the elusive Facio Bliaut

[Aleste]

Unless my math is wrong....

Base stats of 80MND, 70VIT, 361Skill

Main "Surya's Staff +2"
Sub "Reign Grip"
Ammo "Aqua Sachet"

Head "Orison Cap +2"
Body "Orison Bliaud"
Hands "Augur's Gloves"
Legs "Augur's Brais"
Feet "Marduk's Crackows"

Neck "Ajari Necklace"
Ear1 "Roundel Earring"
Ear2 "Neptune's Pearl"
Ring1 "Medicine Ring"
Ring2 "Aquasoul Ring"
Back "Sunbeam Cape"
Waist "Cascade Belt"

+1 Bliaud +51% Potency +71MND +15 skill
Cure V would heal for 1084 w/ a solace stoneskin of 325(.8)
Total : 1409

+2 Bliaud +51% Potency +71MND +25 skill
Cure V would heal for 1086 w/ a solace stoneskin of 380(.1)
Total : 1466

w/out Medicine Ring

Neck "Fylgia +1" - Loose 6 MND, gain 3% potency
Ear2 "Orison Earring" - Loose 4 MND, gain 2% potency
Ring1 "Aquasoul Ring" - Loose 10% potency, gain 7 MND
Back "Orison Cape" - Loose 6 MND, gain 3% potency

~ EDITTED SECTION ~
Notified that I counted the potency up wrong.

+1 Bliaud +50% Potency +62MND +15 skill
Cure V would heal for 1077 w/ a solace stoneskin of 323(.1)
Total : 1400

+2 Bliaud +50% Potency +62MND +25 skill
Cure V would heal for 1078 w/ a solace stoneskin of 377(.3)
Total : 1455

~ END EDIT ~

Switching Orison Bliaud for Facio Bliaut at best case scenario (+15% potency)

Body "Facio Bliaut" - Loose 20 skill, gain 15% potency
Hands "Healer mitts +1" - Loose 4% potency, gain 10 skill
Ring1 "Aquasoul Ring" - Loose 10% potency, gain 7MND

Facio 15% +51% Potency +78MND +15 skill
Cure V would heal for 1089 w/ a solace stoneskin of 272(.25)
Total : 1361

Facio should cure for slightly more (~3 actual hp in above conditions), although the loss of the additional solace stoneskin (~105 damage) is noticeable. There are very few situations when an augmented Facio would win out (melee, no cure potency weapons for example), but at least it makes for a very good 90 piece of gear at least until AF3+1(/2) body is obtained.

[Miiyo]

Body "Facio Bliaut" - Loose 20 skill, gain 15% potency
Hands "Healer mitts +1" - Loose 4% potency, gain 10 skill
Ring1 "Aquasoul Ring" - Loose 10% potency, gain 7MND

Facio 15% +51% Potency +78MND +15 skill
Cure V would heal for 1089 w/ a solace stoneskin of 272(.25)
Total : 1361

You'd have to change up a few pieces you have to make this work to it's full potential.
I was doing 1168 Cure V @ 47% Cure Potency (Because AF3+1 Head was only 7%). Basically, Facio is ONLY wearable as a main if you use these pieces. Staff 22 Head 10 Body 14 Hand 4. That gives you 50% and you have your rings, earrings, back, waist, legs and feet, all for MND build. If you do more cure potency pieces than 5, yes, I agree Orison would be better.

[Aleste]

If you're going along that way:

surya's Staff - 22%
reign grip - 3mnd
empty
aqua Sachet - 2mnd

orison+2 - 10% 10mnd
ajari necklace - 6mnd
neptune pearl - 4mnd
neptune pearl - 4mnd

Facio - 14%
augur - 4% 7mnd 5 skill
aquasoul - 7mnd
aquasoul - 7mnd

sunbeam cape - 6mnd
cascade belt - 7mnd
augur - 9mnd
marduk - 10mnd

Equates to : 50%, 82mnd, 5 skill.

Add onto base stats of 80mnd 70vit 361skill

50% potency, 162mnd, 70 vit, 366 skill

Cure V value : 1090 with a stoneskin of 272(.5)
Total : 1362

Still 104 less...

And on comparison, my cure V's can hit 1368 (hp healed, not including stoneskin).

[Merton9999]

5th trade: Cure +13%, Divine+1, HHP+1
~10th: Refresh+1
15 total, nothing with both on it.

I want Refresh on my Facio because Orison Bliaud is horrendously ugly. I guess Nobles is still OK looking, but makes me feel old.

[Momotarotaru]

20+ times got 2 times refresh +1.
and another 3 times with cure potency 7 7 9.

[Kimiko]

Took me around 75 odd tries to get a 13% Cure Pot Facio, but it didn't have refresh on it. Did manage to get Conserve MP +1 on it so that made up for it a bit. Still a darn good piece overall.

[Eldelphia]

My first cure potency briault had 10% Cure pot, refresh +1 and Conserve MP +2. I got that within 10 tries. Since when I've been aiming for a 13% Cure potency augment so I can change out my backpiece and have managed an 11% and 12% one. But its taken a LOT of trophies and neither of those last two have Refresh. That's fine with me, I'll idle in Orison's +2/serpentes etc.

[Makenshii]

I done about 25 got a few refersh with eva and magic eva, my best was cure pot +12% and 1 eva.

[Cursed]

cure potency +12%
refresh+1
mp recovered while healing +2

total tries to get that: 67

[Kitheren]

I got a 13% with no refresh on mine. I have been trading in my trophies but 13 is the highest I have got.

Honestly, in Abyssea I could care less about refresh on a body. I have an Aristocrat's coat if I need it. But swapping it out for a cure body is no big deal.

Don't seem to do much outside of Abyssea these days though Bleh.