question on limit break

[aisustrong]

does limit break damage scale with level/gear?
like if one dps notably out gears the other, would his lb do more damage? or would it be better for the other dps to use it so that the better geared one is still on the boss?

[Sleigh]

Completely dependent on the average iLVL of the weapons in the group. Who uses the LB has no impact on the damage, and also, no buffs or anything impact the damage done.

[Nutz]

Completely dependent on the average iLVL of the weapons in the group. Who uses the LB has no impact on the damage, and also, no buffs or anything impact the damage done.

This is accurate. As such, you'd want the weakest melee or caster DPS to use the limit break, depending on which type you want to use. Sometimes it's preferable for a MNK not to use the LB because it can cause greased lightning to fall off if their skill speed is too low (potentially wasting more DPS than if a better geared DRG or NIN used the LB, for example).

[aisustrong]

Completely dependent on the average iLVL of the weapons in the group. Who uses the LB has no impact on the damage, and also, no buffs or anything impact the damage done.

what about debuffs on the caster or the victim?
and so if there was say, a light party where the dps and tank all had i120+ weapon on and the healer had i100 weapon on, it would make the lb do less damage?

[Almalexia]

It's the average ilvl of all weapons in the party independent of buffs or debuffs. eg. LB can penetrate stoneskin on Garuda EX.

A party with 3x ilvl 120 and 1x ilvl 110 would be ilvl 117.5 for the purposes of LB damage calculation.

[Odowla]

It's the average ilvl of all weapons in the party independent of buffs or debuffs. eg. LB can penetrate stoneskin on Garuda EX.

Well, except when you do, and it hits for 0..

[Judge_Xero]

Another thing that effects LB is dead teammates. I believe they are counted as a 0 towards the average.

[Skeith-Adeline]

This is accurate. As such, you'd want the weakest melee or caster DPS to use the limit break, depending on which type you want to use. Sometimes it's preferable for a MNK not to use the LB because it can cause greased lightning to fall off if their skill speed is too low (potentially wasting more DPS than if a better geared DRG or NIN used the LB, for example).

In other words, SMNs cast only.

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[Almalexia]

Well, except when you do, and it hits for 0..

LB will deliver the full damage, melee or magic. Give it a try.

[aisustrong]

also im guessing the new ilevel sync affects this too