Wiegraf's Guide To Synthesis: Cooking

 Wiegraf's Guide to Synthesis:  Cooking
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 * These are very fast synths. They are all very cheap and should take you only a few hours to get through this rank. I'd recommend camping an NPC and loading up on a ton of the ingredients since you will burn through them. Some take 4x of the same type.


 * 0-3
 * [[Image:Carrot_broth.jpg]]
 * Yield: Carrot Broth x4
 * 4 x San d'Orian Carrot
 * 4 x San d'Orian Carrot
 * 4 x San d'Orian Carrot


 * 0-6
 * [[Image:Hard_boiled_egg.jpg]]
 * Yield: Hard-Boiled Egg
 * 1 x Bird Egg
 * 1 x Distilled Water
 * 1 x Bird Egg
 * 1 x Distilled Water


 * 0-6
 * [[Image:GrilledHare.png]]
 * Yield: Grilled Hare
 * 1 x Dried Marjoram
 * 1 x Hare Meat
 * 1 x Dried Marjoram
 * 1 x Hare Meat


 * Start with any one of these. You should be fine synthing the level 6 cap synths right away at level 0 depending on the day/moon phase. If you have too many fails switch to Carrot Broth. Either way take Grilled Hare or Hard-Boiled Egg to cap before you go on to Orange Juice. Hare Meat should cost you near 500g per stack and Dried Marjoram is fairly cheap; near 500g per stack as well I believe. I know I included the NPC price of Hare Meat from the guild. Just get at the Auction House. The Bird Eggs can be bought for cheap at the guild or even for relatively cheap at the Auction House. Now if you want to try to make some gil back from the synths or want to use the Grilled hare go ahead, but if you just want to power through these levels go with Hard-Boiled Egg. Honestly I hate not being able to get rid of stuff quickly so I went with the Hard-Boiled Eggs. If you choose to do the Carrot Broth get the San d'Orian Carrots in San d'Oria. They are about 1/4 the price there from the NPC (33g per) than in Windurst. You can stick a few stacks of grilled hare on the AH or bazaar but honestly you can just NPC them. Carrot broth should be NPC'd. It is sold at chocobo stables for very cheap.


 * 6-9
 * [[Image:Boiled_crayfish.jpg]]
 * Yield: Boiled Crayfish
 * 1 x Crayfish
 * 1 x Distilled Water
 * 1 x Rock Salt
 * 1 x Distilled Water
 * 1 x Rock Salt


 * 6-10
 * [[Image:OrangeJuice.png]]
 * Yield: Orange Juice
 * 4 x Saruta Orange
 * 4 x Saruta Orange
 * 4 x Saruta Orange

I included both of these for a reason. If the Crayfish are cheap (30g each, 500g/stack on the AH) then it is an overall cheaper synth considering you can NPC the product for 96-102g. I assume you can NPC the Orange Juice also, but it won't be as much. If you are a mage or have mage friends you can sell them Orange Juice for cheap. It doesn't really matter; take your pick. Either way get to level 10.

Test Item: Salmon Sub Sandwich Don't make these. They are a complete waste of time. Of course, there are some asshats around that aren't using my guide and can't cook if their life depended on it. Use their stupidity for your own benefit; buy this item off of the Auction House. If none are they go ahead and make one. It won't be too expensive but just a pain to make. If you want you could always get from the guide if they are cheap. It ranges from 1,946 to 5,204 so do what you want.

Recruit:

10-17 Sliced of Carp x2 Wind Crystal Moat Carp/Forest Carp (91-192g)

Fairly straightforward. Get the Moat Carp off of the Auction House for 2-3k or fish them up yourself. The fish themselves cap at 11 if you want to fish them. These can just be NPC'd. They probably won't sell on the AH. You don't have to do this synth to cap, but at least get to 14-15 or so. It will help lessen the breaks on the next synth.

17-20 Water Crystal Apple Juice Faerie Apple x4 (39-48g)

17-20 Selbina Butter x4 Rock Salt (14-17g) Selbina Milk (54-64g)

Pick either one of these. Like before, the Juices don't stack so take your pick. The butter is used for many higher level and mid level synths so it will sell well on the Auction House for a reasonable amount of profit. The Apple Juice isn't too much of a loss if you NPC them; about 60g lost per synth. Like before, here are the NPC prices: Selbina Butter - 22g, Apple Juice 76-110g.


 * Note: The Selbina Butter can be used later on for Pie Dough (42).

Test Item: Pea Soup You can make it or buy it I don't care. The ingredients are fairly cheap and it is not a skillup item. There should be some floating around somewhere.

Initiate:

20-26 Meat Jerky x2 Ice Crystal Dried Marjoram (43-57g) Giant Sheep Meat (43-88g) Rock Salt (14-17g)

A decent synth and your best bet for shrinking the amount of levels between your last and next synth. No reason to do to cap unless you want to. At least get to 24 or so with it. It sells decently becasue it is a melee damage-dealer food. NPC's for 30g.

24-29 Insect Ball x12 Earth Crystal Little Worm (3g) Millioncorn (43-49g) Distilled Water (9-12g)

I could not tell you why for the life of me, but even at 100 Cooking I tend to fail at least 1 of this synth every once in a while. Thank God it is cheap. YouThey will sell on the Auction House because of their usefulness in catching Moat Carp. I would recommend stopping for a bit here if you are running short on gil. With just one synth you make a whole stack which is about 500g-1,000g on the Auction House. If not then move to the next synth. If you are curious 5g each to NPC. Definately better to sell on the AH.

24-30 Pineapple Juice Water Crystal Kazham Pineapple x2 (54-65g)

A good alternative if you don't like fishing or selling 97 stacks of Insect Paste on the Auction House. Useful for mages and NPCs for 97-115g.

Test Item: Vegetable Gruel Yea back to that poor bastard making these worthless foods. Get it off of the Auction House unless you like wasting time.

30-35 Meatball x12 Earth Crystal Distilled Water (9-12g) Hare Meat (139-163) San d'Orian Flour (54-66g)

A decent synth. They are used by high level fisherman. Again, buy the Hare Meat from the Auction House or farm it yourself. I doubt they will sell at all on the Auction House because they are very cheap at the Fisherman's Guild so just NPC them or use them. NPCs for 10g.

35-42 Pie Dough x4 Water Crystal San d'Orian Flour (54-66g) Selbina Butter (45-292g)

I hope you read my note earlier and saved some Selbina Butter. You can buy from the guild if you want but it will be near the price of what it cost you before. Take this synth to cap. Please remember to pass in your test item BEFORE going past level 40. This synth bridges 2 ranks. I'm not going to include the NPC price forthese for a specific reason.


 * Note: Save these for next synth.

Test Item: Meat Mithkabob This is a good synth if you can farm the ingredients yourself. I honestly would not try to sell too many of them at this level because the HQ rate at high levels is phenomenal and they will outsell you. Also, there is not much profit if you buy the ingredients from the AH. You can synth it if you want and use the extra 5 yourself. Honestly, I would just buy a single from the Auction House.

Apprentice:

42-48 Apple Pie x4 Fire Crystal Cinnamon (234-286g) Faerie Apple (39-48g) Lizard Egg (Not sold at NPC) Maple Sugar (36-44g) Pie Dough (......You better have read my Note...64.)

This is a decent synth considering you can break even or make a bit of profit on the Auction House. Mages use them so they sell fairly well. Save at least 1 for the Test Item.

42-50 Grape Juice Dark Crystal San d'Orian Grape x4 (68-106g)

An alternative to pies. Same as other juices so you know the drill. They aren't too bad of a loss but still a loss considering NPC price (190g) so keep that in mind before you make 417 of them since they don't stack and require the sometimes more expensive Dark Crystal.

Test Item: Apple Pie You may or may not have made one yet. If you don't have any, get one off of the AH for fairly cheap.

Journeyman:

50-55 Beaugreen Sautee Fire Crystal Beaugreens (90-110) Selbina Butter (45-292g)

This is a solid synth. Cheap ingredients and easy to make too. Crank these out and take to cap. Just NPC them all for 160-169g each.

55-60 Bottled Crack...Err...Yagudo Drink Dark Crystal Yagudo Cherry (39-48g) Buburimu Grape x3 (180-220g)

Now...this is an outstanding synth. I have done this synth literally THOUSANDS of times. Camp the Kolshushu vendor and take this bastard to cap. If you NPC these then I will kill you. They will sell very quickly on the AH (More so in Jeuno) and definately worth stopping skilling up for a bit to restock your gil supply. Keep one of these for your test item.

Craftsman:

Congratulations! You made it to the soft cap of this craft. If you are done with it now then I hope you enjoyed this guide and good luck to you in the future. For those of you who are taking it further, restock your gil and get ready to roll.

60-66 Colored Egg Fire Crystal Distilled Water (9-12g) La Theine Cabbage (21-26g) Lizard Egg (Not sold at NPC) San d'Orian Carrot (33g)

This is an awesome synth. It is very cheap to do and is the "power synth" of these levels. They NPC for 96-106g so go ahead. You may lose a bit of gil but these are very fast and cheap. Enjoy.

66-68 Colored Egg..Wait...What? Fire Crystal Distilled Water (9-12g) La Theine Cabbage (21-26g) Bird Egg (50-163g) San d'Orian Carrot (33g)

But we already did this! It's a different synth with a different cap. Take it all the way to 68. Notice the Bird Egg used instead of the Lizard Egg. Bird Eggs are a bit easier to get so buy out the guild.

Test Item: Raisin Bread Buy it if you can, but it is cheap enough to make.

68-72 Pear au Lait Derfland Pear x2 (126-154g) Honey (240-600g) Selbina Milk (54-64g)

These aren't too bad. They will be a bit pricey for the Derfland Pears and Honey but people use these. Take these to cap. NPCs for 125g.


 * Note: These next 3 synths are all possible. Pick whichever you want. All are break even to profit synths.

72-80 Shallops Tropicale Fire Crystal Bay Leaves Distilled Water Kazham Pineapple Rock Salt Selbina Butter Shall Shell x2

This is your first speedbump. You will make profit on it no doubt, but they don't sell fast enough to crank them out like no tomorrow. Start making more gil for your later synths while waiting for these to sell. Take to cap and don't NPC them.

72-82 Goblin Drink Water Crytal Distilled Water Frost Turnip Gysahl Greens La Thiene Cabbage Phanauet Newt San d'Orian Carrot Watermelon Wild Onion