Alternate ways of getting moonstones?

[Stormfur]

Other than doing Ixal quests and turning in stuff for GCs, are there other ways of getting moonstones that I'm not aware of?

[Cerick]

Doing Maps. Moonstones can drop from them.

[Iagainsti]

Peisteskin,Boarskin maps to be specific

[Roth_Trailfinder]

The fastest way to get Moonstones, that I know of, is to make and turn in Madman's Whispering Rods. Not counting the crystals needed, you can gather everything needed to make 25 of them in one game day, assuming you're able to gather stuff from the first level botany Unspoiled Nodes.

[Stormfur]

Ohh that's a good idea! I've been doing militia chokers too.

[Bombast]

YOu can also buy Leather maps off the MB and run them. That's what I did when crafting i55 stuff got to my head.

Of course, only do this if maps are under 2k gil. At that point, you're also making money!

[Shadygrove]

Peisteskin,Boarskin maps to be specific

I have gotten them from Goatskin.

[HakuroDK]

I have gotten them from Goatskin.

In my experience, the higher level the map, the higher the chance of a moonstone drop. My droprate with moonstones from Peisteskin maps is easily over 85-90%, with Boarskin being about 50%.

[NecroFoul99]

In my experience, the higher level the map, the higher the chance of a moonstone drop. My droprate with moonstones from Peisteskin maps is easily over 85-90%, with Boarskin being about 50%.

I have easily done well over 100 peiteskin maps since moonstones have come out, and my drop rate is 10%, if that.

I just started doing boarskins lately, since all I'm really interested in at this point are unhiddens, and I've had around the same luck.

[Velox]

I've gotten 3 from Leather maps. Opened 11 of them, so the drop rate is still pretty high on the low level maps as well (or I'm just really lucky).