Gold Sturdy Pyxis

After defeating foes in any of the Abyssea zones in Final Fantasy XI, there is a chance that a Sturdy Pyxis will appear. Depending on their fortunes, adventurers may encounter Blue, Gold, or Red Sturdy Pyxides. Gold pyxides will appear with greater frequency and yield superior spoils when you increase amber Visitant Lights.

Gold Sturdy Pyxis are unlocked via a number guessing game similar to that of Treasure Caskets. A Gold Sturdy Pyxis will require you to correctly guess a number between a range of values (For instance, guess the number between 11 ~ 33). After each guess, you will receive a clue about the target number.

Peering between the crack will allow you to see exactly what is contained in the chest. This type of chest also has an extremely large version, which usually contains key items for popping higher tier NMs in the area you are in. However, they can also contain potent temporary items or powerful augmented equipment.

Chest Tiers

There are various tiers of chest, which can be identified by the spread of numbers you are able to input:

Tier	Spread of Numbers
I	11~33
II	11~44
III	11~55
IV	11~77 (Small Chests)
	11~90 (Big Chests)

The tier can be increased by obtaining Amber Light. The tier dictates the quality of the reward you can obtain:

Tier	Type	Item
I	Temp Item	Catholicon
	Temp Item	Clear Salve I
	Temp Item	Lucid Ether I
	Temp Item	Lucid Potion I
II	Temp Item	Clear Salve II
	Temp Item	Healing Powder
	Temp Item	Lucid Ether II
	Temp Item	Lucid Potion II
III	Temp Item	Berserker's Drink
	Temp Item	Lucid Elixir I
	Temp Item	Swiftshot Drink
	Augmented Items	See Augmented List Below
IV	Temp Item	Berserker's Tonic
	Temp Item	Fanatic's Powder
	Temp Item	Lucid Elixir II
	Temp Item	Lucid Ether III
	Temp Item	Lucid Wings I
	Temp Item	Megalixir
	Temp Item	Monarch's Drink
	Key Item (Tahrongi Only)	Chipped Sandworm Tooth
	Key Item (Tahrongi Only)	Gory Scorpion Claw
	Key Item (Tahrongi Only)	Mossy Adamantoise Shell
	Key Item (Tahrongi Only)	Overgrown Mandragora Flower
	Pop Item (La Theine Only)	Filthy Gnole Claw
	Pop Item (La Theine Only)	Oversized Sock
	Pop Item (La Theine Only)	Winter Puk Egg
	Item	Aisha: Ichi
	Item	Aspir II
	Item	Baramnesia
	Item	Baramnesra
	Item	Cure VI
	Item	Foe Requiem VII
	Item	Protect V
	Item	Shell V
	Item	Stone V
	Item	Water V
	Item	Angel Skin
	Item	Buffalo Meat
	Item	Damascene Cloth
	Item	Dragon Meat
	Item	Darksteel Ore
	Item	Durium Ore
	Item	Khroma Ore
	Item	Phrygian Ore
	Item	Dark Ore
	Item	Earth Ore
	Item	Fire Ore
	Item	Ice Ore
	Item	Light Ore
	Item	Lightning Ore
	Item	Water Ore
	Item	Wind Ore
	Item	Aventurine
	Item	Carnelian
	Item	Clarite
	Item	Fulmenite
	Item	Heliodor
	Item	Larimar
	Item	Selenite
	Item	Tenebrite
	Augmented Items	See Augmented List Below

You may also receive Empyrean Footwear in Abyssea - Attohwa, Abyssea - Misareaux and Abyssea - Vunkerl.

Augmented Equipment

There are various types of Augmented Equipment that can be obtained from Gold Pyxis. The strength of the augment is dependent on the tier the chest is in. Three pieces of equipment can be augmented which is dependent on the area.

Area	Augmented Item
Abyssea - Tahrongi	Adaman Barbuta (Head)
	Demon's Ring (Ring)
	Wivre Gorget (Neck)
Abyssea - Konschtat	Dark Ring (Ring)
	Tower Shield (Shield)
	Wivre Hairpin (Head)
Abyssea - La Theine	Jeweled Collar (Neck)
	Rasetsu Jinpachi (Head)
	Tarutaru Sash (Waist)
Abyssea - Vunkerl	Diamond Ring (Ring)
	Gules Mittens (Hands)
	Lore Sabots (Feet)
Abyssea - Attohwa	Gleaming Spear (Polearm)
	Lore Slops (Legs)
	Versa Mufflers (Hands)
Abyssea - Misareaux	Gules Leggings (Feet)
	Gleaming Zaghnal (Scythe)
	Light Earring (Earring)
Abyssea - Altepa	Firmament (Sword)
	Guisarme (Polearm)
	Ribauldequin (Gun)
Abyssea - Grauberg	Doom Tabar (Axe)
	Yataghan (Dagger)
	Yukitsugu (Great Katana)
Abyssea - Uleguerand	Dire Scythe (Scythe)
	Savate Fists (Hand-to-Hand)
	Vodun Mace (Club)

Various types of augments, as well as the chest they were contained in, are below:

Item	Tier	Potential Augments
Adaman Barbuta	III	+1
	IV (Small)	"Regen" +1 Resist Charm +3~4
		Spell interruption rate down -2% Cure Potency +2~5% "Regen" +2
Dark Ring		Enemy Critical Hit Rate -3% Physical Damage Taken -1~6% Breath Damage Taken -1~6% Magic Damage Taken -1~6% Defense+3 Spell interruption rate down -3%
Demon's Ring	III	-5 +5
	IV (Small)	Magic Critical Hit Damage +2%
		Magic Attack Bonus +3 "Resist Blind" +2 Magic Critical Hit Damage +2%
Diamond Ring		MND+3
Dire Scythe		-1 +1
Gleaming Zaghnal		-5~+5 Accuracy +1~6
Gleaming Spear		HP +4~16 Weapon Skill Accuracy +2~7
Jeweled Collar	IV (Large)	CHR +1~2 INT +1~4 CHR +1~3 MP Recovered While Healing +1~3 HP +1~15 MP +1~15 Fast Cast +1~3
Rasetsu Jinpachi		Evasion +4 "Zanshin" +1
	IV (Large)	Resist Virus +3 Resist Curse +3
Tarutaru Sash		CHR +2 Treasure Hunter +1 Gilfinder +1~3
Versa Mufflers		HP +6~14 VIT +1~6 Shield Skill +1~5
Wivre Hairpin		+6 +5 "Refresh" +1