Need help achieving minimum melds for lv.60 2* recipes.

[Katlyna]

Thanks fixed the CP reversal. I'm in the progress of starting to put all of this in our FC website and moving all the information like this into a wiki (accessible inside and outside my FC). So I greatly appreciate the feedback, questions and typo fixes lol.

How the heck would you gain 776 craftsmanship and 452 CP even with food?! Would such a rotation require red scrips gear (at least the main and offhand) to achieve such stats?

The bottom two rotations don't require (but are much more sane in terms of melds with one or two pieces of red script gear). But you can achieve those stats with HQ Baked Onion Soup (48 CP and 28 Craftsmanship), Max melds I listed, along with additional Craftsman III materia on your main and offhand. I can't overly recommend them till you have one or two pieces of red script gear but they are good to keep in mind in terms of upcoming requirements.

[EvianEverdeen]

So 404 CP base is a sweet spot to cover all current interesting rotations. But if you don't plan on using either of the bottom two rotations then Zero IV Overmelds is enough CP.

And thanks fixed the CP reversal. I'm in the progress of starting to put all of this in our FC website and moving all the information like this into a wiki (accessible inside and outside my FC). So I greatly appreciate the feedback, questions and typo fixes lol.

No worries, I appreciate YOUR help! Still confused on how you would hit 776 craftsmanship and 452 CP for the last rotation you listed? I just want to make sure when I meld, I'd be covered for that rotation too. Could I hit this eventually with your one IV overmeld route? Because that's how I plan to begin melding soon!

[EvianEverdeen]

One more request, I'm so sorry. Can you create and like me to an Ariyala that hits 776 craftsmanship and 452 CP with food? I can't seem to find the right combination of melds, even with red scrip gear, in order to achieve this. Thanks.

[Katlyna]

One more request, I'm so sorry. Can you create and like me to an Ariyala that hits 776 craftsmanship and 452 CP with food? I can't seem to find the right combination of melds, even with red scrip gear, in order to achieve this. Thanks.

http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/RIZV
Base Craftsman: 748 craftsmanship and 404 CP
HQ Baked Onion Soup Grants: 28 craftsmanship and 48 CP
Total with HQ Onion Soup: 776 Craftsmanship and 452 CP

The link is the same as the One IV overmeld per equipment, with 5 additional Craftsman III split between the Main and offhand.

[EvianEverdeen]

http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/RIZV
Base Craftsman: 748 craftsmanship and 404 CP
HQ Baked Onion Soup Grants: 28 craftsmanship and 48 CP
Total with HQ Onion Soup: 776 Craftsmanship and 452 CP

The link is the same as the One IV overmeld per equipment, with 5 additional Craftsman III split between the Main and offhand.

You are seriously the best! This is exactly how I'm going to meld for sure now! Thanks for taking away the guesswork and doing the work (apparently) no one else has done! Please send me a PM on here when you finish your guide. I'd like you to post it to Reddit so I can gold YOU and save and share it around!