Here's a quick guide to crafting 1 and 2 star recipes. This rotation can be used to achieve high quality (HQ) results using normal quality (NQ) materials almost 100% of the time. Additionally, the same rotation can be used for both 1 and 2 star recipes, so there's no need to learn separate rotations or build additinal macros.
Skills Needed
While it is possible to craft high end recipes with only one craft leveled to 50, condition is not guaranteed to be 100%, and may result in expensive mats turning into HQ items. This rotation will assume you have all crafts leveled to 50 and will use skills from every craft except Armorer (Piece by Piece is, however, used in 3 and 4 star rotations). More information on crafting cross-class skills can be found here. Each of these skills will be used at least once during 1 and 2 star crafting. However, Ingenuity II is, most often, used as a filler in 1 and 2 star crafting. If you've not yet acquired the skill, or if your CP is low, Observe can be used as an alternative, if this step is needed at all. But be warned that this move is needed to craft the artisan tool tokens using this recipe. Additionally, not using this skill could impact the number of Hasty Touches you're able to use. | Cross Class Skills Comfort Zone Steady Hand II Waste Not II Hasty Touch Manipulation Byregot's Blessing Ingenuity II Careful Synthesis II Basic Skills Inner Quiet Great Strides |
CP Cost
The total CP cost of this rotation (if all skills are used) is 433, but you will only need 353 CP to use the rotation. This is thanks to Comfort Zone and Hasty Touch. Comfort Zone will restore a small amount of CP after each move for ten steps, and Hasty Touch doesn't use CP. Achieving 353 CP can be done one of two ways: Food or materia. Materia is obviously the cheaper option in the long run and absolutely necessary for crafting beyond 2 star. More information on melding gear can be found here. Food will work to complete the rotation if you're short on funds at the time of craft. Some meals to increase CP can be found to the left. If you have less than 353 CP, you won't be able to use all skills called for in the rotation. However, you can still easily succeed in crafting HQ (usually). If you find yourself short towards the end and you're confident in your Crafting stat, skip Ingenuity II. This move is used as a filler in most 1 and 2 star rotations. | CP Boosting FoodFish Soup Culinarian lvl 43 NQ: +10% (Cap 26 CP) HQ: +13% (Cap 33 CP) NQ cap is met at 260 base CP. HQ cap is met at 254 base CP. Bouilabaisse Culinarian lvl 50★ NQ: +10% (Cap 34 CP) HQ: +13% (Cap 43 CP) NQ cap is met at 340 base CP. HQ cap is met at 331 base CP. |
Rotation
And finally, here is the rotation. This can be used for all 1 and 2 star recipes to yield HQ from NQ materials almost 100% of the time. I've included two rotations - 40 durability and 80 durability. The difference in the two is the number of Hasty touch steps.
To achieve HQ from NQ materials, you'll want to have at least six stacks for Inner Quiet for 1 star and eight stacks for 2 star.
To achieve HQ from NQ materials, you'll want to have at least six stacks for Inner Quiet for 1 star and eight stacks for 2 star.
40 Durability | 80 Durability |
Comfort Zone Inner Quiet Steady Hand II Waste Not II Hasty Touch Hasty Touch Hasty Touch Hasty Touch Steady Hand II Hasty Touch Hasty Touch Hasty Touch Manipulation Great Strides Steady Hand II Ingenuity II* Byregot's Blessing* Careful Synthesis** | Comfort Zone Inner Quiet Steady Hand II Waste Not II Hasty Touch Hasty Touch Hasty Touch Hasty Touch Steady Hand II Hasty Touch Hasty Touch Hasty Touch Hasty Touch Hasty Touch Manipulation Great Strides Steady Hand II Ingenuity II* Byregot's Blessing* Careful Synthesis** |
* The order of these steps can be switched. This will allow you to use Ingenuity II as a stall, or filler move, to wait for good or excellent condition. If condition is normal, follow these steps in order. If good or excellent, use Byregot's Blessing first.
** Continue using Careful Synthesis until the craft is complete. For most 1 and 2 star crafts, one or two Careful Synthesis steps are needed. However, you'll need to use this move three or four times to complete the artisan tool trade tokens.
** Continue using Careful Synthesis until the craft is complete. For most 1 and 2 star crafts, one or two Careful Synthesis steps are needed. However, you'll need to use this move three or four times to complete the artisan tool trade tokens.