SCH MeritsFollow

Regarding just the SCH specific merits, this is the commonly accepted "Must have" merits:

- Helix Acc/damage: 5 (max). +15 macc and +10% potency is really good.

- Enlightment: 1. Just unlocking this one will be enough to make your life much, much easier. Reapplying RR2 or tossing a R2 while in Dark Arts, Flinging a Sleep II while on Light Arts, etc. I personally have found it really useful in events with too many people, when i'm nuking and get hit by a status effect. Instead of asking for a -na or Erase, just pop Enlightment and apply it yourself.

- Stormsurge: 5 (max). +7 to a stat when applying storms is great, specially on icesday and Hailstorm, +7 int and Helix (or nuke) away!


Other than this three, it is common to raise the remaining Cat. II points in Focalization, for 2H usage, and 5 in Sublimation, for that extra 50 MP.

I did the following:

Group 1:
5/5 Helix Magic Acc./Atk (should be a given)
5/5 Max sublimation (so much controversy over this and Modus veritas merits, tbh i dont give a sh*t about MV merits bc it misses too much, and Max sublimation fits my playing style more)

Group 2:
4/5 Focalization (situational, personally i dont use it much, i perform just fine w/o it)
1/5 Enlightenment (this is good to have around, for emergencies/making your life simpler)
5/5 Stormsurge (pretty much a given, Stormsurge is useful for any scenario)

8/8 Enfeebling Magic (should be a given)
8/8 Elemental Magic (should be a given)

8/8 MP (if SCH or any mage job is your main)

** Things like Enfeebling/Elemental skill should only be added if you're serious about SCH over other jobs. 8/8 magic merits could be going somewhere else for a better/more played job otherwise.

I was actually wondering the same thing since my SCH is nearing that point in time. Thanks!