What's Better?

[Maguile]

Heafoc vs Avant+1 for Resolution?

[Taint]

Heafoc vs Avant+1 for Resolution?

93.3% ACC and above Heafoc

Below Avant+1

[Seol]

For Coronach with Anni 99: Anwig Salade with +4str 4agi +15WS acc +2WS dmg vs Oce. Head +1?

[scaevola]

EDIT: Nevermind; thanks, Byrth.

[dasva]

Atmacite of Imperium or valiant for 2nd atmacite for anni rng

[Seol]

Atmacite of Imperium or valiant for 2nd atmacite for anni rng

I used Valiant as my 2nd, but lately I just keep Slayer on, I lose 5str/agi (and 15 DEX for relevant stats), but keep the fire dmg +15 in case I need to change to Armageddon (for magic dmg) mid-fight, but that's just me being lazy.

[Seol]

For THF TP, would euxine body +3 and brego be better than af3+2 body/hands ? the rest would be the standard af3+2 head/legs, 2+2 feet.

[Cairthenn]

Need Thaumas for it to pull ahead of other options, if I'm not mistaken.

[Khamsin]

For BST TP, would Toci's, Phorcys, or Porthos be better for situations when your killer effect AF3+2 body bonus isn't kicking in? And for Ruinator? Assuming capped haste, and an appropriate headgear to match.

[transmit]

GSwords for DRK and Resolution, lvl 90 Caladbolg (feck taking it any higher) vs 99 OAT Magian vs Borealis vs 99 STR magian?

[GoggleHead]

Praeco Doublet vs Estoqueur's sayon +2

3 INT vs 5 magic accuracy

INT is rad, but it's RDM and our elemental magic skill is in the toilet so I dunno.

[Ophannus]

For SA: Tumblers vs Matre vs AF3? Figured the 10 DEX would win out on Matre. As for Evis, AF3 legs, +3% crit wins against the +att on Tumbler's right?

[Khajit]

the -stp hurt matre too much whenever I plugged it in. I'd probably have to recheck on the spreadsheet but if you're meleeing in between SA the empy win.

[Celebrindor]

Praeco Doublet vs Estoqueur's sayon +2

3 INT vs 5 magic accuracy

INT is rad, but it's RDM and our elemental magic skill is in the toilet so I dunno.

TBH these days with elemental skill merits (what else you gonna merit with the ability to merit 3 categories max?) our skill really isn't in the toilet. I don't worry about elemental accuracy in the body slots, plenty of other slots to pick it up. Not that 3 INT is gonna make it or break it, either. So we're talking Granny Smith vs. Honeycrisp.

[Nightfyre]

(what else you gonna merit with the ability to merit 3 categories max?)

Healing, enhancing, dark, blue, singing/wind, ninjutsu, and summoning all come to mind if you play the relevant jobs much. I'd only bother with elemental merits if you're a hardcore BLM and only for Meteor.

[Kalasin]

SAM TP: Ganesha's Mala+Misuuchi Kappa vs Unkai Nodawa+Atheling Mantle? Not looking for answers like "Gear towards Hassozanshin", just which of those options is better.

[Khamsin]

Praeco Doublet vs Estoqueur's sayon +2

3 INT vs 5 magic accuracy

INT is rad, but it's RDM and our elemental magic skill is in the toilet so I dunno.

Teal Saio?

[Neisan]

Teal came out worse than praeco iirc. Best bet is to Try for Nares Saio along with head and hands, or that body from Legion that no one has found yet.

[Celebrindor]

Teal Saio?

Praeco Doublet vs Estoqueur's sayon +2

3 INT vs 5 magic accuracy

INT is rad, but it's RDM and our elemental magic skill is in the toilet so I dunno.

I use Teal atm, only because I don't have Praeco or Morrigan's Robe. I would definitely say Morrigan>Praeco>Teal. I haven't had the luxury of the testing of the prior two, but yes I have heard the testing that Praeco comes out ahead of Teal.

Regarding the meriting of magic skills- I currently have maxed Enfeebling, Elemental, Dark. Look at the jobs I play, I'm sure you'll see it makes sense in my case, considering my primary jobs that use magic and that I consider my best equipped are BLM and RDM.

we have 3 categories to merit, and he says "its RDM and OURelemental skill is the toilet" so I did assume he plays RDM enough to warrant skipping a few of the categories you mention.

Although I will definitely yield to a few you mention-

1. healing magic skill. With the new formulas, this is definitely worth considering. Until RDMs are given Cure V, I don't consider this unless you play WHM (its something I'm looking into myself)

2. summoning skill, if that is one of your primary jobs. ONLY if that is your primary job. Only way I could justify it, really.

3. Singing/wind- really? again, I took into consideration the our comment to assume BRD is not his major job. Even then, I wouldn't consider it without Relic/Empy. My call.

4. Ninjistu? I don't play NIN. I'd wager you'd do it for interrupt rate and not damage on elemental spells, as gear would play a much larger role. And even if you did, that's one category of your three.

5. Enhancing? You'd merit it if you're a RDM and WHM main already. So let's say you do. Healing, Enhancing, then a choice of Enfeebling or Elemental. Personally I'm about to drop my Enfeebling merits- anything that I can land enfeebles on I don't need the merits on. Anything I want to land enfeebles on- I can't because of SE and the merits don't matter.

[Ophannus]

On RDM i nuke with morrigan cotehardie, i rarely get resisted with all the m.accstuff RDM has (AF3 head/legs AF2+2 feet) and gain-int/dark arts/klimaform/obi