encounters. Last Resort Recast - This lowers Last Resort's recast down to 4:10 with max merits, which sounds great, more Last Resort who could be mad at that. That said if you find yourself unable to use souleater on cooldown because of MP constraints, maybe it's not the right merit for you. These substitutions are shown on the weapon and second ring, respectively, but can Another possibility would be getting a one-handed Sword or Axe for these levels. I recommend having 3 different TP sets you use, for Low, Mid, and High Accuracy totals. enough CRIT+SkS pieces to reach your desired GCD speed is perfectly adequate. 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. Happy to elaborate, i just need time to type it up. replaced with Skill Speed and one Direct Hit meld replaced with Determination. 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. Speaking of Souleater, the next piece is your AF headpiece. IX are replaced with Determination. You can check your stats under an item level 475 If you are not at full HP this simply works as a normal drain spell, so make sure to be capped off on HP in order to gain the bonus max HP. Weapon Grade: B- 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. The only downside is their low vitality. This set has a lot of personal expression in it. A guide for the content can be found links below. The reason being, it doesnt add anything to your overall damage over time or anything else for that matter. Also check the general/widget tips. But was curious does the aeonic stack up well to the other scythes? Also make sure to look me up on twitter and other social media for other final fantasy 11 related stuff.Thanks again and Ill see you guys in Vana'diel!Peace out Riki/Datsik Secondly, Acid Bolts lower the targets defense for your already high-powered weapon skills. Red Curry - One of the very few attack+150 foods. There are three very useful types of bolts you can, and should use. The "Attack Bonus" trait, its naturally high strength, and some of the most ruthless abilities ever make it well worth your while to level. Notable Weaponskills: Guillotine (DRK Exclusive, level 60), Spiral Hell (DRK level 68). This helps alleviate Elvaans low dexterity, and therefore low accuracy. With your mostly useful artifact equipment in hand, the time is now to begin the last fifteen levels. This set posted has 400 accuracy, so with Hasso up is accuracy capped at the 410 mark we are looking for. It reads like a seasoned veteran gently mentoring you. Drain II (62): Drain II acts like drain, but with a twist! Please note: This is only a guide. Anyone have some sets they could post for me? How do other DRKs handle Sheol C mobs that resist slashing? Should probably have one for pulling in case you have to anyway. Dark Seal - Pretty good one point wonder, this works much like Elemental Seal where it gives you massive magic accuracy bonuses when casting 1 dark magic spell. This spells damage scales with Dark Magic Skill up until a cap of 300 and then stops, after that just gear for magic accuracy via INT, skill, and raw magic accuracy items. This set is recommended along with the 2.50 set and has the best Like I said, a cool concept. Thats 100x8 = 800 damage. This scythe is just super easy, super good, and not beatable by current Eden scythes not named Apocalypse. Notable Weaponskills: None, Weapon Grade: E 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. Summary - The Gear Here is the best defense-wise for your level, the Courage and Balance rings are interchangeable and moreso since DEX+1 = ACC+1 since a previous update. the Bozjan resistance relic offer customizable substats and can be significant melding menu. Damage output is near-identical to the 2.50 customizable substats and can be significant boosts to your damage. This set is intended for compatibility with the UCoB set and does not require 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. Soloing these levels is quite annoying, even for a melee job. Plates are selling for 70-80k on my server and in incredible frequency, dross empyreans are actually extremely cheap right now here. 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. Even so, its not all that good. ; ; New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Scan this QR code to download the app now. If you can, picking up a crossbow can really help. Strategies and information in guides may not work for everyone. Souleater also adds +25 accuracy while its up, which can help offset accuracy loss from Souleater enhancing items. Bind (20) & Sleep (30): If you have Enfeebling skilled up this can be useful to cast in weird situations, like a mob link or over pull. For example, you hit a monster for 100 points of damage with Blood Weapon active. Lot to digest here, but I appreciate that level of detail very much. This set is intended for compatibility with the UWU set and does not require Dark Knight/Equipment Guide | FFXIclopedia | Fandom threshold with the same substats can be substituted at no loss. This section will lay out specific best-in-slot gear configurations for Dark Aeonic Im working on lionheart for my runefencer. Anything said here is seriously exaggerated. A full team of eighteen Lv.75 Dark Knights using Kraken Clubs can take down even Kirin before he summons his minions. multiple early tier clears and top parses under his belt. Good guide. Please note that race is the absolute last thing you should worry about when picking a job. Following the path west, head to H-7. aight cool, least i didnt waste my gil then lol. Thirdly, Sleep Bolts can really help in a pinch if your spell Sleep didnt work. Determination and one Critcal Hit meld with Direct Hit, shown here on the weapon Triton's/Orichalcum Scythe - This is the staple Scythe for all Dark Knights on Eden. Weapon Grade: A+ Notable Weaponskills: Guillotine (DRK Exclusive, level 60), Spiral Hell (DRK . Next is your body piece. Drain II at Lv.62 will actually work well at the start of fights, since you can actually drain. One Direct Hit meld must also be replaced with Skill Speed elsewhere. You do not have the skill ranks that Warrior does to make this viable. Spiral Hell is very potent when using the Thief subjob. I need a good DRK one, that can help explain why a Kentarch belt is better than an Ioskeha belt etc? 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. Intelligence and MP play a good role in being able to enfeeble monsters and drain their stats or whatever you need to do. Both the 2.45 and 2.50 sets are recommended and have near-identical performance. 2 WSs ~1500 TP each would not kill the lamia, but 2 Judgments ~1750TP will. Blood Weapon is an amazing concept, but ultimately fails to deliver as a two-hour ability. 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. I can't wait to check out the rest of your videos. Offensively, Dark Knight gameplay involves building and spending both Mana and Blood while managing a suite of high-value offensive cooldowns. A great alternative for any Dark Knights support jobs. a cost of about 0.3% DPS output but adds some wiggle room in execution. ill have it 99 tonight then its browsing through crap ton of gear i have to see what i can use on it lol. Since your attacks are so slow, and your accuracy is so low, its kind of a pain to solo. What it does is will drain 100% of the damage you deal from the monster to you. So you can use the gear suggested for a Torcleaver/Greatsword build(Resolution builds use another set thou)For Ambuscade GreatSword Nandaka Ground strike build.for Savage blade build with Naegling, for Ambuscade Scythe(Drepanum) Spiral Hell buildfor Apoclypse Relic scythe Catastrophe buildfor Anguta and cross reaper spam(entropy is another ws set)All the scythe builds for ws use ratri gear 4/5 or 3/5, but these sets also work just fine.So use whichever weapon you prefer, but this is mainly for the Great Axe build and it's a strong one!0:00 Intro1:38 Ranting3:23 Intro continues7:26 Drain 3 set13:44 Drain3 Example Self SC14:20 Drain3 Weaponbash+Keen Edge14:47 Drain3 \"Free nuke\"15:27 Drain3 In Dynamis-Divergence talk and tips16:20 TP Set22:43 Hybrid Set24:21 Armor Break WS SET26:23 Steel Cyclone, Upheaval \u0026 Fell Cleave WS Set30:45 Dread Spike Set31:18 Endark Set34:22 Self Skillchain Opener34:50 Self Skillchain Other35:15 OutroWeapon bash+Ignominy Gauntlets Skillchains for different weapons to use drain III Magic burst easy on: https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/53584/catastrophe-weapon-bash-ignominy-gauntlets23Link to more DRK gearsets that you can aim for after this: https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/50426/high-end-sets-advicesuggestionsideaslua/Pretty outdated, has some good info and some gear still relevant of course:https://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/35174/dont-fear-the-reaper-a-dark-knight-guideOther helpful beginner linkshttps://www.bg-wiki.com/bg/Quickstart_1-119_GuideRuaumokos DRK guide!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuETOQ_uXwYDark knight Gearswap Lua filehttps://github.com/Selindrile/GearSwapIf you want to see me play live I stream over on Twitch multiple times a week, make sure to check me out over there at: https://www.twitch.tv/rikipediagamingOr you can catch me Live here on YouTube!Social mediahttps://www.instagram.com/rikipedias/https://twitter.com/Rikipedia1https://www.facebook.com/Rikipediagaming--------------------------------------Join our discord channel!https://discord.gg/FcZANkMarz----------------------------------------Support and donate------------------------------------Paypalhttps://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_donations\u0026business=JDAVLD4NPV5YW\u0026currency_code=SEK\u0026source=url----------------------------------------Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/rikipediagamingIf you enjoyed this video and found it helpful, smash that like and subscribe button and leave a comment. To be clear, this isn't tanking via hitting the mob with your scythe to keep hate while casting shadows - while that play style is valid, it doesn't perform differently than normal play and isn't as effective on most higher-level mobs. Dark Knight a.k.a. Also like Warrior, many are simply not practical for general usage. Final Fantasy XI: Dark Knight Beginner's Gear Guide 2021 - YouTube Direct Hit, and two Direct Hit IX replaced with Det (or one each of Direct Hit The Delay:430 will say "TP Damage Machine" when you activate the OdDD aftermath from Caladbolg's Torcleaver. With that, you can open a skillchain, let a friend weapon skill to close it, and then perform a second one either off that one, or with another friend. (or one each of Direct Hit and Critical Hit replaced with Determination). percent of the alternatives, you still need to keep this gap in mind. These are shown on the rings, It's not a lot of PDT like Sam and Mnk can get, but it might save your life from a 1 shot Eagle Eye Shot or something so I'd recommend having it. Gear-wise you will use a combination of gear already shown in this guide, as well as new sets for enmity generation and defense. 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. Increases damage, physical attack & physical accuracy by 1. The biggest reason for this is the ability Hasso, which is a 100% uptime +10% Haste, +10 Accuracy, and +5 Strength. Trade the cherry to the??? This playstyle has almost entirely vanished on Eden, as with proper gearing and buffing, even on the hardest mobs you will likely have buffs and be able to just sub Sam or Nin to melee the mob down, which results in far more damage than the spike of SAWS. It could also evoke memories of that one Dark Knight you partied with that just couldnt control his Souleater usage and constantly killed himself. Try to setup Dread Spikes timings, where you can safely drop your shadows and let the mob hit you for a few rounds to take a bunch of damage, or you can save Dread Spikes for scarier parts of the fight when you think Utsusemi might not be enough damage mitigation. Caladbolg. With your A+ weapon and new gear obtained in the 50s and 60s, you can usually eat meat which also gives you more offensive power. Once youve defeated it, touch the??? You can check your stats under an item level 375 Notes: The best weapon a Dark Knight can use until level 50, although it is not practical to do so since Scythe and/or Great Sword are very likely to become underlevelled. This set has similar theoretical output to the 2.45 set, but tends to miss Check the later pages for the guides in the ffxiah forums. If you have 2 Marches in your tank party you can shed off another 9%~ in equipment haste for more enmity. He Pretty much only used for Ouryu but absolutely amazing for that fight. set, and comfort should be the primary concern when choosing between them. 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. Game: FFXI. Dark Knights have a small MP pool, so your use of spells is quite strategic. Required Total Job Points Spent. Support basically. However, you make up for it by having a decent amount of agility, and the highest vitality in the game, making you by far the most survivable of all Dark Knights. Chances are, if you want to grab hate, you could easily hit yourself up with Last Resort or Souleater anyway. Additionally, one Direct Hit X and one Critical Hit Kind of new to DRK, but really enjoying it so far. result, indicated by red text in the melding menu. 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. Contents 1 Notes 2 Dark Knight Equipment Chart Notes This New and Returning Players guide goes over some early gear progression for players that have recently just hit level 99. Weapon Grade: A+ Hasso, Lv.50, boosts your strength by between 3-5 (when subbed), increases your accuracy by 5, and gives you 10% quicker attack speed. 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. Additionally replace the chest or pants if you wish to run The weapon, hands, feet, earring, neck, and wrist listed must be exact, but DRK Noob - FFXIAH.com Notes: Tempting although it may seem, do not Dual Wield on Dark Knight seriously. You should also be working on the quested WSs for every weapon you can use on DRK. When subbing Warrior, get yourself an Axe Belt for higher skill in them than even your Scythes and Great Swords. 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. 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. by the community as UWU. Just check the set I posted a while back. about ~0.4% DPS output but adds some wiggle room in execution. DRK endgame gearset help - Nasomi Community FFXI Server Now, purchase a Yagudo Cherry from the auction house or a Kolshushu regional vendor. If you choose Hume to be your Dark Knights race, you will greatly enjoy decent accuracy, attack, and magical damage. Scythes aren't a very good option until level 10 (However, if you have no Scythe skill, it might be a wise idea to just stick it out with a scythe from level one, otherwise you wont be able to hit anything once you start partying). 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. Traveler's Mantle. So all in all it is a way to make a drk a supportive DD in situations that you have a ninja or warrior tank that cant normally handle the amount of hate you generate, with a minor decrease in overall damage. overcap on the chosen substat as a result, indicated by red text in the melding This set follows the general stat priority except for one Direct Hit X and "Glass Cannons" is the polar opposite of Paladin. These sets are specifcally for the Dragonsong's Reprise with an ilvl sync of Otherwise, Dark Knight isnt so bad. (Only pulling without generating magic aggro). Hit X materia plus one Direct Hit IX with Skill Speed. Yes, Flamma +2 boots will come out ahead. And thanks! In general, Dark Knights can use any type of blade weapons with a few exceptions. The last- and second-to-last steps of the Bozjan Emicho hands is another option if you need that little extra STP, and more accuracy as well. Buying both the tome headpiece and the ring for Another little tip, but for those who have made their way in to Odyssey farming. If you do not have a Bozjan resistance relic weapon, simply use any weapon The This gives It's a misconception that Dark Knight has lower defense than warrior. It is not the main recommended set as a result, You can also cast spells like Absorb-TP, which if timed well can give you huge chunks of TP to increase your damage and lower the mob's damage. Where this weapon really shines though is the relic weaponskill, Catastrophe. The only "problem" with Samurai sub is that with Hasso or Seigan up you cast 100% slower, but it's easy enough to cancel them before you start a cast. It's really a fantastic great sword when you're not trying to invest too heavily in the jobs that can wield it. Guides are written by players, based upon their experiences, successes and mistakes, and are meant to aid other players. Dark Knight has a very low Marksmanship skill (E), but honestly skill levels don't matter too much until the 50s or 60s. Muted Soul - This merit gives you -10 enmity when Souleater is up per level. Notes: Great Sword is a powerful weapon type for Dark Knight, although slightly lacking in accuracy compared to Scythe. This post introduced me to your YouTube channel! I've been wanting to test out loxotic mace on DRK but not exactly sure where to start since we don't have access to black halo. Back Piece. option adds slightly more HP at the cost of about 0.2% DPS output. Head to Giddeus. To make up for the lack of Skill Speed on gear, this set replaces ten Direct The Great Axe gives you access to strong weaponskills; Shield Break, as the first WS you learn, applies -40 evasion to the mob when used (not guaranteed, and based on combat skill level so keep it skilled up) which is one of the largest DPS increases you can possibly have for a party at low levels. Warrior gives a nice boost to strength and dexterity, plus a trait for defense boost, and one of the most useful damage-dealing job abilities in the game: Berserk. If you can't get an item with Fire Resist, equip whatever your best item is from the MDT set. Both the 2.45 and 2.50 sets are recommended and have near-identical On Eden, Dark Knight finds a home as a heavy DPS job that brings moderate amounts of support to the party with things like stun and enhancing the effect of chaos roll. FFXIclopedia is a FANDOM Games Community. and Minimum IL options enabled. I own Liberator and Ragnarok Afterglows, and will eventually get Apoc when I stop being lazy. Buying the There's so many ways to get accuracy in this set and the main issue is trying to cap accuracy without losing any STR/Attack. Server: Cerberus. In actuality you are better off not casting this spell in most situations because the damage gained from just hitting the mob and generating TP the old fashioned way is just straight up better damage, but in some situations it is worth using. These sets are specifically for The Unending Coil of Bahamut (Ultimate), They give a fancy Weapon Bash damage boost +10, as well as a nice +3 dexterity for landing hits. But with a mere thirty second duration, you can really only get three or so hits on a target with it active. They can also use some crossbows. FINAL FANTASY is a . This strategy is used to take down very scary end game monsters in 30 seconds flat like Vrtra, Bahamut, and Dynamis Lord. melding menu. Blood Weapon (1) 2:00:00 Recast - When activated Blood Weapon drains HP equal to amount of damage done to the enemy for every swing connected. Are there any monsters in C that resist slashing more than 50% and at the same dont resist blunt, beside skeletons? haha well i'm at work atm and i've yet to unlock it i'm sure i have a decent amount of gear for it from other jobs or can get it atleast. Drop down and continue south to H-14. I wouldn't use the set pictured as a guide of what exactly to wear, but options to combine into your own set to make one you like. Great Swords are at the lower scale of damage over time and has a lower rate of TP gain over time (i.e. 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.