Miner
Introduction
“Miners are responsible for the excavation and handling of Eorzea's mineral wealth, be it ores, fossils, precious stones, or otherwise. To fully master the advanced techniques developed by the great mining nation of Ul'dah, they undertake a wide range of tasks, from the meticulous prospecting of the most minute deposits to large-scale civil engineering. Many miners subscribe to the theory of continental drift, and take for their patron deity Oschon the Wanderer.
Miners (MIN) is a Disciple of the Land that extracts precious minerals from the earth and rocks of Eorzea. The resources they gather are utilized by various crafting classes, including Blacksmiths, Armorers and Goldsmiths.
General Information
Guild
Any player who has completed the level 10 quest of their starting class is eligible to become a Miner. To begin, head to the Miners' Guild located in Ul'dah and speak with the receptionist to start your first quest.
Tools
- See also: List of Miner Primary Tools
- See also: List of Miner Secondary Tools
Miners utilize pickaxes as their primary tool and sledgehammers as their secondary tool. Both tools are crafted by Blacksmiths.
Quests
Miner Class Quests
- Main Article: Miner Quests
Crystarium Deliveries: The Facet of Gathering (Shadowbringers)
- Main Article: Crystarium Deliveries#The Facet of Gathering
Studium Deliveries: Faculty of Anthropology (Endwalker)
- Main Article: Studium Deliveries#Faculty of Anthropology
Levequests
- Main Article: Miner Levequests
Actions
- Main Article: Miner Actions
Action | Level | GP | Description | |
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Sharp Vision | 4 | 50 | Increases the chance of obtaining items while gathering by 5%. Does not apply to items at 0%. | |
Sharp Vision II | 5 | 100 | Increases the chance of obtaining items while gathering by 15%. Does not apply to items at 0%. | |
Sneak | 8 | 0 | Tread quietly, enabling you to avoid enemies up to four levels above your own. | |
Sharp Vision III | 10 | 250 | Increases the chance of obtaining items while gathering by 50%. Does not apply to items at 0%. | |
Mountaineer's Gift I | 15 | 50 | Increases the chance of triggering Gatherer's Boon by 10%. Does not apply to items at 0%. | |
The Twelve's Bounty | 20 | 150 | Increases elemental shard, crystal and cluster yields by 3. Cannot be executed if the gathering node does not yield shards, crystals, or clusters. | |
Clear Vision | 23 | 50 | Increases the chance of obtaining items on your next gathering attempt by 15%. | |
Bountiful Yield | 24 | 100 | Increases the number of items obtained on your next gathering attempt by one. | |
Solid Reason | 25 | 300 | Grants another gathering attempt. Additional Effect: 50% chance to grant Eureka Moment | |
King's Yield | 30 | 400 | Increases the number of items obtained when gathering by two. | |
King's Yield II | 40 | 500 | Increases the number of items obtained when gathering by two. | |
Collect | 1 | 50 | 0 | Gathers a collectable item with its current collectability rating. Reduces integrity by 1. |
Scour | 1 | 50 | 0 | Increases collectability of an item. Increase is determined by your gathering rating. Reduces integrity by 1. |
Brazen Prospector | 1 | 50 | 0 | Increases the collectability of an item. Increase is a random amount ranging from 50% to 150% of the effectiveness of Scour. Reduces integrity by 1. |
Meticulous Prospector | 1 | 50 | 0 | Increases collectability of an item. Increase is 75% of the effectiveness of Scour. Reduces integrity by 1. There is a chance integrity is unaffected, determined by your gathering rating. |
Scrutiny | 1 | 50 | 200 | Improves next item collectability increase. Effect is determined by your perception rating. |
Mountaineer's Gift II | 50 | 100 | Increases the chance of triggering Gatherer's Boon by 30%. Does not apply to items at 0%.Effect can be stacked with Mountaineer's Gift I. | |
Luck of the Mountaineer | 1 | 55 | 200 | Uncovers a gathering node's hidden items. |
Bountiful Yield II | 1 | 68 | 100 | Increases the number of items obtained on your next gathering attempt by one, two, or three. Number determined by your gathering rating. |
The Giving Land | 74 | 200 | Increases elemental shard, crystal, and cluster yields by a random amount. Effect can be stacked with The Twelve's Bounty. Cannot be executed if the gathering node does not yield shards, crystals, or clusters. | |
Nald'thal's Tidings | 81 | 200 | Increases item yield from Gatherer's Boon by 1. | |
Collector's Focus | 1 | 85 | 100 | Increases the chance to trigger Collector's Intuition by 75% on your next collectable action. |
Wise to the World | 90 | 0 | Grants another gathering attempt. When gathering collectables, restores 1 integrity. Can only be executed while under the effect of Eureka Moment. | |
Priming Touch | 1 | 95 | 100 | Doubles the chance your next use of Meticulous Prospector will not affect integrity. Does not affect increased chance from gathering point bonuses or Collector's High Standard. |
Gatherer Role
- Main Article: Miner Gatherer Role
Action | Level | GP | Description | |
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Prospect | 1 | 0 | Surveys the landscape to locate mineral deposits and rocky outcrops. Activates automatically when class is changed to miner. | |
Lay of the Land | 3 | 0 | Surveys the landscape to locate the nearest mineral deposit or rocky outcrop within skill range. Can only be executed while Prospect is active. Duration: 15s | |
Lay of the Land II | 5 | 0 | Surveys the landscape to locate the highest-level mineral deposit or rocky outcrop within skill range. Can only be executed while Prospect is active. Duration: 15s | |
Truth of Mountains | 46 | 0 | Further surveys the landscape to uncover unspoiled, legendary, and clouded mineral deposits and rocky outcrops. |
Traits
- Main Article: Miner Traits
Trait | Acquired | Level | Effect | |
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Auto Prospect | MIN | 2 | Automatically activates Prospect upon changing your class to miner. | |
Stone Whisperer | MIN | 11 | Allows you to better identify the characteristics of a mineral deposit or rocky outcrop, improving gathering rate when conditions are met. | |
Stone Whisperer II | MIN | 16 | Allows you to better identify the characteristics of a mineral deposit or rocky outcrop, increasing gathering attempts when conditions are met. | |
Stone Whisperer III | MIN | 21 | Allows you to better identify the characteristics of a mineral deposit or rocky outcrop, improving yield when conditions are met. | |
Stone Whisperer IV | MIN | 26 | Allows you to better identify the characteristics of a mineral deposit or rocky outcrop, improving yield when conditions are met. | |
Auto Sneak | MIN BTN FSH |
27 | Automatically activates Sneak upon changing your class to miner/botanist/fisher. Effect is also automatically activated upon changing areas. | |
Enhanced Twelve's Bounty | MIN BTN |
41 | The Twelve's Bounty now extends to crystals. | |
Nymeia's Ward | BTN MIN |
42 | Occasionally increases yield for certain items, including crystals. | |
Enhanced Twelve's Bounty II | MIN BTN |
50 | The Twelve's Bounty now extends to clusters. | |
Stone Whisperer V | MIN | 1 | 53 | Allows you to better identify the characteristics of a mineral deposit or rocky outcrop, further improving chances of enhanced gathering when conditions are met. |
One with the Mountain | MIN | 60 | Automatically activates Truth of Mountains upon changing your class to miner. | |
Bountiful Yield Mastery | MIN | 1 | 68 | Upgrades Bountiful Yield to Bountiful Yield II. |
Enhanced GP Regeneration | MIN | 1 | 70 | Raises base GP regeneration rate by one. |
Enhanced Twelve's Bounty III | MIN BTN |
71 | Increases the base yield of the Twelve's Bounty by one. | |
Enhanced GP Regeneration II | MIN | 80 | Raises base GP regeneration rate by a total of two. When gathering, raises base regeneration rate by one. | |
Enhanced GP Regeneration III | MIN | 83 | Raises base GP regeneration rate by a total of three. When gathering, raises base regeneration rate by one. | |
Enhanced Solid Reason | MIN | 90 | Adds to Solid Reason a 50% chance that you will be granted Eureka Moment. | |
Revisit | MIN | 91 | After exhausting a gathering point's resources, occasionally restores all integrity and gathering attempts. GP is also fully restored, but all gatherer effects expire. Effect cannot be triggered by certain gathering points such as those found in levequests. | |
Collector's High Standard | MIN | 1 | 100 | Occasionally upgrades the effect of Collector's Standard to Collector's High Standard, guaranteeing Brazen Prospector increases collectability with maximum effectiveness. Chance Meticulous Prospector does not affect integrity is increased by 40%. |
Gathering Log
- Main Article: Miner Gathering Log
Gathering Nodes
- Main Article: Miner Node Locations
Achievements
- Main article: Miner Achievements
This class is associated with the following achievements:
Name | Points | Task | Reward | Patch |
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Mining Your Own Business: La Noscea I | 5 | Mine 20 times at level 1-10 mineral deposits in La Noscea. | - | 2.0 |
Mining Your Own Business: La Noscea II | 5 | Mine 300 times at level 11-20 mineral deposits in La Noscea. | - | 2.0 |
Mining Your Own Business: La Noscea III | 5 | Mine 1,000 times at level 21-30 mineral deposits in La Noscea. | - | 2.0 |
Mining Your Own Business: La Noscea IV | 5 | Mine 2,000 times at level 31-40 mineral deposits in La Noscea. | - | 2.0 |
Mining Your Own Business: La Noscea V | 5 | Mine 4,000 times at level 41-50 mineral deposits in La Noscea. | - | 2.0 |
A Miner's Life for Me: La Noscea | 10 | Obtain all five “Mining Your Own Business: La Noscea” achievements. | Meadowbreaker | 2.0 |
Mining Your Own Business: Black Shroud I | 5 | Mine 20 times at level 1-10 mineral deposits in the Black Shroud. | - | 2.0 |
Mining Your Own Business: Black Shroud II | 5 | Mine 300 times at level 11-20 mineral deposits in the Black Shroud. | - | 2.0 |
Mining Your Own Business: Black Shroud III | 5 | Mine 1,000 times at level 21-30 mineral deposits in the Black Shroud. | - | 2.0 |
Mining Your Own Business: Black Shroud IV | 5 | Mine 2,000 times at level 31-40 mineral deposits in the Black Shroud. | - | 2.0 |
Mining Your Own Business: Black Shroud V | 5 | Mine 4,000 times at level 41-50 mineral deposits in the Black Shroud. | - | 2.0 |
A Miner's Life for Me: Black Shroud | 10 | Obtain all five “Mining Your Own Business: Black Shroud” achievements. | Forestbreaker | 2.0 |
Mining Your Own Business: Thanalan I | 5 | Mine 20 times at level 1-10 mineral deposits in Thanalan. | - | 2.0 |
Mining Your Own Business: Thanalan II | 5 | Mine 300 times at level 11-20 mineral deposits in Thanalan. | - | 2.0 |
Mining Your Own Business: Thanalan III | 5 | Mine 1,000 times at level 21-30 mineral deposits in Thanalan. | - | 2.0 |
Mining Your Own Business: Thanalan IV | 5 | Mine 2,000 times at level 31-40 mineral deposits in Thanalan. | - | 2.0 |
Mining Your Own Business: Thanalan V | 5 | Mine 4,000 times at level 41-50 mineral deposits in Thanalan. | - | 2.0 |
A Miner's Life for Me: Thanalan | 10 | Obtain all five “Mining Your Own Business: Thanalan” achievements. | Desertbreaker | 2.0 |
A Miner's Life for Me: Greater Eorzea | 30 | Obtain the "A Miner's Life for Me" achievements for La Noscea, the Black Shroud, and Thanalan. | Pick of the Luminary | 2.0 |
Mining Heavensward | 10 | Gather 5,000 times at level 51-60 mineral deposits or rocky outcrops. | - | 3.0 |
Mining Stormblood | 10 | Gather 5,000 times at level 61-70 mineral deposits or rocky outcrops. | - | 4.0 |
Mining Shadowbringers | 10 | Gather 5,000 times at level 71-80 mineral deposits or rocky outcrops. | - | 5.0 |
Mining the End | 10 | Gather 5,000 times at level 81-90 mineral deposits or rocky outcrops. | - | 6.0 |
Mining Dawntrail | 10 | Gather 5,000 times at level 91-100 mineral deposits or rocky outcrops. | - | 7.0 |
I Found That: Miner I | 5 | Mine and record discovery of 15 unique items that can only be gathered as a miner. | - | 2.1 |
I Found That: Miner II | 5 | Mine and record discovery of 30 unique items that can only be gathered as a miner. | - | 2.1 |
I Found That: Miner III | 10 | Mine and record discovery of 50 unique items that can only be gathered as a miner. | Master Miner's Ring | 2.1 |
I Found That: Miner IV | 10 | Mine and record discovery of 100 unique items that can only be gathered as a miner. | - | 3.0 |
I Found That: Miner V | 10 | Mine and record discovery of 150 unique items that can only be gathered as a miner. | Blessed Minekeep's Pickaxe | 3.5 |
I Found That: Miner VI | 10 | Gather and record discovery of 180 unique items as a miner. | Blessed Mineking's Pickaxe | 4.5 |
I Found That: Miner VII | 10 | Mine and record discovery of 220 unique items that can only be gathered as a miner. | Resplendent Minefiend's Pickaxe | 5.5 |
I Found That: Miner VIII | 10 | Mine and record discovery of 260 unique items that can only be gathered as a miner. | Of the Relentless Sledge | 6.5 |
An Eye for Quantity: Miner I | 5 | Gather 300 items with the Gatherer's Boon effect as a miner. | - | 6.0 |
An Eye for Quantity: Miner II | 5 | Gather 1,500 items with the Gatherer's Boon effect as a miner. | - | 6.0 |
An Eye for Quantity: Miner III | 10 | Gather 10,000 items with the Gatherer's Boon effect as a miner. | - | 6.0 |
An Eye for Quantity: Miner IV | 10 | Gather 20,000 items with the Gatherer's Boon effect as a miner. | Master Miner | 6.0 |
Skyward Sledgehammer I | 5 | Earn 50,000 points toward your skyward score as a miner. | - | 5.21 |
Skyward Sledgehammer II | 5 | Earn 150,000 points toward your skyward score as a miner. | - | 5.21 |
Skyward Sledgehammer III | 10 | Earn 500,000 points toward your skyward score as a miner. | Pick of the Firmament | 5.21 |
With Mines Unclouded I | 5 | Mine 50 clouded mineral deposits or rocky outcrops. | - | 5.21 |
With Mines Unclouded II | 5 | Mine 500 clouded mineral deposits or rocky outcrops. | - | 5.21 |
With Mines Unclouded III | 10 | Mine 1,000 clouded mineral deposits or rocky outcrops. | - | 5.21 |
The Height of Mining | 10 | As a miner, submit 50,000 expert recipe materials for the second phase of the Ishgardian restoration. | The Nest's Own Miner | 5.21 |
Miners of a Feather | 10 | As a miner, submit 50,000 expert recipe materials for the third phase of the Ishgardian restoration. | Featherfall's Finest Miner | 5.31 |
An Ode to Mining | 10 | As a miner, submit 50,000 expert recipe materials for the fourth phase of the Ishgardian restoration. | The Risensung Miner | 5.41 |
Gallery
Miner Armor in A Realm Reborn (2.0)
Miner Armor in Heavensward (3.0)
Miner Armor in Stormblood (4.0)
Miner Armor in Shadowbringers (5.0)
Miner Armor in Endwalker (6.0)
Miner Armor in Dawntrail (7.0)