Machinist DPS Gear and Best in Slot — Dawntrail 7.55

Due to the three weeks of possible pre-raid tome farming happening over the winter holidays, it is understandable some players might not obtain all the available tome stones. For those players, try to follow priority of pieces: Ring > Legs > Earrings. Alternatively, you could also try to obtain the normal mode weapon. This should give you a substantial boost in damage in the early weeks.

In case you do not have the relic, the UMAD or M12S weapon can also be used at a slight DPS decrease. Meld double crit for the savage weapon, and one more DHit for the UMAD weapon.

Using a combination of dungeon gear, savage gear, and the relic weapon from Dawntrail you can achieve the BiS for the Future Rewritten ultimate. The relic weapon is a 0.3% DPS increase over using the Ultimate Edenmorn Pistol and ~0.6% over the savage weapon, which are alternatives for the relic.

We’ve decided to not include full gear sets for The Omega Protocol anymore, as your gear choices make very little difference in how much damage you do due to how gear syncs and removes melds. The item level listed below will outline what item level is required to max out both substats on gear for the fight. All gear above the specified item level will work:

• Item level 755

With that being said, the biggest difference that can be made to your gear set will be equipping a Dawntrail Relic weapon. Due to the nature of how substats are allocated on these weapons, it enables you to utilize more substats than what’s intended on a normal weapon:

• 447 Critical Hit / 447 Determination / 108 Direct Hit

Keep in mind, the Relic weapon is NOT mandatory to clear these fights. It only provides a buffer for mistakes. It’s up to the player to make the decision if the grind is worth it.

We’ve decided to not include full gear sets for Dragonsong's Reprice anymore, as your gear choices make very little difference in how much damage you do due to how gear syncs and removes melds. The item level listed below will outline what item level is required to max out both substats on gear for the fight. All gear above the specified item level will work:

• Item level 725

With that being said, the biggest difference that can be made to your gear set will be equipping a Dawntrail Relic weapon. Due to the nature of how substats are allocated on these weapons, it enables you to utilize more substats than what’s intended on a normal weapon:

• 447 Critical Hit / 447 Determination / 108 Direct Hit

Keep in mind, the Relic weapon is NOT mandatory to clear these fights. It only provides a buffer for mistakes. It’s up to the player to make the decision if the grind is worth it.

We’ve decided to not include full gear sets for The Epic of Alexander anymore, as your gear choices make very little difference in how much damage you do due to how gear syncs and removes melds. The item level listed below will outline what item level is required to max out both substats on gear for the fight. All gear above the specified item level will work:

• Item level 595

With that being said, the biggest difference that can be made to your gear set will be equipping a Shadowbringers Relic weapon. Due to the nature of how substats are allocated on these weapons, it enables you to utilize more substats than what’s intended on a normal weapon. The Relic weapon provides a 1% damage increase for The Epic of Alexander. Stat allocation is as follows:

• 184 Critical Hit / 184 Determination / 99 Direct Hit

Keep in mind, the Relic weapon is NOT mandatory to clear these fights. It only provides a buffer for mistakes. It’s up to the player to make the decision if the grind is worth it.

We’ve decided to not include full gear sets for The Weapon's Refrain anymore, as your gear choices make very little difference in how much damage you do due to how gear syncs and removes melds. The item level listed below will outline what item level is required to max out both substats on gear for the fight. All gear above the specified item level will work:

• Item level 500

With that being said, the biggest difference that can be made to your gear set will be equipping a Shadowbringers Relic weapon. Due to the nature of how substats are allocated on these weapons, it enables you to utilize more substats than what’s intended on a normal weapon. The Relic weapon provides a 3.5% damage increase for The Weapon's Refrain. Stat allocation is as follows:

• 136 Critical Hit / 136 Determination / 133 Direct Hit / 63 Skill Speed

Keep in mind, the Relic weapon is NOT mandatory to clear these fights. It only provides a buffer for mistakes. It’s up to the player to make the decision if the grind is worth it.

We’ve decided to not include full gear sets for The unending Coil of Bahamut anymore, as your gear choices make very little difference in how much damage you do due to how gear syncs and removes melds. The item level listed below will outline what item level is required to max out both substats on gear for the fight. All gear above the specified item level will work:

• Item level 470

With that being said, the biggest difference that can be made to your gear set will be equipping a Shadowbringers Relic weapon. Due to the nature of how substats are allocated on these weapons, it enables you to utilize more substats than what’s intended on a normal weapon. The Relic weapon provides a 3.5% damage increase for The Unending Coil of Bahamut. Stat allocation is as follows:

• 127 Critical Hit / 127 Determination / 123 Direct Hit / 90 Skill Speed

Keep in mind, the Relic weapon is NOT mandatory to clear these fights. It only provides a buffer for mistakes. It’s up to the player to make the decision if the grind is worth it.

The below gear set is accurate as of Patch 7.55. The set utilizes Arcadion Raid Gear. Late in the next expansion, this set will be altered by dungeon and non-raid pieces. If you do not have access to the relic, you can also use the M12S weapon or the UMAD weapon itself. Meld double crit for the savage weapon, and one more DHit for the UMAD weapon.