Snowstar's AF Guide: Samurai AF Guide

The Sacred Katana
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This is the first Samurai Artifact Armor quest - otherwise known as AF1.

Start NPC: Jaucribaix - Norg (K-8)
Requirements: Samurai 40+
Items Needed: Mumeito, Sack of Fish Bait
Title: None
Repeatable: Yes, after AF complete
Reward: Magoroku

Previous Quest: Forge Your Destiny
Next Quest: Yomi Okuri

Walkthrough
* Jaucribaix asks you to bring him the Mumeito he gave you when you became a Samurai and a handful of crystal scales.
* If you dropped the Mumeito, Ranemaud will sell you another one for 30,000 gil after you have accepted the quest.
* To get the scales you need to find a Sack of Fish Bait which is dropped by Goblin Robbers in the Sanctuary of Zi'Tah.
* Trade the Sack of Fish Bait to the ??? at (E-8) near a lake in the Sanctuary of Zi'Tah to spawn a pugil NM Isonade.
* Defeat Isonade and reexamine the ??? again to receive the Handful of Crystal Scales (key item).
* If you have multiple people on the quest, you only need to kill Isonade once. Therefore, one Sack of Fish Bait is enough for your entire group.
* Return to Norg and trade the Mumeito to Jaucribaix to complete the quest.

Yomi Okuri
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This is the second Samurai Artifact Armor quest - otherwise known as AF2.

Start NPC: Gilgamesh - Norg (L-8)
Requirements: Samurai 50+
Items Needed: Giant Sheep Meat, Frost Turnip, Bastore Sardine, Hecteyes Eye
Title: None
Repeatable: Yes, see Vingijard after AF is complete.
Reward: Myochin Sune-Ate

Previous Quest: The Sacred Katana
Next Quest: A Thief in Norg!? and, Borghertz's Loyal Hands

Walkthrough
* After completing The Sacred Katana, you must wait until at least midnight (JST) before you can initiate this quest.
* Head to Norg and talk to Jaucribaix who will mention that a sacred ritual to guide the lost spirits of the dead is needed, but that he's missing a feather from a special bird, found only in the Labyrinth of Onzozo.
* Speak with Washu J-8 who will mention that she's out of ingredients and asks you to bring her a piece of Giant Sheep Meat, a Frost Turnip, a Bastore Sardine, and a Hecteyes Eye.
* Bring her all four ingredients, and she'll give you Washu's Tasty Wurst (key item) needed to lure the bird out.
* Head to Buburimu Peninsula and enter the Labyrinth of Onzozo.
* Stick to the left wall all the way until you see a hut with a ??? at (F-8).
* Click the ??? and choose to lay down the Washu's Tasty Wurst to spawn a NM bird Ubume. Be prepared for AoE Sleep attack (Only casts Horde Lullaby, about every 30 seconds, not immediately after recast cooldown).
* Defeat Ubume and reexamine the ??? to obtain the Yomotsu Feather (key item).
* Return to Norg with the feather, and speak with Jaucribaix, who will accept the feather.
* Wait until JST Midnight, zone out then back into Norg, and speak with him again and he will say that he has finally forged the katana, which he named the Yomotsu Hirasaka.
* You will receive a key item and be asked to take it to Valkurm Dunes.
* Travel to Valkurm Dunes and head to the secret beach at (B-7) in the upper Northwest corner of the map.
* Search the shoreline for a ??? spot, wait until nightfall (18:00 - 4:00), and click the spot. Choose to initiate the ritual.
* Possible to pop the NMs shortly after 04:00. Time frame is possibly 18:00 - 06:00Verification Needed(Attempted to pop this shortly after 05:00 and was not able to. If someone actually did pop it after 4:00, it would abnormally be before 5:00)
* Two NMs spawn, Doman, a shadow, and Onryo, a ghost. Both are Black Mages, and Onryo can use Ancient Magic. Doman might as well. Verification Needed
* Both NMs are resistant to Stun.
* The two NMs can be spawned with sneak active to allow them to be fought one at a time.
o Sneak will wear on a ranged attack, so you must pull outside of sound aggro range.
* You only need to fight one as long as you sneak to spawn the NM's. Allow time for the one you did not pull to despawn and finish off the one you choose to fight.
* After defeating both NMs, reexamine the ??? spot to obtain the Faded Yomotsu Hirasaka (key item).
* If you zone out and dont examine ??? you will need to fight both NMs again.
* Travel back to Norg and talk to Jaucribaix to complete the quest.

A Thief in Norg!?
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This is the third Samurai Artifact Armor quest - otherwise known as AF3.

Start NPC: Gilgamesh - Norg (L-8)
Requirements: Samurai 50+
Items Needed: Gold Thread
Title: Paragon of Samurai Excellence
Repeatable: Yes, see Vingijard after AF is complete.
Reward: Myochin Kabuto

Previous Quest: Yomi Okuri
Next Quest: None

Walkthrough
* Wait until JST Midnight after completing Yomi Okuri, zone out then back into Norg and switch Samurai to your Main Job to activate this quest.
* Speak with Jaucribaix who sends you to speak with Gilgamesh.
* Speak to Sanosuke, at the Duty Free Shop in Port Jeuno.
* Speak to Phoochuchu in Mhaura (H-8).
* Go to the lower road in Bastok Mines and open the door at (J-6) for a cutscene
* Head to the Waughroon Shrine in the Palborough Mines for another cutscene.
* Go back to Norg and report what happened to Jaucribaix, who will hand you a Banishing Charm (RareExclusive)
((Note: Only one person needs a Banishing Charm to begin the fight. All party members that have quest started will still need to bring the charm to be able to gain Charred Helm in the event of a won battle.))
* Assemble a party, return to Waughroon Shrine, and trade the Banishing Charm to the Burning Circle to enter the BCNM. Buffs Do not wear upon entering the fight.
* Buffs do not wear upon entering this fight.
* You must kill the following three demon NMs within a 30 minute time limit:

* Gaki (BLM)
* Onki (plus Onki's summon, Onibi) (SMN)
* Rasetsu (DRK)

* Demons appear to be level 66-67.
* Neither Sleep nor Silence will affect the demons. You can put the elemental to Sleep however.
* Paralyze will affect demons.
* It is recommended that the NMs be killed in the order above. All are capable of using their 2-hour abilities.
* When Onki uses Astral Flow, even if he has Onibi (an Elemental) out, it can summon an Avatar named Ayakashi, which can be any of the 6 original Celestial Avatars.
*Gaki can cast Burst in relatively quick succession, make sure to stun or have shadows.

* After the 3 demons are slain, watch another cut scene in which a ninja named Ren will appear and hand you the Charred Helm (a key item).
* Return to Jaucribaix.
* Acquire a Gold Thread and bring it to Jaucribaix. Wait until next JST Midnight and speak again to Jaucribaix to complete the quest. You must zone out of Norg and back in to get the final cut scene.

Borghertz's Loyal Hands
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Start NPC: Guslam - Upper Jeuno (H-8)
Requirements: Samurai 50+, Must have started Yomi Okuri quest
Items Needed: Kuftal Coffer Key, Quicksand Coffer Key, Uggalepih Coffer Key
Title: None
Repeatable: Yes, see Vingijard after AF is complete.
Reward: Myochin Kote, Myochin Haidate, Myochin Domaru

Previous Quest: Yomi Okuri
Next Quest: None

Walkthrough
* Speak to Guslam at H-8 in Upper Jeuno in the Durable Shields shop and accept the quest.

The Hands
* You'll need to head to Kuftal Tunnel and open a coffer there, so either:
* Obtain a Kuftal Coffer Key; or come as a thief and bring along tools to pick the lock.
* Open a coffer in Kuftal Tunnel and obtain the Old Gauntlets (key item).
* If you are reacquiring AF or getting AF for another job, skip this portion and proceed to the next step. If this is your first job, do the following:
* Head back to Upper Jeuno and talk to Guslam again, who will tell you he lacks the skill to repair them.
* Deadly Minnow, behind the counter in the same shop as Guslam, will tell you to find a Mithra at the Tenshodo for more information.
* Go to Lower Jeuno and go into the Tenshodo to talk to Yin Pocanakhu at J-8. Pay her 1,000 gil to have her give you the location of a toolbox.
* Head to Port Jeuno, go downstairs into the Auction House area, and find a ??? on some crates outside the Jeuno Duty-Free Shop (H-8).
* Click on the ??? for a cutscene and ask to have the gloves repaired.
* Go to F-8 in Castle Zvahl Baileys and touch one of the torches to spawn Dark Spark.
* Kill Dark Spark.
* Touch the torch again (make sure you touch the same torch you used to spawn him) to receive the Shadow Flames (key item).
* If other players in the party also need this key item, they can touch the torch as well - you don't have to fight him for each person.
* Head back to Port Jeuno and click on the ??? at the toolbox for a cutscene. This completes the quest.

The Rest
* Guslam mentions something about armor scattered about Vana'diel. You can find two more pieces of armor by simply opening coffers in the following zones:
* Quicksand Caves: Myochin Haidate
* Temple of Uggalepih: Myochin Domaru

* You must have SAM as your main job when you open these coffers.

Notes
* If you have any other Borghertz's Hands quest active you will need to complete that one before you can get this quest.
* After starting the quest, you can obtain the rewards in any order.
* The quest is marked complete upon obtaining the gloves.
* If your coffer in Temple of Uggalepih for the Myochin Domaru is at E-8 you will need an Uggalepih Key, if the coffer is at E-7 you will need an Uggalepih Key and a Prelate Key in addition to the Uggalepih Coffer Key to get to the chest.