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Reforge Materials
Every AF, Relic and Empyrean armor upgrade material - what each tier needs and exactly which Chronicle NMs drop it.
Every material for upgrading Artifact, Relic and Empyrean armor is
farmed from content - none of it is sold on the Auction House. This page lists
what each upgrade tier needs and where it drops.
The chapter system is Seraphina's Chronicle of Dawn (!chronicle in game).
Any NM's exact drops can be checked with !droplist <name>.
Who does the upgrades:
| NPC |
Location |
Tiers |
| Monisette |
Port Jeuno |
base -> 109, and 109 -> +1 (AF, Relic, Empyrean) |
| Doreh |
Throne Room hangout |
+1 -> +2 -> +3 (-> +4 for AF/Relic) |
Tier 1 - Chapters 1-5: AF +1 and Relic +1
AF 109 -> +1 (per piece, trade Monisette)
| Material |
Qty |
Where |
| Rem's Tale ch.6-10 (head/body/hands/legs/feet) |
8 |
Chapter 1/3/4 NMs at 25% (each NM carries one specific chapter - !droplist). Premium: Absolute Virtue and Kirin at 75% |
| Slot material (Maliyakaleya Orb / Hepatizon Ingot / Beryllium Ingot / Exalted Lumber / Sif's Macrame) |
1 |
Chapter 2 Unity NM coffers - one guaranteed per coffer, or craft at skill 105. Also Heroic Dungeon NMs: every mini NM (20%) and boss (30%) rolls one of the 14 slot / currency materials. |
| Set material (Behemoth Leather, Platinum Silk Thread, Raxa, Twill Damask, Siren's Hair, Orichalcum Sheet, Durium Sheet or Damascus Ingot - by armor set) |
1 |
Chapter 2 Unity NM coffers - one guaranteed per coffer; Raxa/Siren's Hair/Damascus also drop from classic HNMs; most are craftable |
Relic 109 -> +1 (per piece, trade Monisette)
| Material |
Qty |
Where |
| Rem's Tale ch.6-10 |
8 |
Same as AF above |
| Slot material (Gabbrath Horn / Yggdreant Bole / Bztavian Stinger / Waktza Rostrum / Rockfin Tooth) |
1 |
Chapter 1/3/4 NMs at 15%; also Dynamis-Divergence bosses (15-20%) and Aurix (250 Divergence RP). Also Heroic Dungeon NMs: every mini NM (20%) and boss (30%) rolls one of the 14 slot / currency materials. |
| Set material (Voidwrought Plate, Pil's Tuille, Kaggen's Cuticle, Akvan's Pennon, Celaeno's Cloth or Suit of Hahava's Mail - by armor set) |
1 |
Chapter 1 Voidwatch NMs at 25% - each mat drops from the NM it is named after |
Tier 2 - Chapters 6-9: AF +2, Relic +2, Empyrean +1
AF +1 -> +2 (per piece, trade Doreh)
| Material |
Qty |
Where |
| Paragon Card (your job) |
4 head / 5 body / 3 hands / 4 legs / 3 feet |
Happy Caster battlefield (Navukgo Execution Chamber - buy a Secret Imperial Order from Shajaf in Whitegate for Imperial Standing); also the six open-world card NMs: Krabkatoa, Blobdingnag, Orcus, Verthandi, Dawon, Lord Ruthven. Cards always match your main job |
| Slot material (Emperor Arthro's Shell / Joyous Green's Moss / Valkurm Imperator's Wing / Warblade Beak's Hide / Abyssdiver's Feather) |
1 |
Chapter 6-9 NMs at 20%; also Chapter 2 Unity coffers (80% from the namesake NM's coffer) |
| Job ingredient (one of 7, by job) |
1 |
Chapter 6-9 NMs at 15%; also Aurix (150 Divergence RP) |
| Escha beads |
10 |
Geas Fete NMs (Escha zones) |
Relic +1 -> +2 (per piece, trade Doreh)
| Material |
Qty |
Where |
| Shard (your job + slot) |
2 |
Nosferos (Throne Room hangout), Job Shards menu - 2,500 PH each; also Dynamis-Divergence Commanders and Leaders (10%) |
| Job ingredient (one of 7, by job) |
1 |
Chapter 6-9 NMs at 15%; also Aurix (150 Divergence RP) |
| Slot material |
1 |
Same five as Relic +1 - Chapter 1/3/4 NMs, Divergence bosses, or Aurix |
Empyrean 109 -> +1 (per piece, trade Monisette)
Where the base Empyrean 109 armor drops: the four Heroic Dungeons
(Heroic Wardens, Lv.140+). Each dungeon owns five jobs; the first mini NM
rolls head + hands, the second rolls legs + feet, and the boss rolls the body
- one piece per kill at 20% (mini NM) / 30% (boss), Treasure Hunter applies.
Monisette also reforges any Empyrean +1 / +2 piece into its 109 version.
| Dungeon |
Jobs |
| Heroic Pirate Caverns (Lebros Cavern) |
THF, NIN, DNC, BRD, RNG |
| Heroic Arabian Ruins (Leujaoam Sanctum) |
RDM, BLU, PUP, COR, SCH |
| Heroic Pharaoh's Tomb (Mamool Ja Training Grounds) |
PLD, DRK, WHM, BLM, SMN |
| Heroic Primal Sanctum (Periqia) |
WAR, MNK, SAM, DRG, BST |
| Material |
Qty |
Where |
| Boss material (Defiant Sweat / Macuil Horn / Plovid Effluvium / Tartarian Chain / Dark Matter - by slot) |
1 |
Chapter 6-9 NMs at 10%, or the Vagary Turris bosses (100%) |
| Etched Memory |
15-25 |
Chapter 6-9 NMs at 50%; also 10,000 Sparks |
| Rem's Tale ch.6-10 |
8 |
Same as Tier 1 |
Empyrean credit: Monisette only accepts each slot's boss material once you
have credit for the matching Vagary vestige. Defeating a Chapter 6-9 NM that
drops the material grants that credit automatically - or defeat the boss
itself at the Ominous Postern in Ra'Kaznar Turris. Either path works.
Quick reference
| I want... |
Farm |
| AF or Relic +1 |
Chapters 1-5: books + slot mats from Ch1/3/4 kills, AF mats from Ch2 coffers |
| AF +2 |
Ch6-9 kills (slot mats + ingredients) + Happy Caster cards + Geas Fete beads |
| Relic +2 |
Nosferos shards (PH) + Ch6-9 kills (ingredients) + Ch1/3/4 slot mats |
| Empyrean +1 |
Ch6-9 kills (mats + credit), or Vagary Turris |
Beyond these tiers: AF/Relic +3 and +4 and Empyrean +2/+3 have their own
requirements - ask Doreh in game, and see the Gear Progression guide for the
wider ladder.