One of my favorite round of gear sets from the initial launch of Shadowbringers has to be the Ravel Keeper’s gear. In general, FFXIV doesn’t offer a lot in the way of “tribal” aesthetics, but so far each expansion has had at least one dungeon that offers something in that vein. (In Heavensward, we had the various sets from Sohm Al, and in Stormblood, Bardam’s Mettle offered gear worn by the tribes of the Azim Steppe.) Of the Ravel Keeper’s sets, I think my favorite is probably the Fending gear (which shares models with the Maiming gear, as well). You’ll find the gear, which has a level 75 level requirement, in The Qitana Ravel.

Set Pieces (Requirements: DRK/GNB/PLD/WAR 75)
Weapons: Ravel Keeper’s Axe, Ravel Keeper’s Guillotine (pictured), Ravel Keeper’s Sawback, Ravel Keeper’s Sword & Shield
Head: Ravel Keeper’s Headband of Fending
Body: Ravel Keeper’s Vest of Fending
Hands: Ravel Keeper’s Armlets of Fending
Legs: Ravel Keeper’s Kecks of Fending
Feet: Ravel Keeper’s Thighboots of Fending

In general, you’ll find only minor clipping issues for most of the set, with the somewhat common issue of hands sometimes clipping through the Ravel Keeper’s Vest in some idle stances. There are also no significant issues of tail clipping that I saw. The Ravel Keeper’s Headband does have some significant clipping with most hairstyles, though, since it is modeled against your character’s head rather than around their hair as some other pieces are. This often makes it difficult to see the full piece, and only the closest of cuts seem to work well with it.

Like all of the Ravel Keeper’s sets, the Fending garb is dyeable. I’ve collected some examples of how the set dyes below, in Rust Red. It dyes in the preferred manner of focusing on a single channel throughout most of the set, which preserves much more of the look’s character and avoids washing out secondary colors.

Issues with the Headband aside, the set works quite well, and If you’re after gear for a tribal Warrior glamour in particular, I’d say the Ravel Keeper’s Garb offers some of the best options we’ve gotten in that style, and dyes can help you mix and match it with a variety of other pieces, too.

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