White Mage/Equipment Guide

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General Equipment Suggestions

'Main: LV1: Onion Staff / Onion Rod Something cheap to get you going through the early levels. (0.66 vs 0.63 damage per second)

LV5: Bronze Hammer 1.48 damage per second (dps) will last a while. +1 isn't required.

LV9, 10, and 13: Willow Wand, Pilgrim's Wand, and Hermit's Wand One partying begins, you won't be attacking anymore. From here on, weapons are used for their stat-boosting properties. See the White Mage Equipment Chart for suggestions on weapons to keep handy for melee solo activities.

LV18: Yew Wand More stat boosts. +1 lasts a long time so probably worth it. Keep Pilgrim's Wand handy for when you're resting back MP. That will be the case until level 51.

LV32: Solid Wand Lasts forever. Skip the Rose Wand at 48. Solid wand +1, again, is worth it's price in it's longevity.

LV51: Light Staff, Dark Staff, Wind Staff, Ice Staff, and Earth Staff 10% increase to the effect (accuracy, potency, or duration) of spells of the corresponding element. These can best be used in macros in the following ways to benefit play: Light/Apollo's Staff for Cure Macros, Dark/Pluto's Staff for hMP Resting & Blind (/BLM) Macros, Earth/Terra's Staff for Slow Macro, Ice/Aquilo's Staff for Paralyze Macro, Wind/Auster's Staff for Silence, Invisible, & Sneak Macros.

LV55: Healing Staff / Dryad Staff A lovely luxury item for it's added MP. Light Staff can/will get you by until endgame when you can camp for this or have ways of making the money to buy the non Rare/Ex version.

LV60/LV65: Battle Staff / Darksteel Maul Fairly low cost equipment to skill up neglected Staff and Club skills. Stick with LV51 staves for party play still.

LV71: Templar Mace Common to see paired with Numinous Shield at endgame instead of Light, Apollo, Dryad, or Healing Staves.

'(Sub) Shields:

LV1, 8, 13, 20: Lauan, Maple, Elm, and Strong Shield There isn't much to say about these shields. If you're using a club/wand/hammer when soloing, the added defense and skill-ups are nice. When in party play, the added defense will rarely be enough to save you if it's become bad enough that you're taking hits.

LV29: Faerie Shield Cute.

LV39: Nymph Shield Cuter?

LV40: Light Buckler /The/ shield of choice for skilling up your shield skill stat. It's small size makes shield blocks occure more often and the bonus to shield skill make them happen more.

LV45: Viking Shield A melee WHM's dream for higher damage numbers. ATT+12 won't be topped.

LV50: Holy Shield Finally, some shield to boost our stats. Sadly, with the elemental staves right around the corner, at the next level, you'll be hard pressed to ever again wear a shield in party play.

LV69: Numinous Shield Common to see paired with Numinous Shield (or +1 version) at endgame instead of Light, Apollo, Dryad, or Healing Staves.

LV74: Genbu's Shield The EVA+10 is a mearly a drop in the water. With an EVA skill that caps at 200, we're going to take hits directed at us. The reduction in damage taken is this shield's prime use.

(Sub) Straps:

LV55: Raptor Strap You should be using the stat boosting wands until LV51, when the elemental staves can be equipped, so this is the first strap that matters. The +1 is nice, but not really needed that badly.

LV65: Staff Strap Not much in the way of straps for WHM. Sorry.

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Ammo:

LV1: Fortune Egg If you have one, put it on. Best you'll do with this slot for a while.

LV25: Morion Tathlum The first stat boosts that you can buy off the auction house if you missed getting the Fortune Egg as a reward for it's event.

LV35: Holy Ampulla You'll want this. It will last you forever.

LV61: Healing Feather Simply a trophy item.

LV70: Hedgehog Bomb Wonderful MP stat boost. Your Holy Ampulla can and will last you to 75, but once you're there and have a chance to make some money, you may want to look in on this piece.

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Head:

LV1: Circlet You can ignore this really. You can do the first few levels naked, except for a weapon, as long as you're careful.

LV6: Traveler's Hat A nice boost to MND stat.

LV9: Compound Eye Circlet The EVA is nice on this when soloing. Toss on the Traveler's Hat for parties.

LV10: Brass Hairpin If you're in need of some MP (elvaan and galka, I'm looking at you) then go for it.

LV20: Trump Crown If you have the money to spare, go for it. If not, The previous three head equips will last you a long time.

LV40: Electrum Hairpin After 20~34 levels in your last hat, you may want a change. Here it is.

LV50: Raven Beret AF is around the corner, but the -enmity is nice when you've got to drop cure bombs.

LV50: Gold Hairpin Again, if you need the MP.

LV54: Healer's Cap Sure, it's goofy looking and no previous FF game's White Mages have sported a look like it, but, as AF, it will last you until endgame.

LV70: Faerie Hairpin Mmmm. MP.

LV70~75: ??? Without a JSE (job specific equipment) headpiece for our Blessed Set, White Mages have many lackluster choices for headgear. Check the chart at the bottom of this guide and pick one that suits your fancy; or just strut in your Healer's Cap. Your call. What do I wear, you ask? I sported a Trump Crown for endgame forever until I got my Zenith Crown. I have my eyes on a Yigit Turban at the moment.

IN PROGRESS

Notes

• This list is not inclusive of everything a White Mage can equip. It attempts to recommend equipment which most benefits the White Mage's priority stats of MP and Mind or that reduces enmity (hate).
• Items specific to a melee setup or for solo play are not listed, with the exception of weapons and a single piece of armor, the Reverend Mail.
• As a mage, spells take priority over equipment. You can go a lot longer without upgrading equipment than a melee or a tank job can. You don't have to upgrade at every point, but it will help to increase your stats.
• Shields can be used with clubs (or by themselves), but grips may only be used with staves.
• The 'Range' slot is best left empty to use stat boosting items in the 'Ammo' slot.
• Until level 51 (when you can equip elemental staves) wands will be used mostly for their status boosting attributes. Hammers generally have heavier damage potential than wands.
• Higher level items do not always mean they are better. Refer to previous items in that group to compare them.
• White Mage Artifact Armor (AF) can last you well into your final levels of WHM.
• Regarding LV51 Elemental Staves: They can be used in macros in the following ways to benefit play: Light/Apollo's Staff for Cure Macros, Dark/Pluto's Staff for hMP Resting & Blind (/BLM) Macros, Earth/Terra's Staff for Slow Macro, Ice/Aquilo's Staff for Paralyze Macro, Wind/Auster's Staff for Silence, Invisible, & Sneak Macros.
• Regarding Amity Cape and Peace Cape: These are used to craft a sought after Errant Cape, which is an endgame piece. The Amity Cape is used to craft the Peace Cape. The Peace Cape is used to craft the Errant Cape, however the Peace Cape +1 can't be used as a crafting material due to it's +1 suffix.
• Regarding LV50 and LV70 Waist stones/ropes and LV55 Earrings as well as some other pieces of armor: They are race specific. Be sure to check to make sure that your race can equip the item first.
• Regarding Korin Obi: The Korin Obi can really benefit your cures on Lightsday, in Temenos with constant double light weather, or under the effect of the Scholar magic spell Aurorastorm.
• Items link to HQ {high quality, +1/+2) versions, however you can always use the NQ (normal quality)item.
• Format taken from Beastmaster Equipment Guide.

	Main	Sub	Ammo	Head	Neck	Body	Hands	Legs	Feet	Back	Waist	Earrings	Rings
Lv 1	Ash Club +1, Ash Staff +1	Lauan Shield +1	Fortune Egg, Orphic Egg	Circlet +1, Copper Hairpin +1		Robe +1	Cuffs +1	Slops +1	Ash Clogs +1		Blood Stone +1		Ascetic's Ring, San d'Orian Ring, Emperor Band
Lv 2
Lv 3
Lv 4	Bronze Mace +1
Lv 5	Bronze Hammer +1, Ash Pole +1
Lv 6				Traveler's Hat
Lv 7					Justice Badge					Cape +1
Lv 8		Maple Shield, Maple Shield +1				Tunic +1	Mitts +1	Slacks +1	Solea +1		Heko Obi +1, Talisman Obi
Lv 9	Willow Wand			Compound Eye Circlet
	Main	Sub	Ammo	Head	Neck	Body	Hands	Legs	Feet	Back	Waist	Earrings	Rings
Lv 10	Pilgrim's Wand, Gelong Staff			Brass Hairpin						Mist Silk Cape		Energy Earring +1	Astral Ring, Saintly Ring +1, Multiple Ring
Lv 11							Zealot's Mitts, Gloves					Shell Earring, Shell Earring +1
Lv 12	Brass Hammer +1					Linen Robe, Linen Robe +1		Linen Slops +1	Holly Clogs
Lv 13	Hermit's Wand	Elm Shield +1							Light Soleas
Lv 14											Friar's Rope
Lv 15	Republic Staff						Scentless Armlets	Federation Slops
Lv 16	Holly Pole +1
Lv 17
Lv 18	Decurion's Hammer, Yew Wand +1, Mercenary's Pole								Garrison Boots	Talisman Cape
Lv 19						Priest's Robe
	Main	Sub	Ammo	Head	Neck	Body	Hands	Legs	Feet	Back	Waist	Earrings	Rings
Lv 20	Warhammer +1	Strong Shield		Trump Crown		Baron's Saio	Baron's Cuffs	Baron's Slops			Mohbwa Sash +1
Lv 21
Lv 22
Lv 23	Republic Hammer, Federation Pole
Lv 24												Reraise Earring
Lv 25	Spiked Club +1		Morion Tathlum				Mycophile Cuffs						Carect Ring
Lv 26					Holy Phial
Lv 27							Devotee's Mitts, Elder's Bracers, Savage Gauntlets, Magna Gauntlets, Magna Gloves
Lv 28								Wool Slops +1
Lv 29		Faerie Shield				Seer's Tunic +1		Seer's Slacks +1	Seer's Pumps +1, Magna M Ledelsens, Magna F Ledelsens, Elder's Sandals
	Main	Sub	Ammo	Head	Neck	Body	Hands	Legs	Feet	Back	Waist	Earrings	Rings
Lv 30	Royal Squire's Mace, Elm Pole +1	Tortoise Shield, Lizard Strap +1										Magician's Earring	Tamas Ring
Lv 31	Maul +1							RSE, Custom Pants, Custom Slacks, Elder's Braguette, Savage Loincloth, Magna M Chausses, Magna F Chausses, Wonder Braccae
Lv 32	Solid Wand									White Cape +1
Lv 33						Elder's Surcoat
Lv 34
Lv 35		Oak Shield +1	Holy Ampulla			Bishop's Robe +1			Mannequin Pumps			Healing Earring
Lv 36													Solace Ring +1
Lv 37
Lv 38	Holy Maul +1				Spirit Torque							Geist Earring
Lv 39		Nymph Shield									Oracle's Belt
	Main	Sub	Ammo	Head	Neck	Body	Hands	Legs	Feet	Back	Waist	Earrings	Rings
Lv 40	Oak Pole +1	Light Buckler, Royal Squire's Shield, Strike Shield		Electrum Hairpin	Mohbwa Scarf +1	Divine Breastplate, Royal Squire's Robe		Magic Slacks			Qiqirn Sash +1		Ether Ring
Lv 41	Blessed Hammer			Rain Hat							Reverend Sash
Lv 42								Frog Trousers
Lv 43		Royal Squire's Shield +2				Royal Squire's Robe +2		Combat Caster's Slacks +2		Red Cape +1
Lv 44											Powerful Rope
Lv 45	Footman's Staff	Viking Shield					Concealing Cuffs					Astral Earring
Lv 46
Lv 47	Time Hammer								Spirit Moccasins
Lv 48	Rose Wand +1	Leather Shield +1			Promise Badge
Lv 49													Kshama Ring No. 9
	Main	Sub	Ammo	Head	Neck	Body	Hands	Legs	Feet	Back	Waist	Earrings	Rings
Lv 50	Musketeer's Pole	Divine Shield	Mantra Coin	Raven Beret, Gold Hairpin +1	Beak Necklace +1, Benign Necklace	Raven Jupon	Raven Bracers, Storm Gages	Raven Hose	Raven Gaiters	Esoteric Mantle, Storm Cape, Skulker's Cape Sneak & Invisible macro.	Desert Stone, Forest Stone, Jungle Stone, Ocean Stone, Steppe StoneSee notes.	Antivenom Earring, Insomnia Earring, Storm Earring	Medicine Ring, Ebullient Ring, Hale Ring, Balrahn's Ring
Lv 51	Apollo's Staff, Pluto's Staff, Terra's Staff, Aquilo's Staff, Auster's StaffSee notes.									Amity CapeSee notes.			Serket Ring
Lv 52	Musketeer's Pole +2	Master Shield							Healer's Duckbills
Lv 53
Lv 54	Arcana Breaker			Healer's Cap									Serenity Ring +1
Lv 55	Healing Staff, Dryad Staff	Raptor Strap +1										Desamilion's Earring, Gayanj's Earring, Quantz's Earring, Zedoma's EarringSee notes.
Lv 56							Magical Mitts	Healer's Pantaloons					Zoredonite Ring
Lv 57
Lv 58		Astral Shield				Healer's Briault					Grace Corset
Lv 59	Mahogany Pole +1				Star Necklace	Vermillion Cloak			Cure Clogs				Peace Ring
	Main	Sub	Ammo	Head	Neck	Body	Hands	Legs	Feet	Back	Waist	Earrings	Rings
Lv 60	Battle Staff +1	Patriarch Protector's Shield, Bugard Strap +1			Grandiose Chain		Healer's Mitts			Intensifying Cape, Invigorating Cape, Miraculous Cape, Sapient Cape	Spectral Belt, Penitent's Rope
Lv 61			Healing Feather										Vivian Ring
Lv 62	Asklepios						Marine F Gloves, Marine M GlovesSee notes.		River Gaiters, Wood M Ledelsens, Wood F Ledelsens
Lv 63	Kraken Club
Lv 64
Lv 65	Darksteel Maul +1, Ebony Pole +1	Staff Strap			Republican Gold Medal							Relaxing Earring
Lv 66			Phantom Tathlum	Aristocrat's Crown						Peace Cape +1See notes.
Lv 67										Empowering Mantle +1		Heavens Earring, Celestial Earring
Lv 68	Sea Robber Cudgel, Seawolf Cudgel	Astral Aspis				Aristocrat's Coat				Blue Cape +1
Lv 69	Jadagna +1	Numinous Shield +1											Serene Ring
	Main	Sub	Ammo	Head	Neck	Body	Hands	Legs	Feet	Back	Waist	Earrings	Rings
Lv 70	Mistilteinn, Purgatory Mace, Mythic Pole +1, Yigit Staff		Hedgehog Bomb	Faerie Hairpin, Hydra Beret, Maat's Cap	Fenrir's Torque, Morgana's Choker, Uggalepih Pendant	Blessed Briault +1, Hydra Doublet	Blessed Mitts +1, Hydra Gloves	Blessed Trousers +1, Hydra Brais	Blessed Pumps +1, Herald's Gaiters, Hydra Gaiters		Cleric's Belt, Desert Rope, Forest Rope, Jungle Rope, Ocean Rope, Steppe RopeSee notes.	Medicine Earring, Rapture Earring
Lv 71	Brass Jadagna +1, Templar Mace							Prince's Slops	Cleric's Duckbills	Prism Cape	Hierarch Belt, Korin ObiSee notes.
Lv 72	Morgenstern, Iron-Splitter +1			Cleric's Cap, Mahatma Hat, Yigit Turban		Mahatma Houppelande, Yigit Gomlek	Mahatma Cuffs, Yigit Gages	Mahatma Slops, Yigit Seraweels	Arborist Nails, Mahatma Pigaches, Yigit Crackows			Magnetic Earring	Communion Ring +1
Lv 73	Perdu Wand, Thyrsusstab, Kinkobo, Primate Staff +1	Tariqah +1		Zenith Crown +1		Dalmatica +1	Zenith Mitts +1	Cleric's Pantaloons, Zenith Slacks +1	Zenith Pumps +1	Altruistic Cape, Mahatma Cape		Roundel Earring
Lv 74		Genbu's Shield		Healer's Cap +1		Cleric's Briault, Healer's Briault +1	Healer's Mitts +1	Healer's Pantaloons +1	Healer's Duckbills +1				Neptune's Ring
Lv 75	Mjollnir, Kirin's Pole			Cleric's Cap +1, Goliard Chapeau, Marduk's Tiara, Nashira Turban, Walahra Turban		Cleric's Briault +1, Goliard Saio, Marduk's Jubbah, Reverend Mail	Cleric's Mitts, Cleric's Mitts +1, Marduk's Dastanas	Cleric's Pantaloons +1, Goliard Trews, Marduk's Shalwar	Cleric's Duckbills +1, Goliard Clogs, Marduk's Crackows, Rostrum Pumps		Lambda Sash, Theta Sash	Loquacious Earring, Gamma Earring, Novia Earring