**CONTENT HERE MAY BE UNUPDATED AS IT IS FOR 2.2 PATCH OR PEOPLE GEARING UP FOR T6 ONWARDS**
So 2.2 has found you frying and freezing it up with your Black Mage, ey? Do so with maximum effect!! Bring the BOOM with your BLM – check our this Black Mage 2.2 Gear Guide!
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The current gear levels make Spell Speed a really good stat for BLM! The accuracy you should be aiming for is 471.
Always remember: If you’re missing accuracy just use either Lava Toad Legs or Stuffed Cabbage.
Set 1: The BiS has 3 interchangeable pieces (BLM Gear Notes). Understanding these three pieces may save you some sol, or prevent bad luck from coil drops to reach this sets power. STARDUST ROD ANIMUS can also be used in this set and still be at acc cap.
Set 2: Is a set designed to use the same sol pieces as Set 1 minus t9 drops (Maximizing Laevateinn), so you can save sol.
*The Cashmere Breeches of Casting makes an EXCELLENT filler gear until you get the t9 pants. Meld it with the following materia:
Savage Aim IV, Savage Aim IV, Savage Aim IV, Quick III, Quick II.
of course there are other ways to meld this, but since Laevateinn has huge accuracy… You’ll notice if you complete the set, you’re going to be above ACC cap. Again, refer to the Gear Notes. (Set 2 has alot of quirks)
I did not feel the need to make a third set with BLM.
2.2 Black Mage Soldiery Tomes Buy Order
Wondering “What do BLM’s purchase first with my tomes of Sol?” – Here’s the answer!
- As DPS save for Laevateinn first, if you’re near getting the UAT.
- Evenstar Gloves
- Evenstar Hat
- Evenstar Sash
- Evenstar Earrings
- Evenstar Ring.
AFTER THE ABOVE, the rest is purely optional.
- Evenstar Coat isn’t that bad!
- Evenstar Bootee good for switching up.
- Evenstar Armillae is okay for switching up.
- Evenstar Necklace… pure filler…
- Evenstar Tights… well.. if you’ve made it this far down the list…
2.2 BLM Gear Notes
As I mentioned above there are three pieces that are “interchangeable”. Note that the ones in BOLD are the ones used in the list above, but any “combination” will still make an extremely strong set.
You only need 1/3 of these pieces to reach “BiS”:
- High Allagan Mask of Casting
- Evenstar Gloves of Casting
- High Allagan Boots of Casting
The above three are the “Accuracy Pieces”. If you’ve got one of them, fill out the missing one with the corresponding equivalent “DPS Piece”.
- Evenstar Hat
- High Allagan Gloves of Casting
- Evenstar Bootees
At least you got some degree of flexibility here.
Laevateinn set over Acc Cap?
Set 2 is purely designed to make use of the least sol possible while on your road to BiS. You actually use ZERO sol more than you would have Set 1 (with the exception of Laevateinn itself). Curiously, if you use any Stardust Rod with this set – you’re at acc cap!
Also, if you ARE using laevateinn and have the rest of the BiS set, just use 0/3 of the Acc Pieces (as mentioned above). You’ll still be over ACC cap, though.
If you’re really figdety about being that much over cap, you just need to reduce 19 Accuracy. Here’s a few ideas
- Bracelets from Allagan to Evenstar. (Best)
- Any ring -> Heros Ring of Casting.
The first suggestion isn’t bad given you’ll probably be without the T9 drops for a loooooooooooooong time.
Lastly if you don’t got the money for Cashmere, Sorcerers Tonban really isnt bad in the meantime!
BLM 2.2 Crafted Gear Viability
As discussed above the Cashmere Breeches of Casting is super legit until you get t9 pants. Cost-effective meld: Savage Aim IV, Savage Aim IV, Savage Aim IV, Quick III, Quick II.
If you’re not lucky witht he T8 body… Cashmere Robe of Casting is also a good substitute (especially when saving sol since chest is expensive). Coest-effective meld: Savage Might IV, Savage Might IV, Savage Might IV, Savage Aim III, Savage Aim II.
If you’re worried about force melding a IV, just skip it. The result is still extremely powerful and will be MUCH CHEAPER.
For Black Mages, since they don’t have a junk stat – ANY CRAFTED gear is worth it somehow. I can put up a cost effective meld for each if asked, but I really think the above two are the only ones really worth the effort (in terms of purely filler gear).
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Good luck gearing your Black Mage! This page be updated as more gear will be introduced into the game. Want to add something? Violent Reactions? Comment Below!
If SS is to be prioritized, why not have 2 primal rings of casting? 1 Augmented, and 1 regular. Then you’d have 97 SS from your two rings combined (+51 i240 ring, +46 i230 ring) instead of the 63 SS you have listed here. Just wondering if the 51 ACC is that important. Or at least as important as maximizing SS.
This is an option, though it isn’t always a “welcomed” one. The unaugmented ring trick is OKAY. I tackle great pains before recommending it on these posts, though. Would you like to hear ’em? haha
Howdy! Do you plan to update this, taking into account the gear for 3.3, or is this BiS still relevant for the new patch? Thanks in advance!
The only possible change 3.3 can have is the relic weapon. It is better than Midan but not by a huge margin. Some could argue that it’s not that significant or may not even be an upgrade at all.
Will update the BiS’s
Awesome! Thanks so much for the reply! :D
Where is a good place to get quicktongue v materia? The market board never has any of the quicktongue’s.
If you use HQ Apple Strudel as your food again, you can replace one of those ACC V materia Melds with a Crit V
Summoner BiS Mahkio-san <3
Error: There is no Goetia Neckband of Casting. (Clicking on it takes you to Gordian Neckband of Casting).
Right! Typo fixed, – but the xivdb tooltips don’t seem to be working… lemme see what’s up with this.
If you are going for a huge amount of Spell Speed the better weapon choice would be Lilith Rod Zeta with Spell Speed on it.
unless I misunderstand what you’re referring to. dread and zeta weapons have the same spell speed.
Your BLM General Guide & FAQ links here as well, is that intentional?
Not intended! Thanks for the heads up.
Happy to help!
There’s a mistake, casting gloves drop from t12 not t10
In ring section there’s the Diamond Earrings in the accuracy fillers ಠ_ಠ
melded :), though use the i110’s now