Desynthesis Endgame Guide

[Nyalia]

Valuable items unique to desynthing: Fieldcraft Demimateria III (FC3), Battlecraft Demimateria III (BC3), Mastercraft Demimateria (MCD), Demimog Demimateria, Demimateria of the Vortex, Demimateria of the Inferno, Demimateria of Crags, Rare Swimwear {Sea Breeze top/bottom, South Seas top, Blue/Red Maro, Ti Leaf Lei, Coronal Summer Halter, Red Pareo}, Waterproof Cotton [from certain fish and Rare Swimwear], rare hats {Gold/Oschon Roselle Capeline}, Assassin Fry minion

Unique capabilities of various desynth classes:

• LTW: Cheapest FC3s (Bridesmaid's Sandals, 6k each from vendor), Allagan Leather (from T1-T5 Allagan equipment, but can also be obtained by just doing T1-T5, so it's hardly unique), cheap Hard Hippogryph Leather (also from the sandals), relatively easy BC3s (from i70+ dungeon loot)
• WVR: Second cheapest FC3s (Bridesmaid's pants, 12k each from vendor), Allagan Silk (from T1-T5 Allagan equipment, but can also be obtained by just doing T1-T5, so it's hardly unique), cheap Vanya Silk (also from the pants), relatively easy BC3s (from i70+ dungeon loot)
• ARM: Allagan Wootz Ore (from T1-T5 Allagan equipment, but can also be obtained by just doing T1-T5, so it's hardly unique), second cheapest MCDs (from Artisan's Frypans), relatively easy BC3s (from i70+ dungeon loot); I believe T1-T5 and/or Myth equipment for ARM desynth can also desynth to Platinum Ingots and/or Nuggets, but I could be wrong
• CRP: Ifrit, Garuda, Mog demimateria from Bard equips
• BSM: Ifrit, Garuda, Mog demimateria from many classes
• GSM: Ifrit, Garuda demimateria from a few classes, cheapest MCDs (from Artisan's Spectacles), cheap-ish FC3s (from the i70 Garlean material glasses), cheap Rose Gold Ingots (from dungeon drops), relatively easy BC3s (from i70+ dungeon loot)
• ALC: Titan demimateria from all classes (no one else can get this), Ifrit, Garuda, Mog demimateria from many classes
• CUL: Rare swimwear, hats, Waterproof Cotton, and the Assassin Fry minion from Big Fish; cannot get demimateria at all, unless someone discovers that Rich Tomato Relish can desynth into MCDs, but that's unlikely at this point

(EDIT: To add to my point, the only truly unique items from specific desynth classes are the Titan demimateria (ALC only) and the rare swimwear/hats (CUL only). Everything else can be obtained from multiple desynth classes. LTW, WVR, and ARM are the only classes that can desynth Allagan materials, but those are also dungeon drops, so they're not unique. I added a list of items unique to desynthing above.)


I'm LTW for FC3s, Allagan Leather, BC3s, and Hard Hippo Leather; GSM for MCDs, BC3s, FC3s, and Rose Gold Ingots; I'm BSM for non-Titan primal demis. My wife is WVR for Vanya Silk, Allagan Silk, FC3s, and BC3s; CUL for swimwear. We share stuff. I fish, she desynths them. We both get FC3s, I make her stuff with them. She will be supplying me with Allagan Silk so I can craft 4* stuff for guildies when I get there. Theoretically, I'd farm MCDs for her, but I've broken 35+ Artisan Spectacles and I've only gotten a single MCD. It's very irritating.

In retrospect, I only really regret BSM, because I don't really farm primals as much as I should. I have no idea what I'd replace BSM with, but GSM and LTW were solid choice so far. If you do a lot of First Coil farming, you might want to take up whatever can desynth the Allagan equipment for your current main class.

And for whomever asked about WVR post 87: you CAN make cashmere hats of casting like I said in the OP, but I'd actually just farm T1-T5 as a class that can get a fair amount of WVR items from it, or Expert Roulette as any class for the Antique items, which you can trade in for WVR-desynthable stuff.