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Evolith discussion herein is also ok, because the value of these pieces can also be judged by the evoliths that can fit into them.
Reference
*Really good table display of new gear, stats, and recipes
"Ebon Vest" Set
Ebon Vest Ex
[Body] All Races
DEF:42 DEX+6 Accuracy+7 Evasion+7 Critical hit rate +2%
LV 71 THF NIN DNC
This vs Antares for evisceration contender outside Skadi? 2dex at the crit cap (~117 on G.col for reference) is good for WSC but not crit rate. So you've got ~2/3 of a point of dmg from WSC and 2accuracy from Antares, vs 2%crit hit rate (can go above cap) on this.
But for DE, it's just not better. However, it can fit evolith. I believe up to 3. But tbh there's still a lack of info as to what types of evolith can be put into it. If it can fit something like "Dagger WS: acc" or "Dagger WS: atk" it could be nice..
Ebon Headgear Ex
[Head] All Races
DEF:25 DEX+4 Accuracy+3 "Subtle Blow"+6
LV 71 THF NIN DNC
Ebon Wristbands Ex
[Hands] All Races
DEF:16 DEX+3 Accuracy+4 "Subtle Blow"+8
LV 71 THF NIN DNC
Ebon Gaiters Ex
[Feet] All Races
DEF:17 DEX+3 Accuracy+4 Evasion+4 "Subtle Blow"+4
LV 71 THF NIN DNC
I grouped these together because when I look at them I think the same thing. Each of them is an optimal subtle-blow piece, but otherwise are not very good. I'm an advocate for SB but even I really don't use it all that often, much less most others. But otherwise, what I see here is gimpy WS and SA gear.
For reference, an ideal (if not the ideal) subtle-blow set to cap out at 50 would be: /nin trait(10), DragonHarness+1(12), PeisteBelt+1(10), Ebon Head(6), Ebon Hands(8), Ebon Feet(4) :: Total = 50s.b.
Ebon Tights Ex
[Legs] All Races
DEF:32 DEX+2 Accuracy+3 Evasion+3 Critical hit rate +1%
LV 71 THF NIN DNC
Also looks like an evisceration piece. Better perhaps than enkidu's at capped-crit conditions. But it's hard to look at this and say it's better than oily trousers as it stands, much less Heca Subligar.
TLDR: Looks like we've got some maybe-evisceration and subtle blow pieces.
Ebon Harness "Base" Set
Aside from all that, there's also the set consisting of: Ebon Harness, Mask, Gloves, Brais, and Boots. However, as it stands, each piece in this set is essentially also worthless without containing evolith or being upgraded to the "Ebon Vest" set. Even if one were to plug evolith into them, they'd have along way to go before they'd be good, I'd think..
TLDR: trash :/
Evolith
This is where we get to the fun part. Or, is it? So far there's not a whole lot of good evolith I've seen, though there are still a few that have yet to be discovered, so keep your fingers crossed.
Reference: (1) http://wiki.ffxiclop...rg/wiki/Evolith , (2) http://www.bluegartr...ead.php?t=85534
Perfect Dodge: Ability delay -1
Amanita, West Ronfaure
yay? (this is 1 minute off of recast btw, and does not reduce the recasts of other JA's you use while under the effect of your 2hr)
Vs. Beasts: Accuracy +7
Belladonna, West Sarutabaruta (S)
Acc+7, on its own, is terrific. But all of these seem to be family related. I'm not sure how many of these you could plug in to a single piece, or if you can even attach these to all pieces. They all have the same evolith shape, but they have different elements. You could potentially get 3 armor pieces and, if you could fit 2 of these in each armor, then that would be 6 families.. yeah..
Vs. Birds: Accuracy +2
Masan, Sea Serpent Grotto
Well here's a good one.. if you like to merit, /sigh. Probably goes up to 7.
Vs. Birds: Attack +6
Mucoid Mass, Ranguemont Pass
Same purpose.
Polearm Weaponskills: Accuracy +6~8
Mouu the Waverider, Sea Serpent Grotto
Well, of course this would be nice if it said "dagger." I don't list a dagger one because one hasn't been found yet. It probably exists, but it could also read "attack" and not acc. Further, there is indication that these might only fit into the new "aern weapons," and not even the new armor.
TLDR: gdi
I've kept pretty close tabs on the new synergy/evolith stuff and have been actively farming the stuff myself. So far I've got 4/5 of the base set (broke the body synth ;
, 0 aptants (these convert base set to "vest" thf/nin/dnc set), 500scylds (these are points that allow you to hunt evolith), and 23/50 synergy skill. So if anyone's confused by the new system I'd be happy to help.So far I'm kinda disappointed though
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