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[Byrthnoth]

Veret MNK can achieve counter cap too. You are right in Spharai better damage but it only means that in those 1-5% situation where you really need a counter cap for survive you gonna kill it slightly faster then with Veret which is pretty irrelevant at this point unless you are limited on time also. So you can't really say you have much better survivability with Spharai in those 1-5% fights that require counter cap. You can only say you have slightly better kill speed in those 1-5% fights that require counter cap. You can only say Spharai is better for survivability on fight that requires both being at counter cap and evasion/accuracy at the same time but that is like .x% of the time.

Okay, so now we agree on all points.

[Nightmarelord]

Zelus + +2 Legs would put you at capped Haste with 1 less STP without Blitz. You could then replace Blitz with Hoard Ring for a net gain of 3 STP. I don't know where the threshold is, but Chiv Chain could add one more STP for +4 from the set you have built.

After that, you would have to give up your Aethling for more STP unless I'm missing something.

lose chiv chain go go usu feet and other stuff? just sayin!

[Deader2818]

The SAM AF3 neck is better than Chiv chain.

[Aihree]

Pretty sure I've seen a wamoura do cannonball.

Only wamoura that cannonballs in attohwa is the NM, granite borer.

[nikia]

Depends what jobs you have available, RDM is a solid choice though. BLU is the most often suggested, and will do very well. Post what you have.

Martial Knife/<PDT in every other slot, if no PDT available, melee gear>

Goal is to reduce every hit taken to 1-2 damage, not 0, so you gain TP very quickly. Adjust total PDT as required.

Aeolian you can treat as any wind nuke, INT and MAB in any slot. DEX if no INT MAB option.

Atma:
Gales
Ultimate(or Hell's Guardian),
Smiting Blow (if using some non-martial knife option) or (the other of Ultimate/Hells, if available) or ... they're pretty minor increases otherwise. Consider Mounted Champion, not to increase AE damage but keep you alive w/out effort, and further reduce damage taken. RR, Minikin, Beyond, or Smiting Blow even w/ Martial Knife are all ok 3rd atma.

So thinking of using this Item set and just locking it kinda lazy and didnt want to update spellcast for just cleaving:
http://www.ffxiah.com/members/item-sets/?id=220841

Since I have martial knife would gales/ultimate/Smiting still be best or something else for third?
I did it some last night with /blu and didnt really need defense boost at all was taking zero almost all the time.
Why would /pld be better just wondering?
Again thank you for all the input.

[Churchill]

shield mastery

[Byrthnoth]

Yeah, Shield Mastery. Sentinel isn't bad either, if Phalanx drops at a bad time or something.

PS. I really do recommend updating your spellcast for cleaving. I avoided doing it for a while and then did it all at once, made me much more efficient than I expected. I wish I'd done it sooner.

[nikia]

Yeah, Shield Mastery. Sentinel isn't bad either, if Phalanx drops at a bad time or something.

PS. I really do recommend updating your spellcast for cleaving. I avoided doing it for a while and then did it all at once, made me much more efficient than I expected. I wish I'd done it sooner.

Have Shield Mastery as 90RDM already, Sentinel maybe, What about /SAM?
Also wouldnt the item set i posted cover me pretty well?
Need to tweak set to maybe take 1-3 dmg a hit for TP gain.
Mainly want to play around see if i can make it work well.
I am thankful for the input also.

What is a good AE dmg goal to shoot for?

[Byrthnoth]

My Dancer sits around 1700 at 100TP, but I'd expect your RDM can get higher because of the greater MAB gear access. If you're going to stick another Atma on instead of Smiting Blow, I'd recommend Razed Ruins or Minikin Monstrosity. /SAM is fine, I forgot RDM gets Shield Mastery natively these days. Don't forget to cast Blaze Spikes.

If you're going to link FFXIAH, you have to use the "URL" line that you can see when you edit your own sets. Here is what you meant: http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/220841

I'd make an actual Aeolian Edge build instead of having one set that you pull and WS in. The vast majority of your damage comes from WS, so it's not very sensible to sacrifice it just so you don't have to spend 10 minutes making a spellcast rule and set. If it makes the difference between 3 and 4 WSs to clear a hoard, it's worth it.

[Radec]

Levelling THF on alt character entirely to THbitch things.

Quick/Easy TP set ideas?

Magian/TK/---/Qirmiz
Turban/PCC/Brutal/Suppa
Rapparee?/Relic/Blood/Woodsman
Foragers/Speed/Aurore?/AF3+2

I'll do Empy stuff if needed, just rather spend effort elsewhere than making it a paragon of DPS.

Specifically, looking for AH/Buyable solutions

Whoop, yes, offhand TK

[Zzsark]

Regarding the 5-hit sam questions. There's always the option to wait ~2 weeks before completely changing builds since we will be getting the new tier of STP which should be 5 STP allowing you to easily swap around some stuff and make a more ideal set. Just a thought.

[Pendulum]

Raider's Boomerang useful if you need /ra

[nikia]

My Dancer sits around 1700 at 100TP, but I'd expect your RDM can get higher because of the greater MAB gear access. If you're going to stick another Atma on instead of Smiting Blow, I'd recommend Razed Ruins or Minikin Monstrosity. /SAM is fine, I forgot RDM gets Shield Mastery natively these days. Don't forget to cast Blaze Spikes.

If you're going to link FFXIAH, you have to use the "URL" line that you can see when you edit your own sets. Here is what you meant: http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/220841

I'd make an actual Aeolian Edge build instead of having one set that you pull and WS in. The vast majority of your damage comes from WS, so it's not very sensible to sacrifice it just so you don't have to spend 10 minutes making a spellcast rule and set. If it makes the difference between 3 and 4 WSs to clear a hoard, it's worth it.

Thank you for the correction and input, Since i use Martial knife, Gale/Ultimate/Beyond OR Gales/Ultimate/Smiting?
This is last post about it, and i do thank you tons for the info.

[Mercilessturtle]

Imps in Abyssea use Frenetic? Seems odd given that Qutrub can't use Spinal Cleave, Wamouracampa can't use Cannonball, etc. Honestly haven't paid attention though, rarely kill them inside Abyssea.

Yes, at least the ones in vunk do. I didn't pay enough attention to notice if they change stances or are already in the right stance or if they just cheat, but they use it.

[Byrthnoth]

Thank you for the correction and input, Since i use Martial knife, Gale/Ultimate/Beyond OR Gales/Ultimate/Smiting?
This is last post about it, and i do thank you tons for the info.

I'd go with Gales/Ultimate/Minikin because you use Martial Knife, and NP dawg! I might go try Aeolian Edging on RDM if I get some time free just for the fun of it, lol. Thanks for reminding me that I can!

[Radec]

Raider's Boomerang useful if you need /ra

Mm good point, was going to use some chakram but that works for sure.

Thoughts on merits? SA TA 5/5 for TH apply, or is that just myth, and should focus on damage? (TripA merits)

[ClarkSammich]

Will SCH's rain weather spell act like normal rain weather in respect to Blobdingnag's adds? i.e. they won't aggro you if you're standing in water during rain weather

[Churchill]

I have 5/5 TA 5/5 TA (ambiguous mebbe, triple attack and trick attack)

[Draylo]

What would be good lowman setup for Tinnin?

[Villian]

Shield blocks wont stop grauberg quest boss enpoison, working as intended?