Artifact Armor +2

[wildsprite]

Sorry, but no matter your skill, your gear is gimp if you play any melee job and do not have a Brutal and Rajas. They are the easiest pieces of gear in the game to get that last from start to end, literally being in the best setups even though they are level 75 cap gear. While you have only mentioned SMN & RDM as your jobs, I will say that you are not missing out a ton from not doing CoP for those 2 jobs if you play RDM as a mage only. But if you played another job, say THF, or DRK, I would say you are gimp, because you miss 2 of the most basic and yet amazing pieces of gear in the game.

I don't play melee jobs, and I intend to get a Tamas ring once CoP is finished for me,

however I am going through CoP for the story, which I happen to be enjoying

[SpankWustler]

I'll take any and every set of JSE that the Development Bros feel like making. The last few sets have been really interesting, and many pieces of Artifact Armor +1 such as the Ninja body or the White Mage hands have yet to be replaced in whatever niche they fill.

Looking at the amount of Dual Wield on the Ninja Relic Body +2, I have to wonder if it intentionally stops short of replacing the AF+1 piece completely. If that's the case, I'd really love level 99 versions of this stuff that level 99 equipment might be taking care not to replace.

I don't play melee jobs, and I intend to get a Tamas ring once CoP is finished for me

Sadly, I am not exaggerating when I say that you would be better off just getting the Raja's Ring for those times when you melee on your mage jobs. Tamas Ring was originally a valid option for someone with only mage jobs, but it has not aged well at all. The only positive thing that can be said about Tamas Ring now is that it's free.

[wildsprite]

Sadly, I am not exaggerating when I say that you would be better off just getting the Raja's Ring for those times when you melee on your mage jobs. Tamas Ring was originally a valid option for someone with only mage jobs, but it has not aged well at all. The only positive thing that can be said about Tamas Ring now is that it's free.

in that case I guess I'll get the Raja's Ring then

[Economizer]

Sadly, I am not exaggerating when I say that you would be better off just getting the Raja's Ring for those times when you melee on your mage jobs.

Shoot, Occult Acumen benefits from Store TP, and Subtle Blow limits TP feed. It's an irreplaceable ring for casting if you need those stats... whereas Tamas isn't just replaced for what it does, but stomped into the ground.