Dancer: Guide to Weapons and Armor

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Guide Key

 * Italicized names are items classifed as Rare and are likely to be expensive.
 * Bold names are items classified as Exclusive or Rare/Exclusive and cannot be bought at an Auction House. These can be skipped over typically.
 * Alt.Opt. subheadings are literally alternate options.
 * HQ refers to a High Quality item. These are generally denoted by the +# and can usually be a synth/crafted item.
 * NQ, conversely, referst a Normal Quality item.

Author's Opening
This guide is still under construction.

Note: This guide does not reflect the views or owner of the wiki in any way. This is simply an opinion on how to optimize yourself while playing the Blue Mage job class. All items are my own personal opinion as to what's the best or most feasible choices at these levels. ~Mercurialwings

Though I'm sure many already know of this, you should be carrying at least two sets of gear to capitalize the most out of your job. For Blue Mages, have an alternate set of equipment that you -switch to during the downtimes between fights to speed up the MP recovery process. Much like Weapon Skill sets that focus on dealing most damage, these sets should be constructed post 30s-40s.


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Hand-to-Hand
At lower levels, it's probably better to use these over low-level daggers despite the D rating in them. This weapon type will probably last you till level 20 when the difference in skill level will start to show.


 * Lvl 1 Cesti/[[Cesti +1|Cesti plus 1]
 * Lvl 10
 * Lvl 15

(incomplete - Need weapon names)

Dagger
(incomplete)

Armor
* At level 16-17, either Bone or Lizard set may be used. Lizard is usually cheaper, but Bone +1 offers Evasion bonuses.

Head

 * Lvl 1 Bronze Cap
 * Lvl 7 Leather Bandana
 * Lvl 10 Faceguard or Royal Footman's Bandana
 * Lvl 16 Bone Mask or 
 * Lvl 17 Lizard Helm *
 * Lvl 21 Beetle Mask
 * Lvl 24 Emperor Hairpin|Empress Hairpin (good DEX+ for added Acc+, Eva+10 for when you pull hate)

(incompleted)

Body

 * Lvl 1 Bronze Harness or RSE
 * Lvl 7 Leather Vest
 * Lvl 10 Scale Mail
 * Lvl 16 Bone Harness or
 * Lvl 17 Lizard Jerkin *
 * Lvl 21 Beetle Harness

(incompleted)

Hands

 * Lvl 1 Bronze Mittens or RSE
 * Lvl 7 Leather Gloves *
 * Lvl 10 Legionnaire's Mittens or Royal Footman's Gloves
 * Lvl 16 Bone Mittens or
 * Lvl 17 Lizard Gloves *
 * Lvl 21 Beetle Mittens

(incompleted)

Legs

 * Lvl 1 Bronze Subligar or RSE
 * Lvl 7 Leather Trousers
 * Lvl 10 Scale Cuisses
 * Lvl 16 Bone Subligar or
 * Lvl 17 Lizard Trousers *
 * lvl 20 Garrison Hose DD
 * Lvl 21 Beetle Subligar

(incompleted)

Feet

 * Lvl 1 Bronze Leggings or RSE
 * Lvl 7 Leather Highboots or Bounding Boots or Leaping Boots
 * Lvl 10 Scale Greaves
 * Lvl 16 Bone Leggings or
 * Lvl 17 Lizard Ledelsens *
 * Lvl 21 Beetle Leggings

(incompleted)

Waist

 * Lvl 1 Gold Moogle Belt/Silver Moogle Belt/Bronze Moogle Belt
 * Alt.Opt.: Blood Stone +1/Blood Stone
 * Lvl 14 Warrior's Belt +1/Warrior's Belt
 * Lvl 18 Samsonian Belt or Brave Belt/Barbarian's Belt
 * Lvl 40 Tilt Belt (Acc+5, ideal for DD until 48)
 * Lvl 48 Life Belt
 * Lvl 55 Speed Belt (Expensive, better than Life Belt ONLY if you don't need the Acc+)
 * Lvl 60 Potent Belt (Good upgrade from Life Belt)
 * Lvl 71 Warwolf Belt

(incompleted)

Back

 * Lvl 4 Rabbit Mantle
 * Lvl 12 Traveler's Mantle
 * Lvl 17 Lizard Mantle or
 * Lvl 18 Dhalmel Mantle
 * Lvl 24 Nomad's Mantle
 * Lvl 28 Wolf Mantle +1
 * Lvl 30 Wyvern Mantle (if you use /drg, this is nearly as good as an Amemet)
 * Lvl61 Amemet Mantle/+1
 * Lvl 71 Forager's Mantle (Second best mantle for any Melee in the game)
 * Lvl 75 Cerberus Mantle/+1 (Likely to be expensive.)

(incompleted)

Neck

 * Lvl 60 Chivalrous Chain (+Acc, +STR, and "Store TP" +1)

(incomplete)

Ring
(to be added)

Earring
(to be added)

Shield
For the those times when you are not using Ninja as a sub-job.


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Closing Note
Guide created by User:Mercurialwings with edits from (please feel free to add your name here). Thanks to User:Andres for the template.