i just made it through rank 8 myself, t2 arcane+ is decent prof and much easier
but ended up just using mostly magical t3's to make it from rank 8-9 youll fail as many as youll complete but much easier to acquire :D
18:40 You have gained a rank in earth proficiency. (Rank: 16)
+1, 2DF
Feeder -
FDF - 1x
PASS - 1x
Samurai -
FDF - 14x
2DF - 3x
PASS - 1x
Paladin -
FDF - 1x
2DF - 2x
PASS - 1x
Monk -
FDF - 12x
2DF - 4x
3DF - 1x
PASS - 1x
Ninja -
FDF - 8x
2DF - 1x
3DF -
PASS - 1x
Warlock -
FDF - 31x
2DF - 9x
3DF - 1x
4DF -
PASS -
5/96
Yeah I did the same at lvl 3, but at lvl 4 it gor easier with the t2 Magical, same for 9 I hope.
And I just love the stacking effect, I still glyph Magical T2 and then combine them into each other until I hit 10 magical properties and then suffing for prof and deleting.