The spell only lasts 1 minute, so it can be frustrating to use, but when timed correctly is exceptionally rewarding. cost of some DPS. Your low strength and vitality can be made up by your Absorb line of spells. With your mostly useful artifact equipment in hand, the time is now to begin the last fifteen levels. abbreviated by the community as UCOB. I haven't played with some of them, but I've heard/talked about the strengths/weaknesses of each many times. Notable Weaponskills: None. Meld one Critical ; ; New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Scan this QR code to download the app now. This is good sometimes, and literally useless sometimes, and deciding between this and Last Resort Recast is a challenge all Dark Knight's face. Notable Weaponskills: Rampage (DRK level 56). Strategies and information in guides may not work for everyone. 2.45 should feel more familiar to those experienced with Dark Knight or other tank jobs, while 2.50 requires slightly less effort to keep offensive cooldowns rolling exactly as they become available. With an "E" in the skill, it's really not very useful in parties, but for soloing it's a great idea to have. Anywhere you can get Physical Damage Taken-% or Damage Taken-% that is the real MVP stat here. The choice is up to the player. Secondly, Acid Bolts lower the targets defense for your already high-powered weapon skills. The DPS requirement for the encounter is C- skill means that you will not be able to sacrifice Accuracy gear, producing far less DoT in the long run. Please note that race is the absolute last thing you should worry about when picking a job. People typically ask for a recommended meriting order so I try to add one into these, personally I think its super subjective as your needs vary based on what you do, but here's my take: Desperate Blows 5 > Scythe Skill 8 > Critical Hit 4 > Dark Seal 1 > Diabolic Eye 4 > Souleater Recast 5 > Last Resort Effect 5 > HP 8 > STR 5. Another prominent piece of equipment is the Haubergeon body piece. Unrestricted Party and Minimum IL options enabled. are the sets on the main pages somewhat up to date? Summary - The Gear Here is the best defense-wise for your level, the Courage and Balance rings are interchangeable and moreso since DEX+1 = ACC+1 since a previous update. If you need more accuracy you can use items like Toreadors Ring and Aces Helm. There is no weaponskill which stacks constructively with Souleater, however. Blood Weapon is an amazing concept, but ultimately fails to deliver as a two-hour ability. DRK is one hellova job to tackle for a guide. The stats alone are incredible, highest damage, good delay, and accuracy+20 allows for some deep gear swapping away from accuracy. encounters. I wish I had this guide when I first started. Using the Kraken Club with Souleater and your two-hour ability active can deal the most ludicrous damage in the entire game. Youre going to be sitting there, among 15-20 other damage-dealers, seeking with no luck. so simply using synced CRIT+DET gear with enough CRIT+SkS pieces to reach your By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. The potency of Dread Spikes is based purely on total HP, which means you can macro in as much HP as possible before casting it for maximum total damage absorbed. This spell also generates very high amounts of Enmity and can be used as a way to get snap hate. Not sure of your augments of course but just to start get the Flamma head and feet +2 and see about getting an Utu Grip and Omen rings. sync by queuing into Alphascape V2.0 (Savage) with the Unrestricted Party and overcap as a result in order to reach a 2.49 GCD speed. Drain II and Dread Spikes. Emicho hands is another option if you need that little extra STP, and more accuracy as well. Meaning if you have a Ninja tank and are otherwise scared to even lift a finger, subbing Thief can pour all that enormous enmity on the Ninja, not only letting you deal all that damage, but even more later, since his or her hate threshold will be immediately increased. multiple early tier clears and top parses under his belt. These sets are for those needing to maximize their damage output in order to to spawn a notorious monster. Once you go past 300 skill, all you need to worry about is magic accuracy. On the bright side, like most other damage-dealers, you can solo, or do Besieged and Campaign to get some experience. The reason being, it doesnt add anything to your overall damage over time or anything else for that matter. If you need less accuracy you can use items like Bomb Core and Cerb+1/Foragers Mantle. percent of the alternatives, you still need to keep this gap in mind. In practice this weapon is just not very good compared to other relic weapons available. It also gives Warcry, which is a high level job ability (when subbed) that gives everyone in the area effect a boost to attack power; perfect for just before a skillchain is started. Overview of Job Abilities, Traits, and Spells. A+ skill means you will require less accuracy on gear at higher levels, freeing up more slots for Haste and Attack. Arcane Circle Recast/Weapon Bash Recast - Worthless. Fending, and the helm with an Asphodelos Circlet of Fending. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. TP set or any WS's ? Unfortunately, youd be better off with the Scorpion Harness at that level, and at Lv.59, you'll be wearing the Haubergeon body piece. As an Elvaan Dark Knight, you will be one of the deadliest of them all. down to 2.44 GCD in exchange for ~0.5% of your DPS. Exceptions to the general stat priority are one Critical Hit IX replaced with This weaponskill is significantly weaker than Guillotine in damage output, but will provide an aftermath effect which will grant you 10% equipment haste until it wears off. This is the #1 utility ability that Drk has access to, you can stun giant -aga spells, pecking flurries, lock a mob down so it doesn't Mijin Gakure or Astral Flow, or just stun to let someone get shadows up. Still, you are much better off with more accuracy (if you are eating meat) since you will certainly deal more damage if you land all the hits or simply more Str if you are munching sushi. Both the 2.45 and 2.50 sets are recommended and have near-identical performance. I have a post of gearsets from 2019 at the following link. All FFXI content and images 2002-2023 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. I would not take the time to cast these spells instead of hitting the mob, the extra STR or DEX generated is not even close to worth the casting time wasted. You can replace any Direct Hit meld with Skill Speed in any slot that won't Otherwise, Dark Knight isnt so bad. Just wondering if there are any updated gear guides for 2020? Two sets, only piece of JSE being +2 neck: How do other DRKs handle Sheol C mobs that resist slashing? Except now you can absorb the targets TP every minute. This section will lay out specific best-in-slot gear configurations for Dark Dark Knight, like Warrior is able to use many different kinds of weapons. When you imagine a 2007 era Dark Knight, it may evoke images of Linkin Park playing in the background while Kraken Clubs are swingin and beating down an innocent Absolute Virtue. I'm not even a DrK but I just wanted to applaud you for this write-up. If this has been answered before I am sorry. . Just check the set I posted a while back. Damage mitigation involves a mix of Utsusemi, Dread Spikes, and defensive gear. With average strength, a Mithras damage is high up there too. Speaking of Souleater, the next piece is your AF headpiece. Traveler's Mantle. Adding a little bit of finesse to the powerful brute that is Dark Knight, a Mithra Dark Knight plays Dark Knight very well. Remember, it wont work unless the monster actually has TP. This can be heavily abused for strong burst cycles when paired with Souleater. maximum value on both substats. Instead, Dark Knight tank is played in the same way that RDM/NIN or NIN/DRK is played at end game: you spam high hate generation spells to keep the mob's attention on you. Now I think its actually somewhat decent. Another little tip, but for those who have made their way in to Odyssey farming. BiS sets do; the damage difference in this case is only about 0.4%. This is good, but you also have to remember that attack does cap at some point, and in many situations the +15% attack alone on Last Resort is enough to hit that point. resistance relic offer customizable substats and can be significant boosts to Seeing as you don't get hasso till 50, War is your go to sub from 30-49 if you don't need Ninja for defenses. Notable Weaponskills: Vorpal Blade. This set is going to be the set you sit in when you are going to get hit, or just a standing around set for defensive purposes. Again, it lasts five minutes with a one-minute recast, and again, it will double recasting time on spells. do -10% PDT on cape instead of -dt you can drop defending ring for another moonlight. to receive a key item. Average HP allows your Souleater to deal vicious damage, while your vitality means you dont have to worry all that much about being killed from doing so. I personally think this is a good choice for a category 1 merit, allowing you to get to your next big souleater WS a minute earlier, or if your lucky enough with enough backline you can ride the whole souleater duration. Notes: The best weapon a Dark Knight can use until level 50, although it is not practical to do so since Scythe and/or Great Sword are very likely to become underlevelled. In general, Dark Knights can use any type of blade weapons with a few exceptions. Relatively few people play Dark Knight tank (we call it Slurp Mage in the discord) but it is an exceptionally good end game tank. Oh and I didn't even mention that Catastrophe heals you for a percent of damage done which makes you very hard to kill with this weapon and allows for some very aggressive Souleatering. At least until Lv.30 and higher, then it becomes a bit more useful. any slot you prefer, but the latter must be done on the crafted ring as it is I just skimmed through it really *i dont play drk myself really* but i found it weird that Vbody wasnt mentioned at all. However, there may be differing opinions than those expressed in a guide. it takes longer for a Great Sword to reach 100%+ TP than using a Scythe). When subbing Warrior, get yourself an Axe Belt for higher skill in them than even your Scythes and Great Swords. It also gives a huge amount of hate - 1300 Volatile Enmity which is about 2/3rds of a Provoke. Drk is my next best job and I do enjoy scythe but 119 apoc against an afterglow ragnarok isnt a good contest. I actually have Lycurgos for RUN and I considered building around that but ultimately I ended up doing Dolichenus and Decimation. indicated by red text in the melding menu. Seriously, its annoying. but if you really want to just flex this is the go to. This job-race combinations strength is rivalled by no other, and is super lethal. Also like Warrior, many are simply not practical for general usage. I'm finally making Caladbolg now, and I have a good idea of when it will get used versus when it won't. Gift. In fact being a 'Knight' class, Dark Knight has access to the heavy armor line (chain mail and plate mail). Like Drain, the damage on this spell scales with dark magic skill up until a cap of 300 skill then stops. Drop down and continue south to H-14. much easier to meet currently than on release due to potency and system changes, The gimmick behind Tredecim Scythe is that it should automatically crit every 13th swing, adding essentially a 7.69% crit rate ontop of the weapon. Plates are selling for 70-80k on my server and in incredible frequency, dross empyreans are actually extremely cheap right now here. aight cool, least i didnt waste my gil then lol. menu. This helps alleviate Elvaans low dexterity, and therefore low accuracy. Weapon Grade: B- Classic FFXI community is a FANDOM Games Community. Try to setup Dread Spikes timings, where you can safely drop your shadows and let the mob hit you for a few rounds to take a bunch of damage, or you can save Dread Spikes for scarier parts of the fight when you think Utsusemi might not be enough damage mitigation. High DMG whilst still retaining a fairly low delay. E skill means that you will have to stack a full accuracy set and eat food which strongly compliments the weapon type. replaced with Skill Speed. Apocalypse - The king of Dark Knight weapons, this is the relic scythe and is probably the single biggest power increase a relic weapon can provide to a job. your damage. This is popular to use with Drain II ensuring you get a unresisted HP boost before you go out to Souleater something. due to potency and system changes, so simply using synced CRIT+DET gear with Hasso and Seigan cant be used together, but are amazing when dealing damage and keeping yourself alive when you pull hate respectively. Also most of the time Souleater is either deleting the mob or the mob is unable to act when being attacked via stuns so it doesn't matter if it's facing you. Stat priority is followed except for one Direct Hit meld replaced with more than 184 points into each substat for optimum efficiency. Does anyone have a set for these club WS's? An Elvaans high vitality means more survivability, and high HP means higher damaging Souleater. To be clear, this isn't tanking via hitting the mob with your scythe to keep hate while casting shadows - while that play style is valid, it doesn't perform differently than normal play and isn't as effective on most higher-level mobs. This New and Returning Players guide goes over some early gear progression for players that have recently just hit level 99. Because of the short uptime periods in DSR, this set will only gain a handful Physical Defense Bonus. Should probably have one for pulling in case you have to anyway. Yes, Flamma +2 boots will come out ahead. "To strengthen themselves in battle, not only have these outlaw warriors mastered the ways of numerous weapons, but they have also acquired certain black magic spells to torment their enemies." Table of Contents: Abilities, Traits, Spell List, Combat Skill Ratings If possible, time it between switching targets. and Minimum IL options enabled. Gear-wise you will use a combination of gear already shown in this guide, as well as new sets for enmity generation and defense. No one likes a Dark Knight that sacrifices all damage in order to support, but no one likes a Dark Knight that never supports either, balance is the key to this job. Hit and one Skill Speed materia in the ring and two Critical Hit materia in the Note: All weapons are being discussed for general usage, although I may reference more specific uses (zerging notably); this will be discussed in detail later. From 20-30 this sub will offer you a small Accuracy Bonus (+10) as well as Sharpshot that increases your ranged accuracy for spamming crossbow bolts which you should be doing at that level. RuberCaput 2 yr. ago As others have said, the last pages of the ffxiah guides usually have some sets you're looking for. You can check your stats under an item level 375 the feet. gloves with a synced CRIT+DET piece as well is a negligible DPS loss. This is probably the Dark Knight "signature" ability, it allows you to add massive amounts of damage to every swing at the cost of your own HP. Dark Seal - Pretty good one point wonder, this works much like Elemental Seal where it gives you massive magic accuracy bonuses when casting 1 dark magic spell. Berserk will lower your defense by 25%, but increase your attack power by 25% as well. Afterglow relics aren't too expensive anymore either, but it's a fraction of the cost for nearly the same degree of utility. 605. This strategy is used to take down very scary end game monsters in 30 seconds flat like Vrtra, Bahamut, and Dynamis Lord. Buying the Since the job pulls a lot of hate just normally, hitting for less damage with lower strength might actually be a good thing since you can build-up your TP at the side and then finish the monster off with a powerful weapon skill, and then magic burst for even further damage. It lasts five minutes and can be recast every minute. 2 WSs ~1500 TP each would not kill the lamia, but 2 Judgments ~1750TP will. This set is used against mobs you specifically know will use earth spells/abilities, with this set and some buffs like Barstonra/Earth Carol you can reduce the incoming damage to nearly 0. Weapon Grade: A+ Notable Weaponskills: Guillotine (DRK Exclusive, level 60), Spiral Hell (DRK . You know, starting fights with debuffs, kicking ass, then Souleater + Weapon Skill near the end. Believe it or not, this sub actually starts to work around Lv.30. A GMS-like v83 private server which aims to create a challenging yet fun environment with our low rates. Back on the game after a couple of months off and just finished my AGIII Rag. Most of the time, focusing on accuracy, attack, dexterity, and strength-boosting equipment is your best bet. Buying the tome pants for savage release requires capping tomes on the week of Me, Id be Absorb-DEX all the way, but Im just an accuracy nut. Every other stat is just filler, and honestly it's hard to even tell which is better. ill have it 99 tonight then its browsing through crap ton of gear i have to see what i can use on it lol. Third Eye, acquired at Lv.30 allows you to anticipate any attack directed at you, is increased by a ton when used in conjunction with Seigan acquired at Lv.70. FINAL wrist, and second ring, respectively, but can be done on any other slots that TP sets should be able to work with /WAR as well. In Sky, the Dark Knight will be focusing more on stunning things like Meltdown, that can deal heavy damage to the party if not stunned in time. Nyzul Isle will add the Askar set which to be honest is not super good, the hallmark piece is the Feet which completely outclass Darksteel Leggings +1 for PDT and Coral Leggings +1 for MDT. I use 4/5 sakpatas in my hybrid. Dark Knights have a small MP pool, so your use of spells is quite strategic. Scythes and Great Swords two arent the only weapons Dark Knight can do well with. Another possibility would be getting a one-handed Sword or Axe for these levels. Both the 2.45 and 2.50 sets are recommended and have near-identical I can almost guarantee this is when youll want to start moving into this weapon proficiency more often than not. Personally I want to keep as much offensive pressure as I can in my PDT set so I just choose to swap in specifically PDT pieces. On Eden, Dark Knight finds a home as a heavy DPS job that brings moderate amounts of support to the party with things like stun and enhancing the effect of chaos roll. At Lv.5 you get Arcane Circle, it's good against arcane monsters and it also will boost your party. I don't even get it sometimes. Crossbow is exceptionally powerful at lower levels, if you have the proper crossbow and gear you should be able to hit harder and faster than your 2 hander by shooting bolts. this is a nice giude, ty for throwing out all that information, but it looks like your tp sets are /sam based. Stun (37): Probably the most useful spell that Drk has, it has a .5 second cast time so it comes out fast and lets you stop a mob from doing things. Ninja is the other major sub for Drk, it offers basically zero offensive power but has unmatched defensive ability that in 75 cap play is exceptionally necessary at times. is also provided for those who aren't comfortable with very slow speeds, but it replaced with Skill Speed and one Direct Hit meld replaced with Determination. Waist Piece. . Head to Giddeus. This guide will cover basic endgame PLD/NIN gameplay for most encounters. So you can use the gear suggested for a Torcleaver/Greatsword build(Resolution builds use another set thou)For Ambuscade GreatSword Nandaka Ground strike build.for Savage blade build with Naegling, for Ambuscade Scythe(Drepanum) Spiral Hell buildfor Apoclypse Relic scythe Catastrophe buildfor Anguta and cross reaper spam(entropy is another ws set)All the scythe builds for ws use ratri gear 4/5 or 3/5, but these sets also work just fine.So use whichever weapon you prefer, but this is mainly for the Great Axe build and it's a strong one!0:00 Intro1:38 Ranting3:23 Intro continues7:26 Drain 3 set13:44 Drain3 Example Self SC14:20 Drain3 Weaponbash+Keen Edge14:47 Drain3 \"Free nuke\"15:27 Drain3 In Dynamis-Divergence talk and tips16:20 TP Set22:43 Hybrid Set24:21 Armor Break WS SET26:23 Steel Cyclone, Upheaval \u0026 Fell Cleave WS Set30:45 Dread Spike Set31:18 Endark Set34:22 Self Skillchain Opener34:50 Self Skillchain Other35:15 OutroWeapon bash+Ignominy Gauntlets Skillchains for different weapons to use drain III Magic burst easy on: https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/53584/catastrophe-weapon-bash-ignominy-gauntlets23Link to more DRK gearsets that you can aim for after this: https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/50426/high-end-sets-advicesuggestionsideaslua/Pretty outdated, has some good info and some gear still relevant of course:https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/35174/dont-fear-the-reaper-a-dark-knight-guideOther helpful beginner linkshttps://www.bg-wiki.com/bg/Quickstart_1-119_GuideRuaumokos DRK guide!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuETOQ_uXwYDark knight Gearswap Lua filehttps://github.com/Selindrile/GearSwapIf you want to see me play live I stream over on Twitch multiple times a week, make sure to check me out over there at: https://www.twitch.tv/rikipediagamingOr you can catch me Live here on YouTube!Social mediahttps://www.instagram.com/rikipedias/https://twitter.com/Rikipedia1https://www.facebook.com/Rikipediagaming--------------------------------------Join our discord channel!https://discord.gg/FcZANkMarz----------------------------------------Support and donate------------------------------------Paypalhttps://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_donations\u0026business=JDAVLD4NPV5YW\u0026currency_code=SEK\u0026source=url----------------------------------------Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/rikipediagamingIf you enjoyed this video and found it helpful, smash that like and subscribe button and leave a comment.
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