PLD Stat Distribution

How should I distribute my points for tanking?

all vitality

dont even bother with the other skills

all points in vitality is all u will need

Question answered by post #2. Follow up as post #4 to ask questions.

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Originally Posted by KendoTone

all vitality

dont even bother with the other skills

all points in vitality is all u will need

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First of all, thank you for the advice.

Could you please elaborate as to why dumping all points into VIT is the best way to go? Is the block/parry/damage ratios on STR that bad or it is just easy to find an abundance of STR on gear later on in the game?

I put all in Piety? was this a Bad idea? I heard it was OP cause Mobs don't expect it...

30 vit give you about 450 ish HP.

From what i read on furom, 30 in Str will not give a big bonus. This game using Teir base blocking system, even at 30 Str it might not be enough to get you to the next teir of Block Chance (which is about 1% increase) [BTW, this game using Round Down system, which mean if you at 25.99% change of block, the system will calculate your block chance at 25% block change and ignore your .99%]. so unless u can hit the next teir of block chance, there no point in pumping str in it.

Damage bonus from 30 Str is not that huge either. I go all 30 VIT and never have problem holding aggro.


Finally, Block or parry cannnot defend againt Magic damage. therefore, STR is usless against Caster Boss (defensive wise). on the other hand VIT will give you extra buffer against all type of damage.

You better off finding good weapon for damage increse ^^"

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...din-Attributes

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Compendium-2.0

Here you go. So many duplicate threads everywhere, search is a wonderful function....

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Originally Posted by Stryker

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...din-Attributes

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...Compendium-2.0

Here you go. So many duplicate threads everywhere, search is a wonderful function....

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You don't even need search, just look at the page itself. There is like two of these threads on every page of the tank forums.

30 VIT or you will never survive Coil.

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