Notes for Sidhe, my Bonecraft mule, and Guild Points in general.
The intent of Guild Points is to acquire certain specialty and key items to enhance crafting. Haphazardly approaching GP, however, results in a fantastic loss of gil over potentially a very short period of time. Looking at it carefully, a crafter has to correct determine what ratio of gil:GP gained is worth it. Remember that all gil spent on GP may as well be considered a loss until the items are acquired.
Ignoring high quality crystals (or signing crystals), a full list of items that can be purchased for the Bonecrafting guild is as follows:
| Points | Item | Req. Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | Filing | Novice | This special bonecraft ability allows you to work bone with a Shagreen File, making it easier to process more arrowheads with one crystal. |
| 40,000 | Bone Ensorcellment | Novice | This special bonecraft ability allows you to enchant bones and shells with the power of black magic. |
| 40,000 | Bone Purification | Novice | This special bonecraft ability allows you to enchant bones and shells with the power of white magic. |
| 10,000 | Boneworker's Belt | Apprentice | A belt that has Enchantment: Synthesis Image Support |
| 70,000 | Protective Spectacles | Journeyman | A pair of glasses that give +1 to your Bonecrafting skill. |
| 80,000 | Bonecrafter's Ring | Craftsman | Bonecraft Success Rate +1%. Cannot synthesize high quality items. |
| 100,000 | Boneworker's Apron | Artisan | An apron that gives +1 to your Bonecrafting skill. |
| 150,000 | Drogaroga's Fang | Veteran | A piece of Furniture that gives Moghancement: Bonecraft Skill. |
| 200,000 | Boneworker's Signboard | Veteran | A sign used by boneworkers to indicate their guild's services to the public. |
These items, all summed up, require a total of 700,000 GP in total. This is why it's essential to know your ratio of expenditure. If you set an acceptable ratio of 4:1, you're expecting yourself to spend 2,800,000 gil to acquire every possible item from this one guild. This is compounded by the problem that not all recipes will be acceptable for your ratio; some requested items simply will not be cheap enough to fit into your ratio. Some crafters are willing to go as high as 10:1 on some items, meaning they're prepared to spend 7,000,000g to get all of the items!
Fortunately, several of the items on the chart can be delayed, perhaps indefinitely. Of the two Anima items, Ensorcellment and Purification, only the latter has an item that is regularly made (Vivified Coral), and there are already many players making Reraise items; breaking into that market may be difficult. Filing is unimportant unless crystal costs skyrocket again, as they did three years ago. The Belt can wait, especially if you're leveling a mule that never leaves Windurst. Finally, the Ring is only useful for certain situations where HQ's are not useful, a rarity in Bonecraft.
A standard route would be to get the Protective Glasses first, followed by the Apron, Fang, and then the Signboard. Go back and pick up Purification, then the Belt, then if you want completion, pick up Ensorcellment, the Ring, and Filing in that order. This route gives you your bonuses to crafting first, and leaves unnecessary luxuries for later.
Typically, lower-level crafts (Amateur-Novice) are better for g:GP, but gain many fewer points. Very high level crafting (Artisan-Veteran) are horrid for g:GP, but results in more points faster. Also, in general it's not worth it to turn in HQ results for guild points. You gain only a small number of GP as a bonus, and most HQ results sell better on the Auction House.
The following charts assume you have a working knowledge of your crafts, and are above the level of the item (which is almost always required by the way the system works). Ingredients are listed, along with several standard ratios that many crafters operate with. Numbers for the items to turn in, and ratios, are always rounded up, because you simply can't turn in 0.3 of an item.
Amateur Crafts
| Item | Ingredients | GP Value | 4:1 | 5:1 | 10:1 | Vendor | Vendor Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Earring | Wind Seashell x2 |
151 13@1,920 |
7,680 | 9,600 | 19,200 | No vendor | N/A |
| Bone Hairpin | Wind Bone Chip |
112 15@1,680 |
6,720 | 8,400 | 16,800 | No vendor | N/A |
| Shell Ring | Wind Fish Scales Seashell |
151 13@1,920 |
7,680 | 9,600 | 19,200 | No vendor | N/A |
| Cat Baghnakhs | Earth Bone Chip x3 Bronze Sheet Rabbit Hide |
29 45@1,280 |
5,120 | 6,400 | 12,800 | Taniko-Maniko Port Windurst ~225g |
8:1 |
- The majority of these synths are easily done well well under the 4:1 ratio. Crystal costs are exceptionally low on most servers, with stacks of crystals typically down to 500-900 for Wind or Earth stacks. Stacks of Bone Chips are currently 500-900 as well on Kujata, meaning that Bone Hairpins can be done for 84g per synth, well below a 1:1 ratio. The big loser in this category is Cat Baghnakhs; even with a 10:1 ratio, it will not be possible to craft the items for 290g a synth. Only one of these items can be purchased by a vendor and immediately sold for GP, the Cat Baghnakhs. Each one from a vendor, is at a best price of 104g in Port Windurst, meaning a 4:1 ratio can be obtained by running back and forth, turning in 45 of these at a total cost of 4,680g, provided Windurst fame is high enough and Windurst is in first or second place.
Recruit Crafts
| Item | Ingredients | GP Value | 4:1 | 5:1 | 10:1 | Vendor | Vendor Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fang Necklace | Earth Bat Fang x4 Black Tiger Fang Bone Chip x2 Grass Thread |
636 6@3,680 |
14,720 | 18,400 | 36,800 | Toji Mumosulah Kazham ~3,510g |
6:1 |
| Bone Earring | Wind Bone Chip x2 Brass Ingot |
302 10@2,720 |
10,880 | 13,600 | 27,200 | Toji Mumosulah Kazham ~1,667g |
7:1 |
| Bone Ring | Wind Bone Chip Sheep Tooth |
302 10@2,720 |
10,880 | 13,600 | 27,200 | No vendor | N/A |
| Bone Mask | Earth Bone Chip Giant Femur Sheep Leather |
652 6@3,760 |
15,040 | 18,800 | 37,760 | Orez-Ebrez Windurst Waters ~4,068g |
7:1 |
| Bone Mittens | Earth Bone Chip x2 Sheep Leather x2 |
544 7@3,440 |
13,760 | 17,200 | 34,400 | No vendor | N/A |
- Recruit level synths offer more options in vendor-supplied items, especially if you can move to Kazham quickly. The ratios are considered acceptable to many crafters, ranging 6:1 to 7:1. Bone mittens are relatively cheap to create, if you can get the sheep leather cheaply enough, making them the generally best option in this level. HQ of the Bone Harness Set sell relatively well and quickly, meaning at higher levels of synthing this is both a profitable section and quick to get more points.
Initiate Crafts
| Item | Ingredients | GP Value | 4:1 | 5:1 | 10:1 | Vendor | Vendor Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bone Axe | Wind Ram Horn x2 Giant Femur |
933 5@4,400 |
17,600 | 22,000 | 44,000 | Taniko-Maniko Port Windurst ~4,198g |
5:1 |
| Bone Leggings | Earth Bone Chip Sheep Leather x2 Giant Femur |
495 7@3,440 |
13,760 | 17,200 | 34,400 | No vendor | N/A |
| Bone Pick | Wind Ash Lumber Giant Femur |
362 9@3,040 |
12,160 | 15,200 | 30,400 | Taniko-Maniko Port Windurst ~5,994g |
17:1 |
| Bone Subligar | Earth Bone Chip Grass Cloth Sheep Leather x2 |
362 9@3,040 |
12,160 | 15,200 | 30,400 | No vendor | N/A |
| Gemshorn | Wind Beetle Jaw Giant Femur |
860 5@4,240 |
16,960 | 21,200 | 42,400 | Toji Mumosulah Kazham ~4,747g |
6:1 |
| Bone Harness | Earth Bone Chip Giant Femur Pugil Scales Sheep Leather x2 |
362 9@3,040 |
12,160 | 15,200 | 30,400 | No vendor | N/A |
| Horn Hairpin | Wind Ram Horn |
950 5@4,400 |
17,600 | 22,000 | 44,000 | No vendor | N/A |
| Beetle Mittens | Earth Lizard Skin x2 Beetle Shell |
282 10@2,800 |
11,200 | 24,000 | 28,000 | Tahn Posbei Kazham ~5,707 |
21:1 |
- Initiate level synths are relatively better for guild points, due to a large availability of raw materials, and that HQ's on several of these items (particularly the armor pieces) are worth much more. Gemshorn can be acquired in Bastok as well as Kazham, but if you're running back and forth for other items, Khazam may be a quicker trip. Bone picks are horrible from a vendor, Beetle Mittens even worse, but both are remarkably cheap from the Auction House.