Blacksmith

Ours is a trade born o' blood and brine. Fer as long as pirates have sailed the Rhotano, smitties have forged their weapons and fitted out their ships from keel to cannon.

—Randwulf

The Blacksmith is a Disciple of the Hand in Final Fantasy XIV.

OverviewEdit

It is in the fires and on the anvils of blacksmiths that weapons and tools of metal are crafted. Their work is in demand far and wide, whether it be hammering the blade of a sword at the forge, or whetting the edge of an axe at camp. Limsa Lominsa has been renowned for its blacksmithing tradition since antiquity, though the advanced metallurgical techniques passed on today bear little resemblance to the simple practices of ancient times. The relatively recent birth of firearms has created an entirely new area of expertise which is being adopted with fervor by many ambitious smiths.

—Lodestone

Blacksmiths can construct metallic arms and tools used by almost all of the classes in the game (including themselves). Being metallurgists, they can also smelt ingots and shape them into components used by other Disciples of the Hand.

GameplayEdit

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EquipmentEdit

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

Blacksmiths are defined by wielding a cross-pein hammer as their primary tool, and a smithing file as their secondary tool.

AbilitiesEdit

Class ActionsEdit

Action	Level	GP Cost	Affinity
Basic Synthesis	1	—	BSM
Basic Synthesis	Increases progress. Efficiency: 100% Success Rate: 90%
Basic Touch	5	18	BSM
Basic Touch	Increases quality. Efficiency: 100% Success Rate: 70%
Master's Mend	7	92	BSM
Master's Mend	Restores item durability by 30.
Steady Hand	9	22	BSM
Steady Hand	Improves action success rate by 20% for the next five steps.
Inner Quiet	11	18	BSM
Inner Quiet	Grants a bonus to control with every increase in quality. Bonus stacks up to 11 times.
Observe	13	7	BSM
Observe	Do nothing for one step.
Ingenuity	15	24	Disciple of the Hand
Ingenuity	Slightly lowers recipe level for the next five steps.
Standard Touch	18	32	BSM
Standard Touch	Increases quality. Efficiency: 125% Success Rate: 80%
Great Strides	21	32	BSM
Great Strides	Doubles efficiency of next Touch action. Effect active for three steps.
Master's Mend II	25	160	BSM
Master's Mend II	Restores item durability by 60.
Standard Synthesis	31	15	BSM
Standard Synthesis	Increases progress. Efficiency: 150% Success Rate: 90%
Brand of the Elements	37	—	BSM
Brand of the Elements	Increases progress. Efficiency: 100% Success Rate: 90%
Steady Hand II	37	25	BSM
Steady Hand II	Improves action success rate by 30% for the next five steps.
Name of the Elements	37	—	BSM
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	BSM
Advanced Touch	Increases quality. Efficiency: 150% Success Rate: 90%
Ingenuity II	50	32	Disciple of the Hand
Ingenuity II	Lowers recipe level for the next five steps.
Byregot's Blessing	50	24	BSM
Byregot's Blessing	Increases quality. Efficiency: 100% plus 20% for each bonus to control granted by Inner Quiet Success Rate: 90%
Collectable Synthesis	50	—	BSM
Collectable Synthesis	Use existing recipes to create collectables without increasing step count.
Precise Touch	53	18	BSM
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	—	BSM
Hasty Touch II	Increases quality. Efficiency: 100% Success Rate: 60%
Careful Synthesis III	62	7	BSM
Careful Synthesis III	Increases progress. Efficiency: 150% Success Rate: 100%
Rapid Synthesis II	63	12	BSM
Rapid Synthesis II	Increases progress. Efficiency: 300% Success Rate: 60%
Patient Touch	64	6	BSM
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 "Blood Ties")	96	BSM
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	BSM
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	BSM
Focused Synthesis	Increases progress. Efficiency: 200% Success Rate: 50% Combo Action: Observe Combo Bonus: Increases success rate to 100%
Focused Touch	68	18	BSM
Focused Touch	Increases quality. Efficiency: 150% Success Rate: 50% Combo Action: Observe Combo Bonus: Increases success rate to 100%
Initial Preparations	69	50	BSM
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	BSM
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	BSM
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	BSM
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	BSM
Delicate Synthesis	Increases both progress and quality. Efficiency: 100% Success Rate: 100%
Intensive Synthesis	78	12	BSM
Intensive Synthesis	Increases progress. Efficiency: 300% Success Rate: 100% Available only when material condition is Good or Excellent.
Trained Eye	80	250	BSM
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	BSM
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 Blacksmith	60	45	For the next seven steps, increases chances of material condition becoming Good. A blacksmithing 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 "The Client is King")	Slightly increases chances of material condition becoming good.
Stroke of Genius	70 (Complete the quest "The Final Face-off")	May increase maximum CP on the second step of synthesis. Increase guaranteed when a specialist.