[Olorin401]

Originally Posted by Fickley

I'm a White Mage, and I was wondering what is the most recommended sub-job? I was thinking about something to boost my offensive level up, but I wasn't sure if I should try that or not...so any help would be appreciated.

The question isn't quite as simple as that. There's several jobs that can be useful to a White Mage. It's all about the situation you're in that is the determining factor.

WHM/SMN - This is the combination I find myself using most often for EXP/Limit parties, Dynamis, Besieged, and some Assault missions. SMN gives you the largest boost to your base MP and MND, adds Auto-Refresh which becomes insanely useful combined with Refresh, Ballad, HMP effects, Sanction, Evoker's & Healer's Roll, and in combination with cookies and equipment effects. The downsides are the need to have a form of Warp available to get back from a remote area, and the loss of black & elemental utility magic in favor of.. well.. a companion and Aerial Armor.

WHM/BLM - While I used this combination the most while I was still levelling WHM, it's taken a backseat to SMN's benefits. I now use this combo when I am travelling, when I specifically need Elemental Magic i.e. certain Assault missions.

WHM/RDM - I just recently started toying around with RDM, and while I'm not quite sold on it yet as a viable subjob I have used it for soloing and for situations where casting speed is most essential. Unfortunately, as an Elvaan WHM I have much more use for the MP provided by SMN.

WHM/NIN - This is by far the best setup if you're going out specifically to melee or skill up Club. It allows you to dual wield, gives a great boost to your AGI, and of course it gives you the infinitely useful Utsusemi. Toss on some melee gear and you're a beat machine. Of course, I still need to get my O-Hat, Rev Mail, Sea Robber & Kraken Clubs, Life Belt, Behemoth Rings...... O_o

WHM/WAR - Alternately, this is the best option for a WHM skilling up Staff. You get Double Attack, Berserk, Defender, extra STR and DEX.

[Tirrock]

WHM/DRG on CoP wyrms... I'm not seeing what it would do. Unless the intimidation from the circle ability works fairly often.

*thinks*

High-jump with it's enmity decrease?

I have heard of WHM/BLM on wyrms having a slow rotation on wyrms (MND gear + elemental seal slow) though. Although I'm unsure how that would work with slow II being out now.

[Icemage]

Originally Posted by Tirrock

High-jump with it's enmity decrease?

Correct. Also you get Wyvern Earring for +5% haste and Ancient Circle every once in a blue moon. /DRG lets you main heal virtually indefinitely against CoP Wyrms so long as your MP holds out.


Icemage

[Renaissance 2K]

Originally Posted by Icemage

Then again, I can also find a use for /DRG (don't laugh until you've seen how good WHM/DRG is at Tiamat ), so take that as you will...

I sometimes sneak to Mission 2-3 battles as a WHM/DRG, along with the following Jump macro...

(Rentwokay) WHO SAYS WHITE MAGES CAN'T JUMP?! <call4>
Rentwokay uses Jump.
The Dark Dragon takes 3 damage.

My friends have come to expect it, but the people that have never seen it usually give a chuckle or two.

[Rainechan]

I ussually sub /smn for exp pts. Have a pretty low mp pool being elvaan. Gain about 70+ mp from going /smn instead of /blm. Blm is great for everything besides exp though

[movont]

i am a lvl 50whm/21blm elvaan and i have no problem with MP sometime i think i have to much. right now i have 720HP and can get to 590MP after i eat my food people do not die on me except once in a blue moon when the get agrood by 3 or 4 mobs and even then we still live i use all spells at my disposel and normaly still have mp left over after exp chain 6 elvaan whm just need the right gear and thats what i got if you would like to know what gear i use send me a message.

all togather my gear gives me +150-170 MP and food gives me 90 MP +5 on MP healing

movont

[Icemage]

Originally Posted by movont

lvl 50whm/21blm

Please. Level. Your. Subjob.


Icemage