Mantra and Bard

[Darkstatic107]

Our comp is 2 pld, 2 whm, drg, mnk, and blm. Everyone is around ilvl 80-85. My smn gear is the full vanya set except for pants as I have crimson breeches from CT. I also have darklight ring, waist, ear, and neck as well as relic wep.

[PArcher]

Our comp is 2 pld, 2 whm, drg, mnk, and blm. Everyone is around ilvl 80-85. My smn gear is the full vanya set except for pants as I have crimson breeches from CT. I also have darklight ring, waist, ear, and neck as well as relic wep.

OK, one last time, do you like SMN or BRD better? That's the decision you have to make.

Your group is going to be really light on magic damage if you go BRD, so you're going to have issues. Your WHM should be able to manage MP without a BRD at those ilv as well.

Gearing your SMN will mean you have enough DPS to pass without much issue, as long as your WHM don't derp on MP management.

And to be really honest...one of the WHM should go SCH; it will help out a lot IMO...

[Darkstatic107]

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I like my bard better. My only concern is this whole mantra issue which is why I posted this. I'm talking with the same guy atm and he's stating that if I decide to do bard then he needs mantra.

Normally I wouldn't mind, however I already leveled a monk up from 1-50 in two weeks with friends on a different server just a month ago. They quit, so I went back to my original server. Leveling has burnt me out and while I understand mantra can be useful, I don't think its that important that I absolutely need it.

Also, he doesnt have the gear for sch apparently. TBH he should get the gear as it would make things easier for us