PLD Gear?

[Judge_Xero]

This is my current gear, and a build I personally recomend, not where I would like to stop however.

Nice build. High defense and the ability to reduce 50%+ of damage with Divine Veil.

The only thing I could recommend is to change your Gauntlets. In your case 26+ Dex would be much better because it would add the same Block Rate, but you would get accuracy as well.

Explorers Choker is good in place of the Stonewall as well, and I'm sure you're waiting to grab yourself a Militia Choker for that extra 3% Enmity


Since you will be doing so little damage, you're going to need all the accuracy you can get.

From looking at the charts on "Block" Dlvl has little effect now as far as %

The stats are:
0.2% Reduction per 1 Block stat
0.1% Reduction per 1 Vit Stat (Is there a cap on VIT?)

The formula works a bit different though for anything at or above your level.

So for Ace (Vintage Kite Shield @ 120 Block ='s 24%)
Assuming there's no cap on VIT: @ 374 VIT.

Here's where it gets strange. You basically take 100 VIT off the top, so 274, and that get's you roughly in the range of what your benefit is. So 27%

For a grand total of 51% +- 6% depending on Dlvl.

• mh ~ Ifrit's Blade - (Giantsgall Longsword, or Moogle)
• Head ~ Militia Armet - (Good) or (Cobalt Celata melded with MND)
• Body ~ Gallant Surcoat - (Cobalt Cuirass (HP + VIT), melded with VIT, or (Cobalt Hauby (STR + Acc), melded with VIT)
• Legs ~ Gallant Cuisses - (Felt Trousers melded with either STR/VIT or VIT/DEX)
• Hands ~ Militia Gauntlets (Good) or (Cobalt Gauntlets with STR)
• Feet ~ Sentinel's Sabatons - (Meld yours with HP) or (Explorers Sabatons) or (Milita Sabatons) or (Darklight)
• oh ~ Thormoen's Purpose (Good) or (Vintage Kite Shield HQ +5 MND, with HP or Def)
• Ears ~ Stonewall Earrings (Good) or (Rosegold Earring, MP+HP)
• Neck ~ Stonewall Choker (Explorers or Militia Choker)
• Wrists ~ Coral Armillae +1 (Raptorskin Bracelet HQ)
• Right Finger ~ Stonewall Ring (Electrum Ring HQ)
• Left Finger ~ Rubellite Ring (Good)
  
  ** Tuna Miq'abob is great food - Accuracy and STR

Your biggest upgrades will be Felt Trousers with a good Double Meld and a stronger weapon.

For the Gladiator Guild being in Ul'dah, they really get crappy Grand Company stuff