WHM: Relic+1 vs AF2

[Caduceus]

Healing magic potency is only one part of the calculations that go into healing. Weapon damage also counts.

Case in point:

As a BLM with relic+1 (69 WD), I heal around 380 consistently with Physick.
With the exact same equipment otherwise, I switch to a Bone Brand, a level 5 staff with 11 WD. My heals consistently heal for around 120 with Physick.

There is no Mind difference, as it is on neither weapon. There is a Determination difference, but not NEARLY enough to shift the numbers around so much, as I went from 286 Determination with relic+1 to 268 Determination with the Bone Brand. No matter how you slice it, WD has a HUGE impact on healing output.

This being true can you say that 3 weapon dmg for the +1 to thyrus is a better upgrade than changing an ilvl 60 or ilvl 70 to an ilvl 90?... changed out my thyrus to my first weapon given and the drop was drastic as you stated. it is a loss of both all mnd and all determination. when i switch out to a weapon with less mnd less determination and 26 less weapon dmg the healing drops by 300. so that's (without accounting for mind and determination about 11 per point of dmg) however the mnd and determination that i lose on top of the 26 dmg is determination 15 and 18mnd. Like i originally said i think it depends on the part of the player; however, it is good to know that dmg does play a part. thanks for pointing this out. (further math from your numbers on healing with your black mage: Each point of weapon dmg is equal to 4.482758620689655 (again not counting your loss of determination) So that would be 12 added to each heal based on weapon dmg to upgrade thyrus to +1.