Culinarian Overview

Last Updated: Dawntrail (Patch 7.3+)

CUL makes raid food that buffs stats by +8% — always sells at patch releases!

Why Level Culinarian?

• Raid food — +8% to two substats for 45 minutes (essential for raiders)
• Crafting food — CP/Control/Craftsmanship buffs for crafters
• Gathering food — GP/Perception buffs for gatherers
• Vendor materials — Many ingredients from NPCs (cheap!)

Synergy Jobs

Job	Relationship	What They Provide
Botanist (BTN)	Primary gatherer	Vegetables, fruits, grains
Fisher (FSH)	Secondary gatherer	Fish for seafood dishes
Alchemist (ALC)	Key partner	Distilled Water, reagents

Important: CUL uses VENDOR ingredients by design. This is NOT cheating — it's intended!

Prerequisites

• Level Botanist — For vegetables, fruits, grains
• Fisher optional — For fish ingredients (many alternatives exist)
• Level Alchemist — Makes Distilled Water that CUL needs
• Stock up on Fire Shards and Water Shards

Vendor Materials (Important!)

Material	Vendor	Location
Chicken Egg	Material Supplier	Limsa (X:9.9, Y:11.4)
Table Salt	Material Supplier	Multiple cities
Olive Oil	Material Supplier	Ul'dah
Butter	Material Supplier	Gridania
Sunset Wheat Flour	Material Supplier	Gridania

Buying from vendors costs only a few gil and is the intended design!

Gear Priorities

Level Range	Gear Source	Notes
1-50	Class quest rewards + NPC	Quest gear is sufficient
50-60	Augmented Keep's set	From Mor Dhona scrip exchange
60-70	Handking's set	Yellow scrip gear
70-80	Handsaint's set	White scrip gear
80-90	Purple scrip gear	Indagator's set
90-99	NPC vendor gear	Godgyth in Solution Nine
100	Artful Afflatus gear	Crafted BiS

Leveling Methods Comparison

Method	Level Range	Speed	Gil Cost
Crafting Log	1-50	Medium	Very low (vendor mats)
GC Daily Turn-ins	1-100	Slow but steady	Variable
Ishgard Restoration	20-80	Fast	Low
Cosmic Exploration	10-100	Fast	Free
Beast Tribes	50-100	Slow (daily)	Low
Collectables	50-100	Fast	Medium

Culinarian: Levels 1-30

CUL uses vendor materials heavily — this is BY DESIGN and very cheap!

Vendor Materials (1-30)

Material	Vendor Location	Cost
Chicken Egg	Limsa (Material Supplier)	4 gil
Table Salt	Multiple cities	3 gil
Olive Oil	Ul'dah (Material Supplier)	6 gil
Butter	Gridania (Material Supplier)	7 gil
Maple Syrup	Gridania (Material Supplier)	8 gil

Botanist Materials

Material	BTN Level	Location
La Noscean Orange	5+	Lower La Noscea
Garlean Garlic	12+	Western Thanalan
Olive	15+	Western Thanalan
La Noscean Lettuce	20+	Lower La Noscea
Sun Lemon	25+	Upper La Noscea

Crafting Chain

Levels 1-10

1. Craft Maple Syrup (lv 2) — vendor ingredients
2. Craft Stone Soup (lv 5)
3. Craft Grilled Trout (lv 8)
4. Craft Mashed Popotoes (lv 10)

Levels 10-20

1. Craft Chamomile Tea (lv 12)
2. Craft Omelette (lv 16) — vendor eggs!
3. Craft Knight's Bread (lv 18)

Levels 20-30

1. Craft Grilled Dodo (lv 20)
2. Craft Meat Miq'abob (lv 24)
3. Craft Tomato Pie (lv 28)

Monster Drops

Material	Monster	Location
Aldgoat Steak	Aldgoats	La Noscea
Mutton Loin	Sheep	Central Shroud
Dodo Breast	Dodos	Western Thanalan

Profit Opportunities (1-30)

Item	Why It Sells	Market
Orange Juice	Early crafting food	Steady
Chamomile Tea	Gathering food	Good
Omelettes HQ	Leveling food	Moderate
Knight's Bread	CP buff for crafters	Good
Low-level food HQ	GC turn-in demand	Spiky

Tip: Food with CP buffs sells well to crafters leveling their jobs!

Culinarian: Levels 30-50

Mid-tier food provides meaningful stat buffs. ALC's Distilled Water becomes essential!

Botanist Materials (30-50)

Material	BTN Level	Location
Ruby Tomato	28+	Eastern La Noscea
Wild Onion	30+	South Shroud
Ginger	35+	Eastern La Noscea
Midland Cabbage	40+	South Shroud
Honey Lemon	45+	Coerthas Central

ALC Dependency

CUL needs these from Alchemist:

• Distilled Water — Used in MANY recipes
• Grape Vinegar — Cooking essential
• Table Vinegar — Another cooking staple

Tip: Level ALC alongside CUL — they complement each other perfectly!

Crafting Chain

Levels 30-40

1. Craft Acorn Cookie (lv 31)
2. Craft Roast Dodo (lv 35)
3. Craft Finger Sandwich (lv 38)

Levels 40-50

1. Craft Grilled Sweetfish (lv 42)
2. Craft Lemon Waffle (lv 45)
3. Complete class quests for gear

Profit Opportunities (30-50)

Item	Why It Sells	Market
Finger Sandwich	Gathering food	Good
Lemon Waffle	Level 45 food for alts	Moderate
Grilled Sweetfish	Good stat food	Moderate
Mid-level HQ food	GC turn-in demand	Spiky
Crafting food (CP)	Omnicrafter demand	Strong

Tip: Food with crafting stats (CP, Control) has steady omnicrafter demand!

Culinarian: Levels 50-70

Ishgard Restoration is excellent for CUL with Botanist-gathered materials!

Expansion Materials

Expansion	Key Ingredients	Location
HW (50-60)	Cloud Banana, Ishgardian Muffin	Sea of Clouds, Foundation
SB (60-70)	Persimmon, Rice, Soy Milk	Yanxia, Ruby Sea

Heavensward Materials (50-60)

Material	BTN Level	Location
Cloud Banana	50+	The Sea of Clouds
Coerthan Carrot	52+	Coerthas Western
Highland Parsley	55+	The Dravanian Forelands

Leveling Methods (50-70)

Ishgard Restoration (Recommended)

• Unlock via "Towards the Firmament" in Foundation
• Gather from Diadem with Botanist
• Craft Restoration items for massive XP
• Self-contained loop — no market purchases needed

Beast Tribes

• Moogles (50-60): Unlock in The Churning Mists
• Namazu (60-70): Unlock in Azim Steppe

Profit Opportunities (50-70)

Item	Why It Sells	Market
HW Crafting Food	CP/Control buffs	Moderate
HW Gathering Food	GP/Perception buffs	Moderate
HW Combat Food	Stat buffs for content	Moderate
SB Food	Higher stat versions	Good
Level 60/70 food HQ	Good progression food	Good

Tip: Ishgard Restoration yields skybuilders' scrip for mounts and glamour!

Culinarian: Levels 70-90

Continue Ishgard through 80, then Studium and Collectables to 90.

Shadowbringers Materials (70-80)

Material	BTN Level	Location
Coffee Beans	70+	Kholusia
Broad Beans	72+	Lakeland
Pixie Apple	74+	Il Mheg
Cubus Flesh	—	Monster drop (Tempest)

Endwalker Materials (80-90)

Material	BTN Level	Location
Piennolo Tomato	80+	Thavnair
Thavnairian Almond	84+	Thavnair
Mooncarrot	86+	Mare Lamentorum

Leveling Methods (70-90)

70-80: Ishgard Restoration (Final Stretch)

• Complete Grade 4 Restoration items
• Gather materials in Diadem (level-synced)
• Expert crafts for bonus XP if confident

70-80: Dwarves Beast Tribe

• Unlock in Kholusia after role quests
• Daily quests for steady XP

80-90: Studium Deliveries

• Unlock in Old Sharlayan (X:4.4, Y:9.5)
• Weekly turn-ins for massive XP

80-90: Loporrits Beast Tribe

• Unlock on the moon after EW MSQ progress
• Daily crafting/gathering quests

Profit Opportunities (70-90)

Item	Why It Sells	Market
ShB Crafting Food	CP/Control for ShB crafters	Moderate
EW Crafting Food	Current crafter demand	Good
EW Gathering Food	Current gatherer demand	Good
Coffee Biscuit	Popular EW food	Good
Thavnairian Chai	Crafting food favorite	Strong

Tip: Food with crafting stats always has steady demand from leveling omnicrafters!

Culinarian: Levels 90-100

Raid food gives +8% to two substats for 45 minutes — raiders BUY STACKS!

Dawntrail Materials (90-100)

Material	BTN Level	Location
Turali Popoto	90+	Urqopacha
Turali Corn	93+	Shaaloani
Turali Pineapple	95+	Kozama'uka
Memory Rice	97+	Living Memory

Leveling Methods (90-100)

Cosmic Exploration (Recommended)

• Unlock via "A Cosmic Homecoming" in Old Sharlayan (X:12.6, Y:13.6)
• Requires Endwalker MSQ completion
• Self-contained leveling — all materials provided
• Free Cosmic Tools that upgrade automatically

Yok Huy Beast Tribe

• Unlock in Kozama'uka after DT MSQ progress
• Daily crafter/gatherer quests
• Unique rewards including mount

Wachumeqimeqi Deliveries

• New weekly turn-in system in Dawntrail
• Similar to Custom Deliveries
• Excellent XP and scrip rewards

Gear Progression (90-100)

Level	Gear	Source
90	Indagator's set	Purple scrip exchange
91-98	NPC vendor gear	Godgyth in Solution Nine
99+	Artful Afflatus set	Crafted (current BiS)

Endgame CUL Products

• Raid Food — +8% to two substats for 45 minutes
• Crafting Food — CP/Control/Craftsmanship buffs
• Gathering Food — GP/Perception/Gathering buffs
• Budget Food — Lower tier but cheaper options

Raid Food Tiers

Stat Focus	Who Uses	Demand
Crit + Det	Most DPS jobs	Very high
Crit + DH	Some DPS jobs	High
Det + Tenacity	Tanks	Moderate
Piety + Det	Healers	Moderate
Crit + SpS	Casters, some melees	High
Crit + SkS	Some melees	High

Profit Opportunities (90-100)

Item	Why It Sells	Market
Raid food (current tier)	Raiders buy stacks of 50+	Extremely strong at patch
Crafting food HQ	Omnicrafters need constantly	Very strong
Gathering food HQ	Gatherers need constantly	Strong
Budget food	Casual players, leveling	Moderate but high volume
Fisher materials (cooked)	Some recipes need fish	Premium niche

Tip: At patch release, raid food sells for 20k-100k each and raiders buy stacks of 50+!

Daily/Weekly Checklist (Endgame)

Daily

• Grand Company turn-in (bonus for HQ)
• Yok Huy beast tribe quests

Weekly

• Custom Deliveries (all NPCs)
• Wachumeqimeqi deliveries
• Challenge Log crafting entries