Maximizing your damage as a Black Mage
A Black Mages ultimate goal is to try to dish out as much damage as they possibly can – which is often what often leads to their deaths. Nonetheless, they’re always looking to squeeze a few extra damage out of their spells. There are a few key ways you can do this, we’ll detail them below.
Intelligence
INT is the most vital stat for a BLM, it basically determines the damage and resistibility of your nukes. You can find INT on a plethora of gear and food, and you should always be looking for more of it. It is roughly 3 more damage for every one INT. Some key pieces of INT gear will be wands, rings and capes.
Magic Attack Bonus+
There are a few pieces of gear in the game that will enhance a Black Mages epic trait Magic Attack Bonus, which grants a pure damage bonus to spells. Any gear that enhances this trait is almost always worth it. Some notables pieces are: Sorcerer’s Ring, Uggalepih Pendant, Zenith Mitts/Morrigan’s Cuffs/Robe, and Novio Earring.
Elemental Staves
You can equip these at level 51, and if you don’t get them, you are truly gimp. Elemental Staves grant a huge damage bonus to your spells. There is one for each element, and each one will boost its respective element by 10%, and it’s opposite element will be decreased by 10%. So you swap these out for each spell you use. The HQ versions are 15% instead of 10%, if you can afford them, they are worth it.
These are the 3 main things you can do to maximize your damage as a black mage, another thing we should mention is elemental magic skill. It can be invaluable in certain situations, and it will greatly decrease your chance to be resisted. In some cases, it’s better to use more elemental magic skill over some of the above listed. There is a lot more to Black Mage than just these things, and it takes time to learn the job in full, but this should help you start working on your overall damage output.
