Cotton Robe Trick

The Cotton Robe Synthesis Trick is a tactic that enables you to capitalize on discrepancies between the buy and sell prices of specific items. There are raw materials that you can purchase, synthesize, and then resell for more gil than the initial raw materials are worth. You can use this trick to make easy gil early on in the game.

Process Overview

Start by purchasing:

Then synthesize the two items into:

Finally, sell the Cotton Robe for 2,000 gil, which will net you 610 gil for each Cotton Robe synthesized!

Selling Cotton Robes to complete the Cotton Robe Synthesis Trick

There are numerous points in the game where you can utilize the Cotton Robe Synthesis Trick, including:

These various points are identified in each of the sections of the walkthrough guide as they come up. This trick is incredibly useful for earning a ton of gil fast within Final Fantasy IX.