Every hero needs a great tool and in Final Fantasy XIV, when it comes to mastering crafting and gathering, players can look to the Splendorous Tools. These are only accessible to those who have reached the maximum level with their crafting and gathering jobs and are looking for a new challenge.
The Splendorous Tools are the equivalent of relic weapons for the Disciple of the Land and Hand classes. As such, while acquiring them is not complicated, enhancing them is a long and arduous task.
How to unlock the Splendorous Tools in FFXIV
In order to unlock the Splendorous Tools, players need to complete the quest "An Original Improvement". To do so, they must have at least one level 90 Disciple of the Hand or Land class, completed "The Crystalline Mean", and the "Endwalker" quests.
Once these prerequisites have been fulfilled, players can go to The Crystarium at X: 7.8 Y: 11.4, where they will find Chora-Zoi, the NPC from which they can get the "An Original Improvement" quest.
As a reward for completing the quest, players earn the Splendorous Coffer, which, when opened, gives them the Splendorous Tool for the Disciple of the Hand or Land class they are using. Players can still acquire the Splendorous Tools for the other classes with Quinnana at X: 10.4 Y: 7.8 in The Crystarium. Each tool costs 1500 White Scripts.
Since the Splendorous Tools are part of the end-game content for gathering and crafting classes, the rotations needed for each job are different.
How to upgrade the crafting jobs' Splendorous Tools in FFXIV
After acquiring their first Splendorous Tool, players can choose to further improve their tools by completing specific quests given by Chora-Zoi in The Crystarium at X: 10.5 Y: 7.8. When upgraded, the tool gains better stats as well as a higher item level. Keep in mind that the quests must be completed once for each tool players have.
In each quest, players have the goal of delivering a certain number of materials that can be acquired by exchanging crafted items. The quantity of materials players receive depends on the collectability of the items they crafted. Any items with 899 collectability or less can be exchanged for only one unit of the material, while items with 900 collectability give players three units.
Listed below are the quests as well as the items that each class must craft and exchange for the materials required by the quest with Quinnana. The recipes for these items can be found in the ‘Sidequest’ tab in the Crafting Log.
Quest - A Dedicated Tool
To get the first enhancement (iLVL 590) for the Splendorous Tools, players need to deliver 60 Splendorous Components for the items they are upgrading. For the rotations players can use to craft the items, they can run the ones suggested in this guide for the Augmented Splendorus Tools. The items each class must craft are as follows:
- Carpenter - Connoisseur’s Chair
- Blacksmith - Connoisseur’s Wall Lantern
- Armorer - Connoisseur’s Ornate Door
- Goldsmith - Connoisseur’s Vanity Mirror
- Alchemist - Connoisseur’s Cosmetics Box
- Weaver - Connoisseur’s Swag Valance
- Culinarian - Connoisseur’s Pixieberry Tea
- Leatherworker - Connoisseur’s Rug
Quest - An Adaptive Tool
For the second enhancement (iLVL 620), 90 Adaptive Components must be delivered to Chora-Zoi. The items each class must craft are as follows:
- Carpenter - Connoisseur’s Marimba
- Blacksmith - Connoisseur’s Coffee Brewer
- Armorer - Connoisseur’s Bench
- Goldsmith - Connoisseur’s Astroscope
- Alchemist - Connoisseur’s Elixir Bottle
- Weaver - Connoisseur’s Red Carpet
- Culinarian - Connoisseur’s Pixieberry Tart
- Leatherworker - Connoisseur’s Leather Sofa
Quest - A Tool of Her Own
By accepting this quest, players can get the third enhancement (iLVL 625) for their Splendorous Tools. Once again, they need to go talk to Chora-Zoi, but this time players need to deliver 90 Customized Components. The items each class must craft are as follows:
- Carpenter - Connoisseur’s Picture Frame
- Blacksmith - Connoisseur’s Samurai Blade
- Armorer - Connoisseur’s Aquarium
- Goldsmith - Connoisseur’s Glaives
- Alchemist - Connoisseur’s Topiary Moogle
- Weaver - Connoisseur’s Linen Parasol
- Culinarian - Connoisseur’s Squid Baguette
- Leatherworker - Connoisseur’s Varsity Shoes
Quest - A Tool without Compare
No different from the other upgrades up until now, the fourth enhancement (ILVL 630) of the Splendorous Tools is completed once players deliver 90 Brillant Components to Chora-Zoi. Here is the list of items each class must craft:
- Carpenter - Connoisseur’s Bookshelf
- Blacksmith - Connoisseur’s Chandelier
- Armorer - Connoisseur’s Escutcheon
- Goldsmith - Connoisseur’s Baghnakhs
- Alchemist - Connoisseur’s Planter Partition
- Weaver - Connoisseur’s Jacket
- Culinarian - Connoisseur’s Spaghetti al Nero
- Leatherworker - Connoisseur’s Drinking Apkallu
How to upgrade the gathering jobs’ Splendorous Tools in FFXIV
Just like with the Splendorous Tools for crafters, the ones for the Discipline of the Land classes, once acquired, can be upgraded. To do so, players need to complete quests given by Chora-Zoi at X: 10.5 Y: 7.8 in The Crystarium.
For these quests, players must gather specific items to exchange with Quinanna for the materials requested by Chora-Zoi. The number of materials players can acquire in exchange for one of the items they collect depends on their collectability. Items collected using Miner or Botanist with a collectability value between 570-999 give players only one unit of the material. But, if the item has 1000 collectability, then players get three units of the material. For the Fisher, the collectables with 47 to 109 collectability will reward players with one unit of the material, while items with 110 or higher, give two units.
Each quest must be completed once for every class’ tool – Botanist, Miner, and Fisher. Players should take into consideration when preparing for the third and fourth upgrades that materials required to enhance the Botanist’ and Miner’s tools can also be obtained through Aetherial Reduction.
Listed below are the quests as well as the items that each class must collect and exchange for the materials required by Chora-Zoi with Quinnana. The relation of items and their locations can be found in the ‘Sidequest’ tab in the Gathering Log.
Quest - A Dedicated Tool
The goal of this quest, which gives the Splendorous Tool its first upgrade (iLVL 590), is to deliver a certain number of splendorous components to Chora-Zoi. While Miner and Botanist need to deliver a total of 180 of these plus 180 Splendorous Water Shards (Botanist) or Splendorous Earth Shards (Miner), Fisher has to deliver only 60 Splendorous Components.
- Fisher - Platinum Seahorse and Clavekeeper
- Botanist - Connoisseur’s Wattle Petribark
- Miner - Connoisseur’s Primstone
Quest - An Adaptive Tool
To acquire the second upgrade (iLVL 620), players need to complete this quest, which requires 210 Adaptive Components for the Miner’s and Botanist’s tools plus 210 Adaptive Fire Crystals (Miner) or Adaptive Lightning Crystals (Botanist) and 80 to enhance the Fisher’s tool. Once they have all the materials, players must talk to Chora-Zoi.
- Fisher - Mirror Image and Spangled Pirarucu
- Botanist - Connoisseur’s Levin Mint
- Miner - Connoisseur’s Red Malachite
Quest - A Tool of Her Own
This quest gives the Splendorous Tools a third upgrade (iLVL 625). All players need to do is to deliver to Chora-Zoi, if the tool is for the Miner or Botanist classes, 210 Customized Components plus 210 Custom Ice Crystals (Miner) or Custom Wind Crystals (Botanist), and 80 of these for the Fisher’s rod.
- Fisher - Gold Dustfish and Forgiven Melancholy
- Botanist - Connoisseur’s Miracle Apple
- Miner - Connoisseur’s Soiled Femur
Quest - A Tool without Compare
By completing this quest, players unlock the fourth upgrade (iLVL 63) for their Splendorous Tools. Players enhancing the Miner’s or Motanist’s tools need to deliver 210 Brilliant Components plus 210 Brilliant Lighting Clusters (Miner) or Brilliant Earth Clusters (Botanist). When it comes to upgrading the Fisher’s rod, players need to deliver 80 Brilliant Components. In any case, all materials should be delivered to Chora-Zoi.
- Fisher - Oil Slick and Gonzalo’s Grace
- Botanist - Connoisseur’s Cloves
- Miner - Connoisseur’s Aurum Regis Ore
