Splendorous Tools Stage One (2024)

Last updated on Jul 19, 2023 at 12:00by Shikhu15 comments

Your first stage in the FFXIV Splendorous Tools series will allow youto augment your Crafting and Gathering tools to further increase their stats.This guide will explain how best to gather the required collectables andprovide rotations and lists for crafting.

Start by again speaking to Chora-Zoi in theCrystarium (X: 10.5, Y: 7.7) to begin the quest "A Dedicated Tool (1st Enhancement)".Now that you have obtained your initial tool and anysubsequent tools from the scrip exchange you can begin to augment yourSplendorous Tool.

This stage will require to obtain a large amount of collectables usingyour tools to be exchanged for Splendorous Components such as Splendorous Goldsmith's Component.These are all class specific and Fisher even has 2, Splendorous Fishing Reel Componentand Splendorous Fishing Rod Component. Miner and Botanist also requireadditional new Shards to be gathered to hand in with the quest.

By speaking to Quinnana in The Crystarium(X: 10.4, Y: 7.8) you willbe able to exchange your collectables for these Splendorous components. Donot forget, you always need the tools equipped to be able tocraft and gather items related to the relic.

If you have completed this stage, feel free to move on to the next upgradein the series:

Crafting classes are required to craft collectables to exchange for components.With a rating of 540-899 you will obtain 1 component, whereas for 900+ collectability youwill obtain 3. These crafts are very easy using the macros providedfurther down.

This stage needs 60 Splendorous Components meaning at the highest collectabilitytier you need 20 crafts per class.

Each craft uses a material purchased with White Scrips which can befound in the Other tab on the Scrip Exchange while speaking to Quinnana. Itwill cost you 50 scrips for every craft meaning 1000 white scripsper class if you only need 20 crafts.

The next stage also uses these same scrip material but 30 of them.Stockpile a total of 50 now instead of stopping later. This will cost you 2500White Scrips per crafter or 20,000 total.

Click here for a crafting list i created for these tools.Feelfree however to use any crafting list site of your choice.

Below are some recommended rotations depending on if you areusing melded indagators or scrip gear. Do not forget that yourstats will be lower due to needing to use the Splendorous Tool to craft.

This macro is a 1 button macro for the first relic stage, requires no foodwith minimum stats of 3586/3479/543. You can remove the Final Appraisalif you have high craftmanship allowing you to add a sound effect to the end of your macro.

/ac "Muscle Memory" <wait.3>/ac Manipulation <wait.2>/ac "Waste Not II" <wait.2>/ac "Final Appraisal" <wait.2>/ac Groundwork <wait.3>/ac Groundwork <wait.3>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac Innovation <wait.2>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac "Great Strides" <wait.2>/ac "Byregot's Blessing" <wait.3>/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>

/ac "Muscle Memory" <wait.3>/ac "Manipulation" <wait.2>/ac "Veneration" <wait.2>/ac "Waste Not II" <wait.2>/ac "Groundwork" <wait.3>/ac "Delicate Synthesis" <wait.3>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac "Innovation" <wait.2>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac "Advanced Touch" <wait.3>/ac "Great Strides" <wait.2>/e Macro #1 finished <se.0>/ac "Byregot's Blessing" <wait.3>/ac "Careful Synthesis" <wait.3>/e Craft finished <se.1>

Gathering classes will need to gather 2 materials, collectables to exchangefor Splendorous Components as well as Splendorous Shards to be handed inat the end of the quest.

The Shards are also hidden, what this means is that they will not alwaysappear on nodes and instead have a set chance to randomly appear. Thismakes it important to focus them when possible.

You will need 180 of both of these items, with collectables giving 1 or 3depending on the collectability rating of 570 for 1 and 1000 for 3.This means you need a minimum of 60 collectables if every collatable is 1000 collectability.

Class	Collectable 60-180x	Hidden Item 180x
Mining	Connoisseur's Prismstone	Splendorous Water Shard
Botany	Connoisseur's Wattle Petribark	Splendorous Earth Shard

Mining materials can be found in Il Mheg (X:11.3, Y:36.6)

Botany materials can be found in Kholusia (X:25.5, Y:12.8)

There are also a range of breakpoints you may want to consider whengathering. These are:

• 30-50% Boon Bonus - 3154-3774 Perception
• +1 Integrity - 900GP
• Collectable Skills Cap - 3349 Gathering
• Collectable Skill Proc Chance Cap - 3525 Gathering and Perception
• Scrutiny Cap - 3349 Gathering and Perception

The most important thing is cordial use. Hi-Cordial is themost efficient cordial and using it on cooldown will increase your yielddrastically. If you have none, use other cordials so you still gain a lotof additional GP.

While gathering these items, we recommend always aiming for the Shardsif they are available unless you are on max GP. This will allow you toensure you gather all of them before you finish your collectables.

Skills that increase specifically the yield on Shards/Crystals/Clustersdo not work on these items.

If there are no Shards, use a standard collectable rotation on the collectableitem such as the ones in out collectable guide.

Fishing classes will be tasked with obtaining 2 separate fish ascollectables one for rod components and one for reel components. Quinnanarequires 60 of each Splendorous Component with different amounts of componentsbeing given based on your collectability.

Fish	Component Offered	Rating for 1 Component	Rating for 2 Components	Location
Platinum Seahorse	Splendorous Fishing Rod Component	47 - 109	110+	Lakeland (X:15.7, Y:25.5)
Clavekeeper	Splendorous Fishing Reel Component	283 - 664	665+	Kholusia (X:16, Y:35)

2100 Perception is the main requirement to ensure youalways reach enough collectability to obtain 2 components every fish. If so,you will only need 30 of each fish.

The bait for these fish is Select Bait Ball which can bepurchased from Quinnana.

You want to use Patience II with Precision Hookseton Every '!' bite within the first 8 seconds of your cast.

If you have spare GP or Anglers Art stacks to use on Thaliak's Favor,you can use Identical Cast to catch another Platinum Seahorse.

At the 8 second mark there is a chance that the fish Hard Candy appears.If you accidentally catch a Hard Candy do not worry. Just use Surface Slapso that your next '!' bite is a guaranteed Platinum Seahorse. But it wouldbe better to use Identical Cast where possible.

The following macro makes it easy to catch this fish when using Patience:

/ac "cast" <wait.5>/e 5 <wait.1>/e 6 <wait.1>/e 7 <wait.1>/e 8/ac "Precision Hookset"/micon "Cast"

Clavekeeper's best catching method is by using Prize Catch.This is because it is the only '!!' bite in the hole. It can have a bit of along cast time. If you get a '!' hook, simply ignore it dont even press hook.

Whenever you catch Clavekeeper, use Identical Castto then catch another.

It is not really advised to use Surface Slap, but if you aregetting really unlucky, then use it for Kholusian Flounder or South Kholusian Cod.