RDM melee in november update

[Protey]

new best TP head for RDM (i think best WS head too, but might vary by WS):

Highwing Helm
DEF:113 HP+38 MP+23 STR+26 DEX+22 VIT+24 AGI+19 INT+18 MND+18 CHR+18 Attack+20 "Magic Atk. Bonus"+20 Evasion+33 Magic Evasion+43 "Magic Def. Bonus"+2 Haste+7% Enmity+4 "Double Attack"+3%
WAR, MNK, RDM, THF, DRK, BST, BRD, RNG, SAM, DRG, DNC, RUN

will miss that +8 enspell damage from Umuthi

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new best TP back for RDM:

Bleating Mantle
DEF:16 Attack+20 Evasion-10 "Triple Attack"+2%
WAR, MNK, RDM, THF, PLD, DRK, BST, BRD, RNG, SAM, NIN, DRG, BLU, COR, DNC, RUN

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Nice STR/Att legs for RDM:

Augury Cuisses +1
DEF:124 HP+50 STR+30 VIT+17 AGI+17 INT+33 MND+20 CHR+16 Attack+16 "Magic Atk. Bonus"+16 Evasion+27 Magic Evasion+80 "Magic Def. Bonus"+4 Haste+6% "Conserve MP"+7 Unity Ranking: "Double Attack"+1-3%
WAR, RDM, PLD, DRK, BST, RNG, SAM, DRG, BLU, RUN

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if you're not sporting an REM, then this is nice:

Pukulatmuj +1
DMG:116 Delay:225 Sword skill +242 Parrying skill +242 Enhancing magic skill +11 Magic Accuracy skill +188 Sword enhancement spell damage +11 "Stoneskin" casting time -11% Unity Ranking: INT+5-15
WAR, RDM, THF, PLD, DRK, BRD, RNG, NIN, DRG, BLU, RUN

don't need the stoneskin casting time on it as we easily cap casting time on RDM with other gear. If your enhancing skill isn't up to par with your other gear this can help out. That enspell damage! Only bad thing I can really say about this sword is the low magic acc skill.

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There is also this belt, but I would use Windbuffet +1 or Sweordfaetels +1:

Sailfi Belt +1
Haste+9% Triple Attack"+2% Unity Ranking: Attack+10-15
WAR, RDM, THF, PLD, DRK, BST, BRD, RNG, SAM, NIN, DRG, BLU, COR, DNC, RUN

[Metaking]

sadly i would have preferred my rdm (and blu) to have been on Sangarius >.> i mean its not like war or drk is ever going to use that sword.....

[Demonjustin]

I guess I can go back to pointing out RDM isn't on pink gear when it should be again? I mean, BLU is still on both Pink & Teal, RDM is still a Hybrid, why're we not on both sets? -_-;

[Protey]

I guess I can go back to pointing out RDM isn't on pink gear when it should be again? I mean, BLU is still on both Pink & Teal, RDM is still a Hybrid, why're we not on both sets? -_-;

while i agree with the sentiment.... who'd actually wear that lolgear?

[Demonjustin]

Honestly I bring it up simply as it's always annoyed me, that said however, the body could be useful in some ways due to the Double Attack probably since RDM is so severely lacking in multi-attack TP gear. I'd also use it while leveling up this character to 99 but that's... more or less just because I could.

[Protey]

Honestly I bring it up simply as it's always annoyed me, that said however, the body could be useful in some ways due to the Double Attack probably since RDM is so severely lacking in multi-attack TP gear. I'd also use it while leveling up this character to 99 but that's... more or less just because I could.

while the DA would be nice, you'd might as well be using kudzu aketon. Both have DA, but also both have low stats and no haste. I will use Ischemia Chasuble or Karmesin Vest personally.

[Demonjustin]

Yeah Karmesin is better, just nice to have an easier to obtain alternative. Right now, all of RDM's even decent melee gear is R/EX from some of the hardest content in the game. It's not even close to how other jobs are where there are easier pieces to obtain from events like Delve or Skirmish. But in the end, that complain is more or less just a complaint about the president they set so long ago that they hold fast to even now, and has continued to hold us back.

[Protey]

just picked the NQ of these up from the December update NM Largantua, nice hybrid piece.

Emet Harness +1
DEF:131 HP+61 STR+25 DEX+24 VIT+25
AGI+23 INT+23 MND+23 CHR+23
Evasion+70 Magic Evasion+64
"Magic Def. Bonus"+5 Haste+4%
Enmity+10
Physical damage taken -6%
Unity Ranking: Accuracy+10-20
WAR, MNK, RDM, THF, PLD, DRK, BST, BRD, SAM, NIN, DRG, BLU, COR, DNC, RUN

[dasva]

sadly i would have preferred my rdm (and blu) to have been on Sangarius >.> i mean its not like war or drk is ever going to use that sword.....

idk given how strong swds are now they might