What's Better?

[Mrp]

What is Better for Blade-Jin

Marine Boots

DEF:9 HP+60 STR+3 DEX+3 VIT+2 AGI+2 INT-3 MND-3 CHR-3

or

Aurore

DEF:19 DEX+5 Evasion+5 Haste+2% Set: "Store TP"+8

[Dooom]

Marine, unless you can be absolutely sure that the extra 2 dex on Aurore push you up to extra crits - which, in these days of more than Colibri, is hard. Even then, the 3 str in likely to push you up a fSTR, so basically: marine.

[Onorgul]

I just scored Poise Shoes, what's the ideal TP setup if I'm getting 13tp per kick?

should I be replacing the 7 store tp lost from usu feet with questionable pieces like

cobra hands (over usu/bando)
fourth mantle (over cerb+1/cuch)
ecphoria ring (over snipe+1/str ring)
chiv chain (losing faith torque and 320+ skill)

or does the 21 store tp tier not apply with finished ursine claws and footwork



assume full usukane and rajas

This is the method I use:

TP ~
Cobra Harness (Usukane Haramaki in your case)
Rajas Ring
Brutal Earring

WS ~
Rajas Ring
Ecphoria Ring
Brutal Earring

That'll get you an easy "six"-hit build that doesn't rely on the third strike of Tornado Kick landing. Getting beyond that would require /Samurai and I'm pretty sure White Tathlum is all that is required to round it out.


@Mrp:
Marine Boots, without question.

[Arundo]

Whats better in terms of max. dmg?

Laevateinn at Lv.80 MAB+30 or new magian staves?

[Chen]

the new magian staves are x1.25 multiplier right? so i'm pretty sure they should win, cause MaB 30 on a blm with 50MaB already, would be like a 20% dmg boost?

very rough head math, but i'm fairly confident

[Hawking]

Magians GKT STP vs Kasha 10%

No usu / no Rose

[Byrthnoth]

the new magian staves are x1.25 multiplier right? so i'm pretty sure they should win, cause MaB 30 on a blm with 50MaB already, would be like a 20% dmg boost?

very rough head math, but i'm fairly confident

Yeah, the new Magian staves dominate Laevateinn, except during Elemental Seal maybe.

Good Black Mages run at least 70 MAB, and you can break 80 without making any really stupid decisions. Don't forget trait (32) and Merits (10). The 30 MAB works out to about a 15-20% damage increase depending on gear/spell. The new staves are 25% and probably have the same +10MAcc at least.

[Angelcaido]

N.legs or ares/bst. trousers+1 for drakes/penta/rampage?

[promethius]

i heard the OAT polearm out parses the OA2-3 one is that true? and would askar or pearle Hauberk be better?

[Telamond]

Now that the level cap is being raised is Flashy Shot still worth it?

Also am I doing it right if I tp in Terebellum mantle and WS in Amemet's (for RNG)?

[matix]

well as long as mobs exist that are higher level than you flashy should always be useful

[Khajit]

Until I finish my DA katana; which combo to use?
Dex kuina(still upgrading but it's at what was the end last update), Senju, Perdu all availiable. I'd have more katana to pick from but theres a stupid 5 trial limit.
I'm thinking Kuina/Perdu but Senju/perdu looks attractive.

[Dathus]

i heard the OAT polearm out parses the OA2-3 one is that true? and would askar or pearle Hauberk be better?

Askar if you need it for 6-hit, Perle if you don't.

@Angel: Drakes/Penta I'd say Ares, unless you're getting COR roll and BRD minuet, then N.Legs for high attack situation.

[Epysian]

Magians GKT STP vs Kasha 10%

No usu / no Rose

Pretty sure that the verdict was "get the Store TP and use Gekko." I think the only Magian great katanas that are better than the Store TP one are Masamune and the OAT one.

[alex064]

Scout's belt or Impulse belt?

i have full snapshot merits, Zha'Go's barbut and ACP body with snapshot augment.

[Amok]

Pretty sure that the verdict was "get the Store TP and use Gekko." I think the only Magian great katanas that are better than the Store TP one are Masamune and the OAT one.

I think the two are actually pretty close if you need hachiman/askar for a 5-hit (assuming OP would bother getting Rose strap).

If for the next cap upgrade they don't introduce something better than Tomoe or Love Halberd for SAM's to use, the G.katana may see a resurgence in merits/exp/zerg which would make the Kasha damage Keito more attractive as well.

I'm no mathologist (thought I have done some of the math for my own personal gear/situation). Just adding to the discussion.

[Wakabo]

Perle vs Hauby +1

Any situation one wins over the other?

[requim]

Perle vs Hauby +1

Any situation one wins over the other?

You would need to have capped accuracy, capped attack, and get an fSTR from Perle (which only has a 50% higher chance than haub+1), which realistically under those circumstances chances are you're fighting weak stuff no one cares about so you might as well use Perle or Askar to avoid -20 evasion.

The only likely situation where you might use Perle over Haub is when you need to full time perle for max haste TP, like when you lack byakko's haidate, homam, etc.

Scout's belt or Impulse belt?

i have full snapshot merits, Zha'Go's barbut and ACP body with snapshot augment.

It depends on how much the augment is since you're giving up 5agi, ~4.5racc, and 12ratk, but it's essentially the same comparison of swift belt versus virtuoso belt so highly probable that snapshot belt would win if it's at least 4%, anything lower than that would probably only match Scout's or Buccaneer's.

[Khajit]

You would need to have capped accuracy, capped attack, and get an fSTR from Perle (which only has a 50% higher chance than haub+1), which realistically under those circumstances chances are you're fighting weak stuff no one cares about so you might as well use Perle or Askar to avoid -20 evasion.

The only likely situation where you might use Perle over Haub is when you need to full time perle for max haste TP, like when you lack byakko's haidate, homam, etc.



It depends on how much the augment is since you're giving up 5agi, ~4.5racc, and 12ratk, but it's essentially the same comparison of swift belt versus virtuoso belt so highly probable that snapshot belt would win if it's at least 4%, anything lower than that would probably only match Scout's or Buccaneer's.

You're incorrect on the bolded part since full perle gives the same haste bonus as a standard homam DD set and is without a doubt superior in every way unless you have a stp body that drops a hit. If one had dusk+1 gloves the haste values would be different.

[Xno Kappa]

Grim Cuirass/acc+ ring or Hauby+1/blitz ring?