Originally Posted by
FaeQueenCory
Actually... This is a common misconception when it comes to smn and the magian staves.
Because what makes them still second only to Nirvana (that would be #1: Nirvana, #2 Magian, #3 Uffrat/+1)... is not that they cap perp cost. It's that they cap perp cost AND BP timer.
To be a good smn, you need to cap 3 things: 500 skill, perp cost, AND BP timer.
And the fact that the magian staves cap 2/3 vital stats for a smn... makes them the former best staves in the game. (the fact that pre-iLv Nirvana ONLY reduced perp cost made the Mythic a macro-only piece... But the 119 Nirvana is more of a fulltime piece... and the stats on the RF1... it's much easier to cap BP timer without the need of the magian staves which lets Nirvana become the BEST staff for SMN again. Cause after the cap was raised past 75, the magian staves offered more for the SMN than Nirvana alone did. But even though the stats on the RF1 allow for Nirvana to be fulltimed.... that relegates the Magian staves to only second tier... for they are still miles ahead of the Uffrats.)