How to Make Gil Using Gathering in FFXIV Dawntrail

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.

Following previous trends, Dawntrail will have 4 Aethersands with one exclusive for each of the DoL classes and then a shared one used in potions. The potion one is generally cheaper but sells incredibly fast if you can keep up while the other 3 sands are most profitable with savage release.

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

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.

The exact value of this method is hard to determine with the current changes to Dawntrail and Spiritbonding. But this guide will be updated as theorycrafting on the spiritbond changes is completed.

With Dawntrail releasing, there will be a wide range of new leveling materials. These are used in a lot of crafts with different materials being more profitable than others.

The best materials to gather are those related to crafting collectables and the scrip exchange, or the materials used in the lv99-100 gearsets for crafting and gathering. These is because these crafts have a much higher demand than anything else available in Dawntrail.

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.