Scholar Healer Gear and Best in Slot — Dawntrail 7.01

This is the set that is expected to deal the most DPS using the currently available gear and food. Most of this gear will be inferior to the crafted gear that will become available with the Savage raid release.

These melds transfer easily to the "Alarm Clock" set for Savage, meaning you intend to go into the Savage raid immediately when the servers come up, before obtaining any of the new crafted gear or food. The only changes for the Alarm Clock set are changing the chest to the Item Level 700 chest and the food to Creamy Alpaca Pasta for an extra ~1300 HP (with the full 5% party bonus).

This is the recommended set if you intend to "Alarm Clock" the Savage raid, meaning you intend to go into the Savage raid immediately when the servers come up, before obtaining any of the new crafted gear or food. Compared to the base set, this set swaps to the Item Level 700 chest and Creamy Alpaca Pasta for an extra ~1300 HP (with the full 5% party bonus).

This is also a good starting point if you intend to use little to no crafted gear for the tier, but you will want to use the new food and replace two DHT/DET melds with SPS melds to maintain your GCD tier if you are using new food that does not have SPS.

This set is ideal if you do not want to waste money on expensive Materia XIIs when you know you are going to be replacing most of your gear with the new crafted gear once Savage releases. Instead, this set uses the much more affordable Materia Xs with the expectation that you will replace them once you get the gear you will be using in Savage. Even the normal raid pieces might be replaced with crafted gear, depending on the stats.

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.

These sets are expected to be about 0.64% DPS apart. The 2.40 set provides slightly less damage, but it is much easier on your MP. If you are confident in the encounter, the 2.31 set provides slightly more DPS and better Biolysis alignment, but it will require stricter MP management.

With the arrival of Patch 6.3 and the new dungeon, Lapis Manalis, dropping iLevel 605 gear, we are now able to cap item level on certain pieces to make a stronger build, averaging about 1% higher in DPS compared to previous sets.

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.

We have decided to not include full gear sets for The Epic of Alexander anymore, as your gear choices make very little difference in how much damage you do due to how gear syncs and removes melds. The item level listed below will outline what item level is required to max out both substats on gear for the fight. All gear above the specified item level will work:

• Item level 595

With that being said, the biggest difference that can be made to your gear set will be equipping a Shadowbringers Relic weapon. Due to the nature of how substats are allocated on these weapons, it enables you to utilize more substats than what is intended on a normal weapon. The Relic weapon provides a 1% damage increase for The Epic of Alexander. Stat allocation is as follows:

• 184 Critical Hit / 184 Determination / 99 Spell Speed

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

We have decided to not include full gear sets for The Weapon's Refrain anymore, as your gear choices make very little difference in how much damage you do due to how gear syncs and removes melds. The item level listed below will outline what item level is required to max out both substats on gear for the fight. All gear above the specified item level will work:

• Item level 500

With that being said, the biggest difference that can be made to your gear set will be equipping a Shadowbringers Relic weapon. Due to the nature of how substats are allocated on these weapons, it enables you to utilize more substats than what is intended on a normal weapon. The Relic weapon provides a 3.5% damage increase for The Weapon's Refrain. Stat allocation is as follows:

• 136 Critical Hit / 136 Determination / 133 Spell Speed / 63 Piety

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

We have decided to not include full gear sets for The unending Coil of Bahamut anymore, as your gear choices make very little difference in how much damage you do due to how gear syncs and removes melds. The item level listed below will outline what item level is required to max out both substats on gear for the fight. All gear above the specified item level will work:

• Item level 470

With that being said, the biggest difference that can be made to your gear set will be equipping a Shadowbringers Relic weapon. Due to the nature of how substats are allocated on these weapons, it enables you to utilize more substats than what is intended on a normal weapon. The Relic weapon provides a 3.5% damage increase for The Unending Coil of Bahamut. Stat allocation is as follows:

• 127 Critical Hit / 127 Determination / 123 Spell Speed / 90 Piety

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