Armored Shell

Type Organic
Description A shell composed of metallic crystal, rivaling composite armors in strength.
Rank 6
Base Experience 26
Bonus Adjustment +20
Bonus Efficiency 0.133
Chapter 11
Retail Network Creature Comforts
Availability Chapter 11
Price 150 gil
Value 75 gil
Compare Armored Shell to other Components
Experience and Efficiency by Item Rank
Rank Experience Efficiency
1 52 0.347
2 46 0.307
3 41 0.273
4 36 0.240
5 31 0.207
6 26 0.173
7 23 0.153
8 20 0.133
9 18 0.120
10 15 0.100
11 13 0.087
Minimum Component Use to Multiplier Tiers
Bonus Number Cost
×1.25 3 450 gil
×1.5 6 900 gil
×1.75 11 1,650 gil
×2 13 1,950 gil
×3 26 3,900 gil
Accessories: Which can be Dismantled into Armored Shell – 2 shown
Rare accessories cannot be purchased but may be dropped by monsters or upgraded from purchased accessories; unique accessories can only be found or upgraded from other unique accessories, and are therefore limited in number
Name
The passive ability granted by this accessory; the "X" in this name will be replaced with the accessory's current bonus, which is determined by its level
Ability
For accessories with a numerical bonus, this indicates the range that the bonus may grant; for accessories that can only be created via upgrade, the low end of this range is based on the level the new accessory will be created at; if you hover over the bonus range, the tooltip text will give you the exact per-level formula for the bonus
Bonus
Some accessories may contribute towards a synthesized ability; you will need to equip more than one accessory or weapon with the same synthesized ability to gain its effects; details of the trigger requirements and effects of the synthesized ability can be found on its information page
Synthesizes
The cost to purchase this accessory from a retail network, if it is available for sale
Price
The amount of gil you would receive for selling the accessory to a retail shop at its minimum level; value increases as the accessory gains levels; if you hover over the value, the tooltip text will give you the exact per-level formula for the value
Value
Each accessory has an associated rank, which determines how much experience the accessory gains from components of any given rank; a higher-rank accessory typically requires more or higher-quality components to upgrade
Rank
The per-level cost to upgrade this accessory; this cost increases at each level past the first, as indicated by the formula
Upgrade Cost
The number of times this accessory can be upgraded; the accessory actually has one more level than the number listed, the master level, which is indicated by a ✩; note that for accessories that must be created viw upgrade, some lower levels cannot actually be reached, since the accessory is created at a higher level
Levels
The total amount of experience required to take this accessory from zero experience at level 1 to level ✩; the full value is listed even for accessories that only appear above level 1 because the amount of experience accumulated on a master accessory is carried over when it is upgraded; for a breakdown of exactly how much experience is required to master an accessory from any given level, view its information page
Master EXP
A mastered accessory will be dismantled into these items; note that dismantling an accessory at a lower level will result in a considerably limited subset of this list
Dismantled To
The first chapter in which the accessory can be purchased, found, or upgraded from another accessory
Chapter
Gaian Ring Resist Earth: +X% 36–40 Earth Damage -
5,588 gil
 6 900+198/lv 5 6,480 10 Gargantuan Claws, 6 Tears of Remorse, 4 Armored Shells, Clay Ring 11
Warlord's Glove Resist Debrave: +X% 46–60 Debrave Duration -
4,438 gil
 5 760+195/lv 10 16,375 9 Armored Shells, 2 Sunpetals, Carburetor 11
Iron Shell Regenerating Carapace