In Final Fantasy XVI at the Black Hammer in The Hideaway, you’ll be able to forge new weapons and armor or reinforce existing gear. Below are forging recipes that can be used at the blacksmith forge. Please note that more recipes will unlock as you progress through the game. For a guide on where to find the materials needed to craft or reinforce your gear, click here!
Craftable Weapons
| Weapon | Materials | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|
| Brightburn | Grindstone x1 Light Shard x1 Meteorite x4 | During the Things Fall Apart main quest |
| Excalibur | Wyrrite x300 Grimalkin Hide x1 Bomb Ember x1 Scarletite x1 | Complete the Blacksmith’s Blues II side quest |
| Diamond Sword +1 | Whitewyrm Bone x1 Imperial Link x1 Bloody Hide x90 | During the Out of the Shadow main quest |
| Enhancer +1 | Earthen Fury x1 Wyrrite x225 Magicked Ash x75 | During the Out of the Shadow main quest |
| Grindstone | Levinbolt x1 Earth Shard x1 Meteorite x3 | During the Getting to Work main quest |
| Platinum Sword +1 | Liquid Flame x1 Wyrrite x200 Magicked Ash x40 | During the After the Storm main quest |
| Levinbolt | Flametongue x1 Lightning Shard x1 Meteorite x2 | During the Home, Sweet Home main quest |
| Flametongue | Stormcry x1 Fire Shard x1 Meteorite x1 | During the Righting Wrongs main quest |
| Gaia Blade +1 | Imperial Link x1 Wyrrite x90 Minotaur Mane x1 | During The Hunter and the Hunted main quest |
| Stormcry | Wind Shard x1 | During The Wages of Guilt main quest |
| Bastard Sword +1 | Clouded Eye x1 Wyrrite x55 Magicked Ash x10 | During the Wings of Change main quest |
| Longsword +1 | Gnarled Scale x1 Wyrrite x42 Dragon Talon x1 | During The Dead of Night main quest |
| Broadsword +1 | Frozen Tear x1 Wyrrite x30 | After crafting the Iron Belt during the Hide, Hideaway main quest |
Craftable Belts
| Armor | Materials | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|
| Silken Sash +1 | Whitewyrm Bone x1 Steelsilk x261 Magicked Ash x87 | During the Out of the Shadow main quest |
| Hunter’s Waistcloth +1 | Steelsilk x67 Magicked Ash x203 Coeurl Whisker x1 | During the Getting to Work main quest |
| Platinum Belt +1 | Liquid Flame x1 Wyrrite x177 Magicked Ash x59 | During the After the Storm main quest |
| Drakeslayer’s Belt | Dragon Talon x1 Electrum x1 Briar Clam Shell x20 Scarletite x1 | Complete the Blacksmith’s Blues side quest |
| Goldwork Sash +1 | Steelsilk x60 Magicked Ash x26 Valley Madder x3 | During The Hunter and the Hunted main quest |
| Dark Sash +1 | Valley Madder x2 Magicked Ash x30 Steelsilk x20 | During the Wings of Change main quest |
| Wolfskin Sash +1 | Steelsilk x12 Bloody Hide x14 Sharp Fang x12 | During The Dead of Night main quest |
| Iron Belt +1 | As part of the Hide, Hideaway main quest |
Craftable Vambraces
| Armor | Materials | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|
| The Sons of Ouroboros | Orichalcum x1 Stained Loincloth x1 Morbol Flower x1 | During the Things Fall Apart main quest |
| Diamond Armlets +1 | Wyrrite x243 Whitewyrm Bone x1 Sharp Fang x81 | During the Out of the Shadow main quest |
| Hunter’s Armcloths +1 | Earthen Fury x1 Sharp Fang x219 Bloody Hide x75 | During the Getting to Work main quest |
| Platinum Cannons +1 | Bloody Hide x54 Sharp Fang x162 Briar Clam Shell x12 | During the After the Storm main quest |
| Drakeslayer’s Bracelets | Dragon Talon x1 Gelatinous Mass x1 Briar Clam Shell x20 Scarletite x1 | Complete the Blacksmith’s Blues side quest |
| Battlechains +1 | Imperial Link x1 Wyrrite x81 | During The Hunter and the Hunted main quest |
| Steel Crowns +1 | Wyrrite x57 Dragon Talon x1 | During the Wings of Change main quest |
| Traveler’s Bands +1 | Gnarled Scale x1 Sharp Fang x40 | During The Dead of Night main quest |
| Iron Bracers +1 | Frozen Tear x1 Wyrrite x24 | After crafting the Iron Belt during the Hide, Hideaway main quest |
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