Dragoon DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Dawntrail 7.3

Dragoon performs much better at a 2.50 GCD speed, so our prog set is based around this premise. The crafted boots and earring both have Skill Speed on them, so we prioritize buying Earring and Ring with our tomestones from weeks 1 and 2 (week 2 being Savage release). The normal raid boots are gotten rather than tomestone, because the tomestone boots are not best-in-slot.

Portions of these gear sets can only be acquired by completing the current raid tier. Note that, unlike previous, 2.50 has significant upside, so the fact we can make a set with 0 Skill Speed means we greatly and only prefer this speed, now, at level 100.

Portions of this gear sets can only be acquired by completing the Arcadion Light-Heavyweight raid tier. A guide for the content can be found in the link below. The green-colored gear is obtained from the new dungeon added in patch 7.3, The Meso Terminal.

For the Ultimate encounters prior to Futures Rewritten (FRU) - The Omega Protocol (TOP), Dragonsong's Reprise (DSR), The Epic of Alexander (TEA), The Weapon's Refrain (UWU), and The Unending Coil of Bahamut (UCOB) - we have elected not to include specific gearsets, as our current maximum item level allows you to sync down gear pieces and maximize substats for them. The table below lists off the current item level needed for gear to have both main and secondary substats meet the maximum allowable substats for level sync for that encounter along with the maximum stats for weapons - useful when utilizing customizable Relic weapons for sync.

If using a relic sync, it is recommended to first focus on hitting the cap on Critical Hit Rate, then one of Determination or Direct Hit Rate, followed by the other, only spending additional leftover points on Skill Speed, unless you want a specific speed for that encounter.

Keep in mind, the Relic weapon is NOT mandatory to clear these fights. It only provides a buffer for mistakes. It’s up to the player to make the decision if the grind is worth it.