White Mage Gearing Suggestions.

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Originally Posted by Tharian

A friend on another message board also recommended this list for i110 gear that doesn't include gear that requires Turn 9: http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/N36D was wondering if that is a valid list of gear?

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You're packing quite a bit of crit there. I don't recommend or even rely on a crit heal myself as a white mage. In most cases it'll just overheal or the tank is dangerously low if the crit cure I (or cure II for that matter) doesn't overheal.

You need to figure out where the fine line is where you can heal comfortably. The two stats you'd want are Determination and piety, but it's not carved in stone that you should go 100% det first and piety if there's nothing better or vica versa. I personally recommend going for a build where piety and determination are in a certain balance you feel comfortable with. Too much det you'll gimp your MP pool quite a bit. Too much piety and you'll gimp your healing output quite a bit. Moral of the story: A general "BiS" build for White Mage doesn't exist, in my opinion. It mainly depends on your style and bias that will create your "BiS". Are you the omnipotent healer that gives the scholar more chances to cast some DoTs? Or are you the more cautious healer who banks up MP for the "just in case"-situations? Or perhaps a balance between the two? Only you can decide on that.

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Originally Posted by Yonko

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Thanks for the char tip. Also I never said you "need" 5k MP, I said its a safe goal to go for and anything above that is overkill with the current limit; you want a solid balance with these stats. On a side note I also said that it all depends on your own reaction time and play style in my original post.

I like the piety det build. I usually only need the boosted PIE for when nasty mistakes happen. But it's good to be able to handle those well. Additionally, PIE is a direct boost to my AOE dps. More HOLY is always nice :D

This is the set im currently using(minus the high allagan staff..... stupid Nael) use the Yags till you can get it. You should never have mp problems due to the 5k+ MP. I can literally do the full T9 fight and still be left with about 60-70% of my MP left(without any deaths from FC mates). This in my opinion is the BiS for whm.

http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/NB42 Det/PIE build