Quote Originally Posted by Raldo View Post
Use HQ gear (+20% spiritbond rate)
Meld materia onto that gear (+20% spiritbond rate per meld -- materia type/tier doesn't matter)
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Sorry to be nit-picky. Materia adds 15% each.
SB gains only on recipes/mobs within 15 levels from item levels is correct.

Kill level 50 mobs in a party is the fastest you can do SB. That's why the water elementals near Quarrymill are being farmed until the spirits are unhappy.
-> This is the other reason why crafting/gathering gear are "All jobs".