Dual Wield

Job Trait Information
Description	Allows you to equip two weapons.
Type	Level
Tier	Level Obtained		Value
I	NIN10, DNC20, BLU80*, THF83		10%
II	NIN25, DNC40, BLU89*, THF90		15%
III	NIN45, DNC60, BLU99*, THF98		25%
IV	NIN65, DNC80, BLU99*, THF99(550JP)		30%
V	NIN85, BLU99**, DNC99(550JP)		35%
VI	BLU99**		40%
Blue Mage Notes	* Requires the setting of appropriate spells to receive the trait. ** Requires the 100 or 1,200 Blue Mage job gift.

Notes

• Allows two one-handed weapons to be used at once.
• Reduces the combined delay of these weapons by the Dual Wield % listed above, increasing the frequency of attack rounds.
  • (Delay₁ + Delay₂) × (1 - Dual Wield %) ÷ 2 = New Delay per Hand
    • TP/hit is calculated using the above Delay instead of the weapons' listed Delays. This new lower Delay means fewer TP are gained per strike.
    • While Dual Wielding, both weapons are considered to have the same Delay, even if their listed Delays do not match.
• Dual Wield is subject to the 80% global delay reduction cap as follows:
  • (1 - Dual Wield %) × (1 - Haste %)  ≥  0.2
  • Dual Wield in excess of the 80% global delay reduction cap will further reduce TP gain per hit without increasing the frequency of attack rounds.
• Because Dual Wield reduces TP/hit, it is optimal to prioritize Haste over Dual Wield as much as possible when aiming to minimize total delay.

Regarding Weapon Skills

While Dual Wielding, all Weapon Skills gain an additional hit from the offhand weapon beyond the listed number of hits. This hit can also proc Multi-Attack, subject to the global limit of 8 hits per attack round. For fTP Replicating WS, the offhand hit(s) will have the same fTP as the mainhand hits. For all other WS, offhand hit(s) have an fTP of 1.

Regarding Offhand Stats

The following stats generally have full effect on both weapons:

• Delay (before modification by Dual Wield)
• Base stats (STR, DEX, VIT, AGI, INT, MND, CHR)
• Derived stats except Critical hit rate (Accuracy, Attack, Evasion)
• Other direct combat modifiers with exceptions noted below (Magic Attack Bonus, Subtle Blow, Weapon Skill Damage, Job Ability duration bonuses, Critical Hit Damage, etc.)

The following stats only take effect when the weapon is worn in the main hand:

• TP Bonus, except for Magian weapons
• Parrying skill
• Magic Accuracy skill
• any unique Ultimate Weapon stats (all job-specific bonuses on Mythic Weapons, Aftermath effects, etc.)
• all augments on Ultimate Weapon-class weapons (including Su5 Weapons)

The following stats apply separately to the hits from their own hand only:

• DMG
• [Weapon Type] skill
• Enspell damage
• Critical Hit Rate

Blue Mage Job Trait Information
Minimum Set Points Needed			4
Trait Points Needed per Tier			8
Level	Spell	Set Points	Trait Points
79	Animating Wail	5	4
80	Blazing Bound	3	4
85	Quad. Continuum	4	4
89	Delta Thrust	2	4
91	Mortal Ray	4	4
99	Barbed Crescent	2	4
99	Molting Plumage	6	8

 

Equipment Modifying Ability
Equipment	Lvl.	Slot	Modifier
Sarashi	30	Waist	Latent: Dual Wield +1%
Ninja Chainmail	58	Body	Dual Wield +5%
Ninja Chainmail +1	74	Body	Dual Wield +5%
Suppanomimi	72	Ear	Dual Wield +5%
Koga Hakama	74	Legs	Dual Wield +5%
Koga Hakama +1	75	Legs	Dual Wield +5%
Koga Hakama +2	90	Legs	Dual Wield +7%
Nuevo Coselete	75	Body	Dual Wield +3%
Mirke Wardecors	75	Body	Dual Wield +3%
Royal Redingote	75	Body	Dual Wield +3%
Auric Dagger	80	Main	Dual Wield +5%
Nusku's Sash	80	Waist	Dual Wield +5%
Charis Necklace	80	Neck	Dual Wield +3%
Raider's Boomerang	84	Ammo	Dual Wield +3%
Iga Zukin +2	85	Head	Dual Wield +5%
Charis Casaque +1	89	Body	Dual Wield +5%
Charis Casaque +2	89	Body	Dual Wield +10%
Iga Mimikazari	90	Ear	Dual Wield +1%
Koga Chainmail +2	90	Body	Dual Wield +3%
Uguisu	99	Main	Dual Wield +3%
Skadi's Cuirie +1	99	Body	Dual Wield +7%
Thurandaut Chapeau	99	Head	Dual Wield +5%
Thurandaut Chapeau +1	99	Head	Dual Wield +5%
Eabani Earring	99	Ear	Dual Wield +4%
Haverton Ring	99	Ring	Dual Wield +5%
Haverton Ring +1	99	Ring	Dual Wield +6%
Patentia Sash	99	Waist	Dual Wield +5%
Shetal Stone	99	Waist	Dual Wield +6%
Reiki Yotai	99	Waist	Dual Wield +7%
Hachiya Hakama	99	Legs	Dual Wield +3%
Hachiya Hakama +1	99	Legs	Dual Wield +3%
Hachiya Hakama +2	99	Legs	Dual Wield +4%
Hachiya Hakama +3	99	Legs	Dual Wield +5%
Hachiya Chainmail	99	Body	Dual Wield +7%
Hattori Zukin +2	99	Head	Dual Wield +7%
Hattori Zukin +3	99	Head	Dual Wield +7%
Mochizuki Chainmail	99	Body	Dual Wield +6%
Mochi. Chainmail +1	99	Body	Dual Wield +7%
Mochi. Chainmail +2	99	Body	Dual Wield +8%
Mochi. Chainmail +3	99	Body	Dual Wield +9%
Mochizuki Hakama	99	Legs	Dual Wield +7%
Mochizuki Hakama +1	99	Legs	Dual Wield +8%
Mochizuki Hakama +2	99	Legs	Dual Wield +9%
Mochizuki Hakama +3	99	Legs	Dual Wield +10%
Maculele Casaque	99	Body	Dual Wield +10%
Maculele Casaque +1	99	Body	Dual Wield +11%
Maculele Casaque +2	99	Body	Dual Wield +11%
Maculele Casaque +3	99	Body	Dual Wield +11%
Ambuscade Capes	99	Back	Dual Wield +1~10%
Iga Garb Set +2 Hattori Garb Set Hattori Garb Set +1 Hattori Garb Set +2 Hattori Garb Set +3	81-99	Set	Occasionally adds an extra attack with the offhand (4~10%)

References

• Charis Casaque +2, Charis Necklace, DW - (Asymptotic, Nightfyre, FFXIAH)
• DW Trait Levels (Byrth, BG)
• DW VI Value JP Wiki

• Previously for years this page had "~37%", based on this from FFXIAH.

Dual Wield Cheatsheet

Below is a table that will shows how much gear DW you will need with your current job's DW Tier and how much Haste you are receiving. Listed values assume capped equipment haste (25%).

		Magic Haste						with Haste Samba from sub Magic Haste						with Haste Samba from main Magic Haste
		0%	10%	15%	30%	Cap		0%	10%	15%	30%	Cap		0%	10%	15%	30%	Cap
DW Job Tier	T1(10)	64	60	57	46	26		62	57	54	40	14		60	54	50	33	0
	T2(15) sub	59	55	52	41	21		57	52	49	35	9		55	49	45	28	0
	T3(25) sub	49	45	42	31	11		47	42	39	25	0		45	39	35	18	0
	T4(30)	44	40	37	26	6		42	37	34	20	0		40	34	30	13	0
	T5(35)	39	35	32	21	1		37	32	29	15	0		35	29	25	8	0
	T6(40)	34	30	27	16	0		32	27	24	10	0		30	24	20	3	0