Experience

This article is about normal PvE EXP. For points earned in PvP to increase PvP rank, see PvP EXP. For points earned in Eureka to increase Elemental level, see Elemental EXP.

Experience Points, or EXP, are a system that drives the advancement of players in the game. All Disciples of War, Magic, the Hand, and the Land receive EXP for a wide variety of activities. Upon reaching a certain threshold, players advance by one level. Upon reaching level 100 in a class (or in the case of Blue Mage, level 80), players will no longer earn further EXP from any activities. Various ways to boost EXP gain are also available to players, as well as several one-time sources of EXP.

Sources of EXP

Disciples of War and Magic

Disciples of War and Magic earn their EXP primarily through combat activity, such as defeating enemies, participating in FATEs, and completing dungeons. The following is a non-exhaustive list in no particular order of activities that grant EXP to Disciples of War and Magic:

• Defeating Enemies
  • Note: as of Patch 6.0, regular enemies inside dungeons no longer grant EXP. Instead, the equivalent EXP is granted upon defeating the bosses.
• Completing Duty Roulettes once daily for the bonus.
• Participating in FATEs
• Participating in PvP
  • This includes Crystalline Conflict, Frontline, and Rival Wings, but excludes Custom Matches.
• Completing Main Scenario Quests, once per character
• Completing Class, Job, and Role Quests, once per character
• Completing Side Quests, once per character
• Completing combat Tribal Quests, 12 per day
• Completing certain Challenge Log entries, once per week
• Completing class Hunting Log entries, once per class
  • Jobs introduced after A Realm Reborn do not have a class Hunting Log.
• Completing daily Mark Bills for The Hunt; different sets for each expansion.
• Completing Sightseeing Log entries, once per character
• Completing Deep Dungeons
• Participating in Field Operations in Bozja.
• Completing Battlecraft Levequests
• Completing Guildhests
  • Most classes also earn a one-time EXP bonus when completing a Guildhest for the first time, with the exception of jobs introduced with Shadowbringers and later.

Disciples of the Hand and the Land

Disciples of the Hand and the Land earn their EXP through crafting and gathering activities respectively. The following is a non-exhaustive list in no particular order of activities that grant EXP to Disciples of the Hand and the Land:

• Synthesizing Recipes from the Crafting Log
  • A one-time EXP bonus is awarded the first time a recipe is crafted (recipes in Master Recipe Tomes don't count).
• Gathering Items from the Gathering Log
  • A one-time EXP bonus is awarded the first time an item is gathered (items in Tomes of Regional Folklore don't count).
• Completing Tradecraft or Fieldcraft Levequests
• Completing crafting or gathering Tribal Quests, 12 per day
• Completing Grand Company Supply and Provision Missions, 1 per class per day
• Completing Class Quests, once per character
  • Completing Crystarium Deliveries and Studium Deliveries, once per character
• Completing certain Challenge Log entries, once per week
• Turning in Collectables
  • Completing Custom Deliveries, 12 items weekly
  • Participating in the Restoration of Ishgard
    • EXP is lowered to  1,000 per turn-in after Level 80.
• Participating in Ocean Fishing ( Fisher only).

Bonuses to EXP

Quite a number of bonuses can be applied to increase EXP earned. Most of these bonuses stack additively with one another, unless otherwise noted in the sections below.

Meals

Meals can be consumed to gain Well Fed, which grants +3% bonus to EXP for 30 minutes in addition to the meal's specific effects. The duration can be extended to 60 minutes by consuming multiple servings of the same food. Only one meal bonus can be active at a time. This bonus applies to EXP gained from defeating enemies, synthesizing recipes, and gathering items.

Certain meals from special events will grant a +4% bonus to EXP instead. For example:   Fat Choco Choco.

Other Consumables

Item	Duration	Buff	Effect	Source
Battle
Squadron Battle Manual	120m	The Heat of Battle III	+15% EXP earned from defeating enemies	Reward from Squadron Missions
Crafting
Company-issue Engineering Manual	180m	Crafter's Grace	+150% EXP earned from synthesis (Up to 250,000). Effect halved after level 40.	Purchased from Grand Company Quartermasters for  1,440 Company Seals
Company-issue Engineering Manual II	180m	Crafter's Grace	+150% EXP earned from synthesis (Up to 500,000). Effect halved after level 50.	Purchased from Grand Company Quartermasters for  2,300 Company Seals
Commercial Engineering Manual	180m	Crafter's Grace	+150% EXP earned from synthesis (Up to 1,750,000). Effect halved after level 70.	Level 50/60 Crafter Class Quests, Purchased from a Scrip Exchange for  30 Purple Crafters' Scrip
Revised Engineering Manual	180m	Crafter's Grace	+150% EXP earned from synthesis (Up to 2,000,000). Effect halved after level 80.	Purchased from a Scrip Exchange for  30 Purple Crafters' Scrip
Squadron Engineering Manual	120m	Helping Hand III	+20% EXP earned from synthesis	Reward from Squadron Missions
Gathering
Company-issue Survival Manual	180m	Gatherer's Grace	+150% EXP earned from gathering (Up to 250,000). Effect halved after level 40.	Purchased from Grand Company Quartermasters for  1,440 Company Seals
Company-issue Survival Manual II	180m	Gatherer's Grace	+150% EXP earned from gathering (Up to 500,000). Effect halved after level 50.	Purchased from Grand Company Quartermasters for  2,300 Company Seals
Commercial Survival Manual	180m	Gatherer's Grace	+150% EXP earned from gathering (Up to 1,750,000). Effect halved after level 70.	Level 50/60 Gatherer Class Quests, Purchased from a Scrip Exchange for  30 Purple Gatherers' Scrip
Revised Survival Manual	180m	Gatherer's Grace	+150% EXP earned from gathering (Up to 2,000,000). Effect halved after level 80.	Purchased from a Scrip Exchange for  30 Purple Gatherers' Scrip
Squadron Survival Manual	120m	Earth and Water III	+20% EXP earned from gathering	Reward from Squadron Missions

Armoury Bonus

The Armoury Bonus is a bonus applied to EXP gained by combat classes when below the level of your highest class. The bonus is +100% for levels 1-89, reducing to +50% for levels 90-100. Despite what the in-game Active Help entry implies, this bonus does not otherwise change depending on the discrepancy between levels. This bonus only applies to defeating enemies and FATE rewards. Other sources of experience, such as completing Duty Roulettes, are not affected.

Notably, the buffs "The Heat of Battle" and "Squadron Battle Manual" are multiplicative with the Armoury Bonus, on top of its normal additive effects. For instance, a class with the Armoury Bonus and The Heat of Battle II (10%) will earn 120% experience: 100% from the Armoury Bonus, 10% from The Heat of Battle II acting multiplicatively (as 10% of 100% is 10%), and 10% from The Heat of Battle II acting additively.

Rested EXP

Rested EXP is gained by resting or logging out in areas designated as sanctuaries. Sanctuaries are typically areas around an Aetheryte as well as City-States, such as Limsa Lominsa, Gridania, and Ul'dah. Sanctuary status is indicated by a crescent moon symbol to the right of the experience bar. Rested EXP provides a 50% bonus to EXP gained from defeating enemies, synthesizing recipes, and gathering items. Because of this, rested EXP is consumed as a percentage of the bar, rather than a flat amount.

The current rested bonus is displayed on top of the experience bar. The dark orange portion indicates how much EXP can be earned before the bonus fades. If the bar is blue, it indicates that the bonus will carry over to the next level. It takes 7 days to gain a full bar of rested EXP, at which point no more will be accrued.

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  Incomplete Rested EXP Bar

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  Complete Rested EXP Bar

Free Company Actions

Free Company Actions are buffs granted by a Free Company to its members for 24 hours, some of which can increase EXP gained. Up to two Free Company Actions can be active at any one time.

Action	Icon	Description
The Heat of Battle		Increases EXP earned through battle by 5%.
The Heat of Battle II		Increases EXP earned through battle by 10%.
The Heat of Battle III		Increases EXP earned through battle by 15%.
Helping Hand		Increases EXP earned through crafting by 5%.
Helping Hand II		Increases EXP earned through crafting by 10%.
Helping Hand III		Increases EXP earned through crafting by 20%.
Earth and Water		Increases EXP earned through gathering by 5%.
Earth and Water II		Increases EXP earned through gathering by 10%.
Earth and Water III		Increases EXP earned through gathering by 20%.

Special Equipment

Certain Equipment provides a bonus to EXP gained when worn, up to a certain level. This bonus applies to EXP gained from defeating enemies, synthesizing recipes, and gathering items. The following is a list of equipment that grants a bonus to EXP, as well as how they can be obtained:

Gear	Bonus	Min Level	Max Level	Classes	Source
Moogle Cap	+20%	1	10	All Classes	Pre-ordering A Realm Reborn
Helm of Light	+20%	1	10	All Classes	A Realm Reborn - Collector's Edition
Friendship Circlet	+20%	1	25	All Classes	Recruit a Friend Campaign
Brand-new Ring	+30%	1	30	Disciples of War and Magic	Complete all Hall of the Novice training exercises for a single role
Ala Mhigan Earrings	+30%	1	50	All Classes	Pre-ordering Stormblood
Neophyte's Ring	+30%	1	60	Disciples of War and Magic	Complete all Hall of the Novice tactical training exercises
Aetheryte Earring	+30%	1	70	Disciples of War and Magic	Pre-ordering Shadowbringers
Bozjan Earring	+10%	71	80	Disciples of War and Magic	Lost and Found IV - "Have 1,000 forgotten fragments appraised."
Menphina's Earring	+30%	1	80	Disciples of War and Magic	Pre-ordering Endwalker Adventurer's Supply Kit for $10
Azeyma's Earrings	+30%	1	90	Disciples of War and Magic	Pre-ordering Dawntrail

The Road to 90

Some Worlds with lower populations are occasionally designated as Preferred Worlds. This designation gives characters newly created on those worlds a passive buff called The Road to 90, which applies to any class below level 90. The buff provides a multiplicative 100% bonus to all sources of EXP, calculated after applying any other bonuses. For more information about Preferred Worlds, please refer to the Play Guide entry on population balancing. The buff was during the first day of early access for Stormblood (patch 4.0) as The Road to 60.

EXP Bonus

When a Mentor forms a party with a New Adventurer or Returner, they both receive a bonus to experience points earned from adventuring activities. This experience point bonus applies until level 90.

Bonuses to experience points earned will apply to the following:

• Enemies defeated in the open world (leves, treasure hunts, etc.).
• Enemies defeated in dungeons and guildhests.
• Experience point rewards for completion of dungeons and guildhests.
• Experience point rewards for completion of FATEs.

Both mentors and new adventurers must be in the same area to receive the experience point bonus. The experience point bonus will not apply when suffering an experience point penalty due to discrepancies in level or when using the Unrestricted Party feature.

Required EXP by Level

The following tables apply to all classes, including Blue Mage. Values are current as of Patch 7.0.

A Realm Reborn	EXP	Rolling Total
1	0	0
2	300	300
3	450	750
4	630	1,380
5	970	2,350
6	1,440	3,790
7	1,940	5,730
8	3,000	8,730
9	3,920	12,650
10	4,970	17,620
11	5,900	23,520
12	7,430	30,950
13	8,620	39,570
14	10,200	49,770
15	11,300	61,070
16	13,100	74,170
17	15,200	89,370
18	17,400	106,770
19	19,600	126,370
20	21,900	148,270
21	24,300	172,570
22	27,400	199,970
23	30,600	230,570
24	33,900	264,470
25	37,300	301,770
26	40,800	342,570
27	49,200	391,770
28	54,600	446,370
29	61,900	508,270
30	65,600	573,870
31	68,400	642,270
32	74,000	716,270
33	82,700	798,970
34	88,700	887,670
35	95,000	982,670
36	102,000	1,084,670
37	113,000	1,197,670
38	121,000	1,318,670
39	133,000	1,451,670
40	142,000	1,593,670
41	155,000	1,748,670
42	163,000	1,911,670
43	171,000	2,082,670
44	179,000	2,261,670
45	187,000	2,448,670
46	195,000	2,643,670
47	214,000	2,857,670
48	229,000	3,086,670
49	244,000	3,330,670
50	259,000	3,589,670
Heavensward	EXP	Rolling Total
51	421,000	4,010,670
52	500,000	4,510,670
53	580,000	5,090,670
54	663,000	5,753,670
55	749,000	6,502,670
56	837,000	7,339,670
57	927,000	8,266,670
58	1,019,000	9,285,670
59	1,114,000	10,399,670
60	1,211,000	11,610,670
Stormblood	EXP	Rolling Total
61	1,387,000	12,997,670
62	1,456,000	14,453,670
63	1,534,000	15,987,670
64	1,621,000	17,608,670
65	1,720,000	19,328,670
66	1,834,000	21,162,670
67	1,968,000	23,130,670
68	2,126,000	25,256,670
69	2,137,000	27,393,670
70	2,550,000	29,943,670
Shadowbringers	EXP	Rolling Total
71	2,923,000	32,866,670
72	3,018,000	35,884,670
73	3,153,000	39,037,670
74	3,324,000	42,361,670
75	3,532,000	45,893,670
76	3,770,600	49,664,270
77	4,066,000	53,730,270
78	4,377,000	58,107,270
79	4,777,000	62,884,270
80	5,256,000	68,140,270
Endwalker	EXP	Rolling Total
81	5,992,000	74,132,270
82	6,171,000	80,303,270
83	6,942,000	87,245,270
84	7,205,000	94,450,270
85	7,948,000	102,398,270
86	8,287,000	110,685,270
87	9,231,000	119,916,270
88	9,529,000	129,445,270
89	10,459,000	139,904,270
90	10,838,000	150,742,270
Dawntrail	EXP	Rolling Total
91	13,278,000	164,020,270
92	13,659,000	177,679,270
93	15,348,000	193,027,270
94	15,912,000	208,939,270
95	17,534,000	226,473,270
96	18,263,000	244,736,270
97	20,322,000	265,058,270
98	20,957,000	286,015,270
99	22,979,000	308,994,270
100	23,789,000	332,783,270