(Don't) Fear The Reaper: A Dark Knight Guide

Hmm I've been trying to gather samples but I've found it quite challenging to reduce my health enough to make the drain number that shows up in the chat log reflect the total amount drained (any amount over max hp doesn't show in the log). I did this testing on Phuabos in Escha, but the variance for Drain is quite large.

If you (or anyone) could suggest an easier way to test values than waiting for mobs to damage me enough > drain > repeat, I'd appreciate it hah.

Here's the data I collected:
Gear Used
ItemSet 368402
Target: Eschan Phuabos, using tropical crepe, 7 macc vorseals, and with 64 potency from gear (not using NV)

n=25
Drain I values with Father Time:
1162
1039
1094
901
1207
1137
1236
1196
1226
994
1052
1173
1173
801
1007
929
992
969
1084
1030
1054
880
1245
810
Mean=1057.96
Standard Deviation=129.47

Drain I values with Liberator:
967
1059
954
808
828
744
849
793
888
988
810
985
952
920
1079
807
846
1031
1033
967
1000
993
788
913
Mean=916.75
Standard Deviation=95.44

These values give an average ratio of 1.154 (15.4% increase when Father Time is equipped over Liberator). With 64 potency from gear, if Father Time stacks multiplicatively, we should expect a value of 1.40; additively would be 1.152. (the data therefore suggests additive).

Edit: Did some more testing on Chapulis in Reisenjima. Father Time seems to be pretty clearly additively adding to drain potency.

Using DS/NV for a total potency of 189 baseline:
n=11
Drain III w/ FT
3669
3728
4009
4178
3426
4052
3867
3741
3766
4059
3791
Mean=3844.18

Drain III w/ Lib
3667
2629
3053
3426
3597
3813
3517
2965
3755
3300
3206
Mean=3357.09

Sample Ratio=1.145
Additive Expected Ratio=1.132
Multiplicative Expected Ratio=1.382

Just finished it on VE and AAEV is useless... You really must have held back because after 80% she never got hate back.

You're doing it on VE, what do you expect lol. I was doing N and he was holding hate fine for the first half, then we were flip-flopping hate. Got the body to drop so I'm done with this BCNM now.

Thanks for the data; seems pretty conclusive given the large difference in expected values between the two possibilities.

As for easier testing methods, if you do it in Abyssea with with the HP buff from the Cruor Prospector NPC, you can instantly lower your current HP by just clicking off the buff (the buff returns a second later, but your current HP stays lowered).

Of course she couldn't keep hate on VE; Alex has way lower defensive stats on VE, so your enmity gain is way higher. Alex takes way less damage on D, so enmity isn't a concern.

Got the body on normal? Th4?

Been spamming myself. (MNK wrecks this fight)

Ya, TH4 on N. Was maybe ~1/12, I got lucky.

Yakshi was my next target on my Dark Knight solo adventures, and it was substantially more difficult than Gin.

It basically involved using BIS MACC gear + Marine Stewpot + Assassin's Drink to land Armor Break, and then stacking Qultada Chaos Roll, Last Resort, Berserk, Barbarian's Drink, and Dia III so that you can kill it before Soul Enslavement wears.

I think its not about defensive stats. I think its more because of ilvl of the monster. AFAIK the higher level the monster has, you generate less enmity from damage. I dont really remember how I know this tho, so cant link the source.

It was stated outright when they made the alteration. Nitpick though, but if a monster has pseudo-ilvl properties, then this does not apply (UCNMs, most HTMBs aside from, presumably, the newest series).

Maju down.

I'd like to see a video of what was done for the maju tbh.

I don't have a video, and I'm not planning to figure out video recording and go do Maju again just for that, but I can describe it, at least.

Fighting as DRK/BLM, before the battle I pre-buffed with Absorb-DEX/AGI/INT/ACC (with Liberator) and Qultada rolls and used a Pear Crepe. I dismissed Qultada and summoned Ygnas in his place before popping. I used Kuyin for the 25 ACC because I wasn't sure how evasive Maju was, but I'm not sure how important she was.

I engaged Maju and stayed out of range until I got 4 Blind Immunobreaks (using BiS MACC gear including R15 Liberator, Khonsu, and Ullr), at which point I did NV/DS Absorb-STR, Super Revit, and NV/DS Absorb-VIT. I then swapped to R15 Caladbolg and used an antacid, and then used Sublime Sushi, Dread Spikes, Last Resort, Scarlet Delirium (for Backdraft), Monarch's Drink, I wing (in STP gear), Barbarian's Drink, and Fighter's Drink. I double checked to make sure I had Haste II on, and not Ygnas' Haste I.

Finally, I did ES Blind to land it and then did 3000 TP Torcleaver for AM3, then popped SP2 and spammed Resolution until it wore at about 25%, then finished it off normally. You only have 90 seconds to kill it since he always 1/2 resists Blind's duration without Rayke and DRK has no enfeebling duration gear, so you have to be quick. I took hate near the end despite AAEV spending the time I was spamming Blind building hate, so in hindsight I probably should have popped a Gnostic's Drink as well.

It's a bit luck dependent, as you have to get 4 immunobreaks in before Maju uses Oppressive Glare, but he gains TP pretty slowly with only a floored ACC tank attacking him, so it's not too bad.

Lilith is soloable on N, but it's extremely difficult and not worth the effort. Stick to lower difficulties if you want to solo for gear (and not just the challenge).

And people wondered why i claimed Geriond is the best DRK on Asura. Good ***, man. Putting a whole new level of challenges to soloing.
You gotta do Kin next and show the impossible is possible. Gl on any other fights, dude.

His dedication is definitely off the charts. Pushing the job to its limits and coming up with the strategies to do so.

Bravo!

I've beaten this on normal even with multiple chars and I had a difficult time. Kudos to you Geriond if you've done this solo with just trusts!

I was able to solo Kin as DRK, AAEV died before last target so I had to soul enslavement to zerg last 10%.

nice ws

Perhaps try using Mnejing or whatever that lolpup is i forget its name. I started using that trust to solo Kin on RUN a lot and it actually turned out to be better at survival and at pulling hate.

Nevertheless, great job, dude. Always nice to see other people soloing Omen. Hope more people try it.

Hi all! Was asking in another thread but that thread might be dead -
I can't really find a resource for the current BIS gear, can anyone point me there and or share an updated LUA?

https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/50426/high-end-sets-advicesuggestionsideaslua/

Awesome! Thank you! Is there a gearswap you recommend? I didn't know if that link was still good with Odin out

Is drk sub drg worth missing out on meditate and stp?

Unless you switch to Apocalypse or have DNC around you will be very far from haste cap with LR down without Hasso.

/DRG is only worth it when you really need High Jump's enmity reduction, such as on Dynamis Wave 3. The 7% specisl WSDMG is nice, but it's no match for /SAM's STP and Hasso

Selindrile's is pretty nice, there's one also on that link I put up for you

hello there,
Can someone share his Enimty set + Tanking set + M.Eva set?

https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/50426/high-end-sets-advicesuggestionsideaslua/

thanks, but for M.Eva set all those dmg taken + is going to be fine?