Botanist starter guide
Botanist starter route: role identity, unlock notes, gear basics, and source links for current Final Fantasy XIV job information.
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- Botanist at a glance
- Unlock and leveling route
- Progression basics
- Current-patch caution
Botanist at a glance
The Botanist is a Disciple of the Land, a gathering job dedicated to the careful and respectful harvest of nature's bounty. Headquartered in the forested city-state of Gridania, Botanists are specialists in identifying, locating, and collecting a vast array of plant-based materials, from common lumber and fibrous grasses to rare medicinal herbs and exotic flowers. They serve as the foundational suppliers for numerous crafting professions, providing the essential raw materials that fuel Eorzea's economies and...
- Category: Gathering Job (Disciple of the Land)
- Role: Harvests plant materials, lumber, and organic resources
- Guild Location: Botanists' Guild, Old Gridania
- Guildmaster: Fufucha
- Primary Tool: Hatchet / Scythe
Unlock and leveling route
Botanist is one of the three core gathering jobs (alongside Miner and Fisher). Its gameplay revolves around locating gathering points (nodes) in the open world and using abilities to extract items from them. Core Mechanics: Tools & Stats: Botanists equip a main hand hatchet or scythe and a secondary off-hand item. Their effectiveness is governed by gathering-specific attributes: Gathering: Increases the chance of successfully obtaining an item from a node. Perception: Increases the chance of harvesting...
- Unlock the guild and keep class quests current while leveling.
- Upgrade gear when gathering or crafting checks start to fail.
- Use retainers and the market board after the basic economy systems are open.
Progression basics
Botanist belongs to the Gathering side of FFXIV progression. Treat it as an account-wide economy and utility track, not as a replacement for MSQ combat progress.
- Gatherers feed crafting, collectables, scrips, and market-board supply.
- Crafters turn materials into gear, consumables, housing items, and profit routes.
- Leveling is smoother when travel, retainers, and market access are already unlocked.
Current-patch caution
Botanist is one of the three core gathering jobs (alongside Miner and Fisher). Its gameplay revolves around locating gathering points (nodes) in the open world and using abilities to extract items from them. Core Mechanics: Tools & Stats: Botanists equip a main hand hatchet or scythe and a secondary off-hand item. Their effectiveness is governed by gathering-specific attributes: Gathering: Increases the chance of successfully obtaining an item from a node. Perception: Increases the chance of harvesting high-quality (HQ) items and is required to attempt...
- Use the official job guide for live action names, levels, and tooltips.
- Use expert community resources for high-end rotations only after checking their patch date.
- Treat this page as a starter guide and source hub, not a Savage optimization sheet.
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