Which Grand Company is better for an Arcanist?

[Strawberrycocoa]

I read a guide that says Twin Adder is best for DoW DPS, Immortal Flames is best for all DoM, and Maelstrom is best for DoW Tanks, but no lists of what the available gear actually is to gauge the difference. Any tips?

[ASnogarD]

As far as I am aware there is no real difference, its more about taste... I chose Twin Adder because as a CNJ I started in Gridania, and did my story from there so I kind of liked the place and characters there.

[Enkidoh]

I think that guide was mostly based on 1.0 information, which had equipment available for certain classes and Jobs from specific GCs, but that has more or less been changed, so really, go with whatever one you like the best (I went with the Twin Adder too, as Enki started her journey in 1.0 in Gridania, returned there at the start of ARR, and has very much fallen in love with the place.)

[HakuroDK]

For an Arcanist, since Arcanists start in Limsa Lominsa, The Maelstrom might be best as you'll be doing a fair bit of stuff in Limsa. I chose the Immortal Flames because my name's Burning Passion and it makes all of the sense.

[Estellios]

Pick whichever you like best. They all offer gear and weapons for all classes.

[Urthdigger]

The highest level GC gear is level 55. You'll easily be able to start getting level 60+ gear when you start doing endgame. Your choice of GC really isn't that important, so pick the one whose ideals you favor.

[Vespar]

The rewards from the GC's as far as I have seen are all the same. Just the item names vary based on the choice of GC, so you can choose whichever you like. (For instance the gear's color choices: Maelstrom is red, Flames are Blue, and Adder is yellow)

[Whizawk]

They are thematically different, so it's just a decision of preference or taste.

There is no difference in performance or being "better" for the time being.