[Claritin]

If you look at all my jobs and sub jobs you can see I have been able to tinker a bit... over time I have learned what works and what doesn't work.

PLD/WAR is the only option if you want to be the main tank.. and if you are a PLD you shouldn't WANT to be anything other than main tank.... if you don't want to be the tank be a DRK.

However for solo'ing and questing you have options.

PLD/WAR sucks for solo (As far as PLD go).. it doesn't add much.

PLD/WHM : helps alot for just average killing and at 74/36 you get teleports... as Imac said at 50/25 you get raise which if you are helping lowbies works great... I am almost to that point.

PLD/RDM : I Personally think this is the ultimate solo/farming job.... No only for the extra mana... and the ENspells... Blazespikes rules also... I find when farming lowbies they frequently take more damage from my spikes than they hit me for.... fast cast makes your heals more reliable due to less interrupts also... and we all know when soloing petrify sucks and RDM is strong against that.

PLD/BLM : Yes it is good for basically 1 thing... WARP... but don't forget mana conservation... the extra MP... As far as your nukes sucking... that is only partially true.. your Divine skill will be high... so use Holy or Banish... your magic ATTK power boost from BLM should still kick in on that... not very mana efficient but better than nothing.

PLD/MNK : extra HPs and block skill and counter attack (which rocks with great sword) are all good... this is a good combo since you normally raise your WAR using MNK sub-job so it's part way there already.

PLD/THF : Just for treasure hunter and sneak attack farming.

PLD/DRK : for the ATTK bonus and slightly better mana than PLD/WAR.

But once again.. like Imac2much I stress that only PLD/WAR works in a group... You loose too much aggro without provoke.