Alternatively, simply replace one Critical Hit with Determination in A 2.40 GCD set Dark Knight Guide - Endwalker 6.3 - Final Fantasy XIV - Icy Veins You can check your stats under an Your guide ties things up beautifully. indicated by red text in the melding menu. Nasomi Community FFXI Server Board index International Jobs Dark Knight, Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests. As a 13+ year career DRK .. this is what I think of all REMAs. Shout group ambuscade/dyna/whatever since sakpatas came out. The only downside is that it doubles your recasting time for all spells, so turn it off before using any spell. to spawn a notorious monster. Additionally, one Direct Hit X and one Critical Hit Dark Knight is a strange job while leveling, Scythe, the signature weapon, is actually really bad until level 60 and even casting spells is largely a waste of time. Buying both the tome headpiece and the ring for requirement for the encounter is much easier to meet currently than on release Having above 1 in every elemental resist opens up the ability for you to 1/8th and 1/16th resist spells which I think is worth doing but some people don't. seems the one on ffxiah seems to be super old. The later has the are more powerful and has the highest delay in all weapons at around 528. I wouldn't count on switching this weapon out anytime soon. 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. This is good sometimes, and literally useless sometimes, and deciding between this and Last Resort Recast is a challenge all Dark Knight's face. Happy to elaborate, i just need time to type it up. TEA syncs to ilvl 475, and synced gear must be item level 595 or higher for I need a good DRK one, that can help explain why a Kentarch belt is better than an Ioskeha belt etc? Some Dark Knights favour Scythe, some favour Great Sword; each has their own advantages and disadvantages and both are very capable. For those who just need to deal more damage, this is the perfect support job for you. the other pieces are just examples; any gear above the optimal sync threshold I dont play enough to have a linkshell right now. That's the inevitable direction that comment turns it, though. However, there may be differing opinions than those expressed in a guide. overcap as a result, indicated by red text on the melding screen. 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. This is exceptionally useful for boosting the damage of Souleater, in party play you could Drain II the mob before popping souleater for extra bonus HP% damage. Times that by 8. But as a Dark Knight, taking 1 or 2 less damage should be the least of your worries. sync by queuing into Alphascape V2.0 (Savage) with the Unrestricted Party and TP sets should be able to work with /WAR as well. Awesome name too. Dark Knights are melee damage dealers specializing in the use of Great Swords and Scythes. Please add anything if it is needed, and take away anything that is either untrue or not needed. Believe it or not, this sub actually starts to work around Lv.30. 5. Also like Warrior, many are simply not practical for general usage. Notable Weaponskills: Sturmwind (DRK level 24), Steel Cyclone (DRK level 75). For those wishing to run 2.45. Seriously, its annoying. The spell only lasts 1 minute, so it can be frustrating to use, but when timed correctly is exceptionally rewarding. Meaning if you have a Ninja tank and are otherwise scared to even lift a finger, subbing Thief can pour all that enormous enmity on the Ninja, not only letting you deal all that damage, but even more later, since his or her hate threshold will be immediately increased. High DMG whilst still retaining a fairly low delay. Thanks Carrot, that is helpful. You can increase the HP convert from 10% to 12% with one of the three Souleater enhancing items (AF Head, Gloom Breastplate, or Sable Cuisses). Is an extremely useful and underrated support job. 2 WSs ~1500 TP each would not kill the lamia, but 2 Judgments ~1750TP will. Here is a list of all the guides currenly on Eden. maximum value on both substats. A- skill is very solid and allows a fair bit of substitution of accuracy gear for Haste and Attack equipment. Physical Defense Bonus. DRK fills additional roles in an auxiliary fashion such as: An off-tank (with some finagling as a main tank); So the chances of your eight punches ALL landing on a mob is rare. Expect a lot of foes to fall at your hands when that occurs. This is the recommended set for DSR and aligns nicely with each phase. Though if you have decent gear, you can probably tank Lv.10-15. These substitutions are shown on the weapon and second ring, respectively, but can DRK_2022_Guide_V2 (1).docx. Your high mind stat will help boost your Guillotines damage when the time comes. Average HP allows your Souleater to deal vicious damage, while your vitality means you dont have to worry all that much about being killed from doing so. It's just worded funny. abbreviated by the community as UCOB. Gaude1 . I personally think this is a good choice for a category 1 merit, allowing you to get to your next big souleater WS a minute earlier, or if your lucky enough with enough backline you can ride the whole souleater duration. Thanks. The only true downside to a Galka Dark Knight is its MP. Afterglow relics aren't too expensive anymore either, but it's a fraction of the cost for nearly the same degree of utility. This is a game changer, 10% haste is an unheard of amount of haste on a single item and it allows Dark Knight to effortlesly cap at 25% equipment haste while unequipping pieces of Haste gear for more STR, attack, accuracy, or other stats. This is one of those sets that you could go harder with, using items in open slots with stats like Defense, Parrying, Evasion, or HP. by the community as UWU. Classic FFXI community is a FANDOM Games Community. To use Dark Knight optimally requires a lot of skill, and the player will have to be very careful of the hate threshold. Support basically. Tredecim Scythe - This scythe is bad..currently. Any three melds can be replaced so long as a given wrist, and second ring, respectively, but can be done on any other slots that Combine with the fact that they have higher. On the flip side if you cast this willy nilly you are likely to get very bad returns. You can replace any Direct Hit meld with Skill Speed in any slot that won't Peaceeee. Because much higher ilvl gear is required to cap out both substats on Caladbolg. This is a strange 2-hour ability to be honest, it's pretty weak for normal play just allowing you some cheeky healing every time you hit that is very unlikely to save you from death. 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. Dark Knight is a greatsword-swinging tank job with a focus on resource management, burst damage, and proper application of frequent, short-duration defensive cooldowns. Once you go past 300 skill, all you need to worry about is magic accuracy. Within the scope of FFXI, DRK is a Heavy DD (because of its use of heavy armor and whose primary weapons are two-handed great swords and scythes). 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. Take the item to Mighty Fist and then talk to Raibaht. This set posted has 400 accuracy, so with Hasso up is accuracy capped at the 410 mark we are looking for. and Critical Hit replaced with Determination). They give a fancy Weapon Bash damage boost +10, as well as a nice +3 dexterity for landing hits. Also please do not use a Death Scythe, its just not good. This is incredibly impractical for maintaining high damage output. Dark Knight Beginner's Gear Guide : r/ffxi - Reddit The main issue is Last Resort effect vs Last Resort recast and there is validity to both of those options. What it does is will drain 100% of the damage you deal from the monster to you. You have a fair amount of dexterity too, so landing hits isnt a major problem either. On the side of good news, though, these levels are when you get some of your most awesome spells and weapon skills. Hit X materia plus one Direct Hit IX with Skill Speed. Notable Weaponskills: None, Weapon Grade: E Dark Knight has a very low Marksmanship skill (E), but honestly skill levels don't matter too much until the 50s or 60s. Damage output is near-identical to the 2.50 The second reason is the passive Store TP you gain off traits, which allows a scythe Drk to gain TP in 6 hits instead of 7, and a great sword Drk to gain TP in 7 hits instead of 8. This set has a lot of personal expression in it. This is possibly one of the most trivial quests of all times. Though, I'm betting liberator blows it away in these situations, but no math etc. but can be done on any other slots that won't overcap on the chosen substat as a It depends on the situation, the healer's ability to support the Souleater usage, and many other things. Namely Lv.60 when you finally get Guillotine. At Lv.10 you get your first Attack Bonus, which puts you into position of damage-dealer right away. These are all great points. If fully merited you have high uptime on this (3 minute duration, 5 minute recast) and it's +20 accuracy. Direct Hit, and two Direct Hit IX replaced with Det (or one each of Direct Hit If not all the way to Lv.75, then at least to Lv.50 or so. Im kidding, of course. a tiny bit more HP with a negligible hit to DPS. Traveler's Mantle. This 2h however can be one of if not the strongest in the game when used in very specific circumstances. There is no weaponskill which stacks constructively with Souleater, however. It's important to keep in mind the people you're playing with. release. A 2.40 GCD set is also provided for those who . If you have this skill leveled, you might even want to bring these to parties in low to mid levels since they are better than Scythes and Great Swords. FFXI New/Returning Players Guide: Early Gear Progression Souleater (30) 6:00 Recast - Deals 10% of your total HP converted into flat damage on hit. Dark Knight Tank Gear and Best in Slot Endwalker 6.3 - Icy Veins Pretty much only used for Ouryu but absolutely amazing for that fight. Red Curry - One of the very few attack+150 foods. These builds are current as of patch 6.3 and include sets for RuberCaput 2 yr. ago As others have said, the last pages of the ffxiah guides usually have some sets you're looking for. Which Set to Use. All of them have similar layouts, so if you've read one, it's easy to find the information you are looking for in another. It loses its use from 50+ but makes a comeback when performing a zerg since Rune Chopper is a very powerful zerging tool. ok so i'm not SU3 yet so most of that i cant use but going by that set it looks like WSD and STR augs are what i'm looking for now. 2.45 should feel more familiar to those experienced with Dark Knight or other tank jobs, while 2.50 requires slightly less effort to keep offensive cooldowns rolling exactly as they become available. For example, you hit a monster for 100 points of damage with Blood Weapon active. Ground Strike is very fearsome at 300% TP and with the Thief subjob, in fact both of the principle weaponskills of Great Sword stack with Sneak Attack fearsomely. In Lv.75 end-game scenarios, having your club skill high can help too. This is a strong underrated Great Axe build, make sure to check it, and try it out. Knight or other tank jobs, while 2.50 requires slightly less effort to keep Stat priority is followed except for one Direct Hit meld replaced with tome pants for savage release requires capping tomes on the week of normal mode be done on any other slots that won't overcap on the chosen substat as a result, Description. It looks really cool, and is really awesome. Also make sure to always use food when leveling, at low levels Sausage/Meat Jerky are king because they are cheap and NPC bought food with attack and ranged attack, eventually Sushi comes into play 40+ when you need acc/racc, or Couerl Subs when you need attack/ranged attack at higher levels. This guide is written by A Pile of Cats, a Dark Knight enthusiast Spiral Hell is very potent when using the Thief subjob. I'm finally making Caladbolg now, and I have a good idea of when it will get used versus when it won't. Practical only in the earlier levels where the difference between the skill tiers isn't so great. This set follows the general stat priority except for one Direct Hit X and Following the path west, head to H-7. Might be good for you to look through those and then seek up to date sets after that: . This set has 407 accuracy with Hasso and Hume DEX. This set is the recommended setup for both performance and user-friendliness. These sets are for those needing to maximize their damage output in order to Note the wrist from normal mode; this is necessary to drop all Skill Speed. With an enormous boost to strength, dexterity, accuracy, and attack power, it's one of the best things you could ever have. Pretty much only used for Jormungand but absolutely amazing for that fight. un-augmented version with one Critical Hit and one Skill Speed meld. Once youve defeated it, touch the??? Its a cool combo. I have a post of gearsets from 2019 at the following link. These three specific GCD speeds are chosen because they align well with 60- HP+10% All attributes +15 Accuracy+5 Haste+5%, MND+5 "Subtle Blow"+10 TP Bonus +50 Haste+3%, HP +10%, All attributes +3, "Magic Def. Remember that you have Weapon Bash as a fantastic ability to stop the mob from hitting you or unleashing a strong WS/spell. Thirdly, Sleep Bolts can really help in a pinch if your spell Sleep didnt work. Desperate Blows - The king of Drk merits, with this maxed out you get +25% job ability haste for the duration of your Last Resort with a 2-handed weapon equipped. Another prominent piece of equipment is the Haubergeon body piece. TP set or any WS's ? Plus 100 more through Souleater. [+] Veydal1 Offline Posts: 78 By Veydal1 2021-05-18 13:34:17 Link | Quote | Reply These are all great points. 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. It also gives Warcry, which is a high level job ability (when subbed) that gives everyone in the area effect a boost to attack power; perfect for just before a skillchain is started. Even Souleater recast can be situational. Example would be 528 delay and 18% haste at 165 dmg is, 528 x 0.18 = 95.04 so 528-95.04=432.96 then 432.96/60=7.216 so 165 dmg every 7.216 seconds is 165/7.216=22.86 damage per second. Dark Knights have a small MP pool, so your use of spells is quite strategic. available. Dark Knight: Guide by Raenryong/Weapons - FFXIclopedia made this guide for my new guildies who were playing drk, the information overload is real for new players who are adusting to all the custom content provided by the server and it definitely will be rough for more casual players who don't search the forums for hours to scour information on their own. Again, it lasts five minutes with a one-minute recast, and again, it will double recasting time on spells. General is followed with the exception of one Direct Hit meld replaced with Nice job on the guide! Sylph.Brahmsz . This set is intended for compatibility with the UCoB set and does not require NEVER go absolutely nuts in a party. Finally, you begin the arduous task of getting AF and limit breaking quests done. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. the only piece with IX materia in it. For one, Bloody Bolts can drain the targets HP for no MP cost, and a lot faster than your spell Drain. Well, it's possible for Dark Knight to solo Neak (half bragging, half just wanting to tell someone because I'm so pumped): Well, it's possible for Dark Knight to solo Neak (half bragging, half just wanting to tell someone because I'm so pumped). speed is perfectly adequate. Secondly, Acid Bolts lower the targets defense for your already high-powered weapon skills. 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. I can almost guarantee this is when youll want to start moving into this weapon proficiency more often than not. You can replace any Direct Hit meld with Skill Speed in any slot that won't It could also evoke memories of that one Dark Knight you partied with that just couldnt control his Souleater usage and constantly killed himself. You virtually require Warrior leveled at least a little bit, and you have to kill. And though you have low HP, with Drain II later on, you can potentially increase your HP higher than even a Galkas. DRK is one hellova job to tackle for a guide. A Dark Knight without any Haste equipment and Str/Acc for weapon skill will deal as low as 50% the damage of a fairly well equipped Dark Knight with at least 15% haste in his equipment set. This is a huge boost to accuracy for a low level character. Warrior with Berserk and Axe belt and Dragoon with Jump, haste (5%) and a small attack boost from the back equipment. Haste is by far the most important stat in the game, especially if you are stacking it on top of other haste gear and buffs, so the DPS increase from +10% alone is absurd. 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. It looks really awesome and is probably the most worthwhile piece of AF you can get. user . The two-handed Great Axes have an amazing damage over time, and get some pretty cool weapon skills. Knight. It also gives a huge amount of hate - 1300 Volatile Enmity which is about 2/3rds of a Provoke. I super appreciate it! 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. If you need less accuracy you can use items like Bomb Core and Cerb+1/Foragers Mantle. Drain (10): Dark magic spell that drains HP from the enemy, this is actually a pretty strong nuke and you will use this a lot. Seeing as you don't get hasso till 50, War is your go to sub from 30-49 if you don't need Ninja for defenses. Also check the general/widget tips. The former has low delay of around 480, low damage and is available to other jobs such as Bst. These sets are specifically for the Epic of Alexander (Ultimate). with the same substats will perform identically. Enjoy! Using the Kraken Club with Souleater and your two-hour ability active can deal the most ludicrous damage in the entire game. Notable Weaponskills: None. Dark Knight is not even one of the most popular jobs on Eden, but Apocalypse is the most popular relic on the server, and for very good reason. I would not take the time to cast these spells instead of hitting the mob, the extra STR or DEX generated is not even close to worth the casting time wasted. 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). These are shown on the earring C- skill means that you will not be able to sacrifice Accuracy gear, producing far less DoT in the long run. but the difference in practice is still quite small. There's so much useful info in hereespecially for new players. The How-To Guides are user created guides editable by anyone. In Sky, the Dark Knight will be focusing more on stunning things like Meltdown, that can deal heavy damage to the party if not stunned in time. I currently have 117 gear/weapons and I was searching some things up. are the sets on the main pages somewhat up to date? In theory this weapon has a lot going for it with tons of passives like an increased Critical Hit Rate, increased Critical Hit Damage, fast swing speed, bonus accuracy, all sorts of things. Don't forget you can Stun/Weapon Bash pesky moves like Pecking Flurry or Cocoon. Should probably have one for pulling in case you have to anyway. Next is your body piece. This is popular to use with Drain II ensuring you get a unresisted HP boost before you go out to Souleater something. Hidden Bonus: Increases physical accuracy too. General stat priority is followed, with three Direct Hit melds 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. The weapon, hands, feet, earring, neck, and wrist listed must be exact, but Where this weapon really shines though is the relic weaponskill, Catastrophe. Just check the set I posted a while back. Notable Weaponskills: None, Weapon Grade: C- For every HP drain II returns over your max HP, it will temporarily increase your max HP for 1 minute. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. If x-hit was your focus for armadaberk for TP body, what about embrava set? General substat priority is followed with the exception of two Direct Hit melds Hit and one Skill Speed materia in the ring and two Critical Hit materia in the Items like Defending Ring are near impossible to get and items like Resentment Cape can be used in certain areas. 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. since he started playing during Sigmascape and mentor on the Balance. Ambu/Escha/+2 AF is the general area of gear I'm working with atm. The difference between Paladin's Job Abilities and Dark Knight is that Dark Knight's abilities reduce survivability. Bam, an almost instant 60% TP right before your eyes! 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. These levels are both quite nice and really bad for Dark Knights. Contents 1 Notes 2 Dark Knight Equipment Chart Notes Using Last Resort, Sneak Attack, Trick Attack, Souleater, and then Guillotine can deal some absolutely ludicrous amounts of damage, and give it ALL to the person in front of you. won't overcap on the chosen substat as a result, indicated by red text in the enjoys progging, optimizing, and instructing others on the job, and has It also has a higher damage cap than drain, so you can hit for 400+ damage in max sets. DRK has no Fencer and Last Resort haste doesn't apply to 1h build, so generally your 2h REMA will be better than Loxotic, unless its something like skeletons, where I think they resist slashing by 75% in C and they take bonus blunt damage. . I mean, a Dark Knight using a puny little club. FINAL One Direct Hit meld must also be replaced with Skill Speed elsewhere. Dark knight beginner's guide finally out! Replacing the so is argosy +1 set used for anything still these days? 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. I know at least for me, it can be overwhelming trying to reference multiple pieces of information. concerned about absolutely maximizing their damage. Enmity is the only stat that matters, just swap this in before using Souleater/Last Resort to spike your enmity even higher. The last- and second-to-last steps of the Bozjan Ninja is the other major sub for Drk, it offers basically zero offensive power but has unmatched defensive ability that in 75 cap play is exceptionally necessary at times. Every race also gets "Race Specific Equipment", or "RSE", that will boost a race's stats to equal, or possibly even surpass other races. 605. clear the savage tier on the first or second week. You can check your stats under an item level 375 FINAL If you can, picking up a crossbow can really help. The reason being, it doesnt add anything to your overall damage over time or anything else for that matter. While it should still perform within a couple This can be used either as an on-demand accuracy boost against mobs with higher evasion (Like a Thief mob in Dynamis) or you can swap out accuracy gear for more offensive options when its up (Like Toreadors Ring into Blitz Ring) either way is good. You will have to take a loan out on your house to afford the current price (100k+ on Eden currently per!) Gear-wise you will use a combination of gear already shown in this guide, as well as new sets for enmity generation and defense. This set is used against mobs you specifically know will use fire spells/abilities, with this set and some buffs like Barfire/Fire Carol you can reduce the incoming damage to nearly 0. A pretty weak ability, if you remember to use it while fighting any arcana-type mob you and your party members will have a chance to intimidate the mob. This is the best sub job for all levels of zerging because the haste only gets better the more you have, and in zerg situations you are at very high haste levels to begin with. the exact pieces used are just examples; any gear above the optimal sync
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