Leviathan.Hohenheim said:
well imma do the 4 macc yama's staff, since i figure there's already a lot of +potency to drain and aspir gear around; macc never hurts.
There's not really that much gear to help boost your drains (dark magic gear is pretty scarce)...Especially not by 10% (over pluto's, but 25% itself). In fact, I can only think offhand of three slots that enhance drain/aspir directly and just a few small upgrades to dark magic (other than AF pants, which are a good chunk). Magic accuracy certainly can't hurt you, but there is a point at which it stops benefiting you, and there's plenty more macc available than straight potency gear. I don't really think it is worth investing time in dark damage potency, though, as it's only a very small part of your arsenal and aspir doesn't even work in all situations. If you really wanted to make one, an accuracy staff would at least have the benefit of helping your sleeps, but then again, there isn't much I can think of that can be slept that can't be slept relatively easily. If you are intent on making a dark staff, I'd say potency is the way to go, solely because it doesn't cap anywhere, whilst accuracy does.
Also, Angel, I'd suggest waiting until after the 85 increase to make an ice damage staff. I've been noticing getting a lot of resists with my ice DMG+3 teiwaz on abyssea mobs, but it could just be a coincidence. You have to keep your Aquilo's staff around anyway for resisty stuff, unfortunately. D:
EDIT: Hope you(OP) see my post before you get too far on your staff to change your mind, if you change your mind. Don't want you to make something you might regret.