Botanist

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The botanist's profession encompasses the procurement of resources from all forms of plant life. This includes harvesting vegetables and grains, tending fruit-bearing trees, cultivating fibrous plants, logging timber, and more.
Botanists also endeavor to educate others about the need to maintain a symbiotic relationship with Eorzea's plants, rather than carelessly stripping them of their useful parts. Owing to their intimacy with nature, botanists are known to revere Nophica, the goddess of abundance.

— FinalFantasyXIV.com Botanist

Botanists (BTN) are Disciples of the Land that harvest resources from flora throughout Eorzea. The materials they collect are used by various crafting classes, including Carpenters, Weavers, Culinarians, and Alchemists.

General Information

Guild

Any player who has completed the level 10 quest of their starting class is eligible to become a Botanist. The Botanists' Guild is located in Gridania. Speak with the receptionist to start the first quest.

Tools

See also: List of Botanist Primary Tools

See also: List of Botanist Secondary Tools

Botanists utilize hatchets as their primary tool and garden scythes as their secondary tool. Both tools are crafted by Blacksmiths.

Quests

Botanist Class Quests

Main Article: Botanist 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

Wachumeqimeqi Deliveries: Shunye's Apothecary (Dawntrail)

Main Article: Wachumeqimeqi Deliveries#Shunye's Apothecary

Levequests

Main Article: Botanist Levequests

Actions

Main Article: Botanist Actions

Action		Level	GP	Description
Field Mastery		4	50	Increases the chance of obtaining items while gathering by 5%. Does not apply to items at 0%.
Field Mastery 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.
Field Mastery III		10	250	Increases the chance of obtaining items while gathering by 50%. Does not apply to items at 0%.
Pioneer'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.
Flora Mastery		23	50	Increases the chance of obtaining items on your next gathering attempt by 15%. Does not apply to items at 0%.
Bountiful Harvest		24	100	Increases the number of items obtained on your next gathering attempt by one.
Ageless Words		25	300	Grants another gathering attempt. Additional Effect: 50% chance to grant Eureka Moment
Blessed Harvest		30	400	Increases the number of items obtained when gathering by one.
Blessed Harvest 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 Woodsman	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 Woodsman	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.
Pioneer'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 Pioneer's Gift I.
Luck of the Pioneer	1	55	200	Uncovers a gathering node's hidden items.
Bountiful Harvest II	1	68	0	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.
Nophica'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 Woodsman will not affect integrity. Does not affect increased chance from gathering point bonuses or Collector's High Standard.

Gatherer Role

Main Article: Botanist Gatherer Role

Action	Level	Description
Triangulate	1	Surveys the landscape to locate mature trees and lush vegetation.
Arbor Call	3	Surveys the landscape to locate the nearest mature tree or lush vegetation within skill range. Can only be executed while Triangulate is active. Duration: 15s
Arbor Call II	5	Surveys the landscape to locate the highest-level mature tree or lush vegetation within skill range. Can only be executed while Triangulate is active. Duration: 15s
Truth of Forests	46	Further surveys the landscape to uncover unspoiled, legendary, and clouded mature trees and lush vegetation.

Traits

Main Article: Botanist Traits

Trait	Acquired		Level	Effect
Auto Triangulate	BTN		2	Automatically activates Triangulate upon changing your class to botanist.
Tree Whisperer	BTN		11	Allows you to better identify the characteristics of a mature tree or patch of lush vegetation, improving gathering rate when conditions are met.
Tree Whisperer II	BTN		16	Allows you to better identify the characteristics of a mature tree or patch of lush vegetation, increasing gathering attempts when conditions are met.
Tree Whisperer III	BTN		21	Allows you to better identify the characteristics of a mature tree or patch of lush vegetation, improving yield when conditions are met.
Tree Whisperer IV	BTN		26	Allows you to better identify the characteristics of a mature tree or patch of lush vegetation, 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.
Tree Whisperer V	BTN	1	53	Allows you to better identify the characteristics of a mature tree or patch of lush vegetation, further improving chances of enhanced gathering when conditions are met.
One with the Forest	BTN		60	Automatically activates Truth of Forests upon changing your class to botanist.
Bountiful Harvest Mastery	BTN	1	68	Upgrades Bountiful Harvest to Bountiful Harvest II.
Enhanced GP Regeneration	BTN	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	BTN		80	Raises base GP regeneration rate by a total of two. When gathering, raises base regeneration rate by one.
Enhanced GP Regeneration III	BTN		83	Raises base GP regeneration rate by a total of three. When gathering, raises base regeneration rate by one.
Enhanced Ageless Words	BTN		90	Adds to Ageless Words a 50% chance that you will be granted Eureka Moment.
Revisit	BTN		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	BTN	1	100	Occasionally upgrades the effect of Collector's Standard to Collector's High Standard, guaranteeing Brazen Woodsman increases collectability with maximum effectiveness. Chance Meticulous Woodsman does not affect integrity is increased by 40%.

Gathering Log

Main Article: Botanist Gathering Log

Gathering Nodes

Main Article: Botanist Node Locations

Achievements

This class is associated with the following achievements:

Name	Points	Task	Reward	Patch
Logging the Hours: La Noscea I	5	Log 20 times from level 1-10 mature trees in La Noscea.	-	2.0
Logging the Hours: La Noscea II	5	Log 300 times from level 11-20 mature trees in La Noscea.	-	2.0
Logging the Hours: La Noscea III	5	Log 1,000 times from level 21-30 mature trees in La Noscea.	-	2.0
Logging the Hours: La Noscea IV	5	Log 2,000 times from level 31-40 mature trees in La Noscea.	-	2.0
Logging the Hours: La Noscea V	5	Log 4,000 times from level 41-50 mature trees in La Noscea.	-	2.0
A Botanist's Life for Me: La Noscea	10	Obtain all five “Logging the Hours: La Noscea” achievements.	Meadowreaper	2.0
Logging the Hours: Black Shroud I	5	Log 20 times from level 1-10 mature trees in the Black Shroud.	-	2.0
Logging the Hours: Black Shroud II	5	Log 300 times from level 11-20 mature trees in the Black Shroud.	-	2.0
Logging the Hours: Black Shroud III	5	Log 1,000 times from level 21-30 mature trees in the Black Shroud.	-	2.0
Logging the Hours: Black Shroud IV	5	Log 2,000 times from level 31-40 mature trees in the Black Shroud.	-	2.0
Logging the Hours: Black Shroud V	5	Log 4,000 times from level 41-50 mature trees in the Black Shroud.	-	2.0
A Botanist's Life for Me: Black Shroud	10	Obtain all five “Logging the Hours: Black Shroud” achievements.	Forestreaper	2.0
Logging the Hours: Thanalan I	5	Log 20 times from level 1-10 mature trees in Thanalan.	-	2.0
Logging the Hours: Thanalan II	5	Log 300 times from level 11-20 mature trees in Thanalan.	-	2.0
Logging the Hours: Thanalan III	5	Log 1,000 times from level 21-30 mature trees in Thanalan.	-	2.0
Logging the Hours: Thanalan IV	5	Log 2,000 times from level 31-40 mature trees in Thanalan.	-	2.0
Logging the Hours: Thanalan V	5	Log 4,000 times from level 41-50 mature trees in Thanalan.	-	2.0
A Botanist's Life for Me: Thanalan	10	Obtain all five “Logging the Hours: Thanalan” achievements.	Desertreaper	2.0
A Botanist's Life for Me: Greater Eorzea	30	Obtain the "A Botanist's Life for Me" achievements for La Noscea, the Black Shroud, and Thanalan.	Axe of the Luminary	2.0
I Found That: Botanist I	5	Harvest and record discovery of 25 unique items that can only be gathered as a botanist.	-	2.1
I Found That: Botanist II	5	Harvest and record discovery of 50 unique items that can only be gathered as a botanist.	-	2.1
I Found That: Botanist III	10	Harvest and record discovery of 100 unique items that can only be gathered as a botanist.	Master Botanist's Ring	2.1
I Found That: Botanist IV	10	Harvest and record discovery of 150 unique items that can only be gathered as a botanist.	-	3.0
Reaping Heavensward	10	Gather 5,000 times from level 51-60 mature trees or lush vegetation.	-	3.0
I Found That: Botanist V	10	Harvest and record discovery of 230 unique items that can only be gathered as a botanist.	Blessed Fieldkeep's Hatchet	3.5
Reaping Stormblood	10	Gather 5,000 times from level 61-70 mature trees or lush vegetation.	-	4.0
I Found That: Botanist VI	10	Gather and record discovery of 280 unique items as a botanist.	Blessed Fieldking's Hatchet	4.5
Reaping Shadowbringers	10	Gather 5,000 times from level 71-80 mature trees or lush vegetation.	-	5.0
Skyward Scythe I	5	Earn 50,000 points toward your skyward score as a botanist.	-	5.25
Skyward Scythe II	5	Earn 150,000 points toward your skyward score as a botanist.	-	5.25
Skyward Scythe III	10	Earn 500,000 points toward your skyward score as a botanist.	Hatchet of the Firmament	5.25
The Height of Botany	10	As a botanist, submit 50,000 expert recipe materials for the second phase of the Ishgardian restoration.	The Nest's Own Botanist	5.25
With Scythes Unclouded I	5	Mine 50 clouded mature trees or lush vegetation.	-	5.25
With Scythes Unclouded II	5	Mine 500 clouded mature trees or lush vegetation.	-	5.25
With Scythes Unclouded III	10	Mine 1,000 clouded mature trees or lush vegetation.	-	5.25
Botanists of a Feather	10	As a botanist, submit 50,000 expert recipe materials for the third phase of the Ishgardian restoration.	Featherfall's Finest Botanist	5.31
An Ode to Botany	10	As a botanist, submit 50,000 expert recipe materials for the fourth phase of the Ishgardian restoration.	The Risensung Botanist	5.41
I Found That: Botanist VII	10	Harvest and record discovery of 340 unique items that can only be gathered as a botanist.	Resplendent Fieldfiend's Hatchet	5.5
An Eye for Quantity: Botanist I	5	Gather 300 items with the Gatherer's Boon effect as a botanist.	-	6.0
An Eye for Quantity: Botanist II	5	Gather 1,500 items with the Gatherer's Boon effect as a botanist.	-	6.0
An Eye for Quantity: Botanist III	10	Gather 10,000 items with the Gatherer's Boon effect as a botanist.	-	6.0
An Eye for Quantity: Botanist IV	10	Gather 20,000 items with the Gatherer's Boon effect as a botanist.	Master Botanist	6.0
Reaping the End	10	Gather 5,000 times from level 81-90 mature trees or lush vegetation.	-	6.0
I Found That: Botanist VIII	10	Harvest and record discovery of 380 unique items that can only be gathered as a botanist.	Of the Keen Hatchet	6.5
Reaping Dawntrail	10	Gather 5,000 times from level 91-100 mature trees or lush vegetation.	-	7.0
Rocket Botany I	5	Earn a cosmic class score of 50,000 points as a botanist.	-	7.21
Rocket Botany II	5	Earn a cosmic class score of 150,000 points as a botanist.	-	7.21
Gardening with the Stars	10	Earn a cosmic class score of 500,000 points as a botanist.	Plucker of Stars	7.21