Blue Mage: Best thread ever

[Judai]

[quote=Sagacious Sundi]

Do physical spells even have an elemental alignment? If they don't that's kinda weird... even job abilities, job traits, weapon skills, and pet commands have elements...

Not all. Some JAs and Pet Commands have just grey boxes, and no elemental properties.

I always thought those were light-elemental. Unless you mean the dark grey which I had always thought was darkness-elemental. Unless you mean something else and either the fact that I'm a mage so I don't see much JAs/WSs or the fact that I've been playing on a total of 2 bad TVs and 2 bad moniters until recently made me mix up colors is getting me confused...[/quote:650b2]

gray is non-elemental. most /ja and /ws are non-elemental as are all physical blu magic.

[stamos]

Magic attk bonus trait ftw for magic hammer. Since you can get the trait from magic hammer/sound blast adds about 30 dmg to magic hammer.

[Tonko]

My max magic hammer is 341 on VT Imps in the Mire.

So sexy to see your MP go from 200 to 500 all at once.

[stamos]

My max magic hammer is 341 on VT Imps in the Mire.

So sexy to see your MP go from 200 to 500 all at once.

MB'd off light or lolfusion I assume?

[Tonko]

Self MBed off of Savage -> Cannonball while soloing naturally. On Lights day as well.

I get 310 when it's not Lights day.

[stamos]

Self MBed off of Savage -> Cannonball while soloing naturally. On Lights day as well.

I get 310 when it's not Lights day.

Ahhh you macro light/apollo staff or stay with swords + mnd gear?

[Tonko]

Apollo's staff of course. No reason to keep my swords on when I just used my TP.

[stamos]

Apollo's staff of course. No reason to keep my swords on when I just used my TP.

I don't macro it in, in case I want to use it without MBing lol

[Tonko]

I'd reccomend macroing it in, and just using Bust Affinity + Magic Hammer right after you spend your TP, even if it's not a MB.

15% more MP recovered = 2 more MND vs. 10 or so TP or whatever.

[Sho]

Tonko, what feet armor you use? I was debating on either keeping Errant Boots, or getting Yigit for the Magic Attack+. Either way, Morrigan's will trump both in the end (well, when I get the other two pieces).

[CubsWoo]

The last major spell I need is Exuviation but I've never fought the big Wamoura before - would a BLU/WHM acting as main healer and a MNK/NIN DDing it be enough to kill them safely, or should I find more people? I was able to get Mind Blast and Magic Hammer with that setup but I'm unsure of how hard the Wamoura are.

[Zalius]

The last major spell I need is Exuviation but I've never fought the big Wamoura before - would a BLU/WHM acting as main healer and a MNK/NIN DDing it be enough to kill them safely, or should I find more people? I was able to get Mind Blast and Magic Hammer with that setup but I'm unsure of how hard the Wamoura are.

Depends on who the mnk/nin is, but if the blu is helping with stuns it really should be cake, just watch for links.

[stamos]

I'd reccomend macroing it in, and just using Bust Affinity + Magic Hammer right after you spend your TP, even if it's not a MB.

15% more MP recovered = 2 more MND vs. 10 or so TP or whatever.

yeah, I was messing around doing like 220-240 with staff on

[Celeras]

The last major spell I need is Exuviation but I've never fought the big Wamoura before - would a BLU/WHM acting as main healer and a MNK/NIN DDing it be enough to kill them safely, or should I find more people? I was able to get Mind Blast and Magic Hammer with that setup but I'm unsure of how hard the Wamoura are.

Depends on who the mnk/nin is, but if the blu is helping with stuns it really should be cake, just watch for links.

The Wamoura near Cerberus, thats fine. The Wamoura past the Dahaks, you better get more.

[Tonko]

Tonko, what feet armor you use? I was debating on either keeping Errant Boots, or getting Yigit for the Magic Attack+. Either way, Morrigan's will trump both in the end (well, when I get the other two pieces).

Mahatma Pigaches tested more damage than Yigit Crackows.

I dunno about NQ Errant. Yigit may be better.

But Yigit Hands are much better than Devotee's +1.

[Jeryhn]

The last major spell I need is Exuviation but I've never fought the big Wamoura before - would a BLU/WHM acting as main healer and a MNK/NIN DDing it be enough to kill them safely, or should I find more people? I was able to get Mind Blast and Magic Hammer with that setup but I'm unsure of how hard the Wamoura are.

Depends on who the mnk/nin is, but if the blu is helping with stuns it really should be cake, just watch for links.

The Wamoura near Cerberus, thats fine. The Wamoura past the Dahaks, you better get more.

Couldn't you try learning Exuviation by going to Bhaflau Remnants as a BLU and fighting the nerfed Wamoura there? Weapons are fairly easy to get in Bhaflau.

[CubsWoo]

The last major spell I need is Exuviation but I've never fought the big Wamoura before - would a BLU/WHM acting as main healer and a MNK/NIN DDing it be enough to kill them safely, or should I find more people? I was able to get Mind Blast and Magic Hammer with that setup but I'm unsure of how hard the Wamoura are.

Depends on who the mnk/nin is, but if the blu is helping with stuns it really should be cake, just watch for links.

The Wamoura near Cerberus, thats fine. The Wamoura past the Dahaks, you better get more.

Couldn't you try learning Exuviation by going to Bhaflau Remnants as a BLU and fighting the nerfed Wamoura there? Weapons are fairly easy to get in Bhaflau.

Probably, but I'm not doing Salvage right now. Not a bad thought though.

[fndragon]

The last major spell I need is Exuviation but I've never fought the big Wamoura before - would a BLU/WHM acting as main healer and a MNK/NIN DDing it be enough to kill them safely, or should I find more people? I was able to get Mind Blast and Magic Hammer with that setup but I'm unsure of how hard the Wamoura are.

Depends on who the mnk/nin is, but if the blu is helping with stuns it really should be cake, just watch for links.

The Wamoura near Cerberus, thats fine. The Wamoura past the Dahaks, you better get more.

Couldn't you try learning Exuviation by going to Bhaflau Remnants as a BLU and fighting the nerfed Wamoura there? Weapons are fairly easy to get in Bhaflau.

That's how I learned Exuviation. Salvage ftw.

[Sagacious Sundi]

[quote=Judai]

Do physical spells even have an elemental alignment? If they don't that's kinda weird... even job abilities, job traits, weapon skills, and pet commands have elements...

Not all. Some JAs and Pet Commands have just grey boxes, and no elemental properties.

I always thought those were light-elemental. Unless you mean the dark grey which I had always thought was darkness-elemental. Unless you mean something else and either the fact that I'm a mage so I don't see much JAs/WSs or the fact that I've been playing on a total of 2 bad TVs and 2 bad moniters until recently made me mix up colors is getting me confused...

gray is non-elemental. most /ja and /ws are non-elemental as are all physical blu magic.[/quote:4b524]Um, I guess you mean the lighter color which most JAs and pet commands are. If so, I'm pretty sure that means light (Benediction and Divine Seal both have that color). Unless you mean the darker one, which Elemental Seal has, and Blood Weapon also has, which suggests dark-based. (Like I said before, though, being a caster-kinda-guy, I can't say much for WSs.) Of course, this all means what element they're based on, not really what elemental damage they do (of course if they do deal elemental damage, then it's likely the damage is that element or non-elemental).

Sorry for the derail, but this has always bugged me. ^^;

[Judai]

gray is non-elemental. most /ja and /ws are non-elemental as are all physical blu magic.

Um, I guess you mean the lighter color which most JAs and pet commands are. If so, I'm pretty sure that means light (Benediction and Divine Seal both have that color). Unless you mean the darker one, which Elemental Seal has, and Blood Weapon also has, which suggests dark-based. (Like I said before, though, being a caster-kinda-guy, I can't say much for WSs.) Of course, this all means what element they're based on, not really what elemental damage they do (of course if they do deal elemental damage, then it's likely the damage is that element or non-elemental).

Sorry for the derail, but this has always bugged me. ^^;

Looking at PLD Sword WSs
Fast Blade, Shining Blade, Seraph Blade, Cirle Blade, Spirits Within, Vorpal Blade, Swift Blade(makes Darkness), Savage Blade.

All these have same color icon, Gray.


Looking at Staff WS on PLD
Heavy Swing, Starburst, Sunburst, Shell Crusher, Full Swing, Spirit Taker, Retribution(makes Darkness)

Same color as the Swords, Gray.

All MNK WS except Shoulder Tackle are Gray.

So almost all WS are either Light Based or Non-Elemental. You decide.

Most of the /jas are the same color. The only one I see that is Black, is Elemental Seal. The only WS that is Black that I see is Tachi: Yukikaze (add effect Blind btw) (MNK,PLD,SAM,BLM,BLU)

None look White to me, maybe I'm wrong. I would assume Seraph and Shining would be Light based and Swift Dark but they all look the same to me.

Anyways, point was all none of the Physical BLU spells have any color. They are all the same Brownish-Orange border with gray/whire interior, which represents Physical spell.