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[dasva]

Does pup fit into a blm + blm or blm + rdm pt for up in arms? and if so, how?

It can nuke or really just stand around as either blm or rdm can solo that

[Rooney]

In order to get Blade: Ei from /NIN you'd need Hope Torque, the skill headpiece, and 8/8 Katana merits. I think to get Jinpu from /SAM you'd need Justice Torque, 8/8 GKT merits and the GKT skill headpiece.

It's actually possible to get Jinpu while /nin, but you'd need minimum of 7/8 merits, a headpiece, torque, bushi, and a moepapa annulet.

[Suteru]

Can you buy Instant Warp in Adoulin?

[bluecresent88]

Can BST solo Bukhis or will doom be the end of me?

[noodles355]

Can someone post upto date THF TP/WS(Extenerator). No Salvage or E/M/R for weapons please

Not sure much has changed. Unless I missed some gear, I don't see anything that beats pre-expansion TP sets (AF3+2 hat, 4/5 Thaumas, suppa, brutal, epona, rajas, twilight, nefarious, rancorous for non-salvage; Skadi+1 head/hands, sigyn feet, thaumas body/legs, patentia sash, suppa, brutal, epona, rajas, nefarious, rancorous).

For Exen Thura body is the only change I can see, switching to: thura body, 4/5 thaumas, justiciar's, ghillie+1, suppa, stormsoul x2, atheling, anguinus/crudelis. Previous exen set being identical to that but with either khepri body or 5/5 thaumas.

Haven't run spreadsheet recently but that's how I''m looking at it anyway.

[Saiken]

latest and greatest rudra's builds for THF ?! thanks if you actually read this and reply :3
currently got
oce+1/love/moonshade(tp)/brutal
athos/hct+1(4%crit)/epona's/rajas
cavaros/wanion/hct+1/thaumas

adjustments/upgrades? criticism welcome,thanks!

[Squah]

I have to imagine that Thurandaut head will beat Oce+1 outside of TAWS.

[noodles355]

AF3+2 hands, Atheling Mantle, Thundersoul Ring.

And AF1+1 hands and something not-wannion for TA Rudras, whatever you have lying around, cuchulain, anguinus, etc

[noodles355]

Have some Kaustra and Helix questions. I don't have any morri+1 yet. Nor Akasha Chaps.

Firstly, Helices. I swap out the following over my normal nuke set:
Searing > Kaikias'
Nares hands > AF3+2
Nares feet > AF3+2
Oneiros > Wanion
Stoicheion > AF3 Neck
Hecate's > Strophadic

Are any of these above swaps either downgrades or sidegrades? I'm swapping in what I think is best, but I wanna know if I'm wrong. Also if some of those swaps are complete sidegrades, I'll drop them for inventory space. My helix set has 179INT /Rdm (183 /Blm) and 36MAB (excluding trait) if that helps.

Secondly, Kaustra. How much should I be prioritising Dark Skill over MAB/INT? I always hear testimonies of Kaustra ripping XYZ apart, but when I try it out it doesn't seem so be as affective as described, so I'm wondering if it's wearing off too early. The above helix set for kaustra has 404 skill for 37 ticks. If I swap in my dark skill gear, I can get it up to 40 ticks, swapping:
AF3+2 Body > AF1
Stoicheon > Dark Torque
Oneiros > Casso
Is that a good idea? Would it be worth trying to get Portant pants too? What about Fea's Pigaches? Using those two + oneiros sash would give an extra 2 ticks.

[Omnipotent]

When does GP reset EST?

[Eldelphia]

Can you buy Instant Warp in Adoulin?

Yes if your Peacekeepers' Coalition is upgraded

"Peacekeeper Emblem NPC is Ujlei Zelekko, offers Frontline Provisions:
Coalition Potion and Ether for 2500 bayld
Scroll of Instant Warp/Reraise for 10
Scroll of Instant Pro/Shell/Stoneskin for 1000"

[Taim Meich]

Have some Kaustra and Helix questions. I don't have any morri+1 yet. Nor Akasha Chaps.

Firstly, Helices. I swap out the following over my normal nuke set:
Searing > Kaikias'
Nares hands > AF3+2
Nares feet > AF3+2
Oneiros > Wanion
Stoicheion > AF3 Neck
Hecate's > Strophadic

Are any of these above swaps either downgrades or sidegrades? I'm swapping in what I think is best, but I wanna know if I'm wrong. Also if some of those swaps are complete sidegrades, I'll drop them for inventory space. My helix set has 179INT /Rdm (183 /Blm) and 36MAB (excluding trait) if that helps.

Secondly, Kaustra. How much should I be prioritising Dark Skill over MAB/INT? I always hear testimonies of Kaustra ripping XYZ apart, but when I try it out it doesn't seem so be as affective as described, so I'm wondering if it's wearing off too early. The above helix set for kaustra has 404 skill for 37 ticks. If I swap in my dark skill gear, I can get it up to 40 ticks, swapping:
AF3+2 Body > AF1
Stoicheon > Dark Torque
Oneiros > Casso
Is that a good idea? Would it be worth trying to get Portant pants too? What about Fea's Pigaches? Using those two + oneiros sash would give an extra 2 ticks.

Don't bother with dark skill, really. Use your Noctohelix set with Kaustra, but keep in mind that Kaustra doesn't have 100% weather procs like Helices, so you might want to swap in the dark obi if you have it.

I have a Mathematica file to help me with magic damage calculations, I'll try and put your gear in it to see if it's optimal when I get home. Just for reference, I think I have on my helix set around 200 INT, but then again I have INT merits, and you probably don't, so on a first glance the set looks solid.

[noodles355]

Ok thanks. I went out and did a few Kaustra on bees outside jeuno to to compare a few int vs mab things. I'd originally thought that Kaustra should be geared INT-heavy like Helices, but I got higher damage with a few mab swaps (Was looking at AF3+2 hands vs nares and af3+2 feet vs nares) I tentively put those few dark pieces into my SC, but I'll re-evaluate them. My thinking was if Kaustra does 1500 initial plus 37 500dmg ticks (404 dark), then if adding an extra tick (11 skill) reduced initial dmg by 36 or less, it'd be worth it. This is the set I'm currently looking at (baring in mind no morri+1 or akasha). My base dark skill is 404, 3 skill off another tick, so I'm gonna grab a Caecus Grip, that seems a no-brainer.

Nares, Stoicheion(AF3?), Novio, Hecate(Strophadic?), AF3+2, Nares, Strendu, Archon, Searing, Oneiros(Wanion?), Rubeus, Nares
My helix set basically being that, with the changes in my old post (and icesoul over archon).

But yeah, if I can drop any of that from my inventory I'll happily do it, I'm 77/80, kirin's pole and merciful cape will put me at 79, and I only have 2 obis and no totm damage staves yet which I wanna get >.>

Edit: I'm guessing I should change my enfeeb merits to dark too right? didn't realise I hadn't.
Edit2: Or Healing hmm... Dark merits would mean don't need caecus grip and get an extra kaustra tick.. hmm...

[Bikpik]

Anyone got a link to a magic damage calculator?

[Taim Meich]

Low level mobs like outside of Jeuno bees have so little INT that your dINT term gets so high that you need (comparatively) very little MAB to increase your damage. However, pick a 100 or more INT target (I usually do calcs with 100 INT on the target, but I'm thinking on making that 120 to account for the INT of the actually worth nuking targets), and you'll see how increasing dINT is generally more beneficial. As for the increased duration, yeah, it probably will increase overall damage with just one extra tick, but personally I don't think it's worth to dedicate one or two extra slots for that: you could remove one or two enfeebling merits and put them on dark to acheive the same effect.

And btw, I'm curious, what are you planning on using Kaustra on? I usually only use it to solo Up in Arms, to finish up quicker some already-soloable stuff, and lately in colonization reives to noticeably speed up the process.

[noodles355]

Mainly just times when I've had 1hr up already from Embrava (Meebles bosses, etc). KS99 Wyrm I guess. But other than that it's basically like you say: speeding up some solo stuff. Any chance I could see your kaustra/helix/nuke set(s) so I have something to aim for?

[grevenilvec75]

Define "easier", on average I'd say atmas are much easier than farming 40k Baylds, but that's just me.

Sorry for the late response, i meant that the Loci are easier to get than the atmas/atmacites.


Also to the guy asking about kaustra:

What is this stuff that Kaustra supposedly rips apart? it's always sucked for me.

[noodles355]

To be honest, when I go back to try and quantify that statement about Kaustra, all I can think of is the Behemoth in Apollyon and the KS99 Wyrm.

[Tahona]

Does anyone by chance have an example draca-couse set for SAM that does not include NNI gear (that's the end goal here) voidwatch/seekers/abyssea etc all is fine

Thanks

[tenkiki]

Kaustra rips things apart...if you magic burst it. Not sure what is the best way of doing so, but I do immanence> aero> immanence> noctohelix> Alacrity+Ebullience Kaustra. It's nice for salvage2 bosses minus the dvergr, and only adds a few additional gear to boost MB dmg (Mujin band, chelona pants, static earring, baalmuian robe if you have one)