Next installment, WS sets. I have purposely NOT posted a Coronach set- while I am an Annihilator owner, I don't feel my Coronach set is anywhere near BiS for that specific weaponskill, and would be greatly appreciative if a fellow Anni user who has truly put the time/thought into this Weaponskill posted their set.
Last Stand:
ItemSet 353509
Belenus's Cape Augments: AGI+30,racc/ratk+20,Weaponskill Damage +10%.
Herculean Gear Augments: aim for Weaponskill Damage, AGI, ranged attack in that order. Fern stones have the highest cap on WSD, Taupe for AGI, and Pellucid for racc/ratk, so prioritize where you must. Considering our insane level of ranged accuracy these days, using Fern Stones and letting the racc/ratk land where it does is often the best route.
**Moonshade Earring for all sets is assumed to have "TP Bonus +250"- secondary stat on the earring is so marginal, feel free to make it match your needs. NEVER DO A REGAIN MOONSHADE, IT MAKES FATHERS CRY AND MOTHERS DRINK.**
Trueflight
ItemSet 353510
Belenus's Cape Augments: AGI+30,macc/mdmg+20,Weaponskill Damage +10%.
Samnuha Coat is assumed capped stats.
Herculean Augments: Prioritize Weaponskill Damage and Magic Attack Bonus. No need for Ranged Accuracy as Trueflight is a magical weaponskill. Ranged attack is not going to give the returns you want, so no need to fret over getting big numbers on that either.
Malevolences- have fun with that. I've spent the better part of over 1 million Bayld farming mine, and still lack capped Malevolences. The good news is that even bare of augments, they are your Best in Slot option for BOTH Main and Sub. This is the time you bust out /NIN or /DNC.
Possible replacement for Weatherspoon Ring if you have a different reward include Regal Ring (AGI+10 being the primary reason), Acumen Ring (4 MAB), Shiva Ring+1 (3 MAB), or Arvina Ringlet +1(5AGI, 3MAB)
Another possible swap if you don't have Orion+3 head: Make a Herculean Helm with WSD and MAB, and then drop the Eschan Stone at the waist for Sveltesse Gouriz +1. You can give up the MAB from the waist slot in this case due to the extra MAB you gain the head slot with an augmented Herculean Helm, and the Sveltesse Gouriz +1 compensates for the loss of AGI. Yes, you lose some overall WSD in this setup.
Jishnu's Radiance:
ItemSet 353508
Belenus's Cape Augments: DEX+30, racc/ratk+20, Critical Hit Rate+10%.
Adhemar Bonnet(+1 of course if you have, don't judge I'm saving for it!) is Path A for the DEX and AGI.
**NOTE: If you have Adhemar Bonnet+1 AND Adhemar Gamashes+1, use the Gamashes with this set instead of Thereoid Greaves.**
Part of the key of Any good JR set is the balance between
Critical Hit Rate% and
Critical Hit Damage+. This is where pieces like the Meghanada Cuirie+2 come into play.
Darraigner's Brais are a great piece, but depending on your target and your overall ranged accuracy, Jokushu Haidate may parse better for you- its next to impossible to find 35 DEX on the leg slot ANYWHERE, and then combine it with 4% crit hit rate...like I said if you can spare the racc, give it a try.
Begrudging Ring-cap your tonberry hate. If you have a job using Chant du Cygne or other high-popularity crit-based weaponskills, you probably already have good tonberry hate and this ring.
Oneiros Knife- this is a MUST. Yes, you give up any ranged accuracy,ranged attack, and Store TP on your main hand, which does hurt these days, but the Nusku Shield helps compensate for that loss. But to gain 10% damage to every critical hit in one slot is just too powerful not to use.