Bonecrafting Guide by Ayrlie

If you want to go my way and hit 100 bonecraft like me, here is a simple guide to follow. Make sure to get bone purification key item as soon as you can, followed by the +1 guild items. Get the other key items as you gain the guild points but they're not as important. You will spend a lot of time in Windurst, and quite a bit of time farming for materials, so patience is a key.

Level 1-4: Bone Hairpin. Wind Crystal and Bone Chip. Desynth these with lightning crystals.

Level 4-9: Bone Arrowheads. Wind Crystal and 2 Bone Chips. Save these to level your woodworking sub (which you will need at a later time).

Level 9-17: Bone Ring. Wind Crystal, Bone Chip, Sheep Tooth. Sheep Teeth can be quite expensive, however, they are a relatively common drop from sheep in Konschtat. Make sure to level your leather sub by converting sheepskins to sheep leather or sheep wool. All other options up to level 17 is expensive.

Level 17-21: Carapace Powder. Wind Crystal, and 2 Beetle Shells. Beetle Shells can be purchased from the AH for dirt cheap. You can also farm them in Jugner Forest as Stag Beetles have a common drop rate. Blazer Beetles in Crawlers Nest have the best drop rate but you will need a level 70 job to solo them effectively. Save the beetle jaws that you get from beetle farming.

Level 21-23: Bone Pick: Wind Crystal, Giant Femur, Ash Lumber. If you leveled woodworking sub, you should be able to make Ash Lumber easily. This craft requires a level 6 wodworking sub.

Level 23-28: Gelatin: Fire Crystal, Giant Femur, Distilled Water. Sell these in Windurst or Jeuno AH for profit. For best results, farm dhalmels and level your leathercrafting sub on Dhalmel Leather in Tahrongi. Save you dhalmel leather.

Level 28-33: Beetle Arrowheads: Wind Crystal, Bone Chip, Beetle Jaw. Save the arrowheads when you level woodworking sub.

Level 33-41: Bone Knife: Wind Crystal, Walnut Lumber, Giant Femur. Craft the Walnut Lumber at the guild shop in Carpenters' Landing (accessed from Northern San d'Oria zone). Desynth all bone knifes that you craft.

Level 41-43: Horn Arrowheads: Wind Crystal, Bone Chip, Ram Horn. For best results, you will have to farm rams in Konschtat or La Thiene. Make sure to have your leathercraft sub high enough to convert non-stacking Ram Skins into Ram Leather. The drop rate of Ram Horns is high with Treasure Hunter trait. Save the arrowheads for woodworking sub leveling. Again, save the Ram Leather.

Level 43-45: Carapace Mask: Earth Crystal, Crab Shell, Dhalmel Leather:  Crab Shells are cheap, and common drop off Ironshells and Bigclaws in Sea Serpent Grotto. Desynth the results.

Level 45-53: Scorpion Arrowheads: Wind Crystal, Bone Chip, Scorpion Claw. Scorpions in Rangemount Pass and Crawler's Nest have a 100% drop rate on the claws. I suggest going to Rangemount, as the scorpions also drop items that sell to vendor for 6k and 10k and have uncommon drop rates. Store Scorpion Shells on mules for a later craft, as those will not stack.

Level 53-60: Scorpion Ring: Wind Crystal, Scorpion Shell. Use those shells you should be saving from scorpion farming. The other crafts at this level are major money losers.

Level 60-68: Bone Patas. Fire Crystal, Carbon Fiber, Giant Femur x2, Crab Shell. You will need to make heavy use of mules to stock items, as only carbon fiber stack. If you leveled alchemy and Bastok is not in third place in conquest, go to the shop in the Metalworks to buy Bomb Ash and craft Carbon Fiber. Bone Patas sell decently on the AH, as it is used by goldsmiths on a goldsmithing skillup item.

Level 68-71: Vivified Coral. Wind Crystal, Coral Fragment, Light Anima, Lightning Anima, Wind Anima. The animas each stack to 99, and can be expensive. Coral Fragments can be expensive as well, although fishing in Onzozo or digging in Western Altepa Desert can help cut costs. Bone Purification is required. Save the results for later.

Level 71-77: Coral Hairpin: Wind Crystal, Coral Fragment, Pearl, Black Pearl. Black Pearls can be expensive. However, the shall shell desynth is now a tier 3 bonecraft synth and you should get several pearls and black shells from buying Shall Shells either at Bibiki Bay guild shop or the AH. Save the results for later.

Level 77-80: Reraise Hairpin: Wind Crystal, Vivified Coral, Coral Hairpin. Sell these on the AH carefully and you should make most of your money back from 68 to 80.

Level 77-82 (alternative): Dragon Cuisses: Earth Crystal, Silver Thread, 2 Wyvern Scales, Leather Trousers. Buy the Leather Trousers from NPC in Bastok or San d'Oria. Silver Thread and Wyvern Scales should be inexpensive. Alchemists will buy these pants up in bulk, as they are used to make HQ Cursed gear.

Level 77-82 (alternative): Eremite Rings: Earth Crystal, Hermit's Ring, Sheep Tooth. Hermit Rings are uncommon drop off worms in Dangurf Wadi, and should sell on the AH for break-even rates.

Level 80-85: Hellish Bugle: Wind Crystal, Imp Horn, Colibri Beak. These items do not stack, but you can find them on the AH in Jeuno for cheap prices. Desynth the results.

Level 82-84 (alternative): Dragon Finger Gauntlets:  Earth Crystal, Silver Thread, 2 Wyvern Scales, Leather Gloves. Like Dragon Cuisses, alchemists will buy Dragon Finger Gauntlets in bulk in order to craft HQ cursed gear.

Level 85-91: Demon Helm: Dark Crystal, Sheep Leather, Demon Skull, Demon Horn x2: If you have a raised chocobo with Bore and a somewhat digging skill, dig to fatigue in Tahrongi Canyon everyday and you will eventually have several skulls and horns saved up. Desynth the results. The other options from 85-91 are very expensive and not worth crafting.

Level 91-100: Gavial Mask: Wind Crystal, Sheep Leather, HQ Pugil Scales, Titanticus Shell. A chocobo digger with a raised chocobo with Bore ability should also get several HQ Pugil Scales and Titanticus Shells from digging in Tahrongi Canyon as well. You can also desynth certain fish to get the shells and scales needed. This is a very popular route to get to 100 bonecraft. The other alternatives are expensive.