Blue Mage: Best thread ever

[Tonko]

I was asking for Chant, which is the setup he posted.

[Ophannus]

Anyone have any information or advice to obtain the BLU Skill+2 Antica Ring from MMM? Couldn't find much about it and seeing as how I'm unlikely to get Kephri+1 hands, I'd like to be able to reach the 500 skill cap.

[Yugl]

I was asking for Chant, which is the setup he posted.

Ah, I didn't see the post above. Looks like Nightfyre has a different set though: http://www.ffxiah.com/item-sets/140349

[Ophannus]

Khepri Legs D:

[dasva]

That and augmented jupiters which is a bitch to get lol

[Prothescar]

I don't find the extra couple of average damage even remotely close to being worth the extra inventory space.

[Nishida]

Thinking about leveling BLU on my new account since I had it at 75 on the one I sold..I got a couple questions, though.

What are the current used subjobs?
What missions are mandatory to complete (for r/ex gear etc, assuming sky/sea, what else?)
What are the gearset types needed? (Are there mage ones in plentiful use now or is it still tp/ws and spell modifiers)
How viable is BLU w/o a relic/mythic/emp wep?
Which of the above weps are best to work towards if I want only one?
Are pre-80 spells skippable at all, or do a lot of them still have plenty of use? (LOTS of spells to catch up on :\)

[Yugl]

1. Depends on activity. The main ones are WAR, NIN, RDM, MNK, and DNC
2. That leaves TOAU (Crap) and Wings (Moonshade Earring)
3. Mage sets turned out to be junk with the exception of CW for farming whatever you need within Abyssea; melee and physical spell sets for the rest
4. At minimum, get an Almace; Requiescat, assuming you have the points, is a very nice WS though
5. Tizona and then Almace; BLU never had a relic weapon
6. Pre-80 spells are worth picking up for traits and I think battery charge is pre-80 too

[Prothescar]

Thinking about leveling BLU on my new account since I had it at 75 on the one I sold..I got a couple questions, though.

What are the current used subjobs?
What missions are mandatory to complete (for r/ex gear etc, assuming sky/sea, what else?)
What are the gearset types needed? (Are there mage ones in plentiful use now or is it still tp/ws and spell modifiers)
How viable is BLU w/o a relic/mythic/emp wep?
Which of the above weps are best to work towards if I want only one?
Are pre-80 spells skippable at all, or do a lot of them still have plenty of use? (LOTS of spells to catch up on :\)

Everything you need to know about BLU is in here. Yugl's post answers your questions though.

[Nishida]

1. Depends on activity. The main ones are WAR, NIN, RDM, MNK, and DNC
2. That leaves TOAU (Crap) and Wings (Moonshade Earring)
3. Mage sets turned out to be junk with the exception of CW for farming whatever you need within Abyssea; melee and physical spell sets for the rest
4. At minimum, get an Almace; Requiescat, assuming you have the points, is a very nice WS though
5. Tizona and then Almace; BLU never had a relic weapon
6. Pre-80 spells are worth picking up for traits and I think battery charge is pre-80 too

Awesome, thanks!

Everything you need to know about BLU is in here. Yugl's post answers your questions though.

Oh cool this is a nice guide, thanks.

[fantasticdan]

There's a handful of things nuking is useful for thou. Like rex and bismarck in VW, and certain solos in aby like itzapapalotl and the 2 iron giants in misareaux off the top of my head.

EDIT: Sanguine blade uses typical nuking gear also.

[Ophannus]

Proth, I'm using your gear set for Whisker with /RDM, memento mori and enervation and I seem to only be doing about 5.8-6.2k Whiskers on random EP pugils/EP Puks in Vunkerl, I've seen some other BLUs actually do about 6.8-7.3k before and I'm wondering if I'm doing average damage or if my damage isn't up to par. Also seems like 2-3 mobs(out of 20-30) are resisting my CW's (natural selection go!), is that normal? Think maybe Romanus Cape's +4% addle is hurting my m.acc or something. Seems like most mobs I whisker end up at like 1-2% HP surviving, so looking for ways to get a small boost to ensure I one shot them without resorting to soundblast/fantod..

(Atma of Blinding Horn/Hell's Guardian/Lion) Actually maybe I should use Ultimate over HG for the +m.acc? Sure the -MP hurts but with elixers and refresh gear and battery charge I should be fine, right?)

[Nightfyre]

I don't find the extra couple of average damage even remotely close to being worth the extra inventory space.

^

I still use Rancor/Atheling for CDC myself, though I'm strongly considering picking up a Rancorous Mantle and setting up different sets for when I don't need my utility gear and thus have a little extra room to focus on DPS. I use Rajas instead of Jupiter's as well and obviously I don't have Khepri Kecks.

[Tonko]

What are the actual skill points for Blue Magic Skill that provide the next damage tier increase?

[Nightfyre]

Whenever floor(skill*0.11) hits a new integer value.

[Tonko]

And how much of a 30% modifier stat is worth losing out on the next tier?
I'm basically curious if using Synbios Gloves + Mirage Keffiyeh to get to the next value is worth losing 18 attribute points over.

[Nightfyre]

A skill tier adds two base damage (proper formula for skill bonuses is floor(skill*0.11)*2+3). Bear in mind that skill also adds attack. Symbios Gloves are never worth it. Keffiyeh may or may not be workable but I'd stick to Aias unless it's +2, in which case you start looking at spell-dependent sidegrades.

[Helel]

Keffiyeh +2 is good for QC and delta thrust. I don't think I use it for anything else.

[fantasticdan]

I wouldn't waste the gil/inventory on it personally.

[Draylo]

Forgotten thoughts are cheap, it's a decent item.