The Beast Within -- A Guide To Blue Mage

Is there a thread on this? BLU/SCH nuking.. looks like with all the changes from Adoulin it seems more viable than before.

Doesn't really require its own thread, you just use normal nuking set and dual wield magic damage weapons.

Applications though... WKR I guess where Glutinous Dart isn't effective and you can't melee.

Seems like it would be good for Yumcax... also for any activities that allow for different play style.

Pro, a questin about your GS. If I understand it correctly, then the lines 380-386


work the same way the old autoexec used to work, as in your TP sets change according to the buffs on you, correct? I was just going over the sets on page 1 (again, big thanks for maintaining this thread and keeping it up to date, it is amazing and the most understandable, indepth Job thread to date) - and I was looking at Cetle belt in the TP set. Is it possible to add another line or 2 about handling sets based on Ionis?
Also, if Iuitl Tights do not have DA on them, which TP legs would you use on blu? Kaabnax? Quiahuiz? Possibly still Iuitl for that smidge of STP?

my tights have no DA, but I still use them. the stats on them are a bit more valuable than those on the next best piece and I carry them for PDT anyway.

can add something to detect ionis as well, yes.


adding those in the equip_TP_set function should work. will have to add a couple of new sets (as labeled) with the belt in; i'm sure there's a way to make it work without needing to add a whole new set, but who cares. unsure if the redundancy is necessary in terms of telling GearSwap to check for buffs not being active (or if the syntax is even correct), however in my sleep deprived mind it makes sense that you need both sets of rules binary to each other to get the desired results.

Awesome, man, thanks! I love how your sleep deprived mind comes up with stuff I would have to wreck my brain over. It's amazing to leave SC and AE behind finally. They were steady companions but been causing way too many issues and crashes.
Was only wondering about a second best option for legs in a non-acc set to see if they'd be worth bringing. Not bringing Quiahuiz pants is nice to save more inventory and having 4pdt on Iuitl Tights has always been the reason I wanted to rock them even if there might be a super marginally better piece for non-acc sets.

Of course it matters.

Same base damage, same skill increase. I can't see any reason why it would matter. But... Anahera has +2 to awesome so it has that going for it.

Those stats obviously make a difference, but they are not limited to one hand or the other, they affect both. Weapon damage, iLvl combat skill, certain special latent effects and getting Aftermath from a REM are the only things I know of that make a difference being on main or off hand.

So as long as you have both swords on, there is no difference.

iLVL119 Tizona goes in the main hand.

This is like the old Brutal/Suppo combo. There's a right way and a "look how that idiot is wearing those" way. If you do it wrong its like wearing your underwear on the outside of your pants. People will point and laugh.

Suppa on the left, Brutal on the right... ALWAYS

I assume this GS Assumes Max marches and not PUG BRD's who may not have +4/5 March?

Does GS not have a function that allows you check the amount of delay reduction you are at from what you are normally? IE..

Weapon Base Delay - Seconds per swing and compare what your base would be compared to your actual to find the difference automatically, rather than having to ask, and create a toggle?

This would also allow some form of Autonomy with superior sets ~

I have a couple of quick gear questions, so please go easy on me, as this is my first time posting in this excellent thread.

1. Does moonshade TP bonus earring affect both Chain Affinity and Efflux, or just one of them?

2. Also, does Mirage Jubbah +2 (with enhances Chain Affinity Effect), act like other AF2+2 upgrades in that it only needs to be worn during the activation of CA, and can then be switched while casting, or does it need to be worn while casting, as well, for the 5 TP/merit to go into effect?

Again, thanks in advance, and sorry for the nubish questions, as I couldn't find the answers anywhere else.

1. Neither
2. While casting, thus making it useless.

My friend was telling me about Circle Blade and how it can deal like 2k+ per mob if you fighting multiple mobs at once. Is it best to use ele gorget/belt for this ws due to its ftp? Does anyone have a good setup for circle blade?

I just use my normal STR set for it. On salvage gears I only get up to around 1.5k, could probably optimize it some but not sure i'd be able to make up a 500dmg difference. When I'm not dead tired I'll math it

Thank you kindly for the response, as it will help me with gear choices in the near future!

Well he had BRD songs, so I'm sure that is the difference. Thanks in advance though if you make a set!

ItemSet 318619

This set seems to be as close to ideal as I'm willing to tune for.

Damage on a moderate target (probably stronger than salvage gears) and solo buffs/debuffs with this set:

Buffs/Debuffs
Smouldering Salisbury Steak
N. Meditation
Dia II
Frightful Roar/Benthic Typhoon

Target
550DEF
100VIT

Player
232STR
1329 / 1259 attack (capped ratio with both hands)

Avg Circle Blade: 1402.57

Not sure how 2k would ever be reachable regularly. This is the strongest gear you can use for this WS, and BRD songs wouldn't help much since ratio is capped already. Unsure how your friend was doing 2k unless he got loads of multiattack procs or is fabricating things a bit.

At any rate, can do this entirely with gear that you'd be carrying anyway; just substitute elemental gorget for Asperity Necklace if you don't normally carry one that's aligned to Circle Blade (Thunder, Aqua) and you lose only about 30 or so avg damage.

p.s. never thought I'd actually be doing math centered around motha *** Circle Blade!

Yeah it was multi-hit procs. I believe he was in tp gear (thaumas, windbuffet, Iuitls gears, asperity) so he must have had a lot of proc. Okay so that is good that I won't need the gorget or belt, only 30 dmg not that much.

Well the good news is I don't have a lot of work to do this time since there's pretty much only 2 good pieces of gear in this update.


The bad news is there's only about 2 good pieces of gear in this update.

Haruspex Hat +1: 8/9% fastcast head is lovely.

Vanir cotehardie 21 STR and 36 MND makes it best for req? 5% FC is nice because it's an ilevel replacement of gear with 40 def and no viable defensive stats.

I'm not sure about Vanir Battery. 1% is a pretty small amount but it doesn't have much to compete with either.

If people will pay 100M for the 1% DA that Duplus gives over Pole Grip, that 1% in the ammo slot is not half bad if you are a DA nut.

it's the best TP ammo for BLU outright, but an inventory slot for 1% DA is questionable. And yes, best body for requiescat by a significant margin without taking additional inventory space.

Store TP gloves are interesting as well for those of us without perfect Iuitl gloves.