What Do Gear Icon Colors Mean in Ffxiv Artwork of Materia. Materia ( マテリア , Materia ? ) is a crafting system from Final Fantasy XIV implemented with patch 1.19 and carried over to Concluding Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn . It allows players to upgrade their weapons, tools and armor by turning undesired pieces of equipment into materia , " crystallized memories of a piece of equipment that user possessed a spirit bond with ", which can be melded to some other piece of equipment to provide bonuses. Contents one Story 1.1 Origin 1.2 A Realm Reborn