Fire Tapian +2 V OA2-4

Hi i currently have Fire tapian +1 and OA2-3 weapon gonna upgrade to the Fire +2 but is it still worth upgrading to oa2-4 times and use footwork or is footwork dead now?

Unlock Victory Smite.
Problem solved.

How does this in anyway solve my problem has nothing whatsoever to so with question i asked??

I belive footwork is pretty much dead now with RR?

should be
DD atmas i just used
RR/VV/G.horn

would stick with the str+2 or start empryean/woe

kk ty guys :)

To answer that part of the question:

In order to determine whether it would be worthwhile to upgrade the Ursine Claws +1 to +2, I have conducted a limited test using my own character and my brother’s, in which I used the +2s, while my brother used +1s. While using no other gear besides the weapon and both having 100% similar MNK merits (5 Kick attacks), we hit some campaign fortifications.

The results are as follows:

Ursine Claws +1 (no DMG OA2-3) – 261 attack rounds, 444 hits (includes misses, 95.95% acc)
Ursine Claws +2 (no DMG OA2-4) – 269 attack rounds, 463 hits (includes misses, 95.03% acc)

Normalised this translates into:

Ursine Claws +1 (no DMG OA2-3) – 100 attack rounds, 170 hits (= 70% double attack)
Ursine Claws +2 (no DMG OA2-4) – 100 attack rounds, 172 hits (= 72% double attack)

The difference is not significant given the relatively small sample size (got aggro from a campaign boss lol). The preliminary results hint at a 2% increase in double attack rate, though further testing would be advisable.

RR killed Footwork.
I think Footwork is still the best option outside of Abyssea if you don't have a relic/mythic weapon or victory smite.

Not considering the Set bonus because I still have no clear clue about what it does, but even with 5/5 Empyreal Armor I doubt it's gonna pull ahead of anything in Abyssea.


Don't think things will change unless they give us a new crit-based kick WS, or a... dunno, +80 damage feet equipment lol.
I think both things are highly unlikely.

ty for info guys much appreciated