Some WHM Sets? Need Advice ._.

Cure VI casts faster! (I think)

Now something I'm not sure, does Afflatus Solace Stoneskin require actually curing the HP to apply or just the hypothetical HP that could be cured?

Also *** if it does cast faster god damnit.

It's the actual HP cured I'm pretty sure :(

i think it's the hypothetical hp; at least, that's what wiki says and that's what it seemed like when solace first came out. i was tossing cure Vs on a level 15 character for the better stoneskin.

If it's HP cured, does this go past the SS cap?

yea, i went and PL'd my friend at a pet camp, and would spam cure IV (lol56whm =/) even with full hp just for better stoneskin it gave.

/nod

How did you get from this to "who cares about gear"? Because that's the gist of your first post.

I was basing these sets around Abyssea, so I would think Medicine Ring would be a viable option with the HP buff.

activates at 75% hp, with auto regen II now i don't imagine it'd be all that easy to keep your hp down without constantly swapping to force latent, plus theres always the overzealous healers who ragefit if anyone isnt 100%

If you have 2 or more Merit Abyssites, you can cancel the HP buff to bring down your HP, and it will re-activate so that you have somewhere between 60-75% HP depending on how many Merit Abyssites you have.

I personally run the following sets for healing

Cure Potency + MND (Cure V+)
Cure Potency + Conserve MP (Cure I-IV)
Conserve MP (Raise, Reraise, Pro, Shell, etc etc)
Haste (Anything that generally requires fast recasting)
Divine (Repose)
Enfeebling (Mix and match depending on the situation - skill for things like Silence and potency on the spells that matter, change as needed)
hMP
Dark Magic (Aspir and Drain if running /SCH)
Idle Set (which isn't much for me, ATM >.>... lol)

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@Solace question

According to Wiki, SS cap on Solace is 250 HP, though I have personally yet to test this. Easiest way is to duo a Cactaur, spam them 1K+ Cure V's and VI's on the second person while the WHM tanks and see how much mitigation comes from 1K needles.

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@Debate between /RDM and /SCH

I personally find /SCH to be more useful then /RDM just because /SCH gives me much more utility then /RDM gives me. Sure, /RDM gives me Refresh, but I like having Sublimation up as an "O Snap, I need MP in a hurry" that won't put me at risk like Convert would. Also, since I'm a Galka WHM, making a balanced HP/MP set would drive my absolutely nuts.

This debate does seriously come down to play style more then anything else though. I use Penury like a mad dog while /SCH, and I absolutely love my 300MP+ Sublimations. I know other people who prefer the Accession route while others prefer Celerity. Then there are those who are hardcore /BLMs and /RDMs. Seriously, if it's a big problem, just level all three and change as necessary xD

Thanks everyone for your help!

ah ok, didn't know about that. thanks.