The Forbidden Land, Eureka Gear Guide

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Demi: /* Starting gear */ Updated Scaevan Gear to Cryptlurker for the free trial section

The level 70 [[field operation]] series {{i|The Forbidden Land, Eureka}} has its own gear progression relying on [[Elemental Bonus]] that can greatly enhance player power within the zones. This guide provides an overview of entry-level to best-in-slot gear for Eureka. <ref>Traffica Falena's BA BIS guide, [https://discord.com/invite/abbaffxiv Aether Bozja & Baldesion Arsenal Discord]</ref>

==Starting gear==
*In general, use the highest [[item level]] (IL) gear you have, which will sync down to IL 300. Gear above IL 450 (i.e., most level 80+ gear) have maximal substats when synced down.
*Players on the [[Free Trial]] can use [[Augmented Cryptlurker Weapons]], [[Augmented Cryptlurker Armor]], and [[Augmented Cryptlurker Accessories]] (IL 530) purchased with {{tomestone|poetics}} [[Allagan Tomestones of Poetics]].
*If possible, purchase one of the following chest armor from the [[Market Board]], depending on your job. This chest armor is '''best-in-slot''' for Eureka and cannot be further upgraded.
**{{item icon|Kirin's Osode of Fending}} [https://universalis.app/market/24850 (price tracker)]
**{{item icon|Kirin's Osode of Maiming}} [https://universalis.app/market/24851 (price tracker)]
**{{item icon|Kirin's Osode of Striking}} [https://universalis.app/market/24852 (price tracker)]
**{{item icon|Kirin's Osode of Scouting}} [https://universalis.app/market/24853 (price tracker)]
**{{item icon|Kirin's Osode of Aiming}} [https://universalis.app/market/24854 (price tracker)]
**{{item icon|Vermilion Cloak of Casting}} [https://universalis.app/market/24855 (price tracker)]
**{{item icon|Vermilion Cloak of Healing}} [https://universalis.app/market/24856 (price tracker)]
*Depending on your data center/world, it may be cheaper to purchase the requisite materials for these items, which can be traded for the armor from the [[Nostalgic Fellow]] in [[Kugane]] (7.8, 14.2).
**Disciple of War armor (Kirin's Osode): 2 {{item icon|Cryptic Seal}} [https://universalis.app/market/24815 (price tracker)]
**Disciple of Magic armor (Vermilion Cloak): 3 {{item icon|Damascene Cloth}} [https://universalis.app/market/24816 (price tracker)]
*Remember that you can visit other data centers via [[Data Center Travel]] (from the login screen) and other worlds via the [[World Visit System]] (from the [[Ul'dah]], [[Gridania]], or [[Limsa Lominsa]] Aetherytes) to shop around for better prices.
*Disciple of Magic Vermilion Cloaks cover both the chest and head slots, so it is not possible to have any head glamour if equipped.

==Best-in-slot gear==
Best-in-slot weapons and armor are obtained in Eureka at the end of lengthy upgrade processes, culminating with completing {{i|The Baldesion Arsenal}} multiple times. Only the final-stage weapons and armor have Elemental Bonus and are best-in-slot. '''Intermediate stage Eureka gear is worse than starting, item level synced gear''' due to having fewer substats and no Elemental Bonus. Therefore, only replace a starting gear piece once you have acquired the best-in-slot piece.

===Weapons===
IL 405 '''[[Physeos Weapons]]''' are the 16th and final stages for [[Eurekan Weapons]] and are best-in-slot weapons for Eureka. See the preceding links for more information on acquisition.

Secondary stats for these weapons can be rolled on in the [[Mnemeworks Station]] in [[Eureka Pyros]]. For more information, see [[Eurekan Weapons#Secondary Stats|here]]. It is not necessary to attempt to optimize for a perfect (or even decent) roll, which can be very time-consuming, as the secondary stats provide only a marginal increase in damage compared to the Elemental Bonus from the weapon.

Jobs added after Stormblood: {{GNB}} [[gunbreaker]], {{DNC}} [[dancer]], {{SGE}} [[sage]], {{RPR}} [[reaper]], {{VPR}} [[viper]] and {{PCT}} [[pictomancer]] do not have Physeos Weapons (or any Eureka weapon), making them somewhat weaker than jobs that do.

===Armor===
IL 390 '''[[Elemental Armor +2]]''' are the third and final stages for [[Eurekan Armor#Elemental Armor|Elemental Armor]] and are generally the best-in-slot armor for Eureka, with some caveats. See the preceding links for more information on acquisition.
* The Elemental +2 chest armor is ''not'' best-in-slot in Eureka. [[Kirin's Osode Armor|Kirin's Osode Armor / Vermillion Cloaks]] are stronger than the Elemental Armor +2 chest armor in Eureka due to the extra [[Haste (Attribute)|Haste]] bonus and [[materia]] melds being active, while having an identical Elemental Bonus.
* The Elemental +2 head, hands, legs, and feet armor are best-in-slot for [[Disciples of War]] in Eureka. The hands, legs, and feet armor are best-in-slot for [[Disciples of Magic]] because their Vermillion Cloak chest armor occupies both the head and chest slots.

===Accessories===
There are no best-in-slot accessories specific to Eureka that can be practically obtained, although there are two [[The Forbidden Land, Eureka Gear Guide#Vanity items|rare accessories]]. The easiest option is to use IL 430+ ({{HQ}} [[high quality]] if applicable) accessories, as the item level sync will reach the substat cap of 55. In general, prioritize accessories with desirable substats, such as critical hit, determination, and direct hit rate.

* Note that Tank and Healer accessories do not have direct hit rate by default, so their ideal synced accessories should have critical hit and determination.

===Upgrade paths===
Depending on the job, accruing enough {{item icon|Eureka Fragment}}s requires 7 to 8 runs of the Baldesion Arsenal, assuming they are all full clears, to obtain a Physeos Weapon and all best-in-slot Elemental Armor +2 pieces. The gear with the lowest Elemental Bonuses: one of the feet, hands, and head armor are the most efficient to upgrade first, followed by the legs, then the remaining feet/hands/head, and finally the weapon. This is due to the former gear having a higher "elemental bonus per fragment cost" efficiency than the more expensive legs and weapon.<ref>https://i.imgur.com/1Z7d5ft.png (Recommended Elemental Gear upgrade order)<br>Source: Aether Bozja & Baldesion Arsenal Discord</ref>

===Materia===
Due to item level syncing, [[materia]] melds are only active for Kirin's Osode Armor / Vermilion Cloaks, which matches the IL sync of Eureka (300). This chest armor has five materia slots, which should be melded with Grade VI materia, prioritizing critical hit > direct hit rate or determination.
* Melding other pieces of gear is unnecessary, as the materia stats are ignored when level syncing down. However, the presence of materia would still increase the rate of [[Spiritbond]] gain, which can help progress achievements related to {{action icon|Materia Extraction}}.

Note that the substat cap on Kirin Osodes is +110, and the substat cap on Vermilion Cloaks is +179. If a stat is at these caps, it cannot be increased further by materia. Each Grade VI materia increases a substat by +16.
* Each Kirin Osode has one substat already at the cap of +110, and one substat at +77. The +77 stat can effectively take up to 2 materia, since 77 + (16 * 2) = 109.
* Each Vermilion Cloak has one substat already at the cap of +179, and one substat at +125. The +125 stat can effectively take up to 3 materia, since 125 + (16 * 3) = 173.

Recommended melds are as follows<ref>[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XBVVrCEfvpjlo9WtSZQr0fLMP5vlUu-HepIVoaQgdfw/edit Kirin's/Vermilion Melding Guide], from Aether Bozja & Baldesion Arsenal Discord</ref>:
{| {{STDT|item}}
|-
! Gear
! Materia
! Notes
|-
| {{item icon|Kirin's Osode of Fending}} || 5x {{item icon|Heavens' Eye Materia VI}} ([[Direct Hit Rate]]) || {{Tank}} Tank build
|-
| {{item icon|Kirin's Osode of Maiming}} ||
* 2x {{item icon|Heavens' Eye Materia VI}} ([[Direct Hit Rate]])
* 3x {{item icon|Savage Might Materia VI}} ([[Determination]])
| {{DRG}}{{RPR}} Maiming build
|-
| {{item icon|Kirin's Osode of Striking}} ||
* 2x {{item icon|Heavens' Eye Materia VI}} ([[Direct Hit Rate]])
* 3x {{item icon|Savage Might Materia VI}} ([[Determination]])
| {{MNK}}{{SAM}} Striking build
|-
| {{item icon|Kirin's Osode of Scouting}} ||
* 2x {{item icon|Savage Aim Materia VI}} ([[Critical Hit]])
* 3x {{item icon|Savage Might Materia VI}} ([[Determination]])
| {{NIN}}{{VPR}} Scouting build
|-
| {{item icon|Kirin's Osode of Aiming}} ||
* 2x {{item icon|Heavens' Eye Materia VI}} ([[Direct Hit Rate]])
* 3x {{item icon|Savage Might Materia VI}} ([[Determination]])
| {{Physical Ranged DPS}} Aiming build
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{item icon|Vermilion Cloak of Casting}} ||
* 3x {{item icon|Savage Aim Materia VI}} ([[Critical Hit]])
* 2x {{item icon|Savage Might Materia VI}} ([[Determination]])
| {{Magical Ranged DPS}} Casting build
|-
| 5x {{item icon|Quicktongue Materia VI}} ([[Spell Speed]]) || Spell Speed build for {{BLM}} [[Black Mage]] or {{SMN}} [[Summoner]] (2.11s GCD)
|-
| {{item icon|Vermilion Cloak of Healing}} || 5x {{item icon|Savage Aim Materia VI}} ([[Critical Hit]]) || {{Healer}} Healing build
|}

==Vanity items==
These items are very difficult or expensive to obtain because they rely on rare random drops. Instead of providing Elemental Bonus, they each provide 3 [[Haste (Attribute)|Haste]], decreasing the player's [[global cooldown]] (GCD) and auto-attack delay by 3% each. This has a marginal impact on damage compared to Elemental Bonus.

*The {{item icon|Optical Hat}}, which is obtained by using a {{item icon|Hakutaku Eye Cluster}} during {{i|The Wobbler in Darkness}}, is not best-in-slot under any circumstances because it is outclassed by the Elemental Bonus provided by Elemental Armor +2 or Vermilion Cloaks.
*The {{item icon|Cassie Earring}} and {{item icon|Blitzring}}, which are obtained as very rare drops from {{i|Cassie and the Copycats}} and {{i|Morte Arthro}}, respectively, could potentially replace an item level synced earring and ring due to their Haste bonus. However, this is at the cost of 9 vitality from a synced earring and 220 substats from both slots. These only provide very minor benefits to certain builds of certain jobs and are therefore not universally considered best-in-slot for Eureka.

==References==
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