Lancers' Creed

One allowance here buys 47,200 EXP, the best on the Lv 25 Blacksmith tradecraft rung — matched exactly by 1 other leve of the 6 there, with the rest trailing at 36,390 EXP or less.

Across that rung the return runs from 21,830 EXP to 47,200 EXP per allowance — 4 distinct figures spanning 116%, so the wrong pick leaves 25,370 EXP of the allowance unspent.

On whether to wait: the best Lv 30 Blacksmith tradecraft leve returns 67,730 EXP per allowance, 43% more than the best on this rung, while the Lv 20 rung behind tops out at 21,600 EXP.

At Lv 25 this data holds 52 leves paying EXP across 2 categories: the 48 Tradecraft ones average 31,772 EXP per allowance, the 4 Fieldcraft ones 204,269 EXP, which puts this leve 49% above its own category's average.

Gil ranks it differently: 310 gil per allowance is 4th of 6 on the same rung against 1st on EXP, with the best there paying 534 gil.

Crowsbeak Hammer ×1 is a Lv 26 Blacksmith recipe, 3 steps deep through 5 intermediates, costing 10 units of raw material and 10 crystals.

Handing that in returns 4,720 EXP and 31 gil for every unit of raw material the order swallows, and the tree needs Alchemist, Blacksmith, Carpenter and Weaver.