BLM questions

[SamanosukeShiva]

Has anyone found any kind of BIS list, or discussion as to what is the stat priority for BLM? I'm trying to make my own list, but unfortunately I really haven't seen discussion as to what I should be gunning for. I've just assumed crit is the best stat to go for, but I have no math to back it up.

here's what I'm aiming for. 425 acc from gear and 8 acc from HQ deviled egg. 433 acc total with crit as main stat

acc: 425
crit: 491
det:: 247
speed: 490


Weapon: Relic+1
Head: AF2
Chest: AF2
glove: Alla
belt: Alla
legs: Alla
feet: AF2/Alla
Neck: Myth
ear: Alla
Bracers: Myth
Ring1: Alla
Ring2: Myth

[Falisa]

I could make a few adjustments to that list to push as much possible crit, as well as reaching acc cap without food. But it does require some pretty expensive crafted gear. Replacing body with vanya fully melded with crit materia would give you 27 acc and 27 crit, replacing hands with vanya hands would give you 9 crit and 9 acc, and lastly replacing allagan ring with astral ring would give you 9 acc and 9 crit. I have work in a bit so I don't have time to count it out but that brings you a bit above acc cap as well as putting you in the 530~ ish area on crit.

I would not look forward to making that vanya body though. Oh god I dont want to imagine melding that 5th slot with crit materia...

[Crizto]

Would it be worth the huge loss in INT? Probably not.

[Falisa]

You would lose 18 int for 47 crit. Depends on how much int really effects everything over that drastic amount of crit increase.

[Fievel]

18 INT destroys 47 crit, it's no contest.

[Sephiroth]

How much does 1 INT increase your damage, any formula?

[pohibaba]

Has anyone found any kind of BIS list, or discussion as to what is the stat priority for BLM? I'm trying to make my own list, but unfortunately I really haven't seen discussion as to what I should be gunning for. I've just assumed crit is the best stat to go for, but I have no math to back it up.

I know someone proved that det was better than crit for physical damage. I would assume the same would hold true for magical damage.

[Niiro]

That would only be a useful comparison if crit and det came in the same amounts.

[pohibaba]

Came across this thread from the OF: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...lculator/page5

With this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...TDVkM1E#gid=31

He lists three possibilities for BiS gear setup. Personally I'm going with the second one he listed as it has capped accuracy, more crit, and I already have the AF2 body.

[Mira]

How much ACC should i have around for turn 5?

[SamanosukeShiva]

I havent miss yet with 432 on turn5

[Mira]

Hmmm ok, i was missing a little bit with 420

[Falisa]

I hate it that I need allagan legs so much and turn 4 won't put out.

[Fievel]

I hate it that I need allagan legs so much and turn 4 won't put out.

Agreed! Such nice legs. They're the only piece I'm missing

[Yukari]

Offhand, does anyone know how much PIE a Vanya sash of casting will take in melds? Found out the hard way that Astral Choker only takes 6 PIE, and I need 7 PIE to hit the 251 benchmark.

[Raldo]

Should go up to 8.

[Alkimi]

I've seen claims that Apocatastasis (however it's spelt) actually does a lot more than the tooltip suggets. Most notably reducing the damage of all cleave type moves by 30% regardless if they're magical or physical based. Just wondering if anyone has actually tested this ability properly.

[Sephiroth]

Why is BLM one of the three jobs that can equip Hawk's Eye? Am I missing something? It seems completely useless.

[Niiro]

It is, BLM has 6 cross class choices and unless you want to boost your parry rate only 5 of them are of any remote use.

[Rocl]

Huh? BLM has 7 actions and they're from Arcanist & Archer not Lancer.

Ruin, Physick, Virus, Eye for an Eye, Raging Strikes, Hawk's Eye, and Quelling Strikes.