If you’re sick of Mender fees in Final Fantasy XIV, it’s time to source some Grade 8 Dark Matter and learn to repair your own gear. Repairing your equipment saves a ton of Gil, as well as a lot of effort. Plus, you’ll be that friend coming in clutch with the repair save.
Where to find Grade 8 Dark Matter
Certain vendors sell Grade 8 Dark Matter for 280 Gil per piece. FFXIV crafters use one piece of Grade 8 Dark Matter per item repaired. You can request a repair from friends or DIY — either way, it’s worth buying a stack so you don’t need to hunt down Mender NPCs for a quick fix. We’ll highlight those handy NPCs and where to find them below.
Grand Companies
Each Grand Company has its own Quartermaster, who exchanges 600 Grand Company Seals for Grade 8 Dark Matter.
- Storm Quartermaster in Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks (X13.1, Y12.7)
- Serpent Quartermaster in New Gridania (X9.8, Y11.0)
- Flame Quartermaster in Ul’dah – Steps of Nald (X8.3, Y9.0)
Wolves’ Den Pier
Don’t ignore that stack of 20,000 Wolf Marks, you can also buy Grade 8 Dark Matter from the Mark Quartermaster in Wolves’ Den Pier (X 4.4 Y6.0) for 100 Wolf Marks each.
Vendors with Grade 8 Dark Matter
| Vendor | Location(s) |
| Alaric | Old Gridania (X14.3 Y8.8) |
| Andia | The Crystarium (X9.3 Y12.3) |
| Apartment Merchant | Kobai Goten Apartment Lobby (X6.1 Y6.0) Lily Hills Apartment Lobby (X6.1 Y6.0) Sultana’s Breath Apartment Lobby (X6.1 Y6.0) Topmast Apartment Lobby (X6.1 Y6.0) Ingleside Apartment Lobby (X6.1 Y6.0) |
| Arms Supplier | Lakeland (X5.8 Y16.9) |
| Arms Supplier & Mender | Landland (X18.7 Y18.8) |
| Blessed Merchant | The Fringes (X27.0 Y19.8) |
| Bureau Provisioner | The Tempest (X21.7 Y26.3) |
| Dadden | Eulmore (X11.7 Y11.4) |
| Diana | The Firmament (X9.7 Y8.3) |
| Dotharli Merchant & Mender | The Azim Steppe (X11.8 Y33.5) |
| Eilonwy | The Firmament (X12.2 Y14.2) |
| Enclave Merchant | The Ruby Sea (X21.0 Y20.4) |
| Fahruvvet | Radz-at-Han (X11.9 Y9.7) |
| Haneko Burneko | The Waking Sands (X6.2 Y5.0) |
| Hingan Merchant & Mender | The Ruby Sea (X38.8 Y37.7) |
| Independent Merchant | The Peaks (X24.5 Y5.7) The Peaks (X16.5 Y36.5) The Ruby Sea (X23.5 Y9.2) The Lochs (X10.6 Y21.2) Rhalgr’s Reach (X12.6 Y11.0) Yanxia (X24.9 Y13.0) |
| Jasfort | The Crystarium (X9.7 Y9.4) |
| Junkmonger | Labyrinthos (X6.2 Y27.4) Labyrinthos (X22.0 Y20.0) Labyrinthos (X29.8 Y12.8) Labyrinthos (X21.0 Y6.7) Mare Lamentorum (X21.0 Y12.2) Garlemald (X12.9 Y30.4) Garlemald (X31.3 Y17.4) Idyllshire (X6.1 Y7.2) Thavnair (X10.3 Y23.2) Thavnair (X24.8 Y34.1) Eplis (X9.5 Y32.3) |
| Junkmonger Nonoroon | Upper La Noscea (X11.8 Y24.7) |
| Local Merchant | The Rak’tika Greatwood (X27.7 Y18.0) Kholusia (X34.5 Y27.4) Kholusia (X15.3 Y28.8) The Lochs (X34.0 Y34.3) |
| Mender | The Diadem (X8.7 Y18.7) |
| Merchant & Mender | Ultima Thule (X30.8 Y27.9) The Peaks (X19.6 Y11.0) The Peaks (X27.7 Y29.0) The Peaks (X27.0 Y36.7) Lakeland (X18.8 Y35.5) Lakeland (X35.7 Y20.5) Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (X3.3 Y12.9) The Ruby Sea (X31.4 Y36.6) Amh Araeng (X10.8 Y16.8) Yanxia (X15.7 Y31.2) |
| Mol Merchant & Mender | The Azim Steppe (X31.2 Y11.3) |
| Mord Junkmonger | Amh Araeng (X12.8 Y9.8) |
| Nanabe | Ul’dah – Steps of Thal (X14.2 Y11.0) |
| Oroniri Merchant | The Azim Steppe (X23.4 Y21.9) |
| Pillar of Industry | Mare Lamentorum (X12.9 Y32.7) |
| Pixie Hoarder | Il Mheg (X14.8 Y32.2) |
| Provisions Node | Ultima Thule (X14.1 Y33.7) |
| Resistance Provisioner | The Bozjan Southern Front (X14.6 Y30.6) Zadnor (X35.7 Y34.3) |
| Shan San | Amh Araeng (X27.0 Y15.8) |
| Synnove | Old Sharlayan (X12.7 Y10.3) |
| Tholl Junkmonger | Kholusia (X11.8 Y8.8) |
| Tokohana | Kugane (X12.9 Y12.2) |
| Traveling Merchant | The Azim Steppe (X32.5 Y28.9) |
| Tribe Merchant | The Fringes (X30.6 Y25.9) |
| Unskynwyb | Old Sharlayan (X4.9 Y9.3) |
| Unsynrael | Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (X6.0 Y12.3) |
| Village Merchant | Yanxia (X30.2 Y18.1) |
| Village Merchant & Mender | The Ruby Sea (X5.9 Y11.4) |
| Ys Gyuf | Il Mheg (X19.7 Y4.1) |
Vendors with additional unlock requirements
There are also a few vendors throughout Eorzea and beyond who sell Grade 8 Dark Matter, but only if you complete an associated quest. They’re associated with Custom Deliveries, Tribal Quests, and Skysteel Tools:
| Vendor | Location | Required Quest | Quest type |
| Aenc Ose | Il Mheg (X16.5 Y33.8) | “That’s So Anden” | Custom Deliveries (Anden) |
| Anna | The Firmament (X14.2 X12.6) | “Oh Crafter, My Crafter” | Custom Deliveries (Ehll Tou) |
| R’dhyanki | Labyrinthos (X20.0 Y20.0) | “A Request of One’s Own” | Custom Deliveries (Margrat) |
| Coiningway | Mare Lamentorum (X17.4 Y15.8) | “Way to Go I” | Tribal (Lopporits) |
| Ghanta | Thavnair (X20.4 Y28.4) | “Hasty Hasty Hippos I” | Tribal (Arkasodara) |
| Mizutt | Lakeland (X9.4 Y13.0) | “Dwarven Crafts I” | Tribal (Dwarves) |
| N-0598 | Ultima Thule (X27.7 Y24.7) | “Voices of a Distant Server I” | Tribal (Omicron) |
| Yuqurl Manl | The Raktika Greatwood (X37.2 Y17.2) | “With My Compliments I” | Tribal (Qitari) |
| Spanner | The Firmament (X9.8 Y14.6) | “Oddness in the End” | Skysteel Tools |
| Denys | The Firmament (X8.0 Y10.0) | “Mislaid Plans” | Skysteel Tools |
How does Repair work in FFXIV?
Each piece of gear has certain specifications for repair, including which Disciple of the Hand class can perform that repair. You’ll need to level your crafting classes to repair higher-level gear. For example, a Paladin’s armor typically needs a suitably leveled Blacksmith or Armorer, while Accessories, such as rings and necklaces, require a suitably leveled Goldsmith.
Under the Crafting & Repairs heading on a piece of equipment, the Repair Level displays crafting class requirements and levels. You’ll also find the exact condition of the item as well as its Spiritbond Level. Mend the gear yourself by a right click, then select Repair. Then, select either the individual item or Repair All in the bottom right corner to mend all pieces at the same time.
How do I know if my gear needs to be repaired?
The character window displays the state of your equipped gear. On the left side of each piece, a bar denotes the condition of your items. A blue bar means the gear’s condition is at least 100%. When it’s green, the gear’s condition is less than 100%. When a piece of gear drops to 0% condition, it no longer provides any stat increases.
