Upgrades in 5 tiers from +1 to +5. Stats change very much between tiers, some pieces gaining totally new stats and losing key stats from the base piece.

Askar Set +5 - Set Bonus Occasionally annulls severe damage taken (assuming it works like the Arch-DL items where the annul takes effect on stuff that would proc Schezero and Earthen Armor)

Askar Zucchetto +5 - DEF36 ACC+10 ATK+10 EVA+10 Haste+7 StoreTP+7 SubtleBlow+7
Askar Korazin +5 - DEF70 STR+16 ATK+5% (Limit+50) CritHitDamageUP (+15%) DoubleAttackDmgUp (+15%)
Askar Manopolas +5 - DEF31 STR+14 ATK+14 VIT+9 INT+9 Crit+3% DoubleAttack+3%
Askar Dirs +5 - DEF51 DEX+10 VIT+10 ATK+24 StoreTP+7 Haste+6
Askar Gambieras +5 - DEF28 ACC+12 PDT-5% SubtleBlow +10 "Sometimes physical damage will lower enemy TP by 10%"

Pretty game changing, at least from a Warrior perspective.

Zuchetto and Dirs STP opens up the ability to 5-hit on Ukon without Tactical Mantle, Almah Torque, and White Tathlum. You sacrifice two Haste comparative to AF3+2 Legs and Zelus.

The body is ridiculous. Attack +5% with Crit Damage and Double Attack Damage easily replaces Grim Cuirass for attack oriented WS sets. Adaberk is still better when you need DEX and Accuracy, but this is so much better than Grim that you would need to be absolutely struggling to hit for it to be worth the Crit/2A augments. It's a great TP piece too as long as you don't need Adaberk STP to maintain a hit build (Ukon only probably)

Hands are a good upgrade over AF3+2 as long as restraint isn't up.

I wouldn't upgrade feet, you lose -DT to get -PDT only.


Denali Set +5 - Set Bonus Sometimes deals severe damage (same wording as the effect on Qulin Coruscanti dagger, which is Quadruple damage)

Denali Bonnet +5 - DEF34 STR+6 AGI+14 Ratk+6 Macc+6 Mab+6 Crit+4%
Denali Jacket +5 - DEF63 ACC+12 Haste+4 Doubleattack +3% Trippleattack+3% Quadrupleattack+3%
Denali Wristbands +5 - DEF28 DEX+8 VIT+8 AGI+8 ACC+10 EVA+10 EnhancesFastcast (4%) Haste+4
Denali Kecks +5 - DEF47 STR+9 AGI +9 ATK+14 EVA+14 Haste+6 Setbonus
Denali Gamashes +5 - DEF26 DEX+10 AGI+10 MND+10 ATK+16 Ratk+10 DoubleAttack+3%

Head is a great TA piece (regret tossing mine now…) and Quick Draw Piece.

Jacket could be a very good TP piece depending on the set and if you can cap haste otherwise.

Wristbands lose their -DT at +5 for questionable gains. Would not augment this all the way to +5.

Kecks are the best TA legs, especially for Mercy Stroke, and could questionably be better than Whirlwind Dirs for Mercy. Also would be a good piece for the new dagger WS (AGI based)

Gamashes are probably the new best feet for Evisceration and the new dagger WS.


Goliard Set+5 - Set Bonus will make you sometimes generate no enmity

Goliard Chapeau +5 - DEF19 INT+12 Mab+5 Mcrit+5% ConserveMP+5 EnahcnesFastcast (10%)
Goliard Coat +5 - DEF53 INT+9 MND+9 CHR+9 Macc+15 Mab+8 Mdb+8 Enmity-10
Goliard Cuffs +5 - DEF24 MP+3% Mab+13 HMP+4 Avatar: MAB+8
Goliard Trews +5 - DEF42 HP+4% MP+4% MND+14 CurePotency+7% Refresh (1tick)
Goliard Clogs +5 - DEF21 HP+3% MP+3% MND+8 CHR+8 Macc+7 Mab+7 Enmity-10

The pants give an idle refresh without that stupid subligar quest. Cure Potency is nice but that can be capped already, probably not worth the cast effects from WHM AF3+2

I have no idea how the rest stacks up for nuking

Apparently, adjustments were made in the process of playtesting, so the final gear sets are somewhat different. Minor in some cases, significant in others, and there are different set bonuses now.

Do we even have confirmation that these require the old Nyzul base items? They seem… largely unrelated in their base forms. Legs/Hands/Body/Head of the Phorcys set are still pretty much an auto-include for me, of course.

Phorcys Salade
lvl 99
DEF:36 Accuracy+10
Attack+10 "Store TP"+5
Haste+7% "Subtle Blow"+5
Set: Increases STR, VIT, INT, MND
WAR, PLD, DRK, BST, SAM, DRG

Phorcys Korazin
Lvl 99
DEF:70 STR+16 Attack+5%
"Magic Attack Bonus"+7
Increases weapon skill damage
Set: Increases STR, VIT, INT, MND
WAR, PLD, DRK, BST, SAM, DRG

Phorcys Mitts
lvl 99
DEF:31 STR+9 VIT+9 INT+9 MND+9
Attack+15 "Double Attack"+2%
Set: Increases STR, VIT, INT, MND
WAR, PLD, DRK, BST, SAM, DRG

Phorcys Dirs
lvl 99
DEF:51 DEX+10 VIT+10
Attack+24 "Store TP"+6 Haste+6%
Set: Increases STR, VIT, INT, MND
WAR, PLD, DRK, BST, SAM, DRG

Phorcys Schuhs
lvl 99
DEF:28 Accuracy+12
"Double Attack"+3%
Physical damage taken -5%
Enemy TP accumulation -10%
when physical damage taken
Set: Increases STR, VIT, INT, MND
WAR, PLD, DRK, BST, SAM, DRG

Thaumas set is kinda weird, I think it's trying to be too many things at once. Body piece is disturbing though.

Thaumas Hat
lvl 99
DEF:34 STR+6 AGI+14
Ranged Attack+6
Magic Accuracy+6
"Magic Attack Bonus"+6
Critical hit rate +4%
Set: Increases STR, DEX, AGI, MND
MNK, THF, RNG, NIN, BLU, COR, PUP, DNC

Thaumas Coat
lvl 99
DEF:63 Accuracy+12
"Double Attack"+3%
"Triple Attack"+3%
"Quadruple Attack"+3% Haste+4%
Set: Increases STR, DEX, AGI, MND
MNK, THF, RNG, NIN, BLU, COR, PUP, DNC

Thaumas Gloves
lvl 99
DEF:28 DEX+8 VIT+8 AGI+8
Accuracy+9
Enhances "Fast Cast" effect
Haste+3%
Increases STR, DEX, AGI, MND
MNK, THF, RNG, NIN, BLU, COR, PUP, DNC

Thaumas Kecks
lvl 99
DEF:47 HP+40 STR+9 AGI+9
Accuracy+14 Attack+14 Haste+6%
Set: Increases STR, DEX, AGI, MND
MNK, THF, RNG, NIN, BLU, COR, PUP, DNC

Thaumas Nails
lvl 99
DEF:26 DEX+9 AGI+9 MND+9
Attack+14
Ranged Attack+14
"Double Attack"+3%
Set: Increases STR, DEX, AGI, MND
MNK, THF, RNG, NIN, BLU, COR, PUP, DNC

And the Nares set, which I don't especially are about given my lack of mage jobs, but if I did have some, I suppose these pieces would be pretty good too…

Nares Cap
lvl 99
DEF:29 INT+12
"Magic Attack Bonus"+5
Magic critical hit rate +5%
"Conserve MP"+5
Enhances "Fast Cast" effect
Set: Increases STR, INT, MND, CHR
WHM, BLM, RDM, BRD, SMN, SCH

Nares Saio
lvl 99
DEF:53 INT+9 MND+9 CHR+9
Magic Accuracy+14
"Magic Attack Bonus"+8
Enmity-5
Set: Increases STR, INT, MND, CHR
WHM, BLM, RDM, BRD, SMN, SCH

Nares Cuffs
lvl 99
DEF:24 MP+3%
"Magic Attack Bonus"+13
MP recovered while healing +4
Avatar: "Magic Atk. Bonus"+8
Set: Increases STR, INT, MND, CHR
WHM, BLM, RDM, BRD, SMN, SCH

Nares Trews
lvl 99
DEF:42 HP+4% MP+4% MND+14
"Cure" potency +7%
Adds "Refresh" effect
Set: Increases STR, INT, MND, CHR
WHM, BLM, RDM, BRD, SMN, SCH

Nares Clogs
lvl 99
DEF:21 HP+3% MP+3% MND+8 CHR+8
Magic Accuracy+7
"Magic Attack Bonus"+7
Set: Increases STR, INT, MND, CHR
WHM, BLM, RDM, BRD, SMN, SCH

whaaaat all these sound bomb

There's been some gear creep while you were away, lol. These are gonna be tricky to get though, unless SE tweaks the progression between floors in new Nyzul somewhat.