Quote Originally Posted by Immut View Post
Absolute fastest way, if you have an insane amount of gil, is treasure maps.
I can agree with this. Wyvern drop Shells, and Dragon drops Ore. Using Alex runs as a base, Shells and Ore take the longest to grind out given the average DF party, so I viewed every Shell/Ore I got from a map as 60-90 minutes of Alex I didn't have to do. I was also free to do Hunts in-between maps, and they also give 10-30 Law each which helps towards more Ore/Seeds.

I recommend duoing Dragonskins with a friend and just alternating Ore drops. Dragonskins seem to have a much better droprate than Wyvern, which may be attributed to the fact that they are technically meant to be done in 8-man parties. For those interested, here are my drop rates (I did not do many Archaeoskin):

Archaeoskin: 0/10
Wyvernskin: 16/172
Dragonskin: 21/112