January 2017 Version Update

Mistral Axe is pretty powerful. Calamity puts out nice numbers but the skill chain properties suck.

Cloud Splitter can be good but it's very situational.

I've been trying to aug a Skirmish Axe but all of my augs have been meh at the moment.

Also have a Rag as well, but I like playing around with other options from time to time.

This axe will pair with my Blurred Shield+1 nicely. I just need to find an HQ Axe some how. o_o

Well we already had Farsha so nothing has really changed in that regadars the the WSD gear lack mab lol... so probably not.

Im guessing more mistreal axe?

Yup and Calamity if you are sitting at 3000TP (2000 with fencer or less depending on war cry)


As for WSDMG and MATK I sort of agree. I did get Acc/Attack/Macc/Matk+19 with WSDMG+4 on Ody Gauntlets through dark matter.

yes along with moon materials, and of course it will be leathercraft because ya know... they are SOOOO hurting atm for crafting....

You know how these belts have progression....

Speed Belt > Sonic Belt > Phos Belt > Pya'euke Belt > Tempus Fugit

I'm betting the Comaa Belt is the exact same way.

Now actually thinking about it... compared to last few gear updates this one was super shitty for most players lol. With the ability to easily exapand Omen drops, I am quite dissapointed at these increases.

I just hope the Omen changes themselves are huge in allowing more cards, and less pain syncs.

So is that belt supposed to be the New Black Belt MNK was promised, idk, 5 years ago?

I would ROFL if it is.

Could be worse. They could have done something like Haste+24%.

The belt is great, but by no means will changes MNK's position. If SE refuses to up WS dmg then there is little to no hope. If they want mnk to only hit and never ws, they need to make weapons equippable on each fist and add stats, like how 1H weapons are. Thats the only way to make the dot high enough to compensate.

I wonder if bst will ever get new pets? They should have added that as an option to the afterglow Aymur/Guttler.

I'm just entrigued that this Subtle Blow II gear is starting to pile up. Is anyone honestly making a SB set for anything? Maybe that's where MNK shines and we've been missing it for all these years....

Draylo said no

The lack of Avatar MAB on it limits it's usefulness.

Where is my il119 Thaumas body!!!, SE need to give us upgrade on Thaumas set.

https://www.bg-wiki.com/bg/Mummu_Jacket_%2B1

You could say the same of Nirvana, lol

Homam/Enif Sets were actually pretty cool back in the day.

I've no issue with RUN and BLU landing on this set...even RDM.

BUT WHM?

Makes no sense.

Oh well, here's to March's Set being Pahluwan/Yigit/Amir

Still need Goliard before those

BRD had literally no ilvl melee set outside of maybe Onca Suit before this lol.

Did you forget that Telchine and Chironic existed or?

Huh? Spharai are still better, not that I'm advocating for them being a particularly worthwhile investment. Even at a glance, it's pretty obvious.

Spharai (afterglow): DMG:+140 Delay:+86 Attack+60 Hand-to-Hand skill +269 Guarding skill +269 Magic Accuracy skill +228 Enhances "Counter" effect V "Final Heaven" Aftermath: "Subtle Blow"+10 "Kick Attacks"+15

Jolt Counter: DMG:+145 Delay:+96 STR+10 VIT+10 Accuracy+25 Hand-to-Hand skill +242 Guarding skill +242 Magic Accuracy skill +188 "Counter"+15 Attack during "Counter" varies in proportion to Attack of target.

Should be plain to see that Skill+27, Atk+60, and an easy to maintain relic AM effect of KA+15 outweighs slightly higher (but similar) DMG/delay, STR/VIT+10 (15 for the +1), and Acc+25 (30 for the +1). It's not even close in uncapped atk situations, though admittedly closer when capping attack.

Sticking them into my spreadsheet for Apex Crabs with decent buffs, I don't even get Jolt Counters/+1 beating previous best non-RMEA like Comeuppances/+1 or well augmented Condemners. More in line with NQ being roughly a sidegrade to Denouements, HQ being a bit better than that. Doesn't account for the counter buff too, but LOL tanking things on MNK anyway. Not a bad weapon, but nothing that amazing.


Seems pretty likely these are crafting items dropped in Omen by the Glassy NMs and zone bosses.


They're basically saying BLU isn't getting nice things any more until they're able to build up some other jobs for balance, huh?

I'm digging this for my alt/mule's WHM RDM melee sets tho!


Just throwing this out there, but is it possible that there's supposed to be a gimmick that the Thinker was intended to NOT use Pain Sync (or to always use a particular other move) if it has particular debuffs on it?

This, now whenever SMN's ask what is the best option for physical BP's that isn't an RMEA... well there you go! A really powerful option for non mythic SMN. They even put perp cost on it :D

I think the burning question is how would it stack up for hybrid BPs.

I'm worried that they're just removing the H2H WSs from it. Its animations for them (especially Asuran Fists) were seriously model breaking, and almost certainly not intended.

So after Salvage/Nyzul/CoP Armor is done. What's next?

Makes me wonder if Assault Armor is going to be remade.

Technically they've never reused the two Einherjar abjuration armor models either, so they could go for those as well.


I don't know, I've watched enough anime to think its art of the tongue-fist might be intentional.

It could just be translation fail, but
Why add "certain conditions"? If it wasnt supposed to use those WS's, just say "The issue in Omen where in the Glassy Thinker was using unintended abilities"?