Last, but not least, if you are looking for a little bit more speed in binding gear, be sure to hit up Camp Bronze Lake's quest givers for a two part chain that rewards the Meteor Survivor Ring. Like the Aetheryte rings, it gives +spiritbinding (+3!).

The fastest way that I have found to bind gear is to kill level 48-50 mobs. Find an area that has a fair amount of them you can tag withour going too far and resetting them, then aoe them down. Works way better in a party. If you don't have anyone to party with or you need philosophy tomes, then CM is a valid substitute, it is just a bit slower.

Sorry for the double post. Cant figure out how to edit on my phone. Happy spiritbinding!