Drain MaB vs INT vs Dark skill

[Seraph]

Pluto's Staff, Walahra Turban, Nashira hands/legs/feet, Swift Belt

Nothing else matters for Drain or Aspir

You would use Nashira hands over Crimson hands for Drain and Aspir?

(Assuming you can wear both.)

[deivi]

for dark magic, skill works as macc and matk, but macc also works so it would depend on the rest of your drain gear weather or not you would want to give up straight dark skill for more macc, but I can't imagine you would ever need to

[jimbobsonofgod]

Pluto's Staff
Dark Strap
Phtm. Tathlum
Nashira Turban
Lieut. Gorget ( lol i know dark torque but CHEAP)
Crimson Fng. Gnt.
Nashira Manteel
Balrahn's Ring
Omega Ring
Witch Sash
Rainbow Cape ( CHEAPER)
Magnetic Earring ( CHEAPEST)
loquac. Earring
Nashira Seraweels
Goliard Clogs

There is my RDM Drain/Aspir Set up.

[Sta]

eh

This is what i use for now:

input /equip head "Walahra Turban";
input /equip body "Sorcerer's coat";
input /equip main "Pluto's Staff";
input /equip legs "Mahatma slops";
input /equip hands "Zenith mitts";
input /equip waist "Swift Belt";
input /equip neck "Dark Torque";
input /equip sub "Staff strap";
input /equip ear1 "Loquac. Earring";
input /equip ear2 "Dark Earring";
input /equip back "Ixion Cape";
input /equip ammo "Phantom tathlum";
input /equip ring1 "Omega Ring";
input /equip feet "Rostrum pumps";
input /equip ring2 "Omniscient Ring";
input /echo => => => [Drain Gear]

[Suiram]

How often if ever do DRK get 120 aspirs with scythe or RDM get 138 with Plutos (not in dynamis or anywhere else with day/weather present)? I have neither job 75, but I remember this topic coming up a while back and someone mentioned that some job (one of those two but I forget which now) never really ever caps it out. Unless that is incorrect or the person who posted is just poorly geared or something, that would indicate that the "base damage" is strongly affected by either INT (if it's DRK that can't do it) or Dark Skill (if it's RDM that can't do it) up to cap.

If the above is correct, you would probably want to prioritize in gear whichever of the two it is, to scale up the average return to hit the cap more often. Also would probably want to do the same for drain in the absence of information distinguishing them.

[jimbobsonofgod]

my blm replaces
hands > AFII
Legs > AF+1

I think most of the rest of it stays.

[Ultimagi]

My Dark Magic set:

Pluto's Staff, Dark Strap, Sweet Sachet
Morrigan's Coronal, Dark Torque, Abyssal Earring, Diabolos' Earring
Nashira Manteel, Sorcerer's Mitts, Omega Ring, Balrahn's Ring
Merciful Cape, Penitent's Rope, Wizard's Tonban +1, Goliard Clogs

[Dammerung]

Has there been any solid testing on the vampiric set?

[mdkuser]

there is also the igqira feet.... I wish I had them lol. need at least 2 hundred fist monks to kill it on the ship thing, its low level but regens fast, and you will be time limited, the ride is only 10 minutes. Manafont and 1 hundred fist only took 2/3 and it doesnt pop a lot when you try to fish ( 1 every 2hour?).

[Shin Volcano]

eh

This is what i use for now:

input /equip head "Walahra Turban"; (Nashira Turban if you have it, diana corona "new")
input /equip body "Sorcerer's coat"; (nashira body, not sure what coat does for it)
input /equip main "Pluto's Staff";
input /equip legs "Mahatma slops"; (af1 pants, no exceptions)
input /equip hands "Zenith mitts"; (AF2 hands, nashira gages)
input /equip waist "Swift Belt"; (Witch sash, expensive tho)
input /equip neck "Dark Torque";
input /equip sub "Staff strap"; (dark grip)
input /equip ear1 "Loquac. Earring";
input /equip ear2 "Dark Earring";
input /equip back "Ixion Cape"; { Mericufl cape,Gramary cape, it has +1 MACC, not much but better then ixion cape}

input /equip ammo "Phantom tathlum"; (no options here, but this certainly does nothing)
input /equip ring1 "Omega Ring";
input /equip feet "Rostrum pumps"; (Fast cast does help, so not a bad option, but if you have goliard use that instead, Igqira Huaraches IF you can get them.)
input /equip ring2 "Omniscient Ring"; (incest ring, +2 Magic accuracy off chigre)
input /echo => => => [Drain Gear]

Assuming INT is not a factor (i am certain it isn't honestly, unless i can see prove INT helps) replaced what you csan use in that slot. if you don't have those said items, then there isn't much that will help you untill you get those, or a haste replaces that slot. haste is nice for the recast but skill/magic accuracy comes 1st, you want it to not resist more so then the recast timer being cut down.

[Sta]

input /equip head "Walahra Turban"; (Nashira Turban if you have it, diana corona "new")
input /equip body "Sorcerer's coat"; (nashira body, not sure what coat does for it)
input /equip main "Pluto's Staff";
input /equip legs "Mahatma slops"; (af1 pants, no exceptions)
input /equip hands "Zenith mitts"; (AF2 hands, nashira gages)
input /equip waist "Swift Belt"; (Witch sash, expensive tho)
input /equip neck "Dark Torque";
input /equip sub "Staff strap"; (dark grip)
input /equip ear1 "Loquac. Earring";
input /equip ear2 "Dark Earring";
input /equip back "Ixion Cape"; { Mericufl cape,Gramary cape, it has +1 MACC, not much but better then ixion cape}

input /equip ammo "Phantom tathlum"; (no options here, but this certainly does nothing)
input /equip ring1 "Omega Ring";
input /equip feet "Rostrum pumps"; (Fast cast does help, so not a bad option, but if you have goliard use that instead, Igqira Huaraches IF you can get them.)
input /equip ring2 "Omniscient Ring"; (incest ring, +2 Magic accuracy off chigre)
input /echo => => => [Drain Gear]

everything i used there is there for a reason besides mahatma legs, that set was typed out today, they must have slipped my mind.

input /equip body "Sorcerer's coat"; (nashira body, not sure what coat does for it) Don't have Nash body and S.coat is the only thing in my inven that will do anything (+1 mp while casting hurrah)

input /equip hands "Zenith mitts"; (AF2 hands, nashira gages) it's funny i have a total of 26 AF2 peices out of all 5 of my 75 jobs and i still don't have those hands.

input /equip waist "Swift Belt"; (Witch sash, expensive tho) Yeah i'm not buying one untill they drop to or below 500k (aka never).

input /equip sub "Staff strap"; (dark grip) omw to AH now, then going to buy SE's token for more storage, lol...

input /equip back "Ixion Cape"; { Mericufl cape,Gramary cape, it has +1 MACC, not much but better then ixion cape} Merc cape i'm 0/15-20 iirc

input /equip feet "Rostrum pumps"; (Fast cast does help, so not a bad option, but if you have goliard use that instead, Igqira Huaraches IF you can get them.) seen 4 Goliard drop and got outlotted on them all

input /equip ring2 "Omniscient Ring"; (incest ring, +2 Magic accuracy off chigre) Dunno, i'll consider it when i get that token.

Alot of that gear is just gear from my nuking set since i just copy pasta'd it from my nuking script then edited it.

[Shin Volcano]

Yea, that's mainly why i said if you don't have said peices, there isn't much you can do till you get them, so it's bascialy just a empty slot untill then, and less macro lines for you to worry about. and i feel your pain on the goliard, lost 4 feet, 1 body 2 heads 1 hands so far, i just can't get ANY of them ffs...

[Sta]

Just entering for body now... inc edit of me /emoing

[oldoldman]

I don't have nashira body so I just drain in Goliard for the recast.

[deivi]

incest ring

oh you

[jimbobsonofgod]

input /equip head "Walahra Turban"; (Nashira Turban if you have it, diana corona "Cant be equipped by BLM")
input /equip body "Sorcerer's coat"; (nashira body, not sure what coat does for it (Oracles/Shadowcoat)
input /equip main "Pluto's Staff";
input /equip legs "Mahatma slops"; (af1 pants, no exceptions)
input /equip hands "Zenith mitts"; (AF2 hands, nashira gages Morrigans/Goliard/shadow)
input /equip waist "Swift Belt"; (Witch sash, expensive tho)
input /equip neck "Dark Torque";
input /equip sub "Staff strap"; (dark grip)
input /equip ear1 "Loquac. Earring";
input /equip ear2 "Dark Earring";
input /equip back "Ixion Cape"; { Mericufl cape,Gramary cape, it has +1 MACC, not much but better then ixion cape}

input /equip ammo "Phantom tathlum"; (no options here, Aureole)
input /equip ring1 "Omega Ring";
input /equip feet "Rostrum pumps"; (Fast cast does help, so not a bad option, but if you have goliard use that instead, Igqira Huaraches IF you can get them. Shadow clogs/Nashiras)
input /equip ring2 "Omniscient Ring"; (incest ring, +2 Magic accuracy off chigre Balrah's Ring)
input /echo => => => [Drain Gear]

Fixed

[Ultimagi]

Morrigan's Coronal has Magic Accuracy as well, as does Carline Ribbon.

[Shin Volcano]

oh you

wow i just....got that part....how sick are you <.<

Morrigan's Coronal has Magic Accuracy as well, as does Carline Ribbon

I didn't mention things that are incredibly hard to get...wasn't much point if he has to spend 2 years+ trying to get it lol.

[Kimiko]

If you really want to go balls to the wall on Dark Magic, here's what I would use.

Main: Pluto's Staff
Sub: Dark Strap (M.Acc +2)
Range: Auroele (M.Acc +8)
Head: Nashira Turban (M.Acc +5, Haste +2%)
Neck: Dark Torque (Dark +7)
L. Ear: Loquacious Earring (Fast Cast)
R. Ear: Abyssal Earring (Dark +5)
Body: Nashira Manteel (Dark +5, M.Acc +5, Haste +3%)
Hands: Sorc. Gloves +1 (Dark +12)
L. Ring: Balrahn's Ring (M.Acc +4)
R. Ring: Omega Ring (M.Acc +3)
Back: Merciful Cape (Dark +5)
Waist: Speed Belt (Haste +6%)
Legs: Wiz. Tonban +1 (Dark +15)
Feet: Rostrum Pumps (Fast Cast)

[jimbobsonofgod]

If you really want to go balls to the wall on Dark Magic, here's what I would use.

Main: Pluto's Staff
Sub: Dark Strap (M.Acc +2)
Range: Auroele (M.Acc +8 )
Head: Nashira Turban (M.Acc +5, Haste +2%)
Neck: Dark Torque (Dark +7)
L. Ear: Loquacious Earring (Fast Cast)(dark earring?)
R. Ear: Abyssal Earring (Dark +5)
Body: Nashira Manteel (Dark +5, M.Acc +5, Haste +3%)
Hands: Sorc. Gloves +1 (Dark +12)
L. Ring: Balrahn's Ring (M.Acc +4)
R. Ring: Omega Ring (M.Acc +3)
Back: Merciful Cape (Dark +5)
Waist: Speed Belt (Haste +6%)(see comment about feet and apply to witch sash)
Legs: Wiz. Tonban +1 (Dark +15)
Feet: Rostrum Pumps (Fast Cast)(+Macc>Fastcast if you are going balls to the walls dark ? Not balls to the walls haste?

Hmmm i'd make those changes. I guess you could also throw in diabolo's pole if you want to get crazy situational shit (IE when you are in dynamis/apollyon on dark day and you MB with drain/aspir, speaking of which toss in anrin obi where applicable as well