This has very little alternatives and I wouldn't honestly even bother with this set until you have the HQ Darksteel pieces. 2.45 should feel more familiar to those experienced with Dark With Souleater up you would usually lose 12% of your HP with every auto attack, but when paired with Blood Weapon you will heal all of that HP back making it do no damage to you (this does not work on WSes). You must log in or register to reply here. With a Scythe out you have access to Guillotine, one of the strongest weaponskills in the game. People need a guide to just spam resolution? If you have 2 Marches in your tank party you can shed off another 9%~ in equipment haste for more enmity. loses around 1.5% total damage output compared to the other sets. The only thing you have to worry about is AoE magic, which will instantly clear your Utsusemi and do full damage, and some AoE weaponskills which can pierce shadows or clear certain amounts of them. TEA syncs to ilvl 475, and synced gear must be item level 595 or higher for You will at least need to have a Haubergeon, a pair of Sniper or Woodsman ring and a life belt by level 60. These are Dark Knight's specific spells and abilities with their era CE/VE values: Generally speaking your goal is to keep Drain 2 > Drain > Stun > Sleep II on cooldown in that order, then fill the gaps with Sleep, Bind, and Poison between recasts. replaced with Skill Speed. Thats 100x8 = 800 damage. Great Sword becomes a very appealing choice at lv66 for a Drk due to. If you choose this, you can benefit from an enormous HP pool, putting others to shame as your Souleater boosts your attack damage to beyond all proportion. Flexibility is the key to Dark Knights usefulness, in general the job struggles to keep up with the best DD jobs like Samurai or Warrior, but people still love to have them around just for the mixture of support and damage. multiple early tier clears and top parses under his belt. Take the item to Mighty Fist and then talk to Raibaht. A whole lot of bang in a little buck. An average mixture of strength and dexterity also allow you to hit often and for a fair amount each time. Thanks. Thank you Kylos :) ya I have an afterglowd ragnarok and a 119 apoc already. available. In theory this puts out good white damage, but white damage alone doesn't make up for the huge lack of WS damage you will have with this weapon. Dread Spikes (71): The coolest and most fun "spikes" ability in FFXI, Dread Spikes once cast causes you to drain HP from the enemy every time you're hit equal to the damage the mob does to you. 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. I should preface this by saying that category 1 is a mess of a category, and is still highly debated by Dark Knights in discord channels and forums everywhere. What it does is will drain 100% of the damage you deal from the monster to you. so simply using synced CRIT+DET gear with enough CRIT+SkS pieces to reach your linked below. Overview of Job Abilities, Traits, and Spells. Dark Knight Gear Guide - FFXI Wiki Red Curry - One of the very few attack+150 foods. 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. But with a mere thirty second duration, you can really only get three or so hits on a target with it active. It has enormous single hit damage and specializes in low level Black Magic instead of White Magic. Some of the upsides to DRK tank are low cooldown stuns, pretty decent offensive output with Drain2/Drain/Dread Spikes, and probably the highest enmity generation capability of any job. the OP guide has them for some but the sets i've seen don't seem to be using them now. He will then send you to a Galka named Mighty Fist in the Darksteel Forge. efficiency. weapon from the fight, use it with Direct Hit melded in the third slot. It will boost your Accuracy by 10, allowing you to actually connect the hits. Having some trouble with my Entropy set atm. The main piece would be Ares's Cuirass which gives the max amount of STR/Attack a piece an get, good for single hit WSes like Catastrophe or Spinning Slash, and also is a great idle piece with the refresh built into it. These sets are specifcally for the Dragonsong's Reprise with an ilvl sync of It will then say Additional Effect: 100 HP drained from the Target. It won't actually drain the target's HP, but you will restore your own. This comes at re-allocating stats on the relic to switch between them. This post introduced me to your YouTube channel! Caladbolg. requirement for the encounter is much easier to meet currently than on release When subbing Warrior, get yourself an Axe Belt for higher skill in them than even your Scythes and Great Swords. Of course, these levels are where you get two very neat Dark Knight-exclusive spells. indicated by red text in the melding menu. Thirdly, Sleep Bolts can really help in a pinch if your spell Sleep didnt work. customizable substats and can be significant boosts to your damage. The only downside is that it doubles your recasting time for all spells, so turn it off before using any spell. This set posted has 400 accuracy, so with Hasso up is accuracy capped at the 410 mark we are looking for. Combine with the fact that they have higher. Weapon Grade: A+ Ambu/Escha/+2 AF is the general area of gear I'm working with atm. Soloing these levels is quite annoying, even for a melee job. In this guide I cover three typ. Thank you very much, Quetz, great guide! Dark Knight Guide 2022 Dream Ms Guide is not entirely linear in progression, some parts of the lower sections will supplement knowledge of the earlier sections i.e APQ from the Money Making Section will supplement levelling via apple roar from 108-174. Notable Weaponskills: None, Weapon Grade: E 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. 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. Allot no on how Dark Knight utilizes each stat, visit the melding and stat priority page Next are your AF hands, which are pretty decent. Well, some may argue that if you have spent your gil making a Caladbolg 99 instead of Ragnarok 99 chances are that you aren't intelligent enough to compete with a Borealis/OAT GS DRK. This power comes from the spell Utsusemi, both versions of it, which puts a buff on you that absorbs incoming damage. When played correctly you should take almost no damage when subbing Ninja as you can rotate between Utsusemi: Ni and Utsusemi: Ichi for nearly fulltime coverage. Tredecim Scythe - This scythe is bad..currently. Does Armadaberk really come ahead in that many situations? Starting with your AF boots at Lv.52, the only good thing about them is the Mind stat. Rather than switching to blunt, the solution to skelleys in Sheol C is to have your White Mage toss a Banishga II after the your tank has gathered the mobs and done a tag. Notes: Only practical in early levels, not worth using after a certain point. Unrestricted Party and Minimum IL options enabled. Samurai sub also offers defensively utility in Seigan, which allows you to mitigate most incoming single target attacks. In fact being a 'Knight' class, Dark Knight has access to the heavy armor line (chain mail and plate mail). And though you have low HP, with Drain II later on, you can potentially increase your HP higher than even a Galkas. are subject to change as more options are explored and more gear becomes I wish I had this guide when I first started. You do not have the skill ranks that Warrior does to make this viable. Plus, high dexterity and agility mean you can hit more and dodge more if the need arises. A poorly-played Dark Knight can just die a whole lot or just be a crippled damage dealer. Not that I would really ever recommend someone make a caladbolg99, unless they only really played DRK and wouldn't be making Liberator. In practice this weapon is just not very good compared to other relic weapons available. Cookie Notice Busy at the moment, maybe tomorrow afternoon. overcap on the chosen substat as a result, indicated by red text in the melding This strategy is used to take down very scary end game monsters in 30 seconds flat like Vrtra, Bahamut, and Dynamis Lord. Fending, and the helm with an Asphodelos Circlet of Fending. Imagine seeing that with a Kraken Club that hits its target 2-8 times per attack. Nice job. Arcane Circle (5) 10:00 Recast - Increases resistance to arcana. At Lv.10 you get your first Attack Bonus, which puts you into position of damage-dealer right away. Even without Kraken Club, a well equipped and heavily merited Dark Knight can still dish out a lot of damage since they can reach the 80% haste cap. Using the Kraken Club with Souleater and your two-hour ability active can deal the most ludicrous damage in the entire game. These sets are specifically for the Epic of Alexander (Ultimate). Absorb-TP (45): This is a a fun spell, it allows you to steal TP from the enemy and give it to yourself. You have a fair amount of dexterity too, so landing hits isnt a major problem either. are the sets on the main pages somewhat up to date? Otherwise, Dark Knight isnt so bad. Some Dark Knights favour Scythe, some favour Great Sword; each has their own advantages and disadvantages and both are very capable. 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. Back Piece. Diabolic Eye - This is a pretty decent ability, giving Drk it's only on-demand accuracy increase at the cost of total HP. Support basically. Afterglow relics aren't too expensive anymore either, but it's a fraction of the cost for nearly the same degree of utility. Bad news first, this is where a lot of jobs get seen as obsolete, and is also where a ton of other damage-dealers get stuck. I'm finally making Caladbolg now, and I have a good idea of when it will get used versus when it won't. At 30 you will gain access to Berserk which is a +25% attack buff with a 3 minute duration and 5 minute recast. 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. Anything that raises your HP can be very useful for Soul Eater. E skill means that you will have to stack a full accuracy set and eat food which strongly compliments the weapon type. [+] Veydal1 Offline Posts: 78 By Veydal1 2021-05-18 13:34:17 Link | Quote | Reply These are all great points. As an Elvaan Dark Knight, you will be one of the deadliest of them all. Also check the general/widget tips. higher for maximum value on both substats. Souleater Recast - Lowers the recast of Souleater by a minute, putting it at 5:00 with full merits. This Great Axe weapon skill, Dark Knight stays relatively annoying to level until Lv.30 when you get. 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. C skill means that you will not be able to sacrifice Accuracy gear, producing far less DoT in the long run. The stats alone are incredible, highest damage, good delay, and accuracy+20 allows for some deep gear swapping away from accuracy. Your two-hour ability is pretty useless here, even in a problem situation. a tiny bit more HP with a negligible hit to DPS. 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. It's a misconception that Dark Knight has lower defense than warrior. the exact pieces used are just examples; any gear above the optimal sync Good guide. There's so much useful info in hereespecially for new players. This spell also generates very high amounts of Enmity and can be used as a way to get snap hate. For how long? Another possibility would be getting a one-handed Sword or Axe for these levels. When this works, the scythe will be amazing. Hasso, Lv.50, boosts your strength by between 3-5 (when subbed), increases your accuracy by 5, and gives you 10% quicker attack speed. A guide to endgame PLD - Nasomi Community FFXI Server FFXI New/Returning Players Guide: Early Gear Progression The true use for these spells is on things you can't melee, you can enfeeble a really powerful enemies INT so your Blms can have more accurate nukes, or VIT so your Rngs can hit harder, and so on. much easier to meet currently than on release due to potency and system changes, In the current meta game, where BLM and SMN are kings of DD for most events, PLD still has a place in almost all content endgame. This set has similar theoretical output to the 2.45 set, but tends to miss This includes daggers, swords, axes, great swords, great axes and scythes. Congratulations! cost of some DPS. Its a cool combo. This Scythe is only ever replaced by Perdu Sickle, a currently unobtainable weapon from high level assault rank, or if Tredecim Scythe is fixed. Per attack, you can deal up to about 1600 damage. Buying the This New and Returning Players guide goes over some early gear progression for players that have recently just hit level 99. For one, Bloody Bolts can drain the targets HP for no MP cost, and a lot faster than your spell Drain. Determination. Thoughts on this for a defensive hybrid set? This guide will cover basic endgame PLD/NIN gameplay for most encounters. Great Swords are moderately fast at an average of 420-450 delay. optimum efficiency. If this has been answered before I am sorry. Dark Knight - FFXI Wiki Increases effect duration by 1 second. Notes: Great Sword is a powerful weapon type for Dark Knight, although slightly lacking in accuracy compared to Scythe. Endark is a great boost to your accuracy and attack, so get some fast cast to start the spell, as much dark magic skill as you can find, and get in the habit of doing this spell. Maybe. Ninja also finds it useful to sub when soloing for Stun to give them a few moments in order for them to re-cast shadows in a pinch. Though if you have decent gear, you can probably tank Lv.10-15. Peaceeee. Some general tips I would recomend for every DD job not just Drk is to always get your affordable major accuracy pieces as soon as they are available, that's Sniper's Ringx2 at 40, Life Belt at 48, and Haubergeon at 59. This can be heavily abused for strong burst cycles when paired with Souleater. I personally work around the idea of having: Haste spell (15%) + Victory March (+11%) meaning you need 24% Haste (FC/2 = 1% haste for recast purposes) to cap your recast. Spiral Hell is very potent when using the Thief subjob. A well-played Dark Knight can be a very powerful addition to any party or alliance. BiS sets do; the damage difference in this case is only about 0.4%. A guide for the content can be found links below. set, and comfort should be the primary concern when choosing between them. a cost of about 0.3% DPS output but adds some wiggle room in execution. sync by queuing into Alphascape V2.0 (Savage) with the Unrestricted Party and But was curious does the aeonic stack up well to the other scythes? speed is perfectly adequate. Dark Knight a.k.a. You can check your stats under an item level 475 Damage output is near-identical to the 2.50 Remember, it wont work unless the monster actually has TP. Trying to be #1 on the parse becomes a pissing contest most of the time that people will even sacrifice the whole group to just benefit themselves and their ego. Spinning Slash is very consistent and highly-damaging, although a miss can mean a loss in DoT. Combine with Shield Break, your Dark Knight will be able to deal significantly more damage (as much as 15% more) over time. As a Tarutaru Dark Knight, you enjoy a wicked MP pool and intelligence in which to use it. With average strength, a Mithras damage is high up there too. This ability is okay, it's a relatively strong temporary attack boost you can slip in before a big WS. Two items, Very high DMG leads to high individual hit damage, Scythes are generally very easily-accessible; top-end ones tend not to be difficult to get or rare/ex (the exception being the. LOL @ the colibri on Redemption. Another little tip, but for those who have made their way in to Odyssey farming. 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. 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. For those wishing to run 2.50. If you do not have a Bozjan resistance relic weapon, simply use any weapon Dark Knight | FFXIclopedia | Fandom hey all in this vid this guy has almost 8k HP any idea what gears he's using to get that? GCDs over the whole fight vs 2.45. The NQ is super affordable, and the HQ is a little pricy but is not impossibly expensive. Now, since Dark Knight is about as frail as a Black Mage but with metal armor, I dont suggest you use this after about Lv.15 unless its really necessary. Don't forget you can Stun/Weapon Bash pesky moves like Pecking Flurry or Cocoon. It lasts five minutes and can be recast every minute. There's a lot of accuracy gear to play with in this set. sync by queuing into Eden's Verse: Furor (Savage) with the Unrestricted Party Sniper Ring, Woodsman Ring, Life Belt, Swift Belt, Peacock Charm/Amulet and Haubergeon are some of the few very good equipments that you will be keeping all the way to lv75 become available. Where Dragoon shines is Wyvern Earring, which is a +5% haste earring that can only be active when subbing Drg. I mean, a Dark Knight using a puny little club. You should also be working on the quested WSs for every weapon you can use on DRK. Dark Knight Guide 2022 Dream Ms Guide is not entirely linear in progression, some parts of the lower sections will supplement knowledge of the earlier sections i.e APQ from the Money Making Section will supplement levelling via apple roar from 108-174. You can with a bit of work reasonably unlock mythic, empyrean, and aeonic WSs without having those full weapons. With Haste on, you can attack a lot too. do -10% PDT on cape instead of -dt you can drop defending ring for another moonlight. TP set or any WS's ? Again, youll be hard-pressed finding parties, but now youll be even better in them. it takes longer for a Great Sword to reach 100%+ TP than using a Scythe). Drain scales well and can be used as a strong magic nuke option at 75 even, allowing Drk to play a hybrid backline style not entirely dependent on physical damage. This page and some of the guides contained are a work in progress. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! As mentioned in the Blood Weapon paragraph, this can be combined with that ability for some crazy shit. Your main support job. DRK endgame gearset help - Nasomi Community FFXI Server Replacing the A 2.40 GCD set (Don't) Fear The Reaper: A Dark Knight Guide - FFXIAH Not sure how many people have done this, but I wanted to master DRK on an alt, to have a new job to play with. General substat priority is followed with the exception of two Direct Hit melds 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. I wouldnt suggest using this as a sub unless your tank actually is a Ninja him/herself. aight cool, least i didnt waste my gil then lol. but if you really want to just flex this is the go to. Plus, it allows you to possibly counter. I would recommend you stop shooting your Crossbow at this point and focus on swinging with your Scythe and dropping massive weaponskills. He The Delay:430 will say "TP Damage Machine" when you activate the OdDD aftermath from Caladbolg's Torcleaver. FFXIclopedia is a FANDOM Games Community. Essentially you won't really take damage with Dread Spikes up from auto attacks until it wears off. Your AF flanchard (pants) is(are) very underrated. 6.3). At Lv.5 you get Arcane Circle, it's good against arcane monsters and it also will boost your party. Trade the cherry to the??? These levels are both quite nice and really bad for Dark Knights. I just skimmed through it really *i dont play drk myself really* but i found it weird that Vbody wasnt mentioned at all. The former can be done in These sets are specifically for The Unending Coil of Bahamut (Ultimate), Offline. It can also be played as a tank at end game levels, relying on spells to generate aggro and mitigating damage with dread spikes, drains, and utsusemi. Strategies and information in guides may not work for everyone. indicated by red text in the melding menu. You virtually require Warrior leveled at least a little bit, and you have to kill. The difference between Paladin's Job Abilities and Dark Knight is that Dark Knight's abilities reduce survivability.

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