Category:Chocobo Digging

Chocobo Digging is a hobby in FFXI where adventurers use Gysahl Greens to coerce chocobos into digging up items. To participate, an adventurer should make sure they have Gysahl Greens in their inventory, be riding a chocobo in an eligible area and use either the /dig command or dig from the sub-menu. A chocobo must move a minimum of 2 yalms in any direction between digs and wait 16 seconds before being able to dig again. Finally, until rank-ups are gained there is a 100 items per real life day limit in effect.

Skilling-Up

Digging Rank	Area Delay (seconds)	Dig Delay (seconds)	Daily Item Limit
Amateur	60	16	100
Recruit	55	11	110
Initiate	50	6	120
Novice	45	0	130
Apprentice	40	0	140
Journeyman	35	0	150
Craftsman	30	0	160
Artisan	25	0	170
Adept	20	0	180
Veteran	15	0	190
Expert	10	0	200

Digging on Horizon differs from retail Final Fantasy XI in that players can expect to receive a skill-up message in their log, each time one is achieved. This makes it far easier for adventurers to know how far their digging has progressed. Unfortunately at this time, there is no option within the menus to view what the adventurers skill is (unlike crafting skills which can be).

Ranking up follows the same pattern as crafting ie the 'amateur' is followed by the 'recruit' rank once level 10 is acheived. Upon ranking up adventurers will notice 3 improvements: the daily item limit is increased by 10, the delay between digs decreases and the zone delay before digging can begin is reduced. Please see the table to the right for a breakdown. Any rank with a tag is awaiting verification but can generally be assumed to be correct, judging from other players reports on discord.

The final and less noticable digging improvement is an increase in dig accuracy. Adventurers won't obviously notice this as the increase is only minor and other factors can also affect it (see moon phase below). The higher the level of digger, the more visible the increase will become.

Moon Phase

The current Moon Phase plays a significant role in the accuracy of your chocobos digging. As a rule of thumb, the closer the phase is to 50% the lower your accuracy will be. The current moon phase can be checked by using the command /clock.

Generally adventurers looking to make the most profit will dig during a full/new moon as their accuracy will be at its highest. Adventurers who are looking to acheive the most amount of skill-ups before they hit their daily dig limit will prefer to dig as close to 50% as possible. Lower accuracy translates into more dig attempts and thus more chance of skill-ups.

Item Pools

Each area has it's own unique pool of items that can be dug up. These pools are shared amongst all adventurers and once empty, no further items may be dug on that particular in-game day. They refresh at the start of a new Vana'diel day (00:00), at which point items may be dug up once again. See below for a list of each diggable area and it's pool of items.

Item Pools by Zone

Batallia Downs

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Item	Abundance
Bird Feather	13.8%Uncommon^(13.8%)
Bone Chip	19.3%Common^(19.3%)
Black Chocobo Feather	1%Very Rare^(1%)
Copper Ore	14.1%Uncommon^(14.1%)
Flint Stone	18%Common^(18%)
Iron Ore	14.1%Uncommon^(14.1%)
Pebble	19.8%Common^(19.8%)
Purple Rock	3.4%Very Rare^(3.4%)
Red Jar	7.8%Rare^(7.8%)
Reishi Mushroom	0.3%Extremely Rare^(0.3%)
Bird Egg ●	0%^(0%)
Colored Egg ●	0%^(0%)
Hard-Boiled Egg ●	0%^(0%)
Soft-Boiled Egg ●	0%^(0%)
Sairui-Ran ●	0%^(0%)
Beastcoin ●	0%^(0%)
Gold Beastcoin ●	0%^(0%)
Mythril Beastcoin ●	0%^(0%)
Silver Beastcoin ●	0%^(0%)
Tree Cuttings ● \|0%^(0%)
Wildgrass Seeds ●	0%^(0%)
Yellow Ginseng ●	0%^(0%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

Buburimu Peninsula

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Item	Abundance
Bird Feather	12.6%Uncommon^(12.6%)
Seashell	17.1%Common^(17.1%)
Giant Femur	9.6%Rare^(9.6%)
Shell Bug	6.2%Rare^(6.2%)
Shall Shell	3.5%Very Rare^(3.5%)
Turtle Shell	0.6%Extremely Rare^(0.6%)
Gold Beastcoin	5.5%Rare^(5.5%)
Crawler Cocoon	6.2%Rare^(6.2%)
Crab Shell	13.9%Uncommon^(13.9%)
High-Quality Crab Shell	3.5%Very Rare^(3.5%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

Bibiki Bay

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Item	Abundance
Bird Feather	11.3%Uncommon^(11.3%)
Coral Fragment	1%Very Rare^(1%)
Giant Femur	7.5%Rare^(7.5%)
Lugworm	17.8%Common^(17.8%)
Platinum Ore	0.9%Extremely Rare^(0.9%)
Seashell	16.6%Common^(16.6%)
Shall Shell	11.5%Uncommon^(11.5%)
Shell Bug	12.6%Uncommon^(12.6%)
Tin Ore	17.1%Common^(17.1%)
Turtle Shell	3.8%Very Rare^(3.8%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

Carpenters' Landing

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Item	Abundance
Acorn	14.6%Uncommon^(14.6%)
Arrowwood Log	15.7%Common^(15.7%)
Holly Log	12.5%Uncommon^(12.5%)
King Truffle	0.4%Extremely Rare^(0.4%)
Little Worm	15.7%Common^(15.7%)
Maple Log	19.6%Common^(19.6%)
Mistletoe	1.4%Very Rare^(1.4%)
Oak Log	10%Rare^(10%)
Scream Fungus	5.4%Rare^(5.4%)
Willow Log	4.6%Very Rare^(4.6%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

Eastern Altepa Desert

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Item	Abundance
Bone Chip	27.4%Very Common^(27.4%)
Giant Femur	15.2%Common^(15.2%)
Pebble	24.2%Very Common^(24.2%)
Silver Ore	6.1%Rare^(6.1%)
Mythril Ore	3.5%Very Rare^(3.5%)
Philosopher's Stone	0.4%Extremely Rare^(0.4%)
Platinum Ore	1.6%Very Rare^(1.6%)
Wyvern Scales	6.2%Rare^(6.2%)
Zinc Ore	13%Uncommon^(13%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

East Ronfaure

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Item	Abundance
Acorn	20.8%Very Common^(20.8%)
Arrowwood Log	17%Common^(17%)
Little Worm	26.7%Very Common^(26.7%)
Ash Log	8.3%Rare^(8.3%)
Chocobo Feather	7%Rare^(7%)
Maple Log	12.7%Uncommon^(12.7%)
Chestnut	3%Very Rare^(3%)
Chestnut Log	0.8%Extremely Rare^(0.8%)
King Truffle	1.5%Very Rare^(1.5%)
Mistletoe	0.8%Extremely Rare^(0.8%)
Fruit Seeds ●	1.3%Very Rare^(1.3%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

East Sarutabaruta

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Item	Abundance
Lauan Log	28.7%Very Common^(28.7%)
Papaka Grass	18.7%Common^(18.7%)
Pebble	18.7%Common^(18.7%)
Ebony Log	0.8%Extremely Rare^(0.8%)
Bird Feather	2.7%Very Rare^(2.7%)
Insect Wing	9.8%Rare^(9.8%)
Moko Grass	1.2%Very Rare^(1.2%)
Yagudo Feather	10.2%Uncommon^(10.2%)
Saruta Cotton	2.8%Very Rare^(2.8%)
Green Rock	1.8%Very Rare^(1.8%)
Rosewood Log	1.3%Very Rare^(1.3%)
Herb Seeds ●	3.3%Very Rare^(3.3%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

Jugner Forest

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Item	Abundance
Acorn	21.1%Very Common^(21.1%)
Arrowwood Log	22.1%Very Common^(22.1%)
Holly Log	17.1%Common^(17.1%)
King Truffle	1.4%Very Rare^(1.4%)
Little Worm	0%Extremely Rare^(0%)
Maple Log	17.9%Common^(17.9%)
Mistletoe	4.6%Very Rare^(4.6%)
Oak Log	8.6%Rare^(8.6%)
Scream Fungus	4.6%Very Rare^(4.6%)
Willow Log	0.7%Extremely Rare^(0.7%)
Ebony Log	1.4%Very Rare^(1.4%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

Konschtat Highlands

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Item	Abundance
Bird Feather	0.7%Extremely Rare^(0.7%)
Bone Chip	15.7%Common^(15.7%)
Elm Log	8.6%Rare^(8.6%)
Fish Scales	8.6%Rare^(8.6%)
Flint Stone	0%Extremely Rare^(0%)
Lizard Molt	11.4%Uncommon^(11.4%)
Mythril Beastcoin	12.1%Uncommon^(12.1%)
Pebble	17.1%Common^(17.1%)
Phoenix Feather	2.9%Very Rare^(2.9%)
Pugil Scales	3.6%Very Rare^(3.6%)
Zinc Ore	16.4%Common^(16.4%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

La Theine Plateau

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Item	Abundance
Little Worm	19.5%Common^(19.5%)
Arrowwood Log	15.9%Common^(15.9%)
Chocobo Feather	13.9%Uncommon^(13.9%)
Dried Marjoram	4.8%Very Rare^(4.8%)
Yew Log	11%Uncommon^(11%)
Chestnut Log	8.3%Rare^(8.3%)
Fresh Mugwort	2.8%Very Rare^(2.8%)
Scream Fungus	10.7%Uncommon^(10.7%)
Sobbing Fungus	11.3%Uncommon^(11.3%)
King Truffle	1%Very Rare^(1%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

Meriphataud Mountains

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Item	Abundance
Adaman Ore	1.2%Very Rare^(1.2%)
Black Chocobo Feather	3%Very Rare^(3%)
Copper Ore	16.2%Common^(16.2%)
Giant Femur	7.4%Rare^(7.4%)
Gold Beastcoin	3.6%Very Rare^(3.6%)
Insect Wing	18.8%Common^(18.8%)
Lizard Molt	15.8%Common^(15.8%)
Pebble	20.4%Very Common^(20.4%)
Yellow Rock	3.6%Very Rare^(3.6%)
Iron Ore	10%Rare^(10%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

North Gustaberg

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Item	Abundance
Bone Chip	11.7%Uncommon^(11.7%)
Little Worm	23.2%Very Common^(23.2%)
Pebble	17.3%Common^(17.3%)
Bird Feather	6%Rare^(6%)
Fish Scales	3.8%Very Rare^(3.8%)
Insect Wing	7.5%Rare^(7.5%)
Lizard Molt	12%Uncommon^(12%)
Pugil Scales	6.6%Rare^(6.6%)
Mythril Beastcoin	4.6%Very Rare^(4.6%)
Mythril Ore	7.1%Rare^(7.1%)
Darksteel Ore	0.2%Extremely Rare^(0.2%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

Pashhow Marshlands

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Item	Abundance
Insect Wing	21.6%Very Common^(21.6%)
Pebble	23%Very Common^(23%)
Lizard Molt	18.4%Common^(18.4%)
Silver Ore	8.8%Rare^(8.8%)
Willow Log	14.8%Uncommon^(14.8%)
Puffball	5.8%Rare^(5.8%)
Black Rock	4.4%Very Rare^(4.4%)
Mythril Beastcoin	1.8%Very Rare^(1.8%)
Petrified Log	0.4%Extremely Rare^(0.4%)
Turtle Shell	1%Extremely Rare^(1%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

Rolanberry Fields

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Item	Abundance
Coral Fungus	4%Very Rare^(4%)
Deathball	1.8%Very Rare^(1.8%)
Flint Stone	20.9%Very Common^(20.9%)
Gold Beastcoin	3.7%Very Rare^(3.7%)
Mythril Beastcoin	13.1%Uncommon^(13.1%)
Orichalcum Ore	2.1%Very Rare^(2.1%)
Pebble	28.5%Very Common^(28.5%)
Puffball	2.7%Very Rare^(2.7%)
Sage	15.6%Common^(15.6%)
Red Jar	4.9%Very Rare^(4.9%)
Darksteel Ore	2.7%Very Rare^(2.7%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

Sauromugue Champaign

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Item	Abundance
Black Chocobo Feather	1.9%Very Rare^(1.9%)
Bone Chip	20.2%Very Common^(20.2%)
Flint Stone	16.7%Common^(16.7%)
Gold Beastcoin	8.3%Rare^(8.3%)
Iron Ore	10.1%Uncommon^(10.1%)
Lizard Molt	12.8%Uncommon^(12.8%)
Pebble	19.4%Common^(19.4%)
Red Jar	2.3%Very Rare^(2.3%)
Translucent Rock	6%Rare^(6%)
Adaman Ore	2.3%Very Rare^(2.3%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

South Gustaberg

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Item	Abundance
Pebble	25.6%Very Common^(25.6%)
Little Worm	21%Very Common^(21%)
Insect Wing	16.2%Common^(16.2%)
Bone Chip	13.6%Uncommon^(13.6%)
Rock Salt	9.2%Rare^(9.2%)
Lizard Molt	7.8%Rare^(7.8%)
Mythril Beastcoin	4%Very Rare^(4%)
Bird Feather	1.8%Very Rare^(1.8%)
White Rock	0.2%Extremely Rare^(0.2%)
Mythril Ore	0.2%Extremely Rare^(0.2%)
Grain Seeds ●	0.4%Extremely Rare^(0.4%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

Tahrongi Canyon

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Item	Abundance
Bone Chip	13.7%Uncommon^(13.7%)
Pebble	18.1%Common^(18.1%)
Insect Wing	15.1%Common^(15.1%)
Seashell	7.9%Rare^(7.9%)
Tin Ore	10.4%Uncommon^(10.4%)
Yagudo Feather	13%Uncommon^(13%)
Giant Femur	10.3%Uncommon^(10.3%)
Red Rock	0.7%Extremely Rare^(0.7%)
Gold Ore	5.5%Rare^(5.5%)
Platinum Ore	5%Rare^(5%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah

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Item	Abundance
Pebble	28.8%Very Common^(28.8%)
Bone Chip	18.7%Common^(18.7%)
Maple Log	19.4%Common^(19.4%)
Yew Log	13.6%Uncommon^(13.6%)
Elm Log	4.4%Very Rare^(4.4%)
Green Rock	1.5%Very Rare^(1.5%)
Translucent Rock	1.5%Very Rare^(1.5%)
Petrified Log	3.7%Very Rare^(3.7%)
Tree Cuttings	4.8%Very Rare^(4.8%)
Golem Shard	4.2%Very Rare^(4.2%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

Valkurm Dunes

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Item	Abundance
Bone Chip	12.8%Uncommon^(12.8%)
Seashell	13.7%Uncommon^(13.7%)
Giant Femur	10.5%Uncommon^(10.5%)
Shell Bug	10%Uncommon^(10%)
Blue Rock	1.5%Very Rare^(1.5%)
Wyvern Scales	2.5%Very Rare^(2.5%)
Copper Ore	20.8%Very Common^(20.8%)
Silver Ore	12.4%Uncommon^(12.4%)
Gold Ore	2.2%Very Rare^(2.2%)
Coral Fragment	3.2%Very Rare^(3.2%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

West Ronfaure

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Item	Abundance
Acorn	17%Common^(17%)
Arrowwood Log	13.8%Uncommon^(13.8%)
Little Worm	20.4%Very Common^(20.4%)
Ash Log	4%Very Rare^(4%)
Chocobo Feather	15%Uncommon^(15%)
Maple Log	7.2%Rare^(7.2%)
Moko Grass	10.2%Uncommon^(10.2%)
Chestnut	0.8%Extremely Rare^(0.8%)
Chestnut Log	9.2%Rare^(9.2%)
Mistletoe	1.8%Very Rare^(1.8%)
Vegetable Seeds ●	0.6%Extremely Rare^(0.6%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

West Sarutabaruta

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Item	Abundance
Lauan Log	15.3%Common^(15.3%)
Little Worm	24.2%Very Common^(24.2%)
Pebble	27.8%Very Common^(27.8%)
Gysahl Greens	4.8%Very Rare^(4.8%)
Bird Feather	3.4%Very Rare^(3.4%)
Insect Wing	5.8%Rare^(5.8%)
Moko Grass	6.3%Rare^(6.3%)
Yagudo Feather	1.6%Very Rare^(1.6%)
Saruta Cotton	4.8%Very Rare^(4.8%)
Rosewood Log	5.6%Rare^(5.6%)
Ebony Log	0.4%Extremely Rare^(0.4%)
Tree Cuttings ●	0.2%Extremely Rare^(0.2%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

Western Altepa Desert

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Item	Abundance
Bone Chip	30.5%Very Common^(30.5%)
Giant Femur	13.7%Uncommon^(13.7%)
Pebble	16.2%Common^(16.2%)
Iron Ore	11.2%Uncommon^(11.2%)
Zinc Ore	14.3%Uncommon^(14.3%)
Coral Fragment	5.3%Rare^(5.3%)
Darksteel Ore	2.9%Very Rare^(2.9%)
Fish Scales	2.5%Very Rare^(2.5%)
Gold Ore	2.4%Very Rare^(2.4%)
Philosopher's Stone	0.4%Extremely Rare^(0.4%)
Giant Bird Plume	0.7%Extremely Rare^(0.7%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

Yhoator Jungle

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Item	Abundance
Bone Chip	30.1%Very Common^(30.1%)
Lauan Log	15%Common^(15%)
Kazham Pineapple	13.5%Uncommon^(13.5%)
Dryad Root	20.3%Very Common^(20.3%)
Ebony Log	2.3%Very Rare^(2.3%)
Mahogany Log	7.5%Rare^(7.5%)
Coral Fungus	7.5%Rare^(7.5%)
Petrified Log	3.8%Very Rare^(3.8%)
Reishi Mushroom	0%Extremely Rare^(0%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night

Yuhtunga Jungle

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Item	Abundance
Bone Chip	30.7%Very Common^(30.7%)
Cinnamon	16.7%Common^(16.7%)
Rattan Lumber	20.9%Very Common^(20.9%)
Danceshroom	7.7%Rare^(7.7%)
Ancient Lumber	0%Extremely Rare^(0%)
King Truffle	1%Very Rare^(1%)
Petrified Log	3.1%Very Rare^(3.1%)
Puffball	0.3%Extremely Rare^(0.3%)
Ebony Log	5.6%Rare^(5.6%)
Mushroom Locust	3.8%Very Rare^(3.8%)
Rosewood Log	10.1%Uncommon^(10.1%)
● = Requires Burrow ● = Requires Egg Helm ● = Requires Bore ● = Obtainable only at Night