Where to farm? What parts should I hit? How many mats do I need?

I tried to make a post where everything you need is easy to read for new and old players.

DISCLAIMER Buffer Jewel and its components are not crafteable in GL at the time this guide is posted. Use it to hoard mats.

Raid mats

Buffer Jewel

You will need one of each of the following spheres.

• Hallow Sword

  Material	Need	Boss	Part	Tip	Best Drop Quest
  Shock Mane	4	Balmedia	Torso, Mane	Kill Body last, avoid crits	RC4-8 Letter from Deadlands
  Ruling Fang	15	Balmedia	Torso, Body	Kill Body last, avoid crits	RC4-8 Letter from Deadlands
  Burrow Fang	10	Granomos	-	-	RC4-4 Granomos Party

  This sphere needs

  • 35% ATK sphere Chosen Blade
  • 35% HP sphere Dark Armor

• Devil Shield

  Material	Need	Boss	Part	Tip	Best Drop Quest
  Doom Jewel	4	Nalda Delia	Lower body	Kill Body last	RC4-6 Underworld Messenger & RC4X1-7 Draegar the Demi-God
  Ruling Fist	15	Nalda Delia	Main, Upper, Arms	Kill Body last	RC4-6 Underworld Messenger & RC4X1-7 Draegar the Demi-God
  Burrow Fang	10	Granomos	-	-	RC4-4 Granomos Party

  This sphere needs

  • 35% DEF sphere Grand Shield
  • 35% REC sphere Worship Cane

You also need a Malice Jewel. Use the linked guide to get them easily

Boss Location & Tips

There are only 3 bosses you need to kill. Most of the items only drop in RC4 or higher.

• Balmedia There are two options RC4-8 and RC4-5, the first has higher drops but 1 extra boss. Avoid using crit units/leaders. Some parts are crit resistant and you need to kill all. ST SBB on TAIL is reccomended

  • RC4-8 Letter from Deadlands
    • Mistzug: (You need to kill it, drops Malice Jewel mats) Can appear in 3 zones. Check in this order. Avalanche Zone → Mountain to Heaven → Solid Ice Wall
    • Balmedia: Frozen Mountain → Snowy Forest Path → Icy Springs
  • RC4-5 Echoing Howl
    • Balmedia:
      1. Frozen Mountain → Temple Site → Icy Springs
      2. Frozen Mountain → Temple Site → Frozen Mountain → Temple Site
      3. Frozen Mountain → Icy Springs → Temple Site

• Nalda Delia

  • RC4-6 Underworld Messenger
    1. Tower of Dark Clouds → Miasma Springs → Tower of Dark Clouds
    2. Tower of Dark Clouds → Lightless Canyon → Miasma Spring

  • RC4X1-7 Draegar the Demi-God

    • Nalda Delia: Hinderlands - West
    • Draegar: Plains

    This map has some perks. Bosses dont run away, you get some Burrow Fang drops, probably more people running it. Draegar is a hard boss though, not reccomended if you party is not almost perfect.

• Granomos

  • RC4-4 Granomos Party The best way to farm this lovely worms is going to Barren Land and spam Battle. They will appear and wont flee.

Tips

• Most of the pre-Buffer spheres can be obtained via Slot Machine
• You can already craft single 35% stat spheres. They take a lot of space though

Useful Links

Nalda Delia and Balmedia drop spreadsheet

RC4 Boss Location

Credit and thanks to this posts and guides.

Buffer Jewel Image Chart and his creator Inusenshi

/u/jevans774 Rare item drops post and /u/blackrobe199

My other guides

Mifune imp farming

Malice Jewel Easy Farming Guide

Changelog

06/08/2015: Added Draegar quest for Nalda Delia farming.

Feedback is appreciated and thanked.