Their items aren’t just for show, though, they’re important for stats as well.
The jewelry items Goldsmiths make are part of every class’s gearset.
They also make weapons for several jobs, chiefly Monk and Black Mage.
Getting any Disciple of the Hand job to the level cap is a long, arduous process.
There’s no way around the time investment, but there are better ways to approach the grind.
Getting Started And Leveling To 21
The Goldsmith’s Guild is on theSteps of Thal in Ul’dah.
it’s crucial that you be at leastlevel 10in any one combat class to take theWay Of The Goldsmithquest.
For now, just focus on the job quests.
Job quests will also give you a basic set of crafter gear if you don’t already have one.
To get EXP in between steps, you’re free to grind theCopper IngotandCopper Ringsrecipes.
Crafting materials can get expensive at higher levels.
You should levelMineralong with Goldsmith so you could gather your own.
Also, don’t neglect your other DoH jobs they all make materials and equipment for one another.
Leveling To 53
Now is the time to start caring about your gear.
Disciple of the Hand gear boostsCraftsmanship and Control, letting you progress faster and gain more quality per action.
You should have some of these pieces already from the Job Quests.
Leves
Let’s talkleves.
There are three types of Tradecraft leves Constancy, Charity, and Ingenuity.Constancyleves give more EXP per item thanCharityleves.
Check in with your local Tradecraft and Tool Supplier NPC to keep your Control and Craftsmanship up to par.
Get some pieces from theVelveteen Coateeset at Level 26, and theLinen CoateeSet at Level 38.
Leves don’t provide much money, and crafters are frequently in the red to begin with.
The Market Board is also a great place to find gear, potentially for cheaper than what NPCs sell.
Your Grand Company hasSupply and Provisioning Missions.
These are very simple just craft the items they want and hand them over.
You will get a good chunk of EXP and company seals for doing this.
Later into Ishgard content, track down theRamie Craftingset as well.
Collectables
At Level 50, you’ll unlockCollectables.
Collectables are special items that you’re free to craft and exchange forScrip.
This can then be spent on exclusive items.
Items with high collectability are worth more scrip.
The most important items to buy with scrip are themaster recipes.
Using these items unlockscrafting recipesthat are required for certain leves.
Ishgard’s levemete isEloin, found in Foundation(X:10, Y:10).
From now on, new leves are spaced out every two levels, instead of every five.
Taking them willsave you tons of time.
There aren’t any more large-scale leves from this point on, sadly.
So, it’s back to regular Constancy and Charity leves.
Each first-time craft comes with a sizable EXP bonus.
Don’t forget Supply and Provisioning Missions, either.
Leveling To 80 (Crystarium)
Next, teleport to the Crystarium.
Also look into theAla Mhigan Craftingset on the Market Board it may be cheaper than Brightlinen.
Once you progress to Shadowbringers content, you will unlockCrystarium Deliveries.
These are quests where you have to craft and deliver specific collectable items.
Completing a specific Crystarium questline will give you nine million EXP total.
Pick up aDwarven Mythril Lapidary Hammer, Lignum Vitae Grinding Wheel, and the Dwarven Cotton Craftingset.
The levemete in Old Sharlayan isGrigge(X:12, Y:13).
There areno Charity levesat Level 80 and above, only Constancy leves.
Luckily, Sharlayan has its own equivalent of Crystarium Deliveries, calledStudium Deliveries.
They work the exactly the same way as the Crystarium questlines, down to the grouping of multiple jobs.
Goldsmiths should talk to the Professor of Archaeology,Rurusha(X:6, Y:9).
Exchange it for special purple scrips.
For more specific details on unlocking these quests,click here.
Pretty armor does not make the warrior.
It makes the armorer.
Here’s what it’s crucial that you know about leveling this craft in FFXIV.
