Anima Weapon...should I bother?

[Wonkyfinger]

Hey, folks, first post for me! I have the iLvl 230 Hyperconductive Majestas, and i am about 2/3 or so through the umbrite/crystal sand upgrade phase for the 240 level. Should I continue with this with Stormblood on the horizon?

[RaijinSupreme]

If you want it for glamour purposes, then sure.

[Bacent]

Well if you do complete it, you'll more than likely be getting a free pass on the first stage of the next relic, similar to how the 2.X finished relics allowed for a free pass on the first stage of the 3.X relic

[Transient_Shadow]

I'd focus on your shire/ proto ultima gear. anima weapon is a waste of time at this point unless its for your main of main classes. even then you won't be even close to done by the time sb comes out

[DaikiKiyoshi]

I'd focus on your shire/ proto ultima gear. anima weapon is a waste of time at this point unless its for your main of main classes. even then you won't be even close to done by the time sb comes out

Eh, it's more than possible to finish a complete anima from the very first stage with the time we have left before SB. And it will likely stay the best weapon until level 66-67, and will likely be used to skip the first stage of the SB relic. It's far from worthless.

[Ayerinn]

Eh, it's more than possible to finish a complete anima from the very first stage with the time we have left before SB. And it will likely stay the best weapon until level 66-67, and will likely be used to skip the first stage of the SB relic. It's far from worthless.

will it? ilvl 270 drops from the level 63 dungeon...just saying (obviously we don't know about weapon drops specifically though.) I want a few of them for glamour but will wait until the inevitable nerf in 4.0 before bothering with it.

[Valinis]

Finished Anima will likely allow you to skip the first stage of the next weapon as others have said. Time wise, a friend of mine was in a similar spot to you and managed to finish in about 2 weeks, so you've probably got enough time if you buckle down.

[whiteblade89]

will it? ilvl 270 drops from the level 63 dungeon...just saying (obviously we don't know about weapon drops specifically though.) I want a few of them for glamour but will wait until the inevitable nerf in 4.0 before bothering with it.

While this is true, anima stats will likely be way better than any dungeon gear until 66-67. It was the same when HW dropped, iirc. Zeta weapon stats were more desirable for a decent chunk of the leveling process. They might do it differently this time around, it's possible. But I'm predicting that this trend will be the same in SB.

[Ayerinn]

While this is true, anima stats will likely be way better than any dungeon gear until 66-67. It was the same when HW dropped, iirc. Zeta weapon stats were more desirable for a decent chunk of the leveling process. They might do it differently this time around, it's possible. But I'm predicting that this trend will be the same in SB.

sure - but all that work for a few hours of use while leveling though? I mean, if you have literally nothing else to spend your time on in the next few weeks - why not.

[Yahallo]

will it? ilvl 270 drops from the level 63 dungeon...just saying (obviously we don't know about weapon drops specifically though.) I want a few of them for glamour but will wait until the inevitable nerf in 4.0 before bothering with it.

ilvl isn't necessary everything, and if we look at Heavensward, we can probably predict a bit on how long the weapons can last.

I'll be using Dragoon for my example:

Relic
Longinus Zeta: i135

Whites
Titanium Folk: i139

Adamantrite Trident: i150

The Relic weapon greatly outclasses the white gear in weapon damage, and I believe the additional stats do not make up for the weapon damage difference (I don't remember the exact weights). Of course, a High Quality version may be different, but I don't have the numbers for those. In this case, the Relic Weapon could last someone all the way to 60 if they don't get a weapon from a dungeon, and despite the ilvl increase it would be a downgrade from the relic.

Dungeon Weapons
Grasitha: i136

Halonic Ostiary's Halberd: i142

The i136 dungeon weapon and the relic are more or less on par with one another; the weapon damage is the same and the stat differences seem rather negligible. This means the Relic Weapon is still essentially top dog at level 55. Now the i142 dungeon weapon is where the Relic stops becoming Top Dog; +1 Weapon damage, more strength, and I assume secondaries are in a similar position. The i147 requires level 57, meaning your relic weapon is lasting you until you reach 57, and this is assuming the dungeon weapon even drops for you to begin with.

The Relic Weapons found their match at level 55 and their superior at 57 in dungeon drops. This isn't to say that the Anima Weapon will definitely find their match at 65 and their superior at 67, it just says there is a bit of a precedence for the Anima Weapon to last until 67, or all the way to 70 if the dungeon weapons don't drop for them.