Chocobo Barding

See also: Chocobo and Companions

Bardings are customization items players can give to their chocobo companion. While bardings make your chocobos different cosmetically, they do not give any stat or speed bonuses.

Types of Bardings

Name	Icon	Acquired by
Abigail Barding		From Trimmed Sacks found in Palace of the Dead.
Ala Mhigan Barding		Acquired through the level 68 Rattle and Humbaba FATE in The Peaks.
Angelic Barding		Purchased from Mog Station
Authentic Starlight Barding		Originally availabe from The Starlight Celebration (2013) Purchased from Mog Station
Barding of Light		Acquired from Jonathas - Old Gridania - 3 Achievement Certificates
Barding of Divine Light		Crafted by WVR, level 90★ recipe that requires Crystal of Divine Light, which drops from The Minstrel's Ballad: Hydaelyn's Call
Barding of Eternal Darkness		Crafted by ARM, level 90★ recipe that requires Crystal of Eternal Darkness, which drops from The Minstrel's Ballad: Zodiark's Fall
Behemoth Barding		Acquired through the purchase of Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn Collector's Edition.
Black Mage Barding		Acquired from Jonathas - Old Gridania - 3 Achievement Certificates
Blissful Barding		Can be crafted by Goldsmith or Heaven-on-High Recipe: 1 Blissful Shroud, 2 Palladium Nugget, 2 Twinsilk, 1 Twinthread, 2 Azurite, 2 Wind Cluster, 1 Fire Cluster
Bluefeather Barding		Crafted by Armorer
Bozjan Barding		Acquired from Zadnor Lockbox in Zadnor
Butlery Barding		Purchased from Mog Station
Byakko Barding		Crafted by level 70★★★ Goldsmith with 2 Fire Cluster, 2 Wind Cluster, 1 Palladium Ingot, 3 Chromite Ingot, 1 Tiger Leather, 1 Byakko's Mane Southern Front Lockbox / Zadnor Lockbox
Chocobo Raincoat		Purchased from Scrip Exchange for 800 White Gatherers' Scrip
Dancer Barding		Purchased from Eulmore Gemstone Trader for 350 Bicolour Gemstones (Required Rank 3 in all Shared FATE zones).
Deepshadow Barding		Purchaced from Lakeland Gemstone Trader for 350 Bicolour Gemstones (Requires Rank 3 Shared FATEs in Lakeland).
Demonic Barding		Purchased from Mog Station
Diamond Barding		Crafted by Armorer - Recipe: 1x Diamond Plating, 2x Duraluminum Ingot, 1x Solstice Ingot and 2x Dwarven Cotton
Dragoon Barding		Achieve rank 10 with your chocobo with all 10 skill points in your attacker skill tree.
Eerie Barding		Acquired during the All Saints' Wake (2014) Seasonal Event. Available on Mog Station.
Egg Harness		Acquired through 2014 Hatching-tide seasonal event.
Egg Hunter Barding		Acquired through 2016 Hatching-tide seasonal event. Available from Mog Station.
Emerald Barding		Crafted by ARM, level 80★★★★ recipe that requires Emerald Plating, which drops from Castrum Marinum (Extreme)
Expanse Barding		Can be crafted by a Level 60 Armorer Recipe: 2 Ice Cluster, 1 Earth Cluster, 1 Bismarck's Baleen, 4 Titanium Ingot, 1 Aurum Regis Nugget, 2 Holy Ramie Cloth Available from Heaven-on-High Fete Present Zadnor Lockbox
Far Eastern Barding		Purchased from Mog Station
Flyer Shaffron		Available from Jonathas - Old Gridania - 3 Achievement Certificates
Gambler Barding		Obtained in Gold Saucer by purchasing it from Gold Saucer Attendant for 20,000 MGP.
Gridanian Barding		Purchased from The Order of the Twin Adder vendor for 6000 Company Seals.
Gridanian Crested Barding		Purchased from The Order of the Twin Adder vendor for 8000 Company Seals.
Gridanian Half Barding		Purchased from The Order of the Twin Adder vendor for 4000 Company Seals.
Gridanian Saddle		Acquired as the default barding when personal chocobo is unlocked with The Order of the Twin Adder as your Grand Company.
Hades Barding		Level 80★★ Armorer recipe crafted with Hades's Auracite dropped from The Minstrel's Ballad: Hades's Elegy.
Highland Barding		Can be crafted by a Level 40 Leatherworker Recipe: 5 Earth Shard, 4 Wind Shard, 2 Blue Fox Hide, 2 Undyed Woolen Cloth, 3 Woolen Yarn, 1 Elm Lumber
Hingan Barding		Obtained from Eschina in Rhalgr's Reach for 4 Veteran Clan Mark Logs. (X=13, Y=11)
Hive Barding		Can be crafted by a Level 60 Armorer Recipe: 2 Ice Cluster, 1 Earth Cluster, 1 Ravana's Forewing, 4 Adamantite Nugget, 1 Aurum Regis Nugget, 2 Dhalmel Leather Heaven-on-High Fete Present
Horde Barding		Can be crafted by Leatherworker Recipe: 3 Nidhogg's Scale, 4 Eikon Leather, 1 Griffin Leather Strap, 1 Eikon Iron Ingot, 2 Beastkin Horn Heaven-on-High Fete Present Zadnor Lockbox
Ice Barding		Can be crafted by a Level 50 Leatherworker Recipe: 2 Earth Cluster, 2 Wind Cluster, 1 Diamond Tear, 1 Allagan Leather, 1 Cashmere Cloth, 1 Platinum Nugget Heaven-on-High Fete Present
Innocence Barding		Can be crafted by a level 80 Armorer Recipe: 50 Ice Crystal, 50 Earth Crystal, 1 Immaculate Wingblade, 2 Mythrite Ingot, 1 Stonegold Ingot, 1 Dwarven Cotton
Ishgardian Barding		Purchased with 350 Centurio Seals, obtained from Clan Hunts from Ardolain in Foundation (x12,y11).
Ishgardian Half Barding		Obtained from Level 56 FATE Vedrfolnir Devoteth in The Churning Mists (x11,y36).
Ixion Barding		Exchange 5 Ixion Horns, acquired by completing A Horse Outside FATE, to Eschina in Rhalgr's Reach (x14,y12).
Levin Barding		Can be crafted by Leatherworker Recipe: 2 Earth Cluster, 1 Wind Cluster, 1 Levin Orb, 1 Saurian Leather, 1 Rose Gold Nugget, 4 Silk Thread Heaven-on-High Fete Present
Lominsan Barding		Purchased from The Maelstrom vendor for 6000 Company Seals.
Lominsan Crested Barding		Purchased from The Maelstrom vendor for 8000 Company Seals.
Lominsan Half Barding		Purchased from The Maelstrom vendor for 4000 Company Seals.
Lominsan Saddle		Acquired as the default barding when personal chocobo is unlocked with The Maelstrom as your Grand Company.
Lunar Barding		Crafted by level 70★★★ Weaver with 2 Wind Cluster, 2 Lightning Cluster, 1 Tiger Leather, 1 Silvergrace Ingot, 3 True Linen, 1 Celestial Kimono Remnant. Southern Front Lockbox / Zadnor Lockbox
Machinist Barding		Purchased from Enie in The Firmament (x12.0,y14.0) for 1,200 Skybuilders' Scrip Fête Present
Mandervillian Barding		Purchased from Gold Saucer Attendant for 150,000 MGP.
Nezha Barding		Purchased from Mog Station
Noble Barding		Awarded to the top 12 entries of the Hairstyle contest running from 27 July to 21 August 2015. One of 5 optional prizes awarded to the 20 finalist in the costume contest at the FINAL FANTASY XIV Fan Festival 2016.
Oriental Barding		Mog Station (China)
Orthodox Barding		Can be crafted by a level 56 Weaver Recipe: 5 Lightning Crystal, 4 Wind Crystal, 4 Ramie Cloth, 1 Dhalmel Leather, 1 Electrum Ingot, 2 Larimar
Paladin Barding		Achieve rank 10 with your chocobo with all 10 skill points in your defender skill tree.
Paramour Barding		Acquired after completing the quests during the Valentione's Day (2015).
Plumed Barding		Obtain the Breaking Bo achievement after training another player's chocobo companion 30 times in Chocobo Raising.
Postmoogle Barding		Acquired after completing the quests during the Valentione's Day (2022)
Queen's Guard Barding		Acquired from Delubrum Reginae
Race Barding		Acquired from the achievement Ride to the Challenge I
Red Mage Barding		Dropped from Anemos Lockbox from FATEs in Eureka Anemos
Reveler's Barding		Can be crafted by a Level 70 Armorer Recipe: 1 Blade of Revelry, 3 Molybdenum Ingot, 1 Gazelle Leather, 2 Kyanite, 3 Halgai Mane, 2 Ice Cluster, 1 Earth Cluster Heaven-on-High Zadnor Lockbox
Round Table Barding		Purchased from Bertana - Idyllshire - 15 Heavens' Ward Helm Fragments
Ruby Barding		Crafted by Armorer with Ruby Plating which is dropped from Cinder Drift (Extreme).
Saintly Barding		Acquired from Starlight Celebration (2019). Available from the Mog Station.
Seiryu Barding		Crafted by Level 70★★★★ Armorer (Master Armorer VI) using Seiryu's Scale dropped from The Wreath of Snakes (Extreme). Southern Front Lockbox
Sephirotic Barding		Crafted by level 60★★ Leatherworker with 2 Wind Cluster, 2 Earth Cluster]], 2 Star Ruby, 1 Star Sapphire, 1 Sephirot Sap, 4 Dinosaur Leather Heaven-on-High Fête Present Zadnor Lockbox
Shinryu Barding		Crafted by level 70★★ Armorer with 2 Ice Cluster, 2 Earth Cluster, 1 Palladium Nugget, 2 Molybdenum Ingot, 2 Chromite Ingot, 1 Gazelle Leather, 1 Shinryu's Scales Southern Front Lockbox
Sleipnir Barding		Exchange 5 Odin's Mantle, acquired by completing the Odin FATE, to Aelina in Mor Dhona (x22,y6).
Sophic Barding		Level 60★★★★ Goldsmith recipe. Heaven-on-High Fête Present Zadnor Lockbox
Sovereign Barding		Awarded after receiving 300 player commendations.
Starlight Barding		Acquired through Starlight Celebration Seasonal Event.
Suzaku Barding		Uses Scarlet Tailfeather from Hells' Kier (Extreme). Southern Front Lockbox
Thavnairian Barding		Purchased from Nesvaaz for 3 x Daivadipa's Beads.
Tidal Barding		Can be crafted from a level 90 recipe by a level 50 Armorer. Recipe: 2 Ice Cluster, 1 Earth Cluster, 1 Leviathan's Barb, 1 Gold Ingot, 1 Darksteel Plate, 1 Hippogryph Leather Heaven-on-High Fête Present
Titania Barding		Can be crafted by a level 80 Armorer Recipe: 50 Ice Crystal, 50 Earth Crystal, 1 Dancing Wing, 1 Mythrite Nugget, 3 Bluespirit Tile, 1 Atrociraptor Leather, 2 Halgai Mane
True Barding of Light		Crafted by ARM, level 80★★★ recipe with Plate of Light dropped from The Seat of Sacrifice (Extreme).
Ul'dahn Barding		Purchased from The Immortal Flames vendor for 6000 Company Seals.
Ul'dahn Crested Barding		Purchased from The Immortal Flames vendor for 8000 Company Seals.
Ul'dahn Half Barding		Purchased from The Immortal Flames vendor for 4000 Company Seals.
Ul'dahn Saddle		Acquired as the default barding when personal chocobo is unlocked with The Immortal Flames as your Grand Company.
Wild Rose Barding		Acquired from Jonathas - Old Gridania - 3 Achievement Certificates
Wolf Barding		Purchased for 1,000 Trophy Crystals
White Mage Barding		Achieve rank 10 with your chocobo with all 10 skill points in your healer skill tree.
Yojimbo Barding		Acquired by defeating Yojimbo in Kugane Ohashi.
Zurvanite Barding		Crafted from Zurvanite Carapace Fragment, dropped in Containment Bay Z1T9 (Extreme), by Level 60★★★★ Armorer Heaven-on-High Fête Present Zadnor Lockbox