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Armor Selection

As a White Mage, you can go down many roads for gear, such as: +MND gear, +MP gear, + MP Recovered While Healing gear, -Enmity gear, +Skill gear, defense gear and Melee gear. Many factors can influence what kind of gear is right for your White Mage:

• Firstly, depending on your Race, you may want to take one kind of gear over the other. Such as a Tarutaru with an overabundance of MP would be more likely to take +MND gear over +MP; or an Elvaan with an overabundance of MND would be more likely to take +MP gear over the +MND.
• Secondly, level. From levels 1-10 it is not always necessary to have the best gear since you are most likely to get by those levels rather quickly. Once you start partying though, you will want to really start considering what direction you want to take your gear in. I always wore +MND rings when I was lower levels. No matter what Race you are, the +MND helps your Curing, even if by only a 2-4 HP than if you werent wearing the rings, those few HP can save someone's life. While at higher levels, gear becomes more important and it is best to spend more time thinking and planning over what your gear should be.
• Thirdly, Gil. A lot of the good WHM gear is expensive and it gets worse the higher up you go. Sometimes you will find that an armor piece that you want is out of your price range. You have two choices: You can either stop leveling for a while and try to make some Gil to get it, or you can substitute the item for something less expensive. It all depends on whether or not you think it is worth it. You can measure the Item's worth by considering how many levels you can use it for, whether it will come in handy while doing Capped BCNM or Missions, whether or not it can be stored and whether or not you can use said armor piece on another job that you might be leveling now or will be leveling at a later date.
• Fourthly, Availability of help. As you will see, there are many good WHM Armor pieces that are Rare/Exclusive, in other words not sold on the Auction House. In order to get them you will have to kill some kind of Notorious Monster (NM)(spawned or forced-pop) and most of the time in order to do that you need to gather some people to help you do it and/or go through the trouble of getting the Time of Death(ToD) of the NM that drops the item or camp for hours at end with no clue when it will pop (if its a non-forced pop NM like many of them are at least). Now this can be a real pain, especially on some of the NMs that are 21-24 hour spawns. Hopefully you make friends early on in the game but if not you can always try shouting for a party to help you kill the NM or farm to "hire" someone to help you kill it. Again, depending on the item, you need to figure out for yourself if it is worth your time to obtain it or continue on. I find that most of them are, but again it depends on your opinion of what is worth it.
• Lastly, Your personal preference. In other words, how you feel your White Mage should be, while still doing the job required of a White Mage. I am a White Mage who takes pride in doing my job to the fullest of my abilities. I personally lean towards as much +MND, +MP Recovered While Healing gear (also known as hMP gear) AND +MP gear as I can get. I prefer that over -Enmity and Melee gear. Since I am not a WHM who likes to be out there attempting to melee or take hate in my party, I shy away from that kind of gear unless it brings me a good MND or MP bonus compared to something else at its level. I personally do not believe it is a WHM's place to be putting their party members in danger by not having the ease to do their job to their fullest potential that standing apart from group gives them. The whole point of having a WHM in your party is have someone MORE THAN just a healer in the party. If they wanted a Sub-Par Healer they could invite a SMN willing to be Main Heal, for some reason there are many SMN out there more than willing to do it. Also RDM can be very good healers if they have to be. But none of the other jobs that can heal are as good as a White Mage due to the WHM only spells. A WHM should never think they are irreplaceable though, because if you aren't doing your job well, you CAN BE REPLACED!! That is just my opinion and experience after playing for a few years now as a WHM. While some newer people seem to think that is outdated and close-minded, I still follow that since it has led me this far with a good reputation and many friends on my server. Now, the reason I am including Melee Gear on here is to show you what is out there for a WHM who likes to Solo and do Damage in non-experience point party settings, such as Ballista, Skill-Up Partys, Duo-ing, Farming, etc. I really do not advocate meleeing in an Experience Point party, but if you chose to do it, that is your own choice and here is still gear that you can use for it.

• Side Note: As I did in Weapons, I am using BOLD for all the gear that I used as a WHM for one reason or another.

Shield

Support Level Desired Stat Shield Level 1 Defense Lauan Shield +1 Level 14 Resistances Fish Scale Shield Level 20 Defense Mahogany Shield Level 29 Resistances Faerie Shield Level 30 MP, MND Tortoise Shield Level 39 Resistances Nymph Shield Nymph Shield +1 Level 43 Evasion, MP, HP Royal Squire's Shield +1 Royal Squire's Shield +2 Level 50 MP, HP, MND Holy Shield Divine Shield Level 55 Enchantment Spartan Hoplon Level 58 MP, Resistances Astral Shield Level 68 MP, AGI, INT, Resistances Astral Aspis Level 69 MP, MND, Resistances, Enchantment Dominus Shield Level 69 MP, MND, Resistances Numinous Shield Numinous Shield +1

Solo/Melee Level Desired Stat Shield Level 1 Defense Lauan Shield +1 Level 8 Defense Maple Shield +1 Level 13 Defense Elm Shield Elm Shield +1 Level 20 Defense Mahogany Shield Level 28 Resistances Frost Shield Level 36 Defense Oak Shield Level 40 Attack Strike Shield Level 40 Evasion Royal Squire's Shield Level 40 Shield Skill Light Buckler Level 43 Evasion, MP, HP Royal Squire's Shield +1 Royal Squire's Shield +2 Level 45 Attack Viking Shield Level 48 Defense Leather Shield Level 50 MP, HP, MND Holy Shield Divine Shield Level 52 Shield Skill Master Shield Level 55 Defense Hoplon Level 55 Enchantment Spartan Hoplon Level 60 HP Patriarch Protector's Shield Level 61 Defense Round Shield Level 71 Defense Storm Shield Level 71 Accuracy, Evasion Tariqah Level 71 HP, VIT, Enchantment Absorbing Shield Level 75 Evasion, Resistances, Physical Damage Taken Genbu's Shield

Head

Support Level Desired Stat Head 1 Defense Circlet Circlet +1 1 MP Copper Hairpin Copper Hairpin +1 1 MP/HP Coven Hat 1 -Enmity Pumpkin Head 5 MP, Bone Hairpin Bone Hairpin +1 5 MP, , Enchantment: MND, INT Eldritch Bone Hairpin 6 Defense, MND Traveler's Hat 9 Defense, Evasion Compound Eye Circlet 10 MP Brass Hairpin Brass Hairpin +1 11 Defense Headgear Headgear +1 12 Defense Poet's Circlet Sage's Circlet 14 MP, Shell Hairpin Shell Hairpin +1 15 Defense, MP Anu's Tiara 18 Defense, MP Bonze's Circlet 19 Defense, MND, CHR Garrison Sallet 20 Defense Trader's Chapeau 20 MP Silver Hairpin Silver Hairpin +1 20 Defense, MP, HP, CHR Trump Crown 25 Defense, MP, MND Ea's Tiara 30 MP Horn Hairpin Horn Hairpin +1 30 MP, Enchantment: MND, INT Eldritch Horn Hairpin 30 MP, HP Kosshin 35 Defense, MP, MND, CHR Enlil's Tiara 40 MP Electrum Hairpin 41 MP, MND, CHR, Regen Rain Hat 50 Defense, -Enmity, Evasion Crow Beret Raven Beret 50 MP Gold Hairpin Gold Hairpin +1 50 MP Rival Ribbon 50 Defense, MP, hMP, Magic Defense Bonus Storm Turban 52 MP Mana Circlet 52 MP, HP, MND, CHR, INT, AGI, STR, DEX, VIT, Accuracy, Attack, Evasion Super Ribbon 53 Defense, MP Tactician Magician's Hat +1 Tactician Magician's Hat +2 53 MP, HP Silken Hat 53 MP, HP, MND Magi Hat 54 Defense, MP, MND, -Enmity, Healer's Cap WHM AF 60 MP, Coral Hairpin Merman's Hairpin 60 MP, , Enchantment: Reraise II Reraise Hairpin 62 Defense, MND, Regen, , Mushroom Helm 65 MND, MP w/ Pamamas Opo-opo Crown 66 Defense, MP, MND, CHR Noble's Crown Aristocrat's Crown 68 MP, HP, hMP Curate's Hat 70 MP Faerie Hairpin 70 Defense, hMP, -Enmity, Accuracy, Evasion Hydra Beret 70 MND, INT, CHR, STR, VIT, DEX, AGI Maat's Cap 70 hMP, Besieged: Cure Potency Volunteer's Khud 72 MP, -Enmity, VIT, Resist Silence Cleric's Cap WHM AF2 72 Defense, MND, -Enmity, INT, CHR Errant Hat Mahatma Hat 72 MND, hMP, -Enmity, Magic Attack Bonus Yigit Turban 73 Defense, MP, MND, INT, Resist Silence Zenith Crown Zenith Crown +1 74 MP, MND, hMP, -Enmity Healer's Cap +1 WHM AF +1 75 MP, -Enmity, VIT, Resist Silence Cleric's Cap +1 WHM AF2 +1 75 MP, HP, Haste Walahra Turban 75 -Enmity, Magic Accuracy, Haste, Spell Interruption Nashira Turban 75 MP, MND, Divine Magic, -Enmity, CHR Marduk's Tiara 75 HP, MP, MND, hMP, CHR, -Enmity, Magic Defense Goliard Chapeau

Solo/Melee Level Desired Stat Head 1 Defense, +Enmity Cache-nez 1 Defense Circlet Circlet +1 6 Defense, MND Traveler's Hat 9 Defense, Evasion Compound Eye Circlet 11 Defense Headgear Headgear +1 12 Defense Poet's Circlet Sage's Circlet 14 INT, Evasion Erudite's Headband 15 Defense, MP Anu's Tiara 18 Defense, MP Bonze's Circlet 20 Defense Trader's Chapeau 20 Defense, MP, HP, CHR Trump Crown 24 DEX, AGI, Evasion Emperor Hairpin Empress Hairpin 25 Defense, MP, MND Ea's Tiara 26 Evasion Dodge Headband 30 Defense, STR, DEX Mercenary Captain's Headgear 34 Defense, STR, DEX, MP Windurstian Headgear 35 Defense, MP, MND, CHR Enlil's Tiara 36 Evasion, CHR Alluring Headband 36 Evasion, Enchantment: Blink Blink Band 39 AGI, Evasion, Resist Poison Dobson Bandanna 39 Defense, STR, INT Sinister Mask 41 STR, DEX Voyager Sallet 44 Defense, DEX, , Corsair's Hat Corsair's Hat +1 46 DEX, Evasion Juggler's Headband 50 Defense, Accuracy, Magic Accuracy Storm Zucchetto 52 MP, HP, MND, CHR, INT, AGI, STR, DEX, VIT, Accuracy, Attack, Evasion Super Ribbon 54 Defense, MP, MND, -Enmity, Healer's Cap WHM AF 54 Evasion Silk Headband Silk Headband +1 65 Defense, Accuracy, Evasion Green Beret Green Beret +1 65 Defense, HP, Accuracy, Evasion Tabin Beret Tabin Beret +1 66 Defense, MP, MND, CHR Noble's Crown Aristocrat's Crown 67 Evasion Rainbow Headband Prism Headband 70 AGI, , Resist Sleep, Resist Paralyze Cactuar Ribbon 70 Defense, hMP, -Enmity, Accuracy, Evasion Hydra Beret 70 MND, INT, CHR, STR, VIT, DEX, AGI Maat's Cap 70 Accuracy, Evasion Optical Hat 71 Accuracy, Attack, Evasion Pineal Hat 72 MP, -Enmity, VIT, Resist Silence Cleric's Cap WHM AF2 74 Defense, Divine Magic, Enfeebling Magic Elite Beret Elite Beret +1 75 MP, MND, Divine Magic, -Enmity, CHR Marduk's Tiara

Neck

Support Level Desired Stat Neck 7 Defense MND Justice Badge 26 Defense, MP, MND Holy Phial 30 Spell Interruption Rate Willpower Torque 38 MP, Evasion Spirit Torque 40 Defense, MP, MND, INT Mohbwa Scarf Mohbwa Scarf +1 48 Defense, HP, MND Promise Badge 50 Defense, -Enmity Benign Necklace 54 Defense, hMP, hHP Pachamac's Collar 58 MND, AGI Ajari Necklace 58 MND CHR INT Torque/Torque +1 60 MND, INT Enlightened Chain 60 HP, MP, hMP, hHP Grandiose Chain 65 Healing Magic Healing Torque 70 MP Fenrir's Torque 70 MP, MND Morgana's Choker 75 hMP Phi Necklace 75 Defense, MP, hMP Beak Necklace Beak Necklace +1

Solo/Melee Level Desired Stat Neck 7 Defense MND Justice Badge 14 Defense, Enemy Crit Rate Down Van Pendant 21 DEX, STR Fang Necklace Spike Necklace 24 Defense, Attack Tiger Stole 26 Defense, MP, MND Holy Phial 30 Accuracy, Ranged Accuracy Peacock Amulet Peacock Charm 40 Defense, AGI, Evasion Agile Gorget 48 Defense, HP, MND Promise Badge 50 Defense, DEX, Attack Storm Gorget 59 Accuracy, Ranged Accuracy Spectacles 60 STR, Accuracy, Store TP Chivalrous Chain 73 Club Skill Prudence Torque 75 Defense, Accuracy Wivre Gorget Wivre Gorget +1 75 Defense, Attack, Adds Regen Orochi Nodowa Orochi Nodowa +1

Body

Support Level Desired Stat Body 1 Defense Robe Robe +1 8 Enchantment:MP Mana Tunic 11 Defense Doublet Doublet +1 12 Defense Linen Robe Linen Robe +1 15 Defense, hHP Nomad's Tunica 15 Defense, MND Anu's Doublet 19 Defense, MND, Priest's Robe 20 Defense, MND Baron's Saio 25 Defense, MND, CHR Ea's Doublet 29 MP, hMP Seer's Tunic Seer's Tunic +1 33 MP Elder's Surcoat (Galka Only) 33 MND, HP, STR, VIT Wonder Kaftan (Tarutaru Only) 35 MND, MP, Bishop's Robe Bishop's Robe +1 35 Defense, MND, -Enmity, CHR Enlil's Gambison 40 MP Royal Squire's Robe 43 MP Royal Squire's Robe +1 Royal Squire's Robe +2 50 Evasion, -Enmity Crow Jupon Raven Jupon 50 MND, CHR, , Tactician Magician's Coat 50 MND White Cloak White Cloak +1 53 MP, HP Silken Coat Magi Coat 58 MP, -Enmity, Healer's Briault WHM AF 59 MP, Refresh Vermillion Cloak Royal Cloak 68 MP, Cure Potency, Refresh Noble's Tunic Aristocrat's Coat 70 MP, MND, -Enmity Blessed Briault Blessed Briault +1 70 MP, -Enmity, Accuracy, Evasion, Enchantment:Refresh Hydra Doublet 73 MND, -Enmity, CHR, hMP Errant Houppelande Mahatma Houppelande 73 MP, Refresh, Magic Defense Bonus Dalmatica Dalmatica +1 74 MP, -Enmity, Refresh, Enhances Potency of Regen Cleric's Briault WHM AF2 75 MP, -Enmity, hMP Healer's Briault +1 WHM AF +1 75 MP, -Enmity, Refresh, Enhances Potency of Regen Cleric's Briault +1 WHM AF2 +1 75 Healing Magic, Magic Accuracy, Haste Nashira Manteel. 75 Defense, MP, MND, HP, Fast Cast, Refresh, CHR Marduk's Jubbah 75 Defense, HP, MP, Conserve MP, Haste, -Enmity, Magic Defense Goliard Saio

Solo/Melee Level Desired Stat Body 1 Defense Robe Robe +1 8 Defense Tunic Tunic +1 10 Defense, AGI Royal Footman's Tunic 11 Defense Doublet Doublet +1 12 Defense Linen Robe Linen Robe +1 15 Defense, hHP Nomad's Tunica 15 Defense, MND Anu's Doublet 19 Defense, MND, Priest's Robe 20 Defense, MND Baron's Saio 25 Defense, MND, CHR Ea's Doublet 27 Defense, HP, Resistances Faerie Tunic 29 MP, hMP Seer's Tunic Seer's Tunic +1 30 Defense, DEX, AGI Mercenary Captain's Doublet 33 HP, VIT, CHR Custom Tunic Custom Vest (Hume Only) 33 HP, DEX Magna Bodice Magna Jerkin (Elvaan Only) 33 HP, STR, CHR Savage Separates (Mithra Only) 33 MND, HP, STR, VIT Wonder Kaftan (Tarutaru Only) 34 DEX, AGI Windurstian Doublet 35 Defense, MND, -Enmity, CHR Enlil's Gambison 40 Defense Holy Breastplate Divine Breastplate 42 VIT Earth Doublet 52 VIT Gaia Doublet Gaia Doublet +1 58 MP, -Enmity, Healer's Briault WHM AF 59 MP, Refresh Vermillion Cloak Royal Cloak 65 Defense, STR, DEX, Accuracy Tabin Jupon Tabin Jupon+1 68 MP, Cure Potency, Refresh Noble's Tunic Aristocrat's Coat 70 MP, MND, -Enmity Blessed Briault Blessed Briault +1 70 MP, -Enmity], Accuracy, Evasion, Enchantment:Refresh Hydra Doublet 73 MP, Refresh, Magic Defense Bonus Dalmatica Dalmatica +1 74 MP, -Enmity, Refresh, Enhances Potency of Regen Cleric's Briault WHM AF2 75 MP, -Enmity, Refresh, Enhances Potency of Regen Cleric's Briault +1 WHM AF2 +1 75 Defense, Accuracy, Evasion Reverend Mail 75 Defense, MP, MND, HP, Fast Cast, Refresh, CHR Marduk's Jubbah

Hands

Support Level Desired Stat Hands 1 Defense Cuffs Cuffs +1 1 Defense, hHP Vagabond's Gloves 8 Defense Mitts Mitts +1 11 Defense Gloves Gloves +1 11 Defense, MP, MND Zealot's Mitts 15 Defense, MND Anu's Gages 20 Defense, MND, INT Baron's Cuffs 20 MP, Evasion White Mitts +1 23 Defense Cotton Gloves Great Gloves 25 Defense, MND, CHR Ea's Dastanas 25 Defense, MND, -Enmity, INT Mycophile Cuffs 27 MP, MND, VIT Savage Gauntlets (Mithra Only) 27 MP, INT, DEX Magna Gauntlets Magna Gloves (Elvaan Only) 27 MP, INT Elder's Bracers (Galka Only) 27 Defense, MP, MND Devotee's Mitts Devotee's Mitts +1 29 MND, INT Seer's Mitts Seer's Mitts +1 35 Defense, MND, -Enmity, CHR Enlil's Kolluks 36 Defense, MP New Moon Armlets 45 Defense, -Enmity Concealing Cuffs 50 Defense, -Enmity, Evasion Crow Bracers Raven Bracers 50 Defense, MP, MND Ivory Mitts 50 Defense, MP Storm Gages 53 Defense, MND, Silk Cuffs +1 53 Defense, MP, HP Silken Cuffs 53 Defense, MP, HP, MND, Magi Cuffs 56 Defense, MP, HP Magical Mitts 60 MP, Healing Magic, -Enmity, STR Healer's Mitts WHM AF 62 MP, MND, INT Dune Bracers (Galka Only) 62 MP, MND, INT, CHR Marine F Gloves Marine M Gloves (Hume Only) 62 MP, DEX, INT Wood Gloves Wood Gauntlets (Elvaan Only) 67 MP, DEX, CHR Noble's Mitts Aristocrat's Mitts 70 Defense, MP, MND, Haste, -Enmity Blessed Mitts Blessed Mitts +1 70 Defense, hMP, -Enmity, Accuracy, Evasion Hydra Gloves 72 Defense, MP, INT Errant Cuffs Mahatma Cuffs 72 MND, INT, Evasion, Magic Attack Yigit Gages 73 hMP Genie Gages 73 Defense, MP, Magic Attack Zenith Mitts Zenith Mitts +1 74 MP, MND, Healing Magic, -Enmity, STR Healer's Mitts +1 WHM AF +1 75 MP, -Enmity,