Experience

Experience Points, or EXP, are a system that drives the advancement of players in the game. All Disciples of War, Magic, the Hand, and the Land receive EXP for a wide variety of activities. Upon reaching a certain threshold, players advance by one level. Upon reaching level 90 in a class (or in the case of Blue Mage, level 70), players will no longer earn further EXP from any activities. Various ways to boost EXP gain are also available to players, as well as several one-time sources of EXP.

Sources of EXP

Disciples of War and Magic

Disciples of War and Magic earn their EXP primarily through combat activity, such as defeating enemies, participating in FATEs, and completing dungeons. The following is a non-exhaustive list of activities that grant EXP to Disciples of War and Magic:

• Defeating Enemies
  • Note: as of Patch 6.0, enemies inside dungeons no longer grant EXP. Instead, the equivalent EXP is granted upon defeating Bosses.
• Completing Battlecraft Levequests
• Completing Guildhests
  • Most Jobs also earn a one-time EXP bonus when completing a Guildhest for the first time, with the exceptions of Dancer, Gunbreaker, Sage, and Reaper.
• Participating in FATEs
• Participating in Frontline
• Participating in Rival Wings
• Participating in The Feast
  • This excludes Custom Matches.
• Completing Main Scenario Quests
  • Can only be earned once per character.
• Completing Side Quests
  • Can only be earned once per character.
• Completing Class Quests
  • Can only be earned once per character.
• Completing certain Challenge Log entries, once per week
• Completing Hunting Log entries
  • Can only be earned once per class. Classes introduced after A Realm Reborn do not have a Hunting Log.
• Completing Sightseeing Log entries
  • Can only be earned once per character.
• Completing Duty Roulettes, once per day
• Completing Deep Dungeons
• Participating in Exploratory Missions

Disciples of the Hand and the Land

Disciples of the Hand and the Land earn their EXP through crafting and gathering activities respectively. The following is a non-exhaustive list of activities that grant EXP to Disciples of the Hand and the Land:

• Synthesizing Recipes from the Crafting Log
  • A one-time EXP bonus is awarded the first time a recipe is crafted.
• Gathering Items from the Gathering Log
  • A one-time EXP bonus is awarded the first time an item is gathered.
• Completing Tradecraft or Fieldcraft Levequests
• Completing Class Quests
  • Can only be earned once per character.
• Completing certain Challenge Log entries, once per week
• Turning in Collectables
• Participating in the Restoration of Ishgard
  • Experience points are lowered to 1000 per turn-in after Level 80.
• Participating in Ocean Fishing
  • This only applies to Fishers.

Bonuses to EXP

Quite a number of bonuses can be applied to increase EXP earned. Most of these bonuses stack additively with one another, unless otherwise noted in the sections below.

Food Buffs

Food items can be consumed for a wide variety of buffs, as well as a 3% bonus to EXP gain for 30 minutes. The duration can be extended to 60 minutes by consuming multiple servings of the same food. This bonus applies to EXP gained from defeating enemies, synthesizing recipes, and gathering items.

Other Consumables

Item	Duration	Effect	Source
Battle
Squadron Battle Manual	120m	+15% Experience earned from combat (Replaces FC buff)	Reward from Squadron Missions
Crafting
Company-issue Engineering Manual	180m	+150% Experience earned from synthesis (Up to 250,000). Effect halved after level 40.	Purchased from Grand Company Quartermasters for  1,440 Company Seals
Company-issue Engineering Manual II	180m	+150% Experience earned from synthesis (Up to 500,000). Effect halved after level 50.	Purchased from Grand Company Quartermasters for  2,300 Company Seals
Commercial Engineering Manual	180m	+150% Experience earned from synthesis (Up to 1,750,000). Effect halved after level 70.	Level 50 Crafter Job Quests, Purchased from a Scrip Exchange for  30 White Crafters' Scrip
Revised Engineering Manual	180m	+150% Experience earned from synthesis (Up to 2,000,000). Effect halved after level 80.	Purchased from a Scrip Exchange for  300 White Crafters' Scrip
Squadron Engineering Manual	120m	+20% Experience earned from synthesis (Replaces FC buff, stacks with above)	Reward from Squadron Missions
Gathering
Company-issue Survival Manual	180m	+150% Experience earned from gathering (Up to 250,000). Effect halved after level 40.	Purchased from Grand Company Quartermasters for  1,440 Company Seals
Company-issue Survival Manual II	180m	+150% Experience earned from gathering (Up to 500,000). Effect halved after level 50.	Purchased from Grand Company Quartermasters for  2,300 Company Seals
Commercial Survival Manual	180m	+150% Experience earned from gathering (Up to 1,750,000). Effect halved after level 70.	Level 50 Crafter Job Quests, Purchased from a Scrip Exchange for  30 White Gatherers' Scrip
Revised Survival Manual	180m	+150% Experience earned from gathering (Up to 2,000,000). Effect halved after level 80.	Purchased from a Scrip Exchange for  300 White Gatherers' Scrip
Squadron Survival Manual	120m	+20% Experience earned from gathering (Replaces FC buff, stacks with above)	Reward from Squadron Missions

Armoury Bonus

The Armoury Bonus is a bonus applied to EXP gained by Disciples of War and Magic when below the level of your highest class. The bonus is +100% for levels 1-79, reducing to +50% for levels 80-90. Despite what the in-game Active Help entry implies, this bonus does not otherwise change depending on the discrepancy between levels. This bonus applies to EXP gained from the following activities:

• Defeating Enemies
  • This includes the EXP gained from defeating Bosses inside of Dungeons.
• Completing Battlecraft Levequests
• Completing Guildhests
• Participating in FATEs
• Completing Duty Roulettes, once per day
• Completing Deep Dungeons

Rested EXP

Rested EXP is gained by resting or logging out in areas designated as sanctuaries. Sanctuaries are typically areas around an Aetheryte as well as City-States. Sanctuary status is indicated by a crescent moon symbol to the right of the experience bar. Rested EXP provides a 50% bonus to EXP gained from defeating enemies, synthesizing recipes, and gathering items. Because of this, rested EXP is consumed as a percentage of the bar, rather than a flat amount.

The current rested bonus is displayed on top of the experience bar. The dark orange portion indicates how much EXP can be earned before the bonus fades. If the bar is blue, it indicates that the bonus will carry over to the next level. It takes 7 days to gain a full bar of rested EXP, at which point no more will be accrued.

Free Company Actions

Certain Free Company Actions can increase the EXP gained for different classes, depending on the grade of action. The Heat of Battle increases EXP gained by Disciples of War and Magic by 5%, 10% for Rank 2, and 15% for Rank 3. This bonus applies only to defeating monsters.

For Disciples of the Hand, Helping Hand increases EXP earned for synthesizing recipes by 5%, 10% for Rank 2, and 20% for Rank 3. For Disciples of the Land, Earth and Water increases EXP earned from gathering items by 5%, 10% for Rank 2, and 20% for Rank 3.

Special Equipment

Certain Equipment provides a bonus to EXP gained when worn, up to a certain level. This bonus applies to EXP gained from defeating enemies, synthesizing recipes, and gathering items. The following is a list of equipment that grants a bonus to EXP, as well as how they can be obtained:

Gear	Bonus Amount	Cutoff Level	Source
Moogle Cap	+20% EXP	level 10	Pre-ordering A Realm Reborn
Helm of Light	+20% EXP	level 10	A Realm Reborn - Collector's Edition
Friendship Circlet	+20% EXP	level 25	Recruit a Friend Campaign
Brand-new Ring	+30% EXP	level 30	Complete all Hall of the Novice training exercises for a single role.
Ala Mhigan Earrings	+30% EXP	level 50	Pre-ordering Stormblood
Aetheryte Earring	+30% EXP	level 70	Pre-ordering Shadowbringers
Menphina's Earring	+30% EXP	level 80	Pre-ordering Endwalker

The Road to 80

Some Worlds with low populations are occasionally designated as Preferred Worlds, providing a passive buff called The Road to 80, which applies to any Job below level 80. The Road to 80 provides a 100% bonus to all sources of EXP, calculated after applying any other bonuses. For more information about Preferred Worlds, please refer to the Play Guide entry on population balancing.

Required EXP by Level

The following tables apply to all Disciples of War, Magic, the Hand, and the Land.

Current values for Patch 6.0 - Endwalker:

A Realm Reborn	Exp	Rolling Total
Lv. 1	0	0
Lv. 2	300	300
Lv. 3	450	750
Lv. 4	630	1,380
Lv. 5	970	2,350
Lv. 6	1,440	3,790
Lv. 7	1,940	5,730
Lv. 8	3,000	8,730
Lv. 9	3,920	12,650
Lv. 10	4,970	17,620
Lv. 11	5,900	23,520
Lv. 12	7,430	30,950
Lv. 13	8,620	39,570
Lv. 14	10,200	49,770
Lv. 15	11,300	61,070
Lv. 16	13,100	74,170
Lv. 17	15,200	89,370
Lv. 18	17,400	106,770
Lv. 19	19,600	126,370
Lv. 20	21,900	148,270
Lv. 21	24,300	172,570
Lv. 22	27,400	199,970
Lv. 23	30,600	230,570
Lv. 24	33,900	264,470
Lv. 25	37,300	301,770
Lv. 26	40,800	342,570
Lv. 27	49,200	391,770
Lv. 28	54,600	446,370
Lv. 29	61,900	508,270
Lv. 30	65,600	573,870
Lv. 31	68,400	642,270
Lv. 32	74,000	716,270
Lv. 33	82,700	798,970
Lv. 34	88,700	887,670
Lv. 35	95,000	982,670
Lv. 36	102,000	1,084,670
Lv. 37	113,000	1,197,670
Lv. 38	121,000	1,318,670
Lv. 39	133,000	1,451,670
Lv. 40	142,000	1,593,670
Lv. 41	155,000	1,748,670
Lv. 42	163,000	1,911,670
Lv. 43	171,000	2,082,670
Lv. 44	179,000	2,261,670
Lv. 45	187,000	2,448,670
Lv. 46	195,000	2,643,670
Lv. 47	214,000	2,857,670
Lv. 48	229,000	3,086,670
Lv. 49	244,000	3,330,670
Lv. 50	259,000	3,589,670
Heavensward	Exp	Rolling Total
Lv. 51	421,000	4,010,670
Lv. 52	500,000	4,510,670
Lv. 53	580,000	5,090,670
Lv. 54	663,000	5,753,670
Lv. 55	749,000	6,502,670
Lv. 56	837,000	7,339,670
Lv. 57	927,000	8,266,670
Lv. 58	1,019,000	9,285,670
Lv. 59	1,114,000	10,399,670
Lv. 60	1,211,000	11,610,670
Stormblood	Exp	Rolling Total
Lv. 61	1,387,000	12,997,670
Lv. 62	1,456,000	14,453,670
Lv. 63	1,534,000	15,987,670
Lv. 64	1,621,000	17,608,670
Lv. 65	1,720,000	19,328,670
Lv. 66	1,834,000	21,162,670
Lv. 67	1,968,000	23,130,670
Lv. 68	2,126,000	25,256,670
Lv. 69	2,137,000	27,393,670
Lv. 70	2,550,000	29,943,670
Shadowbringers	Exp	Rolling Total
Lv. 71	2,923,000	32,866,670
Lv. 72	3,018,000	35,884,670
Lv. 73	3,153,000	39,037,670
Lv. 74	3,324,000	42,361,670
Lv. 75	3,532,000	45,893,670
Lv. 76	3,770,600	49,664,270
Lv. 77	4,066,000	53,730,270
Lv. 78	4,377,000	58,107,270
Lv. 79	4,777,000	62,884,270
Lv. 80	5,256,000	68,140,270
Endwalker	Exp	Rolling Total
Lv. 81	5,992,000	74,132,270
Lv. 82	6,171,000	80,303,270
Lv. 83	6,942,000	87,245,270
Lv. 84	7,205,000	94,450,270
Lv. 85	7,948,000	102,398,270
Lv. 86	8,287,000	110,685,270
Lv. 87	9,231,000	119,916,270
Lv. 88	9,529,000	129,445,270
Lv. 89	10,459,000	139,904,270
Lv. 90	10,838,000	150,742,270