[dev1041] Relic Armor Upgrades

[saevel]

I use Enspell 2s when I use /DRK or /PLD. In aby, I like using atma of the Lion and using Enthunder II to get more DPS. Against higher defense mobs, it actually makes a decent difference. If Enspell 2s went off on every main hand hit, it would be fixed. I don't enjoy that I run around at 20-35% double attack and I don't get additional applications of Enspell 2s on my double attack procs. It just needs more damage all around to be acceptable. It's one of my chief gripes against why RDM is going so poorly.

Phallanx is awesome. I run around in close to 50% PDT all the time.

As far as Hands go, Alucinor' Mitts are the best you can get. For feet, Eurus' Ledelsens, Legs Calmecac Trousers.

The part that I hate is the chest piece. Your options for Haste are Goliard's, Nashira's, or Blood/Crimson Scale Mail that is Augmented to HQ3. None are particularly easy to get. You certainly can't pick up a pink chest piece or a Loki's like most jobs, but I'm in love with Blood Scale Mail. I always have been. If you can't get anything with Haste on it, I would go with Antares Harness.

I use Enspell II's when /DRK, their ~ok~ that way but still sorely underwhelming.

You can cap haste or nearly cap haste pretty easily now.

Head: Zelus Tiera: 8%
Hands: Dusk +1: 4% (Alc hands virtually don't exist due to the new Dyna Tav being utterly ridiculous)
Belt: Either speed belt (6%) or the 5% one off the big turtle in abyseea T.canyon.
Legs: Calmeric Trousers: 3%
Feet: Eurus' Ledelsens +4%

Will put you at 24~25 haste without using your body. For body I just use ACP body Atk / Acc. Only alternative I see is using Goliard body and the 10 acc / 12 atk feet, I'll be looking into this but not entirely sure if it's worth the effort.

[ManaKing]

If you HQ3 Blood Scale mail you will get 3% Haste, you will get 1 of 4 specific enhancements, and you have the chance to get some other random augments. Of the 4 specific augments you can get, there is Acc, STR, AGI, and CHR. AGI and CHR are pretty much horrible, but Acc is not to be scoffed at in conjunction with Haste and STR makes this body piece one of the best Sanguine Blade bodies. The kicker is that it is possible to get even more Acc or more STR in the random augments. You could even get MAB or Atk. This is a pipe dream of a piece, but I still want it and have no intention of giving up until they make something better.

If you put Haste on the Body you can use a Brisk Mask for your Head and still get pretty close with a 6% Haste Belt. 26 Defense, 6 Acc & Atk, and 4 Store TP isn't bad.

[tyrantsyn]

If you HQ3 Blood Scale mail you will get 3% Haste, you will get 1 of 4 specific enhancements, and you have the chance to get some other random augments. Of the 4 specific augments you can get, there is Acc, STR, AGI, and CHR. AGI and CHR are pretty much horrible, but Acc is not to be scoffed at in conjunction with Haste and STR makes this body piece one of the best Sanguine Blade bodies. The kicker is that it is possible to get even more Acc or more STR in the random augments. You could even get MAB or Atk. This is a pipe dream of a piece, but I still want it and have no intention of giving up until they make something better.

If you put Haste on the Body you can use a Brisk Mask for your Head and still get pretty close with a 6% Haste Belt. 26 Defense, 6 Acc & Atk, and 4 Store TP isn't bad.

Also it's one less piece you have to swap out during WS, which is always a bonus.

[Neisan_Quetz]

You can't mean the blood mail... for what WS now?

[ManaKing]

You can't mean the blood mail... for what WS now?

http://wiki.bluegartr.com/bg/Blood_Scale_Mail

With the right Augments, it is well suited toward Sanguine Blade. In the fixed Augments you could get STR. In the additional random Augments, you could get even more STR up to another 5, and/or MAB up to 8. If you get more MAB than Morrigan's then it would be better outright, because the highest scaling is off of INT, then MND, and last STR.

If they upgrade Morrigan's at some point, then it will be a fight to the death over who has the more ridiculous Augments.

If they add Haste to Morrigan's I would have such a hard time choosing between the 2 of them because I love how both of them look.

[Neisan_Quetz]

I hate the random pool augments :/ I have no luck with those at all. I'd probably try for MAB over Str but I get what you're saying. Even then I'd rather an upgrade to Morrigan's; not that I nuke demons much but the intimidate on legs alone has annoyed me on occaison if I forget Stearc Sub for space.

[Greatguardian]

I found the intimidate useful back in the day for spotting who was casting cures in Wlegs, lol. It was always a pet peev of mine.

[Neisan_Quetz]

Thanks for reminding me I had a Pld trying to tanking Mahjlaef the Paintorn in W legs once before I told them take it off...