Quote Originally Posted by SweetLemonade View Post
Hello I'm getting closer to approaching level 50 with my main class.

I'm new to ARR so I am kind of in a bind on what my focus should be before I get to this level.
As Vanity has said: Make sure you're doing your job quests as well. One of the two Level 45 quests for each Job awards part of your "Artifact Armor" (Also known as AF) gear set. The AF gear will be probably the best armor you'll get until you can start obtaining Darklight gear from dungeons at Level 50, or saving Mythology tomes up to buy the higher level gear. AF gear also has no materia slots, so there's little point in melding.

The Scholar's first 4 pieces of artifact gear are obtained by completing the quest "In the Image of the Ancients" at Level 45 and will net you the Scholar's Culottes (legs), Scholar's Boots, Scholar's Gloves, and Scholar's Mortarboard. The Scholar's Gown won't be obtained until you reach Level 50 and complete the Level 50 Job quest for Scholar.

After that, it would be wise to do what Lithera said and level up Thaumaturge to obtain Swiftcast (Level 26) and then further level up Conjurer in order to obtain Stoneskin (Level 34). Swiftcast will be invaluable to you as it will allow you to instantly cast Resurrection or Raise without having to wait the eight seconds of casting time, which is extremely necessary at higher levels if players fall in battle. Stoneskin is incredibly useful damage mitigation, which goes hand in hand with a lot of what Scholar's healing attempts to do.