Samurai DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Dawntrail 7.01

For the first week of Normal Raid tokens, the below is two similar options for how you can spend your tokens for the largest increase to your damage. They're within single digit simulated DPS, the main difference is that one invested significantly more into the Critical Hit stat.

Both of the below sets are meant to build off of what was picked up during Week 1, continuing with the lower and higher crit theme within single digit simulated DPS of each other.

Patch 6.5 has brought with it a new dungeon, The Lunar Subterrane, which drops iLevel 635 gear - the maximum allowed iLevel in The Omega Protocol. This allows for arguably easier to obtain, stronger gear pieces to use in place of gear otherwise needed from Abyssos Savage. With the release of Patch 6.45 and the ability to choose our stats on the Majestic Manderville Samurai Blade, it has overtaken even the reward weapon as the Best in Slot weapon for The Omega Protocol, being easily obtainable without ever setting foot inside the content. Patch 6.55 added the ability to upgrade this weapon further, however due to the Item Level Sync feature there is no difference between these two steps in this content.

Portions of these gear sets can only be acquired by completing the Abyssos raid tier. A guide for the content can be found in the link below.

Here you can find an image with additional Best-in-Slot options for different Skill Speeds as well as different weapons, for those who still have the Abyssos Savage weapon or who have already completed The Omega Protocol and are looking to reclear on Samurai.

Patch 6.3 has brought with it a new dungeon, Lapis Manalis, which drops iLevel 605 gear - the maximum allowed iLevel in Dragonsong's Reprise. This allows for arguably easier to obtain, stronger gear pieces to use in place of gear otherwise needed from Asphodelos Savage.

With the release of Patch 6.45 and the ability to choose our stats on the Majestic Manderville Samurai Blade, it has overtaken even the reward weapon as the Best in Slot weapon for Dragonsong's Reprise, being easily obtainable without ever setting foot inside the content. Patch 6.55 added the ability to upgrade this weapon further, however due to the Item Level Sync feature there is no difference between these two steps in this content.

Portions of these gear sets can only be acquired by completing the Asphodelos raid tier. A guide for the content can be found in the link below.

Here you can find an image with additional Best-in-Slot options for different Skill Speeds as well as different weapons, for those who still have the Asphodelos Savage weapon or who have already completed Dragonsong's Reprise and are looking to reclear on Samurai.

Due to the way gear syncs and our ability to cap substats on gear for the fight, your gear choices in The Epic of Alexander make very little difference anymore. Ultimate fights have odd phasing and downtime making looping near-impossible, so working towards a usual Skill Speed tier may have less of an impact than in other fights. You should still aim for the usual suspects if possible, and the item level listed below is required to max out both substats on gear for the fight. All gear above the specified item level will work:

• Item level 595

We also have sourced several sets from the community in The Balance Discord Server for Best in Slot options, using the Gear Planner as a benchmark. They can be found below in image form. Note some pieces do not have melds listed, this is due to the way gear syncing strips melded substats.

Due to the way gear syncs and our ability to cap substats on gear for the fight, your gear choices in The Weapon's Refrain make very little difference anymore. Ultimate fights have odd phasing and downtime making looping near-impossible, so working towards a usual Skill Speed tier may have less of an impact than in other fights. You should still aim for the usual suspects if possible, and the item level listed below is required to max out both substats on gear for the fight. All gear above the specified item level will work:

• Item level 500

We also have sourced several sets from the community in The Balance Discord Server for Best in Slot options, using the Gear Planner as a benchmark. They can be found below in image form. Note some pieces do not have melds listed, this is due to the way gear syncing strips melded substats.

Due to the way gear syncs and our ability to cap substats on gear for the fight, your gear choices in The Unending Coil of Bahamut make very little difference anymore. Ultimate fights have odd phasing and downtime making looping near-impossible, so working towards a usual Skill Speed tier may have less of an impact than in other fights. You should still aim for the usual suspects if possible, and the item level listed below is required to max out both substats on gear for the fight. All gear above the specified item level will work:

• Item level 470

We also have sourced several sets from the community in The Balance Discord Server for Best in Slot options, using the Gear Planner as a benchmark. They can be found below in image form. Note some pieces do not have melds listed, this is due to the way gear syncing strips melded substats.