/rdm /whm help? Follow

/WHM is much stronger than RDM until RDM gives you stoneskin (68SCH/34RDM). So you definetly need both. From 68+ though, RDM is your go-to subjob


Edited, Jan 27th 2009 3:27pm by lovexhate

what i do is below sub 56 rdm for enspells, from 56 - 67 its really situational.. with a pld tank ill do redmage for enspells, stoneskin isnt going to last long enough with one to be worth the charges/casting time, and potentially messes up their hate from loss of chance to self cure.. nin tank i sub whm for stoneskin to give it extra time while waiting on recast timers for utsemi and it doesent interupt their casting. 68+ its rdm because i can both enspell and stoneskin.

Another bonus to having /WHM from 58-68 is that you can stoneskin yourself to rest with sublimation charging.

sigh thanks for all your help guys i already started leveling white mage and it sucks. Im level 12 in the dunes of death so wish me luck on getting to 30.

the worm camp sounds awsome what is its location in konchat highlands?

I'd suggest taking BLM into the 20s, no higher for now unless you're going to need it for something else. MAB is nice and all, but you'll be doing steadily less nuking in parties as you work your way into the 40s, and RDM gives MAB I after 40 anyway. RDM pretty much dominates from there, outside the 56-67 band when only WHM gives you stoneskin.
Soloing for experience is another story, tactics-wise, but pretty similar in terms of SJ choices. Gravity is handy on pets and elementals, and vital on fleas, which like to resist Bind at the worst possible times.
SCH/BLM's chance to shine comes in Dynamis and other major events, where ES and Sleepga give an extra Sleep cooldown that doesn't burn off a charge.

When I lvd up SCH and hit 75 1st week of Feb 2007, I used WHM up untill 66ish 67ish then switched to /rdm. Works great for almost any situation. Only thing I like haveing SCH/whm for is the ability to one shot cure a PLD,MNK or anyone having high HP, for 1400+ HP in one cure. Rapture, Divine Seal Apollo's staff cure IV go! My highest cure is 1421 in sky, and of course it was hate from hell lol, but the WHM's were like wtf! lol.

/RDM is the go to like everyone says after a certain point. /blm or /whm is optional, and depending on what you are doing.

I too usually request a lvl sync 56+ for SS (dont really like non AU areas... lose refresh sanction... colibri are nice and squishy, exp bonus... etc...)

but I usually /whm also with pretty much any tank... however i'll try subbing RDM more often now with PLD tanks and add in the Damage via enspells to help things go smoothly.


CUrrently so close to hitting 70... (less chances a sync will be 68 + for all /RDM sub goodness) so im still in that pha\se where i have to see 1. what in syncing at... and 2. what set up/ tank I Have

Question to all the more experienced SCH out there:

how viable am I in a typical merit PT? Like for example, a BRD and COR definitely work there, just like a RDM... they're sort of like staples to me in 75 merit PT's

Knowing that fast exp occurs in merits parties and the usual 7k-9k is "good" in non TP burn parties chaining VT's... other than having a RDM BRD and/or COR at my beck and call... what are my chances of getting invites to these 72+ merit/TP burn PT's?

just wondering because although i have seen a few wandering around with the decked out MNK's WAR's NIN's SAM's etc... with the usual RDM/COR/BRD in tow... I would like to know how likely I am to getting an invite to these types of "endgame" parties...

Pushing 30k+ exp per lvl at 69 (and getting higher as i lvl up) in synced parties is still exp and all... but If i can get it a bit faster in a non-synced party then I'm all for it.

We are the best healers for merits, but because of lack of haste, we are not the "fastest healers". So don't expect to get invites over a RDM or a good WHM/SCH.