What's Better?

[Athas]

Does Laevateinn eclipse trials staves at 99? Dumb question but giveaway made me wonder...

[dasva]

Only if you can keep aftermath up

[Tardevil]

Trying to see what would be better for TP as Thief.

Murzim Manopolas
DEF:30 HP+35 MP+35 Attack+5 Haste+4% Increases critical hit damage

or
Thaumas Gloves
DEF:28 DEX+8 VIT+8 AGI+8 Accuracy+9 Enhances "Fast Cast" effect Haste+3% Increases STR, DEX, AGI, MND

[Yugl]

Empyrean+2 hands won for TP hands last I checked.

[Modoru]

Curious to know, what's the best way to guarantee consistent damage output on WS on my jobs? My SAM and my NIN seem to go as low as 500 then as high as 3k inside abyssea, my sam loves going from 200 to 1200.
This is, other than my gimp sam GK skill, which I'm working on, I'm just wondering if there's another reason.

[dasva]

Your font is silly small. But to answer your question the only way to actually guarantee consisentish dmg on a ws is to properly sa and/or ta on thf. Otherwise you will deal with misses on your physical or resist for magical ones which can make your dmg go all kinds of crazy. And of course crit ws making them vary even more. Or just stick with 1 hit ws and pretend the ws missing isn't really just a 0 dmg ws lol

[Byrthnoth]

Nikko-ichimonji (D115, 450 delay, 4% DA, 4% Zanshin assumed) vs. TP Bonus GKT (D105, 464 Delay, 100 TP Bonus)

I got Nikko-ichimonji from a chest as my only rare Provenance drop and I feel bad just tossing it. I Abyssea burned my SAM so I could approximately test its Zanshin rate. Does it have any use, assuming a 4% Zanshin rate?

[Alistaire]

Nikko-ichimonji (D115, 450 delay, 4% DA, 4% Zanshin assumed) vs. TP Bonus GKT (D105, 464 Delay, 100 TP Bonus)

I got Nikko-ichimonji from a chest as my only rare Provenance drop and I feel bad just tossing it. I Abyssea burned my SAM so I could approximately test its Zanshin rate. Does it have any use, assuming a 4% Zanshin rate?

At the very least in vw where you're more often not getting any TP bonus cause of ws'ing @ 300 TP Nikko would come out on top.

[Fogo]

Quick question about daggers for thf: Im about to get mandau finally, current daggers include asteria, lux, and aluh. What combo should i be looking at using for most situations? Thinking mandu/aluh...

[Radec]

Does Laevateinn eclipse trials staves at 99? Dumb question but giveaway made me wonder...

Assuming very good gear, ie

Staff/Wizzan/---/Ombre
Nares/Stoicheion/Hecate/Novio
Nares/Nares/Galdr/Strendu
Searing/Othlia|Maniacus/Valktrews(9mab)/Nares

You're looking at
(INT Calcs)*MAB*Affinity vs (INT Calcs)*(MAB+mythic mab)

INT Calcs cancel

MAB*Affinity vs MAB+(Mythic Mab)

MAB total is 40 trait + 79 gear = 119, Staff affinity is 1.35. Mythic is 60+(tp/5-10) AM2, 30-49

((100+119)/100)*1.35 vs ((100+119+60+[30-49])/100)

2.9565 vs [3.09-3.28] w/ AM2 up. (2.79 w/ AM2 down)

[Buffy]

I just got mule a ukko, but honestly dunno what I'm doing.

Looking for a starter set while I start to do VW for her. Can I wear this w/o being laughed at:

ukko 85/pole/??/AF3
zelus/hyugi/brutal/AF3
AF3+2/AF3+2/Rajas/Blitz
Atheling/Goading/AF3+2/AF3+2

??

What is a starter (non-VW) WS set?

[Churchill]

ukko/claymore/af
zelus/rancor/brutal/af
af/af/rajas/blitz
ath/gooch/af/af

pretty cookie cutter set

af/gorget/brutal/moonshiz
phorcys/heca+1/pyro/pyro
rancor/windbuffet/af2+2/af

[Squah]

Quick question about daggers for thf: Im about to get mandau finally, current daggers include asteria, lux, and aluh. What combo should i be looking at using for most situations? Thinking mandu/aluh...

Mandau/STR Thokcha

[Byrthnoth]

Mandau / Aluh is about as good (or better) for Thief

[bechyni]

For COR Wildfire would you use a Stormsoul ring or Demon Ring with MAB+3 MCH+3%. Current setup:
http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/259643

[Modoru]

Qirmiz vs. Raider's Boomerang. Silly question, but I want to know your thoughts nonetheless.

[wop]

for gods sake change your font

[Darkmagi]

I was waiting for someone to say that, and except maybe in abyssea(no fucking clue honestly) Raider's is better.

[noodles355]

For COR Wildfire would you use a Stormsoul ring or Demon Ring with MAB+3 MCH+3%. Current setup:
http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/259643

Good general rule I've gone with is 1mab=2agi roughly. So 7agi would beat 3mab. magic crit hit does nothing for ws iirc.

[TheDangerousDave]

Is a Kannagi 85 still the best main hand weapon inside Abyssea, bar of course higher tier Kannagis, and outside?