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    Drachenhorn gives slightly more attack than Twilight Helm for most of the DDs that can wear it, but it doesn't have CHR or AGI for random relic WS mods. It is generally worse than Mekira Oto +1 for STR modded WSs, even ignoring other options.
    PLD, WAR, DRG, BST, SAM, and DRK use:
    Requiescat (MND), Atonement (nothing), Vorpal Blade (STR), Ukko's Fury (STR), Upheaval (VIT), Drakesbane (STR), Stardiver (STR), Rampage (STR), Ruinator (STR), Kaiten/Shoha/G/Y/K (STR), Ageha (CHR), Resolution (STR), Scourge (MND/CHR), Catastrophe (AGI/INT)

    So it is actually only good for two of the WSs that those jobs can use. It's not really a very good piece, but it looks cool.


    Sanus is pretty worthless. Again though, if you were an FFX fan it might look cool.

    If you consider O.chain or Aegis obtainable then either is better than Adamas, but it is unclear to me that Adamas is working properly.

    Tessera Saio is a good WS piece for Exenterator, Mercy Stroke, Wild Fire, etc. with the downside that it's ugly as sin.

    Plenitas is a decent Meteor/Shattersoul staff.

    Hyaline Hat is 10% Fast Cast, but so is Nares Cap. It has some nice MAcc too, though. This is honestly one of the most useful pieces from Provenance Watcher.


    Body abjurations:
    Generally, the NQ is worthless and the HQ is might be useful if the augments were good and you got lucky.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Byrth View Post
    Drachenhorn gives slightly more attack than Twilight Helm for most of the DDs that can wear it, but it doesn't have CHR or AGI for random relic WS mods. It is generally worse than Mekira Oto +1 for STR modded WSs, even ignoring other options.
    PLD, WAR, DRG, BST, SAM, and DRK use:
    Requiescat (MND), Atonement (nothing), Vorpal Blade (STR), Ukko's Fury (STR), Upheaval (VIT), Drakesbane (STR), Stardiver (STR), Rampage (STR), Ruinator (STR), Kaiten/Shoha/G/Y/K (STR), Ageha (CHR), Resolution (STR), Scourge (MND/CHR), Catastrophe (AGI/INT)

    So it is actually only good for two of the WSs that those jobs can use. It's not really a very good piece, but it looks cool.
    I know DRKs who use Emp Scythe, which would make good use of it Quietus (STR & MND) if you use this you might also be using the Merit WS, Entropy (INT), I will admit there are not many its best for if any, but its all around a good piece for them if you dont have a +1 Mekira or want to lug around a few diffrent helms.

    Sanus is pretty worthless. Again though, if you were an FFX fan it might look cool.
    I doubt the fact I like FFX has anything to do with the fact I think a sword with 13% Cure potency is good. I am a RDM, I like the idea of beating shit to death with my swords of which I was ment to use. When you give me a sword like this, with STR, nice DMG, nice MND which helps both my cures, and my Req I will be using if it is in my main hand. Yeah, Im going to say its good, and Im going to use it. If you don't like it, my guess is, you either are on the RDM's don't melee side of the fence, or you don't understand the idea behind this sword being useful.

    If you consider O.chain or Aegis obtainable then either is better than Adamas, but it is unclear to me that Adamas is working properly.
    As I said, for if you don't have them, myself I have Almace, working on Excalibur, I have no shield because I make these for my RDM, not PLD, however my PLD can use them ofcourse, so I could get an Adamas to give me a good one, and also on that note I could get myself a Relic or Emp later on if so desired, although this would be the much easier route I would think.

    Tessera Saio is a good WS piece for Exenterator, Mercy Stroke, Wild Fire, etc. with the downside that it's ugly as sin.
    Last I knew looks weren't exactly a big point in any gear, as show by the fact my RDM looks like a total idiot in my melee gear due the the mix match attire that we are given.

    Plenitas is a decent Meteor/Shattersoul staff.
    Agreed, as was my point, and its good for blunt procing as well.

    Hyaline Hat is 10% Fast Cast, but so is Nares Cap. It has some nice MAcc too, though. This is honestly one of the most useful pieces from Provenance Watcher.
    This would be fast cast enfeebling, where as Nares is more fast cast nuking, in either case I still think this would be easier to get than Nares for me at least being that since I have no static group for NNI I don't have the chance to get much gear from it, I would rather Nares hands just for the massive MAB.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Demon6324236 View Post
    I doubt the fact I like FFX has anything to do with the fact I think a sword with 13% Cure potency is good. I am a RDM, I like the idea of beating shit to death with my swords of which I was ment to use. When you give me a sword like this, with STR, nice DMG, nice MND which helps both my cures, and my Req I will be using if it is in my main hand. Yeah, Im going to say its good, and Im going to use it. If you don't like it, my guess is, you either are on the RDM's don't melee side of the fence, or you don't understand the idea behind this sword being useful.
    It's not the best option for hitting stuff nor is it the best option for curing people. It's very possible to benefit more from not using Sanus Ensis if you have better options for both of those things, even if you do hit stuff with stuff while on Red Mage, by optimizing for whichever is more important at that time.

    That said, I could see it being really nice for somebody who hasn't made an Almace or a Cure stick and it's the best thing a Blue Mage can macro for healing spells if that Blue Mage isn't presently hitting a thing with his or her things. I could see it being more useful than an Almace for Paladin for a situation when damage didn't matter at all, but I'm not sure if that situation ever exists.

    I think the Sanus Ensis a good example of what to expect from worthwhile Voidwatch drops in general, actually. It's a very solid piece while not being the absolute best option, and it has one or two quirky uses even if a bro has the best possible thing. Generally, stuff that somebody who hasn't sunk time into getting the very best would be happy to receive randomly.

    Given that randomly very acutely describes how the stuff drops, that almost makes sense except for the "I will ride a sharpened ATV made out of burning nightmares into your anus." drop rates that often make obtaining a specific thing from Voidwatch more time-consuming than just doing whatever is needed to obtain or buy the best option.

    Some are a little better than that, a few are even the best possible option for whatnot, and some are noteworthy because they are incomprehensibly bad for no apparent reason; that's how I'd describe the lion's share of Voidwatch stuff that's worth describing.
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