User:Dr Agon/Gear Guide

See also: Content Unlock and Leveling Gear Guide

Level 90 Gear Guide <<
Allagan Tomestone exchanges open up in Solution Nine after Dawntrail.
Scrips exchange unlock quest Dawn of a New Deal requires Solution Nine.

Summary

Combat

• Because level 100 gear is released over the course of several major patches, players do not necessarily need to slowly increment the item level of their gear if they have recently reached level 100, and can instead jump directly to the highest item level gear that is most accessible.
• [IL 690] Players who recently reached level 99 - 100 should collect Artifact Weapons and Artifact Armor for free. Epochal Accessories drop from three dungeons: Alexandria, Tender Valley, and The Strayborough Deadwalk, but these do not need to be "farmed" to proceed with further upgrades.
• [IL 745] Current Cfield operation armor: Arcanaut's Armor. Within Occult Crescent zones, these provide a bonus to main stat and Phantom Job action damage. They can be upgraded to Arcanaut's Armor +1 and then Arcanaut's Armor +2 using materials obtained within Occult Crescent, increasing the bonuses provided. Upgrading to +2 in a reasonable manner requires completing the high-end The Forked Tower: Blood raid.
• [IL 750] Current uncapped Ctomestone gear ( Allagan Tomestones of Heliometry): Historia Weapons, Historia Armor, and Historia Accessories
  • [IL 760] These can be upgraded to Augmented Historia Weapons (using   Surgelight Solvent), Augmented Quetzalli Armor (using   Surgelight Twine), and Augmented Quetzalli Accessories (using   Surgelight Glaze). These are available from exchanging Sacks of Nuts, alliance raid coins, or books from AAC Cruiserweight Tier (Savage), .
• [IL 750] Current uncapped alliance raid armor ( San d'Oria: The Second Walk): San d'Oria Armor
• [IL 755] Current Bdungeon gear ( Mistwake): ??? Armor and ??? Accessories
• [IL 760] Current Erelic weapons: Phantom Weapons Umbrae
• [IL 770] Current weekly-capped normal raid gear ( AAC Heavyweight Tier): ??? Armor and ??? Accessories
• [IL 770] Current endgame crafted gear: ??? Weapons, ??? Armor, and ??? Accessories. These should always be obtained as  high quality, either by crafting them yourself or purchasing from the Market Board. Unlike normal raid IL 740 gear, these can be pentamelded with materia, giving more substats, although the types of substats may not necessarily be as desirable as those from normal raid gear.
• [IL 775] Current extreme trial weapons ( Hell on Rails (Extreme)): ??? Weapons
• [IL 780] Current weekly-capped Ctomestone gear ( Allagan Tomestone of Mnemonics): ??? Weapons, ??? Armor, and ??? Accessories
  • [IL 790] These can be upgraded to Augmented ??? Weapons (using File:Item.png  Item), Augmented ??? Armor (using File:Item.png  Item), and Augmented ??? Accessories (using File:Item.png  Item). These upgrade items drop from AAC Heavyweight Tier (Savage).
• [IL 790/795] Current weekly-capped savage raid gear ( AAC Heavyweight Tier (Savage)): Grand Champion's Weapons, Grand Champion's Armor and Grand Champion's Accessories.

Best-in-slot gear

• Current "best-in-slot" (BiS) gear comprises a mixture of IL 795 Grand Champion's Weapons and IL 790 Grand Champion's/Augmented ??? Armor and Grand Champion's/Augmented ??? Accessories melded with certain materia.
  • This composition varies depending on the job and is intended to maximize desirable substats. Some jobs may have multiple BiS sets with specific Spell Speed or Skill Speed tiers.
  • BiS sets for each job are provided by The Balance.
  • BiS is not necessary to obtain unless if the player is planning on doing the ultimate raid scheduled for patch 7.5. BiS primarily allows players to more easily clear existing content.
• Higher item level gear will not be released until patch 8.0.
• Players who are doing Futures Rewritten (Ultimate) (and to a lesser extent The Cloud of Darkness (Chaotic)) are recommended to use IL 730-735 BiS, which will retain materia melds, instead of syncing down higher item level gear. This gear comprises a mixture of IL 735 Dark Horse Champion's Weapons and IL 730 Dark Horse Champion's/Augmented Quetzalli/Clouddark/Mistic Memory Armor and Dark Horse Champion's/Augmented Quetzalli/Mistic Memory Accessories melded with certain materia.

DoH and DoL

As of patch 7.3, the IL 750 crafted level 100★★★ Gold Thumb's Tools, Crested Armor, and Crested Accessories, with specific melds as recommended by FFXIV Teamcraft for crafting and gathering, are recommended for frequent, high-end crafting and gathering, including EX and EX+ missions in Cosmic Exploration. All crafted gear must be  high quality to be considered worthwhile. While the equivalent item level level 100 ??? Tools and ??? Armor are available for orange scrips, they suffer from the inability to pentameld materia.

Players who do not craft and gather on a frequent basis should obtain the scrip set, which is cheaper to obtain than the IL 750 crafted set and relic tool.

The current step of the Erelic tool (Stellar Tools) is functionally equivalent to an IL 750 crafted tool with one CP +8 materia meld applied. However, the relic tools cannot be melded at all. Regardless, they are recommended for advanced Cosmic Exploration missions over Gold Thumb's primary tools due to the bonuses they provide. (There are no relic secondary tools, so Gold Thumb's secondary tools are the only BiS option).

Future

The following is based on patterns of recent expansions and is subject to change:

• Later-stage Cosmic Tools, to be released in patch 7.41 and in patch 7.5x, will outclass Gold Thumb's primary tools.

Weapons

Gearset	IL	Obtained
Artifact Weapons (Dawntrail)	690	Acquired from Mewazunte in Tuliyollal (X:12.4,Y:12.9) after completing the Level 99 Dawntrail MSQ In Pursuit of Sphene.
Neo Kingdom Weapons	700	Purchased from Ryubool Ja in Tuliyollal (X:13.9 Y:13.5) for  140 Sacks of Nuts. Formerly bought with Allagan Tomestones of Aesthetics.
Skyruin Weapons	710	Dropped from Worqor Lar Dor (Extreme). Purchased from Uah'shepya in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.5) for 10   Skyruin Totem. Receive   Skyruin Weapon Coffer (IL 710) Using this item transforms it into a weapon corresponding to the user's current job.
Archeo Kingdom Weapons	710	Crafted, level 100★★ recipes. (Master Recipes XI) / Market Board
Quetzalli Weapons	720	Purchased from Ryubool Ja in Tuliyollal (X:13.9 Y:13.5) for Sacks of Nuts. Formerly bought with Allagan Tomestones of Heliometry.
Augmented Archeo Kingdom Weapons	720	Purchased from Eirene in Solution Nine (X:8.1 Y:14.0) for 17   Everkeep Certificate of Grade 1 Import and 7   Everkeep Rain.
Weapons Eternal	725	Dropped from The Minstrel's Ballad: Sphene's Burden. Purchased from Uah'shepya in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.5) for 10   Totem Eternal. Receive   Queen Eternal Weapon Coffer (IL 725) Using this item transforms it into a weapon corresponding to the user's current job.
Augmented Quetzalli Weapons	730	Purchased from Theone in Solution Nine (X:8.6 Y:13.6) for 1 corresponding Quetzalli Weapon, 1   Surgelight Solvent.
Dark Horse Champion's Weapons	735	Dropped from AAC Light-heavyweight M4 (Savage). Receive   Dark Horse Champion's Weapon Coffer (IL 735). Using this item transforms it into a weapon corresponding to the user's current job. Purchased from Hhihwi in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.4) for 8   AAC Illustrated: LHW Edition IV.
Ultimate Edenmorn Weapons	735	Purchased from Uah'shepya in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.5) with 1   Oracle Totem dropped from Futures Rewritten (Ultimate).
Ceremonial Weapons	740	Crafted, level 100★★★ recipes. (Master Recipes XII) / Market Board
Queensknight Weapons	745	Dropped from Recollection (Extreme). Purchased from Uah'shepya in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.5) for 10   Knight Totem. Receive   Queensknight Weapon Coffer (IL 745) Using this item transforms it into a weapon corresponding to the user's current job.
Phantom Weapons Penumbrae	745	Acquired from Forging the Phantasmal. Subsequent relic weapons can be purchased from Dodokkuli in the Phantom Village (X:6.7, Y:7.1).
Veldian Weapons	745	Receive   Veldian Weapon Coffer as a guaranteed drop from The Windward Wilds or The Windward Wilds (Extreme). Using this item transforms it into a weapon corresponding to the user's current job.
Historia Weapons	750	Purchased from Zircon in Solution Nine (X:8.6 Y:13.5) for 500 Allagan Tomestone of Mathematics and 1   Universal Tomestone 2.0.
Augmented Ceremonial Weapons	750	Purchased from Eirene in Solution Nine (X:8.1 Y:14.0) for 17   Everkeep Certificate of Grade 2 Import and 7   Immortal Rain.
Weapons of the First Light	750	Reward from Pilgrim's Traverse (requires completion of stone 30)
Ageless Weapons	755	Dropped from The Minstrel's Ballad: Necron's Embrace. Purchased from Uah'shepya in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.5) for 10   Grave Totem. Receive   Ageless Weapon Coffer (IL 755) Using this item transforms it into a weapon corresponding to the user's current job.
Sacramental Weapons	755	Reward from Pilgrim's Traverse (requires completion of stone 100)
Augmented Historia Weapons	760	Purchased from Theone in Solution Nine (X:8.6 Y:13.6) for 1 corresponding Historia Weapon, 1   Evercharged Ester.
Phantom Weapons Umbrae	760	Acquired from Wrought by Hands Phantasmal. Subsequent relic weapons can be purchased from Dodokkuli in the Phantom Village (X:6.7, Y:7.1).
Augmented Veldian Weapons	760	Purchased from the Smithy in Tuliyollal (X:13.3 Y:13.1) for 1 corresponding Veldian Weapon, 5   Guardian Arkveld Certificate.
Babyface Champion's Weapons	765	Dropped from AAC Cruiserweight M4 (Savage). Receive   Babyface Champion's Weapon Coffer (IL 765). Using this item transforms it into a weapon corresponding to the user's current job. Purchased from Hhihwi in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.4) for 8   AAC Illustrated: CW Edition IV.
??? Weapons	770	Crafted, level 100★★★★ recipes. (Master Recipes XII) / Market Board
??? Weapons	775	Dropped from Hell on Rails (Extreme). Purchased from Uah'shepya in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.5) for 10 File:Item.png  Item. Receive File:Item.png  Item Using this item transforms it into a weapon corresponding to the user's current job.
??? Weapons	780	Purchased from Zircon in Solution Nine (X:8.6 Y:13.5) for 500 Allagan Tomestone of Mnemonics and 1 File:Item.png  Item.
Augmented ??? Weapons	790	Purchased from Theone in Solution Nine (X:8.6 Y:13.6) for 1 corresponding ??? Weapon, 1 File:Item.png  Item.
Grand Champion's Weapons	795	Dropped from AAC Heavyweight M4 (Savage). Receive File:Item.png  Item. Using this item transforms it into a weapon corresponding to the user's current job. Purchased from Hhihwi in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.4) for 8 File:Item.png  Item.

Armor

Gearset	IL	Obtained
Artifact Armor (Dawntrail)	690	Acquired from Mewazunte in Tuliyollal (X:12.4,Y:12.9) after completing the Level 99 Dawntrail MSQ In Pursuit of Sphene.
Neo Kingdom Armor	700	Purchased from Ryubool Ja in Tuliyollal (X:13.9 Y:13.5) for  70−120 Sacks of Nuts. Formerly bought with Allagan Tomestones of Aesthetics.
Yuweyawata Armor	705	Dropped from Yuweyawata Field Station.
Light-heavy Armor	710	Exchange Holotokens obtained from AAC Light-heavyweight Tier to Hhihwi in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.4).
Archeo Kingdom Armor	710	Crafted, level 100★★ recipes. (Master Recipes XI) / Market Board
Quetzalli Armor	720	Purchased from Ryubool Ja in Tuliyollal (X:13.9 Y:13.5) for Sacks of Nuts. Formerly bought with Allagan Tomestones of Heliometry.
Ark Angel's Armor	720	Dropped from Jeuno: The First Walk.
Augmented Archeo Kingdom Armor	720	Purchased from Eirene in Solution Nine (X:8.1 Y:14.0) for 11-17   Everkeep Certificate of Grade 1 Import and 3-5   Everkeep Rain.
Underkeep Armor	725	Dropped from The Underkeep.
Augmented Quetzalli Armor	730	Purchased from Theone in Solution Nine (X:8.6 Y:13.6) for 1 corresponding Quetzalli Armor, 1   Surgelight Twine
Dark Horse Champion's Armor	730	Receive Dark Horse Champion's Gear Coffers as drops from AAC Light-heavyweight M2 (Savage) and AAC Light-heavyweight M3 (Savage). Using one transforms it into a gear piece corresponding to the user's current job. Purchased from Hhihwi in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.4) for 4   AAC Illustrated: LHW Edition II (head, hands, feet) or 6   AAC Illustrated: LHW Edition III (chest, legs).
Clouddark Armor	730	Receive Clouddark Gear Coffers as drops from The Cloud of Darkness (Chaotic). Using one transforms it into a gear piece corresponding to the user's current job. Purchased from Uah'shepya in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.5) for 2   Clouddark Demimateria I (head, hands, feet) or 3   Clouddark Demimateria I (chest, legs).
Mistic Memory Armor	735	Dropped from The Meso Terminal.
Cruiser Armor	740	Exchange Holotokens obtained from AAC Cruiserweight Tier to Hhihwi in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.4).
Ceremonial Armor	740	Crafted, level 100★★★ recipes. (Master Recipes XII) / Market Board
Arcanaut's Armor	745	Purchased from the Expedition Antiquarian in The Occult Crescent: South Horn (X:38.1, Y:7,0) for  4,000.
Arcanaut's Armor +1	745	Purchased from the Expedition Armorer in The Occult Crescent: South Horn (X:37.6, Y:7,1) for 1 corresponding Arcanaut's Armor piece, 3   Aetherspun Silver, and 3   Aetherial Fixative.
Arcanaut's Armor +2	745	Purchased from the Expedition Armorer in The Occult Crescent: South Horn (X:37.6, Y:7,1) for 1 corresponding Arcanaut's Armor +1 piece, 3   Aetherspun Gold, and 6   X-Fixative.
Historia Armor	750	Purchased from Zircon in Solution Nine (X:8.6 Y:13.5) for 495-825 Allagan Tomestone of Mathematics.
San d'Oria Armor	750	Dropped from San d'Oria: The Second Walk.
Augmented Ceremonial Armor	750	Purchased from Eirene in Solution Nine (X:8.1 Y:14.0) for 11-17   Everkeep Certificate of Grade 2 Import and 3-5   Immortal Rain.
??? Armor	755	Dropped from Mistwake.
Augmented Historia Armor	760	Purchased from Theone in Solution Nine (X:8.6 Y:13.6) for 1 corresponding Historia Armor, 1   Evercharged Twine
Babyface Champion's Armor	760	Receive Babyface Champion's Gear Coffers as drops from AAC Cruiserweight M2 (Savage) and AAC Cruiserweight M3 (Savage). Using one transforms it into a gear piece corresponding to the user's current job. Purchased from Hhihwi in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.4) for 4   AAC Illustrated: CW Edition II (head, hands, feet) or 6   AAC Illustrated: CW Edition III (chest, legs).
??? Armor	770	Exchange Holotokens obtained from AAC Heavyweight Tier to Hhihwi in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.4).
??? Armor	770	Crafted, level 100★★★★ recipes. (Master Recipes XII) / Market Board
??? Armor	780	Purchased from Zircon in Solution Nine (X:8.6 Y:13.5) for 495-825 Allagan Tomestone of Mnemonics.
Augmented ??? Armor	790	Purchased from Theone in Solution Nine (X:8.6 Y:13.6) for 1 corresponding ??? Armor, 1 File:Item.png  Item
Grand Champion's Armor	790	Receive Grand Champion's Gear Coffers as drops from AAC Heavyweight M2 (Savage) and AAC Heavyweight M3 (Savage). Using one transforms it into a gear piece corresponding to the user's current job. Purchased from Hhihwi in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.4) for 4 File:Item.png  Item (head, hands, feet) or 6 File:Item.png  Item (chest, legs).

Accessories

Gearset	IL	Obtained
Epochal Accessories	690	Dropped from Alexandria, Tender Valley, and The Strayborough Deadwalk.
Neo Kingdom Accessories	700	Purchased from Ryubool Ja in Tuliyollal (X:13.9 Y:13.5) for  55 Sacks of Nuts. Formerly bought with Allagan Tomestones of Aesthetics.
Yuweyawata Accessories	705	Dropped from Yuweyawata Field Station.
Resilient Accessories	710	Dropped from Everkeep (Extreme). Purchased from Uah'shepya in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.5) for 5   Resilient Totem.
Light-heavy Accessories	710	Exchange Holoearrings obtained from AAC Light-heavyweight Tier to Hhihwi in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.4).
Archeo Kingdom Accessories	710	Crafted, level 100★★ recipes. (Master Recipes XI) / Market Board
Quetzalli Accessories	720	Purchased from Ryubool Ja in Tuliyollal (X:13.9 Y:13.5) for Sacks of Nuts. Formerly bought with Allagan Tomestones of Heliometry.
Augmented Archeo Kingdom Accessories	720	Purchased from Eirene in Solution Nine (X:8.1 Y:14.0) for 7   Everkeep Certificate of Grade 1 Import and 2   Everkeep Rain.
Underkeep Accessories	725	Dropped from The Underkeep.
Augmented Quetzalli Accessories	730	Purchased from Theone in Solution Nine (X:8.6 Y:13.6) for 1 corresponding Quetzalli Accessory, 1   Surgelight Glaze
Dark Horse Champion's Accessories	730	Receive Dark Horse Champion's Accessory Coffers as drops from from AAC Light-heavyweight M1 (Savage). Purchased from Hhihwi in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.4) for 3   AAC Illustrated: LHW Edition I.
Mistic Memory Accessories	735	Dropped from The Meso Terminal.
Cruiser Accessories	740	Exchange Holobrooches obtained from AAC Cruiserweight Tier to Hhihwi in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.4).
Ceremonial Accessories	740	Crafted, level 100★★★ recipes. (Master Recipes XII) / Market Board
Historia Accessories	750	Purchased from Zircon in Solution Nine (X:8.6 Y:13.5) for 375 Allagan Tomestone of Mathematics.
Augmented Ceremonial Accessories	750	Purchased from Eirene in Solution Nine (X:8.1 Y:14.0) for 7   Everkeep Certificate of Grade 2 Import and 2   Immortal Rain.
??? Accessories	755	Dropped from Mistwake.
Augmented Historia Accessories	760	Purchased from Theone in Solution Nine (X:8.6 Y:13.6) for 1 corresponding Historia Accessory, 1   Evercharged Glaze
Babyface Champion's Accessories	760	Receive Babyface Champion's Accessory Coffers as drops from from AAC Cruiserweight M1 (Savage). Using one transforms it into a gear piece corresponding to the user's current job. Purchased from Hhihwi in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.4) for 3   AAC Illustrated: CW Edition I.
??? Accessories	770	Exchange Holorings obtained from AAC Heavyweight Tier to Hhihwi in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.4).
??? Accessories	770	Crafted, level 100★★★★ recipes. (Master Recipes XII) / Market Board
??? Accessories	780	Purchased from Zircon in Solution Nine (X:8.6 Y:13.5) for 375 Allagan Tomestone of Mnemonics.
Augmented ??? Armor	790	Purchased from Theone in Solution Nine (X:8.6 Y:13.6) for 1 corresponding ??? Accessory, 1 File:Item.png  Item
Grand Champion's Accessories	790	Receive Grand Champion's Accessory Coffers as drops from from AAC Heavyweight M1 (Savage). Using one transforms it into a gear piece corresponding to the user's current job. Purchased from Hhihwi in Solution Nine (X:8.7 Y:13.4) for 3 File:Item.png  Item.

Crafting and Gathering

Primary Tools

Gearset	IL	Obtained
Ra'Kaznar Tools	690	Crafted, level 100 recipes.
Prototype v0.8 Cosmic Tools	690	Phase 8 Cosmic Tools
Rise Tools	700	Orange Scrip Exchange
Everseeker's Tools	720	Crafted, level 100★★ recipes. (Master Recipes XI)
Innovator's Tools	720	Orange Scrip Exchange
Cosmic Tools (IL 720)	720	Phase 9 Cosmic Tools
Cosmic Tools v1.1	725	Phase 10 Cosmic Tools
Cosmic Tools v1.2	730	Phase 11 Cosmic Tools
Cosmic Tools v1.3	735	Phase 12 Cosmic Tools
Cosmic Tools v1.4	740	Phase 13 Cosmic Tools
Stellar Tools	750	Phase 14 Cosmic Tools
Gold Thumb's Tools	750	Crafted, level 100★★★ recipes. (Master Recipes XII)
??? Tools	750	Orange Scrip Exchange

Secondary Tools

Gearset	IL	Obtained
Ra'Kaznar Tools	690	Crafted, level 100 recipes.
Everseeker's Tools	720	Crafted, level 100★★ recipes. (Master Recipes XI)
Innovator's Tools	720	Orange Scrip Exchange
Gold Thumb's Tools	750	Crafted, level 100★★★ recipes. (Master Recipes XII)
??? Tools	750	Orange Scrip Exchange

Gear

Gearset	IL	Obtained
Thunderyards Crafting and Gathering Gear	690	Crafted, level 100 recipes.
Rise Gear	700	Orange Scrip Exchange Specific sets for each class Armor only, no accessories.
Everseeker's Gear	720	Crafted, level 100★★ recipes. (Master Recipes XI) Armor only, no accessories.
Innovator's Gear	720	Orange Scrip Exchange Armor only, no accessories.
Crested Gear	750	Crafted, level 100★★★ recipes. (Master Recipes XII)
??? Gear	750	Orange Scrip Exchange