When We Were Blings

One allowance here buys 79,510 EXP, the best on the Lv 40 Goldsmith tradecraft rung — matched exactly by 1 other leve of the 6 there, with the rest trailing at 67,510 EXP or less.

Across that rung the return runs from 20,000 EXP to 79,510 EXP per allowance — 5 distinct figures spanning 298%, so the wrong pick leaves 59,510 EXP of the allowance unspent.

On whether to wait: the best Lv 45 Goldsmith tradecraft leve returns 137,400 EXP per allowance, 73% more than the best on this rung, while the Lv 35 rung behind tops out at 72,600 EXP.

At Lv 40 this data holds 52 leves paying EXP across 2 categories: the 48 Tradecraft ones average 72,545 EXP per allowance, the 4 Fieldcraft ones 560,212 EXP, which puts this leve 10% above its own category's average.

Gil ranks it differently: 509 gil per allowance is 2nd of 6 on the same rung against 1st on EXP, with the best there paying 631 gil.

Mythril Ear Cuffs ×1 is a Lv 41 Goldsmith recipe, 2 steps deep through 2 intermediates, costing 7 units of raw material and 22 crystals.

Handing that in returns 11,359 EXP and 73 gil for every unit of raw material the order swallows, and the tree needs Blacksmith and Goldsmith.