5.2: Is it possible to meld a single set of gear to be ideal for all 4 tank jobs?

[Aurelius2625]

Please go to The Balance FFXIV discord for serious answers on this topic, as well as the actual math and facts to back up their claims. You won't find a serious answer here.

Few things though:

WAR: absolutely no Direct Hit, our biggest attacks already Critical Direct hit, we have no need for direct hit, as it does not provide more damage. Critical hit, however, has a Critical Chance, which is worthless to us, but also increases critical hit damage.. which is good.

TL;DR version: Stack as much crit as humanly possible, if you play WAR or DRK, put as much skillspeed as you need to hit five cleaves or spillers, missing 1 cleave or spiller regularly, is far more of a loss than any substat can give. Then meld direct hit if DRK, DET if WAR.

For PLD: Crit Direct hit, you don't need skillspeed at all, except for specific gcd tiers to make your rotation fit comfortably. The same rule applies for GNB, sometimes you will need a specific gcd tier of speed to make things absolutely 99th to 100th percentile on some of the fights, comfortably. This is only necessary if you are after rankings, though.

[Beddict]

Please go to The Balance FFXIV discord for serious answers on this topic, as well as the actual math and facts to back up their claims. You won't find a serious answer here.

Looking through, they do actually have an answer which is neat. Under the #tank_resources section, there are two omni-sets, one at a 2.38 GCD and one at a 2.42 GCD.

The 2.38 GCD build has two DH melds (Earrings and Bracelet) which PLD, DRK, and GNB can keep while they recommend WAR swaps those out. The 2.42 GCD build has five DH melds (two Weapon, Head, Earrings, Necklace) which PLD, DRK, and GNB can keep while they once again recommend swapping those out for WAR. Actual BiS is obviously going to differ for each Job, but the omni-sets will work well enough even if they are weaker.

[BarretOblivion]

Looking through, they do actually have an answer which is neat. Under the #tank_resources section, there are two omni-sets, one at a 2.38 GCD and one at a 2.42 GCD.

The 2.38 GCD build has two DH melds (Earrings and Bracelet) which PLD, DRK, and GNB can keep while they recommend WAR swaps those out. The 2.42 GCD build has five DH melds (two Weapon, Head, Earrings, Necklace) which PLD, DRK, and GNB can keep while they once again recommend swapping those out for WAR. Actual BiS is obviously going to differ for each Job, but the omni-sets will work well enough even if they are weaker.

This has been kinda debunked to be the universal 2.42 GCD build being the best. Both DRK and GNB gain more by losing a GCD during their bursts with the slower SKS.