Specialist System

Specialist System is an advancement system for Crafting classes introduced in Heavensward (3.0). By completing a special quest, players can receive a specialized soul for each of the Disciples of the Hand. Equipping this soul will give access to unique actions and a bonus to your crafting attributes.

Soul of the Crafter

Players can only ever hold up to three specialist souls. You will need to relinquish one of your three souls if you wish to specialize in a different discipline. For instance, you can collect multiple Soul of the Crafter, however only three of your crafters at any one time may be a specialist.

• Players will receive three souls of the crafter upon completion of Beloved of the Builder, which are required to receive a specialized soul. Players can collect further souls which can be exchanged for  480 White Crafters' Scrip. If you wish to change any of your specializations, you must have in your possession a soul of the crafter, speak to Alderan (the NPC who issues the souls) and exchange your current soul gem for a new one.

• Once the generic soul is converted into a specific class' soul it acts like a job stone and confers +20 Craftsmanship, +20 Control, and +15 CP while equipped.
  • This is equivalent to 1 extra tier VII materia of the given stat. In other words, a small bonus overall.

• There are a small number of recipes that require the class to be a specialist in order to craft them. These are exclusively in Master Recipe books and will be greyed out if the player is not currently a specialist.

Unlock

Once you have attained level 55 in any crafter class, you may accept a quest Beloved of the Builder from Lydirlona in Revenant's Toll (x22, y6). Upon completion, you will receive three Soul of the Crafter. To exchange them for a specialized soul, speak to Alderan (who originally issued the souls) in The Pillars (x14.6,y10.7), and trade one of them for the unique, equippable souls.

Unique Actions

Level 55:

  Careful Observation

Level 86:

  Heart and Soul