Armorer

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.

OverviewEdit

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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EquipmentEdit

Main articles: Final Fantasy XIV items/Armorer's Primary Tool or Final Fantasy XIV items/Armorer's Secondary Tool

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
Basic Synthesis	Increases progress. Efficiency: 100% Success Rate: 90%
Basic Touch	5	18	ARM
Basic Touch	Increases quality. Efficiency: 100% Success Rate: 70%
Master's Mend	7	92	ARM
Master's Mend	Restores item durability by 30.
Steady Hand	9	22	ARM
Steady Hand	Improves action success rate by 20% for the next five steps.
Inner Quiet	11	18	ARM
Inner Quiet	Grants a bonus to control with every increase in quality. Bonus stacks up to 11 times.
Observe	13	7	ARM
Observe	Do nothing for one step.
Rapid Synthesis	15	—	Disciple of the Hand
Rapid Synthesis	Increases progress. Efficiency: 250% Success Rate: 50%
Standard Touch	18	32	ARM
Standard Touch	Increases quality. Efficiency: 125% Success Rate: 80%
Great Strides	21	32	ARM
Great Strides	Doubles efficiency of next Touch action. Effect active for three steps.
Master's Mend II	25	160	ARM
Master's Mend II	Restores item durability by 60.
Standard Synthesis	31	15	ARM
Standard Synthesis	Increases progress. Efficiency: 150% Success Rate: 90%
Brand of the Elements	37	—	ARM
Brand of the Elements	Increases progress. Efficiency: 100% Success Rate: 90%
Steady Hand II	37	25	ARM
Steady Hand II	Improves action success rate by 30% for the next five steps.
Name of the Elements	37	—	ARM
Name of the Elements	For the next five steps, Brand of the Elements efficiency is increased. Increase determined by current progress. Can only be used once per synthesis.
Advanced Touch	43	48	ARM
Advanced Touch	Increases quality. Efficiency: 150% Success Rate: 90%
Collectable Synthesis	50	—	ARM
Collectable Synthesis	Use existing recipes to create collectables without increasing step count.
Byregot's Blessing	50	24	ARM
Byregot's Blessing	Increases quality. Efficiency: 100% plus 20% for each bonus to control granted by Inner Quiet Success Rate: 90%
Piece by Piece	50	15	Disciple of the Hand
Piece by Piece	Increases remaining progress by 33%. Success Rate: 90%
Precise Touch	53	18	ARM
Precise Touch	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.
Hasty Touch II	61	—	ARM
Hasty Touch II	Increases quality. Efficiency: 100% Success Rate: 60%
Careful Synthesis III	62	7	ARM
Careful Synthesis III	Increases progress. Efficiency: 150% Success Rate: 100%
Rapid Synthesis II	63	12	ARM
Rapid Synthesis II	Increases progress. Efficiency: 300% Success Rate: 60%
Patient Touch	64	6	ARM
Patient Touch	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	65 (Complete the quest "Forging with Scales")	96	ARM
Manipulation II	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
Prudent Touch	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
Focused Synthesis	Increases progress. Efficiency: 200% Success Rate: 50% Combo Action: Observe Combo Bonus: Increases success rate to 100%
Focused Touch	68	18	ARM
Focused Touch	Increases quality. Efficiency: 150% Success Rate: 50% Combo Action: Observe Combo Bonus: Increases success rate to 100%
Initial Preparations	69	50	ARM
Initial Preparations	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.
Preparatory Touch	71	36	ARM
Preparatory Touch	Increases quality at a greater cost to durability. Additional Effect: Increases Inner Quiet stack by one (up to 11) Efficiency: 200% Success Rate: 70% Durability Cost: 20
Rapid Synthesis III	72	24	ARM
Rapid Synthesis III	Increases progress at a greater cost to durability. Efficiency decreases significantly when durability is below 20. Efficiency: 600% Success Rate: 60% Durability Cost: 20
Reuse	74	60	ARM
Reuse	Grants Reusing. Chance to become available upon reaching maximum item quality. Reusing Effect: A portion of ingredients used to synthesize item are returned to your inventory when synthesis is complete.
Delicate Synthesis	76	32	ARM
Delicate Synthesis	Increases both progress and quality. Efficiency: 100% Success Rate: 100%
Intensive Synthesis	78	12	ARM
Intensive Synthesis	Increases progress. Efficiency: 300% Success Rate: 100% Available only when material condition is Good or Excellent.
Trained Eye	80	250	ARM
Trained Eye	Increases quality by 50%. Available only on the first step. Recipe level must be at least 10 levels below yours.
Trained Instinct	80	250	ARM
Trained Instinct	Increases quality by between 30% and 100%. Available only on the first step. Recipe level must be at least 10 levels below yours.

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	63 (Complete the quest "Eastern Apprentice")	Slightly increases chances of material condition becoming good.
Stroke of Genius	70 (Complete the quest "A Confluence of Style")	May increase maximum CP on the second step of synthesis. Increase guaranteed when a specialist.