User:Dumo/RUN

General

Role

RUN is a tank specializing in magic evasion, evasion and parrying as the main source of damage mitigation. It doesn’t have the raw defensive capabilities and healing of PLD but it does have Rayke and Gambit to buff mages in fights. This makes it highly desirable in Sortie for magic bursting strategies. In most content, RUN and PLD are interchangeable. When the differences matter, you take RUN for mage strategies for the buffs.

When do you bring RUN specifically?

• When magic evasion matters and resisting certain status effects.
• When you need your tank to do extra damage.

When do you bench the RUN in favour of PLD?

• When AoE cures are needed from your tank.
• When a 100% block rate negates mechanics in a fight.
• When the physical damage is too high for your RUN to tank.

Again, properly geared, RUN and PLD can be interchangeable in most content.

• All current Alliance Content.
• Segments in Odyssey.
• Most NMs in Odyssey.

Tanking

Tanking is holding the mobs. This involves surviving while mitigating as much damage and bad effects as possible but also generating enough enmity to stay ahead of the rest of the party.
Tanking on RUN comes in a few different flavours. You have different needs when tanking for mage strategies, melee strategies, aoe tanking and super tanking.
Tanking for mage strategies is generally much easier. A SCH making chains and everyone bursting generates a lot less enmity than weapon skills. Any big fights will involve the use of Rayke and Gambit which generate a lot of enmity while debuffing the mob. Depending on the content, this will be all you are using. A fight like Ongo for instance will require you to hold all other job abilities at times so a COR can try to target your Rayke and Gambit for a reset. Often you will be operating with just Flash and Foil for your enmity generation. In Sortie, you have more options since the fights generally don’t last long enough to bother fishing for a reset. If you need to, something has gone horribly wrong.
Tanking for physical groups will depend on content and setup. Unfortunately many groups ignore buffing their tanks. If you are lucky, you will get a RDM in party with you for haste, refresh and a longer phalanx. If you aren’t buffed for damage, don’t bother trying. Just come /BLU and spam your enmity spells. The nice thing is that you can generally hold a fair number of mobs. In Dynamais, it’s common for a BRD to be sleeping everything and even common to have a THF trying to tag everything with treasure hunter. Since you want to keep these players alive, you will want to use your BLU spells to tag everything to be on your hate list and hold them. This should prevent things from killing g your alliance members when they wake up.
The other option when tanking large groups of mobs is to super tank them. If you have not taken an action on a mob and it is attacking you, no spells cast on you will be generating enmity on that mob. This means goring a group of 10 mobs via sight or sound and performing no actions on them allows you to hold the group while a healer keeps you alive with no risk of being attacked.

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Mitigation

The first key component to tanking is your mitigation. Preventing damage and dangerous effects. RUN handles mitigation by building up layers of defences.

I want to explain the Damage Taken stat from your gear. This stat is split into 3 types. Physical Damage Taken, Magic Damage Taken and Breath Damage Taken. The general “Damage Taken” will contain all 3. They all have a cap of 50%. 25 DT and 25 PDT will cap your physical damage taken while giving you half of the cap for magic and breath damage. We also get a limited amount of Physical Damage Taken II. This extends the limit of our PDT while also providing that PDT.

• We can’t currently cap PDT2
  • Our only options come from Aettir and Epeolatry
• Shell V is MDT-29%
  • This means we can cap with MDT-21%
  • We can’t always rely on Shell V during dispel heavy fights so make sure to have 50% in gear for those fights

Another key component to mitigating physical damage comes from the very basic VIT and DEF stats. You can dig deeper into the stats and the damage formulas if you want. The damage formula works both for and against the player so pay attention to things like pDIF and fSTR. One compares attack to defence while the other compares Strength to Vitality. Tipping the scales too far lead to the damage rapidly increasing. Great when we are hitting things, not so great when we are tanking things.

• Protect V is 220 DEF
• Cocoon is DEF+50%

We can further build layers up using our Evasion, Magic Evasion and Magic Defense Bonus. This includes our Rune Enchantments which we can use for things like Pflug, Valiance and Liement. We also have parry coming in from Inquartata and enhanced via Battuta which negates incoming physical damage.
I’m giving an extra mention to Phalanx in hopes that readers don’t miss this important piece of the puzzle. It reduces a set amount of damage based on the potency of the spell and gear. Typically you will want to put on your Phalanx set and have a RDM or SCH give you a longer Phalanx than you can cast on yourself. If that’s not an option, you just gotta keep it up on yourself. It is very important to your survival. Don’t overlook it.

• Phalanx+ on armour is Phalanx Received

The other layers will be covered when discussing the sets with them. Ideally, you put up as many layers as possible. If you hit caps on one layer, add a new one. Are you at DT cap? Have enough DEF? Consider more Evasion or start adding in Absorb/Nullify damage pieces!

Enmity

The second key component to tanking is Enmity. I’m going to try to simplify here but for a proper understanding, go to the Enmity Page and learn more. It’s a major part of the job so the more you understand the better you can perform.

• Enmity is what decides who the monster will be targeting at any given time.
  
• Enmity is generated by nearly all actions taken. Spells, Job Abilities, Cures, Damage. It also comes in 2 flavours which are separated in the way they decay.
  
  • Cumulative Enmity (CE) decays when you take damage from the monster or are the target of an enfeebling spell.
    • Has a cap of 30,000
    • The enmity is lost even when fully resisting the enfeeble
  • Volatile Enmity (VE) simply decays over time.
    • Has a cap of 30,000
  • Total Enmity is the combined total and therefor has a combined cap of 60,000
• When 2 players share the same enmity amount, the last to perform an action will be the target of the mob
  • This can often come up during long fights when enmity hits the cap

Enmity Tables

ExpandRUN Enmity Table
Ability	CE	VE
Elemental Sforzo	1800	7200
Odyllic Subterfuge	1	318
Rune Enchantments	0	0
Vallation	450	900
Valiance1	4501	9001
Pflug	450	900
Liement2	4502	9002
Battuta	450	900
Rayke	640	1260
Gambit	640	1280
Swordplay	160	320
Embolden	160	320
One for All1	1601	3201
Swipe	Damage Based	Damage Based
Lunge	Damage Based	Damage Based
Vivacious Pulse	Unknown	Unknown
Spell	CE	VE
Flash	180	1280
Foil	320	880

Expand/DRK Enmity Table
Ability	CE	VE
Last Resort	0	1280
Weapon Bash	0	900
Souleater	0	1280
/DRK Spells	CE	VE
Absorb-Stat	1	640
Absorb-TP	320	320
Stun	180	1280
Poison(2)	1	320
Poisonga	1	320
Sleep(2)	1	300

Expand/BLU Enmity Table
Ability	CE	VE
Burst Affinity	1	300
Chain Affinity	1	300
/BLU Spells	CE	VE
Blank Gaze	320	320
Jettatura	180	1020
Sheep Song	320	320
Stinking Gas	320	320
Geist Wall	320	320
Soporific	320	320
Cold Wave	320	320
Frightful Roar	1	320

Expand/WAR Enmity Table
Ability	CE	VE
Provoke	1	1800
Warcry1	01	3201
Berserk	0	80
Defender	0	80
Aggressor	0	80

1 AoE effect and enmity is per player effected
2 Single target unless Epeolatry equipped. When AoE, enmity is per player effected. 

• All bar spells have enmity values of 1 CE and 300 VE
  • This shows the enfeeble spells from /DRK are not very effective enmity tools
  • The only valuable enmity tools from /WAR are Provoke and Warcry
• Poisonga and Frightful Roar are not meant to hold enmity but to tag mobs to be on their enmity list

One massive source of enmity that is going to give you headaches is physical damage. You can check the Enmity page for the actual calculations but quite simply, you aren’t holding a monster when the DDs are popping weapon skills for capped damage every 4 seconds. Your spells and abilities just can’t generate Enmity that quickly. You can use your own damage to offset this difference but unfortunately few groups properly buff their tanks. Without buffs, your damage will be low enough that you should just spam spells.
Skill chains can work to your advantage. Being part of a skill chain allows you to generate enmity from your damage while also slowing down the damage output of the DDs.
Magic damage works differently. Both magic bursting and magic weapon skills generate less damage and are much more forgiving to tank.

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Tanking Types

• Single Target
  • Holding a single monster and keeping your Enmity ahead of the other party/alliance members.
• AOE Tanking
  • Holding multiple monsters at once. For this, you need to act on all of the monsters so you can generate enmity on them. We often refer to this as a tag and we will have to use our subjob tools to AoE tag. Poisonga and Geist Wall are some options used. From there, anything that is self targeting will generate enmity against all of the targets. Foil and Pflug are some wonderful options.
    Note: Rune Enchantments do not generate Enmity.
• Super Tanking
  • Simple aggro will have the monster target you but you will not be on the monsters list until you act upon them. This means that healers can cure bomb you all they like without generating Enmity, preventing any risk to the healers. This also means that anyone acting on the monster(s) will be the first on the Enmity list and the target of that monster.
  • This is excellent for content like Odyssey where you are pulling for a BRD to sleep the group. You can gather groups of monsters, have them slept and run off to gather more.

Some important things to know, each spell and most job abilities have a set amount of Enmity they generate. Runes do not generate any enmity but pretty much everything else has a set amount of CE and VE they produce and our gear can amplify those numbers. Enmity+ on gear is a percentage. Enmity+1 adds 1% more Enmity to the action. This caps at 200 but we can’t currently hit the cap so no need to worry there. We also have the Erilaz Surcoat +3 which decreased the CE lost while taking damage.

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Tanking Tips

• Know when you need to actively stay ahead on the Enmity list. Know when you just need to keep monsters away from the mages.
  • Divergence typically doesn’t require you to tank against the DDs for most monsters. Only the NMs. The hoard of monsters just need to be looking at you when they aren’t actively being killed by the DDs. The exception will be when the group is not geared very well. If the majority of your DDs have DT in their TP sets, you won’t need to fight for Enmity against them and you can focus on pulling quickly.
  • If the monsters aren’t being slept or tagged with TH, you are better off super tanking them.
• When tanking Physical Strategies against the DDs, you want to start by spiking your Enmity early. Often I will open with,
  • Flash, Valiance or Vallation, Foil, Jettatura or Stun, Pflug, Flash to restart the cycle. If I have more BLU spells set for Enmity, which is most times, I will fit them in as well.
• When tanking for Magic Bursting Strategies I typically,
  • Flash, Foil, Rayke/Gambit with the order depending on content.
• Some bursting strategies like Ongo, involve the use of Rayke and Gambit as the only JAs to start so you can target them directly with Random Deal. After Random, you can pop anything you need before the Wild Card then only Rayke and Gambit again for the next possible Random Deal.
• Make sure you know if your Runes are going to be used offensively or defensively. Set them accordingly.
  • If you don’t have much support for Refresh and MP is a concern, using Tenebrae for MP returned during Vivacious Pulse will work. This will not be an option against actually difficult content where you need the Runes to prevent nasty status ailments.
• There are many times where you will be acting more as a Puller than a tank.
  • Dynamis - Divergence will often have you pulling until the NMs when you will tank against the DDs.
  • Omen in groups typically has you pulling a full family or a full floor.
    • Once slept, you either AoE tag and tank them or you help with objectives or killing the monsters.
  • Odyssey Segment farms will see you as a puller until there is a family too dangerous to let the DDs take hits or the monsters cannot be slept.

The Setup

In this section we will learn about the options and considerations we should be making before heading out to do some form of content.

• Merit and Job Point allocation.
• Sub Job options and when to use them.
• Food choices for emphasizing different parts of our job.
• Medicines that will keep us alive and remove excess burden from the mages.

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Merit & Job Points Progression

Beyond the typical suggestions for job specific merits, a RUN actually has some important considerations to be made with their Other merits category. I will highly recommend putting merits into Spell Interruption Rate.

ExpandMerit Point Recommendations
Other
	Description	Notes
Enmity Increase	Increases your Enmity 1 point.	As a general rule, you don't mess with your Enmity. This is for flexibility purposes. 0/5
Enmity Decrease	Decreases your Enmity 1 point.	As a general rule, you don't mess with your Enmity. This is for flexibility purposes. 0/5
Critical Hit Rate	Adjust your critical hit rate by 1%.	This one doesn't help RUN but it may help your other jobs. I don't run it but wouldn't fault you for taking the extra crit rate. I feel like the real choice is between this and Enemy Critical Hit Rate. 0~5/5
Enemy Critical Hit Rate	Adjust enemies' your critical hit rate by 1%.	Critical hits hurt. They hurt on any job. A bunch of crits landing close together generally ends with you on the ground. I personally put my merits into this category. This helps when I decide to pull on the squishy jobs like Bard and allows me to play those jobs more aggressively. There is an argument to be made for Critical Hit Rate so choose what you feel is best. 0~5/5
Spell Interruption Rate	Adjust your spell interruption rate by 2%.	For the impact, I don't think there is a better place to put your merits. SIRD-10% is big. Especially for RUN. To be blunt, our SIRD sets suck. They have gotten so much better since Erilaz Armor Set +2/+3 but they still aren't great. This category is the difference between the sets in this guide vs removing something defensive for another piece of the Taeon Attire Set. I would highly recommend this category. 5/5
Group 1
	Description	Notes
Rune Enhancement Effect	Increase potency of runes harbored by 2 points.	10 Magic Evasion per Rune is fantastic. 5/5
Vallation Effect	Adds an elemental damage reduction to Vallation and a magic defense bonus to Valliance of 1 point per harbored rune.	Vallation/Valiance gives -15% SDT per Rune for the related elements. This brings us up to -20% SDT per Rune. This term is multiplicative with Magic Damage Taken and therefor surpasses the MDT cap. This is too good to pass on. If there comes a time you need to move merits around, you will probably be taking from the Rune Enhancement and leave this one alone. 5/5
Lunge Effect	Increase the accuracy of Lunge by 3 points per harbored rune.	It's just not a good choice. 0/5
Pflug Effect	Enhance the likelihood of resistance activating by 1 point per harbored rune.	Pflug is halved against NMs. The Runeist Bottes need to be equipped for the duration of Pflug and is overall disappointing. It could be interesting but as it stands, just not worth the merits. 0/5
Gambit Effect	Shorten recast time by 10 seconds.	Gambit is fantastic but unfortunately, 50 seconds off isn't really helping in any fights. The problem is that when we need it, we are typically fishing for resets from the COR. In Sortie, the NMs need to be dead before Gambit will be back up anyways. 0/5
Group 2
	Description	Notes
Battuta	Allows you to use Battuta. Increase chance of parrying by 4 percent per rune harbored.	There is also an increase to Counter damage but that's not something to worry about. The base is a 40% Parry Rate and can go as high as 56%. This is massive damage mitigation when you can keep things in front of you. You will generally want at least 1/5 in this at all times and 5/5 when you can. I usually increase these merits when decreasing Rayke merits. 1~5/5
Rayke	Allows you to use Rayke. Increase duration of effect by 3 seconds.	Rayke and Gambit are why you are the tank for nearly every Bursting strategy. Sortie has a consistent use for RUNs to be tanking for Bursting strategies and you will want 5/5 for those. Otherwise, you want to keep 1 in just to use it as an [[Enmity] tool. I would typically suggest sharing the merits with Battuta. Keeping 1 at 1/5 while the other gets 5/5. 1~5/5
Inspiration	Grants a “Fast Cast” effect to Vallation and Valiance. Increase cast speed by 10 percent.	This solves a lot of your Fast Cast challenges on RUN. Being able to merit a massive increase in Fast Cast allows us to move gear around to balance HP. It can be dispelled so you can't ignore General Fast Cast sets but it you will want it and want it active as often as possible. For newer RUNs, I would recommend taking away one from Rayke or Battuta to have them at 1/5 and 4/5 just to keep this capped. Once gear improves, you can reduce them. I typically run 4/5. New RUN: 5/5 As Fast Cast options improve: 3~5/5
Sleight of Sword	Grants a “Subtle Blow” effect during Swordplay. Increase the maximum value of Subtle Blow by 5 points.	If we were to 5/5 and wear Futhark Mitons, we would get an extra 35 Subtle Blow. This isn't bad. It's just very niche. There may come a day when this is handy but that day is not today. If that day ever comes, you can decide the needs and move merits around appropriately. 0/5

ExpandJob Point Progression
Priority		Notes
1	Rune Enchantment Effect Increases elemental resistance granted by each rune. Increases Magic Evasion from the Rune by 1 per JP	An extra 20 Magic Evasion per Rune is big. Especially starting out. Early on this is basically and extra piece of armours worth of Magic Evasion.
2	Vallation Duration Increases the effect duration of Vallation and Valiance. Increase effect duration by 1 second.	Between the 2 Job Abilities, you can keep the effect on yourself full time. This does however make it a bit easier to keep up with. It's not that the extra 20 seconds is that needed. It's more that the effect is just that important to you early on.
3	Embolden Effect Increases the effect of enhancing magic gained via Embolden. Increases enhancing magic effect by 1%.	It can be a difficult choice between Embolden and Vivacious Pulse but my recommendation is to start with Embolden. You will do well enough against magic damage but struggle against physical when you can't parry. Being able to Embolden and receive a Protect V for 374 DEF instead of the usual 220 DEF is going to make a noticeable difference.
4	Vivacious Pulse Increases the amount of HP restored through the Divine Magic Skill when Vivacious Pulse is used. Increases amount restored by 1%.	Vivacious Pulse helps your survivability. You will typically be wanting to use it on cool down. With so many uses and the role it plays, it just makes sense to increase it's effect early.
5	Gambit Effect Duration Increases the effect duration of Gambit. Increases effect duration by 1 second.	Rayke and Gambit are some of the most important abilities you have. They are what cements you in Magic Bursting compositions. A longer Gambit means more damage from the mages which means quicker kill times.
6	One for All Effect Duration Increases the effect duration of One for All. Increases effect duration by 1 second.	This can save lives. The magic shield lasts the full duration so extending it can by time for your party when under heavy AoE damage. It can give enough time for mages to get HPs topped off and remove a bunch of debuffs.
Player Choice 7~9	Swordplay Effect Increases the maximum amount physical accuracy and physical evasion may be raised by Swordplay. Increase maximum amounts by 1.	Between Parry and Evasion, we can mitigate quite a bit of physical damage. Each Evasion mitigate 100% of the damage. Swordplay caps at 60 Evasion before JP and 80 after. 20 Evasion isn't amazing but everything counts when trying to stack enough to floor monster Accuracy.
Player Choice 7~9	Elemental Sforzo Effect Adds an absorb elemental damage effect to Elemental Sforzo. Increase amount of damage absorbed by 2 percent.	[Elemental Sforzo]] is our first SP and it can be quite amazing as it is. Adding an absorb effect just makes it that much better. By putting it this low on the list, you can probably tell I don't use it as much as I probably should. It's not going to help you during the Apex grind and for newer RUNs, I tend to be more concerned with their ability to mitigate physical damage.
Player Choice 7~9	Odyllic Subterfuge Effect Reduces Magic Atk. Bonus while under the effects of Odyllic Subterfuge. Reduce Magic Atk. Bonus by 2.	Odyllic Subterfuge is our other SP. It floors an enemies Magic Accuracy for 30 seconds. Adding a reduction to MAB just furthers the effect. Since this helps the entire party, this can prevent nasty effects from landing. Adding the job points and it can be another 30 seconds of very little incoming damage.
10	Swipe Effect Increases damage dealt with Swipe and Lunge. Increase damage based on combat skills by 1 percent.	When using Swipe or Lunge, the combat skill of your main hand weapon is used as a multiplier. This can add up to 20% to that multiplier. Even afterwards, you aren't a BLM, you aren't even a NIN. Your damage is not what's winning the fight. It's not terrible but it is not worth walling or a proper nuker. That's not to say you won't use the abilities. You just aren't adding any worthwhile damage until you are geared. That portion is a long ways away and not a priority.

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Sub Jobs

ExpandBlue Mage

Your go to sub job while tanking. It is excellent helping you not only build enmity but also with tagging and holding mobs while aoe tanking. It has a variety of helpful tools including Cocoon for the needed defence boost, Healing Breeze for an aoe Cure to wake your party and AoE tools for content like Dynamis - Divergence. You will be setting Blue Magic spells to gain access to the spells, traits and minor stat increases. You are able to set 14 spells or a total of 30 points. Master level 10 - You are able to set 16 spells or a total of 35 points. The tools granted from this sub job are excellent for building Enmity. Cocoon is a massive help to your physical DEF. Recommendation: HIGH Abilities: Burst Affinity: Typically not used. Chain Affinity: Typically not used. Traits: Dependant on the spells set. Each spell has a trait and value attached. Meeting the baseline of the trait activates the trait. Spells: Cocoon Blank Gaze Jettatura Sheep Song Stinking Gas Geist Wall Soporific Bomb Toss Cursed Sphere Healing Breeze Master Level Changes Frightful Roar (Master Level 5) Ability to set 16 spells or a total of 35 points (Master Level 10) Cold Wave (Master Level 15)

Expand White Mage

Your go to during mage strategies when /BLU isn’t helping. Basically, your sortie sub job. You gain access to Cures, Erase, ~na spells and your own Sneak and Invisible for mobility. You also get some basic Enfeebles like Silence which you can land on the top floor of sortie but its use is quite limited. Still nice to have the option and not have to wait on someone else. The same holds true for Repose. If one thing needs a quick sleep, use the tools you have on hand. Recommendation: HIGH Abilities: Divine Seal Traits: Magic Defense Bonus II Spells: Cure IV Poisona Paralyna Blindna Silena Cursna Reraise Erase Viruna All AoE Barspells except Baramnesra Master Level Traits Divine Veil (Master Level 5) Master Level Spells Curaga III (Master Level 10) Raise II (Master Level 35) Reraise II (Master Level 35)

Expand Scholar

This is similar to /WHM but requires Master Level 30 to get access to Cure IV. You loose Curaga III, Enfeebles and Repose. You drop down to Raise and Reraise but overall, this is considered a direct upgrade. Yes, you do get access to Sleep but only from Addendum: Black and you will be riding Light Arts and Addendum: White the entire time. Light Arts confers a bonus to Divine, Healing, white magic based Enfeebling, and Enhancing Magic with a 10% casting time and recast reduction, a 10% MP cost reduction, as well as raising the aforementioned skills to B+ main job level. Dark Arts confers a similar bonus to Dark Magic, Elemental Magic, and black magic based Enfeebling. Both arts penalize their counterpart with an increase to cast and recast reduction time and MP cost by 20%. Recommendation: MEDIUM Abilities: Light Arts: Penury, Addendum: White, Celerity, Accession Dark Arts: Parsimony, Alacrity, Addendum: Black, Manifestation Traits: Resist Silence II Conserve MP I Max MP Boost I Tranquil Heart II Spells: Tier I Helix Spells Tier I Storm Spells Klimaform Addendum: White Spells: Poisona Paralyna Blindna Silena Cursna Reraise Erase Viruna Master Level Abilities Stratagem Count: 3 (Master Level 5) Rapture (Master Level 30) Ebullience (Master Level 30) Master Level Spells Addendum: White - Stona (Master Level 5) Cure IV (Master Level 30)

ExpandDark Knight

Your main option when needed to hybrid tank and add damage. You don’t get the same AoE Enmity tools as BLU and less Enmity tools in general but you get Stun. Being able to add more damage and increase weapon skill frequency allows you to use your damage to help with Enmity. For anything AoE, you would need to tag with Poisonga and use job abilities and Foil to establish your Enmity. Your damage output isn’t amazing but being part of a skill chain will allow you to add damage while slowing down the DDs enough to help control the mob. You do not do this unbuffed. Your pitiful damage isn’t doing anything against the generation from a party of buffed DDs. If you aren’t being properly buffed for damage, go /BLU and do what you can to generate enmity spamming spells. Last Resort and Desperate Blows gives you 15% JA Haste. Increased Weapon Skill frequency. Also 25% Attack at the expense of 25% DEF. Stun has the same Enmity values as Flash Weapon Bash is a potent Stun that can go through shadows. Poisonga as an AoE tag tool. Recommendation: MEDIUM Abilities: Last Resort Weapon Bash Arcane Circle Traits: Attack Bonus II Smite II Damage Limit+ II Desperate Blows III Resist Paralyze II Arcana Killer I Spells: Poisonga Stun Absorb-TP Tractor Aspir Master Level Traits Attack Bonus III (Master Level 5) Smite III (Master Level 30) Damage Limit+ III (Master Level 30)

ExpandWarrior

Similar to /DRK. Your main added enmity tool is provoke. Not something you will reach for often but you may be in an ambuscade where you just need the quick JA to get some enmity and start doing damage. It doesn’t come up often but it is an option. Just remember that you have NO form of AoE tagging. Provoke and Warcry for [[Enmity tools. You have no form of AoE tagging. Double Attack trait gives an extra 10% Double Attack Recommendation: LOW Abilities: Provoke Berserk Defender Warcry Aggressor Traits: Defense Bonus II Resist Virus II Double Attack I Max HP Boost I Attack Bonus I Smite I Damage Limit+ I Master Level Traits Double Attack II (Master Level 5) Max HP Boost II (Master Level 5) Resist Virus III (Master Level 30)

ExpandSamurai

Another damage dealing option. Hasso gives you job ability Haste but hinders your Fast Cast. You don't get any notable Enmity tools. Mainly an option for grinding Job Points and Master Levels. Hasso is 10% Job Ability Haste. Also adds Accuracy+10 and STR+7. STR+8 at Master Level 35 No Enmity tools. Sekkanoki can help you self Skillchain if you are struggling to TP fast enough. Store TP+15 from traits. Store TP+20 at Master Level 5 from traits. Seigan and Third Eye combo. Recommendation: LOW Abilities: Warding Circle Third Eye Hasso Meditate Seigan Sekkanoki Traits: Resist Blind III Store TP II Zanshin II Demon Killer I Damage Limit+ I Master Level Traits Store TP III (Master Level 5) Zanshin III (Master Level 5)

Food

Miso Ramen The current go to food for tanking.
Good stats on the food with a resist slow for an added bonus. HP +100 STR +5 VIT +5 DEF +10% (Cap: 170) "Magic Def. Bonus"+5 Magic Evasion +10% (Cap: 50) "Resist Slow" +10

Omelette Sandwich Another great food.
More HP but giving up MEVA, MDB and 50 DEF for Enmity and Acc. HP+11% (Max. 150) VIT+7 MND+7 Accuracy+11% (Max. 80) DEF+11% (Max. 120) Enmity+4

Black Curry Bun

This food has a hidden effect of getting stronger when more players are in the party. With 4+ players you get the effect of the HQ version which has 25% DEF which caps at 200 DEF. The HQ does not have this hidden effect which makes it a rather attractive cheap alternative. DEX +2 VIT +4 INT +1 Accuracy +5 Ranged Accuracy +5 Evasion +5 Defense +15% (Cap: 180@1200) Resist Sleep +3 HP Recovered While Healing +2 MP Recovered While Healing +1

Fried Popoto Dirt cheap food.
If you just want something as cheap as you can get. HP +30 VIT +2 +20 Defense +20% (Cap:145) Subtle Blow +8

Popotoes Con Queso
A decent attack food with Evasion and Magic Evasion. STR+5 MND+5 Attack+20% (Max. 130) Ranged Attack+20% (Max. 130) Evasion+10% (Max. 50) Magic Evasion+10% (Max. 50)

Medicine

Panacea
A lot of player avoid these because of the cost but the benefits are massive. They become more important in fights where you will be hit with multiple effects needing Erase at once. You could wait for the WHM to spam Erase on you to get all of the effects but those are casts that could be cures keeping players alive. It's best to just pop a Panacea and have them all disappear at once. 20k sounds like a lot but really, Odyssey gil will handle the cost and you will see less deaths around you because of it.

• Macro these. You don't have time to look through your items when you need them.

Remedy
Removes Blind, Paralyze, Poison, Silence, and potentially Disease. These are cheap enough to keep and just pop to save your healers the trouble. The one that you will often need help with is Paralyze since it can prevent you from consuming the med. Call it out if you need help.

• Macro these. You don't have time to look through your items when you need them.

Reraise Earring / Reraise Gorget / Reraise Hairpin - Reraise is always good to keep on you. If something happens in a fight, it can be quite the ask to have a healer raise you while also keeping others alive. Being able to pop back up and start regaining enmity can save a wipe.

• I would only keep 1 of these around. Generally which one depends on price and availability in the moment.

Reraiser / Hi-Reraiser
Quick Reraise effects when something goes wrong or when you are tanking the wave 3 boss and need to keep a reraise on for Odin. The benefit of these are getting them back up without needing to wait on the cool down after equipping one of the accessories.

• I would try to keep at least 1 around. Always useful to have in a pinch.
• Always bring both for a Dynamis - Divergence Wave 3 attempt. You need instant Reraise if the boss spawns Odin.

Echo Drops
Removes Silence. Remedy can also do the same but these are cheaper. I tend to keep a couple stacks around and favour them over Remedy for silence.

• Macro these. You don't have time to look through your items when you need them.

Antidote
Removes Poison. The only time you would really consider using these is during Sortie. You will need the temp items for them to work against Ghatjot (Ra'Kaznar Metal A) and Dhartok (Ra'Kaznar Metal #E). You will grow out of the need for these as the NMs melt quickly when properly geared but it is worth having them around when you are newer and the fights are taking longer. It's just significantly cheaper than burning multiple stacks of Remedies.

• Macro these when you need them. Get rid of the macro and stop carrying them as you grow out of the need.

Holy Water
They save lives! Not every WHM has 100% Cursna sets. Not every WHM has Yagrush. Not every party has a WHM! AOE Doom happens and is nasty. Everyone should have these and you can even macro armour to swap with them to help the effectiveness.

• Macro these. Macro gear to go with them. Armour options to be discussed later.

Vile Elixir / Vile Elixir +1
Handy for restoring MP in a pinch. Good to have as a backup during fights where you may run into MP issues.

• I typically only pick these up before doing content where they may come in handy.
• You can clear your bazaar before an event and toss these in for 1 gil to give your mages quick access during an event.

Elshimo Pachira Fruit
1hp/tick Poison Effect for 2 minutes. Prevents sleep and can also prevent more potent Poison effects.

• Keep a stack around.

Equipment Progression

I know a lot of what's found hereafter will be basically "shopping list" material for the vast majority of players. However, if you're intent on making the most of your time as a Runefencer in FFXI, be sure to expand some of the notes in each set and read through the provided context and section introductions. Hopefully they'll provide some insight and useful information as you progress as a RUN!

The intent behind the progression sets (i.e. Beginner → Mid-Tier → High-Tier) is to show character/job progression through certain stages or levels of "Content." (Indicated by the "top caption" of each equipment set that falls under those 3 categories.)

Beginner

Post-Rhapsodies of Vana'diel
Players at this level of progress should be close to, if not completely done, with the entire RoV storyline. Completing the RoV storyline will grant you access to both Omen and Dynamis - Divergence. For many, this is the first content you will be playing in groups. It is also content you will be playing constantly throughout your time with FFXI. This will help you upgrade your JSE which contains pieces that last through the highest level of the game. They aren't all used as much as others but as we build jobs out, we want to optimize as many actions as possible and the unique attributes of our JSE will last.

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• Oboro
  This NPC has many functions but the one we are currently concerned with is the creation of JSE Oboro Weapons. There are several options to open up this service but the easiest will probably be clearing normal Ambuscade on Normal difficulty or higher OR clearing Intense ambuscade on any difficulty. The item we want to create is Aettir . An amazing greatsword for tanking purposes. SE really gave us a solid option here that is easy to obtain. Get this and you can put off any other weapon for quite a while. Even at the very end of our gearing progression, this still has uses!
  To create our weapon we need to trade Oboro a Cehuetzi Claw, a Zweihander, a Nagan, and 150 of either Plutons, Beitetsu, or Riftborn Boulders. You cannot mix and match the Plutons, Beitetsu, or Riftborn Boulders.
  Next we want to augment our weapon. Trade your Aettir and 1 Pluton, Riftborn Boulder, or Beitetsu. You will then trade 299 of the rock you traded him.
  In all stages, check for the cheapest option. In general, Pluton is the cheapest and Beitetsu is the most expensive. However, markets do crazy things sometimes so just check before investing into your option.

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• Domain Invasion
  You should be intimately familiar with DI by now, hopefully you've acquired the items necessary to flesh out your RUN a bit more, but here's a list of noteworthy items you can focus on:

ExpandDomain Invasion Rewards
100~200 Points	600 Points	800 Points	1,000 Points
Sanctity Necklace Gishdubar Sash Eabani Earring	Mimir Earring Vor Earring This item is niche and not used until much later in progression	Herculean Gear	Voluspa Tathlum Tuisto Earring Audumbla Sash

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• Ambuscade Gear
  Work towards obtaining the NQ armor sets. You can now get a full set upgraded to +2 through Total Hallmarks. This would require a running total of 12,500 Hallmarks which is steep solo but possible. Don't stress yourself out reaching it solo and keep chipping away. You can now get one of the weapons fully made with Total Hallmarks at 9,600 but you would still need a Pulse Weapon. You can however get them to the Kaja Stage at 5,300 which will be more than enough for this stage of progression.
  Note on the weapons! These are NOT needed right away and only here as it is accessible content at this level of gearing.
  • Kaja Sword is for damage and may be your best option when trying to do Job Points parties.
  • Kaja Chopper is not needed until you are participating in the skillchain while fighting Ongo. May however be a fun option for Job Points parties.
  • Kaja Axe is used for the Ongo V25 fight and you are SOOO far away that you don't even have to think about it.

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• 'Unity Base Items
  There are a handful of items from UNM that you will not only want but want to upgrade with RP as well. Work toward upgrading these to their +1 variants by trading them and 50 of the Unity NM's material items to any of the Unity NPCs in the 3 starting nations at a cost of 10,000 Unity Accolades per weapon, armor piece, or accessory. The sheer number of items to upgrade and the associated cost in Accolades can bite into newer players' means of obtaining quick & easy gil through Sparks & Accolades, so be sure to try and farm up as many of the upgrade materials from the NMs as you can. You will likely get lucky on several of them and obtain the +1 variants right from the coffer. Efforts are doubled during Unity Wanted Campaigns, so be on the lookout for those events. This list covers options I believe are worth getting but not all of them are used in the same frequency as others. Check sets and know why you are obtaining/upgrading the item before chasing the item. The cost to upgrade all of the ones you need is overwhelming so don't add to your personal list without having a reason. Some are more obvious than others. Some are nice options for later. Some get used constantly.
  • The ones written in bold are the ones I believe you should focus on for the early stages and the ones I think you should RP first. The rest, help others farm and make the +1 for yourself for later.

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• Vagary
  The wonderful thing about Vagary is that if you can put together a group of motivated and capable players, you all can set a weekly Content → Vagary RoE objective and earn extra upgrade materials simply for clearing the NMs! Three weekly objectives is likely more than enough to acquire the materials you need for upgrading JSE.
  Alternative Battlefields were added that will allow solo players the ability to unlock access to the Empyrean Armor Reforging process. These alternative battlefields come with no additional drops or rewards from the NMs within, so for any upgrade materials like Etched Memories and NM specific upgrade drops you'll either have to spend hard-earned gil or brave the eerie depths of Ra'Kaznar afterall!

ExpandVagary Rewards
Accessories & Armor	JSE Upgrade Materials	JSE Upgrade Currency
Cryptic Earring Etiolation Earring Rumination Sash	Defiant Sweat x1 Dark Matter x1 Macuil Horn x1 Tartarian Chain x1 Plovid Effluvium x1	Codex of Etchings Etched Memories

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• Delve
  Like Vagary, this content requires a minimum of 3 people in a party to enter, but there are a number of items and upgrade materials that can be grabbed from doing this content. Additionally, as you do this content you'll be rewarded with Mweya Plasm which can be used to purchase rewards from NMs you have cleared or stored up and used for Rune Fencer and/or Geomancer Ergon Weapon forging. In order to go for your Epeolatry, you will need to complete teh quest Quiescence which has multiple parts. It is a long grind that requires a minimum of 6 months earth time, grinding a bunch of content and a significant gil investment. One of grinds involves obtaining a Pristine Yggrete Crystal which costs 2.5 million Plasm. With some help and a campaign, it's not as daunting as it seems.
  Don't concern yourself with Epeolatry yet. Aettir is a fantastic option and has use cases even after Epeolatry. You can tank an absurd amount of content in the game with an Aettir. Eventually you will hit a progression point where you are running out of things to do or simply want more out of RUN specifically. That would be a goo time to start targetting your Ergon.
  In the mean time, I suggest you begin working on your Coalition Assignments. They are the 6 month grind but even if you decide not to take RUN that far, they improve your Ionis which you will make use of during Sortie. The assignments are also used if you want the HQ Adoulin Rings or the trust Ygnas.

ExpandDelve Rewards
Accessories	JSE Upgrade Materials
Chaac Belt Andoaa Earring	Gabbrath Horn x1 Yggdreant Bole x1 Bztavian Stinger x1 Waktza Rostrum x1 Rockfin Tooth x1

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• Reforged JSE
  Work on getting your JSE armor sets to their +1 variants.
  • Runeist Armor Set → Runeist Armor Set +1
  • Futhark Armor Set → Futhark Armor Set +1
  • Erilaz Armor Set → Erilaz Armor Set +1

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• BEGIN! Omen
  With your Artifact JSE reforged to Item Level 119, maybe even a little bit before then if you have a group to run with, now is the time to start getting to know the ropes in Omen. Upon entry for the first time you gain access to your
  Runeist Armor Set +2, and soon thereafter you'll gain access to your +3 Artifact JSE after defeating either 100 foes in Omen or one of the Glassy (Empty) mid-bosses. You'll need heaps and heaps of P. RUN Cards anyway, so get in as often as you can!
  Solo you will mostly be killing as many mobs as you can as fast as you can. The struggle will be to get off the first 2 floors. Especially early on. You don't have great damage dealing options and a Kaja Sword may make the difference here. Target the objective to get off the floor for floors 1&2 then try to focus as many opjectives as you can on floor 3. As you get stronger, killing everything will be less of a problem and you can try for more ebjectives on the first 2 floors. /WAR would be my recommendation.
  In Groups you will most likely be tanking. Often you round up the mobs for sleeps. Buff up the best you can, Cocoon is fantastic here. If you are fighting bosses, you will most likely be tanking. Do your best to hold Enmity and learn all the mechanics of the fights. /BLU is recommended.

• BEGIN! Dynamis - Divergence
  Same goes for having reforged your Relic JSE to Item Level 119, it's a great time to start getting into Dynamis - Divergence or "Dynamis-D" as it's popularly called. You'll often play a pivotal role in Dynamis-D as a RUN playing a tank role. Typically you will pull a statue which will spawn several mobs. Your goal is to keep enough mobs pulled while not having so many that it overwhelms and kills you. You will also have to control these enemies so they don't kill your healers. You can use spells like Poisonga or Sheep Song to get on the list of these mobs and use something self targeting to produce enmity against all of them. Foil is a wonderful tool for this purpose but you also have the option of many Job Abilities for the same purpose. The hoard of enemies usually doesn't need too much enmity built because they will die quickly anyways. You are just keeping them away from the mages.
  Against the NMs, you will want to try to keep your enmity above that of the DDs. You will need to spike your enmity early and keep trying to build more and more. The issue is that DDs these days can produce so much damage that their enmity will be above yours and you have no way of getting it back. Don't worry, this is common. They better have good DT sets for what they are doing. Keep working so that you protect everyone else. Things will get better.
  One tactic you best become familiar with, Phalanx. You of coarse can self cast Phalanx but it is relatively short. Know who has a longer Phalanx? RDM and SCH! If your group doesn't hate you and puts a RDM or SCH in your party, you should communicate with them for Phalanx casts. Your Phalax+ should actually read Phalanx Recieved+. Get into all of your Phalanx+ armour and have the spell cast on you. This way, you will get the benefits of your gear with the benefits of their long duration! If your groups hates you, sorry, gotta cast it on yourself.
  If these are your first experiences with this content, do NOT hesitate to ask questions! Any group worth their weight in gold is going to be as informative and helpful to you as possible.
  On first entry, you'll gain access to Futhark Armor Set +2. Like Omen before this, you'll swiftly gain access to your +3 Relic JSE after killing either 100 trash mobs, or the Statue mid-boss looming over Wave 1.

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Special Note on Spending: in no way is this an attempt to redirect how players spend their hard-earned gil, but I feel so very often the advice of the more established players gets washed in a mix of "... just buy X item to be good," and "... save your gil for your AF, Relic, Empyrean upgrades." For me personally, I like to suggest players follow per slot spending limits for the purpose of saving for item progression.

• Try to stick to a 1,000,000 gil/equipment slot limit for this tier of progression. This should give you enough overhead to complete your 119 JSE equipment, pick up a few of the more pricey NQ crafted items, and even throw a little extra Unity augmenting materials at any +1 items you might currently have.

Mid-Tier

Omen/Dynamis Progression
Players should typically be involved with groups that regularly attend Omen and farm both Wave I & Wave II (Divergence) at this stage in their development.

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• Ambuscade Gear
  By now, you should be working toward or close to finished upgrading your armour sets to their +2 variants.
  • Continue working on your never-ending list of Ambuscade Capes, hoarding up as many of the cape augmenting materials as you can each month.
• Note on the weapons! Lycurgos and Dolichenus are only used for their skillchain propertied. The damage in those fight is negligable. You do NOT need to go past the Kaja stage on these. You can if you wish and you can find some fun uses but from a purely progression point of view, it's not needed.
  • Naegling is not really needed on RUN but it is very good and it's use may come up. Maybe you are helping Savage Blade Bumba for your Nyame Armor Set or just trying to help kill mobs in Odyssey. The weapon is heavily used for nearly all jobs that can equip it. This is very worth a pulse even on RUN since there aren't really any other needs through the Ambuscade Weapons.

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• Unity Rewards
  If you have not upgraded your Unity Rewards] to the +1 varients, you should put a focus on that now. Very soon, you may be able to be the augment process on the ones you need. This will be discussed when we begin talking Odyssey. You will need Lustreless items to augment your Unity Items and some of them become quite strong. The list hasn't changed, you are just focusing on +1s and possible RP now.
  • The bold items are the same and the ones I believe you should focus Augment efforts towards.
  • Loricate Torque +1 is not only very important to RUN but cheap and easy to augment. Ask around for Linkshell members doing constant Odyssey runs. They may be sitting on so many Lustreless Scales that they want them out of their inventory. We typically save ours to give to new players for free. Some of our LS are sitting on stacks of boxes on mules. Serious, ask around. If not, they are dirt cheap.

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• Omen
  You should be familiar with this content by now but this stage of progression will focus mainly around completing this content and gearing up for harder challenges yet to come. This content can vary in difficulty from soloable "card/detritus" farming to Caturae NM battles. Teaming up with a group up to ~18 people strong is possible, but not required at all, even for the Caturae NM battles in many cases.
  • Gin's Scale is used for the +3 upgrades but you should get them early and hold onto them. I am only listing 4 needed and the number of Cards to reflect that we will most likely be skipping the upgrades to our Runeist Bottes.

ExpandOmen Rewards
Midboss Accessories	Caturae NM Gear	JSE Upgrade Materials
Anu Torque Sherida Earring Erra Pendant Kishar Ring Knobkierrie	Niqmaddu Ring Yamarang Ilabrat Ring Utu Grip Regal Gauntlets Regal Ring	P. RUN Card x34 Gin's Scale x4

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• Delve
  Continue participating in this content. It will always be a fairly decent source of additional income long after you've acquired the upgrade materials you need.

ExpandDelve Rewards
JSE Upgrade Materials
Gabbrath Horn x3 Yggdreant Bole x3 Bztavian Stinger x3 Waktza Rostrum x3 Rockfin Tooth x3

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• Dynamis - Divergence
  You should be somewhat familiar with this content by now. Entry into each zone will gain you access to Relic JSE +2. Defeating 100+ squadron foes in Wave 1 of the corresponding zone, or defeating the Mid-Boss Statue will grant you access to Relic JSE +3.
  • Not all of you Relic set needs to be upgraded fully but you can make use of all of the pieces which means full upgrades will be better defensively.

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• BEGIN! Odyssey
  • Sheol A, B, C
    • Lustreless Scales: Used to Augment Level 119~122 Unity Gear.
    • Lustreless Hides: Used to Augment Level 125~128 Unity Gear.
    • Lustreless Wings: Used to Augment Level 135~145 Unity Gear.
  • Sheol: Gaol
    Consider starting up or joining a group of players at similar points in progression as yourself. Start tackling some of the Gaol NMs. Even at Vengeance 1 these NMs are not terribly hard with some thoughtful organization and party composition planning. I would not recommend Vengeance 0 at all as the rewards for gaining access to the gear are overshadowed by the ability to "RP" anything gained from Vengeance 1 up to .
    Upon completing the 3 RoE for Odyssey, you will be given 3x Moglophone II. If you have 3 jobs at 99 (they don't need to be geared,) you can enter a fight for a clear. If you can get help from someone to clear Bumba you will get access to the Nyame Armor Set which is a MASSIVE leap in you survival capabilities. It is immediately useful as the base armour due to the massive defensive stats on the set. You can tank a lot of the game with this armour.

• BEGIN! Sortie
  The focus here should be to enter the zone and gain access to your Erilaz Armor Set +2. You can just as easily in the same instance get access to your Erilaz Armor Set +3 by entering one of the basement (E~G zones), which will give you the Ardent rune fencer's soul; H zone is locked out by a rather tough objective to solo, and can even put some groups willing to try on their heels. That one will come later when you're actually doing full blown NM runs with a group. Farming Gallimaufry and Ra'Kaz. Sapphires for upgrading to your Erilaz Armor Set +1 → Erilaz Armor Set +2 should be your current goal.
  
  There are fairly easy to perform low man runs to take out some NMs which involve Gravity kiting the NMs while others kill it. For this, you would typically build a Cure set and go /whm. You hold Enmity and run the outside of the room to try to keep the NM in the middle. You are /whm so you do not need to be baby sat by someone to stay alive. Another option is properly tanking a mage setup. A SCH would set up skill chains to be burst by a BLM, GEO, RDM. Since you are tanking, you will pull with Flash, Gambit the correct element, Rayke the same element and survive. You shouldn't need much more Enmity but obviously you still have access to more tools to keep it flowing. It is not hard for a group at this stage to at least take out Ghatjot and Dhartok. A simple run that can be performed by a group that is somewhat newer to the content and will be able to push 20k Gallimaufry a run. Plenty to get your +2s done and build out your +3s which will allow the group to push many more NMs.

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• Reforged JSE
  Work on upgrading your JSE to their +2 variants.
  • Runeist Armor Set +1 → Runeist Armor Set +2
  • Futhark Armor Set +1 → Futhark Armor Set +2
  • Erilaz Armor Set +1 → Erilaz Armor Set +2

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Special Note on Spending:

• Try to stick to a 5,000,000 gil/equipment slot limit for this tier of progression. This should give you enough overhead to complete your 119+2 JSE equipment, perhaps splurge a little on a +1 crafted item here and there, and keep throwing extra Unity augmenting materials at the ever growing number of +1 Unity items starting to clog your inventory.

High-Tier

Sortie/Odyssey Progression
By this stage, you should have a handful of jobs available, and be running with groups that regularly work on Odyssey NM progress and likely even Sortie NM runs.

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• Ambuscade
  At this point, Ambuscade will primarily be about making gil or gathering currency to build REMA Weapons. Continue spam-buscade at your leisure to facilitate this endeavor.

NOTE: There really is only 1 that we use at the highest levels of difficulty and there is little content where you would feel it as a requirement. More on that as we discuss the weapon choices.

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• Unity
  If you're all caught up on upgrades and most of your augments to this gear, Unity Wanted Campaign is an excellent way to supplement the farming of items for your REMA building process.

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• Omen
  Continue with Omen to get ahold of some of the Regal accessories, if you haven't quite gotten everything on the list yet. Otherwise it can be a viable alternative source for gathering Astral Detritus to augment any of your REMA weapons you happen to be building.

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• Dynamis Wave III
  By now, you and your group should be well versed in the basic mechanics of the game. Enough that you should be able to work your way through and to victory in Dynamis - Divergence: Wave III. This will round out your development when it comes to REMA weapons since it is the single largest source of Astral Detritus in a single sitting. Just remember, less is more when it comes to planning a winning strategy. Too many groups often go in unprepared for the significant jumps in required Accuracy, Magic Accuracy, and just general attentiveness and situational awareness.

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• Odyssey
  Here's (in my honest opinion) where the real challenge and fun begins. As you progress through Odyssey Vengeance levels, you will find some of the most challenging content that you have ever and likely will ever face in Final Fantasy XI. As such, some absolutely fantastic rewards will come to all of your jobs. Unfortunately, Square decided that this tank should be put on the nuking set... I will forever be sad that we weren't put on the Gleti's Armor Set. That said, the Nyame Armor Set is amazing for us. Through RP, it builds up to being a Weapon Skill set for all jobs while being a tanking and TP set for RUN! Since you will be doing the Agwu's Attire Set during your progression, you may as well RP it and add it to your Swipe and Lunge sets and hammer some home during the bursting strats.
  A lot of the following rewards you should have at least some progress on RP-wise or at the very least have acquired them as you worked through Mid-Tier progression:

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• Sortie
  As you work through Odyssey RP progress, you'll likely get into some Gallimaufry & Ra'Kaz. Starstone farming in Sortie to upgrade the Erilaz Armor Set +2 → Erilaz Armor Set +3
  Additionally, the higher and higher your RP accrues on your Odyssey Gear, the more likely you'll be working toward possibly building some of the most powerful Ultimate weapons in the game - the Prime Weapons. Rune Fencer's option:
  • Helheim (Level 119 III)

For more information, go here.

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• Reforged JSE
  Complete your JSE armor upgrades to their +3 variants.
  • Runeist Armor Set +2 → Runeist Armor +3 Set
  • Futhark Armor Set +2 → Futhark Coat +3 Set
  • Erilaz Armor Set +2 → Erilaz Armor +3 Set

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Special Note on Spending:

• Try to stick to a 10,000,000 gil/equipment slot limit for this tier of progression. This should give you enough overhead to complete your 119+3 JSE equipment. At this point, rounding out sets will be all about saving for the higher end +1 crafted items, and still throwing extra Unity augmenting materials at the absolute infestation of +1 Unity items utterly destroying any hope of inventory management you thought you had. Focus your prayers here.
  • Typically the gil limit per slot eventually comes off somewhere during this stage of progression. Pieces from the Turms Armor Set +1 are not cheap but quite desirable. Moonlight Rings are another high priced want as well as adding items for more damage.

Equipment Information

Before getting in to full sets, let's discuss some base information. When building out jobs, often there are a few sets to look at for added options. We can discuss weapons, armours from Alluvion Skirmish, Reisenjima and JSE sets.

Weapons

Weapon Options
Weapon	Notes
Eminent Sword	Obtained from Sparks ilvl117 This exists as a short lived option if you have nothing else. 1 of 2 options you can use until Aettir.
Homestead Claymore	Obtained from Craggy Bluff using 3,000 Bayld. ilvl119 Higher level than Eminent Sword but also short lived. Ideally you pick 1 of the 2 and use that until Aettir.
Bidenhander	Obtained from Zurim using 200 Domain Points Will take 2 days worth of Domain Invasion to optain. This is a stepping stone if for some reason you still can't obtain Aettir and need something.
Aettir : Accuracy +70, Magic Evasion +50, Weapon Skill Damage +10%	Obtained via Oboro, this is the first serious option you will have access to for tanking. The PDT2-5% makes this Great Sword the best tanking option you can get before Epeolatry. Even afterwards, Aettir is still better at tanking purely magical fights. Lunge+10 also works for Swipe allowing you to burst for more during a bursting strategy. More ACC than Epeolatry if the content needs it.
Soulcleaver	Obtained via Vagary when defeating Putraxia. Evasion+25 Niche option when trying to reach an Evasion Tier for Evasion tanking.
Montante +1 : DMG:+20, Acc./Mag. Acc. +40, HP+100	*Damage dealing option. Accessible early with help.
Agwu's Claymore : DMG+26, Attack+45, Acc./Mag. Acc.+15, "Counter"+10	Can be purchased after defeating Ongo. shown. Decent damage dealing option.

REMA Options at Rank 0
Weapon	Notes
Epeolatry (Level 119 III)	Ergon Weapon made from Quiescence. This is considered RUNs Ultimate Weapon. It can be a fantastic damage dealing option but it truly shines in it's defensive capabilities. You do not need this to play the job but you will start wanting it around Dynamis - Divergence Wave 3, V20+ in Odyssey and for some of the NMs in Sortie though most of them do magical damage. Almost all of this can be done with Aettir. I have tanked every zones Wave 3 with Aettir, Everything up to V20 Odyssey and again, most of the Sortie NMs are magic based damage where Aettir is better. Our best tanking option. The PDT2 makes us very sturdy. Highest Enmity+ on a weapon available to RUN. Has the Mythic Aftermath granting it "Occasionally attacks twice or thrice" Liement effect extends to party members within a 10' radius. Long grind taking a minimum of 6 months to complete the Coalition Assignments
Lionheart	Aeonic Weapon. This has always been a damage dealing option. Unfortunately it hasn't grown so well with our job. Allows us to use the strongest version of Resolution without merits. TP Bonus+500. Base damage is far above even Epeolatry Resolution does not scale as well as it once did due to gear like Nyame favouring single hit Weapon Skills like Dimidiation. Allows you to use an Ultimate Skillchain.
Helheim (Level 119 III)	Prime Weapon. This is our top damage dealing option. The PDL aftermath and a big weapon skill exclusive to the weapon pushes the damage out for us. Fimbulvetr hits very hard. Fimbulvetr can make use of all the Weapon Skill Damage gear we have recently. Physical Damage Limit aftermath is strong when we are fully buffed and able to make use of the extra attack. Long grind to obtain through Sortie.

REMA Options at Rank 15
Weapon	Notes
Epeolatry (Level 119 III) : DMG+39, Dimidiation: Damage +15%, Acc.+30 Mag.Acc.+30	We gain a large chunk of base damage, accuracy and 15% damage for Dimidiation which is one of our strongest weapon skills. Greatly closes the gap with Lionheart. Dimidiation can currently be geared better than Resolution. Aftermath increases weapon skill frequency which often makes it a better damage dealing option than Lionheart Helheim and Fimbulvetr are still much better for dealing damage.
Lionheart : DMG+16, Resolution: Damage +10%, Acc.+30 & Mag.Acc. +30	*At Lionheart has the highest base damage available to RUN. Falls short of Helheim damage. Doesn't keep up with weapon skill frequency of Epeolatry so falls behind in damage.
Morgelai : Path C:Pot. of "Regen" effects received +25, "Vivacious Pulse" potency +30%, DMG+14	Crafted Su5 weapon for RUN. The good: Highest "Regen" effects received option. No other source of "Vivacious Pulse" potency. 20% SIRD is one of the largest sources The SU4 version, Peord Claymore, Is more affordable and has 15% SIRD. The bad: The SIRD doesn't make up for the stats lost when swapping out Epeolatry. You can make better sets. Before Epeolatry, it would make more sense but for the cost, save the gil and put it into making Epeolatry. You have to give up the TP to gain the "Vivacious Pulse" potency. Not an issue in a lot of content. Especially if you are in a tank party and underbuffed. Often this is nothing more than a prebuff swap. The cost for very niche gains.

JSE Armour

Expand Artifact Armor
Item	Upgrade?	Notes
Runeist Bandeau +3	Yes	From Runeist Bandeau +1 all the way to the end, this will be used in the same sets and simply get better The Fast Cast is critical to the job which can struggle during heavy dispel fights. Regen is generally constantly on you and when you need to self cast, you want all the duration you can get.
Runeist Coat +3	Yes	You will use this for Valiance and Vallation from the moment you obtain it at 109 and it will keep getting better as you upgrade. With the lower DEF, it is often a tough call to bring in. "Valiance" and "Vallation" duration so you can make up the Fast Cast and special damage taken. Refresh can be a big help during fights where your MP is being drained. Resist all Elements+39 mixed with MEVA+94 comes out to MEVA+133 which is less than more recent options like Nyame.
Runeist Mitons +3	Yes	One of the times you actually get to shine is using Rayke and Gambit in bursting strategies. These are important to that function. Gambit duration means more damage from the mages. Enhancing Magic Skill will help with certain buffs like Temper
Runeist Trousers +3	Maybe	Used in a status ailment resistance set which currently isn't needed for the more important content. Things do change and niche use cases do exist. If it even had Magic Accuracy, it could compete with other options for a niche Repose set but sadly, it has none. Resistance to all status ailments +10
Runeist Bottes +3	No	Unfortunatly, to get the benefit of these, you would need to wear them with Pflug active at the time of the spell being cast on you to receive the effect. If it were for ability activation, these would be a great piece but this is not the case. Go ahead and skip. Must be worn while the Job Ability Pflug is active to receive the benefit of "Pflug"+4.

Expand Relic Armor
Item	Upgrade?	Notes
Futhark Bandeau +3 "Enhances 'Battuta' effect". Increasing counter damage of Battuta by 4% per merit	Yes	Phalanx is essential to your role and this is the largest source of improvement you get. The only things close are random Oseem augments during Dark Matter campaigns. It will be useful to you the moment it hits the 119 version and last all the way through the end of your progression. Phalanx+ source that is so important to your role. Has a bit of PDT early on and can be used in some progression tanking sets.
Futhark Coat +3 Enhances Elemental Sforzo. Duration by +10 seconds.	Yes	This will always be worn when using Elemental Sforzo so you may as well +3 it for that alone. The extra duration of Liement means more time absorbing damage instead of taking damage. Elemental Sforzo duration. Liement duration. The DEF and PDT make the earlier versions good progression choices.
Futhark Mitons +3 "Enhances 'Sleight of Sword' effect". Adds 2 Subtle Blow per merit.	Maybe	You probably wont be putting merits into Sleight of Sword. Swordplay hitting it's cap earlier is nice but not something you will really notice. I made it, I use it. Make your own choice. Gambit duration means more damage from the mages. Enhancing Magic Skill will help with certain buffs like Temper
Futhark Trousers +3 "Enhances 'Inspiration' effect". Fast Cast +2% per merit up to an additional 10%.	YES	Capped Inspiration gives you 50% Fast Cast and these will bring you to 60% whenever Vallation or Valiance are active. You can start using these from the 109 version and keep upgrading them. Enhancing Magic Duration +30%. Enhancing Spell Casting Time-15% is Fast Cast for Enhancing Magic It is a massive amount for RUN.
Futhark Boots +3 "Enhances 'Rayke' effect". Rayke Duration+1 second per merit point.	Maybe	They look like they could be OK but without any form of DT, I don't see a use case for them. If you are doing anything with parry, you are probably using Turms Leggings or Turms Leggings +1. If you aren't, you are probably using Nyame Sollerets or Erilaz Greaves +3. For the other use case, Rayke, you get the full effect from the time they are made at 109. At the very least, upgrade these to 119. You probably should take them to +3 so you have more defence when using Rayke. Rayke macro piece.

Expand Empyrean Armor
Item	Upgrade?	Notes
Erilaz Galea +3	Yes	The SIRD will finally make your SIRD sets feel a whole lot better. They are pretty terrible before the +3. Augments "Vivacious Pulse" allowing it to remove status ailments at random. SIRD 20% is massive for RUN. "Refresh" potency +4 Enhancing Magic Duration +25% Lets Vivacious Pulse remove Poison, Paralyze, Blind, Silence, Mute, Curse, Bane, Doom, Virus, Plague, Petrification at random. The removal is not dependent on any particular type of rune.
Erilaz Surcoat +3	Yes	By the time you can get the +2, you are wearing Nyame Mail and I don't like the trade off for the enmity retention. If you can make up for not having DT on your body early on, this can be a good option for early progression. The problem is that it can be difficult to make a good set with it. Boosts enmity retention when taking damage +14 Decreases the amount of Cumulative Enmity (CE) lost when taking damage. Converts 8% of physical damage taken to MP
Erilaz Gauntlets +3	Yes	The Great Sword Skill makes this a very high Accuracy and Attack piece. The DT is huge and the resistance to Status Ailments makes this an incredibly attractive tanking piece. Before the +2, it doesn't have the DT to make it worthwhile. Resistance to all status ailments +8 DT-11%
Erilaz Leg Guards +3	YES	These come into the world as an excellent tanking piece. Sporting Inquartata, good PDT, and Enmity. Then they end up out classed by Nyame. Then they come roaring back in changing to massive DT and increasing all the great stats they had before. These are fantastic and a great boost in survivability in several sets. They will be in your Enmity sets from start to finish. "Inquartata"+4. DT-13%. Enmity+13.
Erilaz Greaves +3	Yes	Solid DT, highest Enmity in the slot. Massive Evasion and massive Magic Evasion propped up further by All Resistances+35. Early on they will be used in your tanking sets. There are better Enmity options but Ahosi Leggings come from a HELM fight in Reisenjima and are out of reach of most new players. By the time you get to the Erilaz Greaves +2, you have caught up in Enmity. I would suggest sticking to the Erilaz Greaves for your enmity sets the entire way through. The +2 can come pretty quickly these days. DT-11%. Enmity+8. Large Evasion and Magic Evasion stats.

Expand JSE Accessories
Item	Upgrade?	Notes
Futhark Torque HP +30 STR & MND +10 Damage Taken -5%	N/A	If you have nothing else, this is a dirt cheap option. Typically not worth the price tag. Twilight Torque, Loricate Torque, Loricate Torque +1 and Elite Royal Collar can all take this spot for tanking. Caro Necklace, Republican Platinum Medal for your Weapon Skill needs. Atzintli Necklace, Unmoving Collar, Unmoving Collar +1, Warder's Charm and Warder's Charm +1 can all take the place for Enmity sets.
Futhark Torque +1 HP +45 STR & MND +12 Damage Taken -6%	N/A	At +1 this becomes competitive with the previously listed options while having a decent amount of enmity. This can be an alternative to the Futhark Torque +2 in all sets although you may want to adjust for the missing DT if the set originally lands at 50%. Worth the price tag. Loricate Torque +1 will often be used instead for physical tanking. Warder's Charm +1 is an alternative option for magic tanking if your DT needs are met. Caro Necklace, Republican Platinum Medal will do better for your Weapon Skill needs. Unmoving Collar, Unmoving Collar +1, Warder's Charm, Warder's Charm +1 and Moonbeam Necklace can all be viable alternatives for Enmity. Futhark gives you DT and Magic Evasion. Warder's gives 5% chance to absorb magic damage. Unmoving has more Enmity and the HQ augmented will have more HP. Moonbeam is more expensive but higher Enmity and comes with SIRD.
Futhark Torque +2 HP +60 STR & MND +15 Damage Taken -7%	N/A	At +2 this give more DT than other options, matches the Enmity of most options and has great Magic Evasion. It still has many of the same alternatives but it closes the gaps better. Worth the price tag but the +1 version is significantly cheaper and will be plenty for it's use cases. At the price point, I would buy Moonlight Necklace before upgrading the this version. Loricate Torque +1 will be used in situations where you need more DEF. Warder's Charm +1 is still an alternative option for magic tanking if your DT needs are met. Republican Platinum Medal is still an excellent Weapon Skill option but the STR+15 makes it a better choice when attack needs are met. Moonlight Necklace, Unmoving Collar +1 and Warder's Charm +1 can all be viable alternatives for Enmity. Futhark gives you DT and Magic Evasion. Warder's gives 5% chance to absorb magic damage. Unmoving has more Enmity and the HQ augmented will have more HP. Moonlight Necklace is the most Enmity in the slot as well as one of the absolute best SIRD options you are going to have.
Erilaz Earring Accuracy & Magic Accuracy +6 ~ 10	N/A	Regen Received is a great option to have and one of the best Magic Evasion options for your ear.
Erilaz Earring +1 Accuracy & Magic Accuracy +11 ~ 15 Damage Taken -3% ~ 5%	N/A	Regen Received is a great option to have and one of the best Magic Evasion options for your ear. Even a low roll makes it tied with Odnowa Earring +1 for the most DT on an ear. Any extra just makes sets easier to build.
Erilaz Earring +2 Accuracy & Magic Accuracy +16~20 Damage Taken -6%~8% STR & MND +7~15	N/A	Regen Received is a great option to have and one of the best Magic Evasion options for your ear. A low roll now makes this the most DT on an ear. By far. The STR & MND are unmatched for RUN.

Gear Sets

Unless stated otherwise feel free to use the lower tiered item.

• Ayanmo Cosciales until you manage to upgrade to Ayanmo Cosciales +1 then to Ayanmo Cosciales +2
• Some lower tiered items lose out on important things like DT or HP.
  • Gelatinous Ring doesn't have access to the extra HP+100 of Augments available to the HQ version.
  • Odnowa Earring has the HP but misses the DT of Augments available to the HQ version.
  • These items will still get used in sets for their advantages but it will be suggested to switch to something else if the missing stats become a problem.

Since there is now so much Damage Taken armour in the game, we have a lot of options presented to us. One slot where we have a lot of options is the Earrings. We have DT options, HP options, DEF options and more. Here is a table you can use to quickly find an earring to suit your needs. Just remember to watch your DT and HP amounts to prevent your HP from bouncing.

Idle sets

Beginner Above Set     PDT-54% MDT-21% Refined Grip Demonry Stone Aya. Zucchetto +2 Ayanmo Corazza +2 Aya. Manopolas +2 Eri. Leg Guards +1 Erilaz Greaves +1 Twilight Torque Tuisto Earring Odnowa Earring Gelatinous Ring Ayanmo Ring Flume Belt Ogma's Cape PDT, HP, Eva/MEva Expand Notes: No the Ayanmo pieces were not chosen for your amazing DD RUN build. They have DT instead of the Meghanada Armor Set +2 and it's larger PDT. The goal is PDT-50% and MDT-21%. I would side on hitting the PDT cap as more of the focus if you have to choose. There aren't many decent Ammo options at this level. Ideally you would get a Staunch Tathlum but it's not cheap. Especially if you aren't in a LS running Divergence yet. Luckily, this stage is short lived. Defending Ring is a huge bonus if you have one. If you are able to get UNM items to +1, even better. Loricate Torque +1 is an amazing piece of gear if you can get some help early to get it. Kaja Grip is an option but the negative Enmity is going to make a difficult job harder. Mensch Strap is an option but it's a lot easier to hit the PDT cap than MDT cap. Irenic Strap might be the better option to try to push towards MDT-21%. Solenmity Cape can be an excellent option early on. Mid-Tier Above Set     DT-56% Refined Grip +1 DEF +20, Parrying Skill +10 Staunch Tathlum Erilaz Galea +2 Erilaz Surcoat +2 Erilaz Gauntlets +2 Eri. Leg Guards +2 Erilaz Greaves +2 Loricate Torque +1 DEF+45, SIRD 5% Tuisto Earring Odnowa Earring +1 DEF +30, Damage Taken -3% Defending Ring Warden's Ring Engraved Belt Ogma's Cape HP, Eva/MEva Expand Notes: You can and should use the Nyame Armor Set in full for your idle set but I wanted to give some options in case you don't have the set yet. If you have Nyame, jump to the next set and make something from there. If you don't have augments on Odnowa Earring +1, I would probably go with Genmei Earring. Futhark Coat +2 has DT and decently high DEF. Futhark Coat +3 isn't too hard to get decently early and will be better for you than Erilaz Surcoat +2. You can use Gelatinous Ring +1 over either ring. Ideally, you have it augmented for the HP and VIT. If your Odnowa Earring +1 isn't augmented yet, pick another earring from the table above. You can always use an Ogma's Cape with DT or PDT on it to fill any gaps. If in doubt, DT-50% and stack DEF as much as you can. When you start trying to pull in Odyssey, you want your DEF as high as you can get so they don't stomp you into the ground. High-Tier Above Set   Refined Grip +1 DEF +20, Parrying Skill +10 Staunch Tathlum +1 Null Masque Adamantite Armor Nyame Gauntlets Nyame Flanchard Nyame Sollerets Loricate Torque +1 DEF+45, SIRD 5% Tuisto Earring Odnowa Earring +1 DEF +30, Damage Taken -3% Gelatinous Ring +1 VIT +15, HP +100 Moonlight Ring Engraved Belt Null Shawl Expand Notes: This set has a lot of flexibility. The DT needs are well over capped. A lot of defensive stats as well. This means that we have several options to adjust to our needs. Just make sure to watch HP totals and DT. You don't want to drop too low on either by trying to force too many things into the set. Nyame Helm or Nyame Mail if missing those slots. Nyame Mail if you need the Evasion. Erilaz Surcoat +3 if you want enmity retention. Runeist Coat +3 is an option to add Refresh. Erilaz Greaves +3 are more Evasion, Magic Evasion and adds Resist all elements. Utu Grip can be brought in without compromising your idle set. Yamarang for more Magic Evasion. Check the Defensive Earrings Table above for more options. Rings Warden's Ring - Enemy Critical Hit Rate -5%, PDT-3% and Death Resistance +10 Fortified Ring - Enemy Critical Hit Rate -5%, MDT-5% Eluder's Sachet - Enemy Critical Hit Rate -5%, DT+2%. Note this is plus 2%. Waist Flume Belt +1 can be handy in dyna if you aren't buffed and need any extra source of MP possible. Platinum Moogle Belt if you need HP. Null Belt if you want more Evasion.

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Buffs Received Idle
I typically start content in an Idle Set that contains armour options for receiving buffs. After the initial buffs are done, I will change to an Idle set that is better suited for the content. My set still retains the typical defensive needs.

• DT-50%
• High DEF
• High Magic Evasion.

Buffs Received Options Morgelai Path: C Brachyura Earring Erilaz Earring +1 Sheltered Ring Gishdubar Sash Expand Notes: Sheltered Ring and Brachyura Earring do NOT stack. Pick one. I prefer Brachyura Earring so I can wear Rings for the typically larger HP and DT gains when compared to the Ears. My set is still over DT-50% in case I forget to change out of the set. Morgelai is expensive and IMO, not worth the cost. However, Peord Claymore can be often obtained at a reasonable price. Both options are something you pick up near the ending of your progression. The gains are fairly minimal. Clearly Erilaz Earring +2 is better than Erilaz Earring +1 but it's so stupidly rare that I'm not putting it into any actual sets. Buffs Received Idle   PDT-59 MDT-51% HP+1180 Peord Claymore Path: C Refined Grip +1 DEF+20, Parry Skill+10 Staunch Tathlum +1 Nyame Helm Nyame Mail Nyame Gauntlets Nyame Flanchard Nyame Sollerets Unmoving Collar +1 DEF+30, HP+200 Brachyura Earring Erilaz Earring +1 Moonlight Ring Gelatinous Ring +1 VIT+15, HP+100 Gishdubar Sash Ogma's Cape HP+80 Expand Notes: A reasonably easy buff received set to put together. Clearly we can add things like Adamantite Armor. We can drop Gishdubar Sash for Platinum Moogle Belt if we want to start playing with HP amounts more. The 20 seconds on Refresh isn't game breaking. You don't need this set to play the game at a high level. It's just another option to have some stronger buffs. Refresh +20 seconds. Potency of "Regen" effects received +31. Protect V +10 DEF for DEF+230 or DEF+345 with Embolden. Shell V MDT-2% for a total of MDT-31%. I don't even consider this during my set building.

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Regen, Refresh and Regain Options
Sometimes you want to recover while Idle. I personally don’t see the need for these kinds of sets. I don’t do much content where I’m running around enough without engaging to justify a set like this… outside of Sortie. The problem is that in Sortie, I have a RDM, GEO or both. Refresh III or Indi-Refresh between NMs keeps me topped off. If it’s mage strats, SCH Regen will keep me topped off. It’s not bad to have some Regain when running over to slap something with a Weapon Skill but it certainly isn’t moving the needle. Either way, ppl seem to really love these kinds of sets so let’s show the options. Lay them over your Idle set then fill in the gaps to hit your desired DT, HP and whatever else you want to push for in your set.

Regen Options Turms Cap +1 Tu. Harness +1 Regal Gauntlets Turms Subligar +1 Turms Leggings +1 Bathy Choker +1 Infused Earring Chirich Ring +1 Paguroidea Ring Expand Notes: Paguroidea Ring is Regen+2. Futhark Coat has Regen+5 and DT-8%. Null Masque has Regen+3. Turms Mittens +1 has Regen+6. Elite Royal Collar only has Regen for citizens on San d'Oria Refresh Options Homiliary Null Masque Runeist Coat +3 Sibyl Scarf Stikini Ring +1 Stikini Ring +1 Fucho-no-Obi Expand Notes: You can get refresh from dark matter augments but you are much better off fishing for Phalanx+. Sibyl Scarf Only has refresh for citizens of Windurst. Regal Gauntlets has Refresh +1 and you will already be carrying them. Roller's Ring has Refresh+1 when under the effect of an 11 Phantom Roll. Regain Options Turms Cap +1 Rep. Plat. Medal Karieyh Ring +1 Roller's Ring Expand Notes: Null Masque has Regain+2 Republican Platinum Medal only has Regain for citizens on Bastok.

Tanking Sets

The goal early on will be PDT-50% and MDT-21%.

• Shell V gives MDT-39% so 21 in gear caps.

As we progress, we will want to have different sets based on the content we are tanking.

• Physical Tanking
  • Parry Based Tanking
• Magic Damage Tanking
• Resistance Focused Tanking

Physical Tanking

Tanking Physical Damage
Early Goal

• PDT-50% and MDT-21%

Late Goals

• Be as close to DT cap as we can.
• Have solid DEF, Magic Evasion.
• Add layers for mitigation.
• Keep HP in check so we aren't dipping and losing too much HP during swaps.

Beginner Physical Tanking     PDT-54% MDT-21% Refined Grip Demonry Stone Aya. Zucchetto +2 Ayanmo Corazza +2 Aya. Manopolas +2 Eri. Leg Guards +1 Erilaz Greaves +1 Twilight Torque Tuisto Earring Odnowa Earring Gelatinous Ring Ayanmo Ring Flume Belt Ogma's Cape PDT, HP, Eva/MEva Expand Notes: This is the same as your idle set. You don't really have a lot of options to cap DT yet. It's nice that the Ayanmo pieces help build TP but that's not the actual goal. Just like in the idle set, I would side on hitting the PDT cap as more of the focus if you have to choose. Really try to hit MDT-21% to cap with Shell V. Remember that Gelatinous Ring increase the damage you take form magic and account for it. Futhark Coat +1 is another option if you need the extra DT. You are giving up DEF even compared to the Ayanmo Corazza. Ideally you would get a Staunch Tathlum but it's not cheap. Defending Ring is a huge bonus if you have one. If you are able to get UNM items to +1, even better. Loricate Torque +1 is an amazing piece of gear if you can get some help early to get it. Kaja Grip is an option but the negative Enmity is going to make a difficult job harder. Mensch Strap is an option but it's a lot easier to hit the PDT cap than MDT cap. Irenic Strap might be the better option to try to push towards MDT-21%. Solemnity Cape can be an excellent option early on. Mid-Tier Physical Tanking     PDT-50% MDT-49% HP+740 HP+821 Refined Grip +1 Staunch Tathlum Erilaz Galea +2 Erilaz Surcoat +2 Erilaz Gauntlets +2 Eri. Leg Guards +2 Erilaz Greaves +2 Loricate Torque +1 DEF+45, SIRD 5% Tuisto Earring Odnowa Earring +1 Gelatinous Ring +1 Fortified Ring Engraved Belt Ogma's Cape HP, Eva/MEva, DT Expand Notes: Here is a set that isn't relying on parry and doesn't need any UNM augments to hit the needed DT. It has more DEF, more HP, 5% absorb damage and enemy crit-5%. I left the augments on Loricate Torque +1 because it doesn't effect the DT or HP of the set. It is also cheap enough to augment. Doesn't require UNM augments. Will be a better tanking set if you can't force the monsters into the cone for parry. There are some options, Warden's Ring can swap with Fortified Ring as long as you keep Shell V up. The Nyame Armor Set can fully come in over the Erilaz Armor Set +2. More defensive. You lose the Absorbs Damage, Enmity Retention, Convert Physical Damage to MP and are no longer at Gear Haste Cap. Could drop the Gelatinous Ring +1 and run Warden's Ring and Fortified Ring together. High-Tier Physical Tanking     PDT-52% MDT-46% HP+1169 Refined Grip +1 DEF +20, Parrying Skill +10 Staunch Tathlum +1 Erilaz Galea +3 Erilaz Surcoat +3 Erilaz Gauntlets +3 Eri. Leg Guards +3 Turms Leggings +1 Futhark Torque +2 HP+60, STR/MND+15, DT-7% Tuisto Earring Odnowa Earring +1 DEF +30, Damage Taken -3% Gelatinous Ring +1 VIT +15, HP +100 Moonlight Ring Engraved Belt Ogma's Cape HP+80, Eva/Meva, Enmity, Parry Expand Notes:

Parry/Inquartata Tanking

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Parrying allows you to completely avoid an attack and take no damage.

• You must be engaged and the enemy must be in front of you.
• A Parry can occur on any attack in front of you, not just attacks from the target with whom you are engaged.
• Your base Parry Rate is based on the monsters level compared to your Parry Skill.
• In most content, the Parry rate is floored to 5%.
• Parry Rate+ directly adds to that rate.
• It is not efficient to try to increase your Parry Rate by increasing your Parrying Skill.

Inquartata adds to your parry rate. It can be viewed as Parry Rate+%.

• You get Inquartata+19 from traits and job gifts.
• Turms Leggings and Turms Leggings +1 have Inquartata+4 and +5.
• The Erilaz Leg Guards line has Inquartata+1~4.
• Ogma's Cape comes with Inquartata+3
  • : Parry Rate +5%

Unfortunately newer RUNs don’t have access to the tools to make proper use of Inquartata so I will not be making a set for them.

Mid-Tier   PDT-52% MDT-46% HP+740 Refined Grip +1 DEF +20, Parrying Skill +10 Staunch Tathlum Fu. Bandeau +2 Futhark Coat +2 Turms Mittens Eri. Leg Guards +2 Turms Leggings Loricate Torque +1 DEF+45, SIRD 5% Tuisto Earring Odnowa Earring +1 DEF +30, Damage Taken -3% Defending Ring Warden's Ring Engraved Belt Ogma's Cape HP, Eva/MEva, Parry Expand Notes: This set needs 500 JP for SU3 in order to be able to equip the Turms Armor Set. Since this is pushing parry, you want to keep monsters in front of you. Gelatinous Ring +1 is another solid option if missing PDT. You can use Erilaz Gauntlets +2 if you are missing a bunch of DT. The moment you have the Nyame Armor Set you should bring in, Nyame Helm and Nyame Mail. Decide if you want the Nyame Flanchard over the Eri. Leg Guards +2. I went with Nyame for the stats. If you are missing DT, you can make it up with Flume Belt. High-Tier Above Set     PDT-51% MDT-45% Parry Rate+36% HP+1173 Refined Grip +1 DEF +20, Parrying Skill +10 Staunch Tathlum +1 Null Masque Erilaz Surcoat +3 Turms Mittens +1 Eri. Leg Guards +3 Turms Leggings +1 Futhark Torque +2 HP+60, STR/MND+15, DT-7% Tuisto Earring Odnowa Earring +1 DEF +30, Damage Taken -3% Gelatinous Ring +1 VIT +15, HP +100 Moonlight Ring Engraved Belt Ogma's Cape HP+80, Eva/Meva, Enmity, Party Expand Notes: Still capped with Futhark Torque +1. High-Tier Option 2     PDT-55% MDT-59% Enmemy Crit-12% Parry Rate+36% HP+907 Refined Grip +1 DEF +20, Parrying Skill +10 Staunch Tathlum +1 Null Masque Adamantite Armor Turms Mittens +1 Eri. Leg Guards +3 Turms Leggings +1 Warder's Charm +1 Tuisto Earring Odnowa Earring +1 DEF +30, Damage Taken -3% Warden's Ring Fortified Ring Engraved Belt Ogma's Cape HP+80, Eva/Meva, Enmity, Party Expand Notes: A strong set with a lot of options. Ioskeha Belt +1 can cap haste. You have the space in DT to switch to Utu Grip as well. We can Bathy Choker +1, Yamarang and Null Belt to push for Evasion procs. Null Loop allows us to swap out all of Refined Grip +1, Staunch Tathlum +1 and Odnowa Earring +1. Ya, this set has options while being able to parry and being very strong defensively.

Magical Tanking

The idea of these set's are to do fights where you are mostly or only magic damage. Remember to set your Runes to the Defensive Element you need. You can look up the monster you are fighting and check the moves. You will find out if the TP moves are magical and in the majority of cases, know the element. You can also set up to mitigate the magic damage of one element while using Runes to protect yourself against a Status Effect.

For the Mid-Tier, I have presented 2 Options. Both have advantages and disadvantages. I wouldn't be overly concerned with which set is built. The idea is to give 2 options for those that are struggling to get 1 set or the other. If you have both, I would mix the 2 or just build Option 2 since it only requires 1 Moonbeam Ring.

Beginner Above Set     MDT-33% Occ. Absorb MDT+5% Occ. Annul MDT+12% Aettir Acc+70, Meva+50, WSD+10% Irenic Strap Demonry Stone Aya. Zucchetto +2 Ayanmo Corazza +2 Aya. Manopolas +2 Aya. Cosciales +2 Aya. Gambieras +2 Warder's Charm Odnowa Earring Eabani Earring Purity Ring Shadow Ring Carrier's Sash Solemnity Cape Expand Notes: This is NOT a set I would be concerned with early on. This is being set up to fight purely magic based fights and you probably won't see too many of them. The one I can think of where this would come in handy is farming Lilith and just out lasting her. Generally it's better to just kill her quickly if you are solo but in a duo, this would be a pretty strong set. You could also use this to help get your initial clear against Ongo. In this set, we are going to focus on getting Magic Evasion high, MDT well past 21% in case something happens to our Shell. Later on, we can set up something very similar but cap MDT. We don't have the tools yet so I would side with absorb/annul damage in this set. Warder's Charm and Shadow Ring stack since they are different terms and different checks. Charm is 5% and the Ring is 12%. In an ideal world you shoot for Engraved Belt instead of Carrier's Sash but the sash does have uses on other jobs. Solemnity Cape because it's only 100 DI points and solid. Really you would probably be better with Ogma's Cape if you already have one with the HP, Evasion/Magic Evasion. Even if it is PDT. Just make sure you keep Shell V up. Purity Ring is an amazing ring that you will use for other things. You may not be able to get it right away. There will be a Cursna received set that you should make and this can go into that set. For now, it's the Magic Evasion we want but the MDT comes in handy if something happens to Shell. In the meantime, we have some alternatives but they don't have the Magic Evasion. Ayanmo Ring is always an option. Yacuruna Ring is MDT-5 Cheap crafted item. Sometimes comes up on the AH. Probably won't be used much. Fortified Ring is MDT-5, Enemy Critical Hit Rate-7%. Out of reach without help but a great option later on too. Mid-Tier Option 1     PDT-58% MDT-50% Meva+680 MDB+40 Occ. Absorb DT+5% Occ. Absorb MDT+5% Resist All Ele+60~70 HP+836 Aettir Acc+70, Meva+50, WSD+10% Refined Grip +1 Staunch Tathlum Erilaz Galea +2 Erilaz Surcoat +2 Erilaz Gauntlets +2 Eri. Leg Guards +2 Erilaz Greaves +2 Warder's Charm +1 Odnowa Earring +1 DEF+30, DT-3% Erilaz Earring Moonbeam Ring Moonbeam Ring Engraved Belt Ogma's Cape HP+80, Eva/Meva, PDT, Enmity Expand Notes: Compared to Option 2, Meva is very similar when you include the elemental resistances. More MDB. Lower proc rate to cancel incoming magical damage. Weaker physical defences. You are able to bring in 5/5 Nyame Armor Set when you get them which changes accessories options. You can bring in Shadow Ring for an extra check as an example. Mid-Tier Option 2     PDT-60% MDT-50% Meva+704 MDB+29 Occ. Annul MDT+12% Occ. Absorb MDT+5% Resist All Ele+30~40 HP+825 Aettir Acc+70, Meva+50, WSD+10% Refined Grip +1 Staunch Tathlum Nyame Helm Nyame Mail Nyame Gauntlets Nyame Flanchard Nyame Sollerets Warder's Charm +1 Odnowa Earring +1 DEF+30, DT-3% Erilaz Earring Moonbeam Ring Shadow Ring Engraved Belt Ogma's Cape HP+80, Eva/Meva, PDT, Enmity Expand Notes: The defensive stats of the Nyame Armor Set simply can't be denied. Compared to Option 1, Meva is very similar when you include the elemental resistances. Less MDB. Higher proc rate to cancel incoming magical damage. Much stronger physical defences. You don't need PDT on your Ogma's Cape but I'm reusing the general Enmity Cape. You can also mix and match. The Erilaz Armor Set +2 has 3 pieces with more DT which would allow you to change up accessories. If you don't need or , you could swap out the Engraved Belt. High-Tier Magic Evasion     PDT-51% MDT-58% Meva+816 MDB+45 Occ. Absorb DT+5% Occ. Absorb MDT+5% Resist All Ele+65~75 HP+741 Aettir Acc+70, Meva+50, WSD+10% Irenic Strap +1 Yamarang Erilaz Galea +3 Erilaz Surcoat +3 Erilaz Gauntlets +3 Eri. Leg Guards +3 Erilaz Greaves +3 Futhark Torque +2 HP+60, STR/MND+15, DT-7% Odnowa Earring +1 DEF+30, DT-3% Erilaz Earring +1 DT-3% Moonlight Ring Shadow Ring Engraved Belt Ogma's Cape INT+20, Eva/Meva, Meva+25, Enmity Expand Notes: Magic Evasion set for Magic Tanking. 2 checks to cancel Magical Damage. High Magic Evasion. Fairly high Magic Def. Bonus. Refined Grip +1 still an option for more physical defences. Futhark Torque +1 still caps DT. Warder's Charm +1 is still an option. Less Magic Evasion. Drops you below 50 PDT. Occ. Annul MDT+12% Can use Runeist Coat +3. Adds 3 Magic Evasion. Adds Refresh+3. Lose Occ. Absorb DT 1%. If you want to push the Magic Evasion further, you bring in parts of the Nyame Armor Set. Nyame Helm, Nyame Mail and Nyame Gauntlets are all an increase in Magic Evasion. Adds 38 Magic Evasion. Null Masque doesn't end up adding any real value to this set. You lose 19 Magic Evasion, 1 Magic Def. Bonus, 11 HP. In order to add HP you lose Absorb/Annul and add DT that while being over the cap already. High-Tier Magic Def Bonus     PDT-58% MDT-63% Meva+754 MDB+67 Occ. Absorb DT+4% Resist All Ele+55~65 HP+665 Aettir Acc+70, Meva+50, WSD+10% Irenic Strap +1 Vanir Battery Erilaz Galea +3 Adamantite Armor Erilaz Gauntlets +3 Eri. Leg Guards +3 Erilaz Greaves +3 Inq. Bead Necklace Sanare Earring Erilaz Earring +1 DT-3% Lunette Ring +1 Vexer Ring +1 Engraved Belt Ogma's Cape INT+20, Eva/Meva, Meva+25, Enmity Expand Notes: Lunette Ring +1 is more Magic Def. Bonus but at the cost of 2 MP/Tic. Switch to Vexer Ring +1 if you are worried about Refresh support. Futhark Torque +2 is Magic Evasion+30. Null Masque brings you up to Haste 25%. Loss of some Magic defensive stats. Massive jump in MND/VIT. Can still use Shadow Ring and Warder's Charm +1 to Absorb/Annul damage. MDB-12 Occ. Annul MDT+12%, Occ. Absorb MDT+5% This is my personal preference.

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Enmity Sets

Progression Options
If you are missing something from the set, put something defensive in that slot instead. Often this is just pulling from your Tanking and Idle sets. Remember, there is the Earring Table above for the wide options for defensive earrings. Often, you will either be focused on balancing your HP or finding more DT.

If you can't make an Ogma's Cape right away or just have one of the other options, you can use that until you have a proper Enmity cape. See the table for the alternative options.

ExpandBack Alternatives
Piece	Enmity	Notes
Evasionist's Cape	~7	Reive JSE Cape PDT-3%, DT-1~5%
Earthcry Mantle	7	Easy to obtain DEF, HP, VIT
Enuma Mantle	6	From Ark Angel MR
Fravashi Mantle	6	From Ark Angel TT DEF, HP, EVA
Reiki Cloak	6	From Kouryu. DEF, HP+130, Enemy Crit Rate-3%, MDT-8%

There are also a number of Ring alternatives. Realistically the first 3 tend to stand above the rest.

ExpandRing Options
Piece	Enmity	Notes
Eihwaz Ring	5	HP+70, Resist Death+10%
Supershear Ring	5	HP+30, VIT+5
Provocare Ring	5	DEF:15 VIT+3
Pernicious Ring	5	HP+30
Begrudging Ring	5	Only offers Enmity. Increases damage from Tonberry.
Petrov Ring	4	VIT+3 AGI+3
Vexer Ring +1	4	HP+55 MDB+4
Odium Ring	4	DEF+10
Defending Ring	0	DT-10%
Moonbeam Ring	0	HP+100,DT-4%
Moonlight Ring	0	HP+110,DT-5%
Gelatinous Ring	0	HP+35, PDT-6%, MDT+2%
Gelatinous Ring +1	0	HP+35, PDT-7%, MDT+1% VIT +15, HP +100

The Erilaz legs and Feet start well and grow into our best options. There are some options that compete with the Enmity on the pieces I have shown in the set but it is short lived. I would run Erilaz the entire time and bypass the other options. The Futhark Mitons are rarely the best option but they are desired at +3 so you are already building them. May as well pull double duty until you get the Kurys Gloves.

I could leave the grips out of the sets but for some, they are needed to get DT into a decent place. You will also be tanking most things wearing Refined Grip +1 that are of any actual danger. If you need sets with other grips, say Utu Grip for instance, either go with 3 less DT or adjust the set to make up for the loss.

Beginner   PDT-32% MDT-2% Enmity+78 Refined Grip Aqreqaq Bomblet Rabid Visor Emet Harness Futhark Mitons +1 Eri. Leg Guards +1 Erilaz Greaves +1 Warder's Charm Cryptic Earring Trux Earring Eihwaz Ring Supershear Ring Kasiri Belt Ogma's Cape HP+80, PDT-10, Enmity+10 Expand Notes: Iron Gobbet and Sapience Orb are also options for the ammo slot use whatever you can get. Highwing Helm is another option for the head. Passion Jacket might be easier to obtain but you will want Emet Harness +1 anyways. Nilas Gloves are 1 more Enmity on the hands. I would stick to the Futhark Mitons line until you get Kurys Gloves. Warwolf Belt can be a cheap alternative. Also a good slot to use for balancing HP. Mid-Tier   DEF+656 PDT-43% MDT-27% Enmity+90 HP+807 Refined Grip +1 Def+20, Parry Skill+10 Aqreqaq Bomblet Halitus Helm Emet Harness +1 Kurys Gloves Eri. Leg Guards +2 Erilaz Greaves +2 Unmoving Collar +1 DEF+30, HP+200 Cryptic Earring Trux Earring Eihwaz Ring Supershear Ring Kasiri Belt Ogma's Cape HP+80, PDT-10, Enmity+10 Expand Notes: Aqreqaq Bomblet was chosen for the HP. You can use Futhark Torque +1 as a DT option. You give up 3 Enmity and HP for DT. Ahosi Leggings are an option if you don’t have the Erilaz Greaves +2 for some reason. Platinum Moogle Belt if you need the HP/DT. Defensive earrings are also an option. High-Tier   DEF+651 PDT-45 MDT-35 Enmity+97 HP+627 Refined Grip +1 Def+20, Parry Skill+10 Aqreqaq Bomblet Halitus Helm Emet Harness +1 Kurys Gloves Eri. Leg Guards +3 Erilaz Greaves +3 Moonlight Necklace Cryptic Earring Trux Earring Eihwaz Ring Supershear Ring Kasiri Belt Ogma's Cape HP+80, PDT-10, Enmity+10 Expand Notes: Futhark Torque +1 will cap your PDT and you already have enough MDT with Shell V. To balance HP, Unmoving Collar +1, Plat. Mog. Belt, Moonlight Ring and Odnowa Earring +1 are the first places to look. Futhark Torque +2 has the same enmity as Unmoving Collar +1 but significantly less HP. Always nice to have some options.

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Safe Enmity Sets
Typically, you need all the Enmity you can get. However, there are fights where you may face the risk of Encumbrance. For these fights, you change your Enmity sets to be more defensive. This prevents you from being locked into a set that could get you killed.

• Arebati is a good candidate for needing to use Safe Enmity Sets.

Safe Enmity   DEF+818 DT-53 Enmity+62 HP+941 HP+10% Refined Grip +1 DEF+20, Parry Skill+10 Aqreqaq Bomblet Nyame Helm Nyame Mail Nyame Gauntlets Eri. Leg Guards +3 Erilaz Greaves +3 Unmoving Collar +1 DEF+30, HP+200 Cryptic Earring Trux Earring Eihwaz Ring Supershear Ring Plat. Mog. Belt Ogma's Cape HP+80, Enmity+10 Expand Notes: Adamantite Armor blows the DT needs out of the water but makes this by far the most sturdy option. I did want to show a set without for those that don't have it. Iron Gobbet and Sapience Orb are also options fpr the ammo slot. Aqreqaq Bomblet is there for added HP. Odnowa Earring +1 is always an option for more HP. The cape just needs the Enmity but most of our capes run HP+80. Your parry cape would work just fine. You are over the DT cap and won't be changing anything out to make much gains. Safe Enmity w/ Null   DEF+751 DT-51 Enmity+71 HP+884 HP+10% Refined Grip +1 DEF+20, Parry Skill+10 Aqreqaq Bomblet Null Masque Nyame Mail Kurys Gloves Eri. Leg Guards +3 Erilaz Greaves +3 Unmoving Collar +1 DEF+30, HP+200 Cryptic Earring Trux Earring Eihwaz Ring Supershear Ring Plat. Mog. Belt Ogma's Cape HP+80, Enmity+10 Expand Notes: Same options as the previous set but now you can bring in Enmity on your hands. You could make swaps in your hands to move the Enmity to your body but again Emet Harness +1 is a big loss defensively while only gaining Enmity+1. If you need emphasize the Safe part of the set, the non Null version will do the job. If you want to sneak in some more Enmity, this set should do the trick. As always, try to balance your own HP. If you need more, a good place to look is Moonlight Ring and Odnowa Earring +1. Safe Enmity w/ Adamantite   DEF+732 DT-52% Enmity+79 HP+918 HP+10% Refined Grip +1 DEF+20, Parry Skill+10 Aqreqaq Bomblet Halitus Helm Adamantite Armor Kurys Gloves Eri. Leg Guards +3 Erilaz Greaves +3 Unmoving Collar +1 DEF+30, HP+200 Cryptic Earring Trux Earring Eihwaz Ring Supershear Ring Plat. Mog. Belt Ogma's Cape HP+80, Enmity+10 Expand Notes: Null Masque would put you over DT cap while freeing up the waist/grip. You aren't often tanking in Utu Grip and certainly not when the mob is dangerous enough for these sets so you aren't dropping Refined Grip +1. You could free up the waist for an extra Enmit+3 but you lose one of your better tools for hp balancing. The only reason to bring in Null Masque or Nyame Helm on this set would be for the defensive stats beyond DT.

Changes Based on Job Ability
Several of our Job Abilities have a piece of armour that increases the effectiveness of the ability while also having high Enmity values. For those sets, use your Enmity set with that piece swapped in it's slot. Be sure to ballance HP to the best of your ability.
I am going to include the fully upgraded pieces in the table but you can use whichever version you have at the time.

• Note the weapon swaps are only if you are willing to lose TP and are allowing weapon swaps.
• See each abilities section for more information!

Job Ability Swaps
Job Ability	Armour	Notes
Vallation	Runeist Coat +3	Extends duration by 19 seconds.
Valiance	Runeist Coat +3	Extends duration by 19 seconds.
Pflug	Runeist Bottes +3	Not worth using. Used for duration of ability. Not activation.
Embolden	Evasionist's Cape	Worn while receiving the next buff along with that buffs received gear. Not on activation.
Battuta	Futhark Bandeau +3	Increases counter damage of Battuta by 4% per merit. May want to change to a Parry Tanking set for duration.
Rayke	Futhark Boots +3	Extends duration of by 1 second per merit point.
Gambit	Runeist Mitons +3	Extends duration of by 16 seconds.
Swordplay	Futhark Mitons +3	Starts Swordplay 9 tics into the ability. Enhances Sleight of Sword by 2 Subtle Blow per merit.
One for All	None	No gear affects the ability. You can use your full Enmity set.
Elemental Sforzo	Futhark Coat +3	Extends duration by 10 seconds.
Odyllic Subterfuge	None	No gear affects the ability. You can use your full Enmity set.
Liement	Futhark Coat +3	Extends duration by 5 seconds
	Bidenhander Epeolatry	Extends duration by 3 seconds. If willing to swap weapons.
	Epeolatry	Makes the Liement AoE. If willing to swap weapons.

Precast

A precast set is any set that comes on before we start the action. For many Job Abilities, we will bring in something specific to the JA but we also want as much Enmity as possible on many of our actions. For spells, we ideally want to bring in Fast Cast before all of them.

Some notes for those using in game gear sets,

• Fast spells such as Flash don't need Fast Cast.
  • Obviously it's ideal to have but the 1 second delay to swap hurts.
• Single swaps to not have the same 1 second delay as full gear set swaps.
  • You can bring in Platinum Moogle Belt early without disruption your gear set swaps.
  • You can swap in a big piece for Fast Cast to have the spell come out a little faster while not having to do a full gear set swap.
• 5/5 Inspiration merits can give you and extra 60% Fast Cast with Futhark Trousers +3.
  • This is 75% for Enhancing Magic. See Foil.
  • Futhark Trousers +3 as the only swap for Foil can be instant and immediately go into an Enmity set.
• Rune Enchantments do not generate Enmity and have no swaps available for them.
  • You can menu your Rune Enchantments to save macro space and not lose any effect.

Our Fast Cast sets pose bit of a problem for us. All of this effort to balance HP hinges on the fact that these sets will be the lowest HP we have and therefore gaining more here will allow us to add more to other sets. One issue is that we often need everything to cap our Fast Cast. This makes it difficult to have extra slots for HP balancing.

• Your Fast Cast set HP dictates what your other sets need to hit.
• Platinum Moogle Belt is always a solid choice but it needs to be a priority swap to come on first.
• Keep at least 1 Merit in Inspiration and as many as you can as often as you can.

If you happened to have taken a reward ring with Fast Cast you can put it into the sets. I will not be placing any reward rings in actual sets.

• Medada's Ring is Fast Cast+10%
• Weatherspoon Ring/+1 are Fast Cast+5%, Quick Magic+3% and Fast Cast+6%, Quick Magic 4%.

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Spells

General Fast Cast This is your Fast Cast set when you either don't have Merits in Inspiration, didn't put up Vallation/Valiance or your Vallation/Valiance was dispelled. Ideally, you would never actually need to use this but in practice, it happens quite a bit.
Probably the most common instance is when casting after some short down time. You want to save vallation and Valiance for Enmity so the initial Flash will go out with the General Fast Cast set. It's not game breaking but you certainly feel it when you are stuck getting dispelled often and aren't set up to use your General Fast Cast set.

Beginner General Fast Cast     FC+55% Sapience Orb Rune. Bandeau +1 Adhemar Jacket HP+80, FC+7 Leyline Gloves Aya. Cosciales +2 Carmine Greaves HP+60, MP+60, PDT-3% Orunmila's Torque Loquac. Earring Tuisto Earring Naji's Loop Gelatinous Ring Flume Belt Ogma's Cape HP+80, FC+10, PDT-10% Expand Notes: For the rest of the set, wear your Tanking or Idle pieces for any HP/DT gains you can get. Leyline Gloves can come with and extra 3 from the Augments. Orunmila's Torque is quite a bit of work but an excellent piece if gear. Voltsurge Torque is the alternative. Naji's Loop is there to show it exists as an option. Don't worry about it. Etiolation Earring is another good option if you can get it. Mid-Tier General Fast Cast     FC+67% HP+777 Sapience Orb Rune. Bandeau +2 Erilaz Surcoat +2 Leyline Gloves FC+3 Agwu's Slops Carmine Greaves HP+60, MP+60, PDT-3% Orunmila's Torque Loquac. Earring Odnowa Earring +1 DEF +30, Damage Taken -3% Gelatinous Ring +1 VIT +15, HP +100 Kishar Ring Plat. Mog. Belt Ogma's Cape HP+80, FC+10, PDT-10% Expand Notes: It's hard to build a General Fast Cast set on RUN but the earlier stages are especially rough. Luckily we can lean into Inspiration. The only cast you will typically be using this set for is an opening Flash then popping Vallation or Valiance. Adhemar Jacket +1 is the same Fast Cast as Erilaz Surcoat +2 and could be used if you have it already. Otherwise, I wouldn't spend the gil. If Gelatinous Ring +1 isn't augmented yet, you can use Moonbeam Ring. However, its a similar price to augment Gelatinous. If Odnowa Earring +1 isn't augmented yet, you can use Tuisto Earring. Etiolation Earring is still an option and it adds HP High-Tier General Fast Cast     FC+73% HP+821 Sapience Orb Rune. Bandeau +3 Erilaz Surcoat +3 Leyline Gloves FC+3 Agwu's Slops Carmine Greaves +1 HP+80, MP+80, PDT-4% Orunmila's Torque Loquac. Earring Odnowa Earring +1 DEF +30, Damage Taken -3% Gelatinous Ring +1 VIT +15, HP +100 Kishar Ring Plat. Mog. Belt Ogma's Cape HP+80, FC+10, PDT-10% Expand Notes: This set actually brings you above the HP total of the max Enmity set. If we want to start using sets with larger HP pools, we need to start with our Fast Cast and Enmity sets. I would start with some of the smaller Fast Cast values in slots we have access to large amounts of [HP]]. The swaps I would do in the order I would do them, Loquacious Earring out. Tuisto Earring in. Kishar Ring out. Moonlight Ring in. Orunmila's Torque out. Unmoving Collar +1 in. Sapience Orb out. Aqreqaq Bomblet or Verthandi's Gem in. With those 4 swaps done and using Aqreqaq Bomblet, we are at HP+1085. You also have the option of Etiolation Earring for HP+50 and Fast Cast+1%

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Inspiration Fast Cast Template Inspiration grants a "Fast Cast" effect to Vallation and Valiance.

• Group 2 Merit category.
• Each Merit increase the Fast Cast effect by 10%.
• Futhark Trousers gets an additional increase of 2% Fast Cast for each merit.
• 5/5 Merits and Futhark Trousers will give you 60% Fast Cast while under the effects of Vallation and Valiance.

Beginner Inspiration Fast Cast     FC+80% PDT-44% MDT-18% Refined Grip Demonry Stone Rune. Bandeau +1 Ayanmo Corazza +2 Aya. Manopolas +2 Futhark Trousers Erilaz Greaves +1 Twilight Torque Tuisto Earring Odnowa Earring Gelatinous Ring Ayanmo Ring Flume Belt Ogma's Cape HP+80,FC+10 Expand Notes: Look at that! All that struggle to make a Fast Cast set from before wiped away by 2 pieces of armour! Futhark Trousers and a FC Ogma's Cape are all you need at 5/5 Inspiration. As you drop your Merits, you need to add 12 Fast Cast to these sets to cover the Inspiration and the bonus from the Futhark Trousers. Leyline Gloves and Carmine Greaves if you drop to 4/5. I would Path: D the Greaves for the HP and PDT. As a new RUN, I do not recommend going below 4/5. This will give you the option to do, 4 or 5/5 of Battuta or Rayke 1/5 in the other category. 4 or 5/5 Inspiration. With all that extra room in the set, you can balance your HP. You could also just wait on balancing HP since things tend to be constantly changing in this phase. I wouldn't blame you for not wanting to balance everything hour by hour as you get new things. Mid-Tier Inspiration Fast Cast     FC+82% PDT-64% MDT-47% HP+1063 Staunch Tathlum +1 Rune. Bandeau +2 Futhark Coat +2 Erilaz Gauntlets +2 Futhark Trousers +2 Erilaz Greaves +2 Loricate Torque +1 DEF+45, SIRD 5% Tuisto Earring Odnowa Earring +1 DEF +30, Damage Taken -3% Gelatinous Ring +1 VIT +15, HP +100 Moonbeam Ring Plat. Mog. Belt Ogma's Cape HP+80,FC+10, PDT+10 Expand Notes: You can put DT-5% on the Ogma's Cape but as you lower the Inspiration Merits, the PDT will be needed. Dropping to Inspiration 4/5 Erilaz Surcoat +2 comes in. Dropping to Inspiration 3/5 Carmine Greaves and Leyline Gloves with no Augments will cover the deficit. Dropping to Inspiration 2/5 Orunmila's Torque, Kishar Ring, Sapience Orb and Loquacious Earring are all needed. At this point, you are in your General Fast Cast set. If your Leyline Gloves has FC+2 in Augments, you can skip the orb or earring. High-Tier Inspiration Fast Cast     FC+84% PDT-68% MDT-51% HP+1148 Staunch Tathlum +1 Rune. Bandeau +3 Nyame Mail Erilaz Gauntlets +3 Futhark Trousers +3 Erilaz Greaves +3 Loricate Torque +1 DEF+45, SIRD 5% Tuisto Earring Odnowa Earring +1 DEF +30, Damage Taken -3% Gelatinous Ring +1 VIT +15, HP +100 Moonlight Ring Plat. Mog. Belt Ogma's Cape HP+80,FC+10 Expand Notes: Again, you can put DT-5% on the Ogma's Cape but as you lower the Inspiration Merits, the PDT will be needed. Plus you still want the PDT for your general Fast Cast Sets. Dropping to Inspiration 4/5 Erilaz Surcoat +3 comes in. Dropping to Inspiration 3/5 Carmine Greaves +1 comes in. Dropping to Inspiration 2/5 Leyline Gloves with no Augments, Orunmila's Torque and Sapience Orb would be needed. Leyline Gloves with FC+1 Augments and Orunmila's Torque would also be enough. Dropping to Inspiration 1/5 Use your General Fast Cast set and accept being at 78% Fast Cast. Obviously your reward rings can make a big difference but I'm not including them in any sets. You should have the general idea by now so just mix and match for the closest numbers.

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Enhancing Fast Cast This is pretty simple. The Futhark Trousers have Enhancing Magic Casting Time reduction on them. Add in the Inspiration bonus and we have some easy Fast Cast sets.
For our In Game Gear Sets RUNs, you can just slap these on for you precast while ignoring the gear sets. This allows you to go right into the spell casting and do an equip set without the delay.
For Foil you can,

• /equip legs "Futhark Trousers +3"
• /ma "Foil" <me>
• /equip set 1

With 5/5 Inspiration this will give you 75% Fast Cast with no other swaps.

Instead of me doing full sets for each these, just understand that each piece has not only it's Enhancing Magic FC Value as well as a value from Inspiration Merits. This means that Enhancing Magic can treat your Trousers as,

ExpandFuthark Trousers Enhancing FC Values
	Inspiration Value
Piece	0/5	1/5	2/5	3/5	4/5	5/5
Futhark Trousers	12	24	36	48	60	72
Futhark Trousers +1	13	25	37	49	61	73
Futhark Trousers +2	14	26	38	50	62	74
Futhark Trousers +3	15	27	39	51	63	75

With that understanding, you can make the sets pretty easily with your Idle or Tanking sets, your Futhark Trousers and whatever else from your Inspiration Fast Cast sets to meet the needs of your Enhancing Magic Fast Cast sets.

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Job Abilities

Job Abilities do not have a casting or usage time for activation. For this reason, we have 2 basic things to consider for JA specific sets.

• What effects the Ability on activation.
• What effects the Ability during the duration.

Anything that will effect a Job Ability on activation is a 'Precast. Anything that effects the Job Ability during the duration is just an overlay. They are not a Midcast because a Midcast is something that is worn when a spell resolves.

• As a tank, a LOT of our Job Abilities are used to generate Enmity.
  • Most of our sets will be a form of Enmity set with any possibly helpful pieces in their slots.
• Anything worn for the duration of the ability will be mentioned but sets will not be provided in this section.
  • The Job Abilities that have armour for the duration of the abilities are,
    • Pflug - we don't typically use the piece.
    • Embolden - The piece is used in conjunction with a buff received set.
    • Battuta - The set involved will be for Parry Based Tanking and covered in that section.
    • Swordplay - The piece is Precast then can be worn to gain the Augment effect but we don't typically put merits in that category.

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Rune Enhancements
You can’t discuss RUN without discussing the Rune Enhancements.

• You can have 3 up at any given time.
• You can stack 3 of the same elements or mix them up.
• Your Runes can be used defensively or offensively.

Defensively,

• Each Rune gives 54 elemental resistance.
• Though merits and job points, the resistance can be pushed to 84 per Rune for 252 total resistance.
• Some abilities require Runes harboured to activate.
  • Vivacious Pulse - Stat mod and potency for HP(or MP) recovered based on Runes harboured.
  • The effects of the Ward abilities are effected by the Runes harboured.
    • Vallation/Valiance - Gives SDT per Rune for the elements of Runes harboured.
    • Pflug - Increases resistance and potency to status ailments aligned with Runes harboured.
    • Liement - Absorbs elemental damage based on Runes harboured.
    • Battuta - Potency and element of "Counter"(spikes) damage based on Runes harboured.

Offensively,

• Has an Additional Effect Damage on melee strikes of the Element which the Rune is offensively aligned.
• The damage is based on your main hand weapons unmodified DPS and is not effected by haste, dual wield or martial arts.
• See the Rune page for more details on calculations as well as the interaction with DW and MA.
  • Damage does scale with more of the same Rune active.
  • Day/Weather does effect damage.
  • Elemental Affinity does effect damage.
  • MAB does not effect damage.
  • RUN main job or sub job does not change damage other than maximum Rune count.
  • The element used is either the rune you have the most copies of, or if using unique Runes, the newest Rune used.
• Runes can be expended through Effusion type abilities.
  • Lunge - Expends all Runes harboured Damage of the element of Runes expended.
  • Swipe - Expends one Rune harboured Damage of the element of Rune expended.
  • Gambit - Expends all Runes harboured Reduces an enemy's elemental defence. The types of elemental defence reduced depend on the Runes you harbour.
  • Rayke - Expends all Runes harboured Reduces an enemy's resistance ranks 1 step for each element of the Runes expended.

Enmity and Gear Swaps,

• Generates 0 Enmity.
• No gear that affects the job ability or the effects of the Runes.
• This means Runes can be activated through the menu without being hindered or taking up macro space!
• The in game menu will show the Runes Offensive alignment.
• If you do not remember which element is the Defensive alignment,
  • The Rune Below will show the defensive property of the Rune.
  • Unda loops around to Ignis and is Defensively strong to .
  • Lux and Tenebrae oppose each other.

Back Alternatives
Rune	Resist	Offence	Debuff Association
Ignis			Paralyze, Bind, Frost, Evasion Down
Gelus			Gravity, Silence, Choke, and Defense Down
Flabra			Slow, Petrify, Terror, Rasp, Accuracy Down
Tellus			Stun, Shock, Magic Defense Down
Sulpor			Poison, Drown, Attack Down
Unda			Plague, Amnesia, Addle, Burn, Magic Attack Down
Lux			Dark Sleeps, Bio, Blind, Dispel, Magic Evasion Down
Tenebrae			Charm, Certain Sleeps, Dia, Flash, Finale, Magic Accuracy Down

You should know ahead of time how your Runes will be utilized.

• Bursting strategies will always want you to use your Runes for Rayke and Gambit.
  • If you are using a COR to attempt to reset abilities, you set the offensive Runes again.
  • If no resets, build defensive after the Rayke and Gambit
• Many fights have nasty effects you are trying to mitigate.
• A3 Odyssey fights are elementally aligned.

Be prepared to change your defensive Runes if,

• An unexpected issue arises.
• You need to change to Tenebrae for the MP return from Vivacious Pulse.

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Vallation, Valiance and Liement

These 3 Wards are grouped together because they share the same effect slot.

• Vallation and Valiance can not overwrite each other!
  • You will have to let them ware off or manually click them off to use.
• Liement will overwrite Vallation and Valiance.
  • Vallation and Valiance 'can not overwrite Liement.

Vallation and Valiance

• Both give -15% SDT per Rune for the related elements.
  • This can be pushed to -20% SDT per Rune through Merits.
  • The term is multiplicative with MDT and passed the MDT cap.
  • Stacking 3 of the same Runes can get us -60% SDT for that element.
• Can not overwrite each other and will need to ware off or be manually clicked off.
• Both use yourself as the target.

Vallation is a single target effect on you.

• 2 minute duration, 3 minute recast.

Valiance is an AoE effect of 14' from you.

• 3 minute duration, 5 minute recast.

Enmity and Gear Swaps

• Cumulative Enmity: 450, Volatile Enmity: 900
  • Valiance Enmity is per person hit. This can be a massive Enmity spike.
• The same armour affects both abilities even if only 1 is stated.
• Affected by the Runeist Coat line up and gains duration up to Runeist Coat +3.
  • Duration +15~19 seconds
• Affected by Ogma's Cape
  • Duration +15 seconds

We will use our Enmity set with the Runeist Coat.

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Liement

• Absorbs elemental damage based on the available Runes.
  • 1 Rune = 100% Absorbed
  • 2 Runes = 115% Absorbed
  • 3 Runes = 130% Absorbed
• Damage is calculated before Magic Damage Taken but after Magic Defense Bonus.
• Another great source of Enmity.
• Overwrites and prevents Vallation and Valiance
• With Epeolatry, Liement becomes a 10' party-AOE
  • Furthering the possible Enmity spike.
• Uses yourself as a target.

Enmity and Gear Swaps

• Cumulative Enmity: 450, Volatile Enmity: 900
• Affected by Bidenhander.
  • Increases duration by 3 seconds.
• Affected by Futhark Coat line up to Futhark Coat +3.
  • Increases duration by 2~5 seconds.
• Affected by Epeolatry.
  • Changes Liement to 10' AoE party buff.

We will use our Enmity set with the Futhark Coat.
We can add in Bidenhander when we are willing to do weapon swaps.
Using Epeolatry will make the Liement AoE while also adding gear Enmity.

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Pflug

Increases resistance to status ailments by a base value of 15% per Defensive element of each Rune active at time of JA activation

• This base value is reduced to 10% if subjob RUN.
• Resistances follow the Debuff Association table in the Rune Enhancements section.
• Generates a large amount of Enmity.

Enmity and Gear Swaps,

• Cumulative Enmity: 450, Volatile Enmity: 900
• The Pflug+X gear enhancement is applied during the status resist check (during enemy action finish) rather than on JA activation.
• The equipment must be worn as the enemy's action is finishing for the bonus resistance to apply.
• It does not necessarily need to be worn during JA activation at all.

The Pflug+ gear is not worth leaning into.

Use your Enmity Set.

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Embolden

Embolden increases Enhancing Magic potency by 50% and decreases duration by 50% for the next spell cast on you.

• Job Points brings this to 70% potency.
• Embolden and Accession will only give the bonus to you.
• The potency enhancement is applied before buff gear enhancements like "Phalanx+".
  • (base buff*embolden bonus)+gear bonuses.

One of the absolute best use cases for Embolden is Protect V.

• It's long duration means it will last through multiple Embolden phases.
• Helps with the Physical damage mitigation which is our weaker side.
• Protect V starts at 220 DEF and can be increased to 377 DEF with Embolden.
  • Sheltered Ring or Brachyura Earring brings this to 387 DEF

Options for Embolden buffs,

• Protect V - the DEF covers for a struggle in general. Lasts multiple Emboldens so you can stack another buff.
• Crusade - Enmity+30 becomes Enmity+51
• Regen V from a SCH. A 70% increase in Regen potency and a duration long enough to last most of the way back to Embolden again.
• Temper - it doesn't last very long but the Double Attack rate helpful for TP gain.
• Phalanx - from a RDM or SCH for the longer duration.
  • This is a rare use case where the danger is very short lived.
  • Can be used if you are struggling on the last floor halo in Odyssey since the danger decreases quickly as things are killed.
  • You can't rely on this and will need to reapply Phalanx very quickly as it ends.
  • Once the danger is over, you would want to manually click off Phalanx and reapply. You will not be able to overwrite the Embolden Phalanx.

Gear Swaps
Evasionist's Cape can be augmented with Embolden+5%~15%.

• This increases the duration of the spell received under Embolden.
• Evasionist's Cape must be worn at the time the spell is received.
  • Does not have to be worn after the spell has been received.

Wear your Evasionist's Cape and any gear for the buff you are receiving.

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Vivacious Pulse

Vivacious Pulse Restores HP (or MP) based on current runes and stats.
The HP restored is based on the formula,

• HP Restored = (10 + floor(Divine Skill ÷ 2 × (1 + [Vivacious Pulse Job Point %]) ) + floor(Stat1× 0.5) + floor(Stat2× 0.5) + floor(Stat3× 0.5) × (1 + [Dynamis Divergence RUN Weapon Augment %] )

The Divine Magic Skill contribution to the formula equates to 3 HP for every 5 skill.

• It's not worth fighting for skill to increase your Vivacious Pulse but if you have the gear, you may as well use it.
• Morgelai does not help this part of the equation.

The Stat portion of the formula is based on the Runes in each slot.

• Each Rune has a different base stat.
  • If there is no Rune in that slot, the Stat is 0.
  • Morgelai does help this part of the equation.

Rune	Stat
Ignis	STR
Gelus	DEX
Flabra	VIT
Tellus	AGI
Sulpor	INT
Unda	MND
Lux	CHR
Tenebrae	MP

Tenebrae has no Base Stat associated but does have a formula to restore MP.

• MP Restored = floor(Divine Skill ÷ 10 × (1 + [Vivacious Pulse Job Point %]) ) × (Number of Tenebrae Runes + 1)
  • The skill contribution for restoring MP equates to less than a little less than 1 MP per 5 Divine Magic Skill.
  • you will not be gaining enough skill to meaningfully increase your MP returns.
  • Morgelai does not help this part of the equation.

Gear Swaps
Morgelai, Peord Claymore and Futhark Claymore all increase the HP gained using Vivacious Pulse.
Erilaz Galea/+1/+2/+3 will cause Vivacious Pulse to remove a status ailments at random.

• May remove Poison, Paralyze, Blind, Silence, Mute, Curse, Bane, Doom, Virus, Plague, Petrify.

Have a few pieces for HP+ so aren't losing the HP you are restoring.
Use pieces that have all around high base stats to attempt to cover for any Runes you have at the time.

Vivacious Pulse   PDT-41% MDT-36% Divine Skill+64 Morgelai Refined Grip +1 DEF+20, Parrying Skill+10 Staunch Tathlum +1 Erilaz Galea +3 Adamantite Armor Regal Gauntlets Rune. Trousers +3 Nyame Sollerets Incanter's Torque Beatific Earring Saxnot Earring Stikini Ring +1 Stikini Ring +1 Plat. Mog. Belt Altruistic Cape Expand Notes: Remember you will lose TP if you swap weapons. Be sure you want to sacrifice the TP. Peord Claymore works just fine. Nyame Mail is a good alternative. Nyame Sollerets are chosen because they have INT which can be rare in the slot. Runeist Trousers +3 has no DEX but does have 19 Divine Magic Skill. If you don't already have the accessories, I wouldn't chase them. The returns on Divine Magic Skill are very low. The contribution from Divine Magic Skill added through gear is 36 HP.

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Battuta

Increases base parry rate by 40% regardless of the level of the enemy.

• Increases to a maximum of 56% when full merits are allocated to the ability.
• Inquartata is added on top of your base parry rate.
  • Base Parry Rate with Battuta up is 59% for a master RUN and can go as high as 75% with 5/5 merits.
  • This includes armour with the trait,
• Ogma's Cape can be augmented with Parrying Rate.
• This works the same as Inquartata
• Generates a large amount of Enmity.

Enmity and Gear Swaps

• Cumulative Enmity: 450, Volatile Enmity: 900
• Futhark Bandeau +3 augments the damage from the Counter effect of Battuta.

Consider Inquartata and Parrying Rate for the duration of the ability if you aren't already tanking in a Parry Based Tanking Set.

• Turms Leggings - Inquartata +4
• Turms Leggings +1 - Inquartata +5
• Ogma's Cape
• Erilaz Leg Guards - Inquartata +1
• Erilaz Leg Guards +1 - Inquartata +2
• Erilaz Leg Guards +2 - Inquartata +3
• Erilaz Leg Guards +3 -Inquartata +4

With your parry rate so high, you will want to make use of the Turms Mittens.

• Turms Mittens - Parry: Recover HP+75
• Turms Mittens +1 - Parry: Recover HP+100

We will use our Futhark Bandeau and our Enmity Set for activation.

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Rayke and Gambit

Rayke Expends runes to reduce elemental resistance of the target.
Reduces an enemy's resistance ranks, which can have have a variety of effects including increasing skillchain damage and magic burst damage, as well as reducing elemental magic evasion.

• 30 second, 5 minute recast.
  • Each additional merit increases duration by 3 seconds.
• Resistance ranks lowered is based on the element of the Runes used, and the number of elements used.
• Enemy resistance ranks will fall 1 tier per Rune harboured while Rayke is in effect. See the Resist page for tiers.

Rayke also serves as a counter to the magic damage penalty for consecutive elemental spells. Also known as the Nuke Wall.

• Rayke will reduce the penalty for the Nuke Wall by 50% (-60% → -30%) regardless of the number of corresponding runes used.
• This effect is separate from the elemental resistance ranks.
• You will generally want to Rayke 3 of the same element to stack both effects.
• You can Rayke Gartell to remove the Nuke Wall for both Earth and Ice.

Often combined with Gambit to increase the monsters damage taken.

Enmity and Gear Swaps

• Cumulative Enmity: 640, Volatile Enmity: 1260
• Futhark Boots line Enhances the duration of Rayke by 1 second per merit point, for a maximum of +5s.

Wear your Enmity set with Futhark Boots.

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Gambit expends all runes harboured to reduce an enemy's elemental defence. The types of elemental defence reduced depend on the runes you harbour.

• 1 minute duration, 5 minute recast.
  • Duration increased to 1 minute 20 seconds through Job Points.
  • Recast can be reduced via Merit Points by 10 seconds per Merit.
    • It is not typically recommended to Merit Gambit recast.
• Increases damage taken of the appropriate element(s) by 10% per Rune consumed.

Often combined with Rayke to reduce resistance tiers.

Enmity and Gear Swaps

• Cumulative Enmity: 640, Volatile Enmity: 1280
• Runeist Mitons line increases duration.
  • The duration increases with upgrades from Runeist Mitons, 10 seconds to Runeist Mitons +3, 16 seconds.

Wear your Enmity set with Runeist Mitons.

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Swordplay

Swordplay increases accuracy and evasion until you take severe damage.

• Job Points increase maximum amounts of accuracy and evasion by 1.
• This ability's potency increases accuracy and evasion upon activation and then each tick:
  • +3 Accuracy/Evasion upon activation.
    • The equipment modifier adds to this base bonus (3 + X*3) where each X+ is a ticks worth.
  • Caps at Evasion/Accuracy+60 regardless of being main or sub RUN.
    • Evasion/Accuracy+80 with Job Points.

Enmity and Gear Swaps

• Cumulative Enmity: 160, Volatile Enmity: 320
• Futhark Mitons line increases starting point.
  • Futhark Mitons starts at 3 ticks. Futhark Mitons +3 starts at 9 ticks.

You can use an Enmity set with your Futhark Mitons

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One for All

One for All grants a Magic Shield effect for party members within area of effect.

• Duration: 30 seconds, Recast: 5 minutes.
  • Duration increased to 50 seconds with Job Points.

Enmity and Gear Swaps

• Cumulative Enmity: 160, Volatile Enmity: 320
  • Enmity is for each person hit.
• No gear affects the ability.

You can use your Enmity set.

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Swipe and Lunge

Swipe expends a single Rune to deal damage to a target.

• The last activated Rune is consumed first.

Lunge expends all Runes to deal damage to a target.

• Only expends Runes of the same type.
• One Rune expended has the same damage as Swipe.

Both are directly influenced by the Combat Skill of the weapon in your main hand. Both are treated as Elemental Damage.

• Blocked by shadows.
• Treated as an Elemental Magic damage source.
  • Can Magic Burst, subject to day and weather bonus.

Enmity and Gear Swaps

• Enmity based on damage dealt.
• Hachirin-no-Obi and Orpheus's Sash do effect damage.
• Aettir and Soulcleaver have the same effect on the damage.
  • Increases a multiplier in the formula from 0.75 to 0.85.
• Best performed with a Great Sword due to it being our highest Combat Skill.

Swipe and Lunge are not overly important and should not be a focus early on. The damage you add is minimal and you are better off putting your resources into improving other aspects of your RUN.

Not worth building a set for Swipe and Lunge as a beginner.

We will use sets based similar to typical nuke sets and bursting sets.

Beginner Above Set   Expand Notes: Mid-Tier Above Set   Expand Notes: High-Tier Above Set   Expand Notes:

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Elemental Sforzo and Odyllic Subterfuge

Elemental Sforzo Grants immunity to all magic attacks.

• 30 second duration, 1 hour recast.
• Recast dropped to 45 minute upon reaching 2100 Job Points.
• Increase amount of elemental magic damage absorbed via Job Points.
  • The player will absorb 40% of the damage a magic attack would have normally dealt.

Enmity and Gear Swaps

• Cumulative Enmity: 1800, Volatile Enmity: 7000.
• Futhark Coat line will all increase duration by 10 seconds.

Wear your Enmity set with Futhark Coat.

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Odyllic Subterfuge Greatly reduces the target's magic accuracy.

• 30 second duration, 1 hour recast.
• Recast dropped to 45 minute upon reaching 2100 Job Points.
• Reduces target's Magic Attack Bonus via Job Points.
  • Target's Magic Attack Bonus-40.

Enmity and Gear Swaps

• Cumulative Enmity: 1, Volatile Enmity: 318.
• No gear affects the ability.

Wear your Enmity set.

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Enhancing Magic

When casting our Enhancing Magic spells, we will have to take into account,

• Spell specific enhancements.
• Enhancing Magic Skill.
• Enhancing Magic Duration.

At times we will have to create a balance between the 3.

Enhancing Magic Enhancing Skill     Enhancing Skill+114~122 Pukulatmuj +1 Fulcio Grip Carmine Mask +1 Manasa Chasuble Runeist Mitons +3 Carmine Cuisses +1 Incanter's Torque Mimir Earring Andoaa Earring Stikini Ring +1 Stikini Ring +1 Olympus Sash Merciful Cape Expand Notes: Pukulatmuj +1 and Fulcio Grip can NOT be equipped at the same time. Carmine Cuisses and Carmine Mask are both very cheap and only 1 less Enhancing Magic Skill each. Fulcio Grip is only 3 Enhancing Magic Skill and can be skipped so you don't lose TP. You can opt to get the NQ versions of everything and be fine. Some spells will suffer more than others. You can also make up the missing skill via master levels. This set will give you Enhancing Magic Skill 554 as a ML0 RUN. Enhancing Magic Enhancing Duration     Enhancing Duration+75% Erilaz Galea +3 Regal Gauntlets Futhark Trousers +3 Expand Notes:

Phalanx

Phalanx reduces damage by a set amount, which depends on Enhancing Magic skill, and caps at 500, which gives -35 damage.

• Phalanx+ further reduces the damage by the amount on the armour.
  • Phalanx+3 and 500 skill will reduce damage by 38.
  • Phalanx+ is Phalanx Received.
• Damage reduction from Phalanx is calculated after Damage Taken equipment.
  
  

Start working on your Phalanx sets as soon as you can. You can always repurpose the Taeon Attire Set pieces later. Get a piece of the Herculean Armor Set early, the is not the head, and sit on it until a Dark Matter Campaign comes around. Once you have a piece of Herc with Phalanx+3 or more, you can turn the Taeon of that slot into something else. Regen and SIRD are prime options.

For every set, we can add Deacon Sword if we are willing to swap weapons and lose the TP].

Phalanx Received
It is very common to have a tank and RDM or SCH collaborating for the casting of Phalanx. The tank will equip their Phalanx set so the RDM or SCH can cast on them. This gives the benefit of the higher Enhancing Skill along with the much higher duration.

• You generally want a separate set for receiving the spell vs self casting the spell.
• This is so you can receive Phalanx while still tanning to reduce down time.

Beginner Phalanx Received     Phalanx+17 PDT-35% MDT-9% HP+577 Refined Grip Demonry Stone Fu. Bandeau +1 Taeon Tabard Phalanx+3 Taeon Gloves Phalanx+3 Taeon Tights Phalanx+3 Taeon Boots Phalanx+3 Twilight Torque Tuisto Earring Odnowa Earring Gelatinous Ring Ayanmo Ring Flume Belt Ogma's Cape PDT, HP, Eva/MEva Expand Notes: Not much to say. Get as much Phalanx+ as you can. Load up with defensive stats in case you are tanking when you need to have the spell cast on you. Mid-Tier Phalanx Received     Phalanx +18~26 PDT-44% MDT-28% HP+954 HP+10% Refined Grip +1 DEF +20, Parrying Skill +10 Staunch Tathlum Fu. Bandeau +2 Herculean Vest Phalanx+3~5 Herculean Gloves Phalanx+3~5 Herculean Trousers Phalanx+3~5 Herculean Boots Phalanx+3~5 Loricate Torque +1 DEF+45, SIRD 5% Tuisto Earring Odnowa Earring +1 DEF +30, Damage Taken -3% Gelatinous Ring +1 VIT +15, HP +100 Moonbeam Ring Plat. Mog. Belt Moonbeam Cape Expand Notes: Not much to say. Get as much Phalanx+ as you can. Load up with defensive stats in case you are tanking when you need to have the spell cast on you. High-Tier Phalanx Received     Phalanx+19~27 PDT-48% MDT-30% HP+999 HP+10% Refined Grip +1 DEF +20, Parrying Skill +10 Staunch Tathlum +1 Fu. Bandeau +3 Herculean Vest Phalanx+3~5 Herculean Gloves Phalanx+3~5 Herculean Trousers Phalanx+3~5 Herculean Boots Phalanx+3~5 Loricate Torque +1 DEF+45, SIRD 5% Tuisto Earring Odnowa Earring +1 DEF +30, Damage Taken -3% Gelatinous Ring +1 VIT +15, HP +100 Moonlight Ring Plat. Mog. Belt Moonlight Cape Expand Notes: Not much to say. Get as much Phalanx+ as you can. Load up with defensive stats in case you are tanking when you need to have the spell cast on you.

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Self Casting Phalanx
When discussing a self casting Phalanx, we need to account for the Enhancing Magic Skill.

• We can add 16 Enhancing Magic Skill through general Merit Points.
• At RUN 99 we have 388 Enhancing Magic Skill.
  • 404 Enhancing Magic Skill total.
• Mastered we have 424 Enhancing Magic Skill.
  • 440 Enhancing Magic Skill total.

You will also get Enhancing Magic Skills through Job Point Gifts.

• Enhancing Magic Skill+5 at 125 Job Points.
• Enhancing Magic Skill+8 at 450 Job Points.
• Enhancing Magic Skill+10 at 1050 Job Points.
• Enhancing Magic Skill+13 at 1900 Job Points.

Now we check the table to see the benchmarks when we get another damage mitigated.

Notable Phalanx Tiers
Skill:	300	329	358	386	415	443	472	500
-Dmg:	-28	-29	-30	-31	-32	-33	-34	-35

• NOTE: Understand that we are going to have to eat an HP dip when casting Phalanx. Luckily, we don't spam the spell and ideally, we cast it before the pull so less of an issue to deal with.

Beginner Self Cast Phalanx     Phalanx+17 Fu. Bandeau +1 Taeon Tabard Phalanx+3 Taeon Gloves Phalanx+3 Taeon Tights Phalanx+3 Taeon Boots Phalanx+3 Enhancing Torque Andoaa Earring Mimir Earring Olympus Sash Merciful Cape Expand Notes: We can't reach the 443 tier without removing Phalanx+, adding Stikini Rings or Job Points. This leaves us targeting the 415 tier which will only require 11 Enhancing Magic Skill through armour. Mimir Earring and any other source of Enhancing Magic Skill will get the job done. The set was left empty on purpose to make it easier to see the options. If you happen to hit some of the Job Point Gifts, you may be able to stack all of your Enhancing Magic Skill to high higher tiers so check back as you get Job Points. Or just stick with what you have until you are ready for the Mid Tier gearing because the changes can come pretty fast. At 125 Job Points you can try to get Melic Torque and that would put you into the 443 tier. At 1900 Job Points, with Melic Torque, it is possible to hit the 472 tier. Don't stress about it early on. Your Phalanx Received set should do most of the heavy lifting and you can focus on other sets. Mid-Tier Self Cast Phalanx     Phalanx +18~26 HP+191 Staunch Tathlum Fu. Bandeau +2 Herculean Vest Phalanx+3~5 Herculean Gloves Phalanx+3~5 Herculean Trousers Phalanx+3~5 Herculean Boots Phalanx+3~5 Melic Torque Andoaa Earring Mimir Earring Stikini Ring Stikini Ring Plat. Mog. Belt Merciful Cape Expand Notes: Deacon Sword is an option but know that you will have to swap to it if you want to be able to overwrite and extend the duration of your Phalanx. If you are concerned with losing TP, don't start with a weapon swap. Olympus Sash adds 5 Enhancing Magic Skill but doesn't get you to any more damage reduction. You are better off trying to offset the absurd amount of HP you are dipping. This puts you at 444 Enhancing Magic Skill with 0 Job Points. Phalanx will mitigate 50 damage each hit. You are also at 480 Enhancing Magic Skill when Mastered. Phalanx will mitigate 51 damage each hit. At Master Level 20, you will reach 500 skill and cap your Phalanx. High-Tier Self Cast Phalanx     491 Enhancing Skill HP+184 Phalanx+19~27 Staunch Tathlum +1 Fu. Bandeau +3 Herculean Vest Phalanx+3~5 Herculean Gloves Phalanx+3~5 Herculean Trousers Phalanx+3~5 Herculean Boots Phalanx+3~5 Incanter's Torque Andoaa Earring Mimir Earring Stikini Ring +1 Stikini Ring +1 Olympus Sash Merciful Cape Expand Notes: Deacon Sword is an option but know that you will have to swap to it if you want to be able to overwrite and extend the duration of your Phalanx. If you are concerned with losing TP, don't start with a weapon swap. Mastered with all the Enhancing Magic Skill gear puts you at 491. 9 Shy of the 500 cap. You will not be able to cap until Master Level 9. Master Level 15 if you only have a pair of Stikini Rings. This means we can drop 19 Enhancing Magic Skill from the set and stay at the 472 tier. This allows us to balance our HP much easier. Option 1, NQ Stikini Rings removes 6. This saves us a LOT of gil. Olympus Sash would remove 5 and give us back our Platinum Moogle Belt Merciful Cape would remove 5 and give us back our Moonbeam Cape or Moonlight Cape. With Moonbeam - Gives us a total of HP+477 on the set while saving almost 80M gil. Option 2, We keep 1 Stikini Ring +1 and swap the other out for Gelatninous Ring +1. Olympus Sash would remove 5 and give us back our Platinum Moogle Belt Merciful Cape would remove 5 and give us back our Moonbeam Cape or Moonlight Cape. With Moonbeam - Gives us a total of HP+625 on the set.

Regen

Regen restores HP over time in 3 second intervals (Ticks).

• Regen IV - 30 HP/tick base.
• Regen V - 40 HP/tick base. Only SCH has access.
• Light Arts provides a bonus of 24 HP/tick recovery and +48 seconds of duration. This only applies to SCH main.

We can further enhance this with Regen Potency and Regen Received gear.

• Below are the viable options for Regen Potency, Received, Duration and Enhancing Duration.
• The Taeon Attire Set can be augmented to have Regen Potency +1~3 Duskdim Stones.

Regen+ does not help when casting or receiving the spell.

Regen Potency Regen Potecy Options   Taeon Chapeau Regen Potency +1~3 Taeon Tabard Regen Potency +1~3 Taeon Gloves Regen Potency +1~3 Taeon Tights Regen Potency +1~3 Taeon Boots Regen Potency +1~3 Sacro Gorget Sroda Belt Expand Notes: Regen Duration Regen Duration Options   Rune. Bandeau +3 Regal Gauntlets Futhark Trousers +3 Sroda Belt Expand Notes: The entire Runeist Bandeau/+1/+2/+3 line has Regen Duration. This is in seconds added to Regen. The entire Futhark Trousers/+1/+2/+3 line has Enhancing Magic Duration. This is a percentage added to Enhancing Magic. The entire Erilaz Galea/+1/+2/+3 line has Enhancing Magic Duration. This is a percentage added to Enhancing Magic. Regen Received Regen Received Options   Morgelai Path C: Pot. of "Regen" effects received +25 Erilaz Earring +1 Expand Notes: Peord Claymore is the more reasonable option. The entire Erilaz Earring/+1/+2 line has Regen Received but I refuse to put a +2 earring into a guide.

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Self Regen

For this set we will be trying to combine our options to give us a decent duration then add potency.

• If you do not have the Armour at the tier in the set, use what you have within that line.
  • Example: use Futhark Trousers if you do not have Futhark Trousers +3.
• You can augment and use any piece of the Taeon Attire Set to fill in gaps.
• You DO NOT NEED Morgelai or Peord Claymore.
• Fill the rest of the slots with DT and try to balance HP with the rest of your sets.

Self Regen Self Regen Base   Morgelai Path C: Pot. of "Regen" effects received +25 Rune. Bandeau +3 Taeon Tabard Regal Gauntlets Futhark Trousers +3 Taeon Boots Sacro Gorget Erilaz Earring +1 Sroda Belt Expand Notes: Self Regen Self Regen Set     PDT-27% MDT-16% HP+1033 Morgelai Path C: Pot. of "Regen" effects received +25 Refined Grip +1 Staunch Tathlum +1 Rune. Bandeau +3 Taeon Tabard Regal Gauntlets Futhark Trousers +3 Taeon Boots Sacro Gorget Erilaz Earring +1 DT-3% Odnowa Earring +1 DEF+30, DT-3% Gelatinous Ring +1 VIT +15, HP +100 Defending Ring Sroda Belt Ogma's Cape HP, Eva/Meva, PDT, Enmity Expand Notes: The Ogma's Cape is just our basic Enmity Cape. The Enmity on it doesn't matter. We just want the HP, Evasion, Magic Evasion and PDT.

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Regen Received

There are only 2 options at this current time for Regen Received. If you have an Erilaz Earring +1, you may opt to keep it in your idle and tanking sets so that you always have the added Regen Received effect form it. If you bother to pick up Morgelai, or more likely Peord Claymore, you can choose to bring it in when having Regen cast on you. I usually start with it at the beginning of fights and don't typically switch back mid fight. I will generally accept the weaker Regen over removing my Epeolatry. You can decide what is right for you. If that includes not putting together a Received set at all, that is perfectly acceptable in my mind. It's 1 earring and an over priced toy. I will say though, the amount of Regen you get with just Erilaz Earring +1, Peord Claymore and a SCH with Musa is pretty fun.

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Refresh

We get Refresh natively which means we always have the option. Unfortunatly, not having the higher tiers means it can still be rough on MP management and we will greatly appreciate Refresh III and Ballads when we can get them.

• Refresh (Base 3 MP/tick over 150 seconds for 150 MP)
  • From yourself or a SCH for added duration.
• Refresh II (Base 6 MP/tick over 150 seconds for 300 MP)
  • From a RDM.
• Refresh III (Base 9 MP/tick over 150 seconds for 450 MP)
  • From a RDM with 1200 Job Points.

The potency is not increased via Enhancing Magic Skill.

• We will focus on Refresh Potency and Enhancing Duration.

Refresh Refresh     Refresh Potency+4 Enhancing Duration+75% Refresh+20s Erilaz Galea +3 Regal Gauntlets Futhark Trousers +3 Gishdubar Sash Expand Notes: Gishdubar Sash adds 20 seconds to Refresh. This is all you need if you want a Refresh received set.

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Aquaveil/Bar-Spells/Temper

Aquaveil prevents X interruptions, where X is a function of Enhancing Magic Skill and enhancing gear.

• At 300 skill and below, Aquaveil prevents 1 interruption.
• At 301 skill and above, Aquaveil prevents 2 interruptions.
• At 501 skill and above, Aquaveil prevents 3 interruptions.
• Aquaveil+ gear will transfer when using Accession.

We always want Aquaveil active. Server lag makes it impossible to say you will always have perfect timing to get spells through so this creates a wonderful fall back. Don't ignore your cast timing because you have it active but enjoy the benefits when you need it to cover for you. It is a very short cast spell with a long duration that we can pump up.
We will want to hit 501 Enhancing Magic Skill then add in Enhancing Duration.
Receiving the spell from a RDM or SCH via Accession grants a few benefits.

• 501 Enhancing Magic Skill prevents 3 interruptions.
• Their Aquaveil+ transfers to you for that many added interruptions prevented.
• Much longer duration.

Barspells are Enhancing Magic Spells that increase Magic Evasion against specific elements or negative status effects. The resistance increased will depend on the spell, and they can typically be divided into two categories based on the kind of resistance they increase:

• Bar-Element Spells increase Magic Evasion against a specific element.
• Bar-Status Spells increase Magic Evasion against a specific status effect.
• Only 1 Barspell from each category can be active at any one time.
• Single Target Barspells will overwrite AoE Barspells.
• AoE Barspells cannot overwrite Single Target Barspells.
• Base duration of both Bar-element and Bar-status spells is 8 minutes.

Bar-Element Spells

• Based on Enhancing Magic Skill and caps at 500 skill.
• WHM gets a lot of armour to increase the effectiveness of Bar-Element Spells.
  • Do not overwrite a WHMs Bar-Element Spells.
  • Do not cast your own Bar-Element Spell with a WHM in the party because they cannot overwrite your spell.

Bar-Status Spells

• Single target Bar-Status are more potent than AoE Bar-Status.
  • The only armour to increase the effect is Sroda Necklace which is RDM and WHM only.

Temper grants the ability to occasionally attack twice.

• Gives Double Attack and directly stacks with all other Double Attack sources.
• You will get 1% Double Attack for every 10 Enhancing Magic Skill.
• Obtained via spending 550 Job Points.
• Big help when TPing.
• Can be used during Dispel fights as fodder to be removed instead of something important.
  

Ideally, try to stay as close to the even 10s. You could fill the rest up with HP or DT.

• There won't be much space left.

Use your Enhancing Magic Skill set.

• Don't switch for a weapon or grip because you want TP if you are using Temper.

Beginner 0 JP, Merits+16     Enhancing Skill 508 Pukulatmuj Carmine Mask Manasa Chasuble Runeist Mitons +1 Carmine Cuisses Melic Torque Mimir Earring Andoaa Earring Olympus Sash Merciful Cape Expand Notes: Enhancing Magic Skill, Skill at 99 is 388. Merits +16 is 404. Unfortunately this needs a weapon swap to reach 501 skill. Things will be easier soon enough. Temper - set as shown. Double Attack+19% without Pukulatmuj. Double Attack+20% with Pukulatmuj. Mid-Tier 500 JP, Merits+16     Enhancing Skill 501 Enhancing Duration+25% Carmine Mask Manasa Chasuble Runeist Mitons +2 Futhark Trousers +2 Incanter's Torque Mimir Earring Andoaa Earring Stikini Ring Stikini Ring Olympus Sash Merciful Cape Expand Notes: Enhancing Magic Skill, Skill at 99 is 388. Merits +16 is 404. 125 JP +5 is 409. 450 JP +8 is 417. We can hit 501+ Enhancing Magic Skill while adding back in some duration. We also managed to drop the grip so we can keep TP. If you have 1 or 0 Stikini Rings, Carmine Cuisses can come back in to cover the missing skill. Still able to drop a 5 skill piece. If you are willing to lose the TP, Pukulatmuj +1 will allow you to skip both Stikini Rings. Temper - set as shown. Double Attack+22% without Pukulatmuj +1. Double Attack+23% with Pukulatmuj +1. High-Tier ML 0, Merits+16     Enhancing Skill 503 Enhancing Duration+75% Erilaz Galea +3 Manasa Chasuble Regal Gauntlets Futhark Trousers +3 Incanter's Torque Mimir Earring Andoaa Earring Stikini Ring +1 Stikini Ring +1 Olympus Sash Merciful Cape Expand Notes: Enhancing Magic Skill, Skill at ML 0 is 424. Merits +16 is 440. Stikini Ring +1 isn't a fun purchase. If you don't spend the gil, bring in skill over duration to hit 501. If you are willing to lose the TP, Pukulatmuj +1 will allow you to skip a Stikini Ring +1. Temper - set as shown. Double Attack+25% without Pukulatmuj +1. Double Attack+26% with Pukulatmuj +1.

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Stoneskin

Stoneskin absorbs a certain amount of damage from physical and magical attacks.

• Depends on MND and Enhancing Magic Skill.
• Caps at 350 damage absorbed.
• Capped Enhancing Magic Skill at 99 will cap Stoneskin.
• Damage cap can be extended by armour.

Common uses for Stoneskin are pulls or when trying to feed 0 TP in fights. By lowering the incoming damage by enough, we have have our Stoneskin last the full duration. Keeping [[Stoneskin] up prevents the monster from gaining TP from their auto attacks which makes it more manageable to prevent TP moves.

Our options will drop us below i119.
Use all of our Stoneskin+ options, add duration, try to keep DT high.

Stoneskin Stoneskin Options     Stoneskin+110 Stone Mufflers Haven Hose Stone Gorget Earthcry Earring Siegel Sash Expand Notes: These allow you to add 110 to your Stoneskin. Bringing your total to 460 damage absorbed. Stoneskin Stoneskin Set     PDT-59 MDT-51% Stoneskin+110 HP+775 Staunch Tathlum +1 Null Masque Adamantite Armor Stone Mufflers Haven Hose Erilaz Greaves +3 Stone Gorget Earthcry Earring Odnowa Earring +1 DEF+30, DT-3% Gelatinous Ring +1 VIT+15, HP+100 Moonlight Ring Siegel Sash Ogma's Cape HP+80 Expand Notes: Be as defensive as possible. Add as much Haste as possible. If you are using it to prevent TP feed, it should last a significant amount of time. It's OK not to have a great recast timer but obviously, the quicker the option to reapply, the safer you will be if something happens. If you have to choose between more haste or more defences, go with more defences.

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Damage Dealing Sets

I put very little importance on these sets. You are a Tank, not a DD. RUN has been left off relevant TP and WS gear for years. They have no JSE to help with either aspect of the job. That’s not to say it can’t add damage, it just isn’t the DD I often hear the community yelling it is.
RUNs TP sets are somewhat similar to jobs like GEO and SCH. Even WHM has more recent TP additions. Just keep that in mind when you decide you are a DD RUN. The BRD is better equipped for damage. However, there are times where danger is low and you actually have buffs. There are situations where you need to partake in skillchains or the strategy is for you to hybrid tank. We have sets for that.

TP Sets

Beginner Above Set   Ginsen Aya. Zucchetto +2 Ayanmo Corazza +2 Adhemar Wristbands Meg. Chausses +2 Meg. Jam. +2 Sanctity Necklace Brutal Earring Cessance Earring Meghanada Ring Ayanmo Ring Sailfi Belt Letalis Mantle Expand Notes: One of the largest issues you are going to run into right of the bat, you don’t have Temper yet. That’s a large source of Double Attack that you are missing. Ayanmo Manopolas +2 has no effect on our Rune damage. Kaja Grip has acc and DT which will help but also has negative Enmity which may cause us issues. If you don’t care about holding, it doesn’t matter. JP parties are often killing things so fast that Enmity doesn’t really matter beyond the pull. Steelflash Earring and Bladeborn Earring for their set bonus is usable but you are going out of your way for 2 DA more than Brutal Earring alone which is a solid earring on its own and easily accessible. Mache Earring is cheap and works just fine. Atheling Mantle comes from Orthrus while trying to get you Epona's Ring. Relucent Cape. Annealed Mantle. Meg. Jam. +2 are there for the acc they get and nothing else. Adhemar Attire Set has the head/body/hands which are good for tp but it’s a lot of DI for a set you otherwise won’t bother with. Maybe get the hands to have a solid option since you will be fine with Ayanmo in the other 2 slots and want them anyways. Mid-Tier Above Set   Coiste Bodhar Adhemar Bonnet +1 Adhemar Jacket +1 Adhemar Wrist. +1 Samnuha Tights Herculean Boots Anu Torque Brutal Earring Sherida Earring Niqmaddu Ring Epona's Ring Sailfi Belt +1 Null Shawl Expand Notes: Utu Grip is generally the desired choice. Yamarang for more acc. I would stick to Meg. Chausses +2. I know we are going more glass cannon here but Samnuha Tights are just a step too far for me. High-Tier Above Set   Coiste Bodhar Adhemar Bonnet +1 Ashera Harness Adhemar Wrist. +1 Samnuha Tights Herculean Boots Anu Torque Brutal Earring Sherida Earring Niqmaddu Ring Epona's Ring Sailfi Belt +1 Null Shawl Expand Notes: place holder for things to check. Really, you should just be 5/5 nyame lol. Telos Earring.

Utility Sets

Cure

You can use your Cure Set with Blue Magic Cures but the real reason you want this set is to tank during Sortie mage strategies. This also works quite well if you are doing low man runs kiting the NMs. The purpose is to be self sufficient instead of needing to be baby sat. Since the mages don't have to be worried about you, they can focus on zerging the NMs. Enmity during bursting strategies is pretty easy to maintain so you will have time to get Cures off on yourself. Make sure you have Echo Drops/Remedies and you may have to call for a Paralyna if you are having issues. Otherwise, you should have any issues Curing yourself.

• We want to have Cure Potency +50%.
• We want to have capped DT.
• We need to be at or close to the Gear Haste cap for recast purposes.
• We will put more emphasis on tanking magical damage during this set.

Cure   Cure Pot.+50% DT-56% Enmity+43 HP+781 Sapience Orb Nyame Helm Nyame Mail Erilaz Gauntlets +3 Eri. Leg Guards +3 Erilaz Greaves +3 Sacro Gorget Mendi. Earring Cryptic Earring Moonlight Ring Supershear Ring Sroda Belt Reiki Cloak Expand Notes: Nyame Gauntlets are still an option but they drop you to 22% Gear Haste and have slightly less MND and VIT. Ogma's Cape is another good option. More Enmity but less HP in a set that is already lower than we would like. HP+80, Enmity+10 Cure   Cure Pot.+50% DT-51% Enmity+43 HP+984 Refined Grip +1 Sapience Orb Null Masque Nyame Mail Regal Gauntlets Eri. Leg Guards +3 Erilaz Greaves +3 Sacro Gorget Mendi. Earring Cryptic Earring Moonlight Ring Supershear Ring Sroda Belt Reiki Cloak Expand Notes: Reiki Cloak adds some Enmity and a bunch of HP. You could run Ogma's Cape for more Enmity, more Magic Evasion but less HP. If you wanted to bring in Adamantite Armor, you would drop down to 24% Gear Haste which is still fine. At that point, it would be wise to switch to Ogma's Cape for the extra 20 Magic Evasion. We are already giving up Magic Evasion on the head and hands. Adding the body means we better start adding some back into the set. At that point, you are only gaining HP+14. You do make a large improvement on MDB. Current set Magic Evasion+601. With Adamantite Armor Magic Evasion+569. With Adamantite Armor and Ogma's Cape Magic Evasion+589.

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Enfeebling

Enfeebling Expand Notes:

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Spell Interruption Rate Down

Beginner   PDT-14% MDT-5% Refined Grip Demonry Stone Taeon Chapeau HP, DEF, SIRD-10% Taeon Tabard HP, DEF, SIRD-10% Rawhide Gloves Taeon Tights HP, DEF, SIRD-10% Taeon Boots HP, DEF, SIRD-10% Twilight Torque Magnetic Earring Halasz Earring Evanescence Ring Gelatinous Ring Audumbla Sash Ogma's Cape HP+80, Eva/Meva, Enmity, SIRD-10% Expand Notes: Honestly? I wouldn't even bother building this set. You can get by early on without SIRD. It's a great tool but the cost to augment and time invested is rough when you are trying to build out so many sets. You aren't really going to see a reasonable SIRD set until Erilaz Armor Set +2. This is your early game options in case you feel you need it and have the Taeon pieces to spare. I would rather see a new RUN focus on their Phalanx Sets. Taeon is your only real source of SIRD early. The augments are to make it less paper thin but it's still pretty terrible. Evanescence Ring and Halasz Earring could be replaced with Staunch Tathlum but that is more expensive than I want to suggest this early. One could also be replaced with Loricate Torque +1 if you can get it to R:15. Loricate Torque +1 R:15 and Staunch Tathlum together would let you, Remove Taeon Tabard for Ayanmo Corazza +2. Remove Evanescence Ring for Ayanmo Ring. Mid-Tier   PDT-37% MDT-39% HP+503 Staunch Tathlum Erilaz Galea +2 Taeon Tabard HP, DEF, SIRD-10% Rawhide Gloves Eri. Leg Guards +2 Erilaz Greaves +2 Moonbeam Necklace Magnetic Earring Odnowa Earring +1 Defending Ring Evanescence Ring Audumbla Sash Ogma's Cape HP+80, Eva/Meva, Enmity, SIRD-10% Expand Notes: You can use Gelatinous Ring +1 R:15 or Moonbeam Ring for the HP but a cut in DT. Peord Claymore has SIRD-15%. If you are ok with losing the TP, you can bring it in as a SIRD swap and make the set much easier to build. After Epeolatry, it is difficult to say what the right call is at this stage. If you have Nyame Mail, its a lot of defensive stats to bring in but less PDT overall. With Peord Claymore, Bring in Defending Ring and either Futhark Coat +3 or Nyame Mail. The can replace Taeon Tabard and Evanescence Ring. High-Tier   PDT-46% MDT-40% HP+745 Staunch Tathlum +1 Erilaz Galea +3 Nyame Mail Rawhide Gloves Eri. Leg Guards +3 Erilaz Greaves +3 Moonlight Necklace Magnetic Earring Odnowa Earring +1 DEF+30, DT-3% Gelatinous Ring +1 VIT +15, HP +100 Evanescence Ring Audumbla Sash Ogma's Cape HP+80, Eva/Meva, Enmity, SIRD-10% Expand Notes: Refined Grip +1 brings you to PDT-49%. Finally a decent SIRD set. Peord Claymore and Morgelai allow for some interesting swaps for more defences. Just remember you are giving up TP every time you use your SIRD set with a weapon swap. Not as big of an issue if your damage isn't being used to help with Enmity. Most interesting is either swapping out Rawhide Gloves or Evanescence Ring and Audumbla Sash for HP options. Not worth the swaps if you have Epeolatry.

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Enmity SIRD

With how terrible the SIRD set is for beginners, there really isn't a point in attempting an Enmity SIRD set. Peord Claymore can be a big help with your SIRD sets if you are willing to lose the TP. At the high end, you would be better served with Epeolatry so if you wanted to completely skip Peord Claymore, you could. If, for some crazy reason you have, Morgelai but not Epeolatry, you can use that to make a solid set at the high end. The mid tier set gains nothing of real value from the added 5 SIRD compared to Peord Claymore.

If you are considering Morgelai and do not have Epeolatry, put your gil into H-P Bayld for Epeolatry. You will get far more value from your Ergon Weapon.

Mid-Tier Option 1     DT-25% HP+503 Staunch Tathlum Erilaz Galea +2 Taeon Tabard HP, DEF, SIRD-10% Rawhide Gloves Eri. Leg Guards +2 Erilaz Greaves +2 Moonbeam Necklace Magnetic Earring Cryptic Earring Eihwaz Ring Evanescence Ring Audumbla Sash Ogma's Cape HP+80, Eva/Meva, Enmity, SIRD-10% Expand Notes: Without merits you need to remove Erilaz Greaves +2 for Taeon Boots. You thought the set was gross before? Think of the numbers with 10 less DT and 8 less Enmity. That's not even considering the other defensive stats. Mid-Tier Option 2     DT-36% Enmity+53 HP+645 Peord Claymore Refined Grip +1 DEF+20, Parrying Skill+10 Staunch Tathlum Erilaz Galea +2 Nyame Mail Rawhide Gloves Eri. Leg Guards +2 Erilaz Greaves +2 Moonbeam Necklace Magnetic Earring Cryptic Earring Eihwaz Ring Supershear Ring Audumbla Sash Ogma's Cape HP+80, Eva/Meva, Enmity, SIRD-10% Expand Notes: Again, those SIRD merits are holding this slop together. Note you are losing TP every time you cast as you will want to keep Aettir equipped for actually tanking things. Peord Claymore actually makes a big difference in this set.

High-Tier Option 1     DT-39% Enmity+60 HP+985 Peord Claymore Refined Grip +1 DEF+20, Parrying Skill+10 Staunch Tathlum +1 Erilaz Galea +3 Nyame Mail Regal Gauntlets Eri. Leg Guards +3 Erilaz Greaves +3 Moonlight Necklace Magnetic Earring Cryptic Earring Eihwaz Ring Supershear Ring Audumbla Sash Ogma's Cape HP+80, Eva/Meva, Enmity,SIRD-10% Expand Notes: Why Peord Claymore and not Morgelai? Because Morgelai for this reason is a waste of gil. Take that gil and put it into Epeolatry. Once you have Epeo, just build the next set instead. If you still want to build this with Morgelai, Audumbla Sash comes out for Platinum Moogle Belt and pushes your HP past +1000. High-Tier Option You Want     DT-27% Enmity+60 HP+778 Refined Grip +1 DEF+20, Parrying Skill+10 Staunch Tathlum +1 Erilaz Galea +3 Taeon Tabard HP, DEF, SIRD-10 Regal Gauntlets Eri. Leg Guards +3 Erilaz Greaves +3 Moonlight Necklace Magnetic Earring Cryptic Earring Eihwaz Ring Supershear Ring Audumbla Sash Ogma's Cape HP+80, Eva/Meva, Enmity,SIRD-10% Expand Notes: Why is this the set you should aim for? Epeolatry and not blowing gil on Morgelai. Enmity goes up to 83. PDT II-25% I generally would want to be pushing both sides of DT for the majority of our sets but if you are casting in SIRD, the greater issue is the physical damage incoming. If it were magical damage, we wouldn't need SIRD.

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Cursna Received and Holy Water

Cursna
When you get Doomed, you are on a very obvious timer. It sucks watching casters repeatedly cast Cursna on you and fail to remove the Doom. If only they had better sets! Or you could just make this simple set, which you should have on all jobs. It comes in over whatever you have on at the time and greatly assist the chances of Cursna being successful. Pair that with your healers making proper Cursna sets and you will actually find it rare to see it fail to go 1/1.

Holy Water Holy water specific sets are for times where you want to be able to simply holy water yourself instead of the healers needing to cast on you. Sgili is a perfect example. You can spike Enmity very early in the fight and do not need much to maintain it. By running this set, your SCH can stay in Addendum: Black for the entire fight while you use Holy Water to stay alive.

Cursna Received Nicander's Necklace Eshmun's Ring Purity Ring Gishdubar Sash Expand Notes: This set just comes in over whatever I'm currently using. Eshmun's Ring is Cursna effect received +20% Saida Ring is Cursna effect received +15% Will work perfectly fine. You can double up on the Eshmun's Ring or Saida Ring. I find this works perfectly fine with my healers have Cursna sets and allows me to have a better chance removing with Holy Water if the mages can't cast on me for whatever reason. Holy Water Effect Nicander's Necklace Blenmot's Ring +1 Blenmot's Ring +1 Plat. Mog. Belt Expand Notes: This set just comes in over whatever I'm currently using. Blenmot's Ring +1 gives Holy Water effect +10%. Purity Ring gives Holy Water effect +7%. Blenmot's Ring gives Holy Water effect +5%. Significantly cheaper but remember it's half the success rate and you are time limited to find success.

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empty sets

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