Making An Anni, But In The Meantime...

Been browsing these forums for several days looking for suggestions for best weapon/ws to be using while I work on my relic, and I don't know if I am not looking in the right places or if there just isn't a thread that covers it yet, but I am trying to figure out what I should use in the meantime. Should I get a different gun to hold me over, and if so which one should I aim for, and what ws is best before relic? Or should I grab a bow and use Jishnu's, and if so what bow should I go get? Thanks for the help.

Cibitshavore Bow rank 15 for Jishnu's, or Hangaku-no-yume.

as for gun, and easily accessible one would be Doomsday. Augments can be random though.

As far as ranger goes, I'm happy using a Lionsquall for now, and use Last Stand with it.

Phaosphaelia with augs of racc/ratt +20 and critical hit +6%

That would be sexy, but I'd rather not go after something with such a random augment system if it is just a temporary placeholder for relic.

Oh I feel you the gil amount just to get that alone. Put it towards the relic!

That's a nice weapon, and this is even better:

http://www.ffxiah.com/screenshots/74854

However, these bows are tailor made for hate issues. Less TP phase damage, which benefits most from -enmity and Decoy/Camo, and more WS damage. I use a Cibi while I'm finishing up my Yoichi, and on VD AA/DM it's very easy to cross the hate line. With the new Skirmish bow, I can't even imagine, lol.

Yeah we pretty much on DM use Decoy/Camo ALOT. Personally I like to use my relic gun.

Lionsquall or Pulfanxa R15?

Cibitshavore.

In my opinion Lionsquall is the best pre-relic option.

-Makes getting -50 enmity easy
-Great TP gain
-More barrage
-Marksmanship distance familiarity training
-Same merit skills/last stand
-Ratt on gun scales well
-Higher base dmg than Annihilator

I got it. Ty for the answer.