Lvl 30ish WHM/SMN gear suggestions

[Deedlit]

Hey all - right now I have a 32 WHM/18 SMN, and as time permits will level obth of these jobs to the point where they can be used interchangeably (hoping Squenix fixes SMN by then :sweat: )

Anyway, I haven't done any gear upgrades in a long while - not cause I don't have the money (mostly) but because I haven't found anything worthwhile.

My WHM is equipped with:

Priest's Robe
Zealot's Mitts
Yew Wand
Mahogany Shield
Solea (yes, solea)
Friar's Rope
Black Slacks
Tml. Earring
Mythril Earring
Cape

I plan on buying/questing for the White Cape and Mage Sandals (I suppose). But is there anything better out there? I mean, my summoner is almost going to be wearing the exact same gear in just 2 more levels, and at that point she'll be 12 levels behind.

Any suggestions? Please?

[no_name2]

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[tomc1988t]

shamans belt ..faerie tunic..pixie hammer pixie sheild mages sandals...(not sure u can equip)martial slacksor u can go complete merc captains set..thats better then half decent and alot cheaper then the items mentioned above ^_^

[Navia]

You are high enough to wear mithra rse(barring the chest piece which is level 33), i'd get the gloves and legs(level 27 and 31), the extra mp/mnd are nice.
You dont have astral rings yet do you? ^^
I get nervous about my hit points and I only wear 1.:sweat:

[Deedlit]

Yeah, working on RSE now - damn keys are really rare, though my bf just got one a few days ago. I really want the pants and the boots (I have zealot's mitts, are those better than RSE?)

Now astral rings...those i don't have - still have my newbie ring, and a mnd +2 saintly ring.

[Lyonesse]

Unless you really need the MND gear, I'd avoid it. +MND is nice and raises your Cures if your healing isn't maxed but it isn't essential. +MP is much better if you ask me and I'd try to get as much of that as possible. If you can't get +MP gear, I'd go with higher defense equipment to compensate for damage you'd take from hits thus reducing MP usage that you'd have to waste healing yourself.

Defensive fortification is essential to a WHM because no matter how good a party is, you're going to get hit eventually and you really don't want to be sitting in low defense armor when that happens. So I'd go with MP, Defense, and then MND in that order IMO.

[Navia]

mithran rse gloves and legs *still* are the best thing to get just for the +16mp and +32mp they give.
The feet and chest rse for mithra add hp which is of little use, but a full set looks nice :spin:
I agree ignoring def is bad, thats why im looking to buy a holy breastplate (or the more expensive version that adds even more DEF) once i hit 40.
For now my chest armor is the level 34 cloak which has good defense on it, only costs 4k.
For foot armor the air soleas with the 4 evasion look nice, I wonder if an emperor hairpin's 10 evasion is worth giving up any mp you could gain in the head slot. Silly question but i do see a highlevel mage on occasion wearing one.

Getting slapped around by monsters in crawlers nest will make you appreciate having some decent def and evasion maxxed :sweat: Never had anything beat the daylights out of my whitemage so hard before.

[Issaac]

Hehe, i was alway curious what that RSE in other threads ment. Now its obvious

Is there any Tarutaru race spezific equipment that is worth it at lvl 45?

[Fourinkmaaya]

if you feel lazy you could get the devotee's mitts instead of mitra rse, they're an upgraded version of the zealot's mitts and i THINK they're lvl27ish.

[Deedlit]

Thanks to everyone here for the great advice =) Right now I'm keeping my WHM very slowly progressing through lvl 32 (mostly working on having my SMN catch up, WHM gets exp while hunting for RSE keys), and now I know what to invest in.

Navia, what's the name of that 34 chest item you have? Would be nice to free up 60k by selling my current chest item.

[Icemage]

Prior to level 45, +MHP > +MND for most WHM, since your Enfeebling Magic is still pretty much up to snuff. The reverse is true at higher levels.

I noticed at level 45 and up that the things I was fighting (Incredibly Tough, sometimes as much as 8 levels higher than I was) started resisting enfeebles(Slow, Paralyze) more often, so I started replacing my +MP gear with +MND and switch back and forth as necessary.


Icemage

[Calianeri]

Also consider Eremite's Wand, which is +9 MP and +2MND +2INT and has -25% spell interruption rate. Level 27 i believe. It's an upgraded Hermit's Wand. Goes for only 4k on Phoenix, and it's arguably just as useful as the level 41 WHM AF1 Blessed Hammer (except in damage of course). I second the Devotee's Mitts suggestions if you can't get the Mithra RSE, they have around +8 MP in addition to the +MND. I assume you have a Justice Badge as your neck item, so I'd suggest selling the Priest Robe and buying a Holy Phial with the gil. That's +9 MP and +3 MND. The Frost Robe is nice too, +6 MP with decent defense -- I can't remember its level, but around 35.

You may also want to get a Horn Hairpin +1, which is -4 HP +13 MP, level 30. The +1 was incredibly cheap, under 2k. I use this often even as a Taru because the -4 HP is quite acceptable. But I'll be moving to Electrum Hairpin soon.

Issaac, the Taru RSE is almost custom-made for WHM. It has +HP, +MND, +STR, +VIT. I use the legs and usually the body, but I don't use the feet (Mage's Sandals instead), and the hands (I prefer Devotee's Mitts).

[Navia]

Originally posted by Deedlit
Thanks to everyone here for the great advice =) Right now I'm keeping my WHM very slowly progressing through lvl 32 (mostly working on having my SMN catch up, WHM gets exp while hunting for RSE keys), and now I know what to invest in.

Navia, what's the name of that 34 chest item you have? Would be nice to free up 60k by selling my current chest item.

It's just called a 'cloak' in auction house, I just checked auction house chest armor, did a sort by level and looked at the highest stuff i could equip for my current level

Its only 5k, level 34 required, adds 27def. Its white with the blue triangle fringe trim on it sort of like white mage red+white af pattern. You give up your head slot wearing it but it looks cool and can't beat the price.
I hated wearing the mercenary captains doublet i bought with some cp a few levels back, its so newbie looking and not very 'mage' if you know what i mean.

Mithra RSE week is coming up on the 22nd last time I checked, im ready for that ^^v