Gathering Melding and Best in Slot Gear Meldsets For FFXIV Dawntrail Patch 7.31

This is our main "Best in Slot" meldset available and should last until version 8.0 barring any adjustments for new content releases or optimal improvements in 7.4.

This set is more than enough for the current patch, instead this set is designed around breakpoints in patch 7.4 and theorycrafting for Cosmic Exploration breakpoints to cover you no matter how difficult the next 3 planets become. For now, you cap everything foodless but you can use Nasi Goreng if you want extra buffer on your GP or a Gift I for slightly more Boon % on legendary nodes.

Benefits Include:

• Able to easily hit all breakpoints on current Legendary nodes barring 1 which funnels you into melding too much Gathering.
• Planned around calculated breakpoints for patch 7.4's legendary nodes as well as breakpoints inside of Cosmic Exploration ensuring you cap collectable skills no matter how high the content goes.
• Enough GP to allow you to perform the 1000GP collectable rotation foodless simply using the additional GP gained when hitting the node.

Downsides:

• More expensive than the Mid Tier set but more yield, the benefits are not that drastic to be worth using on 7.4's legendary nodes alone.
• Unable to hit Bountiful Yield 2 +3 breakpoint on glv 730/750 nodes (5949/6253 Gathering).
• Planned with big fish in mind with a good amount of gathering to ensure minimums are hit.

For now, fishers should just meld GP into the first slot or use their relic.

This is our Mid Tier gathering set for the current Endgame gear offering lower stats and therefore less yield but having much easier melding. This is planned around cheaper overmelds in general and less overmelds to save even more gil while still hitting important breakpoints.

This set is more than enough for the current patch, while being designed around breakpoints in patch 7.4 and theorycrafting for Cosmic Exploration breakpoints. For now, use whatever food gets you to 5445 Gathering/Perception (such as Turali Pineapple Ponzecake if gathering the new aethersand or Nasi Goreng for GP. On legendary nodes, Nasi Goreng is best for yield.

There is an optional meld addition where you can add 19 GP to be able to do the 1000 GP rotation for collectables using Nasi Goreng.

Benefits Include:

• Significantly cheaper than the High Tier set, using a lot more lower grade materia and less materia in general.
• Futureproofed around minimum perception calculations for future updates.
• Like the High Tier set, this set is planned around breakpoints in patch 7.3, 7.4 and Cosmic Exploration. In 7.4, This set does not hit many breakpoints foodless, but is capable of using food to hit multiple new breakpoints.
• Room to add GP materia if you want the 1000GP collectable rotation.
• Need an extra gathering meld to hit 7.3's 4450 Gathering requirement. Food will be required for future patches and maybe additional melds if you are a big fisher.

Downsides:

• Hits less node bonuses in 7.4 meaning slightly less yield.
• Low GP to make the set cheaper which impacts yield.
• With there being 2 upcomming cosmic planets, we do know how high they plan to increase breakpoints. If collectables are i750 at most, you can cap skills foodless. If they go up to i770, you will not cap collectable skills even with food.

Everyone including Fishing should use the relic!

A budget set currently would be simply melding gear until you reach enough Perception to be able to gather everything in the game. As of 7.3 this would require food for budget sets to hit 4960.

Because this is a budget set, it uses scrip gear. There is no more scrip gear until version 7.4 so this set still uses the i720 gear. If you plan to continue using budget gathering sets, then stick with this until the 7.4 gear releases. Otherwise please consider checking out our higher-stat meldsets.

You can use the relic in this set if you want and use it instead of a Scrip tool in patch 7.4.

We had 2 variations, one that simply adds a little gathering/GP for Cosmic Exploration.