What’s a good lancer stats build? What are useful dragoon stats? Lancer / Dragoon materia? If any of these questions brought you here, you came to the right place. Whether its by stat allocation, gear or materia, knowing what stats your Lancer or Dragoon need should never be far from mind!
Lancer (LNC) & Dragoon (DRG) Stats
What are the lancer or dragoon stat weights?
STR > Critical Chance > Determination > VIT > Skill Speed > DEX
*These may vary slightly from patch to patch, or by personal preference. Following the recommendation above will always give you a good LNC & DRG build.
Lancer (LNC) & Dragoon (DRG) Primary Stats Allocation
What stats should I add as a lancer or dragoon?
STR > VIT > DEX
Since this is where people may mess up the most, I’ll explain it in word for word. When you allocate stats, put as much points into STR (Strength) as you can. If you cannot put any more points into STR, place points into VIT (Vitality). If you cannot put any more points into VIT and/or STR, invest in DEX (Dexterity).
Strength – Well, you have one job as a Dragoon. Dealing tons of melee damage. No-brainer here.
Vitality – Increases total HP. Since other stats are pretty useless, you get to take VIT pretty early. Always a good thing.
Dexterity – DEX is the only other stat that has any function. Increases Parry Rate, and you should have some pretty big parries due to strength.
Lancer (LNC) & Dragoon (DRG) Secondary Stats
What are good secondary stats for lancer and dragoon, and why?
Critical Chance > Determination > Skill Speed
While you can’t allocate this directly, these will be heavily considered when picking gear upgrades and slotting materia.
Critical Chance – More Damage.
Determination – More Damage.
Skill Speed – More Damage. See a pattern here?
Dragoon stat choices are really linear for now. Critical Chance will give the best returns 99% of the time.
Lancer (LNC) & Dragoon (DRG) Materia
This is directly related to the first section. As you may know, all gear has a limit for each stat it can have, the higher its Item Level, the higher amount of stats it can hold. So the idea is to max out (or get close to maxing out) the left most, and work your way right. Again:
STR > Critical Chance > Determination > VIT > Skill Speed > DEX
Materia Name
STR: Strength
Critical Chance: Savage Aim
Determination: Savage Might
VIT: Vitality
DEX: Dexterity
Skill Speed: Quickarm
See Also: Materia Guide | Melding Guide
Summary:
- Overall LNC DRG stat importance: STR > Critical Chance > Determination > VIT > Skill Speed > DEX
- LNC DRG Stat allocation: VIT> STR > DEX
- Secondary stats for LNC DRG: Critical Chance > Determination > Skill Speed
- Reference links: Lancer FAQ , Dragoon FAQ
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