A List Of Solo-capable Jobs For Various Activities

Hello,

I thought it would be nice to:

• discuss some jobs that have a lot of potential in being able to solo things (without trusts)

• discuss where they work, and why?

• and how potent they are compared to other options

While I join groups for much content, I still love testing how much I can solo things, so this is what made me ask so I could hear back from more experienced players on their journeys and what they think are some nice jobs for so and so.

I'll start with some of my experiences and thoughts:

RDM
- I've been maining this for a while. Still don't have JSE+3 but I do have most JSE capes, JSE+2, malignance full set, naegling, thibron, crocea, m.level 30.
- I usually sub DNC or NIN for dual-wield.
- Self-haste already is a big reason that this job works so well. Otherwise, it has all the self buffs like temper, gain, enelement, beneficial spells, enfeebling spells (not always useful on every enemy but nice to have, Plouton for example doesn't benefit much from enfeebles besides Dia).
- It's let me survive things I shouldn't have, on the other hand I get outnumbered when multiple mobs get on me sometimes, I find it works best on solo targets (and I mean difficult mobs). The damage also isn't like my DDs like MNK so sometimes, survivable time isn't enough.

BLU
- I'll admit I'm still working on the JSE. I can see the potential with AOEing with this one, and being able to shift spells for most bosses.
- Has access to erratic flutter which fixes the haste part, and nature's meditation for attack buff.
- It funnily to me feels quite vulnerable compared to RDM, but that may also be because I haven't invested enough in it yet or aren't using enough defensive spells. Either way I hear people calling this one of the best solo jobs out there.

DNC
- I've mastered this to test, and I can say I see all the potential with the insane damage and skillchaining it can do. The debuff removals and utility is very nice, as well as the step debuffs. I'm not sure how far off it is from RDM, though obviously for fights needing debuffs and more magic, maybe RDM would win. I haven't also taken this to fights to test where there's real danger like with my RDM, though it's done a good job of zerging a few times better than my RDM for some difficult ambus I was trying with my friend.
- I use a tauret mainly, which is pretty strong, so I'm keen on getting a Twashtar quite soon to see how that runs for damage. I do need more gear, I have no JSE and I need more JSE capes.
- It's also a DW job so technically can wear DW gear to cover the lack of self-haste, though I don't think that's a consistently great idea since you lose out on better stats from better gear, still for the point of discussing solo jobs that's quite important to note.

NIN
- Working on mastering this now. Nextgames makes videos about this obviously, it seems like this can just about almost fight everything where shadows work fine. For soloing it also has DW like dancer so can use other pieces in place of magic haste, though still obviously it sacrifices better pieces.
- The damage hasn't felt great to me so far, but I've spoken to people about this and unlike WS spam or simple chains like BLU or RDM, NIN supposedly gets the most damage out of its SCing and MABing, especially with weapons like Heishi to help with it. So far I've been using Tauret instead of the Ambu Katana since Evisc spam works well for now, but I'm waiting to get Heishi to see how that is.

MNK
- Unfortunately this job has no self-haste, but I'm mentioning it here because it has helped me survive a few things with its HP and damage alone. I tried subbing DNC at times for a bit of speed, but honestly without some external haste it feels like it goes from one of the most capable jobs to just a RDM without any buffs with ayanmo gear hitting something.

BRD
- I haven't worked on BRD much yet, but I'm very keen to know what it can do. It can self-haste, but also buff itself, and with the 4 REMA I imagine quite well?
- Would be interested in hearing how capable BRD is even though it's a support job mainly. I remember going into an ambu with a BRD with my MNK, and I was surprised to see him decimating the boss solo while I was just doing pebble damage by the side with a DD job.

The premier solo jobs right now are RDM & SCH. Both can solo various VD Ambuscades, VD Shinryu, VD Cloud of Darkness, Omen bosses, HELMs, etc. RDM can solo VD Odin, SCH can solo VD Lilith.

There's a pretty wide gap between those jobs and others in terms of maximum solo potential.

I suspect since you can use trusts in most content, people will "solo" with them, although sometimes I think people like the challenge otherwise. (or they die and you're stuck to finish the fight actually solo). Once you hit master level 40+ losing 100k xp dying is not really appealing to "see if you can".

That said:
DRG/mage is pretty good soloer (<10mp 1k+ cures). Of course there's 2 caveats: you need your HP to drop < 50% to do this and wyvern heals have a delay, so stuff that hits really hard (or can kill wyvern via AoE) is super dicey.

SCH and BLM:
nuke/kite works pretty well for both these, I think sch will have an easier time overall since helix can do a lot of dmg and you can SC pretty easily.

SMN/BST/PUP:
These work a lot of content. PUP and BST pets are both pretty hardy for a lot of content (although recasts can be killer if not). These are all great for avoiding certain mechanics of some fights (charm) or SMN for things that can criple anything in range since getting a new avatar is easy but you'll need space to get away and summon a new one.

I think RDM is probably the go-to job for soloing for anything that doesn't require a lot of gimmicks or the gimmick are magical. You simply just grind everything down.

Nin is when you really need to keep TP-feeding to a minimum without going all en-spell RDM or when you can juggle with being a sub-tank with trusts. Nin has a really hard time without trusts.

Dnc is like Nin but you trade a bit of TP-feeding and magical stuff for more healing powers.

Mnk isn't a solo job. It requires support. It sort of like the best low-man job you use to cheese through content because it can probably kill everything before they start to get nasty with TP feed.

There used to be a fair bit of PUP and BST soloing but I think they are too slow to kill anything worth while. You essentially just load your pet with maximum damage reduction and feeding them healing juice.

pup/bst/smn are safe solo jobs but as mentioned they are on the slower side, in exchange for being pretty sturdy though debuffs can be a huge issue. OD pup/ AFAC smn can still drop a nice chunk off a mob but otherwise a regular DD in just about any variety is better speed wise.

What content?

DNC's main issue as a soloer is that it doesn't really have any kind of utility. Any solo worth mentioning has some gimmick or another and DNC is uniquely bad at dealing with any of them. No dispel, no sleep/silence/other sort of control, no debuffs, no magic damage...it's a job whose base gimmicks involve defense and sustain that were novel when it was introduced but the game has spent the past decade or so allowing everybody else to address with gear and Trust support.

DNC just has a bunch of damage and the ability to trade that damage potential for self-sustain. Speaking as someone who's unfortunately mained DNC since around the time Magian Trials were introduced it lost a lot of its raison d'etre with Trusts.

Correct question.

Abyssea? NIN/WAR is the go to.
Mythic Requirements? BLU/RDM all day. Their aoe bombs are the best in the business.
Ambuscade? Totally depends which one...sometimes PUP, sometimes RDM, sometimes SCH.

If I'm allowed trusts? THF every time no contest.

There's the drop-rate, but capping evasion is quite easy on a ton of content (if you have all of the many things). HTBF a quality thf can wreck with little effort up to about N/D.

D/VD it has to be RDM. You just need all the levers they can pull and magical / heavy hits are too much for trusts to handle and thfs to tank.

Tldr;
RDM...the answer is RDM.

Yeah. I am consistently amazed at what SCH can pull off but it isn't something you'll use to just, like, go out and kill guys. Nothing comes close to RDM's ability to address basically any situation for any stakes.

EDIT: would also throw in that MNK is really good for one thing: pulling a ton of regular mobs and counterstance tanking them in a way that builds no hate and thus ensures the trusts healing you don't pull aggro. I use it for solo farming Sheol A and Omen: handling two full packs at a time is quite easy.

my go to is brd, but if TH is involved thf is great, I see people mentioning d/vd but I think the majority of players are soloing on e/n, very few do the highest content when comparing to the entire player base.

This is me. I just returned to FFXI. So I'm a bit out of touch with all the intricacies of mid/end game.

Scholar is absolutely amazing at soloing many things in the game. I've soloed many Unity NMs and some of the Sortie bosses as well (Dhartok is fun). Helix is really powerful. Kaustra is ridiculous if the NM isn't dark resistant. It takes some getting used to, but when you do, it is a powerhouse whether you are solo or in a party.

RDM using Level 1 daggers with Enspell is efficient against enemies with dangerous TP moves, as it makes them unable to gain TP unless they hit you. This is where enfeebles and shadows from /nin come in to play. I soloed Odin on N and D several times. Wouldn't recommend soloing VD if farming equipment, as the magic accuracy requirement is high and the fight is far too long.

I have soloed Glazemane on Red Mage the normal way (no level 1 daggers), but let me tell you, it is no joke. There is a lot to think about. You can watch RDM solos on YouTube, but those players are very skilled, and some may be using third party tools for an advantage. I'd always recommend getting a party together over trying to solo difficult enemies on RDM.

PUP is strong in many level capped battlefields where you can summon an auto before entry. You need a little bit of setup to get this working, but it's not difficult to do and makes soloing simple. Pop some maneuvers, pop Overdrive and deploy. I use PUP a lot for Vana'bout and it is hardly geared at all. No JSE or fancy weapons. Just Eminent Animator, Oils, and whatever else I have from other jobs.

SMN can laugh while doing Astral Flow/Conduit + Volt Strike spam.

Some jobs that are good with trusts or general fodder killing include:

-DRK with Apocalypse for Catastrophe (HP heal) spam. DRK/RUN with Caladbolg for Leviathan during HTB campaign. MNK/RUN would work too.
-BST and BLU for general AoE stuff. BST can Unleash for Ready move spam.
-Rune Fencer with Epeo (Dimi > Dimi = Light) makes Sarama/Borealis Shadow/Shedu trivial.
-SAM with a 4-6 step skillchain to kill before anything happens.
-NIN if the enemy is mostly physical and you can maintain shadows indefinitely.
-THF for high evasion and shadows on easy Lilith/Alexander. Or farming Reisenjima for cards/scales/detritus.

So far I have done T1-3 Zitah on RDM

I didn't feel like spending gil on helm pops lmao. But I did fight the 3 sisters.


The Pixies were very annoying.

I did Ghatjot in Sortie as well.

It's fun, improves your skill set and confidence. Also will help your survival during party wipes some what.

Edit: I meant with no trusts. I just wanted to see what I was capable of.

Nothing beats RDM and SCH for soloing hard content. Both can solo some incredibly high level NMs ranging from Ilvl 135 to Ilvl 150.
SCH can solo v15 Marmorkrebs if Aura is nice.

Outside of SCH + RDM being stupidly OP most jobs can work/solo a ton of content with trusts. Just healer trust, trust to cap magic haste, potentially Rolls and most jobs can be "decent" at soloing.

If you're still stuck in 75 cap mindset of no trusts for soloing, then go play RDM or SCH. Other than that, almost any job can work for the content if you just try. Currently PUP is attempting solo Schah, and RUN and PLD can solo Erinys. BST could solo Kouryu. The list goes on. Just get the correct trusts and almost any job can work... WHM can solo some Omen bosses for example.