Low Level RDM Gear Help

[AtraposBLM]

Ok, after hearing so many RDM's say how they never suffered resists until the 40's and 50's, I have to go ahead and ask myself "Wtf?". I'm currently leveling RDM (it's at 26), and all through the dunes, Qufim, and even now in Kazham, I'm finding I get resists (full resists) of Paralyze, Slow, and Gravity much more than I'd like. Before you go ahead and say it's because I'm a Taru, let me say this. I've tried to keep myself with the best equip's I can buy. I haven't bought any of the "uber" equips, but I consider myself above par, and I also have 3 sets of equipment on me at all times. 9/10 parties I'll be eating Roast Mushrooms. Onto the equipment:

Main: Either Yew Wand +1 (I think it's Yew...it's the +4 int/mnd wand at lv18, can't replace until lv32) or Bee Spatha +1 (+2 accuracy)
Sub: Soon as one goes on AH, Lantern Shield
Ammo: Morion Tathlum
Head: Bastokan Cap
Body: Priest's Robe
Hands: Zealot's Mitts, or Bastokan Mitts
Legs: Bastokan Subligar
Feet: Light Soleas
Waist: The +1 Mnd +5 mp one...forget the name (Adept's Rope?)
Back: Empty
Earrings: Empty
Rings: Eremite Rings, Saintly Rings, or 2 +1 DEX rings
Neck: Black Silk Neckerchief, Justice Badge, or Spike Necklace

I think that's it, but I could be forgetting a peice here and there. What I do know is, it swaps me between:
MND Gear:
+19 MND (with Roast Mushroom)
INT Gear:
+11 INT
Melee Gear:
+2 Accuracy, +10 attack (or so), +5 Dex

I haven't melee'd since going to Kazham, but mainly I'm meleeing to cap my sword skill and to contribute some damage to the party (yes, I know Nukes are more efficient, but I do them too).

Am I missing anything? Should I be doing something better? All I know is I suffer from way more resists than I want to be suffering through. More than other's have said they suffered through. Iunno...gimme some advice, ye sagey RDM's.

Oh, last thing:
Switching between equipment is done all on the macro that casts the spell...so my paralyze macro switches to +19 mnd, my gravity and nuke macro's switch to +11 INT, and I have a separate macro that switches me to attack gear.

[cnick]

In general, resists don't become common until the 40s. But this is relative to what you're fighting. At L26, I assume you're fight mandragoras in Yuhtunga. However, if you're finding yourself in PTs in Yhoator instead, your fighting much tougher enemies...and resists will be more common.

It could also just be the enemy you're fighting. For example, I had a 90% success rate on all enfeebles against Darters starting at 67, but when I fought Dhamels in Bibiki Bay at 70, it was closer to 50%. The level difference between the two is the same, but since Dhamels are magic resistant, enfeebles didn't stick.

[Xodia]

Nice

Im 41RDM.....i say thats some pretty sick armor man, i dont remember having that...im so poor...lol....i dont remember having all that, and i wouldnt worry about hte resists....go through and recast. ^^ GL

[Xodia]

what he/she said..

ya...its all based on what ur fighting...for me it tends that harder monsters resits wayyy more often... if u werent a mage before, the harder they are the more likely it will raise stats..

[Silkiv]

Enfeeble skill can get a little dodgy at times. Even now I still have problems landing silence on easy prey ice elementals even with a wind staff. Can still take them down easily though through other methods.

If you're subbing blm then look forward to shock at lvl 32. Shock made a big difference til lvl 51 and I would almost always do shock/frost if there was no blm. Mix enfeebles with nukes or being a secondary healer. Taru Rdm can nuke pretty well.

You have some really good gear so it's not your gear's fault. It'll get easier later. Get some good blm or rngs in your kazham party, and let the enemies die fast so you don't have to worry about failed resists. Also put that you have all spells, can magic burst, or have regen if you need group invites.

[Akira65]

i know how you feel. currently at 25 rdm/blm i have +19mnd and +15int and i seems to get alot more resists then i should be. also the debuffs dont last very long. i hope its just the mandies cus i put alot of gil into my gear and dont want to see it go to waste.

[AtraposBLM]

Originally posted by Akira65
i know how you feel. currently at 25 rdm/blm i have +19mnd and +15int and i seems to get alot more resists then i should be. also the debuffs dont last very long. i hope its just the mandies cus i put alot of gil into my gear and dont want to see it go to waste.

That's a bit how I'm feeling now. ; ;

[Sadeira]

you're equipment is fine... it's just the mobs resist rates and level difference that's keeping you from landing enfeebs

just keep recasting your enfeebling if it gets resisted (except gravity because of that one minute recast time!) and pray that it lands

[Xyphere]

For your back I'd get a White or Black Cape...and for earrings Morion the the Level 10 +2 MP ones...When you can that is...