Bard gear advice

[Minni]

Thanks for the advice, everyone.

I will probably do Waist > Gloves/Earring first.
Since that will take 2 more weeks, I'll try my luck at Ulitma/Coil/Primal in the meantime.

so 1 DEX = 3.33 Critial = 3.33 Determination?
which means Inferno Bangle of Aiming is a lot better than Hero's Bracelet of Aiming.

[Dayus]

Very simple question here: in a vacuum, which is inherently better:

Quint-melded Gryph boots w/ stat totals:
DEX 12, VIT 14, Acc 16, Crit 16, Det 11, lolSS 6 (was capped on everything else by meld 5)

Or Ballad Boots:
DEX 15, VIT 17, Acc 19, lolSS 13

Coil hates me and refuses to drop any BRD stuff outside of Turn 1 (seriously does anyone else have this issue? I've been farming coil for AT LEAST 3 months) so allagan bewtz are out of the question for now, and I'm kind of tired of my quint meld stuff "gimping" my iLvl. I have a semi-fresh 50 WAR that def needs the myth tomes more than my BRD aka buying the BRD myth boots, so no dice on those. My WAR also would benefit from CT loot in at least 2 slots, so I'm not sure if I should blow my proverbial CT load on BRD boots that might not even be better than the ones I already have. I would have thought the extra DEX would put them ahead but with the recent stat weights I've seen, now I'm not so sure, since Ballad boots have NO crit or Det and my gryphs have 16 and 11, respectively.


HALP plz cuz this has been bugging me for a while

[BrandoH]

Very simple question here: in a vacuum, which is inherently better:

Quint-melded Gryph boots w/ stat totals:
DEX 12, VIT 14, Acc 16, Crit 16, Det 11, lolSS 6 (was capped on everything else by meld 5)

Or Ballad Boots:
DEX 15, VIT 17, Acc 19, lolSS 13

Coil hates me and refuses to drop any BRD stuff outside of Turn 1 (seriously does anyone else have this issue? I've been farming coil for AT LEAST 3 months) so allagan bewtz are out of the question for now, and I'm kind of tired of my quint meld stuff "gimping" my iLvl. I have a semi-fresh 50 WAR that def needs the myth tomes more than my BRD aka buying the BRD myth boots, so no dice on those. My WAR also would benefit from CT loot in at least 2 slots, so I'm not sure if I should blow my proverbial CT load on BRD boots that might not even be better than the ones I already have. I would have thought the extra DEX would put them ahead but with the recent stat weights I've seen, now I'm not so sure, since Ballad boots have NO crit or Det and my gryphs have 16 and 11, respectively.


HALP plz cuz this has been bugging me for a while

The fact that you type "lolSS" as a BRD clearly points out why you're even asking the question. They'll both be replaced with BIS pieces, take the cheaper Ballad route. Allows you to wear Elfin Bow with a few more accuracy pieces for Coil.

[Dayus]

The fact that you type "lolSS" as a BRD clearly points out why you're even asking the question. They'll both be replaced with BIS pieces, take the cheaper Ballad route. Allows you to wear Elfin Bow with a few more accuracy pieces for Coil.

...think you may have misinterpreted my situation. I'm already in possession of the quint-melded Gryph boots and just need to know for sure if the extra 3 DEX (and I guess VIT?) from the Ballad boots (3 Acc isn't going to make or break me) outweighs the extra 16 crit and 11 Det from the Gryph boots so my mind can be at ease while I wait for Allagan boots to drop

[BrandoH]

Stat weights have been posted ALL over the forums. If you already wasted the money, use the Gryphonskin.

[Thorauku]

My static is forcing me to use i90 weapon, but I really don't like to spend 900 myth on upgrading to Relic Zenith, while Elfin Bow is an option, it'll drop my accuracy alot.

Here's my current setup,
- Artemis Bow
- Bard's Chapeau
- Bard's Shirt
- Bard's Ringbands
- Hero's Belt of Aiming
- Bard's Tights
- Bard's Shoes
- Allagan Choker of Aiming
- Hero's Earring of Aiming
- Hero's Bracelet of Aiming
- Hero's Ring of Aiming
- Vortex Ring of Aiming

Which gives me, 490 AP, 455 ACC , 536 Crit , 235 DET, using HQ Stuffed Cabbage which gives me 476 ACC.

I was wondering How could I make up for my ACC so that I can use Elfin Bow, and if it'll be worth it.

Optional items that I currently possess,
- Gryphonskin Choker (Full Meld)
- Rose Gold Earrings (Full Meld)
- Gryphonskin Ring x2 (Full Meld)
- Allagan Bracelet of Aiming

[BrandoH]

i90 Weapon affects the LB of the party, so it's important. Spend the 900 myth, you can make such better sets (full i90, good weights).
If you still want to run Elfin Bow, the best way I've found is with CT boots and Ultima ring.

Elfin Bow
Myth Hat
Myth Chest
Myth Gloves
Myth Pants
CT Boots
Coil Neck (T4)
Myth Earrings
Myth Bracelets
Myth Ring
Ultima Ring

Eat HQ Stuffed Cabbage for Coil. Leaves you at 472 Acc (capped), 556 Crit (very high), 263 Det (high for BRDs), and 381 SkSp (low for BRD, but who cares?). All in all, a very respectable set. And all you're missing for it is a CT drop and an Ultima drop, easy enough to farm.

If you get ahold of the Coil Hat (T2), you can swap the necklace for Ultima, the bracelets for Ifrit, and push your crit and det significantly higher at the cost of just 2 dex.

[Thorauku]

Humhum~

I'll be losing 3 DEX instead of just 2 coz I really don't like farming Ultima so I'll just use my Gryphonskin Ring since it's already full-meld, and I'll gain a bit more crit.

Seems it'll be an upgrade for me, trading off 3 DEX for 1 WD and alot of DET and CRIT.