User:Zan/Gearsets

Offense with the Dark Arts

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Abilities, Traits, Merits, and Job Points

Abilities and Traits

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Job Traits Lvl. Name 10 Magic Attack Bonus 15 Clear Mind 20 Conserve MP 30 Clear Mind II 30 Magic Attack Bonus II 45 Clear Mind III 45 Mag. Burst Bonus ▼ Main Job Only ▼ 50 Magic Attack Bonus III 50 Elemental Celerity I 58 Mag. Burst Bonus II 60 Clear Mind IV 60 Elemental Celerity II 70 Magic Attack Bonus IV 70 Elemental Celerity III 71 Mag. Burst Bonus III 75 Clear Mind V 76 Conserve MP II 80 Elemental Celerity IV 81 Magic Attack Bonus V 84 Mag. Burst Bonus IV 85 Occult Acumen I 86 Conserve MP III 90 Elemental Celerity V 91 Magic Attack Bonus VI 95 Occult Acumen II 97 Mag. Burst Bonus V

Job Ability Lvl. Name Noteworthy Equipment 1 Manafont Archmage's Coat 15 Elemental Seal 76 Mana Wall Wicce Sabots | Taranus's Cape 85 Cascade 87 Enmity Douse 95 Manawell 96 Subtle Sorcery

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Subjob Selection

Red Mage Red Mage serves as the most common subjob for a geomancer due to the amount of utility it provides. Especially starting off, the ability to Convert allows for a Black Mage to regain MP and being able to rapidly cure themselves to with minimal loss to the regained MP. Debuffs such as Silence and Dispel do not have tiers and will benefit from a black mage's enfeebling skill. While they have a low enhancing skill, Haste and Refresh are both a set potency largely affected by Enhancing Duration Gear and while not as good as the higher tier spells Red Mages acquire at later levels, these can serve largely to aid when a Red Mage is not in the party/alliance. Abilities: Convert Traits: Fast Cast II, Magic Attack Bonus II, Magic Defense Bonus II Enhancing Magic: Haste, Flurry, Refresh, Phalanx Enfeebling Magic: Slow, Paralyze, Silence, Dispel Note: See Enhancing Duration more information

Scholar Scholar offers a large amount of utility though it is locked behind the either Light or Dark Arts. Scholar will give Black Mages access to all status removal magic that using White Mage does but Stona. The use of Manifestation allows for Dispel to act as a Dispelga prior to acquiring a Daybreak. While it has lost the use of Refresh, Phalanx, and Haste, it has gained the use of Storm spells giving weather bonus to both Black Mage's native elemental magic and Scholar's healing magic. Abilities: Light Arts, Dark Arts, Sublimation Light Arts Stratagems: Penury, Addendum: White, Celery, Accession Dark Arts Stratagems: Parsimony, Alacrity, Addendum: Black, Manifestation Traits: Resist Silence II, Max MP Boost Enhancing Magic: Storm Spells Enfeebling Magic: Dispel Healing Magic: Reraise, Blindna, Cursna, Paralyna, Poisona, Silena, Viruna

White Mage The former standard subjob for Black Mage, using White Mage contributes to a party is doing a great disservice to the party and then themselves. A Black Mage with access to remove a majority of debuffs effecting the party to include Doom which can bring down any party is a force multiplier considering all the factors. Especially when the enemy is resistant to Magic Damage. Abilities: Divine Seal Traits: Auto-Regen, Magic Defense Bonus II Healing Magic: Reraise, Blindna, Cursna, Paralyna, Poisona, Silena, Stona, Viruna Note: Theory-crafting estimates a properly geared Black Mage is able to remove Doom 30% of the time with Cursna. More testing needs to be used to verify the base removal rate and geared removal rate.

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