The Bluefeather Barding is a Chocobo Armor Set in Final Fantasy XIV featuring a majestic combination of knightly silver and bluish, indigo feathers. Introduced in Patch 6.1, this Barding is embellished with round opal-like jewels that dot the sleek, sharp frame of the armor. The saddle is a royal black cushion connected to fang-shaped horns at the front chest plating of the Chocobo Companion in FFXIV. Overall, the Bluefeather Barding’s design is undoubtedly attractive but will best befit Chocobos with plumage of a similar shade or hue, such as purple, blue, or black.
The new Bluefeather Barding in Final Fantasy XIV is a craftable item, meaning that specific resources and job level requirements are needed to create the outfit. First, the player making the Barding must be a Level 90 Master Armorer capable of Craftsmanship of at least 2,924. Next, they will need to procure several materials, with the primary ingredient being a Blue Feather.
Blue Feathers can be acquired by participating in the new Extreme Trial, The Minstrel’s Ballad: Endsinger’s Aria. This Trial is an enhanced version of The Final Day, the final boss battle against the Endsinger in the Endwalker expansion. Naturally, those looking to unlock this Duty will need to complete the entire Endwalker MSQ and then complete the blue quest, “I Wandered Sharlayan as a Minstrel.” This mission is given by the Wandering Minstrel at the Scholar’s Harbor in Old Sharlayan at the coordinates X:12.7, Y:14.3.
Unlocking The Bluefeather Barding In FFXIV
Once Crafters of Light have acquired Blue Feather ×1, they must procure the three more materials, including the Clusters needed to power the crafting process in FFXIV.
- Lunar Adamantite Ingot ×2
- Amynodon Leather ×1
- Chondrite Ingot ×2
- Ice Cluster ×3
- Earth Cluster ×3
Lunar Adamantite Ingot is a Level 90 Armorer and Blacksmith recipe made from Lunar Adamantite Ore ×4 and Alchemical Charcoal ×2. The Cluster required for crafting will vary depending on the job. Lunar Adamantite Ore can be found at X: 9.1, Y: 22.9 in Endwalker‘s Mare Lamentorum. It only spawns between 02:00 to 04:00, requiring Folklore and Perception 2,990 to be mined. Alchemical Charcoal can be purchased from Cihanti in Radz-at-Han for Allagan Tomestone of Aphorism ×20.
The Amynodon Hide ×2 for Amynodon Leather is also purchased from Cihanti for the same number of Aphorism Tomestones. This Level 90 Leatherworker crafted item additionally needs Rime Dolomite ×4, an ore found in Garlemald at X:32, Y:34, from 0:00 to 2:00 and 12:00 to 14:00. Players will need the Tome of Geological Folklore – Ilsabard and the Northern Empty.
Finally, Level 88 Chondrite Ingot is the “cheapest” ingredient, requiring Chondrite ×5 and Dimythrite Ore ×1. Chondrite can be found in Ultima Thule near X:18, Y:12, and Dimythrite Ore is located in Lakeland of Norvrandt at X: 35.8, Y:16.3. With all these complex resources gathered and combined together, adventurers can craft the Bluefeather Barding for their Chocobo in FFXIV.
Final Fantasy XIV is available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam or Square Enix’s official website.
