Anyone Brew with Jishnu?

[xbobx]

Anyone try brewing on ranger using Jishnu? I have to brew something and it seems like it could be fun, otherwise I will just go with tried and true Stringing Pummel

[Mirage]

You should brew with Jinpu, if you have it.

[xbobx]

Did you mean Jinpu or Jishnu? I hope that was a typo, not sure why bring a GK ws into this.

[Mirage]

Same reason you brought h2h into this

[xbobx]

Damn you making sense lol

[Karbuncle]

Not a great idea to use a Physical WS with a Brew unless the mob you're fighting absorbs magic.

Physical weaponskills will vastly underperform Magical Weaponskills due to the bonuses Magic WS's get. (WS Depending...)

Either way, Even something like Aeolian Edge would outperform Jishnu's, mob depending.

So I'd really stick with any Magical WS At all. Tachi Jinpu, Aeolian Edge, Wildfire, Primal Rend... Etc

[Saelae]

Jishnu's can do about 23-24k with brew depending on gear if you use Razed Ruins, Gnarled Horn and Sanguine Scythe and can self-light for the same amount. So that's a baseline to start from.

[Alderin]

Not a great idea to use a Physical WS with a Brew unless the mob you're fighting absorbs magic.

Physical weaponskills will vastly underperform Magical Weaponskills due to the bonuses Magic WS's get. (WS Depending...)

Either way, Even something like Aeolian Edge would outperform Jishnu's, mob depending.

So I'd really stick with any Magical WS At all. Tachi Jinpu, Aeolian Edge, Wildfire, Primal Rend... Etc

Not entirely true - depending on the weapon skill and mob weaknesses.

Skillchain damage with brew - especially for example: light skillchains on dark based mobs (ever seen a MNK smite-brew Rani?) can outperform 2x elemental weapon skills - even assuming you have elemental attack atmas etc.

If we are talking about Empyrean weapon skills - then yes a handful work well with it - and I daresay Jishnu is in that category.

Mobs with low MDB however (like apademak, shinryu, isgebind etc) are best brewed with elemental weapon skills.

*edit* the elemental weapon skills I am referring to are non-empyrean. Wildfire & cloudsplitter will always come out on top.

[Nynja]

Mobs with low MDB however (like apademak, shinryu, isgebind etc) are best brewed with elemental weapon skills.

wut? Isgebind is garbage for ele ws brews...can pull 5-6 apad's easy (barring enstuns), but barely 3 isgebinds.

[noodles355]

Do WoE gun and Wildfire if you're going to brew!