Choosing Weapons and Armor
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Weapons and Armor
The various weapons and armor pieces available in Vana'diel give adventurers countless ways to gear up for battle. In some cases, gear can be used to enhance a jobs strengths, leading to job specialization. Sometimes, adventurers can use the stat bonuses from armor and weapons to shore up weaknesses -- such as protecting themselves against a certain elemental spell, or boosting evasion for soloing easy preys.
Whatever the case, choosing the proper gear for the tough road ahead is perhaps the most crucial -- and enjoyable -- dilemmas that adventurers face.
Weapon Skill Caps By Job
Different jobs are better at wielding different types of weapons. This graph shows the grades of each job class in each area of combat.
| BLM | BLU | BRD | BST | COR | DRG | DRK | MNK | NIN | PLD | PUP | RDM | RNG | SAM | SMN | THF | WAR | WHM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | E 200 | - | - | D 210 | A- 269 | C+ 230 | - | C- 220 | D 210 | - |
| Axe | - | - | - | A- 269 | - | - | B- 240 | - | - | - | - | - | B- 240 | - | - | - | A- 269 | - |
| Club | C+ 240 | B- 240 | D 210 | D 210 | - | E 200 | C- 220 | C+ 230 | E 200 | A- 269 | D 210 | D 210 | E 200 | E 200 | C+ 230 | E 200 | B- 240 | B+ 256 |
| Dagger | D 210 | - | B- 240 | C+ 230 | B+ 256 | E 200 | C 225 | - | C+ 230 | C- 220 | C- 220 | B 250 | B- 240 | E 200 | E 200 | A- 269 | B- 240 | - |
| Great Axe | - | - | - | - | - | - | B+ 256 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | A+ 276 | - |
| Great Katana | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | C- 220 | - | - | - | - | A+ 276 | - | - | - | - |
| Great Sword | - | - | - | - | - | - | A- 269 | - | - | B 250 | - | - | - | - | - | - | B+ 256 | - |
| Hand-to-Hand | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | A+ 276 | E 200 | - | C 225 | - | - | - | - | E 200 | D 210 | - |
| Katana | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | A- 269 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Marksmanship | - | - | - | - | B- 250 | - | E 200 | - | C 225 | - | - | - | A- 269 | - | - | C+ 230 | D 210 | - |
| Polearm | - | - | - | - | - | A+ 276 | - | - | - | E 200 | - | - | - | B- 240 | - | - | B- 240 | - |
| Scythe | E 200 | - | - | B- 240 | - | - | A+ 276 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | B+ 256 | - |
| Staff | B- 240 | - | C+ 230 | - | - | B- 240 | - | B 250 | - | A- 269 | - | - | - | - | B 250 | - | B 250 | C+ 230 |
| String Instruments | - | - | C 255 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sword | - | A- 269 | C- 220 | E 200 | B- 240 | C- 220 | B- 240 | - | C+ 230 | A+ 276 | - | B 250 | D 210 | C+ 230 | - | D 210 | B 250 | - |
| Throwing | D 210 | - | E 200 | - | C- 220 | - | - | E 210 | A- 269 | - | - | F 189 | C- 220 | C 225 | - | D 210 | D 210 | E 200 |
| Wind Instruments | - | - | C 255 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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