Combat Materia curiousity

Does anyone use any other materia other than Savage Aim, Savage Might and Heavens' Eye?

I have a habit of just tossing any materia I get onto a retainer, and wondering if I should keep some of these? As a DNC main, the only ones I ever use are the three 'reds' I mentioned, those are the ones suggested when I go looking for what is best for a DNC to use. While I have all classes at 80 at the moment, the only gear I ever tend to meld is my aiming sets.

QuickArm, QuickTongue, BattleDance and Piety, does any class use them? Are they worth storing in case I decide to meld another class?

Sometimes I'll use quick arm if I want/need to hit a certain skillspeed, but it's so rare you're better off selling them. Don't stockpile, just buy as you need.

People occasionally use skill/spell speed if they're trying to hit a specific break point but for the most part it's crit/det/DH all the way, even for tanks and healers.

Thanks for the answers, looksl ike I'll clean up that retainer's inventory a bit.

Spellspeed is used in some BLM builds.

It really depends on the job and what level of gameplay you are doing/planning to do.
-Most jobs prioritize Crit > DHit > Det. This is generally what you can stick to if you aren't doing any higher-end content/trying to min-max/go for world first/etc.
-Skill/Spell Speed is usually for reaching certain thresholds to min-max your rotation. There are a few jobs with secondary Speed builds (like SAM and I think GNB). Like everyone else said, BLMs do love Spell Speed, seeing as they are the most cast-heavy DPS.
-Vitality (and Piety for Healers) can be helpful when you're first learning/trying to clear endgame content for the first time but get flushed out as you learn the fights and get better gear.

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Originally Posted by Mimilu

-Vitality (and Piety for Healers) can be helpful when you're first learning/trying to clear endgame content for the first time but get flushed out as you learn the fights and get better gear.

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You cannot meld vitality anymore. Nor any main stat.
I miss those days though.

A few things I forgot to add to my post:
-Direct Hit (and even Determination) can give you more DPS then Critical Hit (in a vacuum). However once Critical Hit reaches a certain threshold (I keep hearing 3400-ish), it gives you more return then Direct Hit (it needs less to beat Determination). You don't really have to worry about his unless you're min-maxing as all three stats are still DPS increases. Here is a graph that shows you the DPS% increase of the three stats.
-Crit > Det > DHit is okay if you are a healer and want/need stronger heals. If that's not an issue, stick with Crit > DHit > Det (enemies can cause damage if they're dead >w>).
-Weapon Attack is king.

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Originally Posted by Canadane

You cannot meld vitality anymore. Nor any main stat.
I miss those days though.

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Oh yeah >w>()