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Choosing Weapons and Armor
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Weapons and Armor
The various weapons and armor pieces available in Vana'diel give adventurers countless ways to gear up for battle. In some cases, gear can be used to enhance a jobs strengths, leading to job specialization. Sometimes, adventurers can use the stat bonuses from armor and weapons to shore up weaknesses -- such as protecting themselves against a certain elemental spell, or boosting evasion for soloing easy preys.
Whatever the case, choosing the proper gear for the tough road ahead is perhaps the most crucial -- and enjoyable -- dilemmas that adventurers face.
Weapon Skill Caps By Job
Different jobs are better at wielding different types of weapons. This graph shows the grades of each job class in each area of combat.
| BLM | BLU | BRD | BST | COR | DRG | DRK | MNK | NIN | PLD | PUP | RDM | RNG | SAM | SMN | THF | WAR | WHM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | E 200 | - | - | D 210 | A- 269 | C+ 230 | - | C- 220 | D 210 | - |
| Axe | - | - | - | A- 269 | - | - | B- 240 | - | - | - | - | - | B- 240 | - | - | - | A- 269 | - |
| Club | C+ 240 | B- 240 | D 210 | D 210 | - | E 200 | C- 220 | C+ 230 | E 200 | A- 269 | D 210 | D 210 | E 200 | E 200 | C+ 230 | E 200 | B- 240 | B+ 256 |
| Dagger | D 210 | - | B- 240 | C+ 230 | B+ 256 | E 200 | C 225 | - | C+ 230 | C- 220 | C- 220 | B 250 | B- 240 | E 200 | E 200 | A- 269 | B- 240 | - |
| Great Axe | - | - | - | - | - | - | B+ 256 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | A+ 276 | - |
| Great Katana | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | C- 220 | - | - | - | - | A+ 276 | - | - | - | - |
| Great Sword | - | - | - | - | - | - | A- 269 | - | - | B 250 | - | - | - | - | - | - | B+ 256 | - |
| Hand-to-Hand | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | A+ 276 | E 200 | - | C 225 | - | - | - | - | E 200 | D 210 | - |
| Katana | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | A- 269 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marksmanship | - | - | - | - | B- 250 | - | E 200 | - | C 225 | - | - | - | A- 269 | - | - | C+ 230 | D 210 | - |
| Polearm | - | - | - | - | - | A+ 276 | - | - | - | E 200 | - | - | - | B- 240 | - | - | B- 240 | - |
| Scythe | E 200 | - | - | B- 240 | - | - | A+ 276 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | B+ 256 | - |
| Staff | B- 240 | - | C+ 230 | - | - | B- 240 | - | B 250 | - | A- 269 | - | - | - | - | B 250 | - | B 250 | C+ 230 |
| String Instruments | - | - | C 255 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sword | - | A- 269 | C- 220 | E 200 | B- 240 | C- 220 | B- 240 | - | C+ 230 | A+ 276 | - | B 250 | D 210 | C+ 230 | - | D 210 | B 250 | - |
| Throwing | D 210 | - | E 200 | - | C- 220 | - | - | E 210 | A- 269 | - | - | F 189 | C- 220 | C 225 | - | D 210 | D 210 | E 200 |
| Wind Instruments | - | - | C 255 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Optimal Weapons for Melee Jobs
Generally speaking, the most optimal weapon for melee jobs is their highest rated weapon. See the bolded skill caps above for reference.
Reason being that weapon will have more accuracy and attack then any other weapon the job can use. This especially becomes important at endgame where mobs defense and evasion are considerably high.
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The Art of Macro Swaps
Macro swapping is as easy as /equip slot "Item Name" Slot can be any one of the armor slots on your character. Here is a list of slots that can be swapped:
- main
- sub
- ranged
- ammo
- head
- neck
- ear1
- ear2
- body
- hands
- ring1
- ring2
- back
- waist
- legs
- feet
Note that swapping out main, sub, or ranged will cause you to lose your tp. So say for example you would like to swap out your head slot for weapon skills you would use the following:
/equip head "Optical Hat"
This macro would swap whatever gear your currently wearing for the Optical Hat. It's as easy as that, enjoy gear swapping to your heart's content.