I think I found it...so far anyway..

[tazirai]

I think I've found the best food for blue mages to use in a PT setting and BCNM/ENM.
I've been leveling blue for the last few weeks 31 presently...

I've alternated between BBQ, Sis Kebabi, Bream Risotto and various acc or Dex foods.

None have seemed to be good for me since I wanted MP regen along with ACC and DEX. So I switched to Rice Dumplings. they had good stats and all but not really what I wanted....

Then I tried this http://ffxi.somepage.com/itemdb/4706
Boiled Tuna Head and I must say ...it's the best all around Melee mage food i've seen.
Heres the stats buffs.
Duration is 180 mins. to Very good imo .

* MP Regeneration While Healing +2
* MP +20
* Dexterity +3
* Intelligence +4
* Mind -3
* Accuracy +5
* Evasion +5

Please share your food research incase theres something better.

[Drive]

Re: I think I found it...so far anyway..

Looks nice but last sold on my server 3/10/06 and before that 05

[Zempten]

Re: I think I found it...so far anyway..

I've been using Sole Sushi. I like the STR and ACCURACY %+.

Is DEX a modifier for BLU magic?

[Araius]

Re: I think I found it...so far anyway..

Meh...no STR, no thanks. However there is something similar to this, which I have been using:

Rice Dumpling
* HP +17
* Strength +3
* Vitality +2
* Agility +1
* Attack +20% (Cap: 45@225 Base Attack)
* Ranged Attack +30% (Cap: 45@150 Base Ranged Attack)
* HP Regeneration While Healing +2
* MP Regeneration While Healing +2
* Accuracy +5
* Resist Paralyze

Now granted, different things are better for different races. Elvaan for example, yeah I could see using the Boiled Tuna Heads, since you have plenty of STR. I like these for Hume though, go for about 30k a stack on my server.

[tazirai]

Re: I think I found it...so far anyway..

Meh...no STR, no thanks. However there is something similar to this, which I have been using:

Rice Dumpling
* HP +17
* Strength +3
* Vitality +2
* Agility +1
* Attack +20% (Cap: 45@225 Base Attack)
* Ranged Attack +30% (Cap: 45@150 Base Ranged Attack)
* HP Regeneration While Healing +2
* MP Regeneration While Healing +2
* Accuracy +5
* Resist Paralyze

Now granted, different things are better for different races. Elvaan for example, yeah I could see using the Boiled Tuna Heads, since you have plenty of STR. I like these for Hume though, go for about 30k a stack on my server.

I use those already and it works great. Im looking for more MP though INT and a lil dex thrown in just to tap the baddie.

[IgotGAME]

Re: I think I found it...so far anyway..

Yea the Rice Dumplings look good, but I have been using Sole Sushi:

- Sole Sushi
* Strength +5
* Dexterity +6
* Accuracy +15%
* Ranged Accuracy +15%
* Resist Sleep
* HP +20

I am a male taru...so I like the +20 HP and I like the +5 to STR, but I mainly like the +6 to DEX because that puts my DEX total at +29 with my current spells/equipment which allows me to build TP extremely fast using my Combat Caster Scimitar.


I may have to try out the Rice Dumplings though....the attack bonus sounds very nice (my attack is like 198 now so it would be 237 with Rice Dumplings) and you still get +17 HP..I will see how much I miss the +6 DEX from Sole Sushi.

The main problem I am having now is that Sole Sushi sells for $50K-$60K a stack on Asura. I wonder what Rice Dumplings sell for?



On a side note..a very cool food I would like to get but cost way too much is:

- Carbonoara

• HP +14% (Cap: 175@1249 Base HP)
• MP +10
• Strength +4
• Vitality +2
• Intelligence -3
• Attack +17% (Cap: 65@382 Base Attack)
• Store TP +6

Selling for like $300K a stack on Asura.

[rheya]

Re: I think I found it...so far anyway..

Last time I checked, Rice Dumplings were 40-50k on Gilgamesh.

Hedgehog Pies sound good, but reduces INT and doesn't give any MP. Not sure if I would use it myself, just throwing out the option:

* HP +55
* Strength +6
* Vitality +2
* Intelligence -3
* Mind +3
* MP Regeneration While Healing +2
* Attack +18% (Cap: 90@500 Base Attack)
* Ranged Attack +18% (Cap: 90@500 Base Ranged Attack)
* Accuracy +5

[durecellrabbit]

Re: I think I found it...so far anyway..

I've been using Rice dumpling but only because the last party I was in gave them to me. I can't afford it normally. I use meat jerky, selbina milk and ginger cookies. Can I use ginger cookies and meat jerky at the same time though? I forgot to bring cookies last time so I never got to try them out.

[IgotGAME]

Re: I think I found it...so far anyway..

Another I will throw in because they sell for about $20-$25k a stack on Asura:

- Dhamel Pies
* HP +25
* Strength +4
* Vitality +1
* Agility +2
* Intelligence -2
* Mind +1
* Attack +25% (Cap: 45@180 Base Attack)
* Ranged Attack +25% (Cap: 45@180 Base Ranged Attack)


Definitely not bad for a taru considering the cost...I just wish they would give a DEX increase of some kind.

[Araius]

Re: I think I found it...so far anyway..

Hedgehog pies are like...80k a piece on Valefor, otherwise I'd be all over them

Anything that doesn't give accuracy I won't use in a party at all due to my lack of ACC gear. Sole Sushi I like if I can afford it, but in ways I like Rice Dumplings better (especially the +2 hMP), dumplings are 30k for me as opposed to 80k for Sole :x

[Ellipses]

Re: I think I found it...so far anyway..

Can I use ginger cookies and meat jerky at the same time though?

No. Food is food.

[Sabaron]

Re: I think I found it...so far anyway..

This is the third time I've made this reccomendation before. It applies in this case because you appear to be having mana problems with BLU. Use juice to supplement your mana pool. That way you can eat whatever food you want and not have to worry so much about your mana. You'll have to level cooking so you can synthesize it in the field, but I doubt you [Tazirai] should have a problem with that.

With juice, you can eat a better melee food without having to sacrifice your mana. In 30 seconds, a melon juice will have refreshed the +20 mana you would normally get from your Boiled Tuna head--I doubt you can burn up your entire mana pool in 30 seconds, but if you do, maybe some Mulsum supplemented with Hi-Ether drops (faster than Hi-Ether Potion with no spell lock-out delay, but 5 min. Med timer) would help (for a wealthy character only and only recommended for non-EXP parties). [I used Mulsum instead of Ether/Hi-Ether on my Summoner Avatar Runs and they worked wonderfully with their 1.5 second use timer @ 10mp each]. Mulsum is about 3333gil per 10 mana (or 333gil per point) and Hi-Ether drops are 12500gil for 45 mana (or 277gil per point), so the expense is high, thus only to be used in high risk or high reward situations. Making your own Mulsum is a great way to save some cash, but Hi-Ethers at 69 difficulty are just out of range for non-Alchemists. Don't use Ether Drops--15 mana and a 5 min. medication timer and a Dryad Root as an igredient make for one unhappy mage.

These are awesome, and easier to synth. The two best ones being Pineapple and Melon Juice. Both only require 2 pieces of fruit--the lower juices require 4 pieces of fruit with the exception of tomato (3 fruit + salt).

Pineapple Juice(30 Cooking): 1 MP Regen every 3 seconds for 240 seconds, 80 total (Kazham Pineapple x 2 > Water Crystal) Pineapples cost at most 66gp from the Elshimo Lowlands Regional Merchant or directly from Kazham if the Region is unclaimed, and water crystals are cheap (usually around 2000gil/stack on Asura) for a grand total of 298gil for 80 mana = 3.725gil per point!

Melon Juice(40 Cooking): 2 MP Regen every 3 seconds for 135 seconds, 90 total (Watermelon + Thundermelon > Water Crystal) Melons are a lot more pricey (220 for Watermelon, 357 for Thundermelon), but you get 2mp per tick. Cost = 743gil for 90 mana = 8.256gil per point. Twice as expensive, but twice as fast.

[tazirai]

Re: I think I found it...so far anyway..

Yeah my cooking 93 so no inability to make anything and the +3 from gear and the mog house
:Cordon Bleu set can near gaurantee most any food. The problem with my MP is at these levels, leaders tend to not bring other mages for support, damge or healing. They think Blu>all for some reason. But Im thinking after this 30-35 patch should be easier somewhat on my MP.

[rheya]

Re: I think I found it...so far anyway..

More options! This idea was posted in Alla:

Coeurl Sub:

* MP +10
* Strength +5
* Agility +1
* Intelligence -2
* HP Regeneration While Healing +1
* Resist Stun
* Resist Sleep
* Attack +20% (Cap: 75@375 Base Attack)
* Ranged Attack +20% (Cap: 75@375 Base Ranged Attack)

MP and STR, but a loss to INT. And no hMP like some other foods.