FCoB parry block data

[Donjo]

Yes but you get most of that mitigation by default. A shield is always worn and parry is in the 500 range if you try and avoid it.

The debate is always is going from 500 to 600 or 650 worth it. Clearly it's not in FCoB. If you get hit every 3 seconds for 6min that's 120 hits per battle turn. 30% are blocked. Leaving 84 hits that can be parried. At 500 parry that leaves 69 hits. At 600 parry that leaves 63 hits.

Complete avoidance of Parry at maximum iLvl while matching the Accuracy cap leaves 404 Parry, as shown here: http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/OUC1 .

This build provides 4.5% more effective STR than a full Parry set. I don't know if that directly translates to 4.5% more damage, but either way it really isn't much at all. The real question, then, is whether or not having 600 Parry will make you 4.5% more survivable as a counterbalance to the small extra damage.

Furthermore, while I haven't entered the Final Coil yet(that's tomorrow ), I do hear that it's more friendly to Parry than the Second Coil. In terms of 2.4 fights, though, Shiva Extreme is intensely friendly to Parry, as well as the oft forgotten Awareness.

Thus, the best option for Tanks would probably to carry both sets around if possible. Take Parry into Parry friendly fights and take the extra damage into fights that aren't Parry friendly(I'm looking at you, Ramuh!). Of course, the hopefully at 2.5 introduction of i110 crafted accessories would allow us to have the best of both worlds by allowing us to meld on 90 STR at the cost of a mere 30 VIT. This is a increase of 8.1% effective STR over the full Parry set(12% over full parry if you're using none). If those accessories have Parry on them, you'd have a set of accessories that you'd never have to take off until the expansion.