You want to get started in the recycling but a question arises: which profession to choose? Here is a little guide to help you.
To recycle an object, you need the job partner and complete a quest: Benefits of Recycling. To access the quest, here are the prerequisites:
- Complete the epic quest The master of materia
- Have a job 30 level
Here you are ready to to recycle any item in your bag! Be careful, there are still some limits:
- High-level items are not recyclable, with the exception of items made by craftsmen (except food & potions)
- You cannot recycle a high level item with a level 1 skill. And yes, you will have to level up a bit!
- You are limited to 350 skill points to be distributed among all of your professions. This makes 3 trades level 110 (knowing that a trade cannot be less than 1)
- The recycling class required for an object is the same as the crimping or repair class
Recycling basics
When you recycle an item, you can only get one type of item that was used to craft it, or half-materia in addition to Aggregate Crystal Shard. You should know that if your item is of high quality it does not affect the chances of obtaining a half-materia. However, crimping an object increases the chances of recycling by 5 points, or 5%.
If you are interested in the larger semi-materia, then the three trades to choose from are Goldsmith, Blacksmith and Carpenter. You should know that Recycling in Cook doesn't give any demi-materia, but can give swimsuits by recycling fish, so it will be a difficult choice if you want some.
What is the Half-Materia for
If you're wondering why Square Enix introduced recycling, it's simply to introduce a new component to crafting. Indeed, you have at your disposal four types of material:
- Artifice: Obtained by recycling crafting equipment and used for new craft items and furniture.
- Military Art: Obtained by recycling combat equipment and used to create new armor and weapons.
- Clarity: they are obtained by recycling all the equipment and are not used in any recipe. You can only sell them to NPCs.
- Rare Materia: Obtained by recycling primordial weapons or high level equipment.
New recipes are available to you, as well as new weapons for crafting.
List of materials
- Artifice
- Military art
- Clarity
- Rares
- Demi-materia De L'artifice I: craft or harvest objects ilvl 30 to ilvl 49
- Demi-materia De L'artifice II: craft or harvest objects ilvl 50 to ilvl 69
- Demi-materia De L'artifice III: ilvl70 + craft or harvest objects or housing item
- Demi-materia De L'art Militaire I: combat objects ilvl 30 to ilvl 49
- Demi-materia De L'art Militaire II: combat objects ilvl 50 to ilvl 69
- Demi-materia De L'art Militaire III: ilvl70 + combat objects
- Half-material of Clarity I: on all ilvl objects 1 to 45
- Half-material of Clarity II: on all ilvl objects 40 to 49
- Clarity III Half-Materia: on all ilvl 70+ items
- Divine Mastery Demi-materia: ilvl70 + crafting or harvesting items
- Half-Materia Of The Lord Of Flames: Weapons Of Ifrit Brutal
- Half-Materia Of The Blower Of Gusts: Weapons Of Garuda Brutal
- Land Shaker Demi-materia: Brutal Titan Weapons
- Demi-matéria Du Mognarque: armes du Roi Mog Brutal
Here is the list by rare half-materia associated with trades:
Demi-materia Of Divine Mastery
- Best: SILVERSMITH (Shaper's Tools), FORGERON (Dolabre / Gleaner's Hatchet)
- Good: COUTURIER (Craftman's Hat), ARMURIER (Crafter's Frying Pan)
- Bad: MENUISIER (Gleaner's Fishing Rod)
- Cannot: TANNER, ALCHEMIST, COOK
Demi-Matter De L'artifice III
- Best: CARPENTER (Wooden Slabs), BLACKSMITH (bell), SILVERSMITH (Shaper's Tools)
- Good: COUTURIER (Cushions - can be expensive to produce depending on the price of waterfowl feathers)
- Bad: ALCHEMIST, TANNER, ARMOR
- Cannot: COOK
Demi-materia Of Military Art III
- Best: SILVER (Clairobscur)
- Good: ARMURIER (more chances with the PvP stuff), TANNER, SEAMMER
- Bad: BLACKSMITH, CARPENTER, ALCHEMIST
- Cannot: COOK
Half-materia Of The Lord Of Flames (Ifrit)
- Best: SMITH (Harpoon, Claws, Ax, Blade)
- Good: ALCHEMIST (Codex, Grimoire), MENUISIER (Bow, Cane)
- Bad: ORFEVRE (Mass for OCC / MNO)
- Cannot: COOK, ARMOR, TANNER, SEAMMER
Half-material of the Rafale Blower (Garuda)
- Best: FORGERON (ME, GUE, PLD)
- Good: SILVER (MBL, MNO), ALCHEMIST (ERU, INV), MENUISIER (DRG, BRD)
- Cannot: COOK, ARMOR, TANNER, SEAMMER
Land Shaker Demi-materia (Titan)
- Best: ALCHEMIST (for all nine weapons)
- Cannot: COOK, BLACKSMITH, ORF, CARPENTER, ARMOR, TANNER, SEAMMER
Demi-matéria Du Mognarque (King Mog)
- Best: FORGERON (GUE, PLD, DRG), ALCHEMIST (ERU, INV, MBL)
- Good: JOINER (MNO, BRD)
- Bad: TANNER (MONK)
- Cannot: COOK, ARMOR, COUTURIER, SILVERSMITH
Have a good recycling!
