Bushido: Gear and Atma

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This is a heavy DD build. It is meant for hitting hard frequently. Every aspect of these gears is to enhance the power of weapon skills and TP. I have never been fond of carrying gear to macro in so by those standards I am not the best Samurai. In fact, I don't even have the majority of this stuff. I don't aim for specific builds like 4-5 hit builds. I gear towards causing as much damage instantly as possible. Having high strength will boost the ability for a samurai to push their numbers high as they can go. As an Elvaan with the highest base strength and the lowest base dexterity I would rather focus on attack than accuracy, though this gear does provide DEX+38 and ACC+70 separately which together is ~89 accuracy not counting our base dexterity. We have Zanshin to cover some of what we miss.

Kikugosaku.jpg Masamune Pole Grip Twilight helm.png Twilight mail.png Unkai nodowa.png Thewbomblet.jpg Brutal Earring Unkai Mimikazari.png Unkai Kote +2 Rajas Ring Sortie Ring Atheling Mantle Anguinus Belt Unkai Haidate + Unkai Sune-Ate +2

As you can see these pieces are built towards high stats. A Samurai has and always will as it seems to be, highly beneficial of strength. A few pieces to enhance attack for when you miss and some to enhance some job abilities that allow for higher damaging skill chains. While the hands are more towards a /ranger approach they do provide solid stats for the big 4. Tachi: Gekko Tachi: Yukikaze Tachi: Kasha and Tachi: Fudo which the first three having a 75% STR mod and so far a seemingly 60% mod for Fudo.

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