Astrologian Healer Gear and Best in Slot — Endwalker 6.5
On this page, you will find the best gear and best-in-slot items for your Astrologian Healer in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker (Patch 6.5).
Astrologian Gearsets (BiS)
This page presents several premade best-in-slot (BiS) gear sets for end-game Savage raiding, as well as explanations that should help you choose the set that best fits your needs. If you are curious about how we create these sets, or if you would like to compare other sets, you can view the Astrologian Relative Damage Calculator.
While you are gearing up, it is a good idea to have a set to work toward so that you can spend your weekly capped Tomestones effectively. However, the stat priorities of these best-in-slot sets do not necessarily apply to progression raiding. Notably, many of these sets include a large amount of Spell Speed and very little Piety (or none at all). This is not necessarily ideal for progression.
You can find Astrologian's general stat priorities and explanations on the Stats and Melding page.
There are a few things to keep in mind while considering gear sets:
- Healers usually must consider their Spell Speed and their Piety to ensure that they do not run out of MP.
- Astrologian has so much MP generation that even our highest-damage, lowest-MP sets last significantly longer than the threshold we considered "high-Piety" in previous expansions.
- It is extremely important to consider your latency/ping when choosing a
gear set. If you cannot double weave during
Astrodyne (with
Lightspeed) without clipping at a given GCD speed, then a slower set would probably perform better for you.
- There is nothing special about any specific GCD speed for Astrologian.
Astrodyne naturally introduces variation in your GCD alignment, but
Lightspeed gives you such a long weave window for
Divination that it should be almost impossible for Divination to drift any significant amount in optimized play, regardless of your GCD speed.
Best in Slot by Encounter
Patch 6.4 Week 1 Prog Gearsets
These sets are designed specifically for the first week of progression in Anabaseios (Savage). They are optimized to provide the best possible setup using the most recent Extreme Trial weapon, crafted gear, normal mode Anabaseios drops, and the limited amount of Tomestones of Comedy that are available during the first week of the Savage tier.
This slower set deals about 0.43% less DPS than the faster set, but
it gives you more room to double weave under Astrodyne
and gives you more spare MP for raises and GCD healing.
Patch 6.4 Standard Best-in-Slot
Portions of these gear sets can only be acquired by completing the current raid tier. A guide for the content can be found in the link below.
This set provides a base GCD of 2.31. Under Astrodyne,
the GCD is reduced to 2.08, which may make double weaving difficult or
impossible depending on your latency/ping.
If you can double weave under Astrodyne without clipping at this GCD speed, this set will provide the highest DPS. Otherwise, a slower set will most likely perform better for you.
Patch 6.4 Fast Set
Portions of these gear sets can only be acquired by completing the current raid tier. A guide for the content can be found in the link below.
This set provides a base GCD of 2.31. Under Astrodyne,
the GCD is reduced to 2.08, which may make double weaving difficult or
impossible depending on your latency/ping. If you cannot double weave without
clipping at this speed, you should consider using a slower set.
This set is projected to do about 3-4 less DPS than the 2.33 set, but it is an option if you prefer the faster GCD. It also provides better GCD alignment for Scholar than the 2.33 set if you would like a set that works well for both jobs.
Keep in mind that the faster GCD will cause you to spend MP faster, so you will not have as much MP for raises and extra GCD healing.
Patch 6.4 Direct Hit Set
Portions of these gear sets can only be acquired by completing the current raid tier. A guide for the content can be found in the link below.
This set provides a base GCD of 2.34. Under
Astrodyne, the GCD is reduced to 2.11, which may make
double weaving difficult or impossible depending on your latency/ping. If you
cannot double weave without clipping at this speed, you should consider using
a slower set.
This set is expected to provide about 0.14% less DPS than the 2.33 set, on average. However, it incorporates some Direct Hit melds so that you have the potential to Direct Hit your attacks without a Bard. The average DPS is lower, but the presence of some Direct Hit will technically increase the DPS ceiling on extremely lucky pulls. The increased variance is really only relevant if you are farming for lucky parses and your group does not have a Bard.
Patch 6.4 Slow Set
Portions of these gear sets can only be acquired by completing the current raid tier. A guide for the content can be found in the link below.
This set provides a base GCD of 2.43. Under Astrodyne,
the GCD is reduced to 2.19, which gives you a much more forgiving window for
double weaving than the faster sets.
This set is expected to provide about 0.23% less DPS than the 2.33 set, on average. However, it may perform better than the faster sets if you cannot double weave under Astrodyne with the faster GCD. This set's slower GCD also makes it very safe in terms of MP, which will allow plenty of room for multiple raises and extra GCD healing.
The Omega Protocol Gearsets
The Patch 6.5 dungeon (The Lunar Subterrane) drops Item Level 635 gear that allows for small optimizations around the Item Level 635 Sync of The Omega Protocol. The Voidmoon gloves, earrings, and ring are the new pieces used in these sets.
Portions of these gear sets can only be acquired by completing the Abyssos raid tier. A guide for the content can be found links below.
This set is the standard recommendation, as it should provide the most
damage. It has a base GCD of 2.31. Under Astrodyne, the
GCD is reduced to 2.08, which may make double weaving difficult or impossible
depending on your latency/ping. If you cannot double weave without clipping at
this speed, you may wish to use a slower set.
The Omega Protocol Gearsets
The Patch 6.5 dungeon (The Lunar Subterrane) drops Item Level 635 gear that allows for small optimizations around the Item Level 635 Sync of The Omega Protocol. The Voidmoon gloves, earrings, and ring are the new pieces used in these sets.
Portions of these gear sets can only be acquired by completing the Abyssos raid tier. A guide for the content can be found links below.
This slower set is expected to provide about 0.6% less DPS than the 2.31
set, but it gives you more room for double weaving under
Astrodyne and provides more MP for raises and extra GCD
healing. Many people feel that MP is less of a concern in this encounter,
especially compared to Dragonsong's Reprise, so this set is primarily
recommended for players who are simply more comfortable playing with a slower
GCD.
Since this set uses a Crit/Det relic, it may also be convenient if you are already using a Crit/Det relic and do not want to change its stats just for this encounter.
Dragonsong's Reprise Gearsets
The Patch 6.3 dungeon (Lapis Manalis) drops Item Level 605 gear that allows for small optimizations around the Item Level 605 Sync of Dragonsong's Reprise. The new food introduced in Patch 6.4 has also allowed for slight optimizations in stat tiering compared to what was possible in Patch 6.3.
Portions of these gear sets can only be acquired by completing the Asphodelos raid tier. A guide for the content can be found links below.
This set provides a base GCD of 2.34. Under Astrodyne,
the GCD is reduced to 2.11, which may make double weaving difficult or
impossible depending on your latency/ping. If you cannot double weave without
clipping at this speed, you should consider using a slower set.
Dragonsong's Reprise Gearsets
The Patch 6.3 dungeon (Lapis Manalis) drops Item Level 605 gear that allows for small optimizations around the Item Level 605 Sync of Dragonsong's Reprise. The new food introduced in Patch 6.4 has also allowed for slight optimizations in stat tiering compared to what was possible in Patch 6.3.
Portions of these gear sets can only be acquired by completing the Asphodelos raid tier. A guide for the content can be found links below.
This slower, safer set gives you more room for double weaving under
Astrodyne and leaves you with even more MP for raises and
extra GCD healing.
Changelog
- 16 Oct. 2023: Improved sets for The Omega Protocol with new Item Level 635 dungeon gear.
- 29 Jun. 2023: Improved sets for The Omega Protocol and Dragonsong's Reprise with the new Manderville relic.
- 07 Jun. 2023: Added new Patch 6.4 sets for The Omega Protocol and Dragonsong's Reprise.
- 27 May 2023: Updated for Patch 6.4
- 13 Jan. 2023: Updated for Patch 6.3
- 22 Sep. 2022: Updated for Patch 6.2
- 20 Apr. 2022: Updated for Patch 6.1
- 10 Feb. 2022: Guide added.
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