My recommended path to level 66 Smithing.
Saithorx
| Item | Skill Cap | Crystal | Materials | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickaxe | 5 | Fire | Maple Lumber, Bronze Ingot | Level 2 Woodworking sub |
| Hatchet | 8 | Fire | Maple Lumber, Bronze Ingot x2 | Level 3 Woodworking sub |
| Bronze Scales | 10 | Wind | Bronze Sheet | |
| Scale Cuisses | 15 | Earth | Bronze Scales x2, Leather Trousers, Cotton Thread | Level 5 Leatherworking sub. Desynth after |
| Iron Ingot | 20 | Fire | Iron Ore x4 | |
| Iron Sheet | 22 | Fire | Iron Ingot | |
| Iron Scales | 26 | Wind | Iron Sheet | |
| Iron Finger Gauntlets | 31 | Earth | Iron Scales x2, Cotton Thread, Leather Gloves | Desynth after |
| Targe | 36 | Fire | Iron Sheet x2, Holly Lumber | Desynth after |
| Iron Mittens | 41 | Earth | Iron Sheet, Lizard Skin | Desynth after |
| Steel Ore | 45 | Lightning | Mythril Rod | Buy Rod from NPC for 6256 gil |
| Hibari | 46 | Earth | Lizard Skin, Tama-Hagane | Desynth after |
| Darksteel Ingot | 52 | Fire | Darksteel Ore, Iron Ore x3 | |
| Darksteel Sheet | 55 | Fire | Darksteel Sheet | |
| Gauntlets | 57 | Fire | Iron Sheet x2, Leather Gloves x2 | Desynth after |
| Darksteel Bolt Heads | 62 | Wind | Darksteel Ingot | |
| Nodowa | 66 | Earth | Iron Sheet, Silk Thread | Desynth After |