User:Zerobandwidth/Grocery List

This page serves as a shopping list for food based on a character's role in a typical XP party. Since there are multiple job combinations that best fit each role, the foods that best serve a particular job combination are flagged.

The Price/Hour data was collected from FFXIAH for Caitsith world on 14 April 2008.

Blood Tank
A "blood tank" depends on physical endurance of attacks to survive. Paladins, Samurai, and Warriors can fit this role, with Paladins largely considered the best.


 * Primary Focus: HP, VIT, Def
 * Secondary Focus: hHP, Enmity
 * Secondary Focus (PLD): MP, MND, hMP
 * Secondary Focus (SAM): AGI, Store TP


 * Reflects crafting price instead of AH price. Roasted Corn requires Cooking 2.  Hobgoblin Bread requires Cooking 61 and is an HQ synthesis.  Fish and Chips requires Cooking 74.

Blink Tank
A "blink tank" uses high evasion and other attack avoidance measures, rather than physical damage resistance, to hold monsters' attention away from their comrades. Ninjas, and Warriors with the Ninja subjob, most commonly take this role, while Samurai can begin to step into this role after level 35, where they gain Seigan. Ninjas gain additional benefits from higher Intelligence, which boosts the damage of elemental Ninjutsu. Other jobs benefit from enhancements to their particular job traits, and can appreciate some blood tank attributes like Vitality in case their attack avoidance methods fail.


 * Primary Focus: Evasion, AGI, HP
 * Secondary Focus (NIN): INT
 * Secondary Focus (WAR): VIT, Double Attack
 * Secondary Focus (SAM): VIT, Store TP

Melee DD
Melee damage dealers need Attack and Accuracy to inflict harm on their foes in massive quantities. There are a lot of jobs that fit this category, but of the ones I've levelled, Dark Knight is the only one with additional considerations.


 * Primary Focus: STR, Accuracy, Attack
 * Secondary Focus: HP
 * Secondary Focus (DRK): MP, INT, hMP

Ranged DD
Rangers and Corsairs share the ranged damage dealer role. While Ranged Attack can grant larger numbers, the use of multi-shot weapon skills, Quick Draw, and other abilities makes Ranged Accuracy somewhat more important, particularly for characters with low natural Agility scores.


 * Primary Focus: Ranged Accuracy, Ranged Attack, AGI

Healer
White Mages, Red Mages, and Scholars who act as healers focus mostly on Mind and MP for maximum effect. Without a native Refresh ability, White Mages must also rely on faster MP healing to keep up with the pace of an XP party. Red Mages and Scholars, meanwhile, must boost Intelligence in case they are called upon to also deal damage. In a solo or small-party environment, Red Mages should also consider the impact of their food choice on their melee abilities.


 * Primary Focus: MND, MP
 * Secondary Focus: Enmity-
 * Secondary Focus (WHM): hMP
 * Secondary Focus (RDM): INT, melee abilities
 * Secondary Focus (SCH): INT


 * Reflects a non-AH price. Goblin Mushpots may be bought from Pawkrix in Muckvix's Junk Shop in Lower Jeuno.  Sea Bass Croute requires Cooking 97.  Boscaiola requires Cooking 86.  Mushroom Soup is available from standard merchants in San d'Oria for around 6,500 gil, while it sells on the AH at 10,000.

Magic DD
Once the sole realm of Black Mages, so have Scholars joined the ranks of magic-based damage dealers. These characters should focus on high Intelligence and boosts to MP. Scholars must also preserve Mind in case they are also asked to switch to healing mode in an emergency. Since offensive spells are so MP-intensive, both jobs should consider MP recovery in their food choices as well.


 * Primary Focus: INT, MP, hMP
 * Secondary Focus (SCH): MND


 * Reflects a non-AH price. Balik Sandvici may be bought from Khaf Jhifanm in Aht Urhgan Whitegate for 3750 each, or crafted with Cooking 39.  Khaf also sells Dried Dates for 200 gil each, or may be crafted at an approximate cost of 166 gil apiece by buying Ice Crystals and Dates; the synthesis requires only Cooking 11.

Bard
As one of only two jobs that uses Charisma, the Bard has special needs in a choice of food. The interesting thing about CHR+ food is that it comes in two forms -- meals and drinks -- which can be stacked. There are two common variations on Bard -- BRD/WHM as a support character, and BRD/NIN as a puller.


 * Primary Focus: CHR
 * Secondary Focus (/WHM): MP, MND, hMP
 * Secondary Focus (/NIN): Evasion, AGI, melee abilities


 * Reflects a non-AH price. Chai may be bought from Fayeewah in Aht Urhgan Whitegate for 68 gil.