***PAGE 3 IS PURELY FOR 2.1 CONTENT, and will probably contain OUTDATED info, only use this if you’re new and gearing up for Turn 6 onwards*** [Back to Page1: Current BiS]
| SCH | Ideal | "Good" Options | Lesser Options |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Allagan Grimoire of Healing | Omnilex Zenith | Cognitome |
| Off-hand | x | x | x |
| Head | Argute Mortarboard | Allagan Circlet of Healing | Vanya Hat of Healing |
| Body | Argute Gown | Allagan Tunic of Healing | Royal Vest |
| Hand | Allagan Gloves of Healing | Royal Celestial Gloves | Argute Gloves |
| Waist | Hero's Belt of Healing | Royal Sash | Vanya / Allagan** |
| Legs | Argute Culottes | Allagan Breeches of Healing | Royal Breeches |
| Boots | Argute Boots | Royal Shoes | Spruce Patterns |
| Neck | Heros Necklace of Healing | Allagan Choker of Healing | Crafted / Ultima / Darklight |
| Ears | Hero's Earrings of Healing | Allagan Earrings of Healing | Tremor / Crafted |
| Wrist | Hero's Bracelet of Healing | Inferno Bangle of Healing | Allagan / Crafted |
| Ring | Hero's Ring of Healing | Vortex Ring of Healing | Astral Ring |
| Ring | Allagan Ring of Healing | Ultima Band of Healing | Astral Ring |
Where to spend Tomes of Mythology as Scholar?
Well since you want your body full i90 asap, and as much Critical Chance as you can get with myth, a purchase order like this should be more than reasonable.
- Legs – drops t5
- Chest – much better than Allagan.
- BELT – HP and crit, a solid upgrade choice early.
- Ring – Crit.
- Wrist – More Crit.
- Necklace – Even more Crit.
- Earrings – Such Crit.
- Head – No crit, but decent…
- Other body pieces optional.
If you dont mind using the Cognitome – Don’t use up Myth for Omnilex Zenith. The difference between the two is negligible.
Scholar Full Critical Gear?
If you’re hell bent in getting as much Critical Strike as possible, there are some sacrifices to be made. The left column above is a combination of Crit > Determination ful i90… There are no Critical Strike i90 pieces for:
- Head – replaced with: Vanya Hat (Melded Crit)
- Boots – replaced with: Royal Shoes
- Ring2 – replaced with: Astral Ring
The head and ring slots take a huge hit if you want full crit. Is the sacrifice worth it? Maybe, maybe not. Since the “full crit” pieces are easy to obtain, you can try that first and upgrade later if you feel like it. – [Back to Page1: Current BiS] This page will of course be updated as the game progresses and patches, and more gear will be introduced into the game.
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I’m JP and based on JP players analysis, “Crit > Pie > Det > SS is pretty clear cut for most Scholars out there.” this is old info. What you should boost is actually MND ＞ PIE(14k)＝Acc ＞ SS ≧ Crit ＞ Det. (Ref. http://ku-so.hatenadiary.jp/entry/2016/01/23/160905)
And based on this your BiS gear will be http://jp.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/character/1580993/blog/2771681/
Personally I change some part tho.
MND goes without saying. ACC is obviously penultimate to those SCH’s that wish to deeps. Although its sources are few (Melding, custom relic). While I agree with that JP stat, it goes against popular (but admittedly well-founded) public opinion. In my next BiS tier (3.4) i will be making a separate table for that exact type of stat itemization. I completely concur with what you’ve said.
SS does so little to DoTs it may very well be as useless as piety is.
If you have money, get the relic. Or you can either get the sephEX or the Lore weapon and meld two CRIT V into it.
Personally, I’m melding acc wherever I can’t meld Crit -melding pie is kind of useless, I’ve found it better to meld either det or ss if you don’t care about acc-.
Also, pentamelded crafted boots and neck are good.
I would consider melding ACC>DET>SS over PIE, but this is again purely dependent on if/how much your group relies on your deeps, + the demands of the encounter.
CRIT & PIE is still the best and safest option leading up to an A8S kill
Today I read an article about it on facebook saying that to make AS8 serves 600 accuracy. This should be to change the melding, and why not, all equip best in slot?
Then, because the food is not the creme brulee and instead the baked pipira pira?
Or if we want to talk about the food better for accuracy and determination, why not the Urchin Loaf + 32acc NQ?
There is a line stating – ALL MELDS TO ACCURACY is a legitimate option.
***ALL COMMENTS BELOW ARE PRE 3.2***
I go crit focus for my sch, but the weapon thing irks me. I have the i190 weapon from Ravana (83 crit <3) but my static is saying I should get my eso weapon (whm stats eww) because of the +2 weapon damage on it…I'm very torn here since 3.1 and new relics are right around the corner.
You also have to understand the spell speed isn’t a WHM only stat anymore. It affects how much damage all DoT ticks do, including SCH DoTs going in to HW. Crit>SS is widely accepted now, with Piety under importance for progression.
Why the dreadwyrm tonbans of healing… i have the pants but i personally see more scholars using the demon skirt a little loss in stats but the extra crit and det are worth it… plus who piety on a sch is helpful but not needed imo
The SCH pants slot is very flexible. The observation you made is correct, but the same statement can be said for the reverse: “VIT to survive mechanics, a larger MND stat overtakes the DET in demon” etc etc
Shouldn’t the BiS for hands be ironworks? When it boils down to it SCH is never really hurting for MP and the DET from ironworks not only increases heals but also increases shields. SpS is the outlying stat which ironworks has more of as well (granted I don’t know any SCH’s that gear for SpS lol).
Hand slot is very iffy for SCH. It comes down to preference. My SCH partner uses the Kirimu with some ACC!
Have you considered the Demon Gloves of Healing? A small loss in mind, but with Crit and Det they’re VERY attractive.
Alot of options on the gloves – Kirimu, Demon – they’re basically up to what’s best in-line with your goals and needs as the SCH of your group.
please make BiS for Warrior and Black Mage for patch 2.4 thank you =)
Sylla gloves of healing would be new lesser alt for gloves as they give crit :)
And also any sylla pieces would be better as they are i100
also Ramuh ring have good base stats and crit.
the links to the pre-turn 6 BiS don’t work for the updated lists. :'(
Ah they go to WHM. fixing…
still havent fixed it yet?
hmm it should be working. Try it now i refreshed some caches.
I, for one, just wanted to say thank you for compiling this! Best guide on the internet.
Agreed