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Updated version of [https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/ahgd6j/how_to_spend_poetics/ how to spend Poetics] for ''[[Endwalker]]''.

==I just want {{gil}} [[Gil]]==
*Using the {{map icon|market board}} [[Market Board]] (check [https://universalis.app/ Universalis]):
** {{item icon|Unidentifiable Ore}} → {{item icon|Grade 3 Thanalan Topsoil}}
** {{item icon|Unidentifiable Shell}} → {{item icon|Grade 3 Shroud Topsoil}}
** Using {{company seal}} [[Company Seal]]s (see below)
*** Buy [[Shields]] and turn in for seals.
** Obsolete crafting mats (ex {{item icon|Eikon Mythrite}}, {{item icon|Gobcraft Resin}}, and {{item icon|Scarlet Urushi}})
* Using [[Vendor NPC]]s
** Buy {{item icon|Goblinol}} or {{item icon|Goblacquer}} and vendor for {{gil|64}} [[Gil]] each. <code>2000 / 10 * 64 =</code> {{gil|12800}} [[Gil]] per cap.

==I want {{company seal}} [[Company Seal]]s==
* Buy the highest [[Item Level|item level]] [[shield]] you can (ex {{item icon|Augmented Cryptlurker's Kite Shield}}) directly from the endgame vendor (not [[Sundry Splendors]]) for {{tomestone|Poetics|170}} [[Poetics]]. Turn in to your [[Grand Company]].
* [[Rings]] may be bought in bulk as they are not Unique, however this is <code> ( 1 - ( 170 / 280 ) ) * 100 =</code> 39.28% less {{company seal}} [[Company Seal]]s per {{tomestone|Poetics}} [[Allagan Tomestone of Poetics|Poetic]].
** For {{gil}} [[Gil]], spend {{company seal}} [[Company Seal]]s on materials commonly used in [[Free Company Airships]] and [[Subaquatic Voyages|Submersibles]]. This includes {{item icon|Glass Fiber}}, {{item icon|Raziqsap}}, {{item icon|Scheelite}}, {{item icon|Emery}}, {{item icon|Petrified Log}}, {{item icon|Raziqsand}}, {{item icon|Peacock Ore}}, {{item icon|Aqueous Whetstone}}, {{item icon|Potash}}, {{item icon|Hardened Sap}}, and {{item icon|Coke}}
** Alternatively, you can get lucky with {{item icon|Materiel Container 3.0}} and {{item icon|Materiel Container 4.0}} but treat these like the lootboxes they are. It is not reliable cash.

==I want to level {{action icon|Desynthesis}}==
* Buy the cheapest appropriate [[Item Level|IL]] gear for the crafter you want to level
** {{Carpenter}} [[Carpenter]] - [[Lancer's Arm|Spears]]/[[Bows]]
** {{Blacksmith}} [[Blacksmith]] - [[Swords]]
** {{Armorer}} [[Armorer]] - [[Shields]]
** {{Goldsmith}} [[Goldsmith]] - [[Accessories]]/[[Star Globes]]/[[Rapiers]]
** {{Leatherworker}} [[Leatherworker]] - [[Armor]] (double-check repair class)
** {{Weaver}} [[Weaver]] - [[Armor]] (double-check repair class)
** {{Alchemist}} [[Alchemist]] - [[Books]]
** {{Culinarian}} [[Culinarian]] - You can't, use [[Seafood|Fish]] instead
Always double-check the crafter class needed to repair the item first. This is the same class that desynthesizes the item. Chug {{item icon|Tinker's Calm}} and scarf down {{item icon|Bacon Broth}} before desynth bingeing.

==I want Relic mats==
Numbers are <mark><u>'''items per job'''</u></mark> and totals are for all jobs. This is ''not'' the costs of the items.<br>
The purpose of these numbers is so that you know when to stop buying one item and begin buying the next one.
* ''[[A Realm Reborn]]'' (10 relics)
** {{item icon|Superior Enchanted Ink}} - 3 per for 30 total
** {{item icon|Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil}} - 1 per for 10 total, but they are "Unique" so you can only have 1 per container.
** {{item icon|Thavnairian Mist}} - 3 per for 30 total
** {{item icon|Mysterious Map}}s - 5 {{item icon|Alexandrite}} per map, 75 per weapon, 15 maps per class
** Book phase requires 9 per for 90 total, but these cannot be stockpiled.
** {{item icon|Sacred Spring Water}} - 4 per for 40 total
* ''[[Heavensward]]'' (13 relics)
** {{item icon|Unidentifiable Bone}} - 10 per for 130 total
** {{item icon|Unidentifiable Shell}} - 10 per for 130 total
** {{item icon|Unidentifiable Ore}} - 10 per for 130 total
** {{item icon|Unidentifiable Seeds}} - 10 per for 130 total
** {{item icon|Aether Oil}} - 5 per for 65 total
** {{item icon|Umbrite}} - 60 per for 780 total
*** Optional (other sources available): 150 {{item icon|Superior Enchanted Ink}} & 150 {{item icon|Thavnairian Mist}} to trade for 60 {{item icon|Crystal Sand}}. This is a single relic's worth.
** {{item icon|Singing Cluster}} - 50 per for 650 total
** {{item icon|Pneumite}} - 15 per for 195 total (Can't be bought until first weapon is on this step)
** {{item icon|Archaic Enchanted Ink}} - 1 per for 13 total (Can't be bought until first weapon is on this step)
* ''[[Stormblood]]'' (15 relics)
** No Poetics used, all progress in [[The Forbidden Land, Eureka|Eureka]].
* ''[[Shadowbringers]]'' (17 relics)
** {{item icon|Thavnairian Scalepowder}} - 4 per for 64 total (first relic is free)
** {{item icon|Aetherial Sealant}} - 4 per (Used to reroll stats, not needed to make relic)

==I want gear==
* ''[[A Realm Reborn]]'' gear can be bought immediately in [[Mor Dhona]]; no unlock requirements.
** ARR [[Sundry Splendors]] in [[Ul'dah]], [[Gridania]], and [[Limsa Lominsa]] requires MSQ "{{questlink|main|The Ultimate Weapon}}"
* ''[[Heavensward]]'' gear can be bought in [[Idyllshire]] as soon as that location is accessible in the HW MSQ.
** HW [[Sundry Splendors]] in [[Foundation]] requires "{{questlink|main|Heavensward (Quest)}}"
* ''[[Stormblood]]'' gear can only be bought either in [[Rhalgr's Reach]] or at [[Sundry Splendors]] in [[Kugane]] after "{{questlink|main|Stormblood (Quest)}}"
* ''[[Shadowbringers]]'' gear can only be bought either in [[Eulmore]] or at [[Sundry Splendors]] in [[The Crystarium]] after "{{questlink|main|Shadowbringers (Quest)}}"
Other items are available: [[Allagan Tomestone of Poetics#Others]]

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