Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail's release is already shaking up the endgame meta in the well-loved MMO. As players prepare for the savage raids, they are amassing the best gear currently available and gathering their statics. However, figuring out what gear is worth farming can be tricky in a game that isn't transparent with how different stats scale.

To that end, many Healing mains are looking up what their Best In Slot gear is before they take to Party Finder. While all healers can expect a combination of the Tomestone of Aesthetics gear, Light-heavy gear, and Extreme gear to make up the BiS, each job has slightly different priorities. Keep reading to learn what the BiS set is for White Mage, Scholar, Astrologian, and Sage.

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Best In Slot Gear For White Mage

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White Mages are generally the easiest to gear for, as their BiS is not determined by a specific Spell Speed threshold. As a result, players who frequently play other healers may want to build their gear set around the other job's requirements. However, if White Mage is the player's choice for an optimized healer gearset, the stats players will want to prioritize are Mind and Critical Hit Rate.

Weapon

Skyruin Cane

  • Quicktongue Materia XII
  • Quicktongue Materia XII

Head

Neo Kingdom Hat of Healing

  • Quicktongue Materia XII
  • Quicktongue Materia XII

Body

Light-heavy Coat of Healing

  • Savage Might Materia XII
  • Savage Might Materia XII

Hands

Light-heavy Halfgloves of Healing

  • Savage Might Materia XII
  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII

Legs

Light-heavy Brais of Healing

  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII
  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII

Feet

Light-heavy Shoes of Healing

  • Quicktongue Materia XII
  • Quicktongue Materia XII

Earrings

Resilient Earrings of Healing

  • Quicktongue Materia XII

Necklace

Resilient Choker of Healing

  • Quicktongue Materia XII

Bracelet

Resilient Bracelet of Healing

  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII

Right Ring

Light-heavy Ring of Healing

  • Savage Might Materia XII

Left Ring

Resilient Ring of Healing

  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII

Food

Creamy Alpaca Pasta

N/a

Vegetable Soup is also a good meal for White Mage players to use, with its main difference being Determination instead of Spell Speed. This is up to personal preference, depending on whether players want to increase their Spell Speed by one Tier or their Determination by one tier.

Pre-Raid BiS

Because the White Mage uses so much of the Light-heavy gearset from the Normal Arcadion Raids, players will need to grind the raid many times over several weeks before being able to purchase all of these pieces. Until they are finished farming the necessary gear, either the Extreme Trial gear or the Tomestone Gear is a solid substitute.

If players are Alarmclocking (running the Savage Raid on release) they will not have time to grind all of these gear pieces and should eliminate the body piece and ring, substituting it for Tomestone gear instead.

Best In Slot Gear For Astrologian

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Astrologian is a Job that has many low cooldown abilities to manage, and as a result, these players tend to want a bit more Spell Speed than their White Mage counterparts, but not much. Instead, the stats to prioritize will be Mind and Determination, with a heavy emphasis on Savage Aim Materia for melding.

Weapon

Skyruin Orrery

  • Savage Aim Materia XII
  • Savage Aim Materia XII

Head

Neo Kingdom Hat of Healing

  • Savage Aim Materia XII
  • Quicktongue Materia XII

Body

Neo Kingdom Coat of Healing

  • Savage Aim Materia XII
  • Savage Aim Materia XII

Hands

Neo Kingdom Armlets of Healing

  • Savage Aim Materia XII
  • Quicktongue Materia XII

Legs

Light-heavy Brais of Healing

  • Savage Aim Materia XII
  • Savage Aim Materia XII

Feet

Light-heavy Shoes of Healing

  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII
  • Quicktongue Materia XII

Earrings

Resilient Earrings of Healing

  • Savage Aim Materia XII

Necklace

Resilient Choker of Healing

  • Savage Aim Materia XII

Bracelet

Resilient Bracelet of Healing

  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII

Right Ring

Resilient Ring of Healing

  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII

Left Ring

Light-heavy Ring of Healing

  • Savage Aim Materia XII

Food

Fruit and Aloe Jelly

N/a

For optimal stat progression, players should purchase the Light-heavy gear in the following order: Legs → Feet → Ring. If players are planning to run the Savage raid on release, waiting to buy the ring until after the Crafted Gear is released is suggested.

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Best In Slot Gear For Scholar

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The Scholar's BiS gear closely mirrors that of the Astrologian, with only minor Materia changes. The introduction of Seraphism has changed how players should manage their GCDs significantly. The most important thing to keep in mind with Scholar's Spell Speed is that players should now aim for a 2.40 value.

Weapon

Skyruin Codex

  • Savage Aim Materia XII
  • Savage Aim Materia XII

Head

Neo Kingdom Hat of Healing

  • Savage Aim Materia XII
  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII

Body

Neo Kingdom Coat of Healing

  • Quicktongue Materia XII
  • Quicktongue Materia XII

Hands

Neo Kingdom Armlets of Healing

  • Savage Might Materia XII
  • Quicktongue Materia XII

Legs

Light-heavy Brais of Healing

  • Savage Aim Materia XII
  • Savage Aim Materia XII

Feet

Light-heavy Shoes of Healing

  • Savage Aim Materia XII
  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII

Earrings

Resilient Earrings of Healing

  • Savage Aim Materia XII

Necklace

Resilient Choker of Healing

  • Savage Aim Materia XII

Bracelet

Resilient Bracelet of Healing

  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII

Right Ring

Resilient Ring of Healing

  • Savage Aim Materia XII

Left Ring

Light-heavy Ring of Healing

  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII

Food

Fruit and Aloe Jelly

N/a

For optimal Stat progression, purchase the Light-heavy gear in the following order: Legs → Feet → Ring.

Best In Slot Gear For Sage

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Sage is a very damage focused healer, something that will come as no surprise to veteran players. This means that they will focus even more heavily than other healers on stats like Determination and Direct Hit. As a result of its different priorities, the BiS Sage gear features the body piece from the Artifact Gear set.

Weapon

Skyruin Wings

  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII
  • Quicktongue Materia XII

Head

Neo Kingdom Hat of Healing

  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII
  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII

Body

Asklepian Coat

  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII
  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII

Hands

Neo Kingdom Armlets of Healing

  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII
  • Savage Might Materia XII

Legs

Neo Kingdom Breeches of Healing

  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII
  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII

Feet

Light-heavy Shoes of Healing

  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII
  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII

Earrings

Resilient Earrings of Healing

  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII

Necklace

Resilient Choker of Healing

  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII

Bracelet

Light-heavy Armband of Healing

  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII

Right Ring

Light Heavy Ring of Healing

  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII

Left Ring

Resilient Ring of Healing

  • Heaven's Eye Materia XII

Food

Vegetable Soup

N/a

For Optimal Stat Progression, buy the Light-heavy Feet first, then the accessories.

Light-Heavy Accessories

Unless players are Alarmclocking, it may not be worth it to buy the Light-heavy Ring of Healing for Sage. Instead, use this time to farm raid gear for another class and purchase a crafted ring with Patch 7.05 instead.

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Released
August 27, 2013
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T for Teen: Alcohol Reference, Animated Blood, Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
Developer(s)
Square Enix
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Square Enix
Engine
Crystal Tools
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Online Multiplayer
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PC, PS4, PS5 & Xbox Series X|S
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