For The Shinies! A Guide For Thief

If you already have it after glowed might as well finish it off with the 301 ploutons, that's what? 3 million-ish, easy peasy for a thf. Then I say just use that until you make a mythic. Then make the empy for offhand.

So I got a Skinflayer to replace my Mandau (/cry).

So I got a Skinflayer to replace my Mandau (/cry).

What sort of augments should I be going after? I got one With +18dmg 1STR, 14 accuracy and 2% WS damage, Stopped because I'm not sure about the +18DMG?

Augmenting Weapons
Augments in FFXI are placed into "slots" on items. In the case of augmenting weapons from Reisenjima with Pellucid Stones ( P), Fern Stones ( F), and Taupe Stones ( T), there are 5 slots that are used whose caps and probability of occurring varies between the different stones. Those slots are:

Slot 1: Job-trait or "special" stats, like Physical Damage Taken
Forced to occur via Fern Stones.

Cap varies from stat to stat, and are increased by 1 when using Fern Stones.

Higher values are less likely than lower values. With Fern Stones, the probability of a maximum potency augment is approximately 3%.

There are 8 different augments for each armor that depend on the path.
"Off-path" augments (10% rate) manifest in the form of Physical Damage Taken, Magic Damage Taken, and Damage Taken augments.

Slot 2: +1~10 Base stat (60% chance of slot)
Taupe Stones raise the cap to 15 and force this slot
Distribution is flat. You are just as likely to get the maximum value as the minimum value.

The 3 on-path base stats vary based on weapon, but off-path augments are possible with a low probability (10% rate).

Slot 3: +1~20 Accuracy (60% chance of slot)
Pellucid stones raise the cap to 25 and force the slot
Distribution appears flat.
There are no off-path augments for this slot.
Form of Accuracy dependent on the path (ie. Magic path would have Magic Accuracy).

Slot 4: +1~20 Attack (60% chance of slot)
Pellucid stones raise the cap to 25, but do not affect the frequency.

Distribution appears flat.

There are no off-path augments for this slot.

Form of Attack dependent on the path (ie. Magic path would have Magic Attack).

Slot 5: +1~20 DMG (60% chance of slot)
Stones do not affect this slot.
Distribution appears flat.
There are no off-path augments for this slot.

Source: Arcane Glyptics Inscriptions BgWiki

So I got a Skinflayer to replace my Mandau (/cry).

What sort of augments should I be going after? I got one With +18dmg 1STR, 14 accuracy and 2% WS damage, Stopped because I'm not sure about the +18DMG?

Whatever has the most TP bonus, WSDMG, crit damage bonus, dex and str/atk on it, in that order.

whats the current rudras storm set thats being used? trying to upgrade mine. got 5/5 lustario all af/relic/empy 119 some rawhide etc

Here's my current stacked Rudra's set:

ItemSet 344038

For unstacked I have Falcon Eye, Lilitu headpiece and Adhemar jacket+1

Also:

WShands={ name="Herculean Gloves", augments={'Accuracy+3 Attack+3','Crit.hit rate+1','Weapon skill damage +6%','Mag. Acc.+7 "Mag.Atk.Bns."+7',}}

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How can dropping 20% WS Dmg not be better please explain?

Most THF don't use them but you can, and I think it's fun if rarely if ever practical or used, to add to Ihina's list: Last Stand natively (this one I've actually used when Domain Invasion dragons fly etc...) and depending on subjob choices ones which I know you can use according to the wiki: Tornado Kick, Raging Fists, Vorpal Blade, Fast Blade would all work well with Fotia.