On Healing Hands - A Comprehensive WHM Guide (v3)

Im sorry my sleeps never last more than a tic so i wouldn't know.

Max does mean max however that set is labelled "Idle HQ" which is generally a set with high gear that is more obtainable. Most players would be making one of the more useful Primes first and probably picked a better Bonanza piece and yes I do have the shield.

Don't bother, we've collectively been telling Dane for a century that his "HQ" sets that contain unattainable gear are all but useless for any players, as they can't be used as a reference in any way since someone who is looking at a guide will have no idea what the 2nd best option is, and the experienced players just look at it and go "no ***sherlock". Other guides at least have the courtesy of putting them in a "dream set" category, but he stubborn.

I've been using this for years. Not great as a shield but if you think of it as a Grip, it's fine. You can also augment it with m.eva.

I pair it with Asclepius.

https://www.bg-wiki.com/ffxi/Nms._Shield_+1

How much is the magic evasion augment?
How do you augment it?
Can't find any info

Level 69 item so my guess would be Fields of Valor.

I've been using this combo for a while now. Very happy with the results. While the elemental resistance might not be needed for resisting enfeebles, it's still great for elemental damage.


Yeah, Fields of Valor is the only thing that's coming to mind. Still working on a Light/Darkness resistance earring. I suppose I could screw around with this shield a bit afterwards.

It was a guess, but the only way I know of to augment equipment that low. I've never heard of FoV giving magic evasion augments though. It did not even exist as a stat at the time (or rather, it was always a hidden stat but never showed up as a number until 2013 or later).

I'm fairly certain Numinous Shield +1 can't be augmented, not sure where that info came from. I used it as my main idle shield for much of the Lv75 era and beyond so if it could be augmented I would've done so. I'm the kind of person who made a fully etched Ebur Bliaut to idle in with 3/3 evoliths.

Maybe they're confusing it with Genbu's.

Maybe so? Genbu's still can't be augmented with M.Eva. so I'm still curious what Banhammer was talking about. And I don't see what would prevent Numinous/+1 from being a target for Field Parchment augments; it's a crafted item with no hidden or latent effects.

Ah I forgot about those, I wouldn't have done that because my shield is signed by my buddy and you can't use signed items for that. And I think every one I ever tried gave me a net loss in defensive stats so I have something of a bad impression of those Field Parchments. But that could be what he was talkin about.

You are correct, it does not give a "magic evasion" stat. It only gives elemental resistances at a frustratingly random rate.

Genbu's shield can in theory be augmented with MEVA if you lucked out on the random augment pool. +4 is the highest I’ve seen on other gear pieces outside of Blood Cuisses. I do a lot of Tatter and Scrap Synergy for my 75 DRK used on Campaign battles.

MEVA is also possible on FOV augments as I have tracked at least 1 earring with it so there is no reason to believe it is not possible on a shield. +5 is probably the theoretical max as I have seen +5 EVA often.

All this to say I am questioning the shield because not having an iLv shield equipped when taking any direct or AoE physical damage seems crazy to me to throw away the increased block chance. Is everyone going to make a new idle toggle when you tanking adds in Gaol NMs?

Shields dont effect your ilvl iirc. Also your block chance is floored anywhere it matters on any job not pld unless you build for it, and even then it likely wont amount to much unless you're war or bst with adapa shield

I don't mind giving it up depending on the situation. In any content that matters you're to be floored to 6%. I suppose you could boost that up to 11% with an Ambu back? I think Banhammer put it best, just view it as grip.


I've got six different idle sets for my WHM: Refresh, DT, PDT, Misery, ResistSilence, Reraise (Sphere body). That's overkill and far more than anyone needs, but I appreciate each of them whenever their niche situations arise.

Friends, why do you doubt me? I agree +5 is probably the maximum.

So was it FoV?

Yes. FoV Ru'Aun Gardens. Old heads know.

I had no idea that the "Magic Evasion" stat went back to the 75 era. I don't really remember seeing it until SoA.

We had it i think more in the wotg/abyssea era, but it was in such small amounts and we didnt know much about it that it was mostly written off when it did appear as basic ele+ was more plentiful usually

Looking over older stuff it was basically only from evoliths and FoV augments far as i can see until level 80 added a smidge of gear with it on there. Fey weapons or the casket fights may have had some but noone did those