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Category:Escutcheons
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Introduced in the February 2017 Version Update[1], Escutcheons are classified as "Ultimate Synthesis Equipment" by the developers. These were teased at first in the November 2016 Freshly Picked Vana'diel livestream[2].
When fully completed, each shield will have a unique design[3]. There are phases to fully complete a shield, and the first three phases are currently implemented in the game. Consisting of gathering various materials and synthesizing the shield from its component parts. |
Beginning the Quest
In order to begin creating your shield, you must first achieve the Expert rank in a craft. Speak to Mewk Chorosap in Port Jeuno at (G-8) after you have achieved Expert. She will explain the process to you briefly, and then give you a unique shield based on your Expert craft.
The next step is to trade the shield you received to your guild master. They will mention the recipe required to complete phase one and to synthesize your +1 skill shield. This will also unlock the Crafter Points system for you to begin accumulating points.
Crafter Points
In order to accumulate Crafter Points, you deliver "sets" to your respective Guild. The maximum number of points you may possess is 20,000. In order to synth a set, you must use special crystals known as Analysis Crystals. Analysis crystals can be purchased from traditional Guild Point vendors for 5,400 Guild Points per stack of 12.
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To see your specific craft's set recipes, please view them on the main craft's page at the following links:
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- Making kits with your crafting shield on will add percentage tally points to your shield if it is equipped, as with regular crafting recipes.
Each set you make is tagged with a 'quality' and they do not stack, even with the same quality. The quality determines how many Crafter Points you get for turning it in. You can only turn in one set at a time.
The points you receive are related to synthesis result quality and the set's listed level, but are random within a range. Furthermore, the higher the set level, the more points each one is worth on each tier.
Data from 2 characters reveals some rough tiers:
- NQ ranges from ~65-78% (e.g. 46-55 for a Smithing Set 71)
- HQ1 ranges from ~97-112%
- HQ2 ranges from ~116-130%
- HQ3 ranges around 144-155%
As data is limited these should only be taken as rough guidelines when planning, however a Blacksmith at Tier 2 on the 71 set required 191 successful trade-ins to reach 11,000 points.
Note that the required crystals have the same name as the HQ Signature Crystal. This will probably be changed in a future update, so take care as to realize this when you are playing.
- Also note the HQ Signature crystal has a white border like HQ+1 items, while the artisan crystals to make kits are blue-bordered like HQ+2 items, which helps to identify the difference when selecting between them.
Phase One
Improving your Craftsmanship
You will now need to improve your "Craftsmanship" skill listed on your shield to 100%. Every shield starts off with Synthesis success rate -30, and gradually it decreases the higher your Craftsmanship percentage increases. Every successful synthesis will increase your percentage by a fraction of a percent. It is suggested to use the Ionis bonus, Kitron Macaron, Orvail Ring, and Artificer's Ring when you are starting out and this percentage is still high.
It seems best to rotate between three different synths, as you will receive higher increases. 
High Quality synthesis will result in a slightly higher percentage increase than Normal Quality.
- It seems that even rotating between 3 synths, at a certain point there is diminishing returns.
- NQ results seem to range from 0.0 to 0.5 and HQ ranges from 0.5 to 1.0.
- After a large number of rotating geode synths, 0.0 NQs and 0.5 HQs were common.
- Note that HQ2 and HQ3 seem to have a higher 'lower bound' and are around 0.6 and 0.8 regardless of number of synths. Hitting the special bonus brings it above the minimum
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- Note that HQ2 and HQ3 seem to have a higher 'lower bound' and are around 0.6 and 0.8 regardless of number of synths. Hitting the special bonus brings it above the minimum
- After a large number of rotating geode synths, 0.0 NQs and 0.5 HQs were common.
- Overall, at a T3 HQ rate you will need roughly 200 successful synthesis results to reach your goal if cycling between 3+ recipes.
- NQ results seem to range from 0.0 to 0.5 and HQ ranges from 0.5 to 1.0.
You will also notice that there are certain objectives that appear on your shield as you craft. These give bonus percentage points, but are not required to be completed and sometimes are very demanding. The objectives change every few synthesis attempts. (It is possible for it to change on a break.)
Some of the possible objectives appearing may be:
- - Nothing -
- Perform a synthesis. (any level of that craft.)
- Use 2+ materials.
- Use 3+ materials.
- Use 4+ materials.
- Use 5+ materials.
- Use 6+ materials.
- Use 7+ materials.
- Craft on specific day, i.e. Firesday, Lightsday, etc...
- Craft at specific time frame, i.e. between 6:00 and 17:59 game time, etc...
- Craft using a specific element crystal, i.e. wind crystal, earth crystal, etc...
- Make specific rank/ranks recipe, i.e. Expert or higher, Recruit/Initiate, Veteran, Novice/Apprentice, Artisan/Adept, etc...
After you hit 100% Craftsmanship, trade the shield to your guild master.
- You will receive the first required ingredient: Craftsman's Crystal: <Craft>.
- Your craftsmanship skill will also decrease on your shield by one-third (33.33%) to 66.66%
- If you fail the attempt to make the +1 craft shield and lose the Craftsman: Crystal <Craft>, then you will need to relevel it back up to 100% to get another crystal from the Guild NPC.
- Your craftsmanship skill will also decrease on your shield by one-third (33.33%) to 66.66%
The next step to upgrade your shield is to earn Crafter Points., as you will require two "Mythril Screw: Craft" (3,000 Crafter Points each) and one "Camphor: Craft" (5,000 Crafter Points) to create your shield. These three items cost a total of 11,000 Crafter Points. There no known daily limit of obtainable Crafter Points. The only roadblock is obtaining Analysis Crystals with Guild Points.
Phase One Completion
Complete phase one by synthesizing your shield with the five required materials. It is unknown, but likely, you can fail. Be sure to use Ionis, Artificer's Ring, your craft-specific NQ ring and Kitron Macaron bonuses to help with success. You CAN skill up during the synth. Square Enix has officially confirmed that the shield cannot be lost during typical synthesis conditions. It CAN be lost by moving zones during the synth such as the Airship or Ferry departing. Note that you CAN SELL the ingredients to NPCs too, so be careful!
Here is the recipe to create the phase one Goldsmithing shield. The material requirements are linear across all crafts, except the items are named appropriately.
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 Main Craft: Goldsmithing - (Expert) |
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The list of completed phase one shields are shown below. These can be further upgraded to +2 skill in phase two.
To finish up Phase One, trade your completed Ecu to your Guild Master who will then instruct you to trade it back to Mewk Chorosap. To proceed to Phase Two you must zone or she will say she needs more time.
Phase Two
Starting Phase Two
Return to Mewk Chorosap and trade the Ecu to her to begin Phase 2. Much like Phase 1 you will raise your craftsmanship from 0-100%. UNLIKE Phase 1 you will have the +1 skill to start with and every 6% of craftsmanship you obtain the skill will decrease 1 skill level. After obtaining 100%, like before trade your Ecu to your guild leader and receive your Craftsman's Crystal.
NOTE: It is strongly recommended you look at the following requirements and ensure you have all ingredients ready to go and sufficient crafting points before proceeding to rank up your shield. Otherwise, you will end up with a shield that gives +1 skill but lowers success rate. Until you can finish the process, you'll be worse off than before. That said even at 100% and success rate -15 it is manageable with kitron macaron, ionis, and success-rate crafting rings for the cheaper synths.
To obtain the crafting specific Titanium Frame, you need to complete 4 Records of Eminence Objectives:
- To unlock these objectives, trade the Esu to your guild master at any time and they will be able to be set.
- The Objectives are to synthesize the item the required number of times.
- Completing the first three objectives rewards 5,000 Guild Points each, for a total of 15,000 GP.
- † The guild master will only accept the NQ Item.
- ‡ The guild master will only accept the HQ Item.
After obtaining the Crystal and Frame you will need to purchase a Gold Screw and Camphor. Much like Phase 1, this requires ample Crafters Points.
| Crafter Point Items | Cost |
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Gold Screw: Alchemy |
8,000 Crafter Points |
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Camphor: Alchemy |
5,000 Crafter Points |
Phase Two Completion
Here is the recipe to create the phase two Goldsmithing shield. The material requirements are linear across all crafts, except the items are named appropriately.
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Main Craft: Goldsmithing - (Expert) |
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The list of completed shields are shown below. More upgrades are set to be released in the future. It is unknown how high or what kind of stats will be on the finished shields.
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Alchemy | 
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Brewer's Scutum |
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Bonecraft | 
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Ossifier's Scutum |
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Clothcraft | 
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Plaiter's Scutum |
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Cooking | 
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Chef's Scutum |
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Goldsmithing | 
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Toreutic Scutum |
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Leathercraft | 
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Beveler's Scutum |
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Smithing | 
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Smythe's Scutum |
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Woodworking | 
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Joiner's Scutum |
To finish up Phase Two, trade your completed Scutum to your Guild Master who will then instruct you to trade it back to Mewk Chorosap.
Phase Three
Starting Phase Three
To begin Phase Three speak to Mewk Chorosap in Port-Jeuno with your completed phase 2 Scutum equipped, she will ask to borrow the shield, unequip your Scutum and trade it to her. Here she will describe the process and the materials needed for the final synthesis to complete phase 3 and direct you to your guild master.
Visit your guild master who will explain the process of earning craftsman points for this phase, like phase 1 & 2 you will have to bring the craftsmanship points to 100% on the shield via many synths. New to this phase are delivery orders requested by various NPCs around Vana'diel, some may be a simple turn in X amount of items to this NPC while others require you to craft the items within range of the NPC (a dialog will be displayed in your chat log when you are in range) for the traded items to count towards completion. Items crafted outside of this range, or purchased separately, will not count. Be careful when progressing!
- (Trade items to NPC recipient BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE CRAFTING AREA!!!!!!! Leaving area, returning into it, and trading them the crafted item will not count, even if you HAD crafted it in the area previously. You are warned!)
The items are divided into 4 categories per craft. To complete your 4 requests, you will have to do one synth from each category. Some of the items may have hard to find materials and be difficult to craft. In this case, talk to the guild master and tell him that you've "had enough". The contract will be cancelled. Talk to him again the next game day and a new recipe from one of the categories you have failed to complete will be chosen at random. Whenever you complete a recipe, all 3 recipes in that category are removed from the roulette.
| Alchemy | |
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| Group | Items |
| A | Saber x30, Cutlass x30, Jamadhars x40 |
| B | Bathtub x20, Fluoro-flora x50, Gallipot x90 |
| C | Ice Anima x700, Earth Anima x700, Water Anima x700 |
| D | Imperial Cermet x20, Glass Sheet x36, High Ebonite x36 |
| Bonecraft | |
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| Group | Items |
| A | Igqira Tiara x30,Demon Helm x60,Shade Tiara x80 |
| B | Dragon Mail x20,Demon's Harness x36,Igqira Weskit x40 |
| C | Darksteel Shield x30,Gavial Cuisses x32,Vexer Ring x50 |
| D | Beast Horn x380,Gelatin x400,Carap. Powder x500 |
| Clothcraft | |
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| Group | Items |
| A | Vermillion Cloak x24,Black Cloak x24,Noble's Tunic x24 |
| B | Vendor's Slops x30,Blessed Trousers x30,Silk Slops x45 |
| C | Sipahi Turban x24,Arhat's Sune-Ate x70,Errant Hat x80 |
| D | Silk Cloth x350,Hunter's Cotton x380,Velvet Cloth x400 |
| Cooking | |
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| Group | Items |
| A | Royal Omelette x80,Hedgehog Pie x100,Pork Cutlet x360 |
| B | Mushroom Sautee x75,Tavnazian Salad x100,Nopales Salad x90 |
| C | Seafood Paella x25,Soy Ramen x160,Arrabbiata x180 |
| D | Felicifruit Gelatin x200,Mille Feuille x300,Black Pudding x300 |
| Goldsmithing | |
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| Group | Items |
| A | Gold Gauntlets x50,Platinum Bangles x45,Barone Zucchetto x36 |
| B | Diamond Earring x40,Angel's Earring x40,Emerald Earring x40 |
| C | Topaz Ring x40,Spinel Ring x40,Sapphire Ring x40 |
| D | Aluminum Ingot x80,Gold Ingot x120,??? |
| Leathercraft | |
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| Group | Items |
| A | Cardinal Vest x32,Jaridah Peti x20,Bison Jacket x32 |
| B | Tiger Trousers x36,Crow Hose x40,Battle Hose x40 |
| C | Radical Mantle x60,Koenigs Belt x30,Stirge Belt x100 |
| D | Smilodon Leather x400,Catobl. Leather x450,Buffalo Leather x120 |
| Smithing | |
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| Group | Items |
| A | Darksteel Cuirass x18,Shabti Cuisses x30,Butznar Shield x35 |
| B | Arasy Axe x20,Nohkux Axe x12,Nadziak x26 |
| C | Arasy Swordx22,Bihkah Sword x60,Uruz Blade x28 |
| D | Darksteel Ingot x200,Dark Scales x80,Dweomer Steel x280 |
| Woodworking | |
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| Group | Items |
| A | Arasy Bow x30,Shigeto Bow x40,Gendawa x40 |
| B | Dispel Couse x60,Cermet Lance x60,Arasy Lance x12 |
| C | Saltwater Aquarium x40,Bay Aquarium x40,Reef Aquarium x40 |
| D | Mahogany Lumber x500,Ebony Lumber x450,Feyweald Lumber x410 |
There are four contracts in total. After completing them all, you will receive the Chrome-Molybdenum Sheet and Sanukite Slab. If you lose either of these, you can purchase a new one for 15,000 Crafter Points.
You will need your phase 2 shield, the Craftsman's Crystal (obtained from the Guild Master after trading in your 100% craftsmanship shield), Chrome-Molybdenum Sheet and Sanukite Slab (obtained from the Guild Master after completing the 4 contracts), a piece of Sequoia, and TWO Platinum Screws (the total cost for the Sequoia and 2 Platinum Screws is 28,000 Crafter Points). You can only have 20,000 Crafter Points at once, so make sure you purchase them once you are able to.
| Crafter Point Items | Cost |
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Platinum Screw: Alchemy |
10,000 Crafter Points |
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Sequoia: Alchemy |
8,000 Crafter Points |
Phase Three Completion
Here is the recipe to create the phase three Goldsmithing shield. The material requirements are linear across all crafts, except the items are named appropriately.
| Synthesis Information | ||||
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| Yield | Requirements | Ingredients | ||
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Main Craft: Goldsmithing - (Expert) |
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The list of completed shields are shown below. One more upgrade is set to release in the future. It is unknown what the final stats might be.
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Alchemy | 
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Brewer's Shield |
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Bonecraft | 
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Ossifier's Shield |
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Clothcraft | 
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Plaiter's Shield |
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Cooking | 
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Chef's Shield |
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Goldsmithing | 
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Toreutic Shield |
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Leathercraft | 
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Beveler's Shield |
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Smithing | 
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Smythe's Shield |
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Woodworking | 
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Joiner's Shield |
To finish up Phase Three, trade your completed Shield to your Guild Master who will then instruct you to trade it back to Mewk Chorosap.
This is currently as far as you can upgrade it, with hints of further synths to come.
Pages in category "Escutcheons"
The following 65 pages are in this category, out of 65 total.
