Optimal Gear Sets?

um each of the new augment-able pieces of mage gear from delve get +13 MAB, +10 INT +10 MND augmented on top of base stats when all the way up the MAB path. this should make fully augmented set of delve gear BIS for nuking gear set.

only one that seems close to me is
yaoyotl gloves vs Bokwus gloves fully augmented for another 13 MAB and 10 INT
so 13 INT 15 MAB vs. 17 INT 13 MAB and Bokwus doubles as being great for healing

the better question is will these all be replaced before you get them as it will take quit a lot of delve to get the full set of gear and a decent chunk of money to buy enough airlixers to upgrade them all to full.

Question about the BLM Staff from Skirmish. How good is +64 MaB compared to the ToM staves? I know it's probably been beaten to death already but I'm tired and don't feel like searching >,> lol.

MAB's effect is based on enemy MDB, so if the enemy has high MDB each MAB will count for less in its multiplier. Affinity will be a separate multiplier (+6 staff will be 1.35). So If you were to fight a mob with no MDB a MAB +36 or higher should pull ahead. But realistically any mob you fight where your damage should matter is going to have MDB of some value. something like 45 MDB or more would make Magian staves better than 64 MAB staff.

Another thing to consider would be the Macc on the magian staves preventing less resists.

DMG has many terms, although MAB & MDB get Floored at the same time in the formula. MDB has roughly the same effect on 'staff affinity' as it does on MAB
MAB x staff/MDB = staff x MAB/MDB. Also, through gear and traits, MAB has a higher starting # compared to staff which starts at 1.0

Math:
MAB on the main weapon slot would need to have a 35% increase in MAB to equal a ToM potency staff. (less if affinity is gained through atmas)
Base MAB 100
Traits. 40
Gear before weapon
Uh.......60
200x.35=70
Staff in this case would need 70MAB to be as strong as a ToM staff.

Is the Bokwus Set fully upgraded in the MaB path pretty much the best for nuking in all those slots now (besides maybe Yaoyotl Gloves)?

Yep, unfortunately. :(