Best RDM sub

[lysandar]

Hello Fellow RDM's

Im a Warrior turned RDM i would like to know whats the best sub for this cool job /Blm, /Whm or /Smn, maybe /Drk? Plz lemme know cuz i wanna be really good at this. Thanks^^

[Demius]

/em points up to the sticky thread regarding Subjobs. ^^

[Patchinko]

Both /WHM or /BLM, depending on the PT setup/situation. I'd recommend /WHM for the first 30 or so levels if you're only going to do one, mostly because RDM is often a replacement WHM for much of those levels. If you take it to any reasonably high level, you'll want both.

[Demius]

I've usually not had to sub WHM in a while, and the last time I did was when our PT couldn't find a healer (we usually use SMN for healing with WHM being our 2nd choice)

ALthough I do still recommend you have both leveled.. Just leveling them in stages is what i do (IE: lvl blm thru valk, switch to WHM do the same, then move on and repeat)

[lysandar]

Thanks for the advice i'll keep both /whm and /blm up.

[Frankie]

I think that /WHM is a good sub, I get lots of ptys with it, and I'm gonna try /SMN for the mp boost, but I'm not sure thats the best sub, but I don't care I'm just gonna try it out! :p

[Jinjo]

BLM tends to be the best one for general things. You never realize how much conserve MP actually helps until you sub something else. Chainspell Escape can save your PT if things get really bad.

WHM can help if you're going to be main healer, or fighting things that do a lot of stat effects (like bones).

DRK, isn't a conventional sub, you'll never use it in actual parties, however a lot of HNM LSes will insist their RDMs level DRK to 37 so they can chainspell Stun.

[Snafu-SI]

I have blm sub but in a pt, I can see why having a whm sub would be more beneficial. But there have been many at times where I've saved my pt's ass as well as my own with chainspell escape. I do notice the conserve mp and the aspir is especially nice on mobs where I'm able to do so. Also having elemental seal + Sleep II or Sleepga is very good for when a link happens, where the blm is incapacitated, or there is none. I would still believe that a whm sub would be better overall for a exp pt though.

But there's been time when blm sub has been invaluable like when I double dog dared my monk Droopyelephant to Hundred Fist the Vrtra. He pulled with a Chi blast, Vrtra did sleepga to us, kill the monk, started hitting my whm, whm did bene, it woke us, I chainspelled escape, whm died right as I warped out, and the jp drk was too far away cuase he ran as soon as he woke up even though I said stay close cuase I was gonna chainspell escape.

jp drk died after I escaped. :sweat: Sooo.... I GOT OUT OKAY!

I HONESTLY do not think the jp had ANY idea that my monk was gonna chi blast it. He was with us cause we had just recently finished a exp pt in ranperre tomb in the hidden room. I had mentioned that I wanted to check out the vrtra cuase I had never seen it. we had mentioned "NM" I dont think the jp even knew what teh Vrtra was and thought it was just some regular NM that wasn't too tough. Kinda suckered him along for the ride. .....

But again, I got out okay, yay me! ran back in, CAUTIOUSLY tractored the whm to saftey and my Monk for being so brave/twit for accepting my double dog dare. The jp ate homepoint, didn't think I could tractor them safely or raise cuase of all the undead around and aggroing to low hp. Raised my whm with no aggro, sneaked immediately, he ate a raise 1, and he raise III the brave/twit monk.

Anyway, just thought I'd share when blm sub had been handy.
But yeah, if you're in a pt that doesn't have a BLM already, being the escaper and main sleeper will be handy. If there is already a blm there, I would say have a whm sub. Or if you plan on daring some melee to aggro the Vrtra, the BLM sub is a MUST!

I personally can't stand lvling whm, and found it so boring I rather eat my own flesh. I played with my friend lvl 50whm for a while in pt's, and I hated it. :sweat: