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Affects physical damage dealt by {{GLA}} [[Gladiator]]'s arms, {{MRD}} [[Marauder]]'s arms, {{DRK}} [[Dark Knight]]'s arms, {{GNB}} [[Gunbreaker]]'s arms, {{PGL}} [[Pugilist]]'s arms, {{LNC}} [[Lancer]]'s arms, {{SAM}} [[Samurai]]'s arms, {{RPR}} [[Reaper]]'s arms, {{THM}} [[Thaumaturge]]'s arms, {{ACN}} [[Arcanist]]'s arms, {{RDM}} [[Red Mage]]'s arms, {{PCT}} [[Pictomancer]]'s arms, {{CNJ}} [[Conjurer]]'s arms, {{AST}} [[Astrologian]]'s arms, {{SGE}} [[Sage]]'s arms, and {{BLU}} [[Blue Mage]]'s arms.<noinclude> | |||
A brief summary of the relevant [[classes]] (or [[jobs]]) that can be affected by the stat is shown below. Note that for most jobs, their only source of physical damage is melee auto-attacking; for example Strength won't affect their damage from [[Spell]]-type actions. In short, the exceptions that are unaffected are {{NIN}} [[Ninja]], {{VPR}} [[Viper]], and any {{Physical Ranged DPS}} [[Job#Physical Ranged DPS |physical ranged DPS job]]; these jobs tend to use [[Dexterity]] instead. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Affected !! {{Tank}} Tank !! {{Melee DPS}} Melee !! {{Magical Ranged DPS}} Magic !! {{Physical Ranged DPS}} Ranged | |||
|- | |||
|Yes | |||
|All | |||
|{{PGL}} Pugilist,<br/>{{LNC}} Lancer,<br/>{{SAM}} Samurai,<br/>{{RPR}} Reaper | |||
|{{THM}} Thaumaturge*,<br/>{{ACN}} Arcanist,<br/>{{RDM}} Red Mage,<br/>{{PCT}} Pictomancer<br/>{{CNJ}} Conjurer,<br/>{{AST}} Astrologian,<br/>{{SGE}} Sage,<br/>{{BLU}} Blue Mage | |||
|None | |||
|- | |||
|No | |||
|None | |||
|{{NIN}} Ninja,<br/>{{VPR}} Viper | |||
|None | |||
|All | |||
|} | |||
*Thaumaturge auto-attacks scale so slowly that they will generally deal only 1 damage at levels above 50. | |||
Players may briefly increase their core [[Attributes]] by consuming certain [[Medicines]], such as {{item icon|Tincture of Strength}}. | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:24, 2 November 2024
Affects physical damage dealt by 
Gladiator's arms, 
Marauder's arms, 
Dark Knight's arms, 
Gunbreaker's arms, 
Pugilist's arms, 
Lancer's arms, 
Samurai's arms, 
Reaper's arms, 
Thaumaturge's arms, 
Arcanist's arms, 
Red Mage's arms, 
Pictomancer's arms, 
Conjurer's arms, 
Astrologian's arms, 
Sage's arms, and 
Blue Mage's arms.
A brief summary of the relevant classes (or jobs) that can be affected by the stat is shown below. Note that for most jobs, their only source of physical damage is melee auto-attacking; for example Strength won't affect their damage from Spell-type actions. In short, the exceptions that are unaffected are 
Ninja, 
Viper, and any 
physical ranged DPS job; these jobs tend to use Dexterity instead.
| Affected |  Tank |
 Melee |
 Magic |
Ranged
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | All | Pugilist, Lancer, Samurai, Reaper
|
Thaumaturge*, Arcanist, Red Mage, Pictomancer Conjurer, Astrologian, Sage, Blue Mage
|
None |
| No | None | Ninja, Viper
|
None | All |
- Thaumaturge auto-attacks scale so slowly that they will generally deal only 1 damage at levels above 50.
Players may briefly increase their core Attributes by consuming certain Medicines, such as 
Tincture of Strength.