By Remora.Abriel 2009-12-11 01:38:20
I don't have enough experience using blu on high level NMs (sea gods would be my highest level enemies), but from what I gather with, yeah, resist rate on magical spells is normally very low. that being said you'd probably get the most out of mahatma slops for legs, they cover all magical spells and from macc from stat testing should give ~4 macc at worst, same difference with errant/mahatma body. I haven't put together an EoM build yet (don't really plan to for inv. space issues >< ), but it's not to hard to get +50 in relevant stats from gear (matk is much harder because of the limited gear options that are decent; moldavite/novio/uggalepih/morri. hands). all of that considered, you're right that HQ staves should be your first concern, they are the single piece that will give you the biggest bonus.
I know this may be a bit off-topic, but I normally use this build for regurgitation/corrosive ooze/fire spit/malestrom/icebreak;
hq staff/bugard+1/x/rse satchet (hume and cheaped it up, lol)
af+1/enlightened chain/moldy/aptus with macc
errant/rse2/hale/diamond(or saphire for hammer)
prisim cape/rainbow obi (4 int +5 mnd/chr)/mahatma/denali
I know I could use some upgrades but some of it's also used for inv. issues, lol ><
set spells:
refueling
magic fruit
amplification+
regurgitation
reactor cool (a)
sound blast/magic hammer (a) (situational)
actinic burst (b)
frightful roar (b)
self-destruct (b)
bad breath (c)
sub-zero smash (c)
zephyr mantle (d)
fire spit/chaotic eye (d) (situational)
corrosive ooze*
malestrom*
ice break*
sheep song*
soporific*
temporal shift*
mp drainkiss*
(a) - mab trait
(b) - auto-refresh
(c) - fast cast
(d) - conserve mp
* - situational
+ - mainly used in shorter fights, preferred over memento mori for it's duration, considering the spells I use have a fairly short recast it becomes more efficient to use)
most traits/spells that may seem off are used because either spell may contain modifiers or can increase total efficiency with low cost. I don't usually set aspir type spells bacause the mp efficiency of regurg. is insane and with mp regenerating buffs (idling in a refresh body) you'll almost never need to rest in a 30 min. fight.
use burst affinity when it's up also, even if you aren't landing an MB, it will increase a spell's damage.