How to get Archeo Kingdom crafted gear in Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail

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A crafter in Final Fantasy 14 inspects his hammer, preparing to create Archeo Kingdom gear.

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Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail patch 7.05 dropped this week, which means that as of right now, theArcheo Kingdom crafted gearis some of the best kit you can get, especially if you’ve a mind to head into the newly-released Savage difficulty of the Arcadion raids.

That’s because high quality (HQ) Archeo Kingdom gear is item level 710—the highest non-raid gear can get—and it can be “pentamelded”, allowing you to slot up to five bits of materia into every piece.

If you’re just getting started out, though, don’t sweat the pentamelding as much. Actually committing to all five melds is only necessary if you’re racing to world first. Simply overmelding as and where you can is more than acceptable everywhere but the most hardcore of raiding environments.

The first, and most basic way to get Archeo Kingdom gear is to just buy itfrom the marketboard. If you’re reading this guide on the same week the patch dropped, you might notice it’s pretty pricey—that’s because lots of players are in a rush to do the new savage raids. These prices should drop within the month if you’re willing to be patient.

If you’d like to kit up now, though, or are a fresh omnicrafter looking to get their bearings, here’s what you’ll need to cobble together:

How to get started

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Erenville, a side character in Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail, stands proudly on a ship with the sea breeze in his hair.

Since you’ll need to have all of your crafting jobs at level 100 to get any use out of this guide, I’m going to assume you’ve got your basics down—this’ll act more as a checklist of the most important things to get squared away before you properly start crafting.

Speaking of, here’s a quick summary of what you need before we get deep into the paint. Keep in mind, everything below except for the Master Recipes can be purchased from the marketboard (you can’t buy tomestones, but you can trade the materials you get for them):

Now for the nitty-gritty details: First, you’re going to want to get geared. The items you’ll be looking for are as follows:

You can eithercraft these yourself, orbuy them from the marketboard.

Where to get crafting Master Recipes

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A crafter accosts a scrip vendor behind a counter in Final Fantasy 14, the two are surrounded by hi-tech scenery.

Next up, you’ll need to get yourMaster Recipesfor each job. You can buy these for 1,200 purple crafter’s scrips at any Scrip Exchange. The exchanges for Dawntrail’s two main cities are located at(9.1, 13.3) in Solution Nineand(16.2, 11.1) in Tuliyollal, and you’ll need9,600 total to claim all eight.

How to craft Archeo Kingdom gear

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A crafter in Final Fantasy 14 prepares to make Archeo gear.

There are seven sets of Archeo Kingdom gear—meaning there’s a ton of recipes available once you’ve got all of your Master Recipe books. Since there are so many, I’m not going to list them here, especially since you can see exactly what you need via the in-game Crafting Log. I am, however, going to go over the basic high-level materials you’ll need so you know where to start.

First off, the bread and butter of Archeo Kingdom gear:tomestone materials.

Swipe to scroll horizontallyItemMaterial (Tomestones)Material (Folklore)Gathering LocationTimeSterling Silver Ingot2 Potsworn’s Abrasive4 Fine SIlver OresShaaloani, (36, 28)10-12 am/pm ETBlackseed Cotton Cloth2 Pelupelu Yarn4 Blackseed Cotton BollLiving Memory, (28, 17)4-6 am/pm ETPurussaurus Leather2 Purussaurus Skin4 Turali AlumenUrqopacha (37, 29)8-10 am/pm ETIpe Lumber2 Xbr’aal Varnish4 Ipe LogsKozama’uka (7, 33)12-14 am/pm ETMaraging Steel Ingot2 Airbright Coolant4 Harmonite OreLiving Memory (9, 15)6-8 am/pm ET

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ItemMaterial (Tomestones)Material (Folklore)Gathering LocationTimeSterling Silver Ingot2 Potsworn’s Abrasive4 Fine SIlver OresShaaloani, (36, 28)10-12 am/pm ETBlackseed Cotton Cloth2 Pelupelu Yarn4 Blackseed Cotton BollLiving Memory, (28, 17)4-6 am/pm ETPurussaurus Leather2 Purussaurus Skin4 Turali AlumenUrqopacha (37, 29)8-10 am/pm ETIpe Lumber2 Xbr’aal Varnish4 Ipe LogsKozama’uka (7, 33)12-14 am/pm ETMaraging Steel Ingot2 Airbright Coolant4 Harmonite OreLiving Memory (9, 15)6-8 am/pm ET

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Zircon, a vendor in Final Fantasy 14, offers the player a wide selection of items to help them craft Archeo Kingdom items.

As per usual,all of these materials can also be purchased from the Marketboard, though given the tomestone investment they’re usually too expensive to be worth it—especially if you can craft them yourself.

There are alsoGrade 2 Gemdraughts, though in my experience these are generally cheap enough on the Marketboard that they’re not worth spending your tomestones on crafting unless you’re severely strapped for cash. In which case, you’ve got a different issue to solve before you go about making end-game crafted gear.

The second most important material for Archeo Kingdom gear is Aethersand. There are four kinds:Sungilt, Mythloam, Mythroot,andMythbrine Aethersand. You can purchase these for200 orange gatherer’s scrips each at any Scrip Exchange vendor, but a far more efficient way is to simply gather collectibles fromEphemeral Nodes, then use theAetherial Reductionjob action on them. As with the tomestone materials, you can also buy these from other players on the Marketboard.

Mythbrine Aethersand is a little more involved to gather, but the other kinds can be found at these Ephemeral Nodes in the following locations:

Swipe to scroll horizontallyItemObtained FromLocationTimeSunglit AethersandElectrocoalHeritage Found (26, 12)8-12 pm ETSunglit AethersandGoldbranchShaalaoni (16, 10)4-8 am ETMythloam AethersandBrightwind OreLiving Memory (10, 11)12-4 am ETMythroot AethersandVolcanic GrassLiving Memory (26, 7)4-8 pm ET

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ItemObtained FromLocationTimeSunglit AethersandElectrocoalHeritage Found (26, 12)8-12 pm ETSunglit AethersandGoldbranchShaalaoni (16, 10)4-8 am ETMythloam AethersandBrightwind OreLiving Memory (10, 11)12-4 am ETMythroot AethersandVolcanic GrassLiving Memory (26, 7)4-8 pm ET

If you’re looking to farm either Folklore items or Aethersands, I highly recommendffxiv-gathering, which lets you track and set timers for everything rather than rocking up with a notepad and paper. The rest of the materials you’ll need are easily uncovered via the crafting menu in the game, and are typically from sub-level 100 gathering nodes.

As for general advice: ensure you’re using the recommended food and medicine times, which areRroneek Steak (HQ)andCunning Craftsman’s Tisanerespectively. When crafting your tomestone materials, make sure toaim to create high quality versions, too—going in with mostly HQ materials, I’ve been able to get 100% on my quality rating for my Archeo Kingdom gear no sweat, even at mid-tier materia melds with a few ones missing. Happy crafting!

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