Haku's Fan - what to get?

As far as I can tell, base stats don't get added to your range, but potential does?

I'm comparing a 45 matk 25 watk Fan to a 25 matk 15 watk fan with +1 matk potential - the second one bumps my range up by ~20 even when Haku's not summoned.
I also have a 45 matk 25 watk Fan with +2 dex potential, and when Haku's wearing it, I get +2 dex.

So should I be entirely looking for the best possible potential on it, or does something else become important due to later skills?

Ah, thanks for pointing out the potentials work.

Bizarre : crit rate+ doesn't work with this.

I'd say slam a reverse fan in there from the sengoku shop
Why not, right?

I'd say slam a reverse fan in there from the sengoku shop
Why not, right?

If you have materials, you can make Timeless for cheaper. 30 coins for rocks and 15 coins for a recipe compared to 60 for an inferior equip.

If you have materials, you can make Timeless for cheaper. 30 coins for rocks and 15 coins for a recipe compared to 60 for an inferior equip.

not including the cost of leveling blacksmithing

not including the cost of leveling blacksmithing

Anyone who's smart enough with profession should already own 3 mules of each lv 10 crafting professions.

Anyone who's smart enough with profession should already own 3 mules of each lv 10 crafting professions.

It'll be interesting to see if Boss Damage/PDR/other good potentials work when equipped into Haku's Fan slot.

One of Haku's buffs depends on his equipped fan. 40% of the fans attack (i think it means weapon attack) is given to you as magic attack.

But yeah, potentials are the way to go.
I have a timeless fan with more magic attack which I'm equipping on my Kanna, but I also have the level 110 fan with 3% INT. that one is going on Haku.

I think it stats Haku's fan only affects you potential wise (otherwise it would be like having two whole weapons and not a sup weapon)

I'm going to post a quote of myself from a PM about this subject I had a few days ago:

As for Haku's fan; I do know that it gives a damage boost related to the stats on the fan, and I also know that some potential works, but others don't. The issue is that no one ever figured out how this works, and the more I try the more I get confused.

For example, when I got my Empress Fan, I tried to give Haku my old Timeless fan. My Timeless fan was in literally every single way superior to my old 120 Quest Fan that he was using, yet for some reason my damage suffers. At the time no one was really caring about Kanna so I never brought it up. To this day I have absolutely no idea why that happens, but last I checked it still does.

When I say it was "in literally every single way superior," I mean that even the potential was better. The Quest Fan's gave LUK while the Timeless gave MATK and INT. All the base stats were better. EVERYTHING was better, yet my range dropped something like 4k when I give it to Haku. I have absolutely no idea why that happens, and I've long since given up on trying to figure it out. Maybe someone can, so I thought I'd share this information.

40% of the fans attack (i think it means weapon attack) is given to you as magic attack.

If you mean the 2nd job buff the skill description is wrong, it gives 10%, I tested it. (didn't test if it's a matk or atk based bonus though)

I can't tell for sure whether the 4th job one overwrites it cause the extraction lists them as different effects:
Haku's Blessing (II): Magic Attack: 10% min of Fan Attack Power
Haku's Blessing (IV): Magic Attack: +50%.

The only catch in testing is that when Haku's cast Blessing, it sticks around even if you equip a different weapon. So you have to manually cancel the buff before measuring the range again.

If you mean the 2nd job buff the skill description is wrong, it gives 10%, I tested it. (didn't test if it's a matk or atk based bonus though)

I can't tell for sure whether the 4th job one overwrites it cause the extraction lists them as different effects:
Haku's Blessing (II): Magic Attack: 10% min of Fan Attack Power
Haku's Blessing (IV): Magic Attack: +50%.

The only catch in testing is that when Haku's cast Blessing, it sticks around even if you equip a different weapon. So you have to manually cancel the buff before measuring the range again.

So, should we be scrolling the spare fan with attack scrolls then?

So, should we be scrolling the spare fan with attack scrolls then?

I'de like to know this as well.

If you mean the 2nd job buff the skill description is wrong, it gives 10%, I tested it. (didn't test if it's a matk or atk based bonus though)

I can't tell for sure whether the 4th job one overwrites it cause the extraction lists them as different effects:
Haku's Blessing (II): Magic Attack: 10% min of Fan Attack Power
Haku's Blessing (IV): Magic Attack: +50%.

The only catch in testing is that when Haku's cast Blessing, it sticks around even if you equip a different weapon. So you have to manually cancel the buff before measuring the range again.

It overwrites it because Haku will only cast the fourth job version once you learn the fourth job buff for him. They have different skill icons.