INT vs MAB question.

[Subzero]

MAB+2 vs INT+8 -- which is gonna do the higher dmg?

[Delekii]

What spell, what level, what target?

[Subzero]

Burst 2. Ebony Pudding, lvl75 capped thunder potency, +25MAB and +40INT equipped (roughly) - The question is kinda in general tho.. What im actually looking to compare is: Genie weskit vs Morrigan Robe - they both have MAB+5, but Genie has +2 more and Robe has +8 INT, therefore MAB+2 vs INT+8

[Kaylia]

I dont think 2m.atk will ever beat 8 ints, maybe low level monsters, but in that case, you are better with the refresh anyway

[Kerberoz]

2 MAB will never beat 8 INT.

nvm!

[Suiram]

I think you might be putting the cart before the horse if you're at the stage in Salvage where you don't even know how to obtain the robe lol But yeah without bothering to do the math I'm pretty sure the above posters are right that in all practical (and maybe all possible) applications for a BLM genie will be less unresisted damage.

Edit: Okay, bothering to do the math now, if you have no potency merits and no other MAB gear on but can manage to get 195-200 INT then genie should beat morrigan's robe on level 0 mobs when casting AM2 or blizzaga 2. Hope this helps.

[Hapernack]

I think you might be putting the cart before the horse if you're at the stage in Salvage where you don't even know how to obtain the robe lol But yeah without bothering to do the math I'm pretty sure the above posters are right that in all practical (and maybe all possible) applications for a BLM genie will be less unresisted damage.

Edit: Okay, bothering to do the math now, if you have no potency merits and no other MAB gear on but can manage to get 195-200 INT then genie should beat morrigan's robe on level 0 mobs when casting AM2 or blizzaga 2. Hope this helps.

Totally. This is definately applicable in everyone's gaming and I'm totally switching. Can you tell me where I might find some Lv 0 mobs to kill?

[Suiram]

The ones right outside of starting zones, but it totally forgot about the lower tier 1 spells that cap out on base damage at a reasonably low difference in INT. So if you're spamming stone 1 on something relatively low level genie is better for that, too lol

[Kaylia]

The ones right outside of starting zones, but it totally forgot about the lower tier 1 spells that cap out on base damage at a reasonably low difference in INT. So if you're spamming stone 1 on something relatively low level genie is better for that, too lol

That's a whole new meaning to "situational gear"

[Septimus]

The ones right outside of starting zones, but it totally forgot about the lower tier 1 spells that cap out on base damage at a reasonably low difference in INT. So if you're spamming stone 1 on something relatively low level genie is better for that, too lol

That's a whole new meaning to "situational gear"

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