FFXIV Gil Making Guide 2026: Best Ways to Make Gil in 7.5x

Quick summary

• Start with free weekly gil. Daily duty roulettes pay up to 75,120 gil, the Challenge Log up to 95,000 a week and custom deliveries up to 20,040 a week (Final Fantasy XIV Online Wiki).
• Best active combat method: Grade 17 Br'aaxskin and Grade 18 Gargantuaskin treasure maps. Gargantuaskin is the only map that opens Vault Oneiron (FFXIV Online Wiki).
• Highest ceiling: crafting endgame gear, materia and consumables for patch demand. Icy Veins says returning players and Evercold preppers are raising demand for crafted gear right now.
• Free money while you play: Occult Crescent Happy Bunny coffers from a Fortune Carrot contain 200,000 gil (FFXIV Online Wiki).
• Keep more of what you sell: move retainers out of Gridania, Limsa Lominsa and Ul'dah, which always charge the maximum 5% seller tax (FFXIV Online Wiki).

This FFXIV gil making guide is written for the last Dawntrail patches, 7.5x (7.57 went live October 13, 2026), and the run-up to Evercold in January 2027. Fixed gil amounts, treasure map grades, retainer rules and tax rates come from the community Final Fantasy XIV Online Wiki's Gil page; patch demand comes from Icy Veins' 7.5 gil guide; the weekly totals are our own arithmetic.

Gil-per-hour figures swing by server and patch, so check your own world's prices on Universalis before you commit gil.

Free weekly gil: roulettes, Challenge Log and deliveries

Every number below comes from the FFXIV Online Wiki's Gil page.

Source	Maximum	How often
Duty roulettes	75,120 gil, plus 53,760 for "adventurer in need" role bonuses	Daily
Challenge Log	95,000 gil	Weekly
Doman Enclave donations	40,000 gil	Weekly
Custom deliveries	20,040 gil (plus scrips and XP)	Weekly, 12 allowances

Our own math: those four top out at about 680,000 gil a week without role bonuses, which is mostly the daily roulettes (75,120 × 7). It isn't fast, but it costs no starting money and you'll do much of it anyway. Custom deliveries reset every Tuesday at 08:00 UTC and allow 6 deliveries per NPC (FFXIV Online Wiki).

Best ways to make gil in FFXIV compared

Method	Setup	Current notes (Icy Veins, FFXIV Online Wiki)
Selling rare mounts or minions	Clears or lucky drops	Prices drop as an expansion ages
Market board flipping	Starting gil, market knowledge	Check sale history, not just listings
Crafting	Leveled crafters	Endgame gear, materia and food
Housing decoration services	Design skill, clients	Commissions, not a market method
Treasure maps	Gatherer or a map seller	Grade 17–18 maps and portals
Gathering rare materials	Level 100 gatherer	Legendary nodes, scrip materials
Desynthesis materials	Desynthesis level	Sands are in demand before patches
High-level dungeons	Combat job	Steady but low
Levequests	Leve allowances	3 allowances every 12 hours, cap 100
Weekly Challenge Log	None	Up to 95,000 a week

FFXIV treasure maps for gil

1. Unlock Treasure Hunt with the level 36 quest "Treasures and Tribulations" from H'loonh in Eastern La Noscea (FFXIV Online Wiki).
2. Gather one map every 18 hours from level 40+ nodes. Fishers need Snagging or Salvage active (FFXIV Online Wiki).
3. Pick the current tier:

Map	Grade	Where it drops	Portal
Timeworn Loboskin	16	Level 100 nodes	None
Timeworn Br'aaxskin	17	Level 100 nodes	Cenote Ja Ja Gural (sometimes)
Timeworn Gargantuaskin	18	Level 100 nodes in Living Memory	Vault Oneiron (sometimes)

Gargantuaskin chests have the same rewards as Br'aaxskin, but only Gargantuaskin maps lead to Vault Oneiron, which arrived in patch 7.3 with new cosmetics (FFXIV Online Wiki, Icy Veins). Icy Veins notes that map prices rise when a new treasure dungeon arrives, so "grab your daily map."

1. Sell before you decipher. You can sell timeworn maps, but not after deciphering them (FFXIV Online Wiki). If you won't run them, the market board is the easiest gil.
2. Run them in a full party. Everyone brings a map so portals chain, and you split the risk of empty chests.

Crafting for gil before Evercold

Icy Veins' current picks for 7.5x:

• Endgame crafted combat gear. Returning players catching up for Evercold are buying crafted gear fast.
• Crafting and gathering gear. Demand stays high while players gear up for the final Cosmic Exploration planet.
• Crafting and gathering materia. Players need "literally thousands" for the best melds, and the best time to sell is to "panic preppers just before the patch."
• Allagan Tomestone materials. These are needed for crafted gear; Icy Veins suggests selling in bulk through Party Finder for a quick sale.
• Raid food and potions. Icy Veins expects demand to fade with no further savage raids before Evercold.

How to win a listing: Icy Veins says to be competitive in undercutting, either by large amounts or often, to stay at the top. Always compare the cost of materials with recent sale prices on Universalis first.

Crafting only pays once your crafters can make what sells, which usually means level 100 and endgame crafting gear. If you're still short of that, the FFXIV leveling guide covers routes for every level range, and FFXIV leveling help is listed on the hub.

Example: a crafter with 2 million gil compares materia and raid food on Universalis. Raid food has sold slowly since the last savage tier, while crafting materia sales are climbing as players gear for Cosmic Exploration and Evercold. The crafter spends the starting gil on materia materials and lists in small batches, undercutting often rather than dumping a full stack.

Gathering, levequests and desynthesis

• Gathering: a level 100 gatherer can sell the materials crafters need without the crafting step. Legendary nodes, unlocked with Folklore books, spawn at set Eorzea times and supply the rarer materials; check a node's sale history before building a route around it.
• Levequests: you get 3 allowances every 12 hours, up to 100 stored (FFXIV Online Wiki). They pay steady gil and XP but rarely beat the methods above, so use spare allowances on alts or crafters you're leveling anyway.
• Desynthesis: breaking down unwanted gear gives materials, and crystal sands sell well before patches. It also clears inventory that would otherwise go to a vendor for a few gil.

Occult Crescent coffers for gil

Occult Crescent isn't a dedicated gil farm, but it pays while you level phantom jobs and relics. Patch 7.55 (July 28, 2026) added the North Horn zone, and the wiki lists these values:

Coffer	Gil inside
Happy Bunny golden coffer (from a Fortune Carrot)	200,000
Gold Persistent Pot / Happy Bunny	about 30,000
Silver	about 5,000
Bronze	about 1,000

The Fortune Carrot is one of the most valuable Occult Crescent items on the market board. It's rare (about 1% from bronze coffers in a community sample), and title hunters need 1,000 and 2,000 Happy Bunny coffers (FFXIV Online Wiki). Selling the carrot can pay more than using it.

Retainers and market board tax

• Quick Exploration ventures last 1 hour and return one random item. At max level, retainers sometimes bring back Venture Coffers (FFXIV Online Wiki).
• Exploration ventures last 18 hours. Targeted ventures last 40 minutes to 1 hour depending on your retainer's level.
• Taxes: buyers always pay 5% on top. Sellers pay 0–5% depending on the retainer's city. The three starting cities always charge 5%, so move retainers once you reach Ishgard (FFXIV Online Wiki).
• Gil cap: 999,999,999 for you and for each retainer. Free Trial players are capped at 300,000 (FFXIV Online Wiki).
• Vendoring: sell unsellable gear to NPCs or desynthesize it into materials.

A one-hour daily gil routine

If you only have an hour a day, stack the methods that need the least setup. Our own suggested order, using the sources above:

Step	Time	What you get
Duty roulettes you'd run anyway	30–40 min	Part of the 75,120 daily maximum, which needs every roulette (FFXIV Online Wiki)
Gather your daily timeworn map	5 min	A map to sell or run (one every 18 hours)
Reassign retainers	5 min	Quick Exploration items or coffers
Undercut your listings	5 min	Keep your items at the top (Icy Veins)
One custom delivery batch, twice a week	10 min	Part of the 20,040 weekly gil plus scrips

Why this works: each step either pays a fixed amount or turns time you already spend into a sale. Once you have a few million gil saved, move that starting money into crafting for the next patch. Icy Veins notes the best sales often come just before a patch, so the routine builds the starting money you'll need when Evercold demand arrives.

Avoid the common FFXIV gil sinks

The wiki's saving tips double as profit, because gil you don't spend counts too:

• Use Aetheryte Tickets, favored destinations and Return instead of paying teleport fees.
• Repair your own gear with Dark Matter bought with other currencies.
• Meld your own materia rather than paying an NPC.
• Wait to buy glamour and mounts. They "sell for less and less as an expansion ages" (FFXIV Online Wiki).

Gil making for alts and returning players

• Returning players: start with roulettes, Challenge Log and custom deliveries while you relearn your job. They need no starting gil. Our leveling guide covers catching up.
• Evercold prep: Icy Veins says players are already prepping, so watch what they buy. Read our Evercold guide for the January 2027 window.
• Alts: each retainer has its own gil cap. Use a mannequin in your housing to move gil between your own characters without market tax (FFXIV Online Wiki).
• Beastmaster players: the Crucible gives limited-job progress, not much gil. See our Beastmaster guide.
• Buying gil: Square Enix treats gil bought for real money as real money trading, which can lead to account penalties. Our FFXIV paid clears and gil risk guide explains the rules.

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FAQ

What is the best way to make gil in FFXIV right now? Crafting for patch demand has the highest ceiling. Treasure maps are the best active method for combat players, and the fixed weekly sources need no setup.

How much gil do duty roulettes give? Up to 75,120 gil a day, plus up to 53,760 for "adventurer in need" bonuses (FFXIV Online Wiki).

Which treasure maps are best in 2026? Grade 17 Br'aaxskin and Grade 18 Gargantuaskin. Only Gargantuaskin opens Vault Oneiron. Sell spare maps before deciphering them, because a deciphered map can't be sold (FFXIV Online Wiki).

Is Occult Crescent good for gil? It's good as a side income. Happy Bunny coffers from a Fortune Carrot contain 200,000 gil, and the carrots themselves sell well.

Can I convert MGP to gil? No. MGP stays in the Gold Saucer.

How do I avoid market board tax? Buyers always pay 5%. Sellers can cut their side to 0–3% by moving retainers out of the three starting cities.

Related guides

• FFXIV Evercold guide: release date, new jobs and Evolved Mode
• FFXIV leveling guide 1–100
• FFXIV Beastmaster guide
• FFXIV paid clears and gil: what the rules say
• Final Fantasy XIV game hub