Dual Wield

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**		~37%
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.
• This job ability is one of the most potent ways of increasing DPS, but it is subject to the delay cap as follows:
  • (1 - Dual Wield %) × (1 - Haste %)  ≥  0.2
  • Because Dual Wield reduces TP/hit, it is more desirable to reach the delay cap through Haste than Dual Wield.

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
Sarashi	Dual Wield +1%
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%
Charis Necklace	Dual Wield +3%
Auric Dagger	Dual Wield +5%
Raider's Boomerang	Dual Wield +3%
Nusku's Sash	Dual Wield +5%
Iga Zukin +2	Dual Wield +5%
Iga Mimikazari	Dual Wield +1%
Charis Casaque +1	Dual Wield +5%
Charis Casaque +2	Dual Wield +10%
Koga Chainmail +2	Dual Wield +3%
Koga Hakama +2	Dual Wield +7%
Patentia Sash	Dual Wield +5%
Uguisu	Dual Wield +3%
Skadi's Cuirie +1	Dual Wield +7%
Thurandaut Chapeau	Dual Wield +5%
Thurandaut Chapeau +1	Dual Wield +5%
Hachiya Chainmail	Dual Wield +7%
Hachiya Chainmail +1	Dual Wield +8%
Hachiya Hakama	Dual Wield +3%
Hachiya Hakama +1	Dual Wield +3%
Mochizuki Chainmail	Dual Wield +6%
Mochizuki Hakama	Dual Wield +7%
Haverton Ring	Dual Wield +5%
Haverton Ring +1	Dual Wield +6%
Prismatic Key	Dual Wield +3%
Iga Garb Set Plus 2	Occasionally adds an extra attack with the offhand
Atma of the Illuminator	Dual Wield +1%

References

• Charis Casaque +2, Charis Necklace, DW - (Asymptotic, Nightfyre, FFXIAH)
• DW Trait Levels (Byrth, BG)

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. Values listed are for capped gear haste (25%).

		Magic Haste						Magic Haste (subbed Dancer + Haste Samba)
		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
	T2(15)	59	55	52	41	21		57	52	45	35	9
	T3(25)	49	45	42	31	11		47	42	39	25	0
	T4(30)	44	40	37	26	6		42	37	34	20	0
	T5(35)	39	35	32	21	1		37	32	29	15	0
	T6(37)	37	33	30	19	0		35	30	27	13	0