Monk DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Dawntrail 7.4

Keep in mind that while this pre-savage crafted set is a good starting point, the moment you get even a single raid drop / tome piece of gear the optimal melds on each piece will change.

You can either re-calculate your BiS and remeld everything, or simply leave it as is until you reach full BiS.

Even if you choose not to remeld most pieces, if the pieces you gain end up giving you/costing you skillspeed and your GCD tier changes, it is recommended to at least remeld enough to attain either a 1.94/1.93 GCD tier.

Additionally, it is possible to acquire 1800 tomes prior to the release of this savage tier, therefore if you are looking to optimise your week 1 gearset you should plan with this in mind. Potential gearsets will not be offered here, as once again there are far too many variables. That being said, a few key things to consider when planning your gear for week 1 would be; "am I guaranteed to receive any tome upgrade drops?" and "will I be the recipient of the tome weapon?". As Monk's overall bis this tier is relatively light on tomes, it does not set us back too far to buy the weapon (assuming you clear the 2nd floor and get the item drop), whereas for other jobs this may considerably delay the rate they acquire best in slot.

If you do not possess the i735 Ultimate Edenmorn weapon, you can either equip the i745+ relic and replace 1x Det and 1x DH meld with Sks, or the i735 raid weapon and meld with 2x Sks.

The substats on the relic weapon are capped in this fight, so you can use either the version of the Manderville weapon listed or any further upgraded iterations and achieve the same results.