Black Mage Sanctuary - A Guide to DPS

[Cherub]

Is the 270 shire rod or the alex rod the bis weapon?

The shire rod is BiS.

[Lavitz_]

The shire rod is BiS.

Based on what?

[Cherub]

Based on what?

Based on common knowledge. It has been known since the start of patch 3.4 that the shire rod is superior. Wasn't going to stay a mystery for long after seeing how messed up the stat destribution on gear was anyway and everyone losing faith in BLM and calculating with how much SS they would end up with...
Not only that but 1 weapon damage shouldn't cloud your eyes if 139 SS are on the stake. Not just because of its stat weight but also because of how it actually affects you in a fight. (With faster casts and giving you more freedom).
However I also did the math based on the stat weights from 3.3, which has generally (,somewhat skeptically) been accepted by the community.

https://m.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comment...update_for_33/

SS: 0.38~
Crit: 0.20~
Det: 0.16~
WD: 9.8~

Here are the stats of the weapons in question in combination with basic math.
Alex: 1 weapon damage, 99 crit and 136 Det
9.8+(99x0.2)+(136x0.16)=51.36 INT

Shire: 97 Crit and 139 SS
(97x0.2)+(139x0.38)= 72.62 INT

[Lavitz_]

Based on common knowledge. It has been known since the start of patch 3.4 that the shire rod is superior. Wasn't going to stay a mystery for long after seeing how messed up the stat destribution on gear was anyway and everyone losing faith in BLM and calculating with how much SS they would end up with...

Those stat weights are wrong. Alex staff is better until someone proves otherwise.

These are probably a lot more accurate: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...eights_for_34/

[Cherub]

Those stat weights are wrong. Alex staff is better until someone proves otherwise.

These are probably a lot more accurate: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...eights_for_34/

Shire rod is still the winner of hearts :v
Yea, my assumption stems from when 3.4 started. And that's where SS still was 0.38 (that's why I said skeptically, because it's just too high). It's nice to actually see the final numbers. After such a long time....

[Dusk278]

Shire rod is still the winner of hearts :v
Yea, my assumption stems from when 3.4 started. And that's where SS still was 0.38 (that's why I said skeptically, because it's just too high). It's nice to actually see the final numbers. After such a long time....

Really? I did the math and Alex wins unless you got some BiS gear set that makes Shire better than Alex without the ACC going way over the top.

[Cherub]

Really? I did the math and Alex wins unless you got some BiS gear set that makes Shire better than Alex without the ACC going way over the top.

It was a joke haha. Winner of HEARTS since it loses the spot for the best weapon.