Curious about the DoH/DoL jobs...

[Filmakus]

Are there any that are geared specifically for magic classes like BLM? I am working on leveling a BLM and loving it but I am thinking of taking a small break from questing to work on the gathering and crafting classes that way they are at a decent level to where when I hit 50 I can then move on with them as well and keep them up to date to where I can work on my own gear and get them upgraded. I know eventually for best results I will need everything leveled but like I originally asked is there any specific I might want to focus on with being a BLM?

[Lakhi]

For a BLM, your gear will mostly be made by Weaver. Your accessories and your weapon will be made by Goldsmith.

In general: Most accessories are made by Goldsmith, and magic class gear is made mostly by Weaver. For summoners and scholars, the weapon is made by Alchemist. For White Mages, a lot of the weapons are made by Carpenters but some are made by Alchemist.

[Frizze]

Yeah, as a BLM most of your wearables will be made by weaver and goldsmith. Youll see some leatherworked items as well, and at a few levels the shoes are actually carpenter recipes. Mining will get you almost everything you need to goldsmith, and most weaver materials will be botanied. Weaver, leatherworker, and goldsmith will also make most of the gear for tradeskill and gathering classes as well(aside from most of the tools).

[Filmakus]

Awesome thanks for the replies. Now I have a good starting point fir what to aim for first. On a side note is it possible to level everything together both my BLM and my DoH/DoL skills and keep myself geared adequately? I know aetherial gear and the like is better but seems rare to come across for me right now. I'm lvl 38 atm with my BLM if that makes any difference

[Retry]

Yes, you technically can level your wvr/gsm along with your blm. If you have any fc mates that are high-leveled crafters you can also ask them to make you a leve kit to power level your crafter. This will make it so you would just need to find the mats to make your blm equipment.

[Filmakus]

Awesome might have to look into that then thx

[ManuelBravo]

Over all Weaver and Goldsmith would be however every now and then Leather as well. On your down time you may just want to raise all of them for their cross classes and makes it easier to craft components as well. For the majority they will all intertwine one way or another. Specially with cross class traits. They also help you repair gear in Dungeons and raids as well.

[Frizze]

On a side note is it possible to level everything together both my BLM and my DoH/DoL skills and keep myself geared adequately? I know aetherial gear and the like is better but seems rare to come across for me right now. I'm lvl 38 atm with my BLM if that makes any difference

So the answer to this is yes for the most part. Recipes and requirements are fairly well aligned level wise. Let me get an example. In a few levels you might want to upgrade your chest piece to a Felt Robe. That is a fairly average level 46 robe. The recipe is made by a weaver, at a difficulty of level 44. The materials to make it would be collected by a miner in the low 40s, a botanist in the low 40s... and a couple of drops from mobs in the high 30s. This pattern is fairly consistent at most levels. Things are gathered and made basically at the level they can be used. And if you do well, your crafted gear can be made at the High Quality level, where all stats are +10% - making it better then any normal vendor items(and close to if slightly worse then dungeon drops). The points where this pattern breaks is at the cap levels. When you get to 50(and later 60, and one would assume 70 in a couple months) the game starts introducing new currency-based armors. Run content, get currency(there are different styles but tomestones are the most common), buy the gear you want. There tend to be some intermediate crafted gear at said cap levels, but they are often harder difficulty recipes to make and not at the same level as the highest currency gear. So that is something to keep in mind.

And of course, any classes you decide to level later you would also be able to make equipment for to smooth out the leveling process.

[Hitsuzen]

I am going to be honest with you. It is extremely difficult and insanely costly (millions of gil) to level one class alone.

What you need to do is level all crafting classes to 15 which is essentially free, because you can buy the regeants from the vendor in each guild hall.

After all are 15 you will need to equip these cross class abilities on each class:

Waste Not LTW 15
Hasty Touch CUL 15
Trick of the trade ALC 15

This will give you a starting rotation that doesn't come default from leveling one class.

Noob rotation:

Inner Quiet
Repeat following as needed:
(If proc) trick of the trade
Steady Hand
(If proc) Trick of the trade
Waste Not
(Until 1 step left to complete) basic synthesis
(The remaining 1-4 steps) hasty touch

Next you will need to level carpenter to 50 to get the rotation finisher Bryegots Blessing by turning in HQ items in levements. After that you need to unlock Stead Hand II at CUL 37 to greatly increase variance in your favour.

Only then can you level any class you'd like to 50, which in this case will be WVR. Also if you can't afford something you need to level DoH to gatherer materials yourself. BtN is probably the most useful

[Shadotterdan]

Level them all up at once, they share gear so it's worth it to meld materia once you can and you'll be able to convert your gear when you reach the next tier to save on materia costs or just sell. Also, there are a lot of crafts that use materials made by another class, so having those up can help as well.