Question For The Math People About My Nuke Gear

Now, I am wondering, how much INT on an augmented NQ Igqira Weskit would be required for it to pull ahead of Teal Saio?

For reference, here is my nuking gear:



Here are my BLM specific merits:

INT: 0/5
Elemental: 8/8
Enfeebling: 8/8
Ice Magic Potency: 5/5
Thunder Magic Potency: 5/5
Freeze II: 1/3
Burst II: 1/3

My race is Tarutaru. Base INT 81 as /RDM at level 80.

Also, while I'm posting this, is Hecate's Crown worth getting and using over INT+6 on head? Although it might be pointless in the end when I finally get up and go finish AMK and get Selenian Cap. I know this is a rather obvious question, as MAB +4 is better than INT +6, but is there any reason I should NOT use Hecate's over Demon +1, particularly for the different tiers of nukes?

Thanks in advanced, I'm really just wondering if it's still worth augmenting weskits, and how much INT+ on them I should be aiming for so as to beat Teal. I mean, they're going for 10k each on my server, which is cheaper than NPC sell back price, so I'm *making* money in the end. I'd rather not eye ball though and actually get some solid math to support my reasoning.

It depends on what nuke you're using as M (multiplier value)for higher tier spells differs when dINT (your INT - target's INT) > 0, but the same when <0. It also depends how much damage your nukes are doing. Think of MAB as a percent, MAB I = 1.2, MAB II = 1.24 (trait) over 100. Adding +10 MAB would make it 1.34/100, so the more damage you're doing, the more useful MAB is. MAB is typically not as good for low damage spells, accordingly.

So in the end, just have them all, and use them situationally. You should never really full-time any piece of gear.

Off the top of my head without doing math since your sets are similar to mine and I'm also a taru... 2-3 on T4 0-1 on T5 and 0 on AM2

Also as far as hecate... I'd try augmenting demon+1. As far as worth it on weskit yes. Especially 6s. But I've done 60 and so far only gotten a +2 int and a +3 and rest junk

I'm not sure if I'm understanding right. Are you saying 2-3 INT on the Weskit to use it over Teal for T4, 0 or 1 on it to use it for T5, and always use on AM2 even if unaugmented?

Yes exactly. The reason I gave ranges is because slight gearing and obviously which one you use since some will have more MAB will have small effects and I did it based on my similarly geared taru. But I have int merits

Blah, okay thanks. Guess I should get to augmenting them, and carry one around for AM2 in the meantime. Didn't even know that it would win on AM2 unaugmented, I thought only HQ unaugmented was beating it on AM2.

Actually I take I'm being dumb. Miscalculated. Did it as HQ lol. Only for some of it I think

Um ok I'll just do the full math now lol.

Assuming thunder (ice is pretty close to the same) for non T5 no ugg pendant...

T4: 3

AM2: 2

Water V: 2. Though by a smaller margin then AM2