What should my third materia be?

Hey all. so with the new gear it seems Crit and Determination are pretty much filled. So I'm pondering what I should meld instead. I was thinking spell speed but wanted some advice before I spend my cracked clusters

I would probably go DH, unless you feel like you are lacking MP then i would meld some PIE. Some people like SpS but I personally think it's really weak.

I was told DH has no effect on healing? Why take that over say piety or spell speed?

It's technically better for damage, but the increase over other materia is insanely minor.

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Originally Posted by Malkria

I was told DH has no effect on healing? Why take that over say piety or spell speed?

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DH doesn't effect healing but it does effect DPS. SpS is an option but it's pretty weak imo. Piety is useful to a point. Any MP more than what you need is pretty much wasted points.

I use VIT in that case. Saved my life more than once. Moro hears about it all the time whenever I survive something with 84 HP. :)

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Originally Posted by Tridus

I use VIT in that case. Saved my life more than once. Moro hears about it all the time whenever I survive something with 84 HP. :)

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VIT is also an option. Not going to lie. I didn't think about putting it on left side equipment. I usually only save it for right side.

Though again VIT is like PIE. Anything above what you actually need is sort of a waste, but it's still an option regardless.

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Originally Posted by Tridus

I use VIT in that case. Saved my life more than once. Moro hears about it all the time whenever I survive something with 84 HP. :)

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Oh yeah I do >.>

But yeah, I tend to fill in DH myself. I like occasionally seeing a Stone IV hit for over 14k.

Different strokes, different folks :)

Crit > DH > Det > SpSpd > Pie

Vit is flex depending on what content you run.

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Originally Posted by VanilleFang

VIT is also an option. Not going to lie. I didn't think about putting it on left side equipment. I usually only save it for right side.

Though again VIT is like PIE. Anything above what you actually need is sort of a waste, but it's still an option regardless.

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VIT is a super odd one because most of the time it will do nothing at all. Every now and then it causes you to survive something that would have otherwise killed you, and at that moment it's the single most powerful thing you can possibly have. Nothing boosts your effectiveness more than not dying. :D

You're right, of course. It's not something you want to pile a ton of. But if you have nothing better for a slot and you have a lot of close calls, it can really show its value.