warrior needs help

[madmilitia]

so i'm a lvl 44 warrior, I don't ever have a problem with threat. so last night I did guradia or however you spell her name, and my healer buddy told me that I am much hard to heal then a pally.

at 44 I have 3780 hp most my gear is quest line gear and I always go for the most defense. I put mist my skill points in strength for the parry and i'm starting to think that was wrong.

any way what gear should I be in as a 44-46 warrior and are you guys going STR or VIT.

[Pike_Iridae]

Paladins have a lot of damage mitigation (defense). Wars do not. Wars savior is having a lot of HP. The more HP base you have the more hp you get from you bonus abilities because they work on a percentage.

Yes, strength is important. But upping that base vit score will help keep you alive longer for sure. I've read that one strategy is to put all your points in Vit and then use Material to boost Str. I have no idea if that is the right way to go or not.

Personally I'm going about half and half. I think there is an item that can reset your points. Can't recall what its called or what it costs.

[madmilitia]

ok I might need to buy the book and re stat cause I have like 14 points in str. what is this legacy gear I hear about? I still have a couple lvl 38 pieces

[HiirNoivl]

Yikes! Yeah you need to put points into VIT. But try to purchase some Materia for VIT and wear HQ Accessories for VIT. That will help make up for it.

VIT increases your max HP. 3780 is pretty low for a WAR. Are you using Defiance? Defiance will increase your Max HP, also Thrill of Battle Will increase your max HP even more for 10s in a pinch, when you know you're about to get hit hard. Building Wrath by using combos will help increase the effects of heals on you as well as Convalesce and maybe Second wind for a small heal if you've leveled MNK any.

Strength should not be neglected. Your self healing capabilities depend on STR and Skill speed and Accuracy because you're healed by the blows you hit and how hard you hit, but from now on, you need to focus on strengthening your VIT pool.

44-46 you need to be wearing your AF gear. Fighter's Gear. There's nothing better at that stage. You obtain it from your Class Quests. After that, you need to be running Aurum Vale for gear. Actually go to your GC and use your seals. Even better.

[Lailis]

Just curious were you avoiding her slipstream cast? She stands still while casting and you can run through her to avoid being hit (makes tank healing a TON easier for the healer). Also there is no red mark for this attack so you literally have to watch Garuda to see if she`s casting slipstream. I tanked this as a warrior and didn`t have much issue, we wiped 2x while learning the fight and got it on our third attempt. Also make sure people are spread out far enough from each other and the stone pillars (you don`t want them to take damage) and that you (the tank) use the limit break if needed.

As for my stats I went for a bit more stam then str.

[Khyranthir]

Is there an understood ratio of str vs vit when it comes to bonus points for a war? I've been dumping all my points into vit so far.

[Bonuscan]

People are still arguing over vit vs str i put mine into Vit and you have the same health pool.

2 as some one else said when she starts casting slipstream move just move away it hurts and will kill you.

3 when he does hit you with downblast (about 900 damage) use innerbeast and save your inner beast for when you get hit with things like that dont just use it randomly its best when combined with spike damage and warth at 5 stacks gives 15% extra healing.


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thats my hero most into vit some into strength just did her last night it takes a few tries so dont be afraid after you die a few times (we were spent 30 minutes taking her down) had a scholor, BLM DRG and me.

but yeh avoid slipstream

[madmilitia]

ok so grand company gear that's my plan

[Ipkonfig]

Paladin and Warrior damage mitigation is exactly the same. Paladins do not have more defense than Warriors. A shield does not add defense, only adds the possibility to block. Instead of blocking Warriors were given the ability to self heal which can be viewed as a form of damage mitigation just like blocking. Bloodbath has a 33% up time, Inner Beast, and Storm's Path both heal. Warriors also have the ability to use certain Pugilist abilities, if you haven't already done so level PUG to 8 and get Feather Foot and Second Wind. Feather Foot is 15% evasion and a dodge is 100% damage mitigation. Second Wind fits nicely with the WAR kit. A great "Oh Sh*t!" combo is Convalescence + Thrill of Battle + Second Wind + Potion.

As mentioned above VIT is very important. There is crafted jewellery/braclet that add to VIT and Parry which are both great tank stats.

[HiirNoivl]

Grand Company Weapon and Jewelry and AF Gear will take you right to 50 and through Ifrit (HARD) but beyond that you'll need Amdapor gear and Primal Weapons.