The Right Tools - "Preparation time!"

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Ninja is the life blood sub job of any melee White Mage. The terms "Whinja", "Winja", or "Whmja" are all coined from this sub job selection. 25% Dual Wield and Utsusemi - this sub job may only provide two tools but both are those tools are incredibly potent. Dual Wield is one of the most powerful increasers in damage dealing potential. Utsusemi adds another layer of defense to a White Mages already potent tools. A variety of fast cast and haste equipment as well as both the Haste and Aquaveil spells allow for a White Mage to reapply shadows repeatedly and effortlessly. Combine with a White Mages enfeebles and Stoneskin and a White Mage can mitigate a huge chunk of damage being thrown their way.

Dancer provides an acceptable sub job for those looking to get the benefit of Dual Wield while still able to get small bonuses like Accuracy Bonus (or the ability to proc mobs in Dynamis). Haste Samba can partially reduce the difference in Dual Wield tiers, but comes are at a fairly steep TP cost for most non-Kraken Club White Mages who may also be casting quite a bit of magic to support their party.

Red Mage provides both Phalanx and Refresh to those White Mages looking to tank a number of foes at once. This happens most frequently when a White Mage tries to solo Cataclysm burn mobs in mass quantities. The addition of Magic Attack Bonus helps this strategy as well.

Strength or Dexterity or Mind stat merits? Answering this question is matter of what OTHER goals the player wishes to complete on other jobs they have acquired. The break down of these merits are as follows:

12/12 Strength - Provides about 2 to 3 fSTR for overall damage, 9 attack, and 12 strength for mods on the majority of WHM Weapon Skills

12/12 Dexterity - Provides 9 accuracy (no dDEX critical hit increase on any target worth its salt)

12/12 Mind - Provides about 6 magic accuracy, 12 mind for dMND potency spells, and 12 mind for mods on the vast majority of WHM Weapon Skills

The question to ask here is what content does one participate in on other jobs. If one has a powerful damage dealer they bring to events frequently, going STR + DEX is the choice for you as it gives a substantial boost to your performance on that job. Going this route for White Mage DD isn't necessarily bad either, just do not expect to get full returns on the dexterity as white mages dexterity values are natively low and lack any sort of dexterity gear. This makes it almost impossible for White Mages to make use of the crit bonus provided by dDEX as White Mages will most like have negative difference on any target worth its' salt.

For a more career centric White Mage, STR + MND would be the best way to go. This maximizes a White Mages support abilities while adding mods to almost every single Weapon Skill in their arsenal. This slightly alleviate the loss of magic accuracy since a White Mage cannot equip an appropriate elemental or Magian stave. On targets that White Mages should generally be fighting, the accuracy the dexterity merits will provide will be negligible.


Red Curry Buns are the staple food choice for the majority of damage dealers and White Mage is no exception to this rule. These 30 minute buns give a significant attack and STR buff - both something White Mages natively lack. This is compounded by the fact that White Mages also have no gear that provides significant attack stats or any job abilities natively that can boost their damage output. Unfortunately, White Mages sub job selection is generally restricted to anything that can Dual Wield, and neither of those jobs have any job abilities that significantly boost their damage. As such, Red Curry Buns are incredibly important to any White Mage looking to make a dent in the monsters life.


Sole Sushi provides a niche use for those lowman groups where the party is fighting something that is highly evasive but non-threatening. In groups where White Mages are meleeing things for end game events, they will most like be riding Accuracy buffs with the rest of their DDs and can afford to eat a Red Curry Bun instead.

Marinara Pizza is a nice hybrid food that provides White Mages with both attack and accuracy bonuses. Though neither stat are increased as significantly as their specialized food counterparts, Marinara Pizza is best used in areas where the increased accuracy will boost your accuracy to between 90%-95% accuracy without going over that threshold. This allows a player to maximize both aspects of the Pizza.

Tavnazian Taco is a defense boosting food and is used when a White Mage is super tanking an angry mob of baddies. This tends to happen when White Mages are trying to Cataclysm burn their way through large quantities of monsters. Because Cataclysm is a magic-based Weapon Skill, it is dependant on stats and not on the attack values. As such, this is the perfect food for a White Mage to reduce the damage taken from the mob they are building.

Bison Steak is a three hour food that boosts attack and strength. Though not as significant as Red Curry Buns, this food is useful for melee White Mages who participate in Dynamis frequently. This food is generally cheaper than using four Red Curry Buns and lasts the entire duration of the player's run. In general, great for long events with low risk.

Hedgehog Pie is another three hour food that boosts both STR and attack. It gives the same amount of attack and strength as a Bison Steak but also boosts mind and accuracy as well. This item also is a frequent drop from the Gobbie Box, and thus there is generally stock of it on the Auction House.

Shihei for those who use the Ninja subjob frequently. Because of White Mages abysmal evasion, if a White Mage is looking to mitigate damage from a single target, they need not look no further than spamming Utsusemi. The ninja tool for Utsusemi are Shiheis and a White Mage looking to seriously evade damage out of a mob should not leave home without these wooden figures.