Magic Critical Hit

A magic "Critical Hit" (similar to a melee Critical Hit) is a magic attack that yields bonus damage beyond the normal expected magic damage. Unlike a melee critical hit, the only way to have any magic critical hit rate at all is with equipment or buffs which explicitly have a statistic of "Magic Critical Hit Rate." Also unlike melee critical hits, there is no notification in the log which states when a magic critical hit occurs.

Magic Critical Hit Rate

• All jobs have a 0% base magic critical hit rate; there are no job traits or statistics which can enhance this rate.
• The only way to achieve a magic critical hit rate is through the use of gear or buffs which explicitly add magic critical hit rate.
• There is no known cap to magic critical hit rate (and there may not be one).

Magic Critical Hit Damage

• At its base level, a "magic critical hit" is equivalent to Magic Attack Bonus+10 in the magic damage calculation, and stacks additively with the magic attack bonus term in the equation.
• The magic attack bonus associated with a magic critical hit can be increased with gear or buffs which specifically enhance "Magic Critical Hit Damage."
  • The percentage value on this equipment is actually a straight addition to the associated magic attack bonus term.
  • Magic critical hit damage caps at +40 magic attack bonus (10 base, +30 from gear/buffs).

Example: 5% Magic Critical Hit Rate and +15% Magic Critical Hit Damage in gear will result in a 25 MAB bonus 5% of the time. In terms of average damage over an extended period of time, this is equivalent to 1.25 MAB (5% * 25 MAB).

Equipment and Other Bonuses

• Equipment and other bonuses that enhance magic critical hits fall into one of two categories: direct increases to magic critical hit rate or direct increases to the magic attack bonus increase associated with a magic critical hit ("magic critical hit damage").
  • Atma
    • Magic Critical Hit Damage: Atma of the Impregnable Tower (+30) and Atma of the Fetching Footpad (+30 )
    • Magic Critical Hit Rate: Atma of the Azure Sky and Atma of the Smoldering Sky
  • Reference the tables below for equipment which modify magic critical hits.

Modified by equipment Equipment Magic Critical Hit Rate A'as Circlet +10% Choleric Earring +10% Maleficus +10% Maniacus Sash +10% Anwig Salade : +10% Champion's Galea : +10% Selenian Cap : +10% Goetia Gloves +2 +5% Nares Cap +5% Rubeus Bandeau +5% Yhel Jacket +1 +5% Valkyrie's Coat : +1-5% Zenith Crown +1 : +1-5% Tethyan Cap +3 +4% Yhel Jacket +4% Shadow Coat : +1-4% Zenith Crown : +1-4% Cybele Pants +3% Goetia Gloves +1 +3% Hecate's Earring +3% Nebula Hat +1 +3% Nefarious Collar +3% Sweven Coat +1 +3% Tethyan Cap +2 +3% Wise Strap +3% Nebula Pigaches +1 +2% Sweven Boots +1 +2% Sweven Corona +1 +2% Sweven Mitts +1 +2% Witch Sash +2% Jinx Ampulla +1% Sweven Slacks +1 +1%

Modified by equipment Equipment Magic Critical Hit Damage (MAB) Blitzer Poleyn : +10 Desultor Tassets : +10 Tatsumaki Sitagoromo : +10 Eradico Mitts +5 Goetia Gloves +2 +5 Goetia Gloves +1 +3 Choleric Earring Maleficus Ebon/Ebur/Furia Coat Ebon/Ebur/Furia Cuffs Ebon/Ebur/Furia Sabots Genesis Locket Nefarious Collar

Related Links

• Calculating Magic Damage
• Magic Attack Bonus

Reference

• MCrit testing (Kaeko and Suiram, BG)
• MCrit cap testing (Jimothy, BG)