Top Tips for New Players to Earn Gil in FFXIV
There are various methods available in FFXIV for earning Gil, including farming, crafting and playing the market board.
Buy low-priced items and sell them at higher prices is an effective and passive way to make Gil. Farming dungeons like Sil’dihn Subterrane or Mount Rokkon for vouchers to sell can also provide valuable opportunities.
Gathering
Undoubtedly, you will require ffxiv gil at some point for purchasing gear and glamour items as well as minions. Luckily, there are various methods of earning Gil and some may even prove particularly fruitful.
One effective strategy involves investing your tomestones on items from the Moogle Treasure Trove that are in high demand and typically sell for a significant sum on the Market Board. You could also take part in hunt linkshells or Discord groups running Moogle Treasure Maps as another means of earning extra cash quickly.
Running deep dungeons is another effective way of earning ffxiv gil, especially for solo players. Farming floors 1-10 repeatedly (like Palace of the Dead) will yield ample loot that you can sell on the Market Board or trade for valuable materials like Peacock Ore. These activities tend to be quick and simple to do by yourself but RNG may dictate otherwise so planning ahead is key!
Crafting
Crafting is an excellent way to earn Gil in Final Fantasy XIV, as you can produce in-demand items that sell well on the market board and fetch premium prices. Once your crafting profession has reached level 10+ it may also become worth your while to consider it as a source of Gil.
Or you could try your hand at Treasure Maps and sell their rewards – these dungeons often feature minion or sought-after materials which can help bring in big sums of Gil.
Passively generating Gil by purchasing and reselling low-cost items such as Leather or Cotton on the market board is another passive method for making ffxiv gil. While you could see steady income over time this way, how much Gil you make per hour depends on when the patch cycle started and ended.
Retainer Ventures
Retainer ventures offer one of the more passive methods of earning Gil. An NPC aide may take part in special missions and receive rewards in return, which could include Gil or materials which can be sold on Market Board or used for crafting purposes.
These ventures require Private Third Class rank or higher and can only be sent out on expeditions once players have accumulated enough Grand Company seals to do so. Therefore, players should aim to acquire plenty of those seals so they can continually send their retainer on new adventures.
One method for making money using a retainer is searching for underpriced items and then selling them on the market board when prices increase. This requires patience but can produce significant profits over time. Players can use treasure maps to gain access to rare gear that sells well on the market board.
Trading
Players can earn f14 gil through the Market Board by selling items they no longer require (or want) to other players. Culinarian is an ideal profession to use here as food items are always in high demand and don’t require rare materials for production.
Slaying foes and completing dungeons are also excellent ways to earn Gil, while tank or healer queueing allows players to maximize rewards and decrease RNG risk. Furthermore, daily roulettes and the challenge log can provide players with a steady source of Gil without waiting for others to join their battle party.
Day trading, which entails purchasing underpriced items from different servers and then selling them back onto the Market Board for a profit, requires patience and the ability to monitor Market Board prices regularly; similarly, methods that work on one server may not prove as profitable due to competition or differences in prices across all servers.
