Best Starting Profession in Luma Island
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In Luma Island, you can choose from seven professions, each with unique tasks and benefits. Your first profession is critical—it determines how you earn gold, gather resources, and progress in the game. Here’s a detailed guide, including the difficulty of each profession, to help you choose the best one for your playstyle.
Cook Profession
Difficulty: ★ (Easy)
Mentor: Enzo (Located in his restaurant on the south bridge in town)
What You Do: Grow crops, craft dishes, and sell them for gold.
Why It’s Great:
Easy recipes like bread (663 gold) help you start earning quickly.
Unlock crafting stations like the stove and flour mill, with upgrades to an oil mill for advanced recipes.
High-value dishes like Fruit Salad sell for 2288 gold using only 10 oranges and 10 apples.
Complements the Brewer profession due to shared ingredients.
Brewer Profession
Difficulty: ★ (Easy)
Mentor: Bill (Found on the far west side of town)
What You Do: Craft beverages using crops and bottles made from glass.
Why It’s Great:
Shares ingredients with the Cook profession, making it a natural pairing.
Encourages exploration to find items like Forest Berries for advanced drinks.
Requires crafting bottles from glass, adding a layer of strategy.
Essential to obtain Everseeds early, as many drinks need crops that are one-time harvests.
Treasure Hunter Profession
Difficulty: ★ (Easy)
Mentor: Captain Quincy (Near the harbor in the south of town)
What You Do: Explore the island, find treasures, and craft Pirate Gear to sell.
Why It’s Great:
Comes with a free pet dog to assist in treasure hunting.
Lumas can help locate and dig up treasures once equipped.
Materials for Pirate Gear are found in chests or fished using magnets.
Pairs well with the Fisherman profession for underwater treasure hunting.
Blacksmith Profession
Difficulty: ★★ (Moderate)
Mentor: Sylvia (Near the town entrance)
What You Do: Mine metals like copper and iron, then craft tools and items for sale.
Why It’s Great:
Access to abandoned caves for materials like copper and iron.
Craft items like springs and anchors for high profits.
Balances exploration and farming, giving time to grow crops and manage a farm.
Provides materials needed for crafting stations and building upgrades.
Fisherman Profession
Difficulty: ★★ (Moderate)
Mentor: Pearl (At the far south harbor)
What You Do: Catch fish, craft dishes, and sell them.
Why It’s Great:
Fishing is highly profitable, with dishes that sell for large sums.
Requires minimal crafting stations (only Fishermen’s Gallery).
Encourages exploration to find rare fish in specific locations.
Pairs well with Treasure Hunter for underwater exploration.
Jewelrycrafter Profession
Difficulty: ★★ (Moderate)
Mentor: Milo (Near the tool upgrade station by the town entrance)
What You Do: Mine gems and craft jewelry for sale.
Why It’s Great:
Mine rare gems like Tiger’s Eye and Mountain Crystal.
Craft unique jewelry at the Jewelrycrafter’s Workbench.
Mining gems may attract enemies, so combat readiness is essential.
High-profit potential from jewelry sales.
Archaeologist Profession
Difficulty: ★★★ (Hard)
Mentor: Arianne (On the northern hill near the Pet Shop)
What You Do: Explore ancient temples, repair relics, and unlock hidden areas.
Why It’s Great:
Access to unique areas and rare items inside Ancient Temples.
Requires materials like bronze and copper for relic repairs.
Pairs well with Blacksmith or Jewelrycrafter for gathering repair materials.
Ideal for advanced players who enjoy challenging exploration and combat.
Best Starting Professions
For beginners, the Cook and Fisherman professions are the easiest and most profitable options:
Cook: Focus on farming, creating dishes, and earning steady income. Perfect for players who enjoy managing crops and resources.
Fisherman: Great for players who like exploring while catching fish and crafting high-value dishes.
Both professions help you earn gold quickly which is essential for unlocking blueprints, tools, and farm expansions.
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