Scholar newb halp!

[Gemina]

This is why I'm glad I do homework, and from the sounds of things in this thread, I did things right. Of course anyone can correct me.

You reach clerics full potential by packing mnd. So the higher this number is, the higher your int stat will be when you CS, plus you get the 10% bonus to offensive spells. This includes your b&b spell, energy drain. Splitting up your attributes in any way will hurt this.

Vit is worthless for acn/sch. As acn, topaz should be taking all the damage while you solo. As sch, even if you have not unlocked your feisty chocobo, you have free heals, adlo shield, and HoT with whispering dawn to sustain you. If your HP drops below 50% you're probably biting off more than you can chew.

Acn does not have access to CS, sch does. There's a reason for that. If you want to have potent heals as sch, I don't think it's a good idea to interrupt the growth worrying about the int stat for your smn.

[DarkmoonVael]

This is why I'm glad I do homework, and from the sounds of things in this thread, I did things right. Of course anyone can correct me.

You reach clerics full potential by packing mnd. So the higher this number is, the higher your int stat will be when you CS, plus you get the 10% bonus to offensive spells. This includes your b&b spell, energy drain. Splitting up your attributes in any way will hurt this.

Vit is worthless for acn/sch. As acn, topaz should be taking all the damage while you solo. As sch, even if you have not unlocked your feisty chocobo, you have free heals, adlo shield, and HoT with whispering dawn to sustain you. If your HP drops below 50% you're probably biting off more than you can chew.

Acn does not have access to CS, sch does. There's a reason for that. If you want to have potent heals as sch, I don't think it's a good idea to interrupt the growth worrying about the int stat for your smn.

100% correct.

There are some very niche cases in end game where you need VIT on SCH, but to do that you meld VIT into accessories. I currently have VIT in my accessories to raid, and this is soley due to how messy it can get on SCH to replace gear as it drops. At ilvl 220 crafted, you can get to accuracy cap for Midas Savage. Keeping this accuracy cap can get a little messy and awkward as gear drops, as you may have to replace a piece with 5 melded slots of accuracy with a piece that can only take 2 materia. To circumvent this, you tend to hang on to the lower ilvl pieces that can take more accuracy, and compansate for lower VIT/DEF by melding VIT where possible into accessories.

The joys of the messy SCH raider who wants to get to accuracy cap.