WAR Stats, Cross-Class Skills, and Gear - Am I Doing It Right?

What i90 accessories would you dump for Gryphonskin and what would you meld? Vitality and Parry?

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Originally Posted by Purrfectstorm

What i90 accessories would you dump for Gryphonskin and what would you meld? Vitality and Parry?

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All of them, and yes. Normal way is PAR3-PAR3-VIT3-VIT3-VIT2 to cap both parry and VIT. If you're particularly wealthy, you can also meld 1 DPS stat (SSPD or DTR) by melding VIT4-DPS4-PAR3-PAR3-VIT2.

Thanks! Do you think that that setup is the best for T5 then?

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Originally Posted by Purrfectstorm

Thanks! Do you think that that setup is the best for T5 then?

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This is a question you'll have to ask your healers. Basically, the tradeoff from ilvl70 melded with Sauteed Coeurl to ilvl90 Fending with Finger Sandwich is:

+21 VIT
-15% DPS
-slight reduction in mean mitigation (-45 DEX being main contributor)

If you're good at what you do, the loss of 21 VIT isn't exactly crippling. WAR faces no potential one-shot situations unless he screws up and fails to drop IB, ToB, or Vengeance before a Death Sentence hits. However, it does reduce the margin of error for healers by clipping back about 380 HP.

I think my personal preference is towards a bigger margin of error so I think I'll go with the i90 setup you listed instead. Thanks a lot for clarifying this for me! :)

For earrings, there are no Gryphonskin pieces. Did you mean that I should use Rose Gold Ear Screws or Rose Gold Ear Cuffs with the other setup? Because I took all accessories to mean neck, ear, wrist, bracelet, ring1, and ring2. I'm thinking I at least want to have that setup for lower level stuff at the very least.

Rose gold ear screws I believe are the preferred.

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Originally Posted by Leiron

Rose gold ear screws I believe are the preferred.

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Thanks, that makes sense. The other has crit rate which is meh.

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Originally Posted by Purrfectstorm

Thanks, that makes sense. The other has crit rate which is meh.

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Ear screws are the DPS ones, which are in the same vein as Gryphonskin. DPS accessories are used instead of tanking ones because they give you +DEX that you wouldn't bother to meld. Be aware, though, that they're rather large, so if you take pride in your appearance... well, know what you're getting into.

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Originally Posted by Gamemako

Ear screws are the DPS ones, which are in the same vein as Gryphonskin. DPS accessories are used instead of tanking ones because they give you +DEX that you wouldn't bother to meld. Be aware, though, that they're rather large, so if you take pride in your appearance... well, know what you're getting into.

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LOL Yeah thanks. I guess vanity slots are coming in 2.2 though so it's probably the least of my worries :)

Since I'm really committed to playing Warrior to the best of my ability, I've decided to just have more than one gear set - 1 for the extra VIT safety net and content down the road and the other for more DPS especially since I end up helping a lot in easier content where the extra VIT doesn't do much (level 50 story dungeons, HM Primals, etc.) I'm melding Vit 4, SSPD 4, Parry 3, Parry 3, Vit 2. I chose the SSPD route because it feels a bit more noticeable/enjoyable to me and I'm leaning on the side of mitigation. I only have 2 of my accessories finished at this point. I donated a lot to housing and now I'm poor :)

I've been doing spiritbond parties in i55 gear to get the materia I need. I've kind of run low on gil though *blush* Something to work torwards I guess. I'm level 50 w/ all crafts so it has only cost me about 300k per piece so far. Vit 4 is 100k on my server, SSPD 4 and Parry 3 are about 20k. I think I'll have my other 3 pieces in a week or so. Then back to donating towards housing :)