Skipping Valkurm

[elledan]

I sub RDM with my Black Mage, and ive gotten to the point where I need to start leveling Red Mage again. I went to Valkurm to look for a party and it SUCKS! Is there any way I can skip it? I was thinking of going to Maze of Shakrami or somewhere with worms that I could solo. I don't mind Quifim, but loathe Valkurm.

Any Suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

[Uroboros]

If you can get parties to believe you, go just outside Mhuera and fight Dhamels and gobs and whatnot until 18, then go to Sauromogue Champaigne and fight Diving Beetles at I think G-8? It's a little valley next to an exposed part of the spine, not far from Jeuno. They'll take you from 18-23 easily. Voila, dunes skipped.

I don't know about soloing. Worms in the maze are OK until about 17-18 for mages, and Quifm worms pick up the slack after that. I don't know about Korroloka, and I don't know how practical RDM soloing worms is, versus BLM, RNG, WAR, or SAM (anyone with good nukes or a bow, basically). In the dunes I remember being able to solo tough crabs. Had to rest to full after each one, of course.

[Tan'o]

My guide on leveling RDM up to 27 or so as a RDM

Solo till 10. Then head over to tahrongi canyon and get into a Dhamel Hunting PT. great xp and stuff rarely aggros that you cant kill. (Elementals) When you hit 12 get a a BLM or two at 13 for Fire I and hit Maze of Shakrami. Just you three should be fine there but if cou can get more mages. Any time is good. Stay there till 16.

From there form a conventional Valkurm xp PT but make sure its real good. It probably will be because the only people who will level with you in Buburimu are experienced. Clippers, Dhamels, and Gobs provide easy fodder for you and never any over camping.

Hit 20 here and its off to Qufim. Get one tank, one melee and the rest mages and hit the worms by the mini-lake till 22. From there conventional Clipper PT again and level on the Clippers and pugils till 24. Then go inside Delkfutt and kill gobs till 25 (the right path on entry)

Now switch over to the left path for giants till 26, close to 27. Get gobs for TP and then unload on IT giants. Make sure you dont aggro two giants when pulling. RNG/NIN here is loved.

At 27 head outside again and do Acrophies and Dancing Weapons till 29. Not sure about 30 on them though. After that head inside the tower again and hit the giants a bit deep in, or higher, middle floor tops and you can hit 31 easy.

Voila. You hit 30 and skipping Valkurm AND Kazham.

[Rico]

You can either go to Gusen Mines and make someone pull the Bones... you need a really good party also you can go to Yughott Grotto with a full lvl 10-11 pt you get 120+exp a kill. You need a good pt for this