I Came, I Sawed, I Conquered (L)

At 10 allowances a run, this leve's 2,602,720 EXP works out to 260,272 EXP per allowance, the best on the Lv 54 Blacksmith Grand Company rung — matched exactly by 1 other leve of the 3 there, with the rest trailing at 79,656 EXP or less.

On whether to wait: the best Lv 56 Blacksmith Grand Company leve returns 402,314 EXP per allowance, 55% more than the best on this rung, while the Lv 52 rung behind tops out at 346,420 EXP.

At Lv 54 this data holds 54 leves paying EXP across 3 categories: the 27 Grand Company ones average 205,186 EXP per allowance, the 3 Fieldcraft ones 938,680 EXP and the 24 Tradecraft ones 400,590 EXP, which puts this leve 27% above its own category's average.

Hardsilver Saw ×3 is a Lv 55 Blacksmith recipe, 3 steps deep through 4 intermediates, costing 90 units of raw material and 96 crystals over 3 crafts.

Handing that in returns 28,919 EXP and 52 gil for every unit of raw material the order swallows, and the tree needs Blacksmith, Carpenter and Goldsmith.