Jack Of All Trades: A Guide To Red Mage

I'm currently working on building out my TP/WS sets now that I've got Crocea, what should the augments on the Sucello's Cape be for Sanguine Blade? I'm assuming something like INT/ACC&ATT/WSD?

MND, Macc, Mdmg, WSD


Crocea favors MND over INT, any other sword would benefit from the INT

Just put this in your precast area or w/e;

And just throw this at the bottom of your lua somewhere;


For those of you with NQ or HQ versions just change the crocea mors in the sets.precast.FC['Crocea Mors'] to whatever.

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Utterly ridiculous. TBH more impressed than the Ou solo.

RDM can officially solo all of Omen.

Curious if AAHM has some kind of unique DT, from what i recall watching him stream attempts fullers always did round 2290 rather than the full 2500

Omen has the worst music.

Not sure how RDM can solo Kyou outside of trust campaign with the reraise active.

Not quite. At least for Sanguine. +30 MND adds +15 to base damage, which is multiplied out by the fTP into +41 damage (there's flooring).

Whereas Sanguine's ΔSTAT term being ΔINT*2, +30 INT adds +60 damage (I can't see a way where you would ever be under the enemy's INT).

You can really see how much more potent INT is for Sanguine over MND thanks to Gain-INT and Gain-MND.

Seraph Blade, on the other hand, lacks a ΔSTAT term. So only STR and MND works for that one, as both are 40% stat mods.

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MND outdamaged INT in my testing a while back. Don't think anything has changed. (for Crocea specifically)

It has been shown repeatedly that when you are using Crocea Mors, MND is much more potent than INT on a point for point basis. Something about the +100% Elemental Weaponskill Damage not factoring the INT or something.

INT is better IF you don't have Crocea Mors.

Afaik Crocea's double elemental WS damage is actually doubling fTP of the WS, so that 41 becomes 82 (and INT potency stays the same, because it's not multiplied by fTP), so 1MND beats 1INT.

might be possible to pull it off by dia tagging with saboteur right before the 10k needles, reraising, then re-engaging? dia III under sabo should be a minimum of six mins?

First thing it will do when you engage it (assuming it wont regen above 75%), will be 10k move again.

Can't you stack all the party members to help tank it or sacrifice trust tanks (given it hinders your composition, but like AAHM, AAEV, August, Ygnis, Koru-Moru)?

It does that move 4 times in the fight (at 75/50/25/10%), so it could be maybe possible to go with 4 tanks and WHM and position everyone to always only lose 1 tank to each 10k, but positioning 4 tanks to not stay close to each other would probably be problematic, but maybe doable.

You can add an extra body via Poseidon's Ring, if you happen to get it off before an aoe can kill it. Not rare, so you can carry multiples

so, ive been doing a lot of omen soloing lately, and i've had trouble hitting that 15000 damage mark for the kill bonus....

is it possible to hit this without any external buffs?

gearwise i look like this right now on my free nuke:

ItemSet 370557

Grio has + 20 MAB/Macc +10burst
Merlinic has +35 MAB/30MAcc +5 Burst
Amalric are path A Body/Legs, D Hands
succ is +20 INT/+10 MAB +30 MAD +20 MACC

im at like 13000ish free nuke for Thunder/blizzard V

I use pretty similar gear except cait crown, freke instead of acumen ring, amalric boots+1, and daybreak / ammurapi shield for weapon. With gain INT I hover around the 15k mark but it's pretty close (no buffs).

sets.midcast.nuke[1]= { --FREENUKE SET
neck="Sanctity Necklace",
ear1="Friomisi earring",
ear2="Malignance Earring",
left_ring="Freke Ring",
right_ring="Shiva Ring +1",
head="Cath Palug Crown",
body="Amalric Doublet +1",
waist="Eschan Stone",
legs="Amalric Slops +1",
hands="Amalric Gages +1",
feet="Amalric Nails +1",
ammo="Pemphredo tathlum"
}

Try to take advantage of day bonuses and Hachirin -- but remember to mind species natural resistances.

Of if you have an Orpheus, stand as close as you can and use that.

Edited to place video in actual link.

A pro BLU that soloed Kyou. I believe campaign was up. Positioning was key. He also has other videos showing impressive solos.

I am 100% certain that RDM could do the same if not better due to being able to buff the party better than BLU. Campaign may be necessary.

Just a small disclosure, but I am a career BLU that solos stuff for fun, so got a lot a love for BLU (not just a RDM fanboy). I've done Zitah T1-T4, Ru-Aun T3, Rei-Jima T1-T3, and Dyna-D Bastok/Sandy Wave 1 after entry. When I say done, I mean like 1/55 Vi'Rava, 1/85 Fleetstalker, 1/35 Golden Kist, etc. I'm not very good, I'm just stubborn until I get a win (and I have fun!). Sironekonyanko just does it way better.

But with the recent buffs and gear access for RDM, I think RDM really is the king of solo, even above SCH.

Last note: I understand this is the RDM forum, but the mechanics used by Siro is not that much different than what RDM can do and due to that overlap, felt it was relevant to share here (which is also aligned with us discussing RDM soloing Omen).

Anyways, enjoy.

Not a win, but he's getting pretty close, last 25% or so on Kyou with no campaign. With some luck it might be doable.

Someone need to tell him about that poseidon ring :)

DRG/mage and PUP seem like the most convenient jobs for doing Kyou solo without the campaign. Super Jump and Ventriloquy being the primary mitigators for Unfaltering Bravado. The problem is keeping up with Meteor spam on the final 25% though.

Should also be trying to gamble with the Archon Cape, since more than 1/10 times it's going to negate the damage on main character.

You are sure Archon Cape works? Afaik Migawari doesnt work and Earthen Armor too, so why would Archon Cape work?

A PLD in the LS with Aeonic shield took 0 damage from it one time. Guessing it's the same mechanic as that anulls damage. The only thing would be if it's considered breath damage, since the shield is "Damage", Archon Ring is "Magic", and Archon Cape is "Physical".

Its probably not physical, not magical and not breath. It's some special type, otherwise you would have damage taken- gear working on it I think.

Anyone else notice that Dia’s DOT Effect has increased substantially?

Dia III’d an Akbaba outside of Holla Crag with Daybreak for shiggles to see how much Dia could “Nuke” for. Did 52 Damage. But the odd part was that the Akbaba took roughly that same chunk of damage as a DOT til dead on 4th tic.

Did it again with Dia I and the Spell did 10 Damage but the DOT was that same 50ish.

So... the formula for DOT Changed to match Bio’s maybe? Enfeeb Skill instead of Dark Skill? idk.

I doubt the information is useful just surprised to watch a mob melt by Dia when it’s traditionally a 1 HP/tic effect.

Update the BG-Wiki if anyone cares I guess or something lol.