indecisive mithra what to be???

[nicksgotpecks]

ok heres the thing i have lvl'ed alot of jobs to like 20-25 and can really choose one over the other. here's my problem i want to be unique, chosen quickly by pt's and do good dmg ive also considered going taru smn/whm or smn/rdm (for later lvl cap raising) but im not sure where to go with my mithra please offer advice!!

[Carbon]

RNG is probably the rarest damage dealer, and pretty well suited for Mithra.

Do note that unless you're able to get prime avatars (which usually require you be Lv60+ in another job, unless you can beg 5 high levels), you'll be considered gimp as a summoner.

[Ele]

If you want to be a mage, then i would suggest subbing SMN, becasue as stated earlier, you cant get the avatars until way late in the game. If you sub SMN as a WHM or BLM, you will have a godly amount of mp and you can just cast away. If you want to do physical damage, then i would go for THF/NIN or RNG/NIN. Mithra are very well suited to be a THF and RNG as they have the best dex and agi of any race. NIN is the sub as it will just enhance your agi, plus you get to duel wield, so if you find a dagger with some good stats, you can now hold 2 of them Mithra is a flexible race though, they almost like hume, they kinda good at everything. You stated that you want to be unique, but im sorry to tell you that being unique usually means you have a shitty job/sub combo. Its not that it wont work, its that there are lots of better combos that are better for pt's. So if you want to be picked up by groups quickly and do good damage, then be a BLM, THF, or RNG.

[Yuanlung]

If you want to be a mage, then i would suggest subbing SMN, becasue as stated earlier, you cant get the avatars until way late in the game. If you sub SMN as a WHM or BLM, you will have a godly amount of mp and you can just cast away

Personally I find the SMN sub a bit overrated. The extra MP is nice, but it's not as nice as having BLM's conserve MP, plus you are giving up on various utility spells such as warp, escape... a white mage sub enables you to offer your party support with curative and enhencing spells. Also something I wouldn't want to sacrifice for a bit extra MP.

Maybe after getting all of the avatars the summoner sub can be just as useful, but otherwise, it's not all it's cracked out to be.