Retainer Ventures XIV found items list

Since I don't see a specific thread for this but I do really wonder what greatness Venture XIV has for us (since I really haven't found one) I thought we could make a list especially for the 18h Explorations XIV.

I send out two i80+ Retainers (Conjurer and Arcanist) daily since 2.3, I'm not really happy about this, was hopeing for something new in the new explorations...
Tried sending my Botanist but it only brought back the same stuff, so I took back my gear to gather myself.

What did your retainers bring you?


The List:

HQ Coerl Meat + gil
HQ Hippogryphskin + gil
HQ Gold Ore + gil (Miner)
Saurian Skin
Floss Silk
Tiny Tapir
Mossy Stone Weapon Parts
Nymeia Lily
Young Water Lily
Minecart Minion [rare]
Tiny Tapir [rare]

I believe an FC member mentioned he got the Tiny Tapir from XIV ventures.

I'm starting to send one out for i80+ ventures (archer) now that I can pass down old SMN jewelry for the iLvl boost, hoping this is where you get Waterproof Cotton.

Also you said Saurian Leather and not skin?

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Originally Posted by NintenPyjak64

I believe an FC member mentioned he got the Tiny Tapir from XIV ventures.

I'm starting to send one out for i80+ ventures (archer) now that I can pass down old SMN jewelry for the iLvl boost, hoping this is where you get Waterproof Cotton.

Also you said Saurian Leather and not skin?

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Oh yea, it's skin. Sorry! Corrected it.

I have had Tidal Barding, Guarda Talons for my MNK and several darklight items. She is only level 35 too cos i didnt realise the class you pick for them is always lower than your own for the same class.

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Originally Posted by thegogsunit

I have had Tidal Barding, Guarda Talons for my MNK and several darklight items. She is only level 35 too cos i didnt realise the class you pick for them is always lower than your own for the same class.

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For rarer items like these, do you send them out on the Quick Ventures or the 8 hour explorations?

Always quick explorations. Just get junk for the 18hr ones for some reason

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Originally Posted by thegogsunit

Always quick explorations. Just get junk for the 18hr ones for some reason

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Yea the quick ones do seem to give better items, but I wanted this thread to be about the new 18h one that we got in patch 2.3, to see if there is ANYTHING good (like waterproof cotton?) to get from them.

Except for hippo or couerl skins my PGL retainer has been bringing me back mossy stone weapons (claws, sword, staff), and nothing else of note. Still need to give my MIN retainer a militia sledgehammer and a couple pieces of materia before he can do the top tier venture.

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Originally Posted by thegogsunit

Always quick explorations. Just get junk for the 18hr ones for some reason

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The thread was asking about the XIV 18hr ventures. It's well known that the quick exploration brings back any item in the game of a certain ilvl or below that does not have the "rare" flag set. There is no set list of things that quick explorations bring in, so making a list of them is pointless. However, the 18hr ventrues have specific items they can bring in, and most of them from X to XIII have items unique to them that are found nowhere else (Taffeta, Light Steel, Gyshal Rings, Mossy Stone weapons, certain minions).

It was hoped that the XIV versions would be the same as the XII and XIII ones, bringing back a unique crafter mat and a unique minion. However, only a new minion has been found so far, from what I've heard.... What about Floss Silk though? Has anyone ever gotten that from the XIV venture, or is that a drop from Unhidden chests? I've never seen it in game, but some are on my server's MB.

I'm still trying to figure out where waterproof cotton comes from >_<

Only done it once so far, Coeurl Meat and Crawler Cocoon so far. -.-

Will see what I end up with when I get home today.

Yeah, I got a Floss Silk from one of the first XIV's I did. Have not gotten a single thing worthwhile since, though.

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Originally Posted by Espritduo

Yeah, I got a Floss Silk from one of the first XIV's I did. Have not gotten a single thing worthwhile since, though.

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Thank you for this! Now I know it's worth it to gear up my retainer, as I really want to give my wife comfy slippers :D

So far from my XIV Ventures (18hrs) I've got;

Lots of HQ Coeurl Meat,
A few different Weapon Parts,
Tiny Tapir,
Random furniture (Ahriman Bookshelf e.t.c)

Never got anything other than HQ Coeurl Meat and Silver Allagan Pieces.

My Lancer retainer has only ever brought back HQ Coeurl Skin & Meat and ofcourse Allagan pieces :\

I've been sending her out on it everyday since 2.3 hit, starting to give up hope of getting anything worthwhile ¬¬

I'll update the list in the first post with the Info you sweet people post :-).

So far on my GLD I've gotten Mossy Stone Claws, Coeurl Skins + gil, and that's about it.

My miner has only brought back 3-4 HQ gold ore + gil.

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Originally Posted by Espritduo

Yeah, I got a Floss Silk from one of the first XIV's I did. Have not gotten a single thing worthwhile since, though.

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Can you elaborate? What class is your retainer?

Yesterday I got 4 HQ Darksteel Ore... Eh, at least I can use it for relic bases, I guess. >.>

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Originally Posted by yexie

Can you elaborate? What class is your retainer?

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Honestly can't remember which class it was. I know it was either my third or fourth retainer, so either Botany or Fisher. That's all I can say for sure, sorry. And still haven't gotten a single thing worthwhile since that Floss Silk either. these XIV's are a ridiculous waste of time. I was getting semi-useful things far more often with Rank XIII's. Once I get those minions, I'm done with the XIV's.

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Originally Posted by yexie

Can you elaborate? What class is your retainer?

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Class is absolutelly irelevant here as they all bring the same stuff from the same class of quests.

None of my retainers has ever been lvl 80 yet but I got lots of furniture including stuff I sell for 150k on market, light steel plates, saurian skin (or leather - got just once and sold instantly), Leviathan parts, HQ lvl 70 crafted gear, moogle weapons, minute mindflyer minions (3 in a row) and other random stuff. Most of good items are from quick ventures, the 18 hour long ones usually have couerl meat or boar/toad/hippogriph skin and low level materia. Though I think I once got grade 4 determination materia too.

Not entirely sure but I think at time the ventures were implemented SE said that quick ventures gives better chance to get rare items. Seem to me that players can choose between high cahnce to get good items (quick ventures) or very low chance to get very good items (18 hour ventures).

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Originally Posted by HEC

Class is absolutelly irelevant here as they all bring the same stuff from the same class of quests.

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But as the poster said, it probably came from his fisher or botanist. Te floss silk could be a unique item that only one of those classes can bring.

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Originally Posted by Espritduo

Honestly can't remember which class it was. I know it was either my third or fourth retainer, so either Botany or Fisher. That's all I can say for sure, sorry. And still haven't gotten a single thing worthwhile since that Floss Silk either. these XIV's are a ridiculous waste of time. I was getting semi-useful things far more often with Rank XIII's. Once I get those minions, I'm done with the XIV's.

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My Botanist retainer brought back some floss silk yesterday. :-)

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Originally Posted by Adler

*Irelevant stuff*

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Thread: Retainer Ventures XIV found items list

Hmm, is the new Minecart minion exclusive to MIN retainers, and Floss Silk exclusive to BTN retainers? If so, what's exclusive to FSH or DoW/DoM retainers, if anything?

Please let us know if you get one of those items from a different retainer class...

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Originally Posted by Nyalia

Hmm, is the new Minecart minion exclusive to MIN retainers, and Floss Silk exclusive to BTN retainers? If so, what's exclusive to FSH or DoW/DoM retainers, if anything?

Please let us know if you get one of those items from a different retainer class...

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Since 2.3 I've first only been sending out my DoM retainers since I used my botanist gear myself and without it my retainer did not have 383 gathering, never got any floss silk on either of the 2, now I'm sending out my botanist Retainer as well and she brought me a floss silk after a few days.
I also think that only my botanist ever brought me Taffeta and my DoM retainers brought me Light Steel Plate... but I've seen other report differently, so while I kind of believe that it does matter what class the retainer is, the reports leave me uncertain.

On XIV exploration:

My archer retainer only brought more hippogryph skins & Coeurl meat/skins.
My miner (yes, I already gave him extra forager hat/tool and has 383+ gath) brings gold ores & volcanic salt rocks.

All are always HQ mats though, and mossy stuff too which has getting cheaper in marketplace. So far, haven't see anything else.

I've gotten Young Water Lily twice now, and both times it's been from my Fisher.

Edit: Also just got Floss Silk from Botanist.

I am starting to see a link between my active class played / levelled and what the retainer brings back. Last month when i was levelling my mnk i got garuda talons and now i have been doing some quests with my warrior i just got the maurauders ring. Its not often but think there is a link, now I am mnk 50 its gone back to HQ fleece and bronze pieces!

floss silk botanist 2 days in a row :)

My 2 DoM retainers have not brought me back anything "rare" as of yet from the XIV Exploration :-(

So, is it safe to say this about the exclusive XIV items?

• BTN XIV -> Floss Silk
• FSH XIV -> Young Water Lily
• MIN XIV -> Minecart Minion [rare]
• DoW/DoM XIV -> Tiny Tapir [rare]

My miner has been bringing me back Nymiea Lilies and Mossy Stone Staffs recently for some reason. And I did get a Young Water Lily from my fisher, and a second Floss Silk from my Botanist.