How to Get Grade 8 Dark Matter in FFXIV

As you participate in battles in Final Fantasy XIV, the durability of your weapons and armor decreases. If you don’t repair it in time, it will break and become useless. Here’s how to get your hands on Grade 8 Dark Matter in FFXIV so you can fix your gear and hop back into combat in no time.

How do I get Grade 8 Dark Matter in FFXIV?

Obtaining Grade 8 Dark Matter in FFXIV is simple. Though you may be tempted to save time and buy it from other players on the Market Board, you’ll likely be overspending your hard-earned Gil.

Instead, many NPC vendors will sell you Grade 8 Dark Matter, and some will trade you Grand Company Seals or Wolf Marks instead of Gil so you can really save your cash.

These are just a handful of vendors that sell Grade 8 Dark Matter for 280 Gil apiece in Final Fantasy XIV:

• Alaric: Old Gridania (x16.5, y33.8).
• Boughbury Trader: South Shroud, Redbelly Hive (x21.6, y16.4).
• Haneko Burneko: Western Thanalan, The Waking Sands (x6.3, y5.0).
• Merchant & Mender: Limsa Lominsa Ferry Docks (x3.3, y12.9).
• Nanabe: Ul’dah – Steps of Thal (x14.3, y11.1).
• Unsynrael: Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (x6.1, y12.3).
• Anna: The Firmament (x14.2, y12.6).
• Denys: Foundation (x8.0, y10).
• Diana: The Firmament (x9.9, y8.4).
• Eilonwy: The Firmament (x12, y14.3).
• Merchant & Mender: The Diadem (x8.6, y18.8).
• Spanner: The Firmament (x9.8, y14.6).
• Aenc Ose: Il Mheg (x16.4, y33.8).
• Fahruvvet: Radz-at-Han (x12, y9.7).

The following vendors will trade you Grade 8 Dark Matter for 600 Grand Company Seals per piece:

• Serpent Quartermaster: New Gridania, Adder’s Nest (x9.9, y11).
• Flame Quartermaster: Ul’dah – Steps of Nald (x8.3, y9).
• Storm Quartermaster: Limsa Lominsa Upper Decks, Maelstrom Command (x13, y12.7).

Finally, you can purchase Grade 8 Matter in FFXIV from the following vendor for 100 Wolf Marks:

• Mark Quartermaster: Wolves’ Den Pier (x4.4, y6).

Final Fantasy XIV is available now on the PC, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4. A paid subscription is required.