Places to Get Gear and Materials

Helpful Tips


Getting Easy Gear


Crafting Guilds & Vendors


Visit the Guild shops in the main cities. They have vendors selling equipment as well as materials.
They are marked on the Map with their crafting icon.
You will find a mix of equipment and crafting materials to purchase.
Guild shops have increased variety and stock.

The Crafting Shop in Library sells rare and unobtainable crafting materials.

Check out the Database for easy crafting recipes to create your own equipment.

Level 1-20 Weapons

NPC: Hestefa
Zone: Library
Sells Level 1-20 weapons.

Level 15 Salvage Armor Sets

NPC: Reja Ygridhi
Zone: Celennia Memorial Library

All armors are 2,000 gil per piece. Each set has their own jobs. This gear also drops from Tier 1 Zeni Notorious Monsters.

Enyos Breastplate Set
Hoshikazu Gi Set
Anu Doublet Set
Nemian Robe Set
Njords Jerkin set

Level 25 Salvage Armor

Obtained from Events and Tier 2 Zeni Notorious Monsters.

Level 35 Salvage Armor

Available through certain yearly events (Halloween) without augments.
Available with boosted augments through PvP Participation. (See PVP on forums.)
Added to drops from Tier 3 Zeni Notorious Monsters.

Level 45 Salvage Armor

Obtain via Boss Coffer in the dungeon Aphotic Lair (Lv.50). See Dungeon System

Level 50-60 Job Equipment

  1. Use Perk NPC System to obtain a Claim Slip.
  2. Take the slip to Caruvinda in Lower Jeuno to “Retrieve” all 5 pieces.

These are JSE (Job Specific Equipment) with their own custom looks, often referred as Artifact Armor 1.
What do they look like? Check this out: http://ffxiclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Artifact_Armor#Artifact_Armor_by_Job

Level 70 Salvage Armor

Salvage armor can be obtained through special drops
or by using Ghanraam to build them using materials.

NM Drops for Completed Pieces:

Level 80+ Empyrean Armor

Available from vendor NPCs in Abyssea from Curor/Dominion - base NQ versions.
Upgrade to AF3+1 with Exchange NPC.
Upgrade to AF3+2 with Exchange NPC.

Upgrade Relic, Mythic, and Empyrean Weapons / Armor

Rare Spells Vendor

NPC: Andreine
Zone: Library
Sells rare magic scrolls including several that are unobtainable through normal means.

Event Vanity NPC Vendor

NPC: Jedelaih
Zone: Library
Sells fun event items for Style Locking. (choco/mog suit, ark weapons, wedding clothes, furniture)