IiPunch - Monk Guide

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Until 4/5 Usu set

:( I feel like a newb

:(

Heh, I was throwing that set out, comparing vs the head/feet. Pre-patch the set was ahead in alot of situations. Now after the patch the head/feet set is better. Brego is fine to miodio.
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Hmmm... didnt see in weapons list woe empy Dumuzis it does have decent DPS and VS should be above AH h2h weapon at least.

http://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/37072/the-new-seekers-h2h-weapon/2/#2273456

If you read the post you'd know we are talking about different weapons, one before and one after the mini update. And while the spreasheet gave the D59 slightly inferior (a few % only) it was already preferable [opinion] due to less variance.

I'm looking for some input on boots for Shijin.. i don't have Thaumas boots or any salvage(+1) gear, current using Athos's Boots. Was wondering if Melee Gaiters +2 would be better because of the STR adding alittle attack or is the 3 DEX gonna cover what that 7 STR does?

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Edit: I also realize with Vere.. i don't "need" Shijin, but, it's occasionally more reliable when i can't AM or impetus is down.

Plus you *** summon Ho-oh.

I'm sure the two are extremely close in comparison. Being a multihit WS, I'd use Athos.

More technically, use Athos if you're attack capped anyway.

But then you're the MNK, not me. :P

btw this 1H ratio adjustment is so much fun for MNK.

Very nice dmg. Highest VS i've seen on Ig. What level verethragnas, buffs/food/conditions/temps?

Vere 99, rcb, stalwarts, bravers, Chaos, Fighters, zerk, impetus, focus iirc. Gonna assume the SAM in the party put up Warding Circle as well but I'm not positive on that one.

Ok, now that I'm spending more time in the game again, I need to start gearing my Mnk better.


Question is, what items are a must for Mnk to get in Abby so I can progress into VW and other endgame stuff and eventually the new expansion?

I have my +1 head and legs already and using Relic +2 hands (feel the empy hands arn't all that worth making). I know (and I havn't yet) need to work on Empy Weapon (making Fire Weapon atm, have Wind Weapon).

Definitely Tantra +2 body and maybe feet, depending on your gear selection. You should probably post a gear set, you're leading us to assume you only have 2-3 pieces of gear XD. Do you have Epona's ring? Black Belt (I know it's not from Abyssea, but it opens up a lot of options to capping haste)? Refer to the "I beat Abyssea" section of this guide!

How does Thurandaut Chapeau fair in comparison to the other head options for Smite? Looks like the obvious choice over Khepri unless the ATK from Nematoma's is more beneficial.

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Here is what I currently have for Mnk, with the relic back and a few af pieces in Macros.

Definitely need to work on the Tantra Cyclas +2 asap. The easiest upgrades would be Rancor collar (100-300k on your server), ghillie earring +1 (300k) and maybe a pair of AH haste boots or something (Ryuga/Savateur's or if you have around 15k Bayld by any chance get those new haste 3 boots), you're at 19% haste with that set up... w/o a black belt you're probably better off with Tantra hands +2 (Brego gloves are dirt cheap now and those would be a quick and easy upgrade too) unless you can get some NNI gear. Obviously +2 the crown and hose, and if you haven't been working on it, CoP is really easy these days and you could probably finish it in a day or two, or even a couple of hours if there aren't those stupid JP midnight *** blocks. I honestly don't know how Taipan fangs perform, but if you can you may as well make them lv. 99 or get those AH H2H which are pretty nice and cheap.

Ya, I'm working on the Fire H2H and I'm 7 of the Wind stones away from making these current ones 99.

Ya, almost done with CoP and just been waiting for LS to actually go finish it, though may just do that on my own soon.


And til i can get to the point of getting Bayld and doing VW, any good abby gear for some of the slots you didn't suggest abby gear?

Other than an Epona's ring and +2 Tantra gear, I can't really think of anything else from Abyssea that you can really use since you said you recently got an Atheling mantle. I guess you could get a Twilight belt and use that over Brown Belt when you get more haste or something. I'm assuming you're using Ascetic's Fury in Abyssea on MNK so maybe get a Tantra Tathlum if you don't have one, idk.

My vere's only 95, was working towards 99 before update. While I gathered the rifts, haven't actually handed any to NPC yet. Gonna wait and see if SE update the lvl99's. But seeing screenshots of that kind of dmg is encouraging.

Thurandaunt head best for Shijin Spiral now?

I think the triple attack from the Ocelomeh and Toci's combo beats it.

In case anyone was curious, tlalpoloani comes from Achuka's wildskeeper reive.

Grats Ejiin, so have you had any chance to augment them yet? Or anything else you've observed about them that might not be obvious?

k, getting closer to Verethragna completion and wondering how my sets looked. Wondering if I'm making the right decisions before dropping a few mil on pieces that won't be used by pretty much anything else (Caudata Belt, Kacura +1 feet). Don't have PW access so Myrmex/Wanion are out atm (and nobody does the shouts for it nowadays anyway)
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Smite
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Moonshade is TP bonus/attack

Augmentable?

Yes.
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Thuran/toci for impetus down.

TP.
Usu head+1>Feet+1
Tenryu+1 if u can if not miodio=brego(depending on buffs/target).

DOES IT REALLY NEED TO BE!?

Found a couple typos, but overall a good guide ^^

On that note wince we're talking about Usu +1, would Usu+1 Head/Hands/Feet plus Tantra Legs/Thaumas coat + Windbuffet belt work well? I see in the main post by Cair that he has that same set except with Tenryu +1, which will never happen ever for me.