Desynthesis Endgame Guide

[Tessara]

I love this guide! I was stuck on my CUL until I came across it. I found coeurlfish to be great as I was in the dreaded 70ish zone, but... mooching. I only noticed the "short" guides a few days ago, and much prefer the takitaro - as a straight catch, I saw much better progress.

The market board is a waste at this point - there's 0-2 of any green fish, and the costs are insane. But then I noticed 90+ Worm of Nym and Aetherlouses for sale for as low as 2k, and was reminded that I've earned a few from retainer ventures post-3.0. That explains the exploding commonness of them. I just bought a ton - Over the last two nights I easily shot from about 77 to 90.

I don't know what other servers' costs are, but I advise looking these two up for sure! If your fisher is geared (I'm 57 w/a mix of 2.x BiS & some new gear), the aetherlouse is an easy catch in Mor Dhona as well, but when they're 2-4k, it's totally worth buying them imo.

Hopefully this can help others who were in my situation!

[Nyalia]

I don't know what other servers' costs are, but I advise looking these two up for sure!

Thanks for the info! I forgot about the new ventures because every time I've sent my retainer on them, she brings back HQ Silver Sovereigns. I mean, c'mon! I know you like your Forager Rod, dear, but you already have one! Watch, I give her my Lucis, and I bet she'll start fishing up HQ Gigant Clams.

You didn't notice the quick guides before because they weren't there before. i just started adding them, because I know how overly verbose I can get, and most people just want to quickly find what to desynth to level reasonably fast/cheaply. The details and options aren't helpful for everyone.

When I update the guide next, I'll throw in the stuff about the aetherlouses and worms of nym.

[Arcticharm]

Thanks for the info! I forgot about the new ventures because every time I've sent my retainer on them, she brings back HQ Silver Sovereigns. I mean, c'mon! I know you like your Forager Rod, dear, but you already have one! Watch, I give her my Lucis, and I bet she'll start fishing up HQ Gigant Clams.

You didn't notice the quick guides before because they weren't there before. i just started adding them, because I know how overly verbose I can get, and most people just want to quickly find what to desynth to level reasonably fast/cheaply. The details and options aren't helpful for everyone.

When I update the guide next, I'll throw in the stuff about the aetherlouses and worms of nym.

I can attest, retainers will bring back HQ gigant clams Q.Q; As an aside, I'm still getting skill ups on Hinterlands perch at level 170+ (small gains but I get a lot of these while fishing for blue scrip Illuminati Perch and they occasionally give gold pieces). I'll be trying the 1 star fish mentioned above to try to cap out.

As an aside, any advice quickly advancing leatherworking above 89 aside from myth gear? Bridesmaid sandals have really sort of slowed down.

[Nyalia]

any advice quickly advancing leatherworking above 89 aside from myth gear? Bridesmaid sandals have really sort of slowed down.

Hmm, depends. How much are FC3s going for on your server? Sandals are 6k and have a 1/6 chance of yielding an FC3. The rest of the stuff they can drop is not worthless though, so average the other 5/6s to 2-3k (however much spruce/undyed wool is going for on your server). So, 6 desynths costs you 36k and nets you ~12k + 1x FC3. If FC3s are going for 30k or more on your server, I'd recommend sticking with the sandals. Math says you should still be coming out ahead, which means its still the cheapest. At least until 95, where stop gaining skill every time.

If you don't like desynthing a couple hundred times for a few skill ups, or the sandals/gaiters aren't profitable on your server, here are some suggestions that my spreadsheet spit out (note: gil values are based on the Faerie server's prices from a week and a half ago):


No Tinker's Bacon:

Best Man's Gaiters - 120k/level (expected return: ~150k in mats and FC3s)
Saurian Gloves of Casting with 4 melds - 81k/level (expected return: ~50k in mats and BC3s)
Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 0 melds - 165k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats) <-- don't do this
Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 1 meld - 93k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats) <-- this is also meh
Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 2 melds - 68k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats)
Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 3 melds - 58k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats)
Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 4 melds - 56k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats)


Full Tinker's Bacon (+6):

Best Man's Gaiters - 100k/level (expected return: ~150k in mats and FC3s)
Saurian Gloves of Casting with 3 melds - 67k/level (expected return: ~50k in mats and BC3s)
Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 0 melds: 47k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats)
Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 1 melds: 39k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats)
Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 2 melds: 35k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats)
Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 3 melds: 34k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats)



Those are the only good options I see that aren't dungeon drops. If you don't want to level slowly from the sandals, either try the belt with an extremely low chance, or the gloves with a higher cost, lower exp, and higher chance. The belt is 6% base at dSkill 89, but that goes up to 21% with Tinker's Bacon, and then up to 26%, 31%, or 36% with 1, 2, and 3 melds respectively. The belts really do seem like the quickest way - you don't turn a profit on them by any means, but you can spam them from 89 to ~120, reducing the number of melds as you go. I mean, you don't have to meld at all, but just one meld saves you a fair amount of money at the cost of having to stop and meld. If you're not using Tinker's Bacon though, you HAVE to meld. The price triples if you don't.



Just sent my fisher out on a level 55 venture on a whim. She came back with a Gesthal. I... really don't get how fisher retainers are the purveyors of cats and dogs, but hey, I'm not complaining!

[Arcticharm]

Hmm, depends. How much are FC3s going for on your server? Sandals are 6k and have a 1/6 chance of yielding an FC3. The rest of the stuff they can drop is not worthless though, so average the other 5/6s to 2-3k (however much spruce/undyed wool is going for on your server). So, 6 desynths costs you 36k and nets you ~12k + 1x FC3. If FC3s are going for 30k or more on your server, I'd recommend sticking with the sandals. Math says you should still be coming out ahead, which means its still the cheapest. At least until 95, where stop gaining skill every time.

Just sent my fisher out on a level 55 venture on a whim. She came back with a Gesthal. I... really don't get how fisher retainers are the purveyors of cats and dogs, but hey, I'm not complaining!

Thanks for the advice! I did try the melded belts but wasn't happy with the results. I guess I'll stick to the ugly shoes for now unless I can convince people to spam T6-13

The fishing retainers seem like they have the most hit or miss fishing expeditions sometimes...Personally I think they're all a bunch of drunks and just pick something up on the way back from whatever alley they passed out in the night before.

[Zorlinta]

Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 0 melds - 165k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats) <-- don't do this
Archaeoskin Belt of Striking with 1 meld - 93k/level (expected return: ~8k in mats) <-- this is also meh

8-( now you said it 8-( *cry* *cry*

[Nyalia]

8-( now you said it 8-( *cry* *cry*

Were you really trying with a 6% success rate, when you can double that with a single materia which costs 1% the price of the belt? The quick guide DID say to meld early on!