First of all, sorry for the MIA since yesterday. Plans ran quite late and I just got home. I'll send my DW data within the hour, Proth. I really want to get to the bottom of this.
looking at regearing a friends blu while hes M.I.A. and im looking to get some mel. wings with his pell for a quick boost, what im wondering is claidx2 still pretty viable, or is there something new from recent updates that i should just hold out on? as of now hes sitting on bura/anah. he has no alluvion armor either, but armors seems easier to get then weapons, everyone tends to hate alluvion-rala it seems.
Dual Claids are not a very solid option. Focus on getting one Claid with DMG 13+, acc/atk, and some DA, and it will be an excellent mainhand. Just take into consideration the fact that duskslits can be expensive, and the sword is only a good mainhand with a minimum of 13 additional damage on it. Otherwise it's beat out by a lot of other options. And yes, as was said, Bura will be a good offhand until Nibiru becomes attainable.
Personally, I cleaved my JPs, as it is a far superior option to melee. However, this requires a capped DT set and a large amount of defensive buffs (occultation, cocoon, barrier tusk, carcharian verve).
Thanks for the tip on Carcharian Verve, I had it but never bothered to use it, it makes a world of difference for cleaving! Stuff like that would be helpful in the OP, all of the guides on AH are sort of like "Here's what the job can accomplish, here's the gear to do it in, here's the descriptions of the JAs" but rarely does anything say
how to play the job well. Naturally we all learn with practice, but just describing how you handle some common scenarios like that would go a long way to helping people understand the flow of a BLU fight.
Excellent suggestion, I'll make sure to add in some tips and tricks to the job.
Personally, I cleaved my JPs
Would you mind sharing your spells equipped? I'm near 15/15 on points and would love to get into the cleaving part. Been hesitant cause I'm rather squishy :)
Thanks bud
Barbed Crescent
Delta Thrust (These two are solely for having DW on subjobs that do not have native access to it. I normally /WHM when cleaving for reraise in case I goof and die.)
Searing Tempest (good for Umbrils)
Entomb (Petrify is ridiculous, and the bonus DEF is huge)
Spectral Floe (MAB and terror effect)
Subduction (More MAB and a potent gravity)
Tenebral Crush (Macc and an exceptionally potent nuke against acuex)
Silent Storm (Evasion bonus and another strong nuke)
Occultation (Tons of shadows)
Barrier Tusk (DT)
Cocoon (Defense)
Magic Fruit (Heals)
Dream Flower (Used for acuex pulls when entomb will not petrify)
Glutinous Dart (Pulling and HP boost)
Diamondhide (Very nice stoneskin)
Magic Hammer (Complete MP restore. Ridiculously over powered)
Battery Charge (Gradual MP restore when hammer is on cooldown)