Is the general consensus of using Ebullience to NOT use it with the arbatel head +1 since you may lose a lot of the much needed mab, macc and mburst (if you rely on using the head to reach mburst cap)?
EDIT: This is only for magic bursts with high tier nukes / helixes
MB gear is higly overrated, depending on how much mab you give up (and macc in some cases) you can end up with lower dmg. You can check it yourself using magic dmg formula on bg.
I follow a simple rule, 5 burst = 10mab, more or less, depending on what you fight and what buffs you have.
To answer your question, i dont think there's any piece in game atm coming close to arbatel unless you have macc issues.
I don't know if highly overrated is the correct term. All of the gear you want for MB damage comes with a slew of Macc and MAB. Especially as a SCH when you are mostly Magic bursting for your damage MB gear is pretty important.
MB gear is higly overrated, depending on how much mab you give up (and macc in some cases) you can end up with lower dmg. You can check it yourself using magic dmg formula on bg.
I follow a simple rule, 5 burst = 10mab, more or less, depending on what you fight and what buffs you have.
To answer your question, i dont think there's any piece in game atm coming close to arbatel unless you have macc issues.
I actually tested it on Apex Crabs with malaise, and it seemed like my merlinic hood was beating arbatel hat +1 BUT I was also losing 10% mb dmg, so it put me at 30% mb dmg with the arbatel bonnet +1. So if I had 40% without the merlinic hood it probably would have beaten it out quite easily.
Are you stating that going 1 over 5(6) boosts the MAB need to double the amount? Wouldn't 5MB=10MAB mean 10MB=20MAB? Not trolling or anything genuinely trying to figure this out myself so I can figure out what AF3,Relic3 I really need to invest in if at all on SCH and BLM since new sets, Ea gear, Merlinic all can vary.
There's never a perfect ratio where MB = MAB, if you are going to measure which one is more effective you have to weigh it against the rest of the gear that you're wearing/traits that the job has. If you have 50 burst and 200 mab, adding 10 burst is a larger % increase to your total damage. If you have 50 burst and 100 mab adding 20 mab would be equivalent to adding 10 burst. For reference, a well geared SCH with max job points and decent merlinic should easily have 300+ mab.
Been doing some high-level testing and Raetic Staff +1 is beating Akademos on helix everytime
MB
Non-MB
Weather/Klimaform/Boots
etc
If you swap weapons on SCH, seems like it has some value. Esp on mobs where getting to 10k is a challenge
Mind sharing the test of your setup senor?
ok so heres what I was using
tested on some 133 pugils ItemSet 341515
total burst 36% -Head burst 11% mab 36 macc 11
ItemSet 356832
Total burst - 35% -same head, but merlinic legs with +5 int,+24mab+34macc
running with weather/klimaform/+boots
Indi-focus to prevent resists
no debuffs/buff
Akademos - 9549
Raetic +1 - 9727
malaise
Akademos - 13577
Raetic+1 - 13802
Goal being sticking the largest healix on high-level mobs,
EDIT: Face value it hardly seems the 100M investment on the +1 staff just to get 2-3% from a helix, almost wondering if a well augment merlinic jubbah (high mab/burst) wouldnt really make a big difference. When you lose the 10% burst from staff and your stuck with the feet slot. It really reduces your options
Been doing some high-level testing and Raetic Staff +1 is beating Akademos on helix everytime
MB
Non-MB
Weather/Klimaform/Boots
etc
If you swap weapons on SCH, seems like it has some value. Esp on mobs where getting to 10k is a challenge
Mind sharing the test of your setup senor?
ok so heres what I was using
tested on some 133 pugils ItemSet 341515
total burst 36% -Head burst 11% mab 36 macc 11
ItemSet 356832
Total burst - 35% -same head, but merlinic legs with +5 int,+24mab+34macc
running with weather/klimaform/+boots
Indi-focus to prevent resists
no debuffs/buff
Akademos - 9549
Raetic +1 - 9727
malaise
Akademos - 13577
Raetic+1 - 13802
Goal being sticking the largest healix on high-level mobs,
EDIT: Face value it hardly seems the 100M investment on the +1 staff just to get 2-3% from a helix, almost wondering if a well augment merlinic jubbah (high mab/burst) wouldnt really make a big difference. When you lose the 10% burst from staff and your stuck with the feet slot. It really reduces your options
People pay more for less. I think Raetic also beats out Tups for bis macc as well
Been doing some high-level testing and Raetic Staff +1 is beating Akademos on helix everytime
MB
Non-MB
Weather/Klimaform/Boots
etc
If you swap weapons on SCH, seems like it has some value. Esp on mobs where getting to 10k is a challenge
Mind sharing the test of your setup senor?
ok so heres what I was using
tested on some 133 pugils ItemSet 341515
total burst 36% -Head burst 11% mab 36 macc 11
ItemSet 356832
Total burst - 35% -same head, but merlinic legs with +5 int,+24mab+34macc
running with weather/klimaform/+boots
Indi-focus to prevent resists
no debuffs/buff
Akademos - 9549
Raetic +1 - 9727
malaise
Akademos - 13577
Raetic+1 - 13802
Goal being sticking the largest healix on high-level mobs,
EDIT: Face value it hardly seems the 100M investment on the +1 staff just to get 2-3% from a helix, almost wondering if a well augment merlinic jubbah (high mab/burst) wouldnt really make a big difference. When you lose the 10% burst from staff and your stuck with the feet slot. It really reduces your options
People pay more for less. I think Raetic also beats out Tups for bis macc as well
Gonna work on some merlinic augs see, what I can coem up with. Barko. Earring was > Static Earring as far as getting burst close to 40% I tried that
I've stolen a SCH lua from somebody else and changed the gearsets to my own.
However, when casting storms & Klimaform on myself it doesn't add in my Obi.
This is what is currently under "Job specific hooks for standard casting events" :
Code
function job_post_midcast(spell, action, spellMap, eventArgs)
if spell.action_type == 'Magic' then
apply_grimoire_bonuses(spell, action, spellMap, eventArgs)
if spell.skill == 'Elemental Magic' or spell.english:startswith('Drain') or spell.english:startswith('Aspir') or
spell.skill == 'Enfeebling Magic' or spell.english=='Kaustra' or spell.english == 'Stun' then
if info.helix:contains(spell.english) then
if buffactive['Klimaform'] and spell.element==world.weather_element then
equip({feet="Arbatel loafers"})
end
return
end
if spell.element == world.weather_element then
equip({waist="Hachirin-No-Obi"})
if buffactive['Klimaform'] and spell.element==world.weather_element then
equip({feet="Arbatel loafers"})
end
if world.weather_element == 'Light' then
equip(sets.midcast.WspnRing)
--add_to_chat("Did something")
elseif world.weather_element == 'Dark' then
equip({head = "Pixie Hairpin +1"})
end
end
end
if state.Seidr == 'All' then
equip({body="Seidr Cotehardie"})
end
if spell.skill == 'Elemental Magic' then
if state.Seidr == 'Normal' and state.BurstMode=='Off' then
equip({body="Seidr Cotehardie"})
end
end
end
end
if spell.skill == 'Elemental Magic' and spell.element == world.day_element or spell.element == world.weather_element then
equip ({waist="Hachirin-no-Obi"})
end
Question about Impact. I'm looking to make a set which boosts magic accuracy as much as possible (lots of INT as well) so I get the least amount of duration resists. Is Archon the best option in the ring slot?
Question about Impact. I'm looking to make a set which boosts magic accuracy as much as possible (lots of INT as well) so I get the least amount of duration resists. Is Archon the best option in the ring slot?
For damage, yes. For Magic Acc, no. Stikini Ring/+1 should be the best for pure magic accuracy, since it boosts both M.Acc and Magic Skills