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Check the damage and ensure none were crits. By 100%def boost, it means adding 100% of your def on. Or doubling your defense rating. As for CW, I believe the DEX mod is only applied with Burst Affinity. I generally stack MAB and in abyssea use Ultimate, Minikin, and Atma of the Lion on top of my MAB set. I'll top 3-4k, and that's at lvl 90. Haven't tested at 95.

Here is my current CW set

I do 4k using minikin, ultimate and either beyond or lion.

not this argument again.... and you are wrong.

also I have to edit... the 4k was w/ a 8 mab sword and a 5 mab sword.
I've done over 5k before w/ staff. but please don't count that 4k as a max. swords weren't done until an hour ago.

Also, I wasn't using optimal atma for biggest hit because minikin < Razed ruin.

I still need to grab a hecate's earing, and there is room for a few tweaks here and there, but I'm pretty confident I've got a 5k set.

Edited, Sep 26th 2011 5:19pm by Xilk

Lion, Ultimate, Blinding Horn. Burst affinity. Ascetic's tonic. /rdm for magic attack bonus traits, phalanx, aquaveil. Enervation can sometimes be the difference between a one-shot and having to follow up with whirl of rage. dex is not better than magic attack bonus at a 1:1 trade off (although it's more complicated than that). dex IS better than int, disregarding accuracy, with burst affinity.

what mobs are we talking about....


I use Minkin/Hells/Ultimate atma's

Jupiter's Staff
bugard strap
P. tathlum
Maat's Cap
Artemis Medal
Novio earring
Hecate's earring
Teal body
Yigit gages (weak i know 1 seal shy of +2 hands)
Icesoul ring x2
Potentia Cape
Sanctuary Obi
Teal slops
Mavi feet+1


ascetic drink or memento mori burst affinity CW would do 4k to scorps at 90 consistenly

One of the main things that makes Jupiter's Staff + X grip more appealing than dual wielding swords is that it frees us up as far as what spells or subjobs we can use. When I'm Whisker burning, I come /Rdm for the combination of Fast Cast and the Magic Attack Bonus traits I get natively from the subjob. While I could set those traits through spell combinations and go /Nin or /Dnc for Dual Wield, going /Rdm gives me the freedom of setting other spells that might more directly impact my Charged Whisker damage.

Alternately, I could go /Rdm and set the Dual Wield trait, but again I have to put in spells that might otherwise be worthless just for the sake of Dual Wield, when I could put in spells that'd more directly affect my damage.

Given the testing I've seen, Jupiter's Staff + Gatta's +1 still beats out MAB swords in a situation with Burst Affinity up, which is most often when you'll be using Charged Whisker anyway.

i recommend using staves for everything. HOWEVER, i can see how using swords (if that is your style) can have its own benefits. personally, i use staves but when i have a puller and i find an isl in a box, i put my sword on and open with a 300% CA+EF WoR. if you were able to pull with the swords on or had a puller so you could hold tp, then it has its advantages. like i said earlier



if you wanted to use swords, then there is a possible advantage to that the staff users are missing out on. I DO NOT SAY OR MAKE ANY OPINIONS ON "the right way". if you can get 50%pdt or at least a decent pdt set, some sort of move+, fill in with eva, have a macro for your spells, you should do fine. 20%pdt on a staff is significantly difficult to replace and 15%damage+ is hard also. but you dont have to kill the mobs super hard, just need to kill them.

You should be able to cap stoneskin from /rdm pretty easily in abyssea. It caps higher than diamondhide, works with stoneskin enhancing items, and doesn't take up spell slots. It also costs less MP, though it rarely matters in that situation.

And don't overlook aquaveil. It can turn a failed dream flower into nothing.

Also, fantod is used up if you cast any spell after it. So, fantod x3 followed by memento mori would wipe out the boost effect.

Edited, Sep 29th 2011 3:56pm by zellbaca

I always do sound blast m.mori enervation with a plenilune in there if i need the hp. I have fantod set but always get paranoid near the end fo my debuffs and skip it

I've gotten Charged Whisker to a steady 7k on most mobs in Abyssea, and I've had a lot of people ask me what my setup is for this. So I thought I'd share :)

Atmas: Atma of the Blinding Horn, Atma of the Lion, Atma of the Ultimate. These are the best possible choices for CW in terms of buffs.

wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Atma_of_the_Blinding_Horn

wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Atma_of_the_Lion

wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Atma_of_the_Ultimate


Important for solo blu burns, having the right defense is important for maximizing enemy numbers before the initial sleep.

Pulling Setup:
Atma of the Lion (-10% Physical dmg taken)
X2 Dark Rings ( -10% physical dmg taken)
Ammo: Soil Sachet
Back: Cheviot Cape (-5% physical dmg taken during day, -10% @ night)
Main: Terra's Staff (-20% Physical dmg taken)
Hands: Denali Wristbands (-2% physical dmg taken)
Ear 2: Ethereal Earring
Ear 1: Colossus Earring (-1% Physical dmg taken)
Legs: Crimson Cuisses (Movement speed +12%)
Neck: Twilight Torque (-5% damage taken)
Feet: Frisky Sabots

I cannot describe how awesome these shoes are for any kind of group pulling. GET A PAIR ASAP if you haven't already. It has additional effect FLEE; which triggers when hit and procs often. For large pulls its an essential tool.

There are a few other items that can put you at -50% physical dmg if you don't have one or two of the items I listed above. Fill the rest of the gear spots with evasion or agility pieces.

Spells cast right before pull, after initial protect & shell:

Stoneskin-Occultation-Phalanx-Cocoon-Aquaveil.

It's important to use aquaveil near the end of your buffs, so it doesn't accidentally wear while you're fishing.




Charged Whisker gear:

Head: Aias Bonnet
Neck: Artemis' Medal
Hands: Mv.Bazubands +2
Feet: Mavi Basmak +2
Legs: Mavi Tayt +2
Body: Loki's Kaftan
L.ring: Thundersoul Ring
R.ring: Thundersoul Ring
Waist: Thiazi's Belt
Back: Aisance Mantle+1
Main: Jupiter's Staff
Grip: Spear Strap
Ear 1: Hecate's Earring
Ear 2: Moldavite Earring
Ammo: Thunder Sachet

Once slept, I use Sound Blast -> MAB drink or Memento Mori -> Enervation -> Burst Affinity -> Charged Whisker.

If it's Thundersday I toss on Rairin Obi & Twilight Cape for a nice boost to damage.

Merits:
8/8 Blue magic skill
5/5 Assimilation
4/5 Enchainment
5/5 Magical Accuracy

Spell setup:
Battle Dance: Dex+2
Quad.Continuum: Dex+3
Goblin Rush: DEX+2
Cocoon
Occultation
Fantod: DEX+2
Acrid Stream: DEX+2
Frypan: DEX+2
Auroral Drape: INT+3
Whirl of Rage: DEX+2
Magic Fruit
Dream Flower
Sound Blast
Enervation
Memento Mori: INT+1
Cimicine Discharge: DEX+1
Charged Whisker: DEX+2 INT+2
Actinic Burst
Water Bomb: INT+4
Headbutt: DEX+2

Spell Bonuses

Job Trait: Magic Atk.Bonus (Sound Blast & Dream Flower)

DEX:+20
INT:+10


This setup has not let me down, hope it help
Edited, Oct 1st 2011 12:25pm by mmmBiscuits

Edited, Mar 20th 2012 1:30pm by Vlorsutes

setting magic attack bonus is often more of a side effect of wanting both those spells anyway.