Maybe you’ll make a friend or find a free company in the process. See if they won’t agree to a trade for completed items or some gil.

You can stockpile the resources you’re gathering for your own crafting endeavors down the road or keep an eye out for a crafter in need of raw materials. Keep in mind: all the Disciples of the Land and Disciples of the Hand Jobs - gathering and crafting respectively - work symbiotically with one another. There’s also Fieldcraft Levequests for Miner, offering simple goals and more bundles of experience to keep the grind to a minimum.

They generally provide enough experience for a level and introduce you to new resources and areas. Make sure to pick up each new class quest from the guildmaster as they become available every few levels or so. Once you hit Level 3 - which is likely right after turning in the “My First Pickaxe” quest - you’ll unlock the Lay of the Land ability, which will point you to the nearest node. Using your Prospect ability will cause the nodes to appear as a handy pickaxe symbol on your minimap. Prospectin’ and Pickaxes: FFXIV Miner Gear Fortunately for you, they spawn (and respawn) in clusters, with different types of ore generally congregating in the same places so you’re not sent on a wild goose chase. Image: Square Enix via HGG / Mitch GentryĪs with all Disciples of the Land, you’ll find the goodies in Gathering Nodes strewn about the world.

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