For 3rd retainer, BNT or FSH? or?

[Martin_Arcainess]

Hey all brought my 3rd retainer today. What class should I have it as? FSH? BNT or something else?

My other 2 are GLA and MIN.

[LaylaTsarra]

If you craft, bot, miner or fisher help with getting stuff you might need for crafting. Mining and Botany would be my first choice depending upon your crafting roles and what mats you might use more.

[Catwho]

Agreed, go for botanist. There are a few fish that your retainers can get at 60 that are helpful, but they pale in utility a being able to send a botanist out to farm Cyclops onions at will. Half the time I find myself sending my fishing retainer out for level 5 white coral :P

[Malzian]

Agreed, go for botanist. There are a few fish that your retainers can get at 60 that are helpful, but they pale in utility a being able to send a botanist out to farm Cyclops onions at will. Half the time I find myself sending my fishing retainer out for level 5 white coral :P

Don't underestimate the value of the FSH retainer when it comes to getting crafting material. Half the time when I see a material needed for a craft that comes from fishing (especially older stuff) I go 'Ah crap... market board time.' The other half I go 'Ah crap... time to send my retainer out for that.' I generally don't do that with MIN and BTN since getting exactly what you want really quickly is pretty much assured just by going out and gathering it yourself. Also, Fat Cat minions still sell for lots when you get them back from the long Ventures.

[StouterTaru]

I suggest getting another miner. Grade 3 Thanalan soil will sell better than anything any of the others will bring you.

[Waeksyn]

Just make sure that it is a job that you have at level 60 (retainers can only level as high as you have that job yourself).

I use retainers mostly to restore crafting material used up for weekly scrip turn-ins, airship parts, etc.

I have 4 retainers and have changed jobs on a few of them. I've settled on 2 miners, 1 botanist and 1 bard. The miners are the most useful.