Killer Instinct: The Beastmaster Compendium

Work so far! Gonna be able to get nyame gear and hopefully unlock empy +3 this week.

What's the thought on the ultimate ambu axe btw? I've been using Decimation over Ruinator due to more SC chaining chances with my pets, and +120% damage on every deci hit looks pretty sexy.

Dolichenus + Vickie is going to be your best combo for a while.
From ambu you also want to get tali'ah manteel +2 and meghanada chausses +2.

....Vickie? Oh the jug pet. Yeah I have her. I was thinking you were talking about a second axe. And I'll snag those other two.

I lied, Farsha works with counter.

Awesome stuff, thanks for testing!

It had me wondering if BST/THF with sneak attack and Farsha AM3 up, targeting a separate monster (so SA doesn’t wear off), with Vickie’s buffs would melt something that has just popped Hundred Fists!

Critical hit counters with a 50% chance to triple the damage, would be broken if it stacked.

The lazy part of me is trying REALLY hard not to make one...

I guess WAR would get some mileage out of it too atleast.

I went back 3 pages and couldn't find it. What does this Counter set look like? I don't mind farming the pieces if I don't have it. I could min-max BST for days.

The big ones are:

Bathy Choker +1 (10 Counter)
Sacro Breastplate (15 Counter)
Ambu Cape (10 Counter)
R30 Gleti Head (10 Counter)

Thanks Skarwind. I also have another question for the group.

What's the best way for Beastmasters to utilize items with Pet Level +1 on them (Glet's feet, Sortie Earring, etc)?

Do we use them at the activation of Call Beast/Bestial Loyalty? Or use them as macro pieces for certain ready moves? (Or maybe in a mode/situation where our pet is TP'ing?)

I imagine if this is the case, then our pet's level is often fluctuating up and down as we change pieces? Is this true?

Thank you!

It's crazy that checkparam works on pets and you won't go back more than 3 pages to find a counter set but you minmax bst all day.

Your answers are all here and in game.

This is scheduled to be corrected in the next version update, yes.


You are right, the ODD/OTD is exclusive to the Axe swings and not granted to pets.


It could vary based on playstyle, but I think most BSTs will benefit from using them as part of their physical Ready macros (Pet:DMG bonus in addition to Accuracy/Attack, not to mention the M.Eva boost).

If you find yourself in situations where your pet is TPing and you want to maximize its TP gain, you might opt for pieces with Pet:DA+ instead - so I'll leave that for you to decide on what you value more in the ear/feet slots. :)

Bruh is that a poroggo with a saxophone? Real freaking tears man

He only knows the lick from Baker Street, but he's been practicing really hard.

Currently on the mythic grind and still not hating it even though I got a bit to go.
Wanted to know for those who have Aymur if it felt like it was worth it?
Beastmaster is the job I have the most fun on but I could also use the funds/time to finish getting Epeo for my Runefencer.
I have no other REMA, just rocking Doli atm.

The only rema i didnt regret making when i was "poor" lol
It's probably the most (only) useful one of Beastmaster's rema

Absolutely. Probably my favorite (DD) Mythic. With each pet TP move you can feel the DPS increases and not to mention the 500 TP Bonus applied before and after the activation of a Ready Move. Pet Attack Bonus V was +50-60 Pet Attack last I checked, which was admittedly years ago. Also, Occ Attacks Twice/Thrice from AM3 applies to pets as well :)


Sir, I have been playing Beastmaster since launch. Also, I posted the first screenshot of /checkparam on the day it was released, 11 years ago, and confirmed that it worked on pets then, too. If something about my post upsets you, please direct your anger and frustration elsewhere. Maybe use that energy to do something constructive.

https://www.ffxiah.com/screenshots/73667



Thank you Falkirk. I have been out of the BST meta/game for a bit, but I like to go back to every job periodically (all 22) and make sure my sets/lua/etc are all up to date. It goes without saying that BST is my favorite job and the job I have the most fun on. Occasionally, I have to refer to the experts of specific jobs, people like you who play those jobs more regularly. (I can do it myself, of course, but with FFXI, it's very easy to mistakenly prioritize the wrong variables).

Anyway, I appreciate you always being there for the Beastmaster community. :)

You ask other people to answer questions and immediately skip to other topics. You're not contibuting to the community, you continually showing that you're too lazy to find your own answers. When you're confronted about it you try to pull big dog credentials like we all haven't been playing since launch and then you'll start a new thread about how your mule is full of nuts for obscure crafting reasons. Want to mention that your synapse are firing faster than other people while you're at it? Seriously, put in any effort other than open forum, someone find me the answer that's not on this page.

If you've been around and put in so much effort like you say you do. Don't come here to take a ***. Act like you say you are.

Just another player who pumped out relics and mythics with hard bought gil doing 75 content post 99, then botting every trial with easy farm making them attach their self worth to FFXI LOL!

Keep it civil gentlemen. Sometimes people ask questions just to stimulate conversation. No need to be getting all butthurt.

My favorite part of this is someone stepping in to quell rage over someone asking questions. If you are not interested in answering the questions, simply don't?

Second favorite part is a moderator reaching into their toolbox and coming out with "butthurt" in the name of diplomacy.

@Felgarr The counter set I use:
ItemSet 397927