White Mage BiS 2.3 ?

[Divine_Intervention]

Simple as the title


What's BiS for WHM at this stage? From my lodestone, i have a mix ofc, but i'll be upgrading most to i110 soldiery, and started working on 2nd Coil.

[Tranquil]

Someone might disagree with me, but basically, avoiding CRT and going for whatever pieces that maximize your DET/PIE.

Weapon: High Allagan Crook.
Headpiece: HA.
Body: HA.
Gloves: HA if you need the PIE, Daystar if not (PIE+SPSP vs. DET+SPSP).
Belt: HA.
Legs: Daystar (shit slot here, but the HA is even worse).
Boots: HA.

Necklace: Daystar, or if you don't mind the PIE-loss, HA.
Earrings: Daystar.
Bracelet: Daystar.
Ring1: Daystar.
Ring2: HA.

[Divine_Intervention]

Ah alright thanks Tranquil. So pretty much left side HA, right side a lil mix. I'm not massively concerned about piety, i'm comfortable managing my mana.

So yeah, practiced T6 for first time last night, lots to do on this front xD I appreciate the help, lets me know what i should be aiming for.

[Sebazy]

http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...racter/871132/

Very similar to the above list, but with HA Earrings instead of Daystar. Whilst I would consider Piety and Det to be optimal, it just isn't possible to optimise for both with 110 gear like it was at ilvl 90.

You'll be after every last bit of MP you can get your hands on once you are working on T7 and 8

[Tranquil]

No problem. Well, T6 has some pretty sweet drops healing-wise - both the HA boots and the HA gloves drop from there.

Healer loot:

T6 = Gloves + Boots + Earrings.
T7 = Body + Necklace + Bracelet.
T8 = Headpiece, Belt, Ring.
T9 = Weapon, Pants.

[Divine_Intervention]

Here's one while i've got people with a bit of knowledge xD :

Looking stat wise, i've been led to believe 1 point in DET > 1 point in Mind whilst extra DPS on weapon > both?

The reason I'm asking this is i have almost a fully upgraded relic atma ( 2 books from animus, only vitality ones if i recall rightly). I got the Allagan Cane from T5 last night (how lucky, first kill too! ). Now, whilst i love my relic, I'm aware it's not the best weapon ultimately, and i love to wear the Allagan Cane as a lil' badge of honour (lmao i'm sad like that!). Now ultimately, there isn't a huge difference, i think the allagan stacks extra det, where the atma wep has extra on mind.

So yeah, long way of saying any idea what i'd be better using? At this level of the game i want to know i'm giong in effectively geared.

[Tranquil]

So yeah, long way of saying any idea what i'd be better using? At this level of the game i want to know i'm giong in effectively geared.

Allagan Cane is better while your Atma weapon is still that - an Atma weapon. Even when you have some books done to upgrade its MND, the Allagan Cane has more Magic Damage on it.

Magic Damage is your best scaling stat. When you get your Atma to be an Animus, it will jump from a i90-equivalent-Magic-Damage to i100, at which point it will triumph the Allagan Cane anyway.

[Zoberraz]

From reading the Healer subforum, most people comparing stats seem to believe that 5 points of Det are equal to 1 Mind.

This generally renders Mind the most sought-after stat over anything else, since it's the White Mage's primary stat, whereas all the others are deemed secondary stats (with significantly less impact on a per-point basis).

[Zoberraz]

Isn't Thyrus Zenith already i90?
Thyrus Atma stays i90 even after all that atma FATE grinding?

[Tranquil]

No, it is i100, but the ilvl of it is inflated, as it has an i90's stats (beyond whatever books you finish).

Ie.

Thyrus Zenith = i90, 69 Magic Damage, i90-equivalent secondary stats.
Thyrus Atma = i100, 69 Magic Damage, i90-equivalent secondary stats except for the books you complete.

When you Animus-fy that weapon, its Magic Damage jumps from the i90-equivalent 69 to the "real" i100 values.

Allagan Cane is i95, but it has 71 Magic Damage, thus it is better than Thurys Atma, even if one has done the MND-books.