I was trying to find a guide for botanist, but it seems none of that is currently on the market. The closest I could find is this Final Fantasy XIV strategy guide. I have to admit, I was pleasantly surprised – not only with the content it contains for botanists, but the overall quality and level of detail.

The people responsible for the FFXIV guide have beta-tested the game and have been there and done that. They know the game in and out and are now sharing that information. This Final Fantasy XIV guide is suitable for both beginners and expert players. The guide does an excellent job on telling you how to level, how to do quests, explain the guild system, explain the armory system, and much more. Basically if you missed out your chance in the closed-beta portion of the game, then this guide will give you a leg up amongst the rest of the players.

The leveling tips and strategies offered by this guide are exceptional. The ideal leveling spots and monsters that the guide points out are valid and you will indeed level up much quicker. Depending on your class whether you are a marauder, puglist, or archer this guide will tell you what skills to use and what monster to attack to get the most efficient amount of experience. This guide is highly recommended for understanding how to make gil and identifying what drops to look out for so that you may sell it for a high price at the auction house. The guide goes into great detail about the guild system. It does a great job in making the concept of guild system easy to understand. It will tell you how to attract guilds, so that you can be wanted anytime and anywhere. It will also tell you how to start your own guild.

The FFXIV guide is thorough and concise. It will help you avoid wasted time and effort and basically tell you the best strategy to use in a given situation. So whether you are a gladiator or thaumaturge, this guide will definitely help in your leveling and questing of this game. The Final Fantasy XIV guide even offers free updates after you purchase the guide. You’ll be updated on any new strategy or tip that comes out in the future. If you want to save time and frustration from self-experimentation and learn tips and strategies that will make playing the game much easier, then this guide will be well worth your time.

In Final Fantasy XIV,  Botanist can harvest and tend to various forms of plant life, vegetables, fruits, grasses, flowers and grains. Botanists use hatchets and scythes to harvest various organic material from forests, jungles and prairies. They are the primary supplier to the Carpentist Guild because of their lumberjack-like abilities to chop wood.

The home and major guild headquarters of Botanist is in the forested city-state of Gridania. Botanists are responsible for growing plants and flowers for ingredients which are used in the FFXIV Culinarian‘s, FFXIV Alchemist‘s and FFXIV Weaver‘s Guilds. Primarily a money-making class, the Botanist will find that their skills are widely in-demand.

Final Fantasy XIV Botanist Abilities

Field Mastery- Increase your chance to obtain items while gathering. Ex: When looking for a rare item, field mastery should be used before trying to harvest.

Throw Stone – Throws a rock at an enemy. Ex: A useful attack move for an otherwise non-attack oriented class.

Arbor Call- Probes the landscape to discern the location of grade 1 mature trees. Ex- The basic botanist ability that allows for zone probing.

Triangulate – Probes the landscape to discern the number and direction of grade 1 mature trees. Increases movement speed when deposits are far. Ex- The basic number and amount probed, useful for when first entering zones.

Stroke of Luck – Increase your chance to locate rare items while gathering. Ex- Used when a rare item needs to be harvested quickly.

Arbor Call II – Probes the landscape to locate grade 2 and below mature trees. Ex- The second probing ability, allows for higher-quality trees to be found.

Triangulate II – Probes the landscape to discern the number and direction of grade 2 mature trees and below. Increases movement speed when deposits are far. Ex- The second number and amount probing ability, useful for when competing with other botanists.

Sweat of Brow – Increases skills points earned while gathering. Ex- Used when the botanist needs to gain higher skill levels quickly.

Arbor Call III – Probes the landscape to locate grade 3 and below mature trees. Ex- The third probing ability.

Triangulate III – Probes the landscape to discern the number and direction of grade 3 mature trees and below. Increases movement speed when deposits are far. Ex- The third number and amount probing ability.

Arbor Call IV- Probes the landscape to locate grade 4 and below mature trees. Ex- The fourth probing ability, allows for high level tree harvesting.