Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better!: RDM Guide

Thank you for the information!

I'm mulling over the three swords as we speak. All three look really fun regardless.

- Fire seems like it could be good, and I've heard it might be onpar with Thibron offhand for physical WS.

- Ice looks to nudge out Ammupari shield when you're able DW for int/macc spells. The appeal for me looks at how it'll interact with magical WSs.

- Onion Sword I've heard is really really nice for a fusion bridge..

It's all going to come down to personal choice with this. It really depends on the other jobs you play as well. There are a ton of great choices but you can only choose one...

For Me:

Firebrand: While probably BIS in certain situations. R25-30 Gleti, Crep, and Ternion Daggers are all decent choices too. I think other options will hold their own. I really wanted to pair this one with my Mandau/Excal but I don't think it was worth picking it over other options.

Ice Brand: I kinda just stick with Daybreak for my magical weapon skills. It's still great for Sanguine Blade/Red Lotus Blade, but turns Seraph Blade into something wonderful. For Sanguine Blades there is always a ranked up Bunzi Rod. It is better than the options I mentioned but again, it wasn't worth it to me.

Onion Sword: I don't play DNC much, and I just R15ed my Excal. So that kind of made the decision for me. It's an awesome fusion based weaponskill that basically gives the user a DEX based weaponskill similar to Decimation (With the Ambu Weapon), cherry on top is that damage varies with TP.

Red Mage can really exploit this Weaponskill with Temper II/Dual Wield. There will be damage spikes on occasion where Fast Blade caps out at 8 hits due to Dual Wield and Multi Attack.

Again though I have more than enough weapons already. Your alternatives for Fusion are: KOTR and Empyreal Arrow (Archery on RDM is fun and hits pretty hard honestly., I will never stop meme-ing!)

The Shield was a pretty safe bet personally. It will extend Saboteur by 15 seconds. You can't really get that from any other piece of gear at the moment.

It is also loaded with Magic Evasion and other beneficial stats. Which you will probably want if you are actually meleeing in a Shield (Odyssey)

The extended skill chain mechanic is also pretty neat. But isn't really that important.

Keep in mind we have NEO Limbus around the corner. How many times have you coveted a piece of gear/weapon only for it to become outdated?

I figured the Shield was a safe bet. It didn't feel like a side grade to me. While all the other choices had alternatives or options that were really close.

I really had to choose utility. I feel like I have enough "hammers" in the tool box already personally.

If I won the Bonanza, Since the shield is out of the way, I would probably pick up the Fire Brand.