Community Warrior Guide

Latest Updates

• Will slowly be reconfiguring the TP Section (and beyond) so please bare with me!
  • This far: Streamlined the TP Sets Section to reflect build types over individual weapons. Broken down into Single Wield, Dual Wield, & Two-Handed. --Brahmsz (talk)

• Updated some sets as they looked more hybrid or atk cap instead of general use. Will add more sets for the gaps soon. - Neviskio (talk) 17:13, 26 April 2022 (EDT)

• Reduced the progression Great Axe TP sets down a bit, re-arranged remaining. Removed most of the Delve items, which are probably an unnecessary time sink for a beginner to worry about at this point. - Lusiphur (talk) 05:59, 30 January 2022 (EST)

• Added Ranged weapons section. Also added Steel Cyclone, Enmity, Fast Cast, and Evasion sets; while updating Fell Cleave and Breaks sets to be more current. Lusiphur (talk) 18:18, 28 January 2022 (EST)

• Added high end Idle sets. Created this Updates section to keep all recent update notices in an easy to find place so readers can see what's been updated recently. Lusiphur (talk) 10:15, 24 January 2022 (EST)

• Adding my personal idle sets, some are not exactly optimal as I'm reworking them now after I've got sakpata and not sure what to put in some slots. Feel free to improve them --Neviskio (talk) 06:26, 24 January 2022 (EST)

• Added a ukko's fury set that may be viable, plan to update all sets eventually if I can find good sources as I'm not an expert --Neviskio (talk) 00:42, 17 January 2022 (EST)

• Working through updating these at the best of my knowledge, added for now a high end hybrid TP set --Neviskio (talk) 00:25, 17 January 2022 (EST)

Introduction

Warrior is one of the premier damage-dealing jobs, with access to a huge array of weapon types and supporting armor. It also has the tools to function as a back-up tank when the need arises. In the current endgame landscape, Warrior's spectrum of damage types and options on how to use those weapons is often sought after for Odyssey. In other content like Ambuscade, Dynamis - Divergence, Escha, and Omen; Warrior's strong Weapon Skill output and ability to skillchain with any job makes it a favorite among players. Warrior is an evergreen popular damage dealer in nearly every type of content, making it a great job to take up.

Food & Medicines

Food

Accuracy Options:

• Sublime Sushi
• Stats: HP+40, MP+20, STR+6, DEX+7, MND-3, CHR+6 Accuracy / Ranged Accuracy+10% (Max. 100), "Resist Slow" +1.
  • One of the best accuracy-based foods in the game.
    • Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

• Grape Daifuku
• Stats: HP+20, STR+2, VIT+3, Accuracy / Ranged Accuracy+10% (Max. 80), Attack / Ranged Attack+10% (Max. 50), "Magic Attack. Bonus " +3. Mirrored Pet Stats.
  • If Sublime Sushi is the best accuracy-based, Grape Daifuku comes in as a close second. Adding moderate attack in exchange for a small loss of accuracy.
    • Purchased from the Curio Moogle for 4,000 gil, 48,000 a stack.

• Seafood Gratin
• Stats: DEX+7, MND+7, Accuracy / Ranged Accuracy+20% (Max. 70), Evasion / Magic Evasion+12% (Max. 60).
  • An honorable mention. A step down in accuracy, however, Seafood Gratin exchanges the further accuracy loss for a significant boost in magic evasion. (Which becomes a much bigger dealer in mid to late-endgame content.)
    • Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

Attack Options:

• Red Curry Bun
• Stats: Attack / Ranger Attack+23% (Max. 150), Demon Killer +4.
  • One of the oldest attack foods in the game. Tried and true (if you have the accuracy to use it of course).
    • Purchased from the Curio Moogle for 7,000 gil, 84,000 a stack.

• Popo. Con Queso
• Stats: STR+5, MND+5, Attack / Ranged Attack+20% (Max. 130), Evasion / Magic Evasion+12% (Max. 60).
  • Honorable mention. Introduced around the same time as the above Seafood Gratin (serves as the attack food version).
    • Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

Specialty Options:

• Marine Stewpot
• Stats: HP+90, Accuracy/R. Accuracy/M. Accuracy +90, Mirrored Pet Stats, -20 each.
  • Group Food (~6 Party members within 10 yalms).
  • A highly desired food choice--particularly in endgame content and scenarios. Only exists as singles and does not stack. As mentioned in the above description, a Marine Stewpot will work on up to an entire party as long as each member is within 10 yalms of the person using it.
  • Any party member with an existing food effect on will not receive the effect of the stewpot.
    • Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

• Riverfin Soup
• Stats: Accuracy / Ranged Accuracy +14% (Max. 90), Attack / Ranged Attack +18% (Cap: 80), Amorph Killer +5
  • Honorable mention. Slightly stronger version of Daifuku. Only exists as singles and does not stack.
    • Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

• Gyudon
• Stats: Double Attack"+5%, Weapon skill damage +5%
  • Introduced September '22. Largely speaks for itself. No addtional stats, so make sure you can actually hit something if you're going to use it.
    • Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

• Popoto Gratin
• Stats: Double Attack+5%, Store TP+5!!!
  • Honorable mention. Very interesting food with a duration of 5 minutes but stacks to 99. Great for short battles.
    • NPC purchasable only. Available for purchase during The Green Festival in Lower Jeuno.

Defensive Options

• Om. Sandwich
• Stats: HP+11% (Max. 150), VIT+7, MND+7, Accuracy+11% (Max. 80), DEF+11% (Max. 120), Enmity+4.
  • Introduced in The Voracious Resurgence mission-line. Comparable to Miso Ramen in HP and Defense; exchanging Magic Evasion and Magic Defense Bonus for accuracy and enmity+.
    • Purchased from the Auction House. Crafted only.

Medicines

• Echo Drops
  • Useful for when silenced and no one else can (or is able to) Silena you. Keep these stocked.
    • Purchased from the Curio Moogle for 700 Gil.

• Remedy
  • Useful for curing most debuffs curable with -na spells (ie: Paralyna). You can receive 12 a month for free from ambuscade. Keep these stocked.
    • Purchased from the Curio Moogle for 3,000 Gil.

• Reraiser / Hi-Reraiser
  • Nothing wrong with keeping extra sources of Reraise in your pocket. Keep these stocked.
    • Purchased from the Curio Moogle for 1,000 and 1,500 Gil.

• Holy Water
  • Extremely useful to have, especially when spell priority or universal cool downs from back=line supports are bottle necked... Keep them stocked.
    • Purchased from the Curio Moogle for 1,000 Gil.

• Panacea
  • Sometimes you are overwhelmed with a number of debuffs (like an Impact) that need Erase and this is much faster than waiting on a support to erase them. Keep these stocked.
    • Purchased from the Curio Moogle for 20,000 Gil.

• Vile Elixir / Vile Elixir +1
  • You never know when these might come in handy. Even for other party members... Great for putting in a bazaar for back-line supports when in a pinch as well! A single Vile Elixir or HQ can save you in those situations. Keep these stocked.
    • Purchased from the Curio Moogle; 20,000 Gil for NQ. 40.000 Gil for HQ.
    • Often cheaper to buy off the Auction House.
    • A number of NM's and various content drop these for free as well.

• Antacid
  • Great for switching food on the fly when the situation calls for it. Keep a few, just in case.
    • Purchased from the Curio Moogle for 1.000 Gil.

• El. Pachira Fruit
• Effect: 1hp/tick Poison Effect for 2 minutes.
  • Perhaps you aren't engaged and can't swap to a particular piece of equipment with a damage over time effect. Poisoning yourself is a good option. Keeps you awake when you know the mobs you are fighting will spam sleep. Keep a few on hand.
    • Purchased from the Ghemi Sinterilo for 154 Gil in Kazham.

A quick note on Trusts

Some recommended trusts for leveling and general purpose solo play. When you are by yourself, you should be doing enough damage that most of the time you will be the de-facto tank. So we want to lean heavily on healers and support trusts that boost your DPS and keep you alive. For standard gameplay, the following easily obtainable trusts are recommended:

• Apururu or Yoran-Oran unity as healer
• Koru-Moru (gives Haste, Phalanx II, Refreshes healer, Dispels and enfeebles mobs)
• Ulmia and Joachim (these two BRDs will generally provided double Marches along with Minuet, Madrigal, and Ballads as needed)
• Qultada or Mayakov

Occasionally, your battle target may be a mob that does a devastating single-target TP move (instant KO, Charm, etc.). That's when you want to call a tank trust and let them eat them, holding back your DPS enough for them to keep hate most of the time.

Abilities and Traits

Job Traits Lvl. Name 10 Defense Bonus I 15 Resist Virus I 25 Double Attack I 30 Max HP Boost I 30 Attack Bonus I 35 Resist Virus II 35 Smite I 40 Damage Limit+ I 45 Fencer I 45 Defense Bonus II ▼ Main Job Only ▼ 50 Double Attack II 50 Max HP Boost II 55 Resist Virus III 58 Fencer II 65 Attack Bonus II 65 Smite II 70 Resist Virus IV 70 Max HP Boost III 71 Fencer III 75 Savagery 75 Aggressive Aim 75 Double Attack III 78 Crit. Atk. Bonus I 80 Shield Def. Bonus I 80 Shield Mastery I 80 Damage Limit+ II 81 Resist Virus V 84 Fencer IV 85 Double Attack IV 86 Defense Bonus III 86 Crit. Atk. Bonus II 87 Shield Mastery II 88 Shield Def. Bonus II 90 Max HP Boost IV 91 Attack Bonus II 93 Shield Mastery III 95 Smite III 97 Fencer V 99 Double Attack V 99 Shield Def. Bonus III

Job Ability Lvl. Name 1 Mighty Strikes ▼ Sub-Job Accessible ▼ 5 Provoke 15 Berserk 25 Defender 35 Warcry 45 Aggressor ▲ Sub-Job Accessible ▲ 60 Retaliation 75 Warrior's Charge 75 Tomahawk 77 Restraint 87 Blood Rage 96 Brazen Rush

Support Jobs

• Dragoon
  • With a wide variety of valuable Job Traits, this subjob features excellent damage output in exchange for limited utility. Preferred subjob for Fencer-focused builds. High Jump and Super Jump provide a welcome way to reduce enmity in protracted fights.

• Samurai
  • The standard subjob for two-handed weapons. Hasso, Zanshin, Store TP, and Meditate provide powerful benefits when wielding a Great Axe or Great Sword.
    

• Ninja
  • The premier defensive subjob against enemies which utilize physical damage, thanks to Utsusemi. Also provides the fastest attacks when Dual Wielding. Preferred subjob for Decimation-focused builds.
    

• Dancer
  • A high-utility subjob which provides Dual Wield and Job Ability Haste in the form of Haste Samba; survivability via Curing Waltz and Healing Waltz; debuffs such as Quickstep and Box Step; Sneak and Invisible via Spectral Jig, and self-Skillchains with Reverse Flourish. More ideal for soloing content which doesn't allow Trusts or subjects you to frequent debuffs.

• Monk:
  • A solid subjob when starting out fresh. Upgrade to one of the other subjobs mentioned after reaching level 30.

Merits

Group 1
Name	Description	Level	Notes
Berserk Recast	Shorten recast time by 10 seconds.	5/5	No brainer. This substantially raises your Berserk uptime.
Defender Recast	Shorten recast time by 6 seconds.	0/5	Doesn't get much use.
Warcry Recast	Shorten recast time by 10 seconds.	0/5	Falls short of the other categories, even with Savagery.
Aggressor Recast	Shorten recast time by 10 seconds.	0~5/5	You may choose to merit this to align the recasts of Berserk and Aggressor, but Double Attack is usually more valuable.
Double Attack Rate	Increase dobule attack rate by 1 percent.	0~5/5	Typically the best category, but with current gear it is possible to reach 100% Double Attack rate without these merits.

Group 2
Name	Description	Level	Notes
Warrior's Charge	Will double your next attack. Recast: 5min. Increase chance of triple attack by 5 percent.	0~1/5	Warrior's current armory and total traits giving a ridiculous high rate of Double Attack renders this skill's benefits marginal. Don't bother beyond a single level, if at all.
Tomahawk	Expends a throwing tomahawk to inflict a special defense down effect on an enemy. Recast: 3min. Increase duration of effect by 15 seconds.	4~5/5	Rarely useful, but indispensable when needed. The worst part of this skill is its recast.
Savagery	Adds TP bonus effect to Warcry. Increase weapon skill TP bonus by 100.	5/5	Affects your entire party, and synergizes well with many strong Weapon Skills. You will be expected to have this at 5/5.
Aggressive Aim	Adds ranged accuracy bonus to Aggressor. Increase ranged accuracy bonus by 4.	0/5	Warrior does not utilize ranged attacks in any meaningful capacity. Even if it did, the accuracy boost is too minor to give up the other options.

Job-Specific Armor

Warrior's sets are quite interesting with the artifact armor buffing key job abilities and being great for the times you need a full accuracy set for TP. Relic is more expensive and also more niche option with the most potential for new/returning players that are looking to play with dual wield or Fencer builds, and empyrean is the odd one of the bunch, being not only incomplete at +1 instead of +3 but being generally not a preferred choice outside of macro pieces or ukonvasara use. That said this is just an opinion section and you should definitely make your own choices on what to upgrade and which pieces to focus on is entirely arguable depending on content you're doing or accessibility of other gear choices. If you literally have no idea what warrior is all about this could be a starting point to hit things (written mainly with a Great Axe in mind).

Artifact Armor - Pummeler's Armor Set +3
Worth making?	Description Image	Priority + Reasoning
Yes		Fourth. Head +3 icreases the duration of aggressor, while it is an important macro piece on precast when using the JA other pieces are used in actual TP sets/ws sets. You will want it but it won't change the job entirely at first. It's also great for a FULL accuracy set, when underbuffed or fighting something very evasive. Can also be used in a niche enmity set for provoke due to its enmity +12.
Yes		Third. This is the piece you want after your TP sets are sorted as it increases your WSD by 10% and boosts berserk's duration, it is a great piece again for a FULL accuracy set.
Yes		Fifth. While the retaliation bonus is nice for a JA swap and it has the same benefits of the set for FULL accuracy sets, it's not an amazing piece and is barely used. Again usable in niche situations for enmity but not really a priority.
Yes		First. This is a great TP piece and likely to be you first item to upgrade, the DA helps you reach 100% DA rate especially if not job master, the damage taken -5% is nice, and a solid piece all around. While there are alternatives it is a solid piece to chase first to get into the swing of things.
Yes		Second. The other part of your AF tp sets, again double attack +9% and also store tp+4 is a great tp piece, helps with accuracy, great stats. While there are alternatives it is one of the most impactful pieces.

Relic Armor - Agoge Armor Set +3
Worth making?	Description Image	Priority + Reasoning
Yes		First. Fantastic piece for enhancing Warcry in combination with merits. It's also used for dual wield/fencer weaponskills in some sets such as Savage Blade that is all the rage nowadays, or Cloudsplitter sets. Solid piece especially nowadays that everyone is using and abusing savage blade.
Yes		Second. The aggressor enhancement both increases duration and reduces the evasion penalty, the merits AGI effect is unlikely to be of much consequence, but it's there. This is used nowadays to TP when dual wielding but it's not a super common occurrence. A solid piece
Maybe		Fourth. The defender enhancement is not really interesting but it is beneficial if you ever need to pop defender for any reason. It can be used in some niche sets for fencer builds when Fighter's Roll is active but I would not recommend to chase this too early as it's less usable than other pieces. If you only use a fencer build this shoots up in priority, obviously.
Maybe		Third. A nice double attack heavy piece used when fighting with a polearm like Shining One or some dual wield sets, depending how often you use those weapons this might be more important than others especially if you have your Pumm. Cuisses +3 already as they can be used as an alternative in those sets anyway.
Yes		Fifth. Another nice macro piece to buff Berserk, and on a side bonus Tomahawk! Definitely usable as a macro piece but not really used much for TP or WS sets, it could be less relevant if you are doing more fencer/dual wield builds than great axe. The only reason it's this low is that all considered the other pieces can be better than it depending on situation

Empyrean Armor - Boii Armor Set +2
Worth making?	Description Image	Priority + Reasoning
Maybe		Fifth. The entire set is great if you're using Ukonvasara for white damage, but this is not really that common and this piece is not exactly exciting. No special effects, just stats. It is usable but you should not prioritize it when starting out.
Yes		First. 36 More seconds to Blood Rage when worn on activation is pretty great, and while it's not really used for much else now, it is probably the best set piece of the empyrean +2.
Maybe		Third. Buffing restraint sounds good and that's the entire reason to make this piece right now. The axe skill would be nice but this item is not really used nowadays.
Maybe		Fourth. Fencer +3 sounds great! Except the item has been around for a while and no builds really use it, worth doing for the future +2/+3 upgrades but not when starting out with very limited resources.
Yes		Second. Boosting Critical Hit Damage by 12% during Mighty Strikes can be useful. +28% damage for Retaliation if worn while retailiating most likely won't be relevant in very high end content. When soloing/tanking as a warrior in lowman content it can be useful, nothing to write home about but a usable piece. If you pull hate and do more damage on content that needs a real tank, either you're in a hybrid/dt set and hoping to finish off the boss, or this isn't helping you shed off hate.

Weapons

Warrior can use a wide variety of weapon types quite well, allowing you to take advantage of an enemy's weakness and work around their strengths. While leveling, stick to Great Axes and just try to upgrade your weapon every 5-10 levels to increase your DPS. We'll be focusing on gear for level 99 and beyond in this guide.

Great Axes

The Great Axe is Warrior's bread and butter. It is your primary weapon when skillchaining matters and also features the Break line of weaponskills that weaken the enemy.

Eminent Voulge - Baby's first Great Axe, if you haven't been to Adoulin yet. Otherwise skip to a weapon below. Purchased from a Sparks NPC.

Homestead Labrys - Newer players only. As soon as you can raise enough Bayld and get to Adoulin, make your way to the Peacekeepers' Coalition in Eastern Adoulin where Craggy Bluff is to buy this. You can convert previously gained Copper Vouchers to at least 3,000 Bayld in order to buy this swiftly. You probably want some of the Gorney Armor Set +1 from Vesca as well, so raise 12,100 Bayld if this applies to you.

Minos - Obtained from Oboro and will require some resources to put together and augment, where it becomes a more significant upgrade from the Homestead Labrys. It is entirely possible (and preferable) to skip this one by doing lower tier Ambuscade or qualifying to use the Hepatizon Axe, but I'll leave it here for the time being for those operating at a different pace.

Voluspa Chopper - If you started collecting Domain Points from Domain Invasion, this is an easy iLvl 119 Great Axe. An added bonus is Volupsa Chopper gains large stat increases during Domain Invasion. Cost: 80 Domain Points from Zurim.

Instigator - A near direct upgrade (although neglected and forgotten) Great Axe option. Can be bought for 200 Domain Points from Zurim or obtained as a random drop from the Tier 2 Escha - Ru’Aun NM, Palila.

Aganoshe - A “relic” of its time (pun intended). Part of the augmented line of equipment from Reisenjima. Purchasable for 800 Domain Points from Zurim... Not recommended.

Hepatizon Axe - If you have more Job Points than you know what to do with, but have yet somehow avoided Ambuscade, this or the HQ version of it is a nice pick up until you advance through some of the Lycurgos stages. Note that this is a su2 piece of equipment, which requires 100 Job Points spent for Warrior.

Lycurgos - More established players can start here. The final form of the Ambuscade Great Axe. Note that you can probably upgrade from the an earlier weapon once this weapon is at Ajja Chopper stage. At the time of this writing, you can use this Great Axe until you make one of the Ultimate Great Axe options below.

Reikiono - A niche Great Axe with a higher than average bar to entry to gain access to. An established player would likely have no problem acquiring a Reikiono. Here for honorable mention and reference more so than an actual use scenario. ‘’Although, if you were to stumble upon a Reikiono,it makes for an interesting hybrid holdover option.

Bunzi's Chopper - A Great Axe with a relatively moderate to high bar to entry. Honorable mention as Bunzi's Chopper has a rare stat boost unique to Warrior, Retaliation Damage+. Again, an established player would likely have no issue acquiring a Bunzi's Chopper.

Great Swords

Great Swords were once the "me too!" Bandwagon Warriors' weapon of choice for zerging, but Resolution has been outshined by a new hotness. Good.

Regardless, Resolution is still a perfectly fine weapon skill and Shockwave enables a Warrior to land Sleep on a group of mobs themselves. Useful for some scenarios.

Montante +1 - Obtained from the Unity Concord NM Sarama, which you'll need some help with. A fantastic Great Sword that saw a life extension thanks to augmenting through Lustreless Wings. If you already have this one from earlier, you may consider sticking with it augmented rather than making the next option.

Nandaka - The final form of the Ambuscade Great Sword. I'd imagine these days, most Warriors will just start with this line of Great Swords when expanding their armory.

Swords

Sword-and-board Warrior has come back in style -- it's not just for newbies in the Dunes anymore!

Thanks to Warrior's Fencer trait and some relatively newer gear, Savage Blade is the new defacto Warrior weaponskill of choice for mindless zerging with others. Swords should only be used when skillchaining doesn't matter.

Naegling - The final form of the Ambuscade Sword. As of the time of this writing, this is basically a must have for Warriors at this point and really the only sword you need for now. The Kaja Sword and earlier stages of the weapon will do fine as you work towards it, but the boost to Savage Blade doesn't kick in until the Kaja Sword. When completed, it will often outperform even REMA weapons in fully buffed content.

Dual Wield option(s):

Sangarius +1 - A weapon introduced with Unity Wanted fights from Lumber Jill. Updated with augmented stats (DMG +35, Accuracy & Magic Accuracy +30 , and Quadruple Attack +3%) making it a fun offhand option.

Zantetsuken - Similar to an augmented Sangarius +1, your mileage may vary on how well it performs against one. Just like a Sangarius +1, this is primarily an offhand weapon. Chance droprate from Odin Prime High Tier Mission Battle, via a Stygian Pact phantom gem.

Axes

Remember Axes? Warrior can use them, and use them well! They don't get a lot of press these days, though.

Dolichenus - The final form of the Ambuscade Axe. Like the other Ambuscade weapons, you get a boost to a weapon skill starting at the Kaja stage. Some very respectable numbers can be seen from Decimation using it.

Dual Wield option(s):

Barbarity / Barbarity +1 - Warrior's Superior 2 (SU2) weapon. Sporting a rather large increase in HP, STR, Attack as well as Weapon Skill Damage +5/+8, makes for a great companion weapon for big-hitter one-hit weapon skills. Craftable & purchasable on the Auction House.

Renaud's Axe +2 / Fernagu - A relic (pun not intended) of the pre-Adoulin, level cap 99 days courtesy of the Trial of the Magians upgrading & augmenting system. Where it fall short in base damage and accuracy, if you follow the correct upgrade path, you gain a massive TP Bonus +1,000. Essentially closing the gap between a single wield Fencer build and a Dual Wield build.

Ikenga's Axe - Added in the introduction of Odyssey, Ikenga's Axe is a more advanced Item Level version to Renaud's Axe +2 / Fernagu. Fair Warning: Requires a boss clear AND Rank points to reach its full potential augmented "TP Bonus +500" but is well worth the hassle. By the time you are able to equip and use this properly, you'll be at the top of the food chain.

Polearms

A Warrior's best piercing weapon choice.

Shining One - The final form of the Ambuscade Polearm. Like the other Ambuscade weapons, you get a boost to a weaponskill starting at the Kaja stage. You'll want one of these in your toolkit, especially if doing Odyssey.

Clubs

Clubs provide a source of Blunt damage for Warriors.

Loxotic Mace +1 - Obtained from the Unity Concord NM Grand Grenade. This can be augmented through the Odyssey item Lustreless Hides. Fully Augmented, Loxotic Mace +1 sports an additional DMG +33, Accuracy & Magic Accuracy +40, and Weapon Skill Damage +10%. With this Mace, you're capable of putting out some really nice numbers through Judgement or Black Halo. Part of a Warrior's expected toolkit for Odyssey, allowing you to beat down the Undead and other slashing resistant monsters. When /DRG and doing any Slashing-resistant monsters, just swap from Naegling to this.

Ranged

Sometimes Provoke is down or should be saved. Sometimes you need the distance so you can thin the mob herd a little. Sometimes you want to pull a mob while waiting for buffs to finish being setup.

Dart - An under-appreciated hero. Darts are cheap and fast, but what makes them great is you can swap to a Dart from any other ammo slot piece and not lose TP. There's really no reason to not carry a stack of these and be able to use them when the need arises.

Throwing Tomahawk - Necessary to utilize the merited Tomahawk ability. Don't leave them in the Mog House and feel like a goober the rare times you can utilize it.

Ultimate Weapons

Chango - The Aeonic Great Axe that unlocks the ability to perform Ultimate Skillchains. This will require grouping with others for some more difficult content, which might even require you leveling additional jobs to partake in. If you have access to the help, a great weapon to work on as an upgrade from your Lycurgos.

Ukonvasara (Level 119 III) - The Empyrean Great Axe is a white damage beast. Making this weapon will require accumulating more resources over a large number of stages, but a person with fewer connections with others could work on this more easily over time.

Labraunda - The Divergence Great Axe. Offers three augment paths, making it into a mini-Empyrean, a hybrid Mythic, or a hybrid version of an Empyrean.

Laphria (Level 119 III) - The Prime Great Axe. Will get a proper write up when more is known about it.

Conqueror (Level 119 III) - The Mythic Great Axe. Many Warriors regard this as a "Meme" weapon. But if you have the tenacity to make one, it might have use.

Bravura (Level 119 III) - Most of the Relic Weapons are lagging behind at the time of this writing. Makes for a nice collector's item.

Farsha - The other Empyrean Weapon that Warrior can wield. It might seem like an afterthought that Warrior is on this BST weapon, but Empyrean Aftermath from Cloudsplitter can generate impressive white damage numbers with the extra critical hit rate from Fencer. Can also generate respectable damage numbers using Calamity and Mistral Axe once Aftermath is active.

Idle & Utility Sets

There are a number of pieces of "Idle" gear. Use this section as a benchmark to gauge where you are at personally and where you can make improvements based on the circumstances. Your priorities (in order) should be:

1. Maximize Damage Taken (DT-50%).
2. Gain high Magic Evasion. (Advanced sets will utilize Elemental Resistance as well)
3. Take advantage of Utility stats.

• Work in Progress

Idle

Unengaged Regen Idle Staunch Tathlum +1 Volte Salade Sacro Breastplate Volte Moufles Volte Brayettes Volte Sollerets Sanctity Necklace Infused Earring Chirich Ring +1 Defending Ring Cichol's Mantle [Stats], PDT-10% Notes: This isn't exactly a New Player-friendly/Easy to Obtain setup. However, it is a set worth striving towards. Honorable mention to Apeile Ring / Apeile Ring +1 as conditional Regen Idle pieces. Regen/Refresh activates when HP is under 60%. Regain Idle Valorous Mask Vim Torque +1 Karieyh Ring

Layered Defense Set Staunch Tathlum +1 Sakpata's Helm Sakpata's Plate R20: Resist All+10% Macabre Gaunt. +1 R15: Resist All+10% Sakpata's Cuisses Sakpata's Leggings Warder's Charm +1 Sanare Earring Odnowa Earring +1 Shadow Ring Shadow Mantle Notes: For Ring2 slot, Defending Ring or Moonlight Ring are fine. Special mention for Warden's Ring & Fortified Ring for Enemy Critical Hit Rate -%. For Waist slot, I'll leave this up to the individual to decide between a Carrier's Sash or a Plat. Mog. Belt. Please Note: That when you switch to and from your engaged set(s), you should be wary of large maximum HP swings. Large max HP swings not only risk HP aggro from Undead mobs, but also trigger your healer, whoever they (or it) might be. With whatever you choose to wear, it is something to keep in mind, regardless of content. For enhanced movement speed, the ideal swap is Shneddick Ring. Seriously. You can't pretend wearing Hermes' Sandals isn't making you more vulnerable when you're dropping all of the defensive stats of Sakpata's Leggings to put on level 70 feet that only provide 12% movement speed and minimal stats. This drops you down over 100 DEF, 150 Magic Evasion, and 6% DT (for example). Retaliation! Sakpata's Helm Sakpata's Plate Pumm. Mufflers +3 Sakpata's Cuisses Boii Calligae +3 Cryptic Earring Defending Ring Notes: A set almost too fun to resist building for when the main threat is physical melee damage. While I'm unsure how exactly Counter may interact here, there are quite a few possibilities for brewing set(s) around this ability. --Brahmsz (talk)

Utility

Enmity+ Sapience Orb Pummeler's Mask +3 Souv. Cuirass +1 Path C Pumm. Mufflers +3 Souv. Diechlings +1 Path C Souveran Schuhs +1 Path C Moonlight Necklace Cryptic Earring Trux Earring Apeile Ring Apeile Ring +1 DEF+20, MDB+5 Trance Belt Cichol's Mantle Enmity +10 Notes: You'll want some Potency in that Provoke sometimes! Any piece of Souveran Armor Set +1 augmented with Path C if you have it are great sources of enmity if you lack any of the above (or can't be bothered to carry it if otherwise not using it). Also nice because it may counter any large HP dips you'd get otherwise here. Find a good balance for your situation. Emet Harness +1, Unmoving Collar +1 are some decent alternatives.

Fast Cast Sapience Orb Sakpata's Helm Odyss. Chestplate Fast Cast Leyline Gloves Fast Cast Odyssean Cuisses FC+ Odyssean Greaves FC+ Orunmila's Torque Loquac. Earring Enchntr. Earring +1 Prolix Ring Rahab Ring Cichol's Mantle FC+10% Notes: Since so much of this would be or has random augments, you'll have to really do the best you can here and make your own decisions. I strongly advise you read up on Fast Cast. Odyssean pieces can be augmented with up to Fast Cast +6 on them with Fern Stones. Use Magoraga Beads for Utsusemi. Balancing HP loss and Fast Cast is going to be difficult, make swaps where you feel appropriate. Etiolation Earring might be better off here. Spell Interrupt.   Interruption Staunch Tathlum +1 Souv. Schaller +1 Yorium Gauntlets SIRD-10% Founder's Hose Odyssean Greaves Moonlight Necklace Audumbla Sash Notes: A slightly more niche setup. Perfect for casting Utsusemi: Ichi for instance. Not a complete set and various other pieces can be fit in to meet your needs. Fun Fact: You can Retaliate against physical attacks while casting a spell.

TP Sets Section

• Here's where the pavement meets the road. Or, your weapon meets your foe's skull. Depending upon your weapon choice, there are three (3) standardized TP modes you should consider:

1. Single Wield
2. Dual Wield
3. Two-Handed

• When using a One-Handed weapon, you are either using a single weapon and shield, or Dual Wielding two (2) weapons. There are reasons for both builds and you should make considerations for both.
• Two-Handed builds are fairly self-explanatory and just like with One-Handed builds, there is a time and place to use them.

• Will slowly be reconfiguring the TP Section (and beyond) so please bare with me!

• Work in Progress

Starting Out

Starter Set Fire Bomblet Gorney Morion +1 Gorney Haubert +1 Gorney Moufles +1 Pumm. Cuisses +1 Pumm. Calligae +1 Ishtar's Collar Mache Earring Brutal Earring Rajas Ring Tyrant's Ring Ioskeha Belt Mauler's Mantle Notes: This is the bare minimum you should strive for to do simple things with absolute strangers like lower difficulty Ambuscade, Domain Invasion, Geas Fete NMs, HTBFs, some higher level Unity NMs, and more. As soon as you can raise enough Bayld, make your way to the Peacekeepers' Coalition in Eastern Adoulin where Vesca is to buy the Gorney Armor Set +1. You can convert previously gained Copper Vouchers to at least 12,100 Bayld in order to buy the full set. You've over-capping Haste here and that's... okay. Waist alternatives include: Cetl Belt, Sweordfaetels, Dynamic Belt, and Headlong Belt. Probably in that order of desirability. Get what you can afford. The Ioskeha Belt or its HQ counterpart will serve you for a very long time, so get it when you can. Alt. Starter Set Fire Bomblet Hervor Galea Hervor Haubert Hervor Mouffles Pumm. Cuisses +1 Pumm. Calligae +1 Asperity Necklace Mache Earring Brutal Earring Rajas Ring Tyrant's Ring Ioskeha Belt Mauler's Mantle Notes: The Hervor Haubert set is a very easy to get new baseline of gear to give you a boost. It's not impressive, but you can basically earn up to 2 pieces a day by just showing up and beating on stuff in Domain Invasion. The set has more accuracy than your AF+1 119 pieces, so they're definitely useful swaps when necessary. When you don't need the accuracy, the Double Attack bonuses are better. At this point, you'll be able to get your Reforged Artifact Armor swiftly by getting the Kupon_I-AF109 from doing the Repelling an Ambuscade Records of Eminence->Intermediate quest. Simply do a Very Easy Volume 2 Ambuscade and clear it. This would be 109 level content, something a strapping young i119 Warrior like yourself can definitely manage.

Single Wield TP Sets

• These sets are functional for any single wield weapon, such as Naegling or Loxotic Mace +1. If you are lacking a +1 Boii Earring or +2 Warrior's Beads, you can swap Cichol's Mantle's Store TP augment to Double Attack.
• Sets herein serve as benchmark targets to gauge gear progression.

Single Wield 1   SPAmbu. & G. Fete Blurred Shield Seething Bomblet Flam. Zucchetto +2 Valorous Mail STR+, Acc/Att+, DA+ Sulev. Gauntlets +2 Sulev. Cuisses +2 Flam. Gambieras +2 War. Beads +1 HP+75, STR/DEX+12, DA+6% Mache Earring Brutal Earring Flamma Ring Rajas Ring Ioskeha Belt Cichol's Mantle DEX+20, Acc/Att+20, Acc+10, DA+10 Notes: Get ready to spam a lot of Ambuscade.. hopefully, with other people. Upgrading your Ambu gear should be a priority, so work on pieces from both the Flamma and Sulevia sets as you go along. The Flamma Head and Feet are pretty great, as well as the Sulevia hands, legs, and feet. You'll have uses for pieces from both sets for a while. At this point, you can start doing more content with others with reasonable expectations. Don't burn out. Also, start looking into ways to farm gil, because you'll need a lot of it soon. Single Wield 2   Omen & Diverge. Blurred Shield +1 Ginsen Flam. Zucchetto +2 Agoge Lorica +3 Sulev. Gauntlets +2 Pumm. Cuisses +2 Flam. Gambieras +2 War. Beads +1 HP+75, STR/DEX+12, DA+6% Cessance Earring Brutal Earring Niqmaddu Ring Petrov Ring Ioskeha Belt Cichol's Mantle DEX+20, Acc/Att+20, Acc+10, DA+10, DT-5% Notes: At this point, you can start doing more content with others with reasonable expectations. Don't burn out and try a bit of everything. Start looking into ways to farm gil, because you'll need a lot of it soon. At this point, you're ready to do Omen and other more recent content. Accuracy needs vary wildly here depending on event and target, so keep an eye on it or a parse running. Especially when you don't have quality buffs. You may start experiencing some real sticker shock at the expenses required to start buying new gear or continue to upgrade your existing gear.

Single Wield 3   Ody. / Sortie Blurred Shield +1 Coiste Bodhar Boii Mask +2 Hjarrandi Breast. Sakpata's Gauntlets Pumm. Cuisses +3 Pumm. Calligae +3 War. Beads +2 HP+100, STR/DEX+15, DA+7% Schere Earring Boii Earring “Right Ear”: Acc+6~10 Niqmaddu Ring Petrov Ring Ioskeha Belt +1 Cichol's Mantle DEX+20, Acc/Att+20, Acc+10, DA+10, DT-5% Notes: Realize it's possible you may end up having to level another job to do some of this content. It's the price to pay to advance further sometimes. Single Wield 4   Ody. / Sortie+ Blurred Shield +1 Coiste Bodhar R20: Att+15, STR+5 Boii Mask +3 Hjarrandi Breast. Sakpata's Gauntlets R20: Att+20, STP+5, Acc+5 Pumm. Cuisses +3 Pumm. Calligae +3 War. Beads +2 HP+100, STR/DEX+15, DA+7% Schere Earring Acc+15, Att+5 Boii Earring +1 “Right Ear”: Acc+11~15, Crit.+3~5% Niqmaddu Ring Petrov Ring Sailfi Belt +1 STR+15, DA+5% Cichol's Mantle DEX+20, Acc/Att+20, Acc+10, DA+10, DT-5%

Dual Wield TP Sets

• These sets are functional for a variety of Main-hand / Off-hand weapon combinations, not just the ones listed.
• Sets herein serve as benchmark targets to gauge gear progression.

Dual Wield 1   SPAmbu. & G. Fete Fernagu ‘’’TP Bonus+1,000’’’ Seething Bomblet Flam. Zucchetto +2 Valorous Mail STR+, Acc/Att+, DA+ Emicho Gauntlets Sulev. Cuisses +2 Flam. Gambieras +2 War. Beads +1 HP+75, STR/DEX+12, DA+6% Suppanomimi Brutal Earring Flamma Ring Rajas Ring Ioskeha Belt Cichol's Mantle DEX+20, Acc/Att+20, Acc+10, DA+10 Notes: Fernagu in the sub hand is here simply for the ease of entry as a weapon. Your sub hand’s accuracy will likely be tanked, but if your objective is to utilize a “Damage varies with TP” weapon skill, that won’t matter much. Kaja Axe is also a good alternative. Dual Wield 2   Omen & Diverge. Zantetsuken Ginsen Flam. Zucchetto +2 Emicho Haubert +1 Emi. Gauntlets +1 Pumm. Cuisses +2 Flam. Gambieras +2 War. Beads +1 HP+75, STR/DEX+12, DA+6% Suppanomimi Brutal Earring Niqmaddu Ring Petrov Ring Ioskeha Belt Cichol's Mantle DEX+20, Acc/Att+20, Acc+10, DA+10, DT-5% Notes: Worth repeating: You may start experiencing some real sticker shock at the expenses required to start buying new gear or continue to upgrade your existing gear. It definitely starts to hurt here and many casual players will slowly work their way to this point and not get much further. Progress will start to slow down as your gear improves and that's okay. Don't pull out papa's plastic. Don't rush yourself.

Dual Wield 3   Ody. / Sortie Sangarius +1 DMG+35, Acc/MAcc+30, QA+3% Coiste Bodhar Boii Mask +2 Agoge Lorica +3 Sakpata's Gauntlets Pumm. Cuisses +3 Pumm. Calligae +3 War. Beads +2 HP+100, STR/DEX+15, DA+7% Eabani Earring Boii Earring “Right Ear”: Acc+6~10 Niqmaddu Ring Petrov Ring Reiki Yotai Cichol's Mantle DEX+20, Acc/Att+20, Acc+10, DA+10, DT-5% Notes: Tempted to say building a Dual Weild set around Emicho Gauntlets +1 & Suppanomimi is less stressful. YMMV. See what works better for you. Dual Wield 4   Ody. / Sortie+ Sangarius +1 DMG+35, Acc/MAcc+30, QA+3 Coiste Bodhar R20: Att+15, STR+5 Boii Mask +3 Agoge Lorica +3 Sakpata's Gauntlets R20: Att+20, STP+5, Acc+5 Pumm. Cuisses +3 Pumm. Calligae +3 War. Beads +2 HP+100, STR/DEX+15, DA+7% Eabani Earring Boii Earring +1 “Right Ear”: Acc+11~15, Crit.+3~5% Niqmaddu Ring Petrov Ring Reiki Yotai STR+15, DA+5% Cichol's Mantle DEX+20, Acc/Att+20, Acc+10, DA+10, DT-5% Notes: This set reaches exactly +72% Double Attack and is 25% Gear Haste.

Two-Handed TP Sets

• Two-Handed Sets will apply for Great Axe, Great Sword, and Polearm (Content & Build depending). Perhaps in some far flung scenario Staff.
• Sets herein serve as benchmark targets to gauge gear progression.

Two-Handed Set 1   SPAmbu. & G. Fete Duplus Grip Seething Bomblet Flam. Zucchetto +2 Valorous Mail STR+, Acc/Att+, DA+ Sulev. Gauntlets +2 Sulev. Cuisses +2 Flam. Gambieras +2 War. Beads +1 HP+75, STR/DEX+12, DA+6% Mache Earring Brutal Earring Flamma Ring Rajas Ring Ioskeha Belt Cichol's Mantle DEX+20, Acc/Att+20, Acc+10, DA+10 Two-Handed Set 2   Omen & Diverge. Utu Grip Ginsen Hjarrandi Helm Agoge Lorica +2 Sulev. Gauntlets +2 Pumm. Cuisses +2 Pumm. Calligae +2 War. Beads +1 HP+75, STR/DEX+12, DA+6% Cessance Earring Brutal Earring Niqmaddu Ring Petrov Ring Ioskeha Belt Cichol's Mantle DEX+20, Acc/Att+20, Acc+10, DA+10, DT-5%

Two-Handed Set 3   Ody. / Sortie Utu Grip Coiste Bodhar Boii Mask +2 Boii Lorica +2 Sakpata's Gauntlets Pumm. Cuisses +3 Pumm. Calligae +3 War. Beads +2 HP+100, STR/DEX+15, DA+7% Schere Earring Boii Earring “Right Ear”: Acc+6~10 Niqmaddu Ring Moonbeam Ring Ioskeha Belt +1 Cichol's Mantle DEX+20, Acc/Att+20, Acc+10, DA+10, DT-5% Two-Handed Set 4   Ody. / Sortie+ Utu Grip Coiste Bodhar R20: Att+15, STR+5 Boii Mask +3 Boii Lorica +3 Sakpata's Gauntlets R20: Att+20, STP+5, Acc+5 Pumm. Cuisses +3 Pumm. Calligae +3 War. Beads +2 HP+100, STR/DEX+15, DA+7% Schere Earring Acc+15, Att+5 Boii Earring +1 “Right Ear”: Acc+11~15, Crit.+3~5% Niqmaddu Ring Moonlight Ring Sailfi Belt +1 STR+15, DA+5% Cichol's Mantle DEX+20, Acc/Att+20, Acc+10, DA+10, DT-5%

Great Axe Weaponskill Sets

Work In Progress

Upheaval

• Upheaval is an interesting Weapon Skill. Depending on your TP threshold , Upheaval can be used two ways:

1. At low TP threshold (1,000 ~ 1,749 TP), it benefits more from a multi-hit approach.
2. At mid to high TP threshold (1,750+ TP), it benefits more from a front loaded Weapon Skill Damage (WSD) approach.

• For beginners, just focus on landing it accurately. And as your WSD and Multi-hit options improve, craft sets for both scenarios.

Upheaval A   Low TP Focus Utu Grip Seething Bomblet Hjarrandi Helm Agoge Lorica +2 Sulev. Gauntlets +2 Agoge Cuisses +2 Pumm. Calligae +2 War. Beads +1 HP+75, STR/DEX+12, DA+6% Cessance Earring Brutal Earring Niqmaddu Ring Regal Ring Fotia Belt Cichol's Mantle STR+20, Acc/Att+20, STR+10, DA+10, DT-5% Upheaval B   High TP Focus Utu Grip Knobkierrie Agoge Mask +2 Pumm. Lorica +2 Odyssean Gauntlets VIT, Acc/Attack, WSD Odyssean Cuisses VIT, Acc/Attack, WSD Sulev. Leggings +2 War. Beads +1 HP+75, STR/DEX+12, DA+6% Thrud Earring Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Titan Ring Titan Ring Grunfeld Rope Cichol's Mantle VIT+20, Acc+20 Att+20, WSD+10%, PDT-10%

The sets for Upheaval herein can effectively be copy/pasted to King's Justice--which utilizes a Strength modifier instead of Vitality, and has a lower fTP multiplier.

Upheaval sets are nearly identical to King's Justice and to save time and space this subsection will be used for both.

Upheaval Set 1 Utu Grip Knobkierrie Agoge Mask +3 Pumm. Lorica +3 Boii Mufflers +2 Odyssean Cuisses VIT, Acc/Attack, WSD Sulev. Leggings +2 War. Beads +2 HP+100, STR/DEX+15, DA+7% Thrud Earring Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Regal Ring Niqmaddu Ring Sailfi Belt +1 STR+15, DA+5% Cichol's Mantle VIT+30, Acc+20 Att+20, WSD+10%, PDT-10% Notes: Gather what you can. Everyone starts somewhere. Upheaval Set 2   Odyssey / Sortie Chango Utu Grip Knobkierrie Nyame Helm Path B: R20 Nyame Mail Path B: R20 Boii Mufflers +3 Nyame Flanchard Path B: R20 Nyame Sollerets Path B: R20 War. Beads +2 HP+100, STR/DEX+15, DA+7% Thrud Earring Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Regal Ring Niqmaddu Ring Sailfi Belt +1 STR+15, DA+5% Cichol's Mantle VIT+30, Acc+20 Att+20, WSD+10%, DT-5% Notes: Please be reminded, these are benchmark sets.

Upheaval Advanced 1   Attack Uncapped Chango Utu Grip Knobkierrie Agoge Mask +3 Nyame Mail Path B: R20 Nyame Gauntlets Path B: R20 Nyame Flanchard Path B: R20 Nyame Sollerets Path B: R20 War. Beads +2 HP+100, STR/DEX+15, DA+7% Thrud Earring Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Gelatinous Ring +1 VIT+15, HP+100 Niqmaddu Ring Sailfi Belt +1 Path A Cichol's Mantle VIT+30, Acc+20 Att+20, WSD+10%, DT-5% Upheaval Advanced 2   Attack Capped Chango Utu Grip Knobkierrie Sakpata's Helm R20 Sakpata's Plate R20 Sakpata's Gauntlets R20 Boii Cuisses +3 Sakpata's Leggings R20 War. Beads +2 HP+100, STR/DEX+15, DA+7% Thrud Earring Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Niqmaddu Ring Regal Ring Sailfi Belt +1 STR+15, DA+5% Cichol's Mantle VIT+30, Acc/Att+20, WSD+10%, DT-5% Upheaval Advanced 3   Mighty Strikes! Chango Utu Grip Yetshila +1 Agoge Mask +3 Sakpata's Plate R20 Sakpata's Gauntlets R20 Sakpata's Cuisses R20 Boii Calligae +3 Fotia Gorget Thrud Earring Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Niqmaddu Ring Epaminondas's Ring Fatality Belt Cichol's Mantle VIT+30, Acc/Att+20, WSD+10%, DT-5%

Ukko's Fury

Ukko's Fury Set 1 Utu Grip Yetshila Boii Mask +1 Agoge Lorica +2 Flam. Manopolas +2 Agoge Cuisses +2 Boii Calligae +1 War. Beads +1 HP+75, STR/DEX+12, DA+6% Cessance Earring Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Niqmaddu Ring Regal Ring Grunfeld Rope Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Art+20, DA+10, DT-5% Notes: This isn't a bare minimum set, however, this set is a decent goal to work towards as your first benchmark for Ukko's Fury. Ukko's being a Critical Hit based Weapon Skill with a significant Strength modifier will benefit greatly from the gear here in. Pieces of the Valorous Attire Set from Reisenjima augmented with Critical Hit Rate or Critical Hit DMG+ (piece depending) are great alternatives that will bridge the gap to this point. Again, think of this set as a benchmark to work towards! Ukko's Fury Set 2 Utu Grip Yetshila +1 Boii Mask +2 Hjarrandi Breast. Flam. Manopolas +2 Boii Cuisses +2 Boii Calligae +2 War. Beads +1 HP+75, STR/DEX+12, DA+6% Moonshade Earring Boii Earring +1 Acc+16~20, Crit.+6~8% Niqmaddu Ring Regal Ring Sailfi Belt +1 STR+15, DA+5% Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Art+20, DA+10, DT-5% Ukko's Fury Set 3 Utu Grip Yetshila +1 Boii Mask +3 Hjarrandi Breast. Flam. Manopolas +2 Boii Cuisses +3 Boii Calligae +3 War. Beads +2 HP+100, STR/DEX+15, DA+7% Moonshade Earring Boii Earring +2 Acc+16~20, Crit.+6~8%, STR/VIT+7~15 Niqmaddu Ring Regal Ring Sailfi Belt +1 STR+15, DA+5% Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Art+20, DA+10, DT-5%

Metraton's Torment / Disaster

• TBD

Misc Great Axe WS

Fell Cleave & Steel Cyclone Lycurgos Knobkierrie Nyame Helm Path B Nyame Mail Path B Boii Mufflers +3 Boii Cuisses +3 Nyame Sollerets Path B War. Beads +2 Path A Thrud Earring Moonshade Earring Regal Ring Epaminondas's Ring Sailfi Belt +1 Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, WSD+10%, DT-5% Notes: Load up on as much STR and Weapon Skill Damage gear you have available into your set. R20+ Nyame alternatives: Sakpata's Armor Set. Augmented Odyssean Attire Set & Valorous Attire Set with high WSD. Ring alternatives: Karieyh Ring +1 If you really must choose that for an SoA ring will outperform anything but the Epaminondas's Ring, so pair them. Niqmaddu Ring if you lack the Epaminondas's Ring. Lycurgos gives a large 30% Damage increase to Steel Cyclone. Useful for when you're opening/closing for Darkness. "Break" Weapon Skills Pemphredo Tathlum Sakpata's Helm Path A Sakpata's Plate Path A Sakpata's Gauntlets Path A Boii Cuisses +3 Sakpata's Leggings Path A Moonlight Necklace Digni. Earring Moonshade Earring Metamor. Ring +1 Path A Stikini Ring +1 Eschan Stone Cichol's Mantle Notes: Load up on Magic Accuracy to reduce the chance of resists. Armor alternative(s): Flamma Armor Set. Accessory alternatives: If you don't have an augmented Metamor. Ring +1, another Stikini Ring will do fine. Sanctity Necklace is an easy to obtain item.

Sword Weaponskill Sets

Savage Blade

Savage Blade is the current weaponskill of choice for pure zerging with other melee when skillchaining doesn't matter or might be detrimental (like when skillchain elements can heal the target). This is largely in part thanks to the overpowered Ambuscade Sword weapon, Naegling (Naegling being its final form).

Most front-line jobs can spam Savage Blade without a care currently, and contribute fairly well. Warrior as a job with its Fencer trait and access to its damage dealer friendly job abilities, does this very well.

Savage Blade Set 1 Kaja Sword Blurred Shield Knobkierrie Agoge Mask +2 Pumm. Lorica +2 Sulev. Gauntlets +2 Boii Cuisses +1 Sulev. Leggings +2 Warrior's Beads Path A Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Thrud Earring Rajas Ring Petrov Ring Grunfeld Rope Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, WSD+10%, PDT-10% Savage Blade Set 2 Naegling Blurred Shield +1 Knobkierrie Agoge Mask +3 Pumm. Lorica +3 Odyssean Gauntlets STR+, Acc/Attack+, WSD+ Valorous Hose STR+, Acc/Att+, WSD+ Sulev. Leggings +2 War. Beads +1 Path A Moonshade Earring TP Bonus +250 Thrud Earring Niqmaddu Ring Regal Ring Sailfi Belt +1 STR+15, DA+5% Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, WSD+10%, PDT-10%

Savage Blade Set 3   Attack Uncapped Naegling Blurred Shield +1 Knobkierrie Agoge Mask +3 Nyame Mail Path B R20 Boii Mufflers +3 Nyame Flanchard Path B R20 Nyame Sollerets Path B R20 War. Beads +2 Path A Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Thrud Earring Epaminondas's Ring Niqmaddu Ring Sailfi Belt +1 STR+15, DA+5% Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, WSD+10%, DT-5% Savage Blade Set 4   Attack Capped Naegling Blurred Shield +1 Knobkierrie Agoge Mask +3 Sakpata's Plate R20+ Sakpata's Gauntlets R20+ Boii Cuisses +3 Nyame Sollerets Path B R20+ War. Beads +2 Path A Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Thrud Earring Epaminondas's Ring Regal Ring Sailfi Belt +1 STR+15, DA+5% Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, WSD+10%, DT-5%

Axe Weaponskill Sets

Decimation & Ruinator

Decimation only gains physical accuracy with higher TP thresholds and as such doesn't benefit as much from a Fencer build. Given this fact, Decimation becomes a spam at 1,000 TP Weapon Skill.

The sets for Decimation herein can effectively be copy/pasted to Ruinator--the key difference being ruinator gains a 10% (1.1) attack bonus. To save time and space this subsection will be used for both weapon skills.

Decimation Set 1 Kaja Axe Zantetsuken Seeth. Bomblet +1 Flam. Zucchetto +2 Valorous Mail STR+, Acc/Att+, DA+ Sulev. Gauntlets +2 Sulev. Cuisses +2 Flam. Gambieras +2 Fotia Gorget Cessance Earring Brutal Earring Flamma Ring Rajas Ring Fotia Belt Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, DA+10, PDT-10% Notes: You will probably note that Decimation utilizes a Dual Wield setup. As mentioned above, it gains less from a Fencer build and as such, gains more from an offhand weapon that hits hard and accurately. I don't personally think a Zantetsuken is a realistic expectation for a new player. Alternatives can include Barbarity for instance. Decimation Set 2 Dolichenus Sangarius +1 DMG+35, Acc/MAcc+30, QA+3% Coiste Bodhar Flam. Zucchetto +2 Agoge Lorica +2 Sulev. Gauntlets +2 Sulev. Cuisses +2 Pumm. Calligae +3 War. Beads +1 Cessance Earring Boii Earring +1 Niqmaddu Ring Regal Ring Sailfi Belt +1 STR+15, DA+5% Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, DA+10, DT-5% Decimation Set 3   Ody. / Sortie+ Dolichenus Sangarius +1 DMG+35, Acc/MAcc+30, QA+3% Coiste Bodhar Flam. Zucchetto +2 Sakpata's Plate Sakpata's Gauntlets Sakpata's Cuisses Pumm. Calligae +3 War. Beads +2 HP+100, STR/DEX+15, DA+7% Schere Earring Boii Earring +1 “Right Ear”: Acc+11~15, Crit.+3~5% Niqmaddu Ring Regal Ring Sailfi Belt +1 STR+15, DA+5% Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, DA+10%, DT-5%

Mistral Axe & Calamity

• Given both Mistral Axe & Calamity's damage scale with TP, they both follow a similar gearing route as Savage Blade. However, for this section the focus will be on Dual Wield sets.
• So while sets can effectively be copypasta'd from the Savage Blade section above, let's see what differences pop up when using Offhand options.

Mistral Axe Set 1 Kaja Axe Fernagu TP Bonus+1,000 Knobkierrie Agoge Mask +2 Pumm. Lorica +2 Sulev. Gauntlets +2 Odyssean Cuisses STR+, Acc/Attack+, WSD+ Sulev. Leggings +2 Warrior's Beads R15: HP+50, STR/DEX+10, DA+5% Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Thrud Earring Rajas Ring Petrov Ring Grunfeld Rope Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, WSD+10%, PDT-10% Notes: Barring having enough Job Points to equip a Barbarity, a Kaja Axe is one of the most easily available axes of significance for such a build. Fernagu comes at the end of a line of Trials of the Magians Axe Trials, which provides a major boost to Weapon Skill damage at the cost of a bit of accuracy. Mistral Axe Set 2 Barbarity Fernagu TP Bonus+1,000 Knobkierrie Agoge Mask +3 Pumm. Lorica +3 Boii Mufflers +2 Boii Cuisses +2 Sulev. Leggings +2 War. Beads +1 R20: HP+75, STR/DEX+12, DA+6% Moonshade Earring TP Bonus +250 Thrud Earring Niqmaddu Ring Regal Ring Sailfi Belt +1 STR+15, DA+5% Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, WSD+10%, PDT-10%

Mistral Axe Set 3   Attack Uncapped Ikenga's Axe R20: DMG+12, Att+35, Acc/MAcc+5 Barbarity +1 Knobkierrie Agoge Mask +3 Nyame Mail Path B, R20 Boii Mufflers +3 Nyame Flanchard Path B, R20 Nyame Sollerets Path B, R20 War. Beads +2 R25: HP+100, STR/DEX+15, DA+7% Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Thrud Earring Epaminondas's Ring Niqmaddu Ring Sailfi Belt +1 STR+15, DA+5% Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, WSD+10%, DT-5% Mistral Axe Set 4   Attack Capped Ikenga's Axe R30: DMG+15, Att+45, Acc/MAcc+15, TP Bonus+500 Barbarity +1 Knobkierrie Agoge Mask +3 Sakpata's Plate Path B, R20+ Sakpata's Gauntlets Path B, R20+ Boii Cuisses +3 Nyame Sollerets Path B, R20+ War. Beads +2 R25: HP+100, STR/DEX+15, DA+7% Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Thrud Earring Epaminondas's Ring Regal Ring Sailfi Belt +1 STR+15, DA+5% Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, WSD+10%, DT-5%

Cloudsplitter

Cloudsplitter Set ? Farsha (Level 119 III) Blurred Shield +1 Knobkierrie Nyame Helm Path B, R20 Nyame Mail Path B, R20 Nyame Gauntlets Path B, R20 Nyame Flanchard Path B, R20 Nyame Sollerets Path B, R20 Sanctity Necklace Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Thrud Earring Epaminondas's Ring Niqmaddu Ring Eschan Stone Cichol's Mantle STR+30, MAcc/MDMG+20, WSD+10%, DT-5% Notes: Warrior has a fairly significant lack of Magic Attack Bonus armor prior to the Nyame set. That isn't to say there aren't visible armor pieces, just to say it may not be worthwhile.

Club Weaponskill Sets

Judgment

• Judgment can essentially be geared the same as Savage Blade.

Judgment Loxotic Mace Blurred Shield Knobkierrie Agoge Mask +2 Pumm. Lorica +2 Sulev. Gauntlets +2 Boii Cuisses +1 Sulev. Leggings +2 Warrior's Beads HP+50, STR/DEX+10, DA+5% Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Thrud Earring Rajas Ring Petrov Ring Grunfeld Rope Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, WSD+10%, PDT-10% Judgment Set 2 Loxotic Mace +1 Blurred Shield +1 Knobkierrie Agoge Mask +3 Pumm. Lorica +3 Odyssean Gauntlets STR+, Acc/Attack+, WSD+ Valorous Hose STR+, Acc/Att+, WSD+ Sulev. Leggings +2 War. Beads +1 HP+75, STR/DEX+12, DA+6% Moonshade Earring TP Bonus +250 Thrud Earring Niqmaddu Ring Regal Ring Sailfi Belt +1 STR+15, DA+5% Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, WSD+10%, PDT-10%

Judgment Set 3   Attack Uncapped Loxotic Mace +1 DMG+38, Acc/MAcc+40, WSD+10% Blurred Shield +1 Knobkierrie Agoge Mask +3 Nyame Mail Path B R20 Boii Mufflers +3 Nyame Flanchard Path B R20 Nyame Sollerets Path B R20 War. Beads +2 HP+100, STR/DEX+15, DA+7% Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Thrud Earring Epaminondas's Ring Niqmaddu Ring Sailfi Belt +1 STR+15, DA+5% Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, WSD+10%, DT-5% Judgment Set 4   Attack Capped Loxotic Mace +1 DMG+38, Acc/MAcc+40, WSD+10% Blurred Shield +1 Knobkierrie Agoge Mask +3 Sakpata's Plate R20+ Sakpata's Gauntlets R20+ Boii Cuisses +3 Nyame Sollerets Path B R20+ War. Beads +2 HP+100, STR/DEX+15, Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Thrud Earring Epaminondas's Ring Regal Ring Sailfi Belt +1 STR+15, DA+5% Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, WSD+10%, DT-5%

Great Sword Weaponskill Sets

Resolution

Resolution Set 1 Kaja Claymore Duplus Grip Seeth. Bomblet +1 Flam. Zucchetto +2 Valorous Mail STR+, Acc/Att+, DA+ Sulev. Gauntlets +2 Sulev. Cuisses +2 Flam. Gambieras +2 Fotia Gorget Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Brutal Earring Flamma Ring Rajas Ring Fotia Belt Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, DA+10%, PDT-10% Resolution Set 2 Montante Utu Grip Coiste Bodhar Flam. Zucchetto +2 Agoge Lorica +2 Sulev. Gauntlets +2 Sulev. Cuisses +2 Pumm. Calligae +3 Fotia Gorget Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Boii Earring +1 Niqmaddu Ring Regal Ring Fotia Belt Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, DA+10%, DT-5%

Resolution Set 3   Ody. / Sortie+ Montante +1 DMG+20, Acc/MAcc+40, HP+100 Utu Grip Coiste Bodhar Hjarrandi Helm Sakpata's Plate Sakpata's Gauntlets Sakpata's Cuisses Pumm. Calligae +3 Fotia Gorget Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Boii Earring +1 “Right Ear”: Acc+11~15, Crit.+3~5% Niqmaddu Ring Regal Ring Fotia Belt Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, DA+10%, DT-5% Resolution Set 4   Attack Capped Montante +1 DMG+20, Acc/MAcc+40, HP+100 Utu Grip Coiste Bodhar Sakpata's Helm R20+ Sakpata's Plate R20+ Sakpata's Gauntlets R20+ Boii Cuisses +3 Sakpata's Leggings R20+ Fotia Gorget Moonshade Earring TP Bonus+250 Boii Earring +1 “Right Ear”: Acc+11~15, Crit.+3~5% Niqmaddu Ring Regal Ring Fotia Belt Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, DA+10%, DT-5%

Shockwave

Shockwave Set 1 Duplus Grip Knobkierrie Agoge Mask +2 Pumm. Lorica +2 Flam. Manopolas +2 Flamma Dirs +2 Sulev. Leggings +2 Fotia Gorget Ishvara Earring Moonshade Earring TP Bonus +250 Rajas Ring Flamma Ring Fotia Belt Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, WSD+10%, PDT-10% Notes: If you have not started on your Artifact & Relic +2 upgrades, worry not. A full Accuracy & Magic Accuracy set such as Flamma +2 from Ambuscade will land this on most fodder mobs. Shockwave Set 2 Utu Grip Knobkierrie Agoge Mask +3 Pumm. Lorica +3 Flam. Manopolas +2 Flamma Dirs +2 Sulev. Leggings +2 Fotia Gorget Ishvara Earring Moonshade Earring TP Bonus +250 Regal Ring Niqmaddu Ring Fotia Belt Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, WSD+10%, PDT-10% Shockwave Set 3   Odyssey/Sortie Utu Grip Knobkierrie Agoge Mask +3 Nyame Mail Path B, R20+ Boii Mufflers +3 Boii Cuisses +3 Nyame Sollerets Path B, R20+ Fotia Gorget Thrud Earring Moonshade Earring TP Bonus +250 Regal Ring Niqmaddu Ring Fotia Belt Cichol's Mantle STR+30, Acc/Att+20, WSD+10%, DT-5%