Chocobo Barding

See also: Chocobo and Companions

Bardings are customization items players can give to their chocobo companion. While bardings make your chocobos different cosmetically, they do not give any stat or speed bonuses.

Types of Bardings

Name	Icon	Acquired by
Barding Of Light		Acquired through Veteran Rewards, after subscribing to A Realm Reborn for a total of 360 days (12 months).
Behemoth Barding		Acquired through the purchase of Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn Collector's Edition.
Black Mage Barding		Acquired through Veteran Rewards, after subscribing to A Realm Reborn for a total of 180 days (6 months).
Dragoon Barding		Achieve rank 10 with your chocobo with all 10 skill points in your attacker skill tree.
Egg Harness		Acquired through 2014 Hatching-tide seasonal event.
Gridanian Barding		Acquired as the default barding when personal chocobo is unlocked with The Order of the Twin Adder as your Grand Company.
Gridanian Crested Barding		Purchased from The Order of the Twin Adder vendor for 8000 seals.
Gridanian Half Barding		Purchased from The Order of the Twin Adder vendor for 4000 seals.
Lominsan Barding		Acquired as the default barding when personal chocobo is unlocked with The Maelstrom as your Grand Company.
Lominsan Crested Barding		Purchased from The Maelstrom vendor for 8000 seals.
Lominsan Half Barding		Purchased from The Maelstrom vendor for 4000 seals.
Paladin Barding		Achieve rank 10 with your chocobo with all 10 skill points in your defender skill tree.
Sleipnir Barding		Exchange 5 Odin's Mantle, acquired by completing the Odin FATE, to Aelina in Mor Dhona (x22,y6).
Sovereign Barding		Awarded after receiving 300 player commendations.
Starlight Barding		Acquired through Starlight Celebration Seasonal Event.
Tidal Barding		Can be crafted from a level 90 recipe by a level 50 Armorer.
Ul'dahn Barding		Acquired as the default barding when personal chocobo is unlocked with The Immortal Flames as your Grand Company.
Ul'dahn Crested Barding		Purchased from The Immortal Flames vendor for 8000 seals.
Ul'dahn Half Barding		Purchased from The Immortal Flames vendor for 4000 seals.
White Mage Barding		Achieve rank 10 with your chocobo with all 10 skill points in your healer skill tree.