Post by Ikonic on Mar 5, 2005 21:47:35 GMT -6
Since I've lvl'd Woodworking, Cooking, Leathercraft, and Clothcraft all to 60 I've decided that it's time for another guide.
Ikonic's Guide to Bonecraft (lvl 0-60)
I hadn't kept track of what I did from 0 to 8.2, but if I remember correctly it's as follows.
1-4 Bone Hairpins (Wind Crystal + Bone Chip)
4-9 Bone Arrowheads (Wind Crystal + 2 Bone Chip)
Starting at 8.2 I kept with Bone Arrowheads to 9.0. If you can use these to make Bone Arrows or know someone who can it's best to do so. These sell for about 100g a stack at the AH so it's a loss no matter what.
At 9.0 I switched to Bone Rings (Wind Crystal + Bone Chip + Sheep Tooth). I sold these to NPCs. You can also sell so many to the guild for about 31 extra gil than you would get from any other NPC. Keep one for lvl cap test. Use advanced synth support for the first few lvls. Make sure to take these all the way to 17 if you can. They skillup fast.
Starting at 16.9 I switched to Beetle Rings (Wind Crystal + Beetle Jaw). These are expensive. If you can try saving up Beetle Jaws before this stage. Check other AH's since Windy is a decent bit overpriced compared to other cities. You can NPC these for about 600g or AH them for around 1.5K. If you AH them you'll come close to breaking even on this stage. You can take these to 25.
At 22.5 I switched to Gelatin (Fire Crystal + Distilled Water + Giant Femur). This was a much cheaper path since I could farm the Femurs easily and craft Dhalmel Leather out of the hides. Also, since I was about 7 lvls from the cap I was able to craft this in the field. I probably farmed over half of the Femurs (which I had to due to buying all there was available from every AH.).
At 28.0 I switched to Bone Arrowhead (Wind Crystal + Beetle Jaw + Bone Chip). This stage also hurt since I had to buy Beetle Jaws for around 25K a stack. Sell these in San d'Oria or use them to make arrows.
Starting at 32.8 I switched to Horn Ring (Wind Crystal + Ram Horn + Fish Scales). Ram Horns are around 2k in Sandy and Bastok and 3k in Windy. It's always good to check other AH's than Windy for buying supplies. If you sell these off in Jeuno you'll only lose about 400g each; not very bad at all. You can also sell them to a NPC for about 1200g.
Due to lack of skillups I switched to Horn Arrowheads (Wind Crystal + Ram Horn + Bone Chip) at 36.3. These are great to skillup on and sell for 2k profit in San d'Oria. Relish this stage but note that it will take a bit of time to sell of all the synths.
At 42.9 I started on Carapace Leggings (Earth Crystal + Crab Shell + Fish Scales + 2 Dhalmel Leather). I only did these until 44.1 since they did not seem to sell at all. I ended up NPC'ing every pair I synthed.
At 44.1 I switched to Scorpion Arrowheads (Wind Crystal + Bone Chip + Scorpion Claw). Advanced Image Support is a requirement for these since they cap at lvl 53. Sell these in San d'Oria. Sometimes slow, but best place to sell. You will almost break even.
Upon reaching 52.9 I switched to Scorpion Ring (Wind Crystal + Scorpion Shell). These will lose gil. Best you can hope for is to sell them on AH for moderate loss or desynth them back into Scorpion Shells. I took these to 60.0. Try to find the Scorpion Shells for less than 2k each if you can to help cut your losses.
Edit: Added info for lvls 22.5 to 60.0
Ikonic's Guide to Bonecraft (lvl 0-60)
I hadn't kept track of what I did from 0 to 8.2, but if I remember correctly it's as follows.
1-4 Bone Hairpins (Wind Crystal + Bone Chip)
4-9 Bone Arrowheads (Wind Crystal + 2 Bone Chip)
Starting at 8.2 I kept with Bone Arrowheads to 9.0. If you can use these to make Bone Arrows or know someone who can it's best to do so. These sell for about 100g a stack at the AH so it's a loss no matter what.
At 9.0 I switched to Bone Rings (Wind Crystal + Bone Chip + Sheep Tooth). I sold these to NPCs. You can also sell so many to the guild for about 31 extra gil than you would get from any other NPC. Keep one for lvl cap test. Use advanced synth support for the first few lvls. Make sure to take these all the way to 17 if you can. They skillup fast.
Starting at 16.9 I switched to Beetle Rings (Wind Crystal + Beetle Jaw). These are expensive. If you can try saving up Beetle Jaws before this stage. Check other AH's since Windy is a decent bit overpriced compared to other cities. You can NPC these for about 600g or AH them for around 1.5K. If you AH them you'll come close to breaking even on this stage. You can take these to 25.
At 22.5 I switched to Gelatin (Fire Crystal + Distilled Water + Giant Femur). This was a much cheaper path since I could farm the Femurs easily and craft Dhalmel Leather out of the hides. Also, since I was about 7 lvls from the cap I was able to craft this in the field. I probably farmed over half of the Femurs (which I had to due to buying all there was available from every AH.).
At 28.0 I switched to Bone Arrowhead (Wind Crystal + Beetle Jaw + Bone Chip). This stage also hurt since I had to buy Beetle Jaws for around 25K a stack. Sell these in San d'Oria or use them to make arrows.
Starting at 32.8 I switched to Horn Ring (Wind Crystal + Ram Horn + Fish Scales). Ram Horns are around 2k in Sandy and Bastok and 3k in Windy. It's always good to check other AH's than Windy for buying supplies. If you sell these off in Jeuno you'll only lose about 400g each; not very bad at all. You can also sell them to a NPC for about 1200g.
Due to lack of skillups I switched to Horn Arrowheads (Wind Crystal + Ram Horn + Bone Chip) at 36.3. These are great to skillup on and sell for 2k profit in San d'Oria. Relish this stage but note that it will take a bit of time to sell of all the synths.
At 42.9 I started on Carapace Leggings (Earth Crystal + Crab Shell + Fish Scales + 2 Dhalmel Leather). I only did these until 44.1 since they did not seem to sell at all. I ended up NPC'ing every pair I synthed.
At 44.1 I switched to Scorpion Arrowheads (Wind Crystal + Bone Chip + Scorpion Claw). Advanced Image Support is a requirement for these since they cap at lvl 53. Sell these in San d'Oria. Sometimes slow, but best place to sell. You will almost break even.
Upon reaching 52.9 I switched to Scorpion Ring (Wind Crystal + Scorpion Shell). These will lose gil. Best you can hope for is to sell them on AH for moderate loss or desynth them back into Scorpion Shells. I took these to 60.0. Try to find the Scorpion Shells for less than 2k each if you can to help cut your losses.
Edit: Added info for lvls 22.5 to 60.0