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    Relhon Molbern
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    Paladin Lv 80

    Need recommended jobs for savage raids

    Hey guys, I'm trying to get more into savage raiding, and need some recommendations. I'm using SAM and MNK right now, and I'm enjoying them but I'm wondering if I would be better off using something with a little more utility. MNK seems to have good utility, but Brotherhood doesn't do much good if I get a party with all casters. My dps jobs at 70 currently are RDM, SMN, SAM, and MNK, and all others are at least 60, so they won't be hard to level up.

    What's a really good all around job to play with good utility and good damage output? I'm new to raiding so I want to be as efficient as possible.

    Thanks all!
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    Sora Belle
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    Faerie
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    Dragoon is probably the best pick for you based off of all of what you're looking for
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    Last edited by Wayfinder3; 07-06-2018 at 04:22 AM.

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    Jack Cinder
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    Black Mage Lv 80
    Dragoon/nin will always land you a spot in melee dps. Monk will be fine if you're performing at optimal level though.

    If you're comfortable with smn, the dps and raise they bring makes prog very easy.
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    Relhon Molbern
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    I've been kinda torn between playing a melee so I can lb in case everyone else is a caster, or playing a caster with a raise ability and just risk not having a melee lb.

    I'm working on leveling my BRD at the moment, but maybe I'll switch gears and look at DRG/NIN.
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    your comp with generally have 2 melee 2 ranged so you shouldn't worry too much
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    Makani Risvertasashi
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    Ultros
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    Conjurer Lv 50
    meta DPS comp is nin, drg, brd, mch. I'd recommend NIN and DRG in particular as they're good even without a full meta party build; they stand on their own pretty well. I wouldn't recommend MCH unless you're in a static running the meta comp.

    That said, there are other factors. BRD DPS, for example, suffers without having nin/drg/mch there, but still brings utility like mp sustain and extra damage for casters. RDM is a great choice for progression because of its ability to toss out raises and manashifts and, frankly, a good RDM can still top DPS charts in pug groups where many people don't play their jobs optimally. If you're really not digging RDM, SMN still brings some progression utility to the table.

    MNK/SAM/BLM... all can be decent, play them optimally and they'll put out big numbers and that can be good enough for many raid groups. But they won't be as sought after.

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    just to make the hint explicit, however: #1 factor is optimal play for a job. Give me a nonmeta person that knows what they're doing over a meta player that doesn't, any day. But people will go looking for those meta and utility jobs.
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    Last edited by Risvertasashi; 07-06-2018 at 04:44 AM. Reason: 1000chr

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    Ku Rando
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    Try not to worry too much about Rezzing as a caster, for progress yes it can be good but once you (and maybe a static) have everything down, there should be minimal deaths that the healers can easily pick up. So you want a job that you like and you know you can bring good dps with.
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    Awesome info, thanks guys!
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    Ohlala Chica
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    Alchemist Lv 100
    Mnk is fine, you'll doubtfuly ever get more than 1-2 casters in savage.., sure it can happen in farm PFs.., but not much in prog PFs, where the comp seems to be more important..

    if u can, just master both mnk and sam (sam is fun to play), prog with mnk and do sam clears too

    .....

    and truthfully "meta" = "I want you to buff me for fflogs" (only for 0.01% world first clear runs does meta mean what it should, for the remaing 99.99% its an excuse to force classes in the comp, that buff you)

    atleast mnk can buff others, so unless the PF leader is magic caster you'll get a spot in the PF almost always (healers might not want mnk as much as physical classes, but healers still tend to like mnk a bit, thanx to mantra, the healing buff for prog)
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    Last edited by Shiroe; 07-06-2018 at 09:48 PM.

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    I'shtola Maqa
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    Leviathan
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    Dancer Lv 90
    Monk, Drg or Ninja would all be great. 2 Mellee for instance works really well also but i am the only mellee in our group. Had a drg at the beginning of raiding and that helped with my damage also (as a Ninja)
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