Int and dark magic

[Demosthenes11]

I know this has been thrown around and questioned a lot, but is there any conclusive evidence int affects aspir/drain? I'm looking to finish rdm drain/aspir set and I'm not sure macroing in int is even worth the loss in mp.

[Isiolia]

Not that I've ever seen. Skill only. Seems to raise the cap along with lowering resist rates. Never match what I can do on BLM with RDM, but I see decent, reasonably consistent results on that job in Dynamis (main place I use /BLM or /DRK nowdays).

[drwaffles]

There's no conclusive evidence, go for Dark Magic Skill > Magic Accuracy > Fast Cast/Haste > -enmity for Drain/Aspir and Fast Cast/Haste > -enmity > Dark Magic Skill > Magic Accuracy for Stun unless you're fighting Khimaira or a Chariot mob (though I don't know why a RDM would be stunning in either of those situations in the first place).

[Raineer]

I wouldn't bother, I never saw any difference in potency.

Sure there's a chance it affects resists, and RDM would be the job to test that on, however it's too hard to prove and honestly I never saw a difference between +20 and +50 INT.

[Spekkio]

I know this has been thrown around and questioned a lot, but is there any conclusive evidence int affects aspir/drain? I'm looking to finish rdm drain/aspir set and I'm not sure macroing in int is even worth the loss in mp.

as a blm, where i can't get a big chunk of dark magic, IE head, i generally go for haste/fast cast. i figure that grinding out more shots is more important than making them slightly bigger. as a rdm, though, you might need more accuracy to even make it into the profitable realm, since i know my rdm drain/aspirs tend to suck, but then my rdm sucks. don't underestimate the value of magic accuracy either. a handfull of pieces of the wise set (i think legs and maybe body but there are so many other choices and lolchausible) have a modest chunk of macc as does nashira. try them on and see if that doesn't up your consistency some.

[OctavoGilgamesh]

Skill only for drain aspir.

[Demosthenes11]

As it is right now, the following is my gear for drain/aspir:
Pluto's staff
the int/mnd+1 strap
phantom tathlum
Nashira head
dark torque
loq/desamilion earring
nashira body
crimson hands
tamas/snow
prism
penitent's / anrin obi for darksday/dynamis
mahatma legs
goliard clogs

Problem is, that's like 0 haste. What should i be swapping in/out and is buying a dark earring worth it?

[Nirokun!]

i have the earring and i'd think it would be worth it to you if you like maxing out stuff and have another job with dark magic skill. and as a rdm, fuck your haste, you have fastcast. I have full nashira so i use that, and if you have it i'd bother to say add 5macc with the legs/feet.

I just made a drain macro for my whm/sch, gonna test it out :3

edit: 188 (capped my hp so idk) drain from whm, cute

[Spekkio]

As it is right now, the following is my gear for drain/aspir:
Pluto's staff
the int/mnd+1 strap
phantom tathlum
Nashira head
dark torque
loq/desamilion earring
nashira body
crimson hands
tamas/snow
prism
penitent's / anrin obi for darksday/dynamis
mahatma legs
goliard clogs

Problem is, that's like 0 haste. What should i be swapping in/out and is buying a dark earring worth it?

IMO, the belt is doing you diddlyshit. do you have a swift belt? i use that for things like haste/refresh too to try to eek out just a HAIR more speed on their recasts. so far you have the nashira head for +2 haste. you could go with the af hat, but i doubt you'd get as much mileage as you do out of the nashira. you have the body which is just famous for it. other places to stack haste are nashira legs if you own them, and 1% haste and 2 macc on the nashira feet. this assumes you've been killing ultima an awful lot though, and what you have there seems very very reasonable for what you're going for. biggest thing i'd do is shove a swift belt in and you're probably set w/o going psycho on limbus drops.

[Isiolia]

Anrin Obi is great in Dynamis or Apollyon. Swift or something would be a good option outside of that.

[Demosthenes11]

i have the earring and i'd think it would be worth it to you if you like maxing out stuff and have another job with dark magic skill. and as a rdm, fuck your haste, you have fastcast. I have full nashira so i use that, and if you have it i'd bother to say add 5macc with the legs/feet.

I just made a drain macro for my whm/sch, gonna test it out :3

edit: 188 (capped my hp so idk) drain from whm, cute

ultima is a whore and doesnt drop legs more than twice a year, but I'm next for it.
goliard or nashira feet really the same thing, i have both so doesnt really matter

[Therin]

There's no conclusive evidence, go for Dark Magic Skill > Magic Accuracy > Fast Cast/Haste > -enmity for Drain/Aspir and Fast Cast/Haste > -enmity > Dark Magic Skill > Magic Accuracy for Stun unless you're fighting Khimaira or a Chariot mob (though I don't know why a RDM would be stunning in either of those situations in the first place).

Ever 7-manned with no BLMs?

[Nirokun!]

i have the earring and i'd think it would be worth it to you if you like maxing out stuff and have another job with dark magic skill. and as a rdm, fuck your haste, you have fastcast. I have full nashira so i use that, and if you have it i'd bother to say add 5macc with the legs/feet.

I just made a drain macro for my whm/sch, gonna test it out :3

edit: 188 (capped my hp so idk) drain from whm, cute

ultima is a whore and doesnt drop legs more than twice a year, but I'm next for it.
goliard or nashira feet really the same thing, i have both so doesnt really matter

haste on nashira :D

[drwaffles]

There's no conclusive evidence, go for Dark Magic Skill > Magic Accuracy > Fast Cast/Haste > -enmity for Drain/Aspir and Fast Cast/Haste > -enmity > Dark Magic Skill > Magic Accuracy for Stun unless you're fighting Khimaira or a Chariot mob (though I don't know why a RDM would be stunning in either of those situations in the first place).

Ever 7-manned with no BLMs?

Something similar, and we got hit with Fulmination twice from resisted Stuns.