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Augmenting: Start Here

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New to augmenting and not sure where to begin? This is the plain-English guide. The two pages after it — Augment Moogle and Augment Sage — are the full reference with every number; this page is just how to start.

The one-sentence version

Augmenting lets you stamp custom stat bonuses onto any piece of gear — up to 5 bonuses per piece — by trading a cheap "catalyst" item to the Augment Moogle in GM Home. It's the single biggest source of character power on Legendary.

What it is & what it does

Every catalyst item maps to one augment (a stat bonus). Trade a catalyst to the Augment Moogle along with a piece of gear, and that bonus gets written onto the gear. Each piece has 5 augment slots, so you can stamp up to 5 bonuses on it — and you can stack the same catalyst to multiply one stat (5× Attack catalysts = 5 lines of Attack on one piece).

This means any gear can become best-in-slot. That ring with no useful stats? Stamp it with +HP, +Attack, +Accuracy — whatever your build wants.

Your first augment, in 60 seconds

Let's add some Attack to a piece of gear. (Any stat works the same way — this is just an example.)

  1. Buy the catalysts. Type !shop augments str and buy 5× Black Tiger Hide (the "Attack" catalyst). Catalysts are cheap.
  2. Have 10,000 gil in your inventory (flat cost per trade, no matter how many catalysts).
  3. Go to GM Home and find the Augment Moogle (standing alone in the Augment Sanctum at the south end, z=-45).
  4. Trade the gear piece + your 5 catalysts to the Moogle. It shows you what's about to be applied.
  5. Confirm. It takes the 10,000 gil and hands your gear back with 5 lines of Attack stamped on it.

That's it. You just augmented your first piece. 🎉

Don't panic when the numbers look weird

The in-game item examine window will show garbled/negative values on augmented gear — that's a known client display quirk, the stats are really there. To see your true augment values, type !augstats. (For total gear stats use !getstats offensive / defensive / base.)

Why your first augment feels small — the most important thing to understand

A brand-new augment lands at its floor (the minimum value). That Attack line might only be +2 per slot at first. That's intentional, not broken.

On Legendary, augment power is earned through the Augment Sage (in the Gear Progression cluster, a short walk north of the Moogle). As you progress with him, the exact same catalyst writes bigger and bigger numbers — that +2/slot Attack climbs all the way to +64/slot (i.e. +320 Attack on a 5-slot piece). So:

Augment early, augment often, and re-augment the same gear as you grow. Your gear gets stronger every time you re-stamp it after a Sage rank-up.

How to make them stronger (maximizing)

Three things multiply your augment power — stack all three to hit the ceiling:

Booster What it is How to get it
Sage Mastery rank Ranks 1→5; the global multiplier (×1.2 → ×2.0) and your crit chance (5% → 20%) Craft augments + turn in seals & a signature NM trophy at the Augment Sage
Category affinity A +50% bonus for one stat family Defeat that category's signature NM and register the affinity at the Sage
Critical augment A per-trade roll that doubles the boost Happens randomly each trade (chance rises with your rank). A Maat's Cap (25% drop from Maat's Challenge) guarantees a crit on your next trade — old Maat's Blessings still work too.

A fresh augment sits at the floor; a rank-5, affinity-unlocked, critical augment hits the cap. The Augment Sage page has the full rank table and NM list.

Good first moves

  • Pick stats you actually use. DD? Stack Attack and Accuracy. Tank? HP, Defense, and the −Phys. dmg. taken catalysts. Caster? Magic Accuracy / Magic Atk.
  • Stack one stat for a big swing. 5× the same catalyst on one piece concentrates the bonus where you want it.
  • Start the Augment Sage early. Every augment you craft counts toward your Mastery ranks — so just using the Moogle is progress. Don't wait.
  • Re-augment after every rank-up. Same gear, same catalysts, bigger numbers.
  • Browse the full catalog on the Augment Moogle page — ~300 catalysts across 16 stat families, each with a !shop augments <family> command to buy it.

A few rules to remember

  • 5 catalysts max per trade (5 augment slots per piece).
  • Catalysts are consumed; gear is not — your gear comes back stamped.
  • Re-augmenting overwrites the piece's existing augments — that's how you upgrade them as you rank up, but it means you re-apply all 5 lines each time.
  • Cancel any time during the confirm menu to get everything back.

Ready for the details? → Augment Moogle (the full catalyst catalog & exact numbers) · Augment Sage (ranking up & affinities)

Last updated: 2026-07-03 06:32 UTC