BLM- gloves questions

[Gotanks]

69 BLM here and was wonder on what gloves togo w/, iv seen about 1/2 blm's go w/ Af hands (+ 15 elemental magic skill) best stat, and the othr 1/2 blms go with the Marine M gloves lvl 64 i thnk,(MP+35, INT MND +4) best stats. just wonder wich to go w/. i know some are all about INT and some think that Elemental magic skill and Magic attk bonus are better. Im not to sure, any info or insite will be helpfull

 

[Pompidou]

I think AF and Igqira will be good enough to get you to 75 with no complaints. AF is simply unbeatable for lowering resist rates. I think Igqira or Zenith mitts are the best for damage. Int might be a blm's main stat, but in my oppinion, it's one of our least important stats. MA Bonus, Elemental Skill, and for that matter, even enmity minus all outweigh int. I used to put a lot of stock in Int. Then I read on Allakazham how damage is formulated. Int only adds a few points of damage each. I only add +int if I can't find a real stat to fill a slot with. Int's best trait is that it's common. If you have nothing better, there's almost always an Int+ for any equip slot.

 

[Blabj]

Use gloves from [whatever level you get them at] till 73, in which time you can swap out of igqira gloves. You can then swap intbetwixt the two, incase you get resisted alot, or if you can get away without getting resisted you can swap out to igqira for extra dmg per nuke.

Alternatively, if you find you're having problem with hate, you can swap out to Errant/Mahatma for the -enmity. And extra MP.

 

[Thnikkaman]

And before all that, I'd say Mycophile Cuffs if you have CoP. It's a really easy monster and the gloves are unbeatable for BLM's before AF and stuff.

 

[Remus]

This was my progression of hands for BLM. I went from Seers+1 to AF gloves, wore AF gloves all the way to 73, then went all Igqira. I never went back to AF gloves except for on Gods. There is some elemental magic skill on Igqira gloves, so that with the MA bonus made them much better in my opinion.

 

[Blackchaoshero]

Lemme set it strait, you will be using those AF gloves forever. You will have them to swap in for gods and HNM with high magic resistances, eg kirin, where Eskill is everything. By 73 you'll likely be in a gods shell and competing for A.hands(Zenith mitts abjuration) but until then i'd >>>stick to the af hands.<<<

the theory behind this recommendation.
The damage bonus off Magic attack bonus +2 on the manilla's will more than likely be nullified by the increase in resists you experience losing that ele skill from the af hands, 1 average resist = -400 to your damage (about half of the tier 4 spell) count whereas MAB+2 = +25~ish per spell (these numbers are rough based on calculations with my zenith mitts and moldavite earring damage differences, magic is a tad inconsistant to make these accurate on the dot) some times when fighting IT mobs i felt it more prudent to put up my elemental magic skill gear than MAB gear before i capped Ele skill merits. ^^d

 

[Kensou]

I'm so in love with AF gloves, I'd recommend you'd wear them forever and just switch to Zenith for MBs, unless you get AF2 gloves with are way better for MB, more MB bonus and no hate for the extra bonus unlike Zenith.

 

[Caerloc]

I'm so in love with AF gloves, I'd recommend you'd wear them forever and just switch to Zenith for MBs, unless you get AF2 gloves with are way better for MB, more MB bonus and no hate for the extra bonus unlike Zenith.

The only reason to do that would be if you got resisted alot.
And if you get resisted alot at 75 i dont know what you are
doing wrong. >.>
I dont even carry my af-gloves anymore. I just bring them to sky.

 

[Kensou]

The only reason to do that would be if you got resisted alot.
And if you get resisted alot at 75 i dont know what you are
doing wrong. >.>
I dont even carry my af-gloves anymore. I just bring them to sky.

I don't get resisted at all, a very good BLM friend told me the other day, "I get resisted like once every 15-20 nukes with Zenith, so it's not bad, it happens", I said "I rarely get resisted, on exp PTs, I never get resisted generally speaking"

I don't have the Big Number Syndrome. :|

 

[Caerloc]

You know you can merit up to close to the same amount of
elemental magic as the gloves gives right? I never get resisted
on exp-mobs genereally speaking, and hell, i dont even use
elemental torque anymore. It's not about any "big numbers syndrome"
it's about over-all performance. And fact of the matter is that the
more elemental magic you need to perform, the less the performance
will be. And to use MORE elemental-magic then you need, well i dont
mean to be unfriendly, but thats just stupid. Then you are willingly
gimping your performance.

 

[Kensou]

I know I can merit it, and I am, but 50 damage more won't make my performance greater, you also gotta think that when you do more damage you get more hate, if you get hate you waste someone else's MP, I can totally be without any type of refreshment, I never had an ideal setup because my static was NIN WAR RNG THF BLM WHM back in the day, I'm a taru, the last thing I want is more damage to get hit more.

 

[Reko]

You know you can merit up to close to the same amount of
elemental magic as the gloves gives right? I never get resisted
on exp-mobs genereally speaking, and hell, i dont even use
elemental torque anymore. It's not about any "big numbers syndrome"
it's about over-all performance. And fact of the matter is that the
more elemental magic you need to perform, the less the performance
will be. And to use MORE elemental-magic then you need, well i dont
mean to be unfriendly, but thats just stupid. Then you are willingly
gimping your performance.

I love it when you are so educational in your writing buddy, it's at times like these I sorta miss having you around.
But then I see that extra stack of pizza cartons and realize it's not so bad afterall. 2 hunks is to much if you ask our apartment

 

[Caerloc]

Well, i dont know what blm cant handle getting hit a few times
without taking mp from the party. I have blink, stoneskin and
cures for that. And if you go for party's without refresh i'd think
you'd even more so would wanna get more bang for your bucks,
iea more dmg/mp. Anything else is really the big waste. I been in plenty
partys without refresh, but i dont aim to do less dmg cause of that.
(This doesnt mean i open up until there is no getting mob off me.)
Gotta learn how to do the most of your dmg, then learn to use that
without getting unmanagable hate.

 

[Blackchaoshero]

The concept of Dmg/mp is the basis of good black magery. so if you're fighting mobs with high magic resistances at 73 before you have ele skill merits do you use AF hands or Zmitts? i'd say you lose more damage in resists than you make back in added damage. at 75 without merits this is probably a pretty close pull on some mobs.

 

[Caerloc]

Thats what im saying.
I put on as much elemental magic as i need,
not a smidge more. Experiment untill you have a
just the amount you need. Wich at this point,
with my merits is like no extras at all over weskit.
As where as Kensou suggest to use af-hands at
all times except MB, wich seems lazy and a huge
waste to me.

 

[Passions]

This was my progression of hands for BLM. I went from Seers+1 to AF gloves, wore AF gloves all the way to 73, then went all Igqira. I never went back to AF gloves except for on Gods. There is some elemental magic skill on Igqira gloves, so that with the MA bonus made them much better in my opinion.

same here, untill i get zenith mitts. and once you hit 73 range your xping on VT to T mobs not IT++ so resistance is far lower. stack up on the MAB but carry them for that Just in Case situation.