(Don't) Fear The Reaper: A Dark Knight Guide

Pretty nice guide, I'm glad you made this as I've always felt Drk needed a primer. I might recommend putting maybe a separate paragraph to explain haste caps to people, you do a decent job of it but it is one of the things Drks most mess up when gearing and it isn't exactly intuitive to want to use 8-13% gear for TPing. Also for your TP Embrava set Duplus/Pole will be better than Rose, although that's probably just a mistake given that you put Duplus in the reso set.

This is my current Resolution setup that I am aiming for. Close to getting it, just need to find the Gil.
This is a great WS set for anyone who has not got the certain Abjuration/Neo Nyzul/VW gear.



Personally using Fulgurante, it was pretty easy to build, the only problem was finding help on Krabkatoa. Should put that into the OAT GS description, comparing just how incredibly easy it is to make one compared to a Relic or Empyrean.

I made Redemption because I love scythes, it's great for low man situations, scythe procs, or smashing worms up in La Theine lol. Quietus is a beautiful looking WS, but the damage is not even close to the OAT GS... sadly. It was worth getting just for the Weapon Skill, but if you're someone who doesn't fancy farming Chloris to death just for a weapon skill fit for Batman himself, then don't bother.

<333 the title.
Yay for another guide, I support this.

Been tempted to do this for a long time, good to see somebody else do it :P

As for the page links you have to put for example in the links at top and this where it has to bring you

Contacted Kalilla about that earlier Seha, was about to get that fixed lol. and thank you x2! XD

Got the Embrava set corrected, and I'll figure out something for haste explanations.

I was hesitant to add /SCH to the list, but now that you mention Urteil using it, I'll defintely look into it. I honestly haven't had the time to check on his PVP videos and the like, but from what I hear they've been pretty fantastic, lol.

I did mention the Abyssal Earring in one of the sections, I'll add it again in the high-end section, as well as the drain/aspir set (you put Ombre Tathlum and Abyssal Earring twice in that set btw =P).

Oh they are Urteil's sets not mine. Also I read the comment about the Abyssal Earring after I commented on it lol.

I wanted to make a Dark Knight guide, but didn't feel like I was experienced enough in endgame to be taken seriously. I have been playing this job for eight years though, so if I can add anything to it that will help others, I will be sure to mention it :)

Ah! I figured they might have been Urteil's, anyways. Convenient!

I thought of something I can add to this. When it's done, I will post it, if you like it you can just add it to your guide.

For those who don't know what the title is about!

I'm all eyes. Either way I'm also taking this guide as a learning experience (as most things should be in life, right?)

AND SUDDENLY, EPIC POST BY SEHA!

I prefer /sch over /rdm for PvE stuff.
The option to dark arts->Manifestation->Sleep to break a camp/train of mobs is all kinds of awesome, especially if they are casters/have pets. A /dnc or /rdm is going to have a much harder time surviving in those cases.

I have a decent refresh idle set and 5/5 entropy and like the option of status removals with /sch+LightArts so /rdm isn't something I go for.

Oh and sandstorm+desert boots is a nice +runspeed perk when /sch.

In b4 you should feel bad talking about casting spells on drk+having 5/5 entropy.

Anyone know how you set text to align to the center of the page using bbcode?

How would you add that into a table? Hope it doesn't need to be added individually for every single bit of text.

While having the option to AoE sleep/break and having an "anti-sleep ability"(charging sublimation) is nice, most situations where I solo on DRK, they're rarely needed, so I'll rather /whm or /rdm for haste. (Whm giving -na spells and rdm also giving a gimp phalanx)

Not going to bother arguing the 'best' Mage sub. If you target content that doesn't need sleep and you can always single pull, then its utility is obviously less important.

Situational subjob is situational.

I can drag my 2box whm around with me everywhere and just /war all the time and spam reso, but I think people knowing other sub jobs have nice niche uses/utility is a good thing.

Yeah for sure, I don't go solo unless I feel really lazy :P

One thing missing from this guide. Afv2+2 augmented gear.

Personally have an Abyss Cuirass +2 with Enhanced Blood Weapon effect that gives me 40 seconds of pure draining action. I am sure the Hands also enhance Diabolic Eye. That thing I was talking about earlier is almost finished too.

Relic +2 hands were mentioned for the 24-30 seconds they add to Diabolic Eye. Also, currently, any event that you might need DE for you should be getting an HP boost of some kind anyway (Abyssea, Discipline Atmacite, Body Boost) and the -15% HP only affects your base HP anyway, so -225hp doesn't really matter when you've got +1500 on it anyway.

Relic +2 head can be nice, but I wouldn't worry about the Dark Seal augment effect.

Relic +2 body was a great option to have for MAB WS and whatnot, but really falls to just being that Blood Weapon macro piece once you have Phorcys Korazin.

Feet are a joke. Subtle blow on Souleater, 'nuff said.

Sets might make sense if you tied them all together. Most Endgame Drks use SC to ensure their TP sets match their xhit. especially with apoc it can get prett complex. TP,LR TP, capped haste TP, AM TP, LR AM TP, capped haste AM TP etc.


Excellent guide by the way

This table shows all Dark Knight equipment represented in the guide (And a few added by me), that can be purchased (Or crafted) from the Auction House. Equipment can easily be added to this upon request.

(Key) L = Low-Quality equipment H = High-Quality equipment

Equipment	Description	Set/Situation	Price/Rarity	Quality
nirastamo	A level 99 Scythe that gives you extra TP for getting Critical hits.	A cheap scythe that is worth getting for those Abyssea parties, and skilling up with.	50k-300k. Rare.	L
bounty sickle	A Scythe that likes to enhance your Drain and Aspir	Good Scythe to start out with. Cheap and effective.	10-30k. Rare/Common.	L
gram	It's got a DMG rating close to most of the recommended Great Swords, plus it has a refresh effect for Stun/Endark/Absorb-TP Exploitation.	Good Great Sword to begin with.	500k-1Million. Rare.	L
etourdissante +1	Its Added effect of Stun comes straight from its name alone, which is the french word for "stunning".	Good Great Sword to begin with.	1-5 Million. Very Rare.	L
etourdissante	NQ of Etourdissante +1	Good Great Sword to begin with.	350k-600k. Rare.	L
jingang greatsword	Could have easily been called "Potato Peeler", this huge chunk of a Great Sword has nice damage, Critical Hit Rate, and Enhances Zanshin for that Samurai subjob.	Good Great Sword to begin with.	600k-1 Million. Rare.	L
pole grip	The standard grip for DRK. Keep this until you get Duplus Grip.	Used in any set that doesn't require Rose Strap for the Store TP	30k-350k. Common.
bomb core	Attack piece for the Ammo slot. Good for Catostrophe and Insurgency	The standard for any DRK. However it is easily replaced depending on the situation	35-100k. Common.
ghillie earring	Attack earring for the beginner DRK	Used until you get Brutal and Bale (Or Ghillie +1)	6k-20k. Common.	L
perle salade	Beginner's gear for the jobs that can wear it	Used until you get Bale +1 head and other gear that push you above the 14% Haste from the Perle set, or any of the higher-end TP headpieces	3k-10k. Common. (Also bought with Cruor in Abyssea)	L
perle hauberk	Beginner's gear for the jobs that can wear it	Used until you get Bale +1 body and other gear that push you above the 14% Haste from the Perle set, or any of the higher-end TP body pieces	3k-10k. Common. (Also bought with Cruor in Abyssea)	L
perle moufles	Beginner's gear for the jobs that can wear it	Used until you get Bale +1 hands and other gear that push you above the 14% Haste from the Perle set, or any of the higher-end TP hand pieces	3k-10k. Common. (Also bought with Cruor in Abyssea)	L
perle brayettes	Beginner's gear for the jobs that can wear it	Used until you get Jingang Hose and other gear that push you above the 14% Haste from the Perle set, or any of the higher-end TP leg pieces	3k-10k. Common. (Also bought with Cruor in Abyssea)	L
perle solerets	Beginner's gear for the jobs that can wear it	Used until you get Ace's Leggins and other gear that push you above the 14% Haste from the Perle set, or any of the higher-end TP feet pieces	4k-10k. Common. (Also bought with Cruor in Abyssea)	L
fulad-zereh	This piece is one of the rarest body armours in the game. People say the Armada Hauberk with the right augments is still better, however this has better base stats.	It is classed as Rare, so it can be placed in this table. If you did get one, it would mostly likely find itself in your TP build.	Dropped from Lofty Zilant in Hall of An.	H
hoard ring	Gives you Store TP, but at the expense of STR and DEX, try not to keep this for too long	Cheap ring for any starting DRK. Alternative would be Blitz Ring.	2k-10k. Rare	L
paewr belt	A standard Haste Belt. It is easily trumped by many other belts though.	A beginner's Haste belt. Goading Belt replaces it, and it's not difficult to get.	50-320k. Common.	L
jingang hose	Nice TP piece with Haste. Can be used for Weapon Skill until Bale +1.	Cheap beginners piece. Used mostly for TP until you get Calmecac, Ace's, Phorcys etc.	10-50k. Common.	L
hagneia stone	Ammo piece with Attack and Store TP. Only drops from a HKCNM	Used in many different Store TP sets to round off the x-hit build. Really depends on the gear you have on whether it's useful to you	2-3.4 Million. Rare.	H
tyrant's ring	The Store TP ring. A must for any DRK who is serious in making a Store TP set.	Paired with Rajas, the vast majority of DRK TP sets will include this ring.	800k-1.5 Million. Common.	H
Attila's earring	Store TP Earring. Used in niche Store TP setups to round out the x-hit without sacrificing a major piece.	5-hit Fulgurante TP setup. Possibly others depending on your gear.	30k-150k. Rare.
brego gloves	Gloves with STR, AGI, Accuracy and Haste	If you're someone who has a few jobs, you might already have a pair of these. Can be used til you get Bale Hands +1 for your TP. Don't buy these if your a newer/returning player, get the Bale.	900k-1.4 Million. Common.	L
calmecac trousers	A TP piece that not only includes Haste, but also Double/Triple Attack, at the cost of Accuracy. Looks out of place on a DRK.	Used in niche TP setups, like 6-hit Fulgurante /WAR. Better in Abyssea where buffs are plentiful, while worse off outside due to Store TP and Accuracy being more potent.	1.4-2.2 Million. Common.
dauntless mantle	A mantle with a good amount of Accuracy and Attack.	5-hit Fulgurante /WAR. Used in niche tp setups where Accuracy is an issue.	1-3 Million. Very Rare.
ghillie earring +1	High attack Earring	TP (Embrava). Also used if you do not have a Bale Earring	250k-700k. Common.
windbuffet belt	A belt with Triple Attack and the rare stat, Quadruple attack.	Used in specific TP sets. TP (Embrava) & Apocalypse Aftermath TP (w/ Phorcys)	1.4-2.9 Million. Common.	H
hreysti helm	Cheap STR helm for Resolution. Twilight and Mekira easily replace it.	Only used for Resolution if your new to the game and have barely any gil.	7-17k. Rare.	L
mekira-oto	A nice headpiece designed to give you lots of Strength and Attack	Get this for Resolution, until you can save up the gil for the +1	400-500k. Common.	L
mekira-oto +1	This High Quality headpiece gives you tons of Strength and Attack	Best headpiece for Resolution, no need for Twilight anymore.	4.3-6 Million. Rare.	H
grim cuirass	A good start to a Resolution setup. This piece has a ton of STR and Attack, and added PDT for tanking.	Used for Resolution until you get Twilight, Grim Cuirass +1, or Phorcys.	180-600k. Common.	L
grim cuirass +1	A high quality body piece with extreme amounts of STR and Attack, with some added PDT.	Well worth getting for Resolution/Insurgency if you have not acquired Phorcys.	1.6-3 Million. Rare.
avant gauntlets +1	High Quality Gauntlets with STR, Accuracy and Double Attack.	Best hands for Resolution unless you can get Phorcys.	400-800k. Common.
flame ring	A little outdated now, but still a good STR ring for Resolution if you're lacking Rajas, Vulcan's, Pyrosoul or Strigoi.	Resolution and other STR based WS.	50-120k. Common.	L
Vulcan's ring	A good STR ring for Resolution, only beaten by Pyrosoul or Strigoi.	Resolution and other STR based WS.	200-550k. Rare.	L
warwolf belt	A little outdated now, but still a good STR belt for Resolution if you're lacking Elemental belts and gil.	Weapon Skills only. Find a Haste belt to TP in.	10-28k. Common.	L
spiral ring	This ring is a hybrid. The STR, VIT and INT can be used in a variety of ways.	Used in beginner Resolution setups. Also used for Torcleaver, Entropy and Catastrophe.	50-100k. Common.	H
khthonios helm	Another hybrid piece. It is rare, and can be replaced, so you won't see many DRKs using it.	Used in a beginners Entropy set. Also can be used for Dark Magic before getting Appetence Crown from Voidwatch.	100-500k. Very Rare.	L
snow ring	A ring used for its Intelligence. It is pretty cheap.	Entropy has a 100% INT modifier, so getting this is a good start.	30-50k. Rare.	L
phantom tathlum	A cheap Tathlum used purely for it's Intelligence.	Only ever used for Entropy until you get Ombre Tathlum.	4-10k. Rare.	L
pyrosoul ring	For any Dark Knight who wants to do serious damage, this is the ring for you.	With STR +7, it would be used for Resolution and Insurgency. STR+14 if you buy a second one.	2.2-3 Million. Common.	H
fracas grenade	An ammo piece with high Strength. May be cheaper to do the BCNM (if you have BST) then buying off AH.	Best ammo piece for Resolution.	200-900k. Rare.	H
ugol moufles	Hand piece with a good amount of Vitality, Strength and Attack.	Used for Torcleaver only. Beaten by the HQ Mavros and Phorcys.	100-600k. Rare.	L
mavros moufles	A high quality version of the Ugol Moufles.	Used for Torcleaver until you get Phorcys.	Crafted
terrasoul ring	A ring with loads of Vitality.	Used purely for Torcleaver	360-600k. Rare.	H
brigantia pebble	An ammo piece imbued with Vitality. Acquired from Meeble Burrows.	Best ammo piece for Torcleaver	500k-5 Million. Very rare.	H
apathy gorget	A cheap neckpiece with lots of Vitality.	Best neckpiece for Torcleaver.	10-50k. Rare.	H
ombre tathlum	This ammo piece has a good amount of Intelligence.	Best ammo piece for Entropy, Drain and Aspir.	720k-1.9 Million. Very Rare.	H
diamond ring	A cheap ring with some Intelligence on it.	Good starter for your Entropy set.	10-20k. Common.	L
icesoul ring	A ring with lots of Intelligence.	Used for Entropy. Can only be beaten by a Diamond Ring with INT+3 Augment, which is incredibly rare.	200-400k. Common.	H
mekira toshugai	A body piece used to defend you from harm.	Used for PDT sets before you can get hold of the superior Mekira Meikogai from Voidwatch.	1.5-2.3 Million. Rare/Common
flume belt	An expensive piece of gear usable by many jobs to help you survive.	PDT set only.	3-5 Million. Rare.	H
mollusca mantle	A mantle which can be used to defend, while also making your character move slower.	Can be used in PDT and MDT sets.	900k-1.5 Million. Rare.	H
engulfer cape	A Cape with the power to absorb magical damage..	Used in MDT sets..	13k-200k. Rare.
magma gauntlets	Gauntlets imbued in fire, that helps you to defend physically.	Used in PDT sets.	400k-1 Million. Rare
dux greaves +1	High Quality feet used for tanking.	Used in PDT sets, beaten by Phorcys.	1.2-3 Million. Very Rare.
wiglen gorget	A Gorget that gives PDT and Regen, but added Magic Damage.	PDT set, not bad for a Regen set too.	110k-500k. Common
Tjukurrpa gauntlets	Gauntlets used for tanking, lots of enmity, and good against magic.	Used in MDT sets.	400k-1.2 Million. Very Rare.
merman's earring	An earring with attack, and defense from magic.	Used in MDT sets.	100-300k. Rare./td] [td]
carrier's sash	A sash with Elemental resistances..	Used in MDT sets.	20k-200k. Rare.
dark earring	Enhances Dark Magic	Dark Magic set	8k-250k. Very Rare.	H
dark torque	Enhances Dark Magic	Dark Magic set. Get one of these unless you can get the Aesir Torque, which gives +10 Dark Magic skill during Darksday.	10k-80k. Rare.
demon's harness	A harness used for attack, evasion, MP and Dark Magic.	Dark Magic set. Get the HQ if possible.	25-250k. Rare.
demon's harness +1	A high quality harness used for attack, evasion, MP and Dark Magic.	Dark Magic set. Buy an NQ if you cannot get one of these.	Crafted	H
pavor gauntlets	Gauntlets specifically used for Absorbs, also gives high Dark Magic skill.	Dark Magic & Absorb set. Adds +2 to Absorbs.	30k-200k. Rare.
casso sash	A sash with Enfeebling and Dark Magic skill	Dark Magic set.	350k-2.5 Million. Very Rare	H
striga crown	A rare crown with the highest amount of Dark Magic then any other.	Not currently sold on AH as it is a Legion piece. Put here for future reference.	Dropped in Maquette Abdhaljs-Legion	H
onyx sollerets	High quality sollerets used for better Absorbs.	Absorb set. Rare to get, but gives +11 seconds to an Absorb.	100k-3.25 Million. Very Rare. Crafted.	H
chuparrosa mantle	A Mantle dropped from Legion. It gives +10% Potency, and +20% Duration to Absorb spells..	Absorb set.	800k-5 Million	H
Cassie earring	Low level earring dropped from a Malboro, a great source of HP.	Used for extra HP, in a Dread Spikes HP set, or if you want more HP for a Souleater+Blood Weapon combo.	50-150k. Common.
bloodgem earring	An earring with HP and MP	Used for extra HP, in a Dread Spikes HP set, or if you want more HP for a Souleater+Blood Weapon combo.	5-10k. Common.
oneiros belt	A belt with a good amount of HP, and some STR.	Used for extra HP, in a Dread Spikes HP set.	80-400k. Very Rare.
Llwyd's clogs	A Campaign piece that gives a good boost to HP and MP.	Used for extra HP, in a Dread Spikes HP set.	40-300k. Very Rare.
nebula houppelande +1	A mage coat with Intelligence, Magic Accuracy and Fast Cast	Used in a Fast Cast set.	900k-2 Million. Very Rare.
phos belt +1	A belt with more haste then any other.	Used in Niche setups, like Fast Cast sets, Hybrid TP/PDT/MDT sets etc.	Crafted
prolix ring	A mage ring with MP and Fast Cast.	Used in Fast Cast set.	600k-1.3 Million. Rare.
impatiens	A flower taken from the head of a lycopodium.	Can be used to help cast spells quicker. Most likely placed in Dark Magic or Fast Cast set.	600k-1Million Rare
blitz ring	A ring with a little Haste.	Used to help cap Haste for those struggling to do so in certain sets.	70k-800k. Rare.
hasty pinion	A Pinion with a little Haste.	Used to help cap Haste for those struggling to do so in certain sets.	10k-50k. Rare.
paguroidea ring	A Ring with a sole purpose of giving Regen.	Regen Set. 2 HP a tick.	30-280k Common
ambuscade ring	A Ring designed for Legion, with traits of Double Attack.	Legion set.	250k-600k Rare.

Prices of Items taken from the Medians from across all servers. Rarity taken from how often they sell on Cerberus.

Finally a DD guide! This is all really exciting, now we need Kaerin or someone to step up and make the WAR guide!

Also I didn't realize how many sets DRK uses. Crazy stuff, nearly as many as I use on BLU. But I guess it's like that for most of the heavy DD jobs, no?

lmfao

DRK is a bit special since they have Dark Magic that can take up some room.
And specially with Apocalypse, there might be some extra gear to make that work properly.
But yeah, a good DD no matter which job will have alot of sets.
(Blu ofc having more, if you want sets for everything :P)

A job has as many sets as your willing to delve into. Some players could be a DD and just have a TP and WS setup, whereas others like to go into so much depth it blows those kinds of players away. Xbox players (like my dad) can't use windower/spellcast to change gears quickly, so it usually ends up being counter productive to have too many sets, as it means having to press so many more buttons to get into the right gear to do what you want to do.

Some players are incredibly dedicated to getting the maximum out of their performance, others just want to smack stuff and don't care about the numbers.

;; not sure why it's funny. If someone has better WAR sets on AH I'd be thrilled to get a link.

Will take all of 5 minutes to make any set you'd need.

Warrior is one of the easiest jobs to play. But yea this is not a WAR thread, or a DD debate. It's all about Dark Knight! Now let me eat your soul...

By the way that table took a while to make. Hope someone finds it useful.