How to Upgrade your Weapons and Armor by hunting.

A good reason why a lot of people hunt because they want to upgrade their tomestone weapons and armor. Hunters can collect seals and nuts to purchase upgrade items from vendors to get that extra boost to help clear those raids and new content. In clearing savage tier raids you can also obtain the items needed to upgrade your tome gear as well. Upgrading items got better much better 6.0. Instead of two pieces of random gear dropping from two coffers, players receive 3 specific gear coffers, upgrade items, and books. These coffers are of specific types, such as rings, weapons, chest piece etc. When you use the coffer they become their corresponding armor, accessory, or weapon based on the class you are on, so be careful when you open them. The drops for upgrade items in the savage dungeons have changed as well. The second fight of each tier drops upgrades for accessories, and the third drop upgrades for armor and weapons. Each fight also drops a unique book that can be exchanged in various quantities for armor and upgrade items, more information is listed below. There are four fights for each tier of Savage Raids. The 6.0 raid is "Pandamonium", so the raids are listed from P1S to P12S. Each time a new raid tier gets introduced; a new item level cap is introduced for gear. 2.0 Turn's 1 through 5 (this is the exception to the rule) max i-level was 90; 2.0's top i-level was 120, 3.0's top tier was 270, 4.0's top tier was 400, and now 5.0's top tier for gear is 530. The earliest and primary source for upgrading your tomestone gear is getting the upgrade items or books in sufficient quantity from the savage raids. The secondary source is hunt currency. This becomes available at a later patch after some time has passed, typically when the 24-man raids become available where you can also obtain a coin, the third source of upgrading gear, that can be exchanged for upgrade items.

6.0 Endwalker Gear

Credendum Gear (item level 660)
The base 650 weapons can be purchased with 500 x Tomestone of Comedy plus a Hermetic Tomestone from Cihanti in Radz-at-Han.
The base 650 armor and accessories can also be purchased with 375 to 825 x Tomestone of Comedy from Cihanti in Radz-at-Han.
Credendum gear can be upgraded from 650 to 660 from Khaldeen in Radz-at-Han.

• Credendum Weapons are upgradeable with Divine Solvent which drops in Anabaseios The Eleventh Circle Savage.
  The Brine can also be purchased in the following ways:
  • 4 x Anabaseios Mythos III Books from Djole in Radz-at-Han or from Mylenie in Labyrinthos.
    These books are dropped in Anabaseios The Eleventh Circle Savage.
  • 1 x Aglia Coin plus 1 x Euphrosyne Coin, traded to Nesvaaz in Radz-at-Han. The coins drop from Aglaia and Euphrosyne 24 man raids respectively.
• Credendum Armor is upgradeable with Divine Twine which drops in Anabaseios The Eleventh Circle Savage.
  The Twine can also be purchased in the following ways:
  • 4 x Anabaseios Mythos III brooks from Djole in Radz-at-Han or from Mylenie in Labyrinthos.
    These books are dropped in Anabaseios The Eleventh Circle Savage.
  • 3000 x Sacks of Nuts obtained from hunt mobs, purchasable from Wilmetta in Radz-at-Han or from J'lakshai in Old Sharlayan.
  • 1 x Aglia Coin plus 1 x Euphrosyne Coin, traded to Nesvaaz in Radz-at-Han. The coins drop from Aglaia and Euphrosyne 24 man raids respectively.
• Credendum Accessories are upgradeable with Divine Shine which drop from Anabaseios The Tenth Circle Savage.
  The Shine can also be purchased in the following ways:
  • 4 x Anabaseios Mythos II brooks from Djole in Radz-at-Han or from Mylenie in Labyrinthos.
    These books are dropped in Anabaseios The Tenth Circle Savage.
  • 2000 x Sacks of Nuts obtained from hunt mobs, purchasable from Wilmetta in Radz-at-Han or from J'lakshai in Old Sharlayan.
  • 1 x Aglia Coin plus 1 x Euphrosyne Coin plus 1 x Thaleia Coin, traded to Nesvaaz in Radz-at-Han. The coins drop from Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thaleia 24 man raids respectively.

Lunar Envoy Gear (item level 630)
The base 620 weapons can be purchased with 500 x Tomestone of Causality plus a Ultralight Tomestone from Cihanti in Radz-at-Han.
The base 620 armor and accessories can also be purchased with 375 to 825 x Tomestone of Causality from Cihanti in Radz-at-Han.
Lunar Envoy gear can be upgraded from 620 to 630 from Khaldeen in Radz-at-Han.

• Lunar Envoy Weapons are upgradeable with Moonshine Brine which drops in Abyssos The Seventh Circle Savage.
  The Brine can also be purchased in the following ways:
  • 4 x Abyssos Mythos III Books from Djole in Radz-at-Han or from Mylenie in Labyrinthos.
    These books are dropped in Abyssos The Seventh Circle Savage.
  • 1 x Aglia Coin plus 1 x Euphrosyne Coin, traded to Nesvaaz in Radz-at-Han. The coins drop from Aglaia and Euphrosyne 24 man raids respectively.
• Lunar Envoy Armor is upgradeable with Moonshine Twine which drops in Abyssos The Seventh Circle Savage.
  The Twine can also be purchased in the following ways:
  • 4 x Abyssos Mythos III brooks from Djole in Radz-at-Han or from Mylenie in Labyrinthos.
    These books are dropped in Abyssos The Seventh Circle Savage.
  • 3000 x Sacks of Nuts obtained from hunt mobs, purchasable from Wilmetta in Radz-at-Han or from J'lakshai in Old Sharlayan.
  • 1 x Aglia Coin plus 1 x Euphrosyne Coin, traded to Nesvaaz in Radz-at-Han. The coins drop from Aglaia and Euphrosyne 24 man raids respectively.
• Lunar Envoy Accessories are upgradeable with Moonshine Shine which drop from Abyssos The Sixth Circle Savage.
  The Shine can also be purchased in the following ways:
  • 4 x Abyssos Mythos II brooks from Djole in Radz-at-Han or from Mylenie in Labyrinthos.
    These books are dropped in Abyssos The Sixth Circle Savage.
  • 2000 x Sacks of Nuts obtained from hunt mobs, purchasable from Wilmetta in Radz-at-Han or from J'lakshai in Old Sharlayan.
  • 1 x Aglia Coin plus 1 x Euphrosyne Coin, traded to Nesvaaz in Radz-at-Han. The coins drop from Aglaia and Euphrosyne 24 man raids respectively.

Radiant Gear (item level 600)
The base 590 weapons can be purchased with 500 x Tomestones of Astronomy plus a Discal Tomestone from Cihanti in Radz-at-Han.
The base 590 armor and accessories can also be purchased with 375-825 x Tomestones of Astronomy from Cihanti in Radz-at-Han.
Radiant gear can be upgraded from 590 to 600 with the corresponding upgrade item from Khaldeen in Radz-at-Han.

• Radiant Weapons are upgradeable with Radiant Roborant which drops in Asphodelos: The Third Circle.
  The Roborant can also be purchased in the following ways:
  • 4 x Asphodelos Mythos III from Djole in Radz-at-Han or from Mylenie in Labyrinthos.
    These books are dropped in Asphodelos: The Third Circle.
  • 1 x Aglaia Coin, dropped from completing the 6.1 24 man Aglaia from Nesvaaz in Radz-at-Han.
• Radiant Armor is upgradeable with Radiant Twine which drops in Asphodelos: The Third Circle.
  The Twine can also be purchased in the following ways:
  • 4 x Asphodelos Mythos III from Djole in Radz-at-Han or from Mylenie in Labyrinthos.
    These books are dropped in Asphodelos: The Third Circle.
  • 1 x Aglaia Coin, dropped from completing the 6.1 24 man Aglaia from Nesvaaz in Radz-at-Han.
  • 3000 x Sacks of Nuts from J'lakashi in Old Sharlayan or from Wilmetta in Radz-at-Han.
    These sacks drop from 6.0 and 5.0 S Rank hunts, A Rank hunts, Weekly B rank hunts, and daily nut logs.
• Radiant Accessories are upgradeable with Radiant Coating which drop from Asphodelos: The Second Circle (Savage).
  The Coating can also be purchased in the following ways:
  • 4 x Asphodelos Mythos II from Djole in Radz-at-Han or from Mylenie in Labyrinthos.
    These books are dropped in Asphodelos: The Third Circle.
  • 1 x Aglaia Coin, dropped from completing the 6.1 24 man Aglaia from Nesvaaz in Radz-at-Han.
  • 2000 x Sacks of Nuts from J'lakashi in Old Sharlayan or from Wilmetta in Radz-at-Han.
    These sacks drop from 6.0 and 5.0 S Rank hunts, A Rank hunts, Weekly B rank hunts, and daily nut logs.

5.0 Shadowbringers Gear

Cryptlurker (item level 530)
The base weapons can be purchased with Mowen's Tokens of Revelation plus a Defragmented Tomstone from Fathard in Eulmore. The base armor and accessories can be purchased with Tomestones of Revelation from Aymark in Eulmore.
Cryptlurker gear can be upgraded from 520 to 530 with the corresponding upgrade item from Shee-Tatch in Eulmore.

• Cryptlurker Weapons are upgradeable with Crypt Ester which drops in Eden's Promise: Anamorphosis.
  The Ester can also be purchased in the following ways:
  • 4 x Book of Anamorphosis from Ghul gul in Amh Araeng or from Yhal Yal in Eulmore.
    These books are dropped in Eden's Promise: Anamorphosis.
  • 1 x Manufactured Coin, 1 x Puppet's Coin, and 1 x Breach Coin from Fathard in Eulmore.
    These coins are dropped from The Copied Factory, Puppet's Bunker, and The Tower at Paradigm's Breach.
• Cryptlurker Armor is upgradeable with Crypt Twine which drop from Eden's Gate: Descent (Savage).
  The Twine can also be purchased in the following ways:
  • 4 x Book of Inundation from Ghul gul in Amh Araeng or from Yhal Yal in Eulmore.
    These books are dropped in Eden's Promise: Anamorphosis.
  • 1 x Manufactured Coin, 1 x Puppet's Coin, and 1 x Breach Coin from Fathard in Eulmore.
    These coins are dropped from The Copied Factory, Puppet's Bunker, and The Tower at Paradigm's Breach.
  • 3000 x Sacks of Nuts from Ilfroy in Eulmore or from Xylle in The Crystarium.
    These sacks drop from 5.0 S Rank hunts, A Rank hunts, Weekly B rank hunts, and daily nut logs.
• Cryptlurker Accessories are upgradeable with Crystaline Dusting which drop from Eden's Promise: Litany (Savage).
  The Dusting can also be purchased in the following ways:
  • 4 x Book of Litany from Ghul gul in Amh Araeng or from Yhal Yal in Eulmore.
    These books are dropped in Eden's Promise: Litany (Savage).
  • 1 x Manufactured Coin, 1 x Puppet's Coin, and 1 x Breach Coin from Fathard in Eulmore.
    These coins are dropped from The Copied Factory, Puppet's Bunker, and The Tower at Paradigm's Breach.
  • 2000 x Sacks of Nuts from Ilfroy in Eulmore or from Xylle in The Crystarium.
    These sacks drop from 5.0 S Rank hunts, A Rank hunts, Weekly B rank hunts, and daily nut logs.

Crystarium (item level 500)
The base weapons can be purchased with Mowen's Tokens of Allegory plus a Perdurable Tomstone from Fathard in Eulmore. The base armor and accessories can be purchased with Tomestones of Revelation from Aymark in Eulmore.
Crystarium gear can be upgraded from 490 to 500 with the corresponding upgrade item from Shee-Tatch in Eulmore.

• Crystarium Weapons are upgradeable with Crystalline Ester which drop from Eden's Verse: Iconoclasm (Savage).
  The Ester can also be purchased in the following ways:
  • 4 x Book of Iconoclasm from Ghul gul in Amh Araeng or from Yhal Yal in Eulmore.
    These books are dropped in Eden's Verse: Iconoclasm (Savage).
  • 1 x Manufactured Coin and 1 x Puppet's Coin from Fathard in Eulmore.
    These coins are dropped from The Copied Factory and Puppet's Bunker.
• Crystarium Armor is upgradeable with Crystaline Twine which drops from Eden's Gate: Descent (Savage).
  The Twine can also be purchased in the following ways:
  • 4 x Book of Inundation from Ghul gul in Amh Araeng or from Yhal Yal in Eulmore.
    These books are dropped in Eden's Verse: Iconoclasm (Savage).
  • 1 x Manufactured Coin and 1 x Puppet's Coin from Fathard in Eulmore.
    These coins are dropped from The Copied Factory and Puppet's Bunker.
  • 3000 x Sacks of Nuts from Ilfroy in Eulmore or from Xylle in The Crystarium.
    These sacks drop from 5.0 S Rank hunts, A Rank hunts, Weekly B rank hunts, and daily nut logs.
• Crystarium Accessories are upgradeable with Crystaline Glaze which drops from Eden's Verse: Furor (Savage).
  The Glaze can also be purchased in the following ways:
  • 4 x Book of Furor from Ghul gul in Amh Araeng or from Yhal Yal in Eulmore.
    These books are dropped in Eden's Verse: Furor (Savage).
  • 1 x Manufactured Coin and 1 x Puppet's Coin from Fathard in Eulmore.
    These coins are dropped from The Copied Factory and Puppet's Bunker.
  • 2000 x Sacks of Nuts from Ilfroy in Eulmore or from Xylle in The Crystarium.
    These sacks drop from 5.0 S Rank hunts, A Rank hunts, Weekly B rank hunts, and daily nut logs.

Deepshadow (item level 470)
The base weapons can be purchased with Mowen's Tokens of Phantasmagoria plus a Lightweight Tomstone from Ilfroy in Eulmore or Xylle in The Crystarium.
The base armor, weapons, and accessories can also be purchased with Sacks of Nuts from Ilfroy in Eulmore or Xylle in The Crystarium.
Deepshadow gear can be upgraded from 460 to 470 with the corresponding upgrade item from Shee-Tatch in Eulmore.

• Deepshadow Weapons are upgradeable with Deepshadow Solvent which drops from Eden's Gate: Inundation (Savage).
  The Solvent can be purchased with the following:
  • 4 x Book of Inundation from Ghul gul in Amh Araeng or from Yhal Yal in Eulmore.
    These books are dropped from Eden's Gate: Inundation (Savage).
  • 1 x Manufactured Coin from Fathard in Eulmore.
    These coins are dropped from The Copied Factory.
• Deepshadow Armor is upgradeable with Deepshadow Twine which drops from Eden's Gate: Inundation (Savage).
  The Twine can be purchased with the following:
  • 4 x Book of Descent from Ghul gul in Amh Araeng or Yhal Yal in Eulmore.
    Eden's Gate: Descent (Savage)..
  • 1 x Manufactured Coin from Fathard in Eulmore.
    These coins are dropped in The Copied Factory.
  • 3000 x Sacks of Nuts from Ilfroy in Eulmore or from Xylle in The Crystarium.
    These sacks drop from 5.0 S Rank hunts, A Rank hunts, Weekly B rank hunts, and daily nut logs.
• Deepshadow Accessories are upgradeable with Deepshadow Coating which drops from Eden's Gate: Descent (Savage).
  The Coating can be purchased with the following:
  • 4 x Book of Resurrection from Ghul gul in Amh Araeng or Yhal Yal in Eulmore.
    These books are dropped from Eden's Gate: Resurrection (Savage).
  • 1 x Manufactured Coin from Fathard in Eulmore.
    These coins are dropped from The Copied Factory.
  • 2000 x Sacks of Nuts from Ilfroy in Eulmore or from Xylle in The Crystarium.
    These sacks drop from 5.0 S Rank hunts, A Rank hunts, Weekly B rank hunts, and daily nut logs.

4.0 Stormblood Gear

Scaevan Gear (item level 400)

• Weapons are purchasable from the following NPCs:
  • Eschina in Rhalgar's Reach with Tomestone of Poetics
  • Calamity Salvager in Limsa Lominsa with Silver Chocobo Feathers
  • Calamity Salvager in Gridania with Silver Chocobo Feathers
  • Calamity Salvager in Ul'dah with Silver Chocobo Feathers
• Armor and Accessories are purchasable from the following NPCs:
  • Enna in Rhalgar's Reach with Tomestone of Poetics
  • Rowena's Representative in Kugane with Tomestone of Poetics.
• Scaevan Weapons, Armor, and Accessories are upgradeable from the base 390 verson with Tomestone of Poetics from these NPC's:
  • Rowena's Representative in Kugane
  • Calamity Salvager in Limsa Lominsa
  • Calamity Salvager in Gridania
  • Calamity Salvager in Ul'dah
  • E'bolaff in Rhalgar's Reach

Ryumyaku Gear (item level 370)

• Weapons are purchasable from the following NPCs:
  • Eschina in Rhalgar's Reach with Tomestone of Poetics
  • Rowena's Representative in Kugane with Tomestone of Poetics.
• Armor and Accessories are purchasable from the following NPCs:
  • Enna in Rhalgar's Reach with Tomestone of Poetics
  • Rowena's Representative in Kugane with Tomestone of Poetics.
• Scaevan Weapons, Armor, and Accessories are upgradeable from the base 390 verson with Tomestone of Poetics from these NPC's:
  • E'bolaff in Rhalgar's Reach

Lost Allagan Gear (item level 340)

• Lost Allagan Weapons are purchasable from the following NPCs:
  • Eschina in Rhalgar's Reach with Tomestone of Poetics
  • Billebaut in Rhalgar's Reach with Centurio Seals
  • Satsuya in Kugane with <Centurio Seals
• Lost Allagan Armor and Accessories are purchasable from the following NPCs:
  • Billebaut in Rhalgar's Reach with Centurio Seals
  • Satsuya in Kugane with <Centurio Seals
• Lost Allagan Weapons, Armor, and Accessories are upgradeable from the base 390 verson with Tomestone of Poetics from these NPC's:
  • E'bolaff in Rhalgar's Reach

3.0 Heavensward Gear

Shire gear (item level 270)

• Shire Weapons are purchasable with Tomestone of Poetics from these NPC's:
  • Bertana in Idyllshire.
• Shire Armor and Accessories are purchasable with Tomestone of Poetics from these NPC's:
  • Hismena in Idyllshire.
• Shire Weapons, Armor, and Accessories are purchasable with Tomestone of Poetics from these NPC's:
  • Rowena's Representative in Foundation
• Shire Weapons, Armor, and Accessories are upgradable from the 260 base verson with Tomestone of Poetics from these NPC's:
  • Seika in Idyllshire

Eikonic gear (item level 240)

• Eikonic Weapons are purchasable with Tomestone of Poetics from these NPC's:
  • Bertana in Idyllshire.
• Eikonic Armor and Accessories are purchasable with Tomestone of Poetics from these NPC's:
  • Hismena in Idyllshire.
• Eikonic Weapons, Armor, and Accessories are purchasable with Tomestone of Poetics from these NPC's:
  • Rowena's Representative in Foundation
• Eikonic Weapons, Armor, and Accessories are upgradable from the 230 base verson with Tomestone of Poetics from these NPC's:
  • Seika in Idyllshire

Fabled gear (item level 210)

• Fabled Weapons, Armor, and Accessories are purchasable with Tomestone of Poetics from these NPC's:
  • Yolaine in Foundation
• Fabled Weapons, Armor, and Accessories are upgradable from the 200 base version with Tomestone of Poetics from these NPC's:
  • Seika in Idyllshire

Asuran gear (item level 180)

• Asuran Weapons, Armor, and Accessories are purchasable with Centurio Seals from these NPC's:
  • Yolaine in Foundation
• Asuran Weapons, Armor, and Accessories are upgradable from the 170 base version with Tomestone of Poetics from these NPC's:
  • Seika in Idyllshire

2.0 A Realm Reborn Gear

Ironworks gear (item level 130)

• Ironworks Weapons, Armor, and Accessories are purchasable with Tomestone of Poetics from these NPC's:
  • Rowena's Representative in Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks.
  • Rowena's Representative in Ul'dah.
  • Rowena's Representative in New Gridania.