Dual Wield

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Job Trait Information
Description Allows you to equip two weapons.
Type Level
Tier Level Obtained Value
I NIN10, DNC20, BLU80*, THF83 10%
II NIN25, DNC40, BLU89*, THF90 15%
III NIN45, DNC60, BLU99*, THF98 25%
IV NIN65, DNC80, BLU99*, THF99*** 30%
V NIN85, BLU99**, DNC99*** 35%
VI BLU99** 40%
Blue Mage Notes * Requires the setting of appropriate spells to receive the trait.

** Requires the 100 or 1,200 Blue Mage job gift.

Notes

[***] Requires 550 Job Gift.

  • Allows two one-handed weapons to be used at once.
  • Reduces the combined delay of these weapons by the Dual Wield % listed above.
    • (Delay1 + Delay2) × (1 - Dual Wield %) ÷ 2 = New Delay per Hand
      • TP/hit is calculated using the above delay instead of the weapons' listed delays.
      • While Dual Wielding, both weapons are considered to have the same delay, even if their listed delays do not match.
  • This trait is one of the most potent ways of increasing DPS, but it is subject to the 80% global delay reduction cap as follows:
    • (1 - Dual Wield %) × (1 - Haste %)  ≥  0.2
    • Because Dual Wield reduces TP/hit, it is optimal to prioritize Haste over Dual Wield as much as possible when aiming to minimize total delay.

Regarding Weapon Skills

While Dual Wielding, all Weapon Skills gain an additional hit from the offhand weapon beyond the listed number of hits. This hit can also proc Multi-Attack, subject to the global limit of 8 hits per attack round. For fTP Replicating WS, the offhand hit(s) will have the same fTP as the mainhand hits. For all other WS, offhand hit(s) have an fTP of 1.

Regarding Offhand Stats

The following stats generally have full effect on both weapons:

  • Delay (before modification by Dual Wield)
  • Base stats (STR, DEX, VIT, AGI, INT, MND, CHR)
  • Derived stats except Critical hit rate (Accuracy, Attack, Evasion)
  • Other direct combat modifiers with exceptions noted below (Magic Attack Bonus, Subtle Blow, Weapon Skill Damage, Job Ability duration bonuses, Critical Hit Damage, etc.)

The following stats only take effect when the weapon is worn in the main hand:

The following stats apply separately to the hits from their own hand only:


Blue Mage Job Trait Information
Minimum Set Points Needed 4
Trait Points Needed per Tier 8
Level Spell Set Points Trait Points
79 Animating Wail 5 4
80 Blazing Bound 3 4
85 Quad. Continuum 4 4
89 Delta Thrust 2 4
91 Mortal Ray 4 4
99 Barbed Crescent 2 4
99 Molting Plumage 6 8

 

Equipment Modifying Ability...
Equipment Piece Modifier
Atma of the Illuminator Dual Wield +1%
Sarashi Dual Wield +1%
Iga Mimikazari Dual Wield +1%
Charis Necklace Dual Wield +3%
Raider's Boomerang Dual Wield +3%
Koga Chainmail +2 Dual Wield +3%
Uguisu Dual Wield +3%
Hachiya Hakama Dual Wield +3%
Hachiya Hakama +1 Dual Wield +3%
Prismatic Key Dual Wield +3%
Hachiya Hakama +2 Dual Wield +4%
Eabani Earring Dual Wield +4%
Hachiya Hakama +3 Dual Wield +5%
Ninja Chainmail Dual Wield +5%
Ninja Chainmail +1 Dual Wield +5%
Koga Hakama Dual Wield +5%
Koga Hakama +1 Dual Wield +5%
Suppanomimi Dual Wield +5%
Auric Dagger Dual Wield +5%
Nusku's Sash Dual Wield +5%
Iga Zukin +2 Dual Wield +5%
Charis Casaque +1 Dual Wield +5%
Patentia Sash Dual Wield +5%
Thurandaut Chapeau Dual Wield +5%
Thurandaut Chapeau +1 Dual Wield +5%
Haverton Ring Dual Wield +5%
Shetal Stone Dual Wield +6%
Mochizuki Chainmail Dual Wield +6%
Haverton Ring +1 Dual Wield +6%
Reiki Yotai Dual Wield +7%
Mochi. Chainmail +1 Dual Wield +7%
Koga Hakama +2 Dual Wield +7%
Skadi's Cuirie +1 Dual Wield +7%
Hachiya Chainmail Dual Wield +7%
Mochizuki Hakama Dual Wield +7%
Hattori Zukin +2 Dual Wield +7%
Hattori Zukin +3 Dual Wield +7%
Mochi. Chainmail +2 Dual Wield +8%
Hachiya Chainmail +1 Dual Wield +8%
Mochi. Chainmail +3 Dual Wield +9%
Charis Casaque +2 Dual Wield +10%
Maculele Casaque Dual Wield +10%
Maculele Casaque +1 Dual Wield +11%
Maculele Casaque +2 Dual Wield +11%
Maculele Casaque +3 Dual Wield +11%
Iga Garb Set +2 Occasionally adds an extra attack with the offhand (4~10%)
Hattori Garb Set Occasionally adds an extra attack with the offhand (4~10%)
Hattori Garb Set +1 Occasionally adds an extra attack with the offhand (4~10%)
Hattori Garb Set +2 Occasionally adds an extra attack with the offhand (4~10%)
Hattori Garb Set +3 Occasionally adds an extra attack with the offhand (4~10%)
Ambuscade Capes AugRank.png Dual Wield +1~10%


References

Dual Wield Cheatsheet

Below is a table that will shows how much gear DW you will need with your current job's DW Tier and how much Haste you are receiving. Listed values assume capped equipment haste (25%).

Magic Haste with Haste Samba from Charis Tiara icon.png sub
Magic Haste
with Haste Samba from Charis Tiara icon.png main
Magic Haste
0% 10% 15% 30% Cap 0% 10% 15% 30% Cap 0% 10% 15% 30% Cap
DW Job Tier
T1(10) 64 60 57 46 26 62 57 54 40 14 60 54 50 33  0
T2(15) Charis Tiara icon.png sub 59 55 52 41 21 57 52 49 35  9 55 49 45 28  0
T3(25) Iga Zukin icon.png sub 49 45 42 31 11 47 42 39 25  0 45 39 35 18  0
T4(30) Raider's Bonnet icon.png 44 40 37 26  6 42 37 34 20  0 40 34 30 13  0
T5(35) Iga Zukin icon.png Charis Tiara icon.png 39 35 32 21  1 37 32 29 15  0 35 29 25  8  0
T6(40) 34 30 27 16  0 32 27 24 10  0 30 24 20  3  0