Shadowbringers Updated up to Level 80! Level up Mining Quickly! Stop wasting time! Power Level your Miner!
MIN & BTN Leveling Guides updated. Other notes...
Botanist Leveling to 90, as well as Miner Leveling to 90 are updated for the Endwalker tier. Older tiers needs some fixing, although I modernized what I could quickly – I placed the important notes on the top of the aforementioned guides reflecting the major things that you need to take note of.
I will post a personal update soon, for those that are curious…
Endwalker tier COMPLETELY UPDATED. At older parts of guide? OPEN THIS
Finally, the L80 to L90 portion of the BTN/MIN Leveling Guides are 100% complete and current. The older parts, however… (GEAR UPDATES per tier are most important)
While I will update these ASAP (promise, hehe).
Here’s the important banger notes:
GEAR UPDATES? Any time I mention gear updates in the lower tiers, (except 0 to 60), IGNORE IT AND BUY SCRIP TIER GEAR INSTEAD.
A Realm Reborn Gear Scrip gear? NO SCRIP, my notes are still pretty valid.
Heavensward L50 Scrip gear?NO SCRIP, my notes are still pretty valid.
Stormblood L60 Scrip gear: Augmented Keep tier IL200
Shadowbringers L70 Scrip gear: Landking tier IL350 (Offhand from L330)
Endwalker L50 Scrip gear: Landsaint – Guide already reflects this.
All of these upgrades are “good” until the end of their tier.
Get scrip by: Custom Deliveries and Collectables.
COLLECTABLES? Not only did the rotation / skill names change TWICE since SHB into EW, the entire System was overhauled pre-EW. Instead of rotating nodes with normal names, it’s SET NON-ROTATING RAREFIED materials. The rotation is also different, but somehow simpler. I’ll update a universal DoL Collectable / Rotation guide for this, instead of repeating myself 100 times.
TLDR: The old “everyday it changes” is OUT. Rarefied “set-in-stone” is in! Ignore mentions of OLD ROTATIONS AND SKILLS. I’ll remedy this ASAP
Endwalker tier is, of course, updated in this regard.
BEAST TRIBES? Each tier has a beast tribe you can use to level up, which I didn’t seem to note as I always blast through DoL super early… These are decent sources of EXP while also giving you some neat items.
A Realm Reborn: Ixal (DoL and DoH)
Heavensward: Moogle (DoL and DoH)
Stormblood: Namazu (DoL and DoH)
Shadowbringers: Qitari (DoL only)
Endwalker: Omicron (DoL only) – Guide already reflects this.
Please click on and read the above clicky box if you're leveling 01 to 79.
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Mining Leveling Guide - Navigation:
Miner Level: Level 0-50 | 50-60 | 60-70 | 70-80 | 80-90
In this tier (1-50): MIN 0-15 | 15-35 | 35-50
First of all, you might want to check out our Gathering General FAQ, and Mining General FAQbefore you begin. Already familiar? Let’s get to it.
Before you begin…
For those who haven’t even unlocked the mining class: The Miner’s Guild is in Ul’dah.
Make sure you know all about gaining EXP most efficiently. We have a Gathering General Leveling Guide for this. Key points are: Choosing the right levequests (ones with evaluation can potentially give insane EXP), keeping key pieces of gear up to date (for getting maximum EXP per node), and making the most out of every node (using skills properly).
OurGathering Gear Guide is something you should keep open while leveling up.
Regarding Mining Class Quest Items, it’s ideal to farm for them BEFORE you hit the next quest. (For example, farm Wyvern Obsidian while you’re level 26-29). As a quick reference, we will put all items needed here (they are mentioned again in more detail on every section).
Our Mining Node / Material Locations Guide will help you with this, and when looking for specific items.
Mining Class Quest Items
| Level | Item to gather | Qty | Level | Item to gather | Qty |
| MIN 1 | Copper Ore | 10 | MIN 53 | Mythrite Ore (HQ) | 10 |
| MIN 5 | Bone Chip | 50 | MIN 55 | Titanium Ore (HQ) | 10 |
| MIN 10 | Obsidian | 99 | MIN 58 | Hardsilver Ore (HQ) | 10 |
| MIN 15 | Cinnabar (HQ) | 10 | MIN 60 | Adamantite Ore (HQ) | 3 |
| MIN 20 | Grade 1 Carbonized Matter | 99 | MIN 63 | Beggar’s Mythril Ore | |
| MIN 25 | Effervescent Water (HQ) | 15 | MIN 65 | Feather Iron Ore | |
| MIN 30 | Wyvern Obsidian (HQ) | 15 | MIN 68 | Serpentine | |
| MIN 35 | Raw Amethyst (HQ) | 20 | MIN 70 | Pummelite | |
| MIN 40 | Jade (HQ) | 20 | |||
| MIN 45 | Electrum Ore (HQ) | 20 | |||
| MIN 50 | Darksteel Ore | 3 |
Mining Level 1-5
Mining Quest Level 1: 10 Copper Ore
Mining Quest Level 5: 50 Bone Chips
Level 1 Mining Levequests: Ul’dah Adventurers’ Guild & Scorpions Crossing.
Level 5 Mining Levequests:Ul’dah Adventurers’ Guild & Scorpions Crossing.
Where to find Bone Chips? You can complete both of these quests in one go, to save time. So make sure you have both sets of items ready before you return to Adalberta (10 Copper Ores and 50 Bone Chips). If you’re lazy you can also buy this from tradecraft merchant NPC’s (not recommended).
Level 5 Node Locations Unlocked: Central Thanalan (Four Sisters, Stonesthrow) Western Thanalan (Gate of the Sultana)
Level 1 to 5 Mining Nodes and Materials Locations:
| Material Name | Item Level | Perception | Node Level | Location | Zone | Node ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Chip | 05 | 05 | Four Sisters | Central Thanalan | 05a | |
| Wind Shard | 01 | 0 | 05 | Four Sisters | Central Thanalan | 05a |
| Lightning Shard | 01 | 0 | 05 | Four Sisters | Central Thanalan | 05a |
| Muddy Water | 03 | 05 | Stonesthrow | Central Thanalan | 05b | |
| Copper Ore | 01 | 05 | Stonesthrow | Central Thanalan | 05b | |
| Wind Shard | 01 | 0 | 05 | Stonesthrow | Central Thanalan | 05b |
| Lightning Shard | 01 | 0 | 05 | Stonesthrow | Central Thanalan | 05b |
| Muddy Water | 03 | 05 | Gate of the Sultana | Western Thanalan | 05c | |
| Copper Ore | 01 | 05 | Gate of the Sultana | Western Thanalan | 05c | |
| Fire Shard | 01 | 0 | 05 | Gate of the Sultana | Western Thanalan | 05c |
| Water Shard | 01 | 0 | 05 | Gate of the Sultana | Western Thanalan | 05c |
Suggested Stockpile:
- 20 Muddy Water
- 70 Bone Chip (50 for the quest)
- 99 Copper Ore (optional)
This part should be easy. After gathering all of those Bone Chips, you should be well past level 5. Return to Adalberta and claim your rewards and gear upgrades. IF Grinding: farm copper ore.
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Mining Level 6-10
Mining Quest Level 10:99 Obsidian
Level 5 Mining Levequests:Ul’dah Adventurers Guild & Scorpions Crossing.
Level 10 Mining Levequests: Western ThanalanHorizon.
Where to find Obsidian? Yup, 99 Obsidian. Get used to this. You can find Obsidian in Western Thanalan (The East Hammer). Again, you can buy this from NPC’s but I wouldn’t advise it.
Level 10 Node Locations Unlocked: Western Thanalan (The East Hammer),Central Thanalan (Royal Allagan Starway)
Lower La Noscea (Cedarwood).
Level 6 to 10 Mining Nodes and Materials Locations:
| Material Name | Item Level | Perception | Node Level | Location | Zone | Node ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tin Ore | 06 | 23 | 10 | The East Hammer | Western Thanalan | 10a |
| Zinc Ore | 09 | 26 | 10 | The East Hammer | Western Thanalan | 10a |
| Soiled Femur | 08 | 26 | 10 | The East Hammer | Western Thanalan | 10a |
| Water Shard | 01 | 0 | 10 | The East Hammer | Western Thanalan | 10a |
| Obsidian | 10 | 10 | The East Hammer | Western Thanalan | 10a | |
| Tin Ore | 06 | 23 | 10 | Royal Allagan Starway | Central Thanalan | 10b |
| Zinc Ore | 09 | 26 | 10 | Royal Allagan Starway | Central Thanalan | 10b |
| Soiled Femur | 08 | 26 | 10 | Royal Allagan Starway | Central Thanalan | 10b |
| Lightning Shard | 01 | 0 | 10 | Royal Allagan Starway | Central Thanalan | 10b |
| Earth Shard | 01 | 0 | 10 | Cedarwood | Lower La Noscea | 10c |
| Raw Sunstone | 07 | 24 | 10 | Cedarwood | Lower La Noscea | 10c |
Suggested Stockpile:
- 20 Tin Ore,Zinc Ore,Soiled Femur
- 20 Raw Sunstone.
- 119 Obsidian (99 for quest)
While 99 Obsidian may seem pretty grindy, getting stacks of materials is something you should get used to. IF Grinding: farm everything equally, except Sunstone.
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Mining Level 11-15
Mining Quest Level 15:10 High Quality Cinnabar
Level 10 Mining Levequests:Western Thanalan,Horizon.
Level 15 Mining Levequests: Eastern Thanalan,Camp Drybone.
Where to find Cinnabar?The HQ Cinnabar shouldn’t be hard to get. They’re found in Western Thanalan (Horizon).
Level 15Node Locations Unlocked: Western Thanalan (Copperbell Mines, Horizon), Central Thanalan (“Western Thanalan” Exit).
Level 11 to 15 Mining Nodes and Materials Locations:
| Material Name | Item Level | Perception | Node Level | Location | Zone | Node ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Ore | 14 | 15 | Copperbell Mines | Western Thanalan | 15a | |
| Water Shard | 01 | 15 | Copperbell Mines | Western Thanalan | 15a | |
| Iron Sand | 14 | 15 | Horizon | Western Thanalan | 15b | |
| Cinnabar | 15 | 15 | Horizon | Western Thanalan | 15b | |
| Copper Sand | 11 | 15 | Horizon | Western Thanalan | 15b | |
| Water Shard | 01 | 15 | Horizon | Western Thanalan | 15b | |
| Rock Salt | 12 | 15 | Western Thanalan | Central Thanalan | 15c | |
| Ragstone | 13 | 15 | Western Thanalan | Central Thanalan | 15c | |
| Lightning Shard | 01 | 0 | 15 | Western Thanalan | Central Thanalan | 15c |
| Iron Ore | 14 | 15 | Copperbell Mines | Western Thanalan | 15a | |
| Water Shard | 01 | 15 | Copperbell Mines | Western Thanalan | 15a |
Suggested Stockpile:
- 20 Iron & Copper Sand, Rock Salt, Ragstone.
- 30 Cinnabar (10 HQ for the quest)
- 99 Iron Ore (Even more preferably!)
I have to remind you: Unearth is good.
IF Grinding: farm iron ore. LOTS of it.
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In this tier (1-50): MIN 0-15 | 15-35 | 35-50
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