What's Better?

[Kaeda]

aurum body vs zahaks mail for drakesbane

and number 2
whats the ideal drake setup?

im using:
head-heca hat
neck-<3 torque
body-askar (about to buy zahaks)
back-foragers
belt-warwolf
legs-barone augmented with 2 dex(no heca atm)
feet- heca
hands-heca
ring1-Thunder
ring2-rajas
Ear1-brutal
Ear2-Supremacy (using skystrider)

thanks in advance

I've been fooling around with my Drakesbane set as well. I'm currently using

Wyvern Helm | Flame Gorget (have love torque too) | Brutal | Delta
Hecatomb | Hecatomb | Rajas | Thunder
Cuchulains | Warwolf | Ares | Hecatomb

Is Zahak's Mail really worth 5.5m? I'm strongly considering buying one. Also, no nhead... is it worthwhile to RMT one? Or would Askar be good enough (I'd have to Nyzul one :/)?

Finally... for the "what's better" part. Flame Gorget or Love Torque? Torque if you need the dex to break a crit tier?

[BerenTebogo]

If Askar head was poland Nhead would be germany.

Just sayin'

[Omnipotent]

If Askar head was poland Nhead would be germany.

Just sayin'

lmao

[TybudX]

If you're willing to look like a fruitcake could probably melee in af2 body. only 2 less accuracy than what you're using right now.

Thread title, please check it.

[mdkuser]

I think i've asked this before not sure.

Is there any situation where DEX+6 Attack+10 will outperform STR+5 DEX+5 for SA / WS's, or any combination of the two?

for reference.

Cuch Belt vs. Warwolf Belt.

I've got an OpenOffice spread sheet that computes dancing edge. Let's see. Using my own gear because you need to know you whole gear for that( and the old pDIF formulas; ; ).

target mob with 75 VIT and 300 def (post dia3) lv 81 ( merit ish). THF/NIN mithra (67STR 80 DEX), pizza +1 and 2x march as buffs

gear: X/Blau / / B.core
heca head/love/brutal/hollow
skadi bd/hec hand+1/thunder/rajas
cerb+1/???/endidu leg/heca feet+1

cuchulain belt: sneak attack hit=508.30
normal hit =115.18
sub hit =113.93

warwolf belt: sneak attack hit=505.206
norma hit =113.64
sub hit =112.42

Time for me to buy one I guess, although its pricy. Its better than warwolf belt for either solo WS or SA+WS.

This is for dancing edge but it should be the same conclusions for evisceration and shark bite.

The conclusion is different in extreme situations where the mob has very low def ( farming, more debuffs etc) and you have much higher attack ( meat, chaos roll, minuets etc).

[Kumbai]

For Quick Drawing, on Tiamat etc. Just wondering what would be better:

AF1 Head NQ (Adds 10DMG to QD)~
VS
Maat's Cap (7 AGI for the acc)~

Wondering what would be better. I'm guessing Maat's for the more unresistant crap, and Maat's for the higher stuff?

[Despain]

I'd say AF Head HQ since its +4 AGI, but :/ You'd probably be better off with Maat's Cap, depending on how many resists you're getting.

[Despain]

Faith Torque vs. PCA for MNK.

[Onorgul]

Dependent on your Accuracy against the mob you're fighting.

[Tsuko_Asura]

Faith Torque vs. PCA for MNK.

Capped -> Faith, uncapped -> PCA

[Despain]

Capped -> Faith, uncapped -> PCA

'kay thanks!

[Rugazanami]

For Primal Rend, what would be better to use for a neck piece: Soil Gorget or Caract Choker (MAB+2)?

[Tortalius]

uggly pendant. get an mp merit and you're good to go.

If not: gorget is worth 2.5% on Leaden salute. I imagine primal rend is the same, so gorget.

[Nitrous24]

uggly pendant. get an mp merit and you're good to go.

If not: gorget is worth 2.5% on Leaden salute. I imagine primal rend is the same, so gorget.

Do you really need an mp merit? It works with quick draw with 0 mp. because 0 mp registers as 0%.

[Byrthnoth]

Ugg Pendant has +20MP on it you dolts!

[Shinryuu]

Faith Torque vs. PCA for MNK.

Capped: Kubira beads. Uncapped: PCA. Somewhere in-between: Faiths (but tossing them is better, inventory +1).

Unless Faith's skill nets you an extra DMG, of course.

[Caiti]

Is Zahak's Mail really worth 5.5m?

I'm working towards Aurum body, but I'm curious as to why Zahak's isn't as good as Aurum?

[Despain]

Capped: Kubira beads. Uncapped: PCA. Somewhere in-between: Faiths (but tossing them is better, inventory +1).

Unless Faith's skill nets you an extra DMG, of course.

Didn't even think about Kubira beads. Thanks haha

[Andradi]

I'm working towards Aurum body, but I'm curious as to why Zahak's isn't as good as Aurum?

15 Attack and 7 Store TP.

(The store TP on a body piece is generally essential for a DRG's 6-hit.)

[dantes]

Does 5/5 Ares win in any situation for WS over a combination of Heca/Ares/Aurum for WAR, DRG, and DRK?

I don't want to do sky again (never bothered asking for neptunal gear as I was PLD/SAM/NIN/MNK only at that point) and the HNMLS on my server don't interest me, so Heca is going to be extremely hard for me to get, especially since Phoenix has no good merc groups. So 5/5 Ares will actually end up being easier for me since I already have Ares body for PLD.