A savage static without a paladin

[Phoenicia]

One thing to note is if you don't have a MNK DRK is a little nicer due to delirium providing the int down debuff.

If you do have a monk pld is nice for str down debuff and still get int down debuff.

Drgs work nice with Drk
Mnk works nice with Pld
Nin works nice with War.

Just nice due to rotations and debuffs supplied, not at all required.

You shouldn't be pairing DPS one by one with the tanks. DPS ratio to tanks is 2:1. Unlike healers to tanks.

NIN buffs all three tanks equally. As a matter of fact, NIN works better for the other tanks just because of Goad. But WAR synergy with NIN is good because they can drop DE.

MNK and DRG get and give no direct benefit to and from the tanks. But they have their raid utility.

The right way to look at it imo is:

You don't need a MNK if you have a DRK.
You don't need a NIN if you have a WAR. But WAR adds to NIN nicely.
DRG is king of DPS and there is no reason not to bring one, like ever!

[Synestra]

DRG is king of DPS and there is no reason not to bring one, like ever!

Unless you are on EU server, latency is killing their optimal play for most as there is no way you can weave 2 oGCD's durning GCD its just impossible(NiN is on same boat due mudras). So because of this MNK is actually most optimal melee class for EU players if you are suffering from heavy latency/delays.

[Phoenicia]

Unless you are on EU server, latency is killing their optimal play for most as there is no way you can weave 2 oGCD's durning GCD its just impossible(NiN is on same boat due mudras). So because of this MNK is actually most optimal melee class for EU players if you are suffering from heavy latency/delays.

But even on my server (which is EU) DRGs are outDPSing monks.

[Faeon]

But even on my server (which is EU) DRGs are outDPSing monks.

Ya I agree on that, seen that too.