New Magin Weapons For BLU

Khanda - DMG:25 Delay:252
DMG+25
"Double Attack"+7

Shamshir- DMG:48 Delay:230
DEX+6 Accuracy+12

Shamshir- DMG:48 Delay:230
STR+6 Attack+16

These are the good ones I have found looking for more as we speak.

Not sure I'd put the double attack one above the higher dmg OAT even if we supposedly get double attack trait from setting spells

It would take a *lot* of stacking of DA (DA-Khanda, DA trait, Brutal Earring, Aurore Doublet, Ferox Visor, etc.) to get to even a hard 30% DA proc rate, compared to the Trial 1204-OAT-Khanda's typical OAT proc rate I would guess?

Certainly swapping all that TP-generation/haste gear for DA gear at this point seems self-defeating. But maybe in the future if more DA trait is available it might be worthwhile, as DA will proc on both hands in dual-wield and might influence WS damage--which could arguably be better than OAT on a single hand, I would think.

We'll have to see what SE has in store. Sadly re-choosing a R/E sword type means redoing it all over again at this point, which I would imagine is SE's concept of "replay value" for FFXI. (They don't want Ruthven to get lonely out there.)

There is also the whole more double attack devaluing OAT since they wont stack and devalue each other. But yeah like I said I'm fairly confident we don't get enough double attack yet (and probably wont ever) for +7 double attack to outdo OAT weapons which I'm told are more like 45%.

I could do the math to figure out how much that would be but that is too much work

The 7% DA weapon falls fairly short of the OAT in all areas but mainhand vorpal damage.

They all look awesome to me :D then again I'm the BLU that uses Perdu Hanger and Hofud lol.

Strong point on the double attack sword is that you can solo the trials. easy.

also OAT base DMG blows double attacks one is 50 <_<

what is OAT.... ? :/

Occasionally announces tea-time.

Occasionally attacks twice.

Which is why you offhand it. Even if you don't, it outpaces the DA one easily and thus the lower damage is well accounted for by simply hitting and WSing more often.

So I imagine main hand Almice (Empyrean Sword) and off hand HQ Antea is the best DoT for BLU?:D

Probably, although there are a few options that would come very close or beat it. Having said that, are there any augmentation options for Almace or any of the other new options out there? That's the question.

(Also, HQ Antea is up-gradeable now to even more base damage, I'll find it in an hour or so if no-one beats me to it).

It's 40 base damage iirc, same shitty delay.

The STR Shamshir should beat Almace for the time being. It's 6 delay slower and 4 less base damage, but 6 STR enhances the base damage of both your weapons in addition to increasing spell damage, and it has 16 attack too.

*sigh* I'm regretting taking the DEX/Acc path over the STR/Atk path now. I was thinking maybe I could just pile enough accuracy on a sword so I don't need so much elsewhere (to justify tiercel, etc.) but now I feel like I've shot myself in the foot. I also have a Nobilis I'm working on, but nobody seems to want to do VNMs with me and augh.

Ahhhhhhhhhhh thank you!
My poor Shiva's Shotel :/

You can make multiples of the elemental weapons =P I'm planning on making STR and DEX ones myself.

Yes of course but I want to do a CHR axe for BST, too; too many trials for one fox to handle!! Dx

(Ew, apparently I have to kill 200 Phaubos on the CHR path...)

I dunno Ninetales, that DEX/acc sword looks pretty sweet. Highest acc on a sword I know of is 5 from Perdu or Erlking's, so 12 is pretty nice. Especially with so much new content, it wouldn't hurt having a little extra acc right now to make sure you get the most out of your spells on new mobs and such.

Shiva's Shotel is +8 but haha Shiva's Shotel. DEX+6/Accuracy+10 on the Shamshir bumps that up to 13 acc. And I've seen Erlking's around with +6 acc.

Now if I do decide to make another sword for BLU, I'm torn between STR/Attack and Antea. I'm not completely sold on Antea still, but... OA2-3 times is a little more convincing...

If the stats in the OP are correct, it's DEX+6 acc+12, which is 15 total acc, even if you are one of the 2 or 3 people to ever get Shiva's Shotel, that's an epic improvement.

Anyone has more info about Almace trials?

I don't think that set of weapons has actually been confirmed as being TotM has it?

best DoT for blu is x2 STR +6 swords cus blu dot sucks in itself (i parse in dyna and einherjar and abysea at about 20~25% total dmg being melee) soo spell mods are better and STR hits that nice~ I just personaly have a nice vorpial blade set than use in Partys because i dont have the MP gain i do endgame in partys and i dont really see the hype on antea anyway hard as hell to get to boost overall dmg by hardly anything..

Pretty sure it's the final stage of max dmg one. You can always go the trial moogle and go down the paths even if you don't even have any weapons.

JP friend of mine is doing Almace only for the sake of what he thinks could be the next level, however STR sword all the way, and if acc issue DEX sword all the way in combo with Koggel. Still want to see testing on the Tyrfing when someone gets.

Koggel is going the way of the dinosaur very quickly. 48 DMG from 43 DMG is a pretty big jump.

Unless its the next update and the new paths are done, I will continue to stick with the modifiers till EMP sword or the Hofudv2 is out and tested.

Can't say I understand the logic behind doing so. I finally got a Koggel less than two months ago and I intend to replace it as soon as possible.