Scrip/low-gatherer-text}}, or {{scrip|high crafter}} {{Scrip/high-crafter-text}}/{{scrip|high gatherer}} {{Scrip/high-gatherer-text}} will be rewarded.

Collectables cannot be stacked or sold either to regular merchants or on the [[Market Board]], nor can they be consumed or used as material for synthesis. As with {{HQ}} [[High Quality]], you may irreversibly downgrade a collectable to a normal item that can then be vendored or discarded. However, there is no way to convert a "Rarefied" item into a non-rarefied one; they are totally separate items.

These general-purpose collectable items can be turned in at any [[Collectable Appraiser]], who are available at:
* [[Limsa Lominsa]] (Aetheryte: Hawkers' Alley)
* [[Gridania]] (Aetheryte: Leatherworkers' Guild)
* [[Ul'dah]] (Aetheryte: Sapphire Avenue Exchange)
* [[Mor Dhona]] {{coords|22.4, 6.7}}
* [[Idyllshire]] {{coords|5.7, 7.0}}
* [[Rhalgr's Reach]] {{coords|9.8, 12.5}}
* [[Eulmore]] {{coords|11.6, 10.8}}
* [[Radz-at-Han]] {{coords|11.7, 9.8}}
* [[Solution Nine]] {{coords|9.1, 13.5}}

There are also specific collectibles for the [[Ishgardian Restoration]], [[Custom Deliveries]], and [[Aetherial Reduction]].
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==Unlock==
Players can unlock [[Collectables]] as a system by completing the level 50 [[quest]] {{i|Inscrutable Tastes}}. Players start the quest by talking to [[Morgayne]] in [[Foundation]] {{coords|10.1, 10.4}}. It requires the prior completion of the level 50 [[Heavensward]] [[MSQ]] {{i|The Better Half}}.

Additionally, further levels of the [[Scrip Exchange]] are unlocked in each expansion. Beginning with [[Stormblood]]'s {{i|Reach Long and Prosper}}, these quests are single conversations without [[Journal]] entries. Once an [[expansion]]'s inventory is unlocked, it becomes available at all [[Scrip Exchange|Scrip Exchange NPCs]]:

{{quest list header|unlocks=y}}
{{quest list row|Inscrutable Tastes}}
{{quest list row|No Longer a Collectable}}
{{quest list row|Go West, Craftsman}}
{{quest list row|Reach Long and Prosper}}
{{quest list row|The Boutique Always Wins}}
{{quest list row|Expanding House of Splendors}}
{{quest list row|Dawn of a New Deal}}
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{{i|Custom Deliveries}} clients require that you first unlock an [[expansion]]'s inventory with one of the above quests, but they are optional for unlocking later [[expansion]]'s [[Scrip Exchange|Scrip Exchange NPCs]].
{{quest list header|unlocks=y}}
{{quest list row|Arms Wide Open}}
{{quest list row|None Forgotten, None Forsaken}}
{{quest list row|The Seaweed Is Always Greener}}
{{quest list row|Between a Rock and the Hard Place}}
{{quest list row|Oh, Beehive Yourself}}
{{quest list row|O Crafter, My Crafter}}
{{quest list row|You Can Count on It}}
{{quest list row|Of Mothers and Merchants}}
{{quest list row|That's So Anden}}
{{quest list row|A Request of One's Own}}
{{quest list row|Laying New Tracks}}
{{quest list row|Taco Time}}
{{table footer}}

==Crafting==
[[File:Patch 6.1 Collectable Crafting.png|right]]
Collectables can be found in a dedicated tab in the Crafting Log under Special Recipes (the bag with a star icon under Recipe Level). The drop-down menu for crafting Collectables is near the bottom, separated into five categories: levels 50-60, levels 61-70, levels 71-80, levels 81-90, and levels 91-100. When crafting an item, the collectability of an item is determined by its quality divided by 10 and rounded down to a whole number. 

{{HQ}} [[High Quality]] and [[File:Collectable recipe icon.png|link=]] collectable are mutually exclusive after the [[patch 5.3]] changes; items can only be crafted as one or the other. With [[patch 6.1]], the collectability thresholds are now visible on the crafting screen (see right).

All general-purpose collectables are prefixed ''Rarefied'', and are crafted with similar ingredients as the non-Rarefied version.

: <i>For a full list of general-purpose crafted collectables with thresholds and scrips, see: [[Collectables/Crafted]].</i>
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==Gathering (Miner/Botanist)==
<noinclude>[[File:Patch 6.2 Collectable Gathering.png|288px|right|[[Patch 6.2]]]]
[[File:Patch 6.3 Collectable Gathering.png|288px|right|[[Patch 6.3]]]]</noinclude>
Collectables can be gathered at various nodes starting at level 50, and turned in at the [[Collectable Appraiser]] in various cities for {{scrip|low gatherer}} {{Scrip/low-gatherer-text}} (for level 50-99 collectables) or {{scrip|high gatherer}} {{Scrip/high-gatherer-text}} (for level 100 collectables) and {{exp}} [[experience]]. [[Unspoiled Nodes|Unspoiled items]] earn much more; it is recommended to focus on unspoiled items as their nodes have a minimum of six gathering attempts, allowing you to gather more items after reaching the desired collectability. They are usually the optimal way to earn experience points for little effort.

To gather a collectable, interact with the node, reach the item, and click on the desired collectable. You can identify which items in the node are collectables by seeing the {{Collectable}} icon next to the item name. When selecting a collectable, a new window will appear with actions specific to collectables (see right). You can increase the item's collectability using actions, then "Collect" the item once the desired collectability is reached. The Collect action succeeds at your gathering rate (as shown by the percentage at the very top). The appraisal actions are based on [[perception]].

Gathered collectibles usually have a separate non-Rarefied version (as of [[Patch 5.4]]). These cannot be converted between the types, and the ''Rarefied'' items cannot be used as ingredients in recipes in place of the non-Rarefied ones. The different versions will never be found together on the same node. Previously, you could gather the items that ''only'' had use as a collectable in a non-collectable form, which is why this change was made. 

: <i>For a full list of general-purpose gathered collectables with thresholds and scrips, see: [[Collectables/Gathered]].</i>

===Increasing Collectability===
The following appraisal actions increase the collectability of an item:
* {{action icon|Scour}} - Increases collectability (200 points at most) and reduces the node's integrity.
* {{action icon|Brazen Prospector}} (miner) / [[Brazen Woodsman]] (botanist) - Increases collectability by a random amount (50% to 150% of Scour's potency; 100-300 points at most) and reduces the node's integrity.
* {{action icon|Meticulous Prospector}} (miner) / [[Meticulous Woodsman]] (botanist) - Increases collectability by 75% of Scour's potency (150 points at most) and has a chance to not reduce the node's integrity (25% at most).

Additionally, {{action icon|Scrutiny}} can be used before any appraisal action to further increase the amount of collectability added (based on the player's perception rating; 250 points at most). This does not affect the node's integrity.

===Collector's Intuition===
When using collectable actions, there is a chance to trigger Collector's Intuition, granting a bonus (100 points at most) to collectability. The change of triggering this bonus increases with a higher perception rating (40% at most).

* {{action icon|Collector's Focus (miner)|x}} [[Collector's Focus]] can be used to increase the chance to trigger Collector's Intuition (to 70% at most; 100% with a relic tool).
* Additionally, the later stages of the [[Splendorous Tools|Splendorous]] and [[Cosmic Tools|Cosmic]] relic tools also increase this chance (to 60% at most; 100% if combined with Collector's Focus).

===Collector's Standard===
When using collectable actions, there is a chance the player will be granted the effect of Collector's Standard. While under this effect, the potency of Meticulous actions and the minimum potency of Brazen actions are both increased to 100% of Scour's potency (200 points at most).

At level 100, Miners and Botanists gain the {{action icon|Collector's High Standard (miner)|Collector's High Standard}} trait, which occasionally upgrades the effect of Collector's Standard to Collector's High Standard.
<br>While under the effect of Collector's High Standard:
* Brazen actions increase the collectability with maximum effectiveness (150% of Scour's potency; 300 points at most).
* Meticulous actions increase collectability with 100% of Scour's potency (200 points at most)
* The chance that Meticulous actions do not affect integrity is increased by 40% (to 65% at most). (This bonus does not apply to the effect of {{action icon|Priming Touch (miner)|x}} [[Priming Touch]].)

===Prime and Sublime Collectables===
{{see also|Prime Collectables}}
Prime Collectable items that have reached maximum collectability will, on occasion, yield exceedingly rare items from {{action icon|Aetherial Reduction}}. Moreover, these prime collectables may also become Sublime when they are gathered with maximum collectability, which guarantees a yield of rare items from aetherial reduction. A higher gathering rate increases your chances of a Prime collectable becoming Sublime.

==Gathering (Fisher)==
Fishing for collectables works differently from other Disciples of Land. To catch collectable fish, you simply enable {{action icon|Collect (Fisher)}} to activate the {{status effect|buff|collectors glove}} [[Collector's Glove]] [[buffs|buff]] and fish (or spearfish) as normal. Any fish capable of being a collectable that you catch with [[Collector's Glove]] active will have a random amount of collectability influenced by the fisher's [[perception]] rating.

Fish caught as collectables cannot have their yield increased by using {{action icon|Double Hook}} or {{action icon|Triple Hook}}; the fisher will only receive a single collectable fish.

''Note: It is possible to catch collectable fish in a non-collectable form if you forget to enable {{action icon|Collect (Fisher)}}. Non-collectable versions of those fish generally have no use, although some are used for Fisher's Intuition to catch particular species of fish.''
: <i>For a full list of general-purpose gathered collectables with thresholds and scrips, see: [[Fishing Collectables]].</i>

===Increasing Collectability===
The collectable score is directly related to the fish's length, so actions which increase the chances to catch large-sized fish or otherwise affect the size of the fish will therefore also increase the collectability rating.

Fishing Actions:
* {{action icon|Patience II}} gives a buff which both increases the odds of catching large-sized fish, and of catching average-sized fish of greater length.
** While this buff is active, the fisher will need to use {{action icon|Precision Hookset}} to hook fish with weak bites or {{action icon|Powerful Hookset}} to hook fish with strong bites.
* {{action icon|Prize Catch}} guarantees that the next catch will be a large-sized fish.
* {{action icon|Big-game Fishing}} increases the chance that the next large-sized fish caught will be an especially large specimen. (This chance increases based on the fisher's perception rating.)

Spearfishing Actions:
* {{action icon|Nature's Bounty}} increases the chance of landing a large-sized fish on the next spearfishing attempt. (This chance increases based on the fisher's perception rating.)

===Collectables prompt window===
Upon catching a fish while {{status effect|buff|collectors glove}} [[Collector's Glove]] is active, a prompt window will appear, asking whether the player would like to receive the fish as a collectable. This has several quirks:
* Answering "yes" (or closing the window) will add 1 copy of the fish to the player's inventory as a collectable. This also forfeits the opportunity to mooch, as collectables cannot be used to mooch.
* Answering "no" will add regular (non-collectable) copies of the fish to the player's inventory. In this case, whether the player used {{i|Double Hook}} or {{i|Triple Hook}} is considered in the quantity received. These regular fish follow regular mooch rules.
* For purposes of {{status effect|buff|fishers intuition}} [[Fisher's Intuition]], the fish are not considered as "entering the inventory" until the player selects a response in the prompt window. Due to this, the prompt window can be used to delay receiving the fish until a desired time - sometimes to recover [[GP]], or to assure intuition is triggered at a specific time.
* Disconnecting from the game while the prompt is still active will forfeit the fish, and they will not enter the inventory.

==Achievements==
''Main article: [[Collectables Achievements]]''

Collectables are associated with several [[achievements]]:
{{Achievement list|Items|Collectables|conditions=Has game description::~*collectable*}}

{{item icon|I Collected That I}} and {{item icon|I Made That (Worth Collecting) I}} are two of the four requirements for [[file:trade mentor status icon1.png|25px|link=Trade Mentor]]'''[[Trade Mentor]]''' status.

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