[MENTION=2196]Schrono[/MENTION]; I already have 16% critical rate on Inner Ability, which I'm not getting rid of. 16% extra Carte Noire activation is a godsend for Phantom.
I already have a Decent AB hat, but it's on my Dual Blade.. I'll have to remember to scissor it over next time I have NX. Decent CO would be great, I haven't seen a shoe with that on for sale though. I'll try and get Hero's Gloves tomorrow morning before work and see how much of a difference that makes - I was able to get 36 heals today at Empress (with a lot of lag) trioing, but I cheated and had ADA active for basically the entire fight. I'm hoping to get to the point of not needing it anymore.
So, my list of things to do now:
1. Try and get a boss damage nebulite.
2. Get my Core Aura to 25+ ATT/LUK
3. Move decent AB hat over
4. Fix my cape. It's only 12% luk and legendary, that won't take too many cubes.
5. Start farming for Resistance potions. Oh god, I am going to hate this so much, but it's a really good idea. I'll skip the LUK/ATT potions, I already have a ton of +40 LUK ones and those are good enough and hilariously easy to craft.
I won't bother with the Arkarium rings, I had no idea there was a 3rd tier ring coming, which KMS patch had that? I could replace my Evo 17 when we get that.
Also, I guess I could either switch my overall with a top and bottom and use the Empress shoulder pad when we get that, or get rid of my gloves and use Dojo gloves + the shoulder for even more boss damage. I hope I won't need to though, I want to cube as little as possible xD
Thanks a ton for all the help guys, I appreciate it a lot!
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I had thought of trying that before, but I really need to be able to rely on buffs. Having a 1/6 chance would probably end really badly if the 20% damage boost was pushing me over the edge into max damage territory.
Aflac Wrote:He has crit IA, which is pretty much the best one a phantom can get.
[MENTION=2375]Mazz[/MENTION]; - have you tried replacing your empress gloves with Hero's gloves? (or are you already considering that) I know you're capable of getting them, and the 20%td/40%boss damage still beats the set bonus. Give that a shot and see if it helps, or just run the math if you have a "range calculations spreadsheet".
I would skip the ark rings unless primals are cheap on your alliance (like less than 800m or something). They're not a HUGE benefit and there's supposedly 3rd tier pottable rings incoming.
Dualing up on alchemy potions will help as well. Stack resistance pots + 70+luk potion, or if you're feeling really bold, 70luk potion and 24/30att potion. (your overall DPS will probably drop from the downtime though).
Finding a decent AB hat to swap on and off when rebuffing will be a good boost. IIRC it's 20 attack. May as well get decent CO if you see it cheap, it'll improve your carte dmg and Dark Harmony.
I already have a Decent AB hat, but it's on my Dual Blade.. I'll have to remember to scissor it over next time I have NX. Decent CO would be great, I haven't seen a shoe with that on for sale though. I'll try and get Hero's Gloves tomorrow morning before work and see how much of a difference that makes - I was able to get 36 heals today at Empress (with a lot of lag) trioing, but I cheated and had ADA active for basically the entire fight. I'm hoping to get to the point of not needing it anymore.
So, my list of things to do now:
1. Try and get a boss damage nebulite.
2. Get my Core Aura to 25+ ATT/LUK
3. Move decent AB hat over
4. Fix my cape. It's only 12% luk and legendary, that won't take too many cubes.
5. Start farming for Resistance potions. Oh god, I am going to hate this so much, but it's a really good idea. I'll skip the LUK/ATT potions, I already have a ton of +40 LUK ones and those are good enough and hilariously easy to craft.
I won't bother with the Arkarium rings, I had no idea there was a 3rd tier ring coming, which KMS patch had that? I could replace my Evo 17 when we get that.
Also, I guess I could either switch my overall with a top and bottom and use the Empress shoulder pad when we get that, or get rid of my gloves and use Dojo gloves + the shoulder for even more boss damage. I hope I won't need to though, I want to cube as little as possible xD
Thanks a ton for all the help guys, I appreciate it a lot!
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66alex66 Wrote:You can try using dice instead of Dark Harmony, although it's only 1/6 chance you get a 20% dmg boost
I had thought of trying that before, but I really need to be able to rely on buffs. Having a 1/6 chance would probably end really badly if the 20% damage boost was pushing me over the edge into max damage territory.