Reaper DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Dawntrail 7.4
On this page, you will find the best gear and best-in-slot items for your Reaper DPS in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail (Patch 7.4).
Reaper Gearsets
This section covers the endgame best-in-slot (BiS) gear sets for Reaper across various types of content. These sets are determined by calculating the average DPS output of the rotation for each stat distribution and comparing them against other configurations. If you’d like to create and compare your own sets, you can use the gear planner developed by WynnXIV and maintained by members of The Balance Discord server.
If you are currently leveling up or gearing, you can follow the stat priorities displayed in our Melding section.
Best in Slot by Encounter
Current Best-in-Slot
Some of the gear listed here can only be obtained by completing encounters from the AAC Heavyweight raid tier. Recommended melds are also compatible with Dragoon and Samurai.
Pre-Savage Gearsets
We recommend the set below for starting the AAC Heavyweight raid tier. It assumes access to four weeks' worth of Mnemonics Tomestones and the weapon from the Hell on Hails Extreme trial.
For alternative options — such as having a different amount of Mnemonics Tomestones available or buying the Bygone Brass Sickle —, please check the link below:
Some of the recommended gearsets use a 2.48s GCD, which isn't one of our standard speeds. This choice is due to the significant damage losses associated with trying to attain either 2.49s or 2.43s with the available equipment. To resolve this, prioritize obtaining the Bygone Brass Cap of Maiming and the Grand Champion's Bracelet of Slaying as soon as possible.
Best-in-Slot: FRU
Some of the gear listed here can only be obtained by completing encounters from the AAC Light-heavyweight raid tier or the World of Darkness Chaotic Raid.
Best-in-Slot: TOP
Some of the gear listed here can only be obtained by completing encounters from the AAC Cruiserweight or Abyssos raid tiers. A guide for the latter is available in the link below.
Best-in-Slot: DSR
Some of the gear listed here can only be acquired by completing fights from the Asphodelos raid tier. A guide for the content can be found in the link below.
Best-in-Slot: Legacy Ultimates
We’ve chosen not to include gear sets for UCoB, UwU, or TEA — collectively referred to as “Legacy Ultimates” — since gear choices make minimal difference to overall damage due to how syncing works. Any item level above those listed below will max out both substats for each encounter. With that in mind, simply follow the general stat priority outlined in the Melding section.
- UCoB: item level 470;
- UwU: item level 500;
- TEA: item level 570.
Changelog
- 21 Dec. 2025: Updated for Patch 7.4.
- 12 Nov. 2025: Updated for Patch 7.3.
- 25 Mar. 2025: Updated for Patch 7.2.
- 30 Jul. 2024: Updated for Patch 7.05.
- 18 Jul. 2024: Updated for Patch 7.01.
- 19 Jan. 2024: Updated for Patch 6.55.
- 14 Oct. 2023: Updated for Patch 6.5.
- 27 May 2023: Updated for Patch 6.4.
- 11 Jan. 2023: Updated for Patch 6.3.
- 20 Apr. 2022: Updated for Patch 6.1.
- 11 Feb. 2021: Guide added.
Guides from Other Classes
This guide is maintained by Azra Lacrimae, who began serious raiding in Shadowbringers and has since completed most of XIV’s high-end content, alongside multiple week-one Savage clears and several top placings on the parsing leaderboards during even-patches. A strong enthusiast of Reaper optimization and a Balance mentor, they are also responsible for formalizing what is now known as “non-Standard Reaper”: a compendium of results and formulae that offers a framework for high-end optimization of the job.
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