Splendorous Tools Stage Three (2024)

Last updated on Jul 19, 2023 at 12:00by Shikhu15 comments

The third stage in the FFXIV Splendorous Tools series will allow you toupgrade your tools into Chora Zoi's Relics. This further upgrades the toolsstats but mainly serves as an intermediate stage before the next big upgrade.This guide will explain how best to gather the required collectables andprovide rotations and lists for crafting.

To continue with your relic tools, you must first complete the questThe Joy of Zoito continue onwards with the story.

From there you can now select a new upgrade quest by speaking to Chora-Zoi in theCrystarium (X: 10.5, Y: 7.7) and begin the quest "A Tool of Her Own (3rd Enhancement)".

As with the previous stages, by speaking to Quinnana in The Crystarium(X: 10.4, Y: 7.8) you willbe able to exchange your collectables for components(now called Customized Components in this stage).Gathering classes also have the ability to use aetherial reduction on theircollectables to gain more items than by simply exchanging them.

Crafting classes are required to craft collectables to exchange for customized components.With a rating of 720-1199 you will obtain 1 component, whereas for 1200+ collectability youwill obtain 3. These crafts may require HQ materials if you are notusing melded indagators to guarantee maximum collectability.90 CustomizedComponents are needed meaning at the highest collectabilitytier you need 30 crafts per class.

Each craft uses a material purchased with White Scrips which can befound in the Other tab on the Scrip Exchange while speaking to Quinnana. Itwill cost you 60 scrips for every craft meaning 1800 white scripsfor 30 crafts. You can farm 60 of each material instead of the 30 if youwould like, the stage afterwards uses an additional 30.

Click here for a crafting list i created for these tools.

Below are some recommended rotations depending on if you areusing melded indagators or scrip gear. Do not forget that yourstats will be lower due to needing to use the Crystalline Tool to craft.

The first is our higher stat macro, requiring 4021/3862/581 and HQ Jhinga Biryani and 0HQ materials at this stage.

/ac "Muscle Memory" <wait.3>/ac "Prudent Touch" <wait.3>/ac Manipulation <wait.2>/ac Veneration <wait.2>/ac "Waste Not II" <wait.2>/ac Groundwork <wait.3>/ac Groundwork <wait.3>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac Innovation <wait.2>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac "Great Strides" <wait.2>/echo Macro #1 finished <se.0>/ac Innovation <wait.2>/ac "Trained Finesse" <wait.3>/ac "Trained Finesse" <wait.3>/ac "Great Strides" <wait.2>/ac "Byregot's Blessing" <wait.3>/ac "Basic Synthesis" <wait.3>/echo Craft finished <se.1>

The second rotation is for our lower stat scrip set with a minimum requirementof 3891/3498/532 as well as 2080 and Tsai tou Vounou. This will generally require 1 HQ material on most crafts, but 2 on ALCand CUL. 3498 Control is not an exact number but is a quality stat tier, withthese crafts different classes have different contributions so it isimportant to pay attention to the 2080 starting quality that is required.

/ac "Muscle Memory" <wait.3>/ac Manipulation <wait.2>/ac Veneration <wait.2>/ac "Waste Not II" <wait.2>/ac Groundwork <wait.3>/ac Groundwork <wait.3>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac Innovation <wait.2>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac "Preparatory Touch" <wait.3>/ac Innovation <wait.2>/echo Macro #1 finished <se.1>/ac "Prudent Touch" <wait.3>/ac "Trained Finesse" <wait.3>/ac "Great Strides" <wait.2>/ac "Byregot's Blessing" <wait.3>/ac "Careful Synthesis" <wait.3>/echo Craft finished <se.2>

Gathering classes will need to gather two materials, collectables that you reduceor exchange for customized components as well as Customized Crystals to be handed inat the end of the quest. The Crystals like previous stages continue to behidden so make sure to focus them when possible.

You will again need 210 of both of these items, with collectables giving one or threedepending on the collectability rating of 570 for 1 and 1000 for 3.

However, when you use aetherial reduction on a collectable at 1000 rating, you havea roughly 10% chance to obtain a bonus of 6 instead. This means it isalways better to reduce your collectables both to save inventoryand to get additional items.

Class	Collectable 210(When Reduced)	Hidden Item 210
Mining	Connoisseur's Soiled Femur	Custom Ice Crystal
Botany	Connoisseur's Miracle Apple	Custom Wind Crystal

Mining materials can be found in Lakeland (X:17.7, Y:15.6).

Botany materials can be found in Il Mheg (X:25.8, Y:19.0).

These nodes introduce a new series of node bonuses and skill breakpointsyou may want to consider when planning your food. Do not forget you need toconsider these numbers after you have your relic equipped. These are:

• 30-50% Boon Bonus - 3500-3800 Perception
• +1 Integrity - 910GP
• Collectable Skills Cap - 3919 Gathering
• Collectable Skill Proc Chance Cap - 4125 Gathering and Perception
• Scrutiny Cap - 3919 Gathering and Perception

Because Reduction is always better for materials, inventory is nolonger a concern while gathering. When you don't have a usable amount of GP, three Scour willallow you to hit above 570 collectability (unless you have lower stats), and nettingyou additional collectables as your GP regenerates.

The most important thing is Cordial use. Hi-Cordial is themost efficient Cordial and using it on cooldown will increase your yielddrastically.

Aim for the crystals when possible because they are not always guaranteed toappear ,but do not spend your GP on them. Skills that increase Crystal/Clusteryield do not work on these items.

Check out our gathering collectables guide for collectable rotations.

Fishing classes will be tasked with obtaining two separate fish ascollectables, one for Rod components and one for Reel components. Quinnanarequires 80 of each Customized Component with different amounts of componentsbeing given based on your collectability.

New to this stage is the ability to use Aetherial Reduction to breakthe fish down, rather than exchanging them. Much like with Mining and Botany,this has a roughly 10% chance to give you four components instead of two, improvingefficiency with no downside.

Fish	Component Offered	Rating for 1 Component	Rating for 2/4 Components	Location
Gold Dustfish	Customized Fishing Rod Component	82 - 192	193+	Amh Araeng (X:31, Y:31)
Forgiven Melancholy	Customized Fishing Reel Component	322 - 757	758+	Lakeland (X:9, Y:37)

The bait for these fish is Select Bait Ball which can bepurchased from Quinnana.

You want to use Patience II with Precision Hookseton Every '!' bite within the first 8 seconds of your cast.

If you have spare GP or Anglers Art stacks to use on Thaliak's Favor,you can use Identical Cast to catch another Gold Dustfish.

At the 8 second mark there is a chance that two other fish appear.If you accidentally catch one of these fish do not worry. You can eitherignore and carry on or use Surface Slap to increase yourchances of a Gold Dustfish.It would be better to use Identical Cast where possible if your tight on Gp.

The following macro makes it easy to catch this fish when using Patienceand was the exact same macro as the previous steps. These fish arevery similar:

/ac "cast" <wait.5>/e 5 <wait.1>/e 6 <wait.1>/e 7 <wait.1>/e 8/ac "Precision Hookset"/micon "Cast"

It is worth mentioning sometimes that fish can bite slightly before the 5second mark because fish bites are not at exact seconds. If so, use Precision Hookset immediately.

Forgiven Melancholy's best catching method is by using Prize Catch.This is because it is the only '!!' bite in the hole. It can have a bit of along cast time. If you get a '!' hook, simply ignore it do not even press hook.

Whenever you catch Forgiven Melancholy, use Identical Cast and Prize Catchto then catch another.

It is not really advised to use Surface Slap, but if you aregetting really unlucky you can.