Redmage specific merits

[Septimus]

If you leveled RDM for the sole purpose of merits, only bother with 5 convert. The Tier 2 spells are too MP intensive to use in merit parties when a mob doesn't last more than 30 seconds.

This is my thought as well. Merit Fast Cast would be sexy for merit parties if it existed though.

If you are the kind of person that just has to cap out those merits anyway, get 5 Wind. Silence and grav are probably the only enfeebles you will actually cast in a merit party anyway, not including Dia.

Merit mobs should not resist silence if you have a half-decent enfeebling set. (Tabard, HQ staff, beret, enfeebling torque) For someone who uses RDM solely for merit parties, anything other than full convert is just spending merits for the hell of it.

[Mifaco]

I guess I'll be spending merits just to lengthen my magic list then. I love hitting CTRL+M and seeing all those pretty spells...

[Septimus]

I guess I'll be spending merits just to lengthen my magic list then. I love hitting CTRL+M and seeing all those pretty spells...

So spending merits for the hell of it then?

[donnie]

not going through all previous posts , just stating my reason why i choose those settings :

convert recast x4 ( tanking bonus , merit PTs where melees sux)
earth accr x3 ( slow)
ice accr x3 ( paralyze)

mobs that resist silence will most likely have a very high resist where it wont matter how much u put in wind , well equipped RDM with merit without wind accr , should land silence or gravity on any mob that u should be able to .
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slow II x1 ( slow II always lands and takes forever to wear off)

phalanx II x3 ( since its only good and worth the MP used with maxed merit , you cant keep order of a x1 phalanx along with other order like refresh and haste , also phalanx IIx1 sux for the dmg taken)

Dia III x2 ( again having it on x1 is crappy since you will be spamming it where u should do other spells , remember ur a RDM , so you will be obligated todo alot of enfeebling and enhancing etc.)

paralyze II x0 ( since it takes alot of MP , and doesnt stick for a long time , not worth it . Paralyze 1 with enough MND and skill does enough proc rate and cheap MP)

bio III x0 ( lol if u get this )

blind II x0 ( again lol if u get this , although i dont know how good it is while maxed)

[OctavoGilgamesh]

dia 3: it's probably best just to merit it once, it sucks as far as DoT goes, use it right before a sc to lower the mobs defense.

Thats a terrible waste of 3 merits...hopefully you were being sarcastic.