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Final Fantasy XIV - Crafted Gear Comparative Spreadsheet

The crafted gear progression for Final Fantasy XIV can be pretty tedious to make out, especially if you are progressing multiple crafting classes. I've compiled a simple spreadsheet with some of the early game crafted gear (at the moment, it is up to what recipes free-to-play players can acquire).

You can make a copy and sort it however you want, but at the moment it is sorted by:
  • Slot
    • Shields are a separate category from other Secondary slot items
  • Type
    • Including Class, but also special categories when many classes can use the same item. See the notes at the top of the spreadsheet.
  • User Level
    • Not necessarily at what level the item can be crafted or at what level the recipe is acquired.
If you run a lot of dungeons you may acquire Aetherial or Unique Untradable gear that has no Materia Slots but better stats compared to what crafted gear you can wear at a comparable level.

For Armor usable by Warriors, it is worthwhile to compare what you can get from a different class. For example, Level 30 Steel Cuirass usable by tanks, compared to Level 32 Steel Scale Mail usable by tanks as well as Lancers and Dragoons. At just two levels difference you'll get superior stats with Steel Scale Mail, meaning instead of slotting materia in two suits you can focus on one suit.

Also around level 35 start looking for leves with items that can be repaired into Vintage gear that has the curious advantage of having one additional materia slot more than normal.

The crafted gear progression for Final Fantasy XIV can be pretty tedious to make out, especially if you are progressing multiple crafting classes. I've compiled a simple spreadsheet with some of the early game crafted gear (at the moment, it is up to what recipes free-to-play players can acquire).

You can make a copy and sort it however you want, but at the moment it is sorted by:
  • Slot
    • Shields are a separate category from other Secondary slot items
  • Type
    • Including Class, but also special categories when many classes can use the same item. See the notes at the top of the spreadsheet.
  • User Level
    • Not necessarily at what level the item can be crafted or at what level the recipe is acquired.
If you run a lot of dungeons you may acquire Aetherial or Unique Untradable gear that has no Materia Slots but better stats compared to what crafted gear you can wear at a comparable level.

For Armor usable by Warriors, it is worthwhile to compare what you can get from a different class. For example, Level 30 Steel Cuirass usable by tanks, compared to Level 32 Steel Scale Mail usable by tanks as well as Lancers and Dragoons. At just two levels difference you'll get superior stats with Steel Scale Mail, meaning instead of slotting materia in two suits you can focus on one suit.

Also around level 35 start looking for leves with items that can be repaired into Vintage gear that has the curious advantage of having one additional materia slot more than normal.

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Final Fantasy XIV - Easy Hunting Log Kills

In Final Fantasy XIV, there are Hunting Logs that more or less track your level to provide a suitable challenge when you engage the critters. That is to say, if you are around the same level, you will more or less overpower them. This is less of a case for the Grand Company Hunting Logs which are scaled to probably align with your highest level character by the time you can access the log.

There are however opportunities to complete Hunting Log with vastly underlevelled enemies in easy locations during FATEs -- which let you not only get your Hunting Log reward but a FATE participation reward as well. Also, some enemies are in clumps and you can end up pulling a larger mob than you want (especially if you have no ranged attack to pull enemies, such as being a Pugilist). FATEs involving kill-counts often have respawning non-player allies nearby to help with being mobbed.

Here are some examples



In Final Fantasy XIV, there are Hunting Logs that more or less track your level to provide a suitable challenge when you engage the critters. That is to say, if you are around the same level, you will more or less overpower them. This is less of a case for the Grand Company Hunting Logs which are scaled to probably align with your highest level character by the time you can access the log.

There are however opportunities to complete Hunting Log with vastly underlevelled enemies in easy locations during FATEs -- which let you not only get your Hunting Log reward but a FATE participation reward as well. Also, some enemies are in clumps and you can end up pulling a larger mob than you want (especially if you have no ranged attack to pull enemies, such as being a Pugilist). FATEs involving kill-counts often have respawning non-player allies nearby to help with being mobbed.

Here are some examples



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SWTOR Dread Palace operation Calphayus right side portal

If you've run the SWTOR operation "Dread Palace" with veterans, you'll know that at the boss Calphayus, there are two phases involving portals -- Past and Future, left side and right side of the throne respectively.

In the first phase, everyone goes left to the Past. In the video below, I show what's in the Future portal on the right in that first phase -- the one no one ever goes into.

If you've run the SWTOR operation "Dread Palace" with veterans, you'll know that at the boss Calphayus, there are two phases involving portals -- Past and Future, left side and right side of the throne respectively.

In the first phase, everyone goes left to the Past. In the video below, I show what's in the Future portal on the right in that first phase -- the one no one ever goes into.

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Secret World Legends - Dungeon Loot - The Facility

This is the boss chest loot table for Secret World Legends dungeon The Facility (Story Mode).

Chests
Boss Chests 1-5: One item
  • Waist Talisman
  • Wrist Talisman
  • Talisman Distillate 450-500 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 450-500 XP
Boss Chest 6: One Item
  • Extraordinary Weapon
  • Head Talisman
  • Talisman Distillate 450-500 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 450-500 XP
Bonus Chest (blue beam of light, randomly replaces a boss chest): Two items
  • Extraordinary Weapon
  • Finger Talisman
  • Occult Talisman
  • Talisman Distillate 550-650 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 550-650 XP
Possible Items
Head Talisman choices:
  • Ashes of Crushed Cities
  • Blood Halo
  • Pigment from Beyond
Waist Talisman choices:
  • Black Sash
  • Jaguar Cord
  • Khonsu's Disc
Wrist Talisman choices:
  • Bone Timepiece
  • Bracer of Forgotten Horrors
  • Iron-Sulfur Bracelet
Extraordinary Weapon choices:
  • Auxiliary Loader (Assault Rifle)
  • Soulblade (Blade)
  • Eldritch Tome (Blood Magic Focus)
  • Otherworldly Artifact (Chaos Focus)
  • Unstable Electron Core (Elementalism Focus)
  • Bladed Gauntlets (Fist Weapon)
  • Fuming Despoiler (Hammer)
  • Six Shooters (Pistols)
  • SPES-C221 (Shotgun)
Since there are six bosses per dungeon, if you are going to run a dungeon multiple times, you may want to skip the early chests and save your keys for the final boss chest. Only the first run of a particular dungeon each day awards XP.



This is the boss chest loot table for Secret World Legends dungeon The Facility (Story Mode).

Chests
Boss Chests 1-5: One item
  • Waist Talisman
  • Wrist Talisman
  • Talisman Distillate 450-500 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 450-500 XP
Boss Chest 6: One Item
  • Extraordinary Weapon
  • Head Talisman
  • Talisman Distillate 450-500 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 450-500 XP
Bonus Chest (blue beam of light, randomly replaces a boss chest): Two items
  • Extraordinary Weapon
  • Finger Talisman
  • Occult Talisman
  • Talisman Distillate 550-650 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 550-650 XP
Possible Items
Head Talisman choices:
  • Ashes of Crushed Cities
  • Blood Halo
  • Pigment from Beyond
Waist Talisman choices:
  • Black Sash
  • Jaguar Cord
  • Khonsu's Disc
Wrist Talisman choices:
  • Bone Timepiece
  • Bracer of Forgotten Horrors
  • Iron-Sulfur Bracelet
Extraordinary Weapon choices:
  • Auxiliary Loader (Assault Rifle)
  • Soulblade (Blade)
  • Eldritch Tome (Blood Magic Focus)
  • Otherworldly Artifact (Chaos Focus)
  • Unstable Electron Core (Elementalism Focus)
  • Bladed Gauntlets (Fist Weapon)
  • Fuming Despoiler (Hammer)
  • Six Shooters (Pistols)
  • SPES-C221 (Shotgun)
Since there are six bosses per dungeon, if you are going to run a dungeon multiple times, you may want to skip the early chests and save your keys for the final boss chest. Only the first run of a particular dungeon each day awards XP.



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Secret World Legends - Dungeon Loot - The Slaughterhouse

This is the boss chest loot table for Secret World Legends dungeon Slaughterhouse (Story Mode).

Chests
Boss Chests 1-5: One item
  • Finger Talisman
  • Occult Talisman
  • Talisman Distillate 450-500 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 450-500 XP
Boss Chest 6: One Item -- NEEDS VERIFICATION
  • Extraordinary Weapon
  • Talisman Distillate 450-500 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 450-500 XP
Bonus Chest (blue beam of light, randomly replaces a boss chest): Two items
  • Extraordinary Weapon
  • Finger Talisman
  • Occult Talisman
  • Talisman Distillate 550-650 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 550-650 XP
Possible Items
Finger Talisman choices:
  • Band of the Bacab
  • Rurikid Knot
  • Skadi's Ring
Occult Talisman choices:
  • Ankh
  • Sigil of Ambition
  • Whalebone Rune
Extraordinary Weapon choices:
  • Auxiliary Loader (Assault Rifle)
  • Soulblade (Blade)
  • Eldritch Tome (Blood Magic Focus)
  • Otherworldly Artifact (Chaos Focus)
  • Unstable Electron Core (Elementalism Focus)
  • Bladed Gauntlets (Fist Weapon)
  • Fuming Despoiler (Hammer)
  • Six Shooters (Pistols)
  • SPES-C221 (Shotgun)
Since there are six bosses per dungeon, if you are going to run a dungeon multiple times, you may want to skip the early chests and save your keys for the final boss chest. Only the first run of a particular dungeon each day awards XP.



This is the boss chest loot table for Secret World Legends dungeon Slaughterhouse (Story Mode).

Chests
Boss Chests 1-5: One item
  • Finger Talisman
  • Occult Talisman
  • Talisman Distillate 450-500 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 450-500 XP
Boss Chest 6: One Item -- NEEDS VERIFICATION
  • Extraordinary Weapon
  • Talisman Distillate 450-500 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 450-500 XP
Bonus Chest (blue beam of light, randomly replaces a boss chest): Two items
  • Extraordinary Weapon
  • Finger Talisman
  • Occult Talisman
  • Talisman Distillate 550-650 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 550-650 XP
Possible Items
Finger Talisman choices:
  • Band of the Bacab
  • Rurikid Knot
  • Skadi's Ring
Occult Talisman choices:
  • Ankh
  • Sigil of Ambition
  • Whalebone Rune
Extraordinary Weapon choices:
  • Auxiliary Loader (Assault Rifle)
  • Soulblade (Blade)
  • Eldritch Tome (Blood Magic Focus)
  • Otherworldly Artifact (Chaos Focus)
  • Unstable Electron Core (Elementalism Focus)
  • Bladed Gauntlets (Fist Weapon)
  • Fuming Despoiler (Hammer)
  • Six Shooters (Pistols)
  • SPES-C221 (Shotgun)
Since there are six bosses per dungeon, if you are going to run a dungeon multiple times, you may want to skip the early chests and save your keys for the final boss chest. Only the first run of a particular dungeon each day awards XP.



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Secret World Legends - Dungeon Loot - Hell Fallen

This is the boss chest loot table for Secret World Legends dungeon Hell Fallen (Story Mode).

Chests
Boss Chests 1-5: One item
  • Finger Talisman
  • Luck Talisman
  • Talisman Distillate 375-425 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 375-425 XP
Boss Chest 6: One Item
  • Extraordinary Weapon
  • Talisman Distillate 375-425 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 375-425 XP
Bonus Chest (blue beam of light, randomly replaces a boss chest): Two items
  • Extraordinary Weapon
  • Finger Talisman
  • Luck Talisman
  • Talisman Distillate 500-550 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 500-550 XP
Possible Items
Finger Talisman choices:
  • Band of the Bacab
  • Rurikid Knot
  • Skadi's Ring
Luck Talisman choices:
  • Chit of Kinich Ahou
  • Gambler's Soul
  • Obsidian Flakes
Extraordinary Weapon choices:
  • Auxiliary Loader (Assault Rifle)
  • Soulblade (Blade)
  • Eldritch Tome (Blood Magic Focus)
  • Otherworldly Artifact (Chaos Focus)
  • Unstable Electron Core (Elementalism Focus)
  • Bladed Gauntlets (Fist Weapon)
  • Fuming Despoiler (Hammer)
  • Six Shooters (Pistols)
  • SPES-C221 (Shotgun)
Since there are six bosses per dungeon, if you are going to run a dungeon multiple times, you may want to skip the early chests and save your keys for the final boss chest. Only the first run of a particular dungeon each day awards XP.



This is the boss chest loot table for Secret World Legends dungeon Hell Fallen (Story Mode).

Chests
Boss Chests 1-5: One item
  • Finger Talisman
  • Luck Talisman
  • Talisman Distillate 375-425 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 375-425 XP
Boss Chest 6: One Item
  • Extraordinary Weapon
  • Talisman Distillate 375-425 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 375-425 XP
Bonus Chest (blue beam of light, randomly replaces a boss chest): Two items
  • Extraordinary Weapon
  • Finger Talisman
  • Luck Talisman
  • Talisman Distillate 500-550 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 500-550 XP
Possible Items
Finger Talisman choices:
  • Band of the Bacab
  • Rurikid Knot
  • Skadi's Ring
Luck Talisman choices:
  • Chit of Kinich Ahou
  • Gambler's Soul
  • Obsidian Flakes
Extraordinary Weapon choices:
  • Auxiliary Loader (Assault Rifle)
  • Soulblade (Blade)
  • Eldritch Tome (Blood Magic Focus)
  • Otherworldly Artifact (Chaos Focus)
  • Unstable Electron Core (Elementalism Focus)
  • Bladed Gauntlets (Fist Weapon)
  • Fuming Despoiler (Hammer)
  • Six Shooters (Pistols)
  • SPES-C221 (Shotgun)
Since there are six bosses per dungeon, if you are going to run a dungeon multiple times, you may want to skip the early chests and save your keys for the final boss chest. Only the first run of a particular dungeon each day awards XP.



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Secret World Legends - Dungeon Loot - The Ankh

This is the boss chest loot table for Secret World Legends dungeon The Ankh (Story Mode).

Chests
Boss Chests 1-5: One item
  • Wrist Talisman
  • Occult Talisman
  • Talisman Distillate 325-375 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 325-375 XP
Boss Chest 6: One Item
  • Extraordinary Weapon
  • Talisman Distillate 325-375 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 325-375 XP
Bonus Chest (blue beam of light, randomly replaces a boss chest): Two items
  • Extraordinary Weapon
  • Head Talisman
  • Neck Talisman
  • Talisman Distillate 425-475 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 425-475 XP
Possible Items
Wrist Talisman choices:
  • Bone Timepiece
  • Iron-Sulfur Bracelet
  • Bracer of Forgotten Horrors
Occult Talisman choices:
  • Ankh
  • Sigil of Ambition
  • Whalebone Rune
Extraordinary Weapon choices:
  • Auxiliary Loader (Assault Rifle)
  • Soulblade (Blade)
  • Eldritch Tome (Blood Magic Focus)
  • Otherworldly Artifact (Chaos Focus)
  • Unstable Electron Core (Elementalism Focus)
  • Bladed Gauntlets (Fist Weapon)
  • Fuming Despoiler (Hammer)
  • Six Shooters (Pistols)
  • SPES-C221 (Shotgun)
Since there are six bosses per dungeon, if you are going to run a dungeon multiple times, you may want to skip the early chests and save your keys for the final boss chest. Only the first run of a particular dungeon each day awards XP.



This is the boss chest loot table for Secret World Legends dungeon The Ankh (Story Mode).

Chests
Boss Chests 1-5: One item
  • Wrist Talisman
  • Occult Talisman
  • Talisman Distillate 325-375 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 325-375 XP
Boss Chest 6: One Item
  • Extraordinary Weapon
  • Talisman Distillate 325-375 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 325-375 XP
Bonus Chest (blue beam of light, randomly replaces a boss chest): Two items
  • Extraordinary Weapon
  • Head Talisman
  • Neck Talisman
  • Talisman Distillate 425-475 XP
  • Weapon Distillate 425-475 XP
Possible Items
Wrist Talisman choices:
  • Bone Timepiece
  • Iron-Sulfur Bracelet
  • Bracer of Forgotten Horrors
Occult Talisman choices:
  • Ankh
  • Sigil of Ambition
  • Whalebone Rune
Extraordinary Weapon choices:
  • Auxiliary Loader (Assault Rifle)
  • Soulblade (Blade)
  • Eldritch Tome (Blood Magic Focus)
  • Otherworldly Artifact (Chaos Focus)
  • Unstable Electron Core (Elementalism Focus)
  • Bladed Gauntlets (Fist Weapon)
  • Fuming Despoiler (Hammer)
  • Six Shooters (Pistols)
  • SPES-C221 (Shotgun)
Since there are six bosses per dungeon, if you are going to run a dungeon multiple times, you may want to skip the early chests and save your keys for the final boss chest. Only the first run of a particular dungeon each day awards XP.



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