On Healing Hands - A Comprehensive WHM Guide (v3)

I added a Flash Nova/Seraph Strike set, which is basically the same set, aside from the Moonshade.
But Seraph Strike is better since it scales with TP.
1000 Tp Flash Nova hits harder, around 1600tp Seraph pass Flash Nova.

Also seems Flash Nova isnt in the DPS tool.

I've also updated magic sets sort of, I've added a Holy set and a Banish Potency set.

I don't know how to put gear sets in the forum. Here's an updated max dt / magic evasion set.

MaxDTMagicEvasion...

that was my engaged set, not flash nova set :)

I made a lot of changes to it however lol

Here's the a copy of my whm engaged set as of now.

WHMEngaedSet

Since I saw folks talking about it a page ago, Asclepius is for the Esuna lovers out there. I know they are a rare breed, but they do exist, because I am one.
For the record, Esuna came out in 2009, I got my first Ascplepius in 2019, and I (finally) made my Yagrush in 2020.

tldr; I have a lot of experience being an Esuna stan.
Esuna/Asclepius are not replacements for Yagrush, but they do have overlapping use cases and there are still some areas where they are superior.

Esuna/Asclepius shines when you need to get rid of a whole boatload of erasables at once, especially when you are dealing with persistent effects like auras that interfere with AoE erase. An extreme example would be a Whm dual wielding Asclepius could clear an entire cast of Impact in a single cast of Esuna, while under the effect of an AoE def down aura. That is something that would take a minimum of 4 casts of erase with Yagrush, up to a maximum of 7 casts, depending on the RNG of the aura versus Cleric's Torque. And that is plenty of time for other things to go wrong.
We all know how awful it can be to have to cut through a wall of debuffs to get at one or two truly horrible ones; think of TP moves that dump a bunch of minor debuffs on top of a horrible max HP down. Those are the situations where Misery/Esuna/Asclepius can be the best option.

Consider these scenarios:
Does your strat have you staying in AoE range of your party?
While the most common answer is "Not a chance, I'm gonna stand way back out of range of everything!" there are other considerations.
Any time you are packing yourself together with your party because you are expecting to favor curagas over cures, Esuna is there. I've personally had these scenarios come up in content with massive AoE range, where spacing people out only increases cure load. Or in a fast paced DD party where its safer to curaga over single target, in case another DD gets smacked in the face while you are in the middle of casting. Both these scenarios come up in Dyna-D for instance, though you need to know exactly when to gtfo to a safe distance.
Esuna is so strong in there that I had at least 2 linkshells try to poach me from my Dyna-D group before I even had finished my Yag. They told me to my face that I was clearing debuffs better than their Yag Whms, and were floored when they found out I didn't even have one, they just assumed I did.
Maybe you are doing an event where there are TP moves that dump absolutely critical debuffs in the midst of debuff spam, Esuna might be the way to go. I've done Ambuscades where, rather than myself standing at max range, a Brd/Whm was out there and had the sole job of dropping stona/paralyna on me while I handled everything else with AoE.

Make no mistake, these are niche circumstances, but they do give Misery/Esuna/Asclepius a place. There are things that work against it, obviously you don't want to rely on it in situations where you could be disabled yourself. The Magic Evasion meta actively works against this too, as you want to be hit by as many debuffs as possible to be sure that you don't leave residuals hanging around to be erased later.
Esuna is should ideally be used for erasables, not -na clearable debuffs. You want to be able to spot remove those with their appropriate spell so that you can abuse Divine Caress.

One easily overlooked downside to Esuna is that it has a 30 second recast timer. If you are packed in with your group you are probably getting marches anyway, which helps mitigate this, but you will notice it if you have to clear Slowga, for instance. I actually used a path B Asclepius for soloing Lilith HTBF (I think I pulled an N clear? Time was the limiting factor) and that was one case where Esuna recast was quite relevant and the difference between path B and path C was noticeable.

Anyway, I've been rambling. Asclepius is good if you know when to use Esuna.

/edit
Thanks for pointing out a potentially misleading bit, SimonSes

Thanks for the insight this is something I have always been curious about
Especially if you bring a non yagrush whm to e and g sortie
Ensuna can remove poison on the whole party?
And remove things like bind and paralyze on g?

He wrote the answer to that question, Edit but I guess that is wrong look posts below.

Esuna can do that, though id be wary on having to use esuna for para or whm getting para'd at all really

I guess Mims post can spread misinformation about that subject then. What he wanted to say was

"Esuna is should ideally be used for erasables, not -na clearable debuffs. You want to be able to spot remove those with their appropriate spell so that you can abuse Divine Caress.

Thank you, that is what I meant by that statement.

In general, paralyze is one of the status effects that contra-indicate using Esuna, unless you have someone who's specific job is casting paralyna on the white mage. Esuna is great for bind, on the other hand.
E and G sortie you would want to be using poisona with divine caress to block reapplications of poison
In general, if Esuna is clearing -na removable debuffs, it's a convenience thing on nuisance debuffs like blind when you are focused on removing something else.

I dont think that is max DT/eva.
Your shield provides you the elemental resistance to get the "Extra savings through" so there is no need to nerf MEva on for ele resistan
Null loop would be better i believe provide oyu and instant boost in Meva

I wnet over ytou numbers real quick and please corret my if i missed anything

ele rest +15+15
Ressist all 11+5+15 = 31

mnd 3+36+43+47+34+29 = 192
Meva 135+8+139+112+12+50+167+167 = 790
dt 15+3+6+10+8+10 =52
MDB 8+11+7+9+8 = 43


MY hQ idle set seems to imrpove on it on all metrics
https://www.bg-wiki.com/ffxi/Universal_Healthcare_-_A_Dane%27s_Guide_to_White_Mage_Gear#Idle_-_5+_weeks_of_yearly_vacation_is_nice

refresh 5, Regen 18
DT 54, MDB 45
Meva 794, Resist Rate 31, MND 262
Absorb magic 5%. Annul magic 13%

And it incoporates other defensive benefits

A pure DT/Meva could be pushed higher and you could drop the rare items. Ill see what i can figure out

However i do find the shield you are using highly interesting


P.S.
im trying to build a brute forcer for whm related stats (instead of the many DPS focussed ones we have) but im not that great at it.

So i spend a little time in excel



This is a gearset builder/comparions tool that lest you select gear from dropwdown boxes and see that defensive stats on the items and the set combined

You can set up 2 sets to compared where they are doing better/worse
There are still tons of tweaks and progress to be made

But if you want a copy let me know

Are there still auras that work like that? I feel like those have been coded away. I remember them being an issue in Gaol when they came out, but that vanished early on in Gaol.

Asclepius is my Arise stick

That's nice and all but your idle set assumes people went with niche or one off items like Diamond Aspis and Meva TVR ring so of course it's going to be better. Let's also include stage 5 Prime yo that "HQ idle" set.

The shield they are using is one of the better elemental resistance shields outside Diamond Aspis's huge Meva.

PS your top idle set should have Daybreak instead of full timing the Prime club. You can just macro or toggle in the Prime club if you get slept this then gives you back 1hp/mp a tick.

Edit: nvm is the stage 5 Prime and not the wake up stick.... I'm sorry for your loss.

Ya i don't think I can support an idle set that lacks darkness resistance especially for someone who destroyed their wake up stick.

That Diamond Aspis been in Dane's "HQ idle set" even before SE gave everyone bonanza weapons.

Cause winning rank1 bonanza is the true sign of a good whm.

It just screams of "HERES MY BETTER SET LOOK AT MY SUPERIOR SHINIES".

I’m showing my LS this for our next Odyssey wipe. (We got mass fluid spread by the slimes yesterday)

Fluid spread/toss is physical damage and needs to be respected especially on the 4th floor. The old barwater helps myth is a long-established tale from the first whitemages in Vanadiel.
https://www.bluegartr.com/threads/43170-Fluid-Spread-and-Barwater

On a related tangent barwater does help against Torrent but possibly not Rising Swell. Both TP moves are my PLD's archenemies on 2nd floor triple pull. I no longer ever see full equipment removal just shield removal very rarely.

I'm of this opinion, too. I hate not having all 8 elemental resistances in my idle sets. Light might not be necessary, but I personally like to have all of my bases covered.


I concur with this, the Numinous Shield +1 is still a nice option for getting all 8 elemental resistances/magic evasion. It frees up your waist slot for something like the Platinum Moogle Belt or the Null Belt.


I'm one of the very few that went with the Gurebu's Ring for my TVR ring and I love it. It pair very well with the Shadow Ring, but I can certainly understand why most people wouldn't bother. Giving up your TVR ring is too big a price.

I'm in the process of screwing around with FoV to try and get an earring augmented with both Light and Dark resistances. I've been told doing so goes from niche to bordering on literal insanity.

For anyone that's interested, there's a few different combos of gear that I use with the Warder's Charm +1 to get 8/8:

• Wuji Ring has 20 Light/Dark resistance and is easy to get.

• Arete del Luna +1 has Light covered and can be paired with a Shadow Satchet or a variety of earrings for Dark.

The PLD didn’t even take a dent but the rest of us were corpses. Well noted, thank you!