Nin Equips from 30-37?

[JoeyK]

Since my main job is a thf, I only plan on taking Nin from 30(current level) to 37 for the time being. Ive looked over the boards and found a great 1-30 guide, but not much on what to do past that. My main concern is body and leg armor, but for more on that, read on.
Btw, 90% of this leveling run will be pick-up pts so i cant count on a brd.
Also, my main provides more than enough gil for upgrades, so I am looking for what will best suit me per level, cost not an issue.

The slots that I know are set till 37 are:

Head - Emp Pin
Neck - Spike Necklace
Back - Nomad's
Earrings - Dodgex2
Feet - Leaping
Weapons - Best Combo of katana/sword for the lvl

My main questions are on the following:

Rings - what to use here, dex for acc, agi for evade, str for dmg?
Body - I have the lvl 25 evasion +3 gi, how long should i use this? Is it reasonable at all to take this to 37?
Legs - Same issue as Body, I have the trousers +3 evasion
Hands - I have Hume RSE atm, which are the best mid-level gloves for hume melee imho. I also have Kote but the -5 evasion worries me. This will come down to some testing on my part.
Waist - Is there anything out there worth special consideration or should i just get a +stat belt. Ive researched it, and nothing seems to stand out in the pre 37 range.

Lasly, I do have all the Ninjitsu, and will be using slow/blind/paralyze Using these and most of the equip listed above, I tanked from 25-30, barely getting hit, and only losing hate to fast-casting blms who started nuking while the mob was still coming in from the pull.


Thanks in advance

PS. Just in case someone doesnt know (i didnt till lvl 25-26 or so) you only have 60% of your casting time that you can get interrupted. Getting hit in the first 20% and last 20% wont stop your spell (i.e. 1-20% and 80-100%)


EDIT: Disredard my job/lvl info on the side bar....I havent updated that since the first week of NA release =D

[Cade]

I used Federation Gi all the way up to 40, where I switched to the Jujitsu Gi. I'm still using the Kingdom pants, and probably will until AF.

I use +2 agi rings myself, some people like to have the dex though... so its really up to you.

Honestly there isn't really any good ninja belts until survival at 38, so if you want to use a Warriors belt +1, by all means go ahead

The RSE hume gloves are fine until RK gloves at 50.

[obsidian]

I just got 38 last night. Here's my setup:

Head - Emp Pin until Optical hat (70)
Neck - Spike Necklace until Spirit Torque (38)
Back - Nomad's until Bat Cape (46)
Earring - Dodge until Eris (54)
Feet - Leaping until Fuma Kyahan (39)
Rings - +2 AGI until Snipers (40) and Mermaid (43)
Body - Fegeration Gi until Jujutsu Gi (40)
Legs - Kingdom Trousers until Ryl. Squires Breeches (40) or AF (52)
Hands - Federation Tekko until Ochiudo's Kote (sometime past 37)
Waist - Warrior Belt +1 until Survival Belt (38)

Since you are only going to 37 there isn't really much to worry about. I also don't use swords. The extra skill you have with katanas more than makes up for the damage or 2 less. I'm using 2x Kodachi +1.

[Navia]

Stuff I was using back in that level range:

Body armor - Like Cade I used the federation Gi all the way to 40 when i switched to jujitsu.
Rings - I used dex rings until snipers at 40
Legs - I used the 3 evasion legs until AF pretty much XD
Hands - I used ochiudo kote, but the +3acc federation tekko are not too bad i hear.
Waist - war belt +1 (pre survival belt, the options are horrid)

[shock~moredheL]

ya must agree with Navia's set up. Its quite good. Im only Lv35 right now but I do have everything mentioned.

***EDIT***
Oh ya if u do take NIN past Lv37 go buy a Fuma Kyahan at Lv39.

[stray]

Am I the only one that thinks Nomad +1 is better than Bat cape? You only lose a gargantuan 3 def and 2 evade... while getting +2 agi. It does cancel out *some* of the darkness loss off snipers but aside from that... For that matter the amount of nin I see with Eris' is pretty slim... Everyone seems to stick with Dodge earrings. Enmity isn't *that* important especially when you chain cast and know 3/4 the thief on your server. ><

Anyway I did about the same windy/fed gear wise except for I stuck with Windurstian Sitabaki so I'd match >_< until Jujitsu Sitabaki and then Royal Squire's Breeches. Plus I always left my Leaping in the mog. +2 dex ring and +2 agi ring... tho sometimes I swapped one for a +2 str ring if I was with a 2nd tank and Thf combo. O-kote are worth the evasion loss imo... at those levels anyway. Around 60 however I'm kind of questioning it...

[Rekiem]

My character is Elvaan so I always saw the Ochi Kote as a big no-no for me. I tried them, the damage boost was great but the - 5 Evasion hurt me too much.

As for Ring. Personally, I think the best ring for NIN are Sniper Rings by far. Some NIN wear Mermaid Ring here but honestly, I think its not a good choice. Simply put, the +2 Emnity you gain is lost because your damage diminish due to an accuracy/damage loss from STR or Sniper Rings. Some people wear Dex rings for Accuracy but I think you would enhance your damage a little bit by using STR rings instead, but Im not 100% sure about this. On my NIN, I use AGI rings, simply because Im an Elvaan and its my lowest stat. Im thinking of changing to Sniper tho.

For the armor, the best equip is probably the HQ+2 conquest items. They give nice Evasion boost. But as you level, the DEF get ridiculously low on them. I suggest changing the chest peice for Silver Chain Mail at 36.

[stray]

I like sticking with a Mermaid's over a 2nd sniper mostly because I just can't stand to lose 10 more def. Aside from it just looks neat. If anything I've been considering selling it off and using a Grace Ring instead... still up in the air tho. I have a Fluorite ring I use as thf but... it's not +1 so I can't bring myself to equip it. >_< For now I'm considering selling off Ochiudo's and using AF gloves... I'm a big fan of dex but I guess it comes from rolling Thief first. Ninja has relative dex and crits almost as often with some nice boosts.