The best leves make the most money for the least FFXIV Gil amount of effort. Here's which ones to try!

Levequests, otherwise known as just Leves, have long been a great way to make gil in Final Fantasy XIV. Endwalker addressed that little “problem” by nerfing them somewhat, but it’s still a perfectly reasonably way to make around 62,000 gil per day without a major time investment — and you can make even more if you have a surplus of Leve Allowances built up. You just need to know where to look and which Leves to take. We’ve prepared this guide to the best Levequests for making gil in Endwalker.

As you can probably assume from the description that this means you need the aforementioned expansion to FFXIV. You also need to be leveled in the mid-80s or higher on your crafting classes: specifically Alchemist and/or Culinarian. Alchemist has the better Leve options, but Culinarian is a solid second choice. You also need Water Crystals, which are easiest to acquire as a Fisher through desynthesis. Leveling up your Miner and Botanist classes will also help you gather materials for free. None of these gatherers are strictly necessary; you can always buy ingredients on the Market Board. This will just result in lower profit margins overall.

Once you meet the requirements, you can accept the quest “Leves of Old Sharlayan.” This lightning quick introductory mission grants access to, well, leves in Old Sharlayan. Just speak to the NPC named Grigge (X: 12.2, Y: 13.4). You must also first complete the Main Scenario Quest “Old Sharlayan, New to You.” Though this is one of the very earliest missions in the Endwalker campaign, so it shouldn’t be any kind of hurdle. From here on out Grigge will offer you Leves that can be turned in to Ahldiyrn (the NPC just to Grigge’s left).

This should all be old hat to anyone who has done Tradecraft Leves before. Still, we figured we should go through the basics for anyone that skipped this process on the way to leveling up their crafters to Level 90. A deeper explanation of Tradecraft Leves, and what makes them so efficient, can be found at the bottom of this guide. For now let’s just get to the meat of things.

The Best Leves for Gil in Endwalker.

After speaking to Grigge, select “Tradecraft Leves” and switch to either the Alchemist or Culinarian tab. We’ll start with Alchemist since it has the lowest requirements of the two.

The Leve we want is the level 86 mission “Practical Command.” It’s one of only two level 86 Alchemist Leves in Old Sharlayan, so it’s hard to miss. The Leve requires nothing more than three bottles of “Commanding Craftsman’s Draught.” You can make these yourself or buy them on the Market Board, if they’re cheap enough for your liking. Just remember that turning in three High Quality (HQ) draughts will double your gil reward. This is true of all Tradecraft Leves in Old Sharlayan. Your mileage may vary, but on my server, Leviathan, HQ draughts sell for five times more than Normal Quality ones as I write this.

Always make sure to do the math and make certain you’re still turning a profit if you choose to save time by purchasing items from other players. Also remember that, like most potions, you get three bottles per craft. That means you only need to craft once per Leve if you make them yourself.

The exact gil reward for Practical Command varies slightly every time you accept it, just like every other Leve. However, you should typically receive more than 5,000 gil per completion. Plus a material reward. These often include Ambrosial Water, Petalouda Scales, or Lightning Crystals (all of which are used in the craft). When you factor in this ingredient “refund” it makes even more sense to craft each Commanding Craftsman’s Draught yourself. Not to mention this is a simple craft that takes just seconds to complete with even basic level 90 gear.

This is where Alchemist and Culinarian come in handy. Both crafting classes typically require far fewer intermediate crafting materials than their counterparts. Carpenters usually require lumber, which you craft from logs, which costs more crystals and takes extra time. Blacksmiths use ingots, which do the same. You get the idea. Culinarian and Alchemist also require intermediate materials, just usually not as many. (This is also what makes them so good at farming Crafter’s Scrips.) Instead they use more raw ingredients harvested from the world — usually from monsters or Botanist gathering points.

Both types of items can be easily acquired in a couple of ways: getting them yourself or sending Retainers for them. Retainers are special, customizable NPCs that FFXIV players use to expand their item storage and sell things on the in-game Market Board. They can also be sent on passive missions called “Ventures” to acquire items. If you make a retainer into a combat class, like Paladin or Red Mage, they can acquire monster parts. If you make them a Botanist, they can gather herbs and wood. This takes just one real-world hour per Venture. That way you can passively accrue the necessary crafting materials en masse without even leaving Old Sharlayan, or while you run dungeons and other activities.

Or you can just get it yourself. Monster parts can also be purchased for Bicolor Gemstones. These have become a highly useful resource in FFXIV. Particularly after Endwalker introduced unique fashion rewards for completing many FATEs in every zone. You get 14 Bicolor Gemstones for every Endwalker FATE you complete with the highest possible rating. You can also get 12 per FATE by doing them in Shadowbringers zones. Gemstone Traders in every region of the world will then sell you monster parts for two Bicolor Gemstones apiece. In other words, one FATE equals seven ingredients. If you decide to use this method, be sure to check the Party Finder. It’s very common for squads of random players to team up and roll through FATEs very quickly together to harvest Bicolor Gemstones and level up their “Shared FATEs” to access those exclusive items.

Also just like FATEs, Leves are entirely noncompetitive. The approximate 62,000 gil you can earn per day from using up your allowances is guaranteed money. No undercutting other players for higher placement on the Market Board. No waiting for buyers. No worrying about your Retainers’ sales slots. You don’t even worry about the queue times of running Duty Roulettes. You Cheap FFXIV Gil just get gil. This makes it far and away one of the most time efficient ways of making money in FFXIV.