I was in a nin based pt the other day and the tank wanted mambo.
Mambo certainly helped him tank so I said why not and lucky for the rest of the party I remembered I had all these etudes.
So while I could not give everyone madrigal + minuet, I went with march and mambo and then stacked etudes for the melees. Mnk got str, drk got dex.
It worked out rather well when you have no choice but to keep mambo up by request so there are some good uses for these songs.
Song details for Sinewy Etude
| Jobs/Level: | Bard, lvl 34 |
|---|---|
| MP cost: | 0 |
| Element: | Fire |
| Scroll: | Scroll: Sinewy Etude |
| Duration: | N/A |
| Reuse: | 24 seconds |
| Cast time: | 4 seconds |
| Target Type: | Single |
| Description: | Increases the strength of a party member. |
As fun as it might be to customize your songs and sing etudes for different party members, usually it's just best to stick to the basics, with the exception of INT and MND for the BLM and WHM, respectively for the pre-Ballad II levels; they don't really have anything important besides Ballad I that the etudes would be replacing.
Generally, the amount of ATK added by Minuet II outweighs the +4 STR by the time you would get this etude, so it would be better for dealing damage. Also, it would almost certainly be better to add Madrigal instead of this, because the damage added by that STR would probably be less than the damage added on by the less frequent misses thanks to Madrigal's ACC bonus ~.~
Then again, I've met a DRK who swore by Dextrous Etude while I was in the Crawlers' Nest, so the only real reason for these might be to keep party members happy if they like some certain stat ^_^; After all, we BRD are there for party support, and morale's important too! ^_^
Generally, the amount of ATK added by Minuet II outweighs the +4 STR by the time you would get this etude, so it would be better for dealing damage. Also, it would almost certainly be better to add Madrigal instead of this, because the damage added by that STR would probably be less than the damage added on by the less frequent misses thanks to Madrigal's ACC bonus ~.~
Then again, I've met a DRK who swore by Dextrous Etude while I was in the Crawlers' Nest, so the only real reason for these might be to keep party members happy if they like some certain stat ^_^; After all, we BRD are there for party support, and morale's important too! ^_^
STR also affects minimum damage. Attack determines the range of your attack STR, and STR brings the curve up so it might be pretty useful on crabs when your pt might have trouble hitting for 0.
Every 2 points of Str adds 1 point of att so valor minuet is better for sheer att, however many of the WAR type jobs have special skills (including WSs) that are governed by STR and not by ATT. so ATT is better for normal swings, while STR is better for all special attacks (except a THIs Sneak Attack, governed by DEX and Trick Attack governed by AGI).
better with both id say, one affect str other affects atk, stack them for more fun.
would this be better than a valor minuet song?
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