Subjobs for RDM

[Demius]

I'm wondering what some of the benefits of various subjobs are for soloing. I know a lot of RDM's say RDM/NIN is a force to be reconed with, but does that still hold true after the changes to blink? Also what are the advantages to the various subjobs for soloing / farming?

Right now I have RDM 35, THF 15, WHM 25, BLM 25, and am considering getting a few Melee's up. I was thinking about WAR, DRK, and NIN for solo farming and messing around when i get tired of grinding out levels when I'm in my 50's or 60's What would you recommend?

Thanks!

Craig

[DrSerpico]

Basically..

Depending on your playstyle, of course, but pre50:

/blm for anything that can be aspired, or /drk if you're going for exp instead of skillup.

/nin for slow, hard hitters.

Post50:

/nin for anything that cannot be aspired. Now you get dual wield II from nin subjob, which enhances your damage by a fair bit.... You also get haste from rdm main at 48, which lowers the recast on utsusemi: ichi greatly.

Drk is still nice tho, I'm currently levelling it after seeing applepies "hyahhoi blade" in ballista... + I need stun at 74 for HNMs/special fights.



Every subjob has it's uses, for example, in dynamis, you'll want either /smn or /nin, depending on if you want to pull or avoid the heavy damage.
For ballista, nin sub still rules, despite the enfeeble passing it. Drk is still viable, especially past 74 for stun goodness.
For partying, as mentioned before, /blm and /whm should be kept levelled, the rest is very situational/gravy.

I use /blm as long as we don't fight mobs with frequent status affs... /whm goes in when fighting Toramas in Onzoso and Skeletons in garlaige/eldi/gustav/ranps... Maybe somewhere else, dun remember really ^^

As laehn kindly pointed out, for easy NMs and regular farming, the TH and 50+ Flee od /thf are REALLY nice.

That's my take on subs... Good luck!
(And remember, you can never have TO many subs levelled!)

[Laehn]

Theres the obvious choice of thf for TH and steal also.

[Jinxie]

Here's the subs I've tried:


/BLM - I use this one most of the time. Great for XP parties and doing quests. You get the always needed warp plus drain and aspir. It also works well for some soloing. This is my sub of choice. It think it it the best subjob for RDM. That's my opinion though, so if you disagree, that's ok. Elemental Seal works great with your enfeebles.

/DRK - I leveled with this until my BLM could get drain and aspir. As a 61RDM/30DRK my sword damage is doubled with souleater and I get red lotus blade and seraph blade. Very good for NMs and quests. I like to go farming with my thf friends with it. I think once my RDM hits 75, I may level drk to 75. I haven't leveled with /DRk in a long time, but I think that a /drk sub would be viable in an XP party post 60. Depends on the make-up of course. The difference of MP is about 60 between DRK and BLM sub, but that can be made up for with the proper equipment. Apple Pie said somewhere you get a +22 to attack 60+ . This is true.

/WHM - You get the WHM spells. You can be rdm and whm when needed. I haven't lvled it past 15. WHM is a great sub, but just not my cup of tea. You get Divine Seal which is very useful in your Convert process.

/THF - Great for farming. If you don't want to level it, at least try to level to 15 for farming.

/WAR - I like to use this one when I'm with my LS camping NMS. Other than provoke, it's not that great for RDM.

/RNG - Another great NM and Farming sub when you're with your buddies. Not useful for much other than that.

/SMN - Lots of MP and after SMN sub is 25 you start getting the good summons' abilities. Good for XP parties

/NIN - 75RDM/NIN with Kraken club. Need I say more? I haven't lvled NIN past 10 though ><. I sold the spells to fund my RDM.

I haven't subbed any other jobs, but DRG, MNK, PLD, and SAM really don't provide many if any benefits. SAM my be worth testing, but who knows.