The Adventures Of Pirotess: Crafting With Armorer

 Last time we explored the crafting job of Blacksmith. Today, we're looking at a crafting job that goes very well with Blacksmith, Armorer. Conveniently, both the Armorer and Blacksmith guild are in the same building in Limsa Lominsa so you can unlock both jobs at the same time at the receptionist desk.

Blacksmith and Armorer receptionist desk are next to each other. Convenient!

Again, having other crafting jobs unlocked and leveled such as leatherworker and blacksmith are helpful for Armorer because some crafting recipes require materials or items from those crafting jobs. In your crafting log, you will find items that you can craft according to your level. You will use ice shards and earth shards for Armorer so having gathering jobs like botanist and miner will help with that when you need to restock on them and for supplying yourself with other needed materials. Your two most important tools for your armorer are a hammer and a pair of pliers. 

You have a set of skills for armorer that will help in your crafting. Steady hand for example, helps increase the success of crafting an item without breaking. Using higher quality items and the skills that enhance the quality will help in successfully creating a high quality item which you can sell for a lot more gil on the market boards. Patience is the key because for more challenging recipes, you will have crafting failures. 

Pirotess crafts an iron shield.

You don't have to just craft armor. In your crafting log there is a tab for housing items. You can craft furniture, lamps, and windows for housing. These can also be crafted according to your level. Housing items are a little more difficult, but practice makes perfect. You can also use food to enhance your crafting skills which is very helpful. Remember to use your skills to successfully craft these housing items. You can decorate your own house or sell them on the market board for a good amount of gil to help fund your adventures. 

Craft housing items on armorer from your crafting log.

Once a recipe is completed you will get a notification that it is done and a check mark will appear in your crafting log next to the items you have crafted. This is a great way to keep track of items, levels, and things yet to be crafted. 

Crafting complete message appears. 

At certain levels like level 10 you will get a notification that you can do a job specific quest. For Armorer you talk to the guild master NPC H'naanza and you will have to craft an item and present it to her. Once the quest is finished, you get upgraded tools and your choice of gear for your armorer. 

Pirotess gets her armorer quest from H'naanza.

Armorer is a lot of fun and it's fairly easy to get materials for it when you are first starting out. Because the blacksmith's guild and armorer's guild are in the same building and right next to each other, you can easily purchase the things you need to craft from the NPC guild vendors. 

Pirotess buys supplies from the guild vendors.

For higher levels, you can either have other crafting jobs properly leveled or you can visit the market boards to get the materials you need. Do be picky about who you buy from on the market boards. It's okay to shop around for the best price. Sometimes you need to wait a few days for prices to drop and that's okay too because you want to make more gil than you spend. Once you get what you need, you can keep crafting away. 

Pirotess shops the market boards. 

Armorer is not just fun, it's useful. You can make armor, shields, and housing items for yourself, your friends, and your fellow adventurers. It's a perfect complementing job to blacksmith because you can make weapons also. It's a great crafting job and a nice break from adventuring. Head to the guild in Limsa Lominsa and check it out for yourself. See you at the next adventure, everyone! 

See you at the next adventure!

*Final Fantasy XIV is available to play on the following platforms: PC and Playstation 4