Thread: BLM itemization in 5.4 is a problem.

Homie........

The high speed BiS specifically lists the tome weapon.

Originally Posted by ItMe

The Crypt rod does 131 physical damage and 177 magic damage.
The Eden rod does 134 physical damage and 180 magic damage.

Im 99% sure this increase trumps whatever might be happening with the substats.

To double check, I went to The Balance and all of their BiS lists unanimously recommend the Eden rod.

Hello! I am the person who makes the BiS sets which the Balance uses.

You are incorrect. And then you double checked so you were incorrect twice.

There are group comps where the crit weapon is marginally better, but it traditionally has not been close.

It is a startling lack of consistency to have BLM be the only job that doesn't have optimal substats on their raid weapon, and it would be less egregious to change it after the fact than it was to change the weapon damage on the Diamond melee weapons in 3.4.