The armorer's craft is an offshoot o' blacksmithin'. Time was when armorers an' smitties were one an' the same. But as the years trickled by, the techniques for workin' sheet metal into armor plates became a specialized trade.
—Gwahnako
The Armorer is a Disciple of the Hand in Final Fantasy XIV.
Overview
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Armorers treat and work the malleable metals of Eorzea into all forms of armor. By binding together sheet, stud, and link, they are able to produce garb of plate and chain that has saved the lives of countless adventurers.
Though the armor trade once fell within the realm of blacksmithing, advancements in both metallurgical techniques and material refinement led to its necessary specialization, and it is now recognized as an official profession by all nations.
—Lodestone
Armorers can create metallic armor to be worn by Gladiators, Marauders, and Lancers, as well as construct the alembics used by Alchemists and skillets used by Culinarians. They also can affix Materia to said equipment.
Being metallurgists, Armorers can also smelt the various ingots needed by Disciples of the Hand and hammer them into sheets.
GameplayEdit
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Armorers are defined by wielding a doming hammer in the main hand, and a pair of pliers in the off-hand.
AbilitiesEdit
Class ActionsEdit
| Action | Level | GP Cost | Affinity |
|---|---|---|---|
Basic Synthesis
| 1 | — | ARM |
| Increases progress. Efficiency: 100% Success Rate: 90% | |||
Basic Touch
| 5 | 18 | ARM |
| Increases quality. Efficiency: 100% Success Rate: 70% | |||
Master's Mend
| 7 | 92 | ARM |
| Restores item durability by 30. | |||
Steady Hand
| 9 | 22 | ARM |
| Improves action success rate by 20% for the next five steps. | |||
Inner Quiet
| 11 | 18 | ARM |
| Grants a bonus to control with every increase in quality. Bonus stacks up to 11 times. | |||
Observe
| 13 | 7 | ARM |
| Do nothing for one step. | |||
Rapid Synthesis
| 15 | — | Disciple of the Hand |
| Increases progress. Efficiency: 250% Success Rate: 50% | |||
Standard Touch
| 18 | 32 | ARM |
| Increases quality. Efficiency: 125% Success Rate: 80% | |||
Great Strides
| 21 | 32 | ARM |
| Doubles efficiency of next Touch action. Effect active for three steps. | |||
Master's Mend II
| 25 | 160 | ARM |
| Restores item durability by 60. | |||
Standard Synthesis
| 31 | 15 | ARM |
| Increases progress. Efficiency: 150% Success Rate: 90% | |||
Brand of Ice
| 37 | 6 | Disciple of the Hand |
| Increases progress. Progress doubles when recipe affinity is ice. Efficiency: 100% (200%) Success Rate: 90% | |||
Advanced Touch
| 43 | 48 | ARM |
| Increases quality. Efficiency: 150% Success Rate: 90% | |||
Collectable Synthesis
| 50 | — | ARM |
| Use existing recipes to create collectables without increasing step count. | |||
Piece by Piece
| 50 | 15 | Disciple of the Hand |
| Increases remaining progress by 33%. Success Rate: 90% | |||
Byregot's Brow
| 51 | 18 | ARM |
| Increases quality. Inner Quiet effect ends upon use. Efficiency: 150% plus 10% for each bonus to control granted by Inner Quiet Success Rate: 70% (Specialist 100%) | |||
Precise Touch
| 53 | 18 | ARM |
| Increases quality. Additional Effect: Increases Inner Quiet stack by one (up to 11) Efficiency: 100% Success Rate: 70% Available only when material condition is Good or Excellent. | |||
Name of Ice
| 54 | 15 | Disciple of the Hand |
| For the next five steps, Brand of Ice efficiency is increased. Increase determined by current progress. Only one Name of the Element action can be used per synthesis. | |||
Hasty Touch II
| 61 | — | ARM |
| Increases quality. Efficiency: 100% Success Rate: 60% | |||
Careful Synthesis III
| 62 | 7 | ARM |
| Increases progress. Efficiency: 150% Success Rate: 100% | |||
Rapid Synthesis II
| 63 | 12 | ARM |
| Increases progress. Efficiency: 300% Success Rate: 60% | |||
Patient Touch
| 64 | 6 | ARM |
| Increases quality. Additional Effect: Increases Inner Quiet stack by one (up to 11) when successful, halves stack upon failure Efficiency: 100% Success Rate: 50% | |||
Manipulation II
| 65Complete the quest "Forging with Scales" | 96 | ARM |
| Restores 5 points of durability after each step for the next eight steps. Each step overwrites all other durability-restoring actions. | |||
Prudent Touch
| 66 | 21 | ARM |
| Increases quality at half the durability cost. Efficiency: 100% Success Rate: 70% Unavailable when Waste Not or Waste Not II are active. | |||
Focused Synthesis
| 67 | 5 | ARM |
| Increases progress. Efficiency: 200% Success Rate: 50% Combo Action: Observe Combo Bonus: Increases success rate to 100% | |||
Focused Touch
| 68 | 18 | ARM |
| Increases quality. Efficiency: 150% Success Rate: 50% Combo Action: Observe Combo Bonus: Increases success rate to 100% | |||
Initial Preparations
| 69 | 50 | ARM |
| May reduce CP consumption while status is active. When a specialist, cancelling the status grants the use of a single Specialty action. Available only on the first step. | |||
Specialist ActionsEdit
Specialist System is an advancement system for Crafting classes introduced in Heavensward (3.0). By completing a special quest, players can receive a specialized soul for each of the Disciples of the Hand. Equipping this soul will give access to unique actions that allow for more efficient and higher-quality synthesis for that class.
| Action | Level | GP Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Satisfaction
| 55 | — | Uses one Whistle to restore 15 CP. Success Rate: 100% Available only when the Whistle stack size is a multiple of three. |
Whistle While You Work
| 55 | 36 | Grants a Whistle stack of 11. One Whistle used for each step that material condition is Good or Excellent. Increases the effectiveness of certain crafting actions when the stack size is a multiple of three. Finishing Touches is used when stack size reaches 0 and effect wears off. Finishing Touches Efficiency: 200% Finishing Touches Success Rate: 50% |
Innovative Touch
| 56 | 8 | Increases quality. Additional Effect: Innovation Efficiency: 100% Success Rate: 40% |
Nymeia's Wheel
| 57 | 18 | Restores item durability. Amount determined by current Whistle stack. Whistle effect ends upon use. Success Rate: 100% |
Byregot's Miracle
| 58 | 10 | Increases quality. Inner Quiet stack is halved upon use. Efficiency: 100% plus 15% for each bonus to control granted by Inner Quiet Success Rate: 70% |
Trained Hand
| 59 | 16 | Significantly increases both progress and quality. Efficiency: 150% Success Rate: 100% Available only when Inner Quiet and Whistle stack sizes are identical. |
Heart of the Armorer
| 60 | 45 | For the next seven steps, increases chances of material condition becoming Good. A armoring delineation is used upon execution. |
Specialty: Reinforce
| 69 | — | Restores item durability by 25. Can only be used when Initial Preparations is active. |
Specialty: Refurbish
| 69 | — | Restores 65 CP. Can only be used when Initial Preparations is active. |
Specialty: Reflect
| 69 | — | Increases Inner Quiet stack by three (up to 11). Can only be used when Initial Preparations is active. |
TraitsEdit
| Action | Level | Description |
|---|---|---|
Quality Assurance
| 63Complete the quest "Eastern Apprentice" | Slightly increases chances of material condition becoming good. |
Stroke of Genius
| 70Complete the quest "A Confluence of Style" | May increase maximum CP on the second step of synthesis. Increase guaranteed when a specialist. |
Other appearancesEdit
Final Fantasy XIVEdit
Armorer appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game with an earth-elemental card.
GalleryEdit
