Skill Increase Rate

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Several items and foods assist in the increase of skill gain rates for both magical, combat, crafting, and fishing skills.

Methods of increasing the rate of combat skill gains

Meat Mithkabob icon.png Food

Bronze Subligar icon.png Equipment

  • Latent active only under level 30.

Miscellaneous Bonuses

  • Ionis - Only with the proper Edifications active, and while in Adoulin areas. See the Ionis page for details.
  • Grounds of Valor - Temporary bonus to Combat Skill gains when obtaining Prowesses in a zone.
  • Super Kupowers - Rate increases when Martial Master kupower is in effect.
  • Moghancement: Skill Gains - Obtained via your Moogle for placing a Far East Hearth in your Mog House and having proper elemental balance. See Furnishings for more details.
  • Mazurka Icon.png Trust: Sakura - Only obtained with Cipher: Sakura. Grants an Indi-Regen Geomancy type aura bonus to combat skill gain rate.
  • Category-Behemoth.jpg Monster Rearing - Certain monsters raised in your Mog Garden can grant you an Experience Points Bonus with the Cheer. The Cheers are key items obtained after your raised monster reaches a certain level of happiness following particular raising pattern. The cheers also grant other bonuses toward the player's skill gain rates, stats increases, certain resistances, alter ego utility, and a few others.

Rhapsody Key Items

Methods of increasing the rate of magic skill gains

Meat Mithkabob icon.png Food

Bronze Subligar icon.png Equipment

Miscellaneous Bonuses

  • Ionis - Only with the proper Edifications active, and while in Adoulin areas. See the Ionis page for details.
  • Grounds of Valor - Temporary bonus to Combat Skill gains when obtaining Prowesses in a zone.
  • Super Kupowers - Rate increases when Martial Master kupower is in effect.
  • Moghancement: Skill Gains - Obtained via your Moogle for placing a Far East Hearth in your Mog House and having proper elemental balance. See Furnishings for more details.
  • Moogle Cap icon.png Trust: Moogle - Only obtained with Cipher: Moogle. Grants an Indi-Refresh Geomancy type aura bonus to magical skill gain rate.
  • Category-Behemoth.jpg Monster Rearing - Certain monsters raised in your Mog Garden can grant you an Experience Points Bonus with the Cheer. The Cheers are key items obtained after your raised monster reaches a certain level of happiness following particular raising pattern. The cheers also grant other bonuses toward the player's skill gain rates, stats increases, certain resistances, alter ego utility, and a few others.

Rhapsody Key Items

Methods of increasing the rate of Fishing skill gains

Meat Mithkabob icon.png Food

Bronze Subligar icon.png Equipment

Miscellaneous Bonuses

  • Category-Behemoth.jpg Monster Rearing - One monster raised in your Mog Garden can grant you a Cheer effect. The Cheers are key items obtained after your raised monster reaches a certain level of happiness following particular raising pattern. The cheers also grant other bonuses toward the player's skill gain rates, stats increases, certain resistances, alter ego utility, and a few others. The specific cheer that helps with Fishing is granted via the Baby eft memento.

Methods of increasing the rate of Automaton skill gains

Bronze Subligar icon.png Equipment

Miscellaneous Bonuses

  • Grounds of Valor - Temporary bonus to Combat Skill gains when obtaining Prowesses in a zone.
  • Super Kupowers - Rate increases when Martial Master kupower is in effect.

Methods of increasing the rate of Crafting skill gains

Meat Mithkabob icon.png Food

Bronze Subligar icon.png Equipment

Miscellaneous Bonuses

  • Ionis - Only with the proper Edifications active, and while in Adoulin areas. See the Ionis page for details.
  • Category-Behemoth.jpg Monster Rearing - Certain monsters raised in your Mog Garden can grant you an Experience Points Bonus with the Cheer. The Cheers are key items obtained after your raised monster reaches a certain level of happiness following particular raising pattern. The cheers also grant other bonuses toward the player's skill gain rates, stats increases, certain resistances, alter ego utility, and a few others.

Monthly Adventurer Campaigns

There is are multiple campaigns that may run any given month.


Combat and Magic Skill Increase Campaign


Double Synthesis Skill Increase Campaign


Skill Up Books

Skill Tomes exist as usable items in-game. These books increase player's skill by 0.1-0.5 per book used. They can be purchased from the Auction House or by spending Sparks of Eminence.

See the Skill Up Books page for further details.