ilevel 200+ help

[Blackcanary]

I just wanted to know When it comes to getting ilevel 200+ gear what is the best place to do this. I have right now ilevel 205 gear for my MNK. I tried fighting Nedhoog, sorry about the spelling. Was avoiding his AOE's and I kept dying.
Everyone in my party had ilvl 230.

So my question is, is Alexander the best place to get ilevel 230 gear.

If so how long does it take to get all the right gear?

[sayafrost]

Well ilvl 230 gear is bought with the tomestones of Folklore or get Alexander Midas gear which is a ilvl220 gear.

[Blackcanary]

Well ilvl 230 gear is bought with the tomestones of Folklore or get Alexander Midas gear which is a ilvl220 gear.

How long does take to get ur gear set. Right now I'm on The arm of the fathers son something like that can't remember the full name.

[Radacci]

you can buy crafted HQ 220 gear, fairly cheap now, or new dungeon stuff is 215 i think.
there's 220 Alexander, 230 city of mach. 230 tome stuff.

[Blackcanary]

you can buy crafted HQ 220 gear, fairly cheap now, or new dungeon stuff is 215 i think.
there's 220 Alexander, 230 city of mach. 230 tome stuff.

HQ gear on market board is like 400,000 Gil in my mind that to expensive. Lol

[Radacci]

HQ gear on market board is like 400,000 Gil in my mind that to expensive. Lol

think i bought a bunch of stuff for 100-200k each. and it used to be 3-4mil...so it's cheap in comparison
but if you're fairly new, then ya it's probably to much.
don't know if there's still weekly lock on alex prototype gear, otherwise you need to mix'n'match alex, mhach, ark, tome, dungeon stuff. at leas that should get you to around 215-220. i'd suggest getting accessories from tomes then, cause the only other alternative is the expensive HQ stuff from market (unless lock is removed from midas)

Do Midas normal mode as much as you can, get your weekly Weeping City of Mhach drop, and make sure to get 450 Lore tomes per week and buy the remaining pieces with that. Find people to run Nidhogg EX with so you can get a i235 weapon.

should get seph wep first, i guess?

[Blackcanary]

think i bought a bunch of stuff for 100-200k each. and it used to be 3-4mil...so it's cheap in comparison
but if you're fairly new, then ya it's probably to much.
don't know if there's still weekly lock on alex prototype gear, otherwise you need to mix'n'match alex, mhach, ark, tome, dungeon stuff. at leas that should get you to around 215-220. i'd suggest getting accessories from tomes then, cause the only other alternative is the expensive HQ stuff from market (unless lock is removed from midas)



should get seph wep first, i guess?

What's seph? also what's Midas? I need a reminder and where do you go to unlock weeping city? Sorry for all my questions.

[Neophyte]

You can get:

• Lore Gear: ilvl 230, upgradeable to 240 with weekly Mhach-Drop, hunts or savage raid.
  Bought with Lore Tomes which you can get up to 450 per week.
  As a MNK the helm and boots (both 495 tomes i think) are a good choice to begin with.
  
• Midas Normal: The 2nd Tier of Alexander, you have to beat the 1st one (Gordias) before. Gives rolebased ilvl 220 gear.
  There are 4 stages (mostly called M1-M4 or A5-A8) and you can get certain drops, which can be exchanged in Idyllshire.
  
  Fist of the Son (A5):
  1x Tarnished Midan Bolt = 1x Accessories
  2x Tarnished Midan Pedal = 1x Feet
  1x Tarnished Midan Chain = 1x Waist
  
  Cuff of the Son (A6)
  1x Tarnished Midan Bolt = 1 x Accessories
  2x Tarnished Midan Pedal = 1x Feet
  2x Tarnished Midan Lens = 1x Head
  
  Arm of the Son (A7)
  2x Tarnished Midan Crank = 1x Hands
  4x Tarnished Midan Spring = 1x Legs
  2x Tarnished Midan Lens = 1x Head
  
  Burden of the Son (A8)
  2x Tarnished Midan Crank = 1x Hands
  4x Tarnished Midan Spring = 1x Legs
  4x Tarnished Midan Shaft = 1x Body
  
• Crafted gear, ilvl 220, up to 5 Materia instead of only 2
  Can be bought from market board or (better) from crafterfriends. Only worth it, if crafted in HQ (nq is trash).
  
• City of Mhach.
  You can get 1 drop ilvl 230 per week and an upgrade item for the lore gear mentioned above.
  
• Dungeon Gear of new ex dungeons, ilvl 215
  
• Weapons:
  1. Lore Weapon: ilvl 230, 7x weekly A8 drop (gear) + 10*100 Lore (have to buy 10 tokens á 100 lore)
  
  2. Primal weapons: Only Sephirot (ilvl 220) and Niddhog (ilvl 235) are relevant now, weapons are dropped or can be bought after 10 clears. Need some time to clear it.
  
  3. Relic Weapon: ilvl 200-240. A lot of steps with a lot to do.. first fate farming, then thousands of poetics and esoterics and certain daily activities, weekly Crystal Tower quest and Esoterics again. Goes up to 240, but if you start now (casually) you may need a few months for that one.
  
  
• Also there is Midas savage which drops ilvl240 gear, ilvl245 weapon and Tokens to buy those things. But this content is the hardest one in the game.
  

[seekified]

Do Midas normal mode as much as you can, get your weekly Weeping City of Mhach drop, and make sure to get 450 Lore tomes per week and buy the remaining pieces with that. Find people to run Nidhogg EX with so you can get a i235 weapon.