FFXIV Splendorous Gathering Tools Complete Guide — All 6 Stages (MIN/BTN/FSH)

Introduction

Splendorous Gathering Tools are the level 90+ relic tools for Disciples of the Land (Miner, Botanist, Fisher), introduced in patch 6.35 and expanded through Dawntrail. Unlock via [Item] from [Item] in Crystarium. This comprehensive guide covers all six upgrade stages from base Splendorous Tools to the final Lodestar Tools.

What You’ll Learn:

• Unlock requirements and prerequisites
• All 6 upgrade stages with locations and collectables
• Efficient gathering rotations for max collectability
• Fishing strategies and bait requirements
• Aetherial Reduction mechanics (Stages 3-6)

Total Time Investment: 10-20 hours per job (faster than crafters) Total Scrip Cost: ~2,000-3,000 Purple Scrips per job

Note: Purple Scrips are officially called “Purple Gatherer’s Scrips” for Disciples of the Land. They appear purple in-game despite sometimes being referred to as “White Scrips” in older content. {: .prompt-info }

Quick Reference: All Tool Stages

Prerequisites & Unlock

Requirements

Before starting, you must have:

• Level 90+ Disciple of the Land (Miner, Botanist, or Fisher)
• Completed Endwalker Main Scenario Quest
• Unlocked The Crystalline Mean (Crystarium feature quest)
• Unlocked Collectables system

Unlock Quest

Quest: An Original Improvement NPC: Chora-Zoi Location: The Crystarium (X:7.8, Y:11.4)

Reward: Splendorous Coffer (contains tool for your current job)

Stage 0: Acquiring Base Splendorous Tools

First Tool (Free)

Complete “An Original Improvement” to receive your first Splendorous Coffer. Open it on the gathering job you want the tool for.

Additional Tools (1,500 Purple Scrips Each)

Purchase from Quinnana in The Crystarium (X:10.4, Y:7.7).

Available Tools:

• Miner: Splendorous Pickaxe
• Botanist: Splendorous Hatchet
• Fisher: Splendorous Fishing Rod

Budget Planning: If doing all 3 gathering jobs, you’ll need 3,000 Purple Scrips for base tools (first is free).

Essential Gathering Information

Recommended Consumables

Food: Rarefied Tsai tou Vonou (HQ) or any level 90+ HQ food

• +10% GP boost
• Helps meet collectability thresholds

GP Recovery: Hi-Cordial or Cordial

• Essential for continuous gathering
• Keep 99 in inventory

Collectability Requirements

Miner & Botanist:

• Stages 1-2: Max collectability (1,000) recommended
• Stages 3-6: Max collectability required for Aetherial Reduction

Fisher:

• Enable Collector’s Glove (Collect ability)
• Higher collectability = more components per fish

Gathering Rotations (MIN/BTN)

Max Collectability Rotation (400 GP)

Use this rotation when you have 400+ GP:

Scrutiny → Meticulous Prospector → Scrutiny →
Meticulous Prospector → Meticulous Prospector → Collect

Result: 1,000 collectability guaranteed

GP Recovery Rotation (Less than 400 GP)

Use this when waiting for GP to regenerate:

Brazen Prospector → Brazen Prospector → Brazen Prospector → Collect

Result: Lower collectability, but keeps you gathering

Hidden Items Strategy

All stages have hidden items (crystals/clusters):

• Miner: Use Luck of the Mountaineer
• Botanist: Use Luck of the Pioneer

Pro Tip: Gather hidden items whenever they appear to conserve GP. They count toward your component total without requiring collectability rotations.

Fishing Strategies

Required Item

Select Bait Ball - Purchase from Quinnana for 5 Purple Scrips each

How many to buy:

• Stage 1: ~25 bait (120 fish needed)
• Stage 2: ~35 bait (160 fish needed)
• Stages 3-6: ~35 bait each (160-170 fish per stage)

Total for all 6 stages: ~200 bait = 1,000 Purple Scrips

Fishing Rotation for Efficiency

Before casting: Enable Collector’s Glove (Collect ability)

Optimal fishing combo:

Identical Cast → Double Hook → Thaliak's Favor

With Cordials: Use Hi-Cordial between casts to maintain GP

Result: Doubles your catch rate, reducing time significantly

Stage 1: Augmented Splendorous Tools

Quest Details

Quest: A Dedicated Tool (Repeatable) NPC: Chora-Zoi Location: The Crystarium (X:10.5, Y:7.7) Requirement: Splendorous Tool equipped or in inventory

Miner: Augmented Splendorous Pickaxe

Location: Il Mheg (X:11.0, Y:36.0)

Collectables:

• Connoisseur’s Prismstone (60 items at max collectability)
• Splendorous Water Shard (180 hidden items)

Turn-in: 180 Splendorous Miner’s Components to Quinnana

Time: 1-2 hours

Botanist: Augmented Splendorous Hatchet

Location: Kholusia (X:25.0, Y:12.0)

Collectables:

• Connoisseur’s Wattle Petribark (60 items at max collectability)
• Splendorous Earth Shard (180 hidden items)

Turn-in: 180 Splendorous Botanist’s Components to Quinnana

Time: 1-2 hours

Fisher: Augmented Splendorous Fishing Rod

Location 1: Lakeland (X:21.2, Y:29.7)

• Fish: Platinum Seahorse
• Components: Splendorous Fishing Rod Component

Location 2: Kholusia (X:16.0, Y:35.0)

• Fish: Clavekeeper
• Components: Splendorous Fishing Reel Component

Bait: Select Bait Ball (5 scrips each)

Total Needed: 120 fish (60 from each location)

Time: 1-2 hours

Stage 2: Crystalline Tools

Quest Details

Quest: An Adaptive Tool (Repeatable) NPC: Chora-Zoi Location: The Crystarium (X:10.5, Y:7.7) Requirement: Augmented Splendorous Tool in inventory

Miner: Crystalline Pickaxe

Location: Amh Araeng (X:28.0, Y:14.0)

Collectables:

• Connoisseur’s Red Malachite (70 items at max collectability)
• Adaptive Fire Crystal (210 hidden items)

Turn-in: 210 Adaptive Miner’s Components to Quinnana

Botanist: Crystalline Hatchet

Location: Lakeland (X:34.0, Y:10.0)

Collectables:

• Connoisseur’s Levin Mint (70 items at max collectability)
• Adaptive Lightning Crystal (210 hidden items)

Turn-in: 210 Adaptive Botanist’s Components to Quinnana

Fisher: Crystalline Fishing Rod

Location 1: Il Mheg (X:4.0, Y:22.0)

• Fish: Mirror Image
• Components: Adaptive Fishing Rod Component

Location 2: The Rak’tika Greatwood (X:7.0, Y:28.0)

• Fish: Spangled Pirarucu
• Components: Adaptive Fishing Reel Component

Bait: Select Bait Ball

Total Needed: 160 fish (80 from each location)

Stage 3: Chora-Zoi’s Crystalline Tools

Quest Details

Quest: A Tool of Her Own (Repeatable) NPC: Chora-Zoi (speak to Grenoldt first to complete “The Joy of Zoi”) Location: The Crystarium (X:10.5, Y:7.7) Requirement: Crystalline Tool in inventory

NEW MECHANIC: Aetherial Reduction

Stages 3-6 use Aetherial Reduction instead of direct turn-ins.

How it works:

1. Gather collectable at max collectability (1,000)
2. Right-click the collectable in your inventory
3. Select “Aetherial Reduction”
4. Receive 3-6 components per reduction

Why this matters: You need ~55 items to get 210 components (vs 70 items in Stage 2)

Miner: Chora-Zoi’s Crystalline Pickaxe

Location: Lakeland (X:17.0, Y:15.0)

Collectables:

• Connoisseur’s Soiled Femur (~55 items)
• Custom Ice Crystal (210 hidden items)

Reduce for: 210 Customized Miner’s Components

Botanist: Chora-Zoi’s Crystalline Hatchet

Location: Il Mheg (X:26.0, Y:19.0)

Collectables:

• Connoisseur’s Miracle Apple (~55 items)
• Custom Wind Crystal (210 hidden items)

Reduce for: 210 Customized Botanist’s Components

Fisher: Chora-Zoi’s Crystalline Fishing Rod

Location 1: Amh Araeng (X:31.0, Y:32.0)

• Fish: Gold Dustfish
• Components: Customized Fishing Rod Component

Location 2: Lakeland (X:10.0, Y:38.0)

• Fish: Forgiven Melancholy
• Components: Customized Fishing Reel Component

Bait: Select Bait Ball

Total Needed: 160 fish (80 from each location)

Stage 4: Brilliant Tools

Quest Details

Quest: A Tool without Compare (Repeatable) NPC: Chora-Zoi Requirement: Chora-Zoi’s Crystalline Tool in inventory

Miner: Brilliant Pickaxe

Location: Kholusia (X:33.0, Y:29.0)

Collectables:

• Connoisseur’s Aurum Regis Ore (~55 items)
• Brilliant Lightning Cluster (210 hidden items)

Reduce for: 210 Brilliant Miner’s Components

Botanist: Brilliant Hatchet

Location: Amh Araeng (X:18.0, Y:19.0)

Collectables:

• Connoisseur’s Cloves (~55 items)
• Brilliant Earth Cluster (210 hidden items)

Reduce for: 210 Brilliant Botanist’s Components

Fisher: Brilliant Fishing Rod

Location 1: Kholusia (X:29.4, Y:21.4)

• Fish: Oil Slick
• Components: Brilliant Fishing Rod Component

Location 2: The Tempest (X:6.0, Y:13.5)

• Fish: Gonzalo’s Grace
• Components: Brilliant Fishing Reel Component

Bait: Select Bait Ball

Total Needed: 160 fish (80 from each location)

Stage 5: Vrandtic Visionary’s Tools

Quest Details

Quest: A Tool for the Ages (Repeatable) NPC: Chora-Zoi (complete “La Vie Mowen” and “Dance Like Mowen is Watching” first) Requirement: Brilliant Tool equipped

INCREASED COMPONENT REQUIREMENT: 220 components (up from 210)

Miner: Vrandtic Visionary’s Pickaxe

Location: Il Mheg (X:11.6, Y:10.7)

Collectables:

• Connoisseur’s Asphaltum (~95 items)
• Inspirational Wind Cluster (220 hidden items)

Reduce for: 220 Inspirational Miner’s Components

Botanist: Vrandtic Visionary’s Hatchet

Location: Rak’tika Greatwood (X:15.0, Y:35.0)

Collectables:

• Connoisseur’s Gianthive Chip (~95 items)
• Inspirational Fire Cluster (220 hidden items)

Reduce for: 220 Inspirational Botanist’s Components

Fisher: Vrandtic Visionary’s Fishing Rod

Location: The Rak’tika Greatwood (X:25.5, Y:36.7)

Special Fishing Chain (Mooch Required):

1. Catch Deadwood Shadow (Powerful Hookset)
2. OR catch Golding (Precision Hookset)
3. Mooch Golding → Ronkan Bullion (Powerful Hookset)

Components: 170 Inspirational Fisher’s Components

Bait: Select Bait Ball

Note: This is more complex than previous stages due to mooch requirement

Stage 6: Lodestar Tools (Final Stage)

Quest Details

Quest: Stand Tool, My Friend (Repeatable) NPC: Chora-Zoi Requirement: Vrandtic Visionary’s Tool equipped

SAME REQUIREMENT AS STAGE 5: 220 components

Miner: Lodestar Pickaxe

Location: The Tempest (X:34.0, Y:22.0)

Collectables:

• Connoisseur’s Raw Onyx (~95 items)
• Nightforged Ice Cluster (220 hidden items)

Reduce for: 220 Nightforged Miner’s Components

Botanist: Lodestar Hatchet

Location: The Tempest (X:37.0, Y:13.0)

Collectables:

• Connoisseur’s Glimshroom (~95 items)
• Nightforged Water Cluster (220 hidden items)

Reduce for: 220 Nightforged Botanist’s Components

Fisher: Lodestar Fishing Rod

Location: Il Mheg (X:35.0, Y:26.0)

Special Fishing Mechanic (Fisher’s Intuition):

1. Catch 3x Little Bounty (normal fishing)
2. This triggers Fisher’s Intuition buff
3. With buff active, catch Saint Fathric’s Face

Components: 170 Nightforged Fisher’s Components

Bait: Select Bait Ball

Congratulations! You now have your Lodestar Tool - the final stage of the Splendorous gathering relic chain.

Efficient Purple Scrip Farming (Gatherers)

Custom Deliveries (Best Passive Method)

Weekly Reset: Tuesday at 8 AM server time

NPCs: M’naago, Adkiragh, Kai-Shirr, Kurenai, Ameliance, etc.

Scrips per Week: 1,500-2,000 (varies by satisfaction bonus)

Time Investment: 30-60 minutes per week

Strategy: Custom Deliveries alone can complete a gathering relic every 2-3 weeks with zero grinding.

Collectable Gathering (Active Farming)

Any level 90+ collectable works. Choose based on:

• Node location convenience
• Short respawn timers
• Easy rotation requirements

Top Gathering Spots:

• Labyrinthos nodes (central, clustered)
• Elpis nodes (flying mount friendly)
• Ultima Thule nodes (high-level items)

Cost Breakdown: Complete Tool Progression

Per Job Cost (Scrips)

Fisher is more scrip-intensive due to bait costs.

Tips & Strategies

Efficient Progression Path (Miner/Botanist)

Week 1: Custom Deliveries, buy base tool Week 2: Complete Stages 1-2 (direct turn-ins) Week 3: Complete Stages 3-4 (aetherial reduction) Week 4: Complete Stages 5-6 (higher volume reduction)

Total Time: 4 weeks casually, 1 week if grinding

Fisher Optimization

Buy bait in bulk: Purchase 200 Select Bait Balls at start (1,000 scrips)

Use GP efficiently:

• Identical Cast → Double Hook combo
• Thaliak’s Favor for rare fish
• Hi-Cordials between casts

Fish multiple locations: Alternate between rod/reel component fish to prevent burnout

Multi-Job Strategy

Do all 3 gathering jobs together:

• Buy all base tools (3,000 scrips)
• Progress through stages simultaneously
• Share food and cordials across jobs

Benefits:

• Efficient scrip usage
• Variety prevents burnout
• Faster overall completion

Troubleshooting

“I can’t hit max collectability (1,000)”

Solutions:

• Use HQ food for stat boost
• Verify you have level 90 left-side gathering gear
• Use the 400 GP rotation (not the recovery rotation)
• Meld gathering stat materia if needed

“Aetherial Reduction only gives 3 components”

This is RNG:

• 3-6 components per reduction is normal
• Average is ~4 components
• Plan for ~55-95 items to get required components
• Hidden items don’t require reduction

“Fishing is taking forever”

Speed improvements:

• Always use Identical Cast → Double Hook
• Use Thaliak’s Favor for stubborn fish
• Keep Hi-Cordials stocked (recover GP faster)
• Food buff helps catch rate

“I can’t find the gathering node”

Check:

• Correct expansion zone (Shadowbringers zones)
• Exact coordinates (not approximate)
• Time of day (some nodes are time-gated)
• Flying unlocked in zone

Achievement Rewards

Completing all Lodestar Gathering Tools grants:

• “Lodestar Luminary” title (all 11 DoH/DoL tools completed)
• Glamour options for all tool stages
• Satisfaction of completing endgame gathering relics

Comparison: Gathering vs Crafting Relics

Gathering relics are significantly faster and cheaper than crafting relics.

Related Guides

• FFXIV Splendorous Crafting Tools Guide - Complete DoH relic guide
• FFXIV Custom Deliveries Guide - Maximize scrip income
• FFXIV Gathering Rotations Guide - Optimize collectability

The Splendorous/Lodestar Gathering Tools are the fastest relics in FFXIV to complete. Use Custom Deliveries for passive progress, and you’ll have all three gathering relics done in a month with minimal active grinding!