How to Make Gil Using Gathering in FFXIV

Items obtained from endgame Legendary Nodes are always going to be in demand due to being used for raid gear, food and potions. At times, such as early in an expansion, these items can be stockpiled in large amounts ahead of new gear releases so that you are prepared before prices spike.

The main downside of this method is that it often has the most competition and does benefit massively from having gear and understanding stat breakpoints.

For example, using the best in slot and budget gear from our meld guide the scrip gear will give you roughly half as many items. This can be quite significant and other items are likely worth focusing on instead if you have scrip gear. For refence, stat breakpoints are also listed in the mentioned guide.

Aethersands obtained from gathering collectables can be an incredibly popular way to make Gil because they are used in a large range of endgame crafts. They are also much more accessible stat-wise compared to Legendary Nodes.

The main Aethersand this far into the expansion is Earthbreak Aethersand with the primary method being to catch Verdigris Guppy. Other Endwalker sands are:

• Moonlight Aethersand
• Endwood Aethersand, BTN Exclusive
• Endtide Aethersand, FSH Exclusive
• Endstone Aethersand, MIN Exclusive

Aethersand farming is also an incredibly easy method to farm crystals and clusters. This can also increase your coffers.

Spiritbonding can be a great way to obtain large amounts of Gathering Materia as well as additional Legendary Node items. If you do not have older endwalker gear while leveling though it can require an initial investment.

You want to obtain a set of i560/i590 crafted gear and add 5 melds to each piece while ensuring you have the minimum perception required to gather at 2-Star Legendary Nodes (3625 perception). From there, use a Spiritbonding potion (the cap for gathering Spiritbonding is +5 from any buffs) and gather from each Legendary Node.

You get more Spiritbond for each hit (not yield), so use skills like Solid Reason to increase how many hits you have.

Prime and Sublime gatherables are special types of collectables that are reduced into items used in Expert Crafting. They function in a similar way to Ephemeral Nodes, where you increase the collectability and then reduce for items. Instead, these items only appear on Legendary Nodes and can therefore only be gathered once an hour.

One example would be Prime Achondrite, which upgrades into Sublime Achondrite, which is then reduced into Pure Igneous Glioaether. The prime item has a chance based on your gathering to upgrade to sublime (capped at 25%). Prime items do still have a small chance at giving you Glioaether.

For collectable rotations, check our guide below.

With over a thousand fish in the game, it can be hard to discern which of these have value especially with the vast majority having very little value and the ones with value may not sell very frequently.

A good starting point would be fish used in Class Quests and leves. This is because players may often simply buy these items to skip some of the leveling process.

Some fish that are used in Aquariums also tend to be quite popular due to having a unique design. Some great examples of these are:

• Warden of the Seven Hues
• The Unconditional
• Moonlight Guppy
• Lancetfish
• Aquamaton

Finally, there are also a range of fish with valuable desynthesis options that give rare items or even exclusive glamours such as Sea Breeze Summer Halter. An extensive list can be found in this Fish List Excel Sheet.

Materials used at endgame are not the only items that can be popular and profitable. There are a range of leveling materials that still see use today in gear, Free Company Workshops, and popular furnishings. Some great examples include:

• Darksteel Ore incredibly popular always having a use in the workshop.
• Dark Matter Cluster used to create repair materials for submarines.
• Gold Ore used to make various nuggets and ingots that are used in over 600 crafts.
• Grade 3 Shroud Topsoil increases yield on your crops.
• Birch Log

Some items you find will be timed while others untimed, allowing you to weave them together or alongside other Gil making methods. These are not the only options and simply some examples. Things may differ depending on your server.