Luck Of The Draw: A Corsair's Guide *NEW*

Thank you. I totally understand QD Accuracy now.


For QD Damage, I'm probably overthinking it, but I guess the goal is straight MAB/AGI/STP?

Also, when does Empy Feet become a desirable swap if it's outperformed by other pieces?

Empy feet on QD boosts MB damage by 31%, so whenever you are in a mage setup.

Tbh you can keep empy feet on for all QDs. The damage boost on AF feet is pretty minimal and QD doesn't do much dmg even if you max it out.

Best to stack storetp and macc for landing. Saves you inventory augmenting random escha gear too.

Thanks, I thought I was losing it, but I actually forgot to account for 4-items Regal Bonus (i.e. 3x COR AF1+3 as well as Regal Ring).

I've decided to kept the QD Accuracy set as described in the guide while also, swapping in Empy+3 feet, for the reasons you described. (Additional MB damage in Sortie).

I do have a question about Ikenga Body and Legs. I think COR Empy Body/Legs provide more Magic Accuracy, but I can only assume that the Store TP+ is giving them priority here? I mean, It makes sense.

Empy legs has higher macc and higher storetp than Ikenga legs, that's what I use in my set.

I would imagine the set with Ikenga in it was from before empy+3 came out.

what Cor lua is best to use for a beginner Cor?
i looked at the arislan one, and its... complicated. plus it says its needs gearinfo addon for haste/dw detection, and that addon seems defunct

Just use Selindrile like everyone else does

Is Adamantite body the new Hybrid TP body?

0 haste
0 store tp
0 multi hit

Even Tping in path b nyame would be better

Not true is it? Thought it was about half and half that use Selindrile and Arislan luas
https://github.com/ArislanShiva/luas

Thank you! Idle set it is lol

I definitely prefer Arislan's layout, feels alot easier to customize. But i'm also not smart

I definitely prefer Selindrile's layout, feels alot easier to customize. But i'm also not smart

I definitely prefer Mirdain's layout, feels alot easier to customize. But i'm also not smart

I started investing in cor, considering I don't have patience for a death penalty do you suggest Armageddon, fomalhaut or other options for ranged ws (leaden salute)?

fomalhaut if you need macc, tp bonus ataktos otherwise

Armageddon is a really good well rounded gun for both Leaden Salute and Last Stand. Arma does need to be shooting with AM3 up to pull ahead of the other options though.

Quick numbers on Desert Dhalmel outside Rabao.

r15 Death Penalty, day bonus, 1045 TP : 45981

r15 Armageddon, day bonus, 1045 TP: 34585

Fomalhaut, day bonus, 1045 TP: 36019

As you can see Fomalhaut is your closest ilvl option to DP though these numbers are all with Living Bullet equipped.

TP bonus gun, day bonus, 1045 TP: 38245

TP bonus gun will require you to have a BiS Leaden Salute set to not get the occasional resist in Dyna D.

I've been getting the itch to come back to FFXI for a bit now and if I do I think I'm going to finely finish off Death Penalty, but I was curious if the gearsets listed at the start of this are still up to date.

Doesn't have AF and Relic +4 but otherwise is fine. Could be clearer on Hybrid TP set and consider rings for WS (10% WSD/PDL etc.)

4/5 Malig with emp legs +3 is short on haste so shouldn't be used really.

With Gleti's OH you're at 25%, which is not cap, but very close to it.
Can probably cap it by using Reiki+Suppa instead of Reiki+Eabani, if you're /NIN.

Gleti adds 2%
Malignance head is 6%
M body 4%
C legs 6% / m legs 9%
M feet 3%
A hands 5% / m hands 4%
Reminder cap is 25%
24 mixed / 26 full malignance

But depending on the sub you will also be lacking on dual wield
I usually use dnc for the job traits and I don't want to bother with shadows on my alt

To my surprise I found sailfi to be better than the reiki when stacking dual wield earrings

Despite all this I have been taking a completely different approach and using ranged attacks to build tp instead on anything that does not die in one hit
Especially since the limited rdm trusts lead to this cor in particular to having flurry ii all the time.
Annoying to use in something like oddessy where the mobs die too fast, been pretty effective in limbus.
Curious what people use for midshot for tp and triple shot

Gear haste cap is slightly more than 25% (because it's /1024 not /1000), which is what Sechs is referring to.

General advice is aim for 26% to make sure you are fully capped.

In reality you need to check each set separately even if they're all 25% to make sure they're capped, because fractions.

4/5 malig with emp+3 legs, general STP/racc in other slots.

Triple shot these days is largely the same just with emp+3 body/relic+3 gloves instead as depending on content as Oshosi is a bit squishy these days and with job points and cape/body the rate's already 79% TS/39% Quad

Can someone briefly explain why Wildfire Nyame set should be Path B and not path C? Is 12% WSD better than 35 MAB 35 MG dmg on a magic WS?

Because path B is what you are using for every other WS.

AF/Relic +4? Interesting, think +3 was back when last played. Thank you all for answers.

So AF+4 body is only good for ranged WS right? If you have Nyame R25. Dissappointed about this but I made relic feet +4.

Wiki says things like Regal Necklace doesnt' stack with Barataria ring. What about Lanun Knife/Rostams (for phantom roll +) Do they:

A) Stack with Regal etc.
B) Stack with each other (i.e. worth a dual wield?)

Potency increase does not stack. Duration always stacks.

Phantom roll+ does not stack. Highest value is used.