Scythes (FFXI)

Scythes, another category of two-handed weapons, primarily wielded by Dark Knights. Warriors, Beastmasters and Black Mages, can all also use these weapons with a varying degree of success.

They are high-damage, high delay weapons, that in the early levels are generally just used to put out steady damage numbers, as the skillchains they can create at low levels are not often used by parties.

Scythe weaponskills are largely single or double hit physical damage attacks, excepting Guillotine, a monstrous four-hitter.
This weaponskill is one of the more popular weapon skills amongst Dark Knights at higher levels, but is highly dependant upon accuracy.

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Job Ratings
Enhancing Equipment
Weapon Skills
Weapons By Level

Job Ratings

Job	Skill Ranking	Cap at Level 1	Cap at Level 37	Cap at Level 75
Dark Knight	A+	6	114	276
Warrior	B+	5	109	256
Beastmaster	B-	5	109	240
Black Mage	E	4	94	200

Enhancing Equipment

Name	Lvl	Slot	Effects	Jobs
Scythe Belt	30	Waist	Latent Effect: Scythe Skill +5	All Jobs
Abyssal Earring	72	Ear	INT +2, Scythe Skill +5, Dark Magic Skill +5	All Jobs
Justice Torque	73	Neck	STR +5, Scythe Skill +7, Great Katana Skill +7	All Jobs

Weapon Skills

Name	Skill Level	Info	Modifiers
Slice	5	Single-hit attack. Damage varies with TP.	STR: 30%
Dark Harvest	30	Deals dark elemental damage to enemy. Damage varies with TP.	STR: 20% INT: 20%
Shadow of Death	70	Deals dark elemental damage to enemy. Damage varies with TP.	STR: 30%
Nightmare Scythe	100	Blinds enemy. Duration of effect varies with TP.	STR: 30% MND: 30%
Spinning Scythe	125	Delivers an area of effect attack. Attack radius varies with TP.	STR: 30%
Vorpal Scythe	150	Single-hit attack. Chance of critical varies with TP.	STR: 35%
Guillotine	200	Four-hit attack. Silences enemy. Duration of effect varies with TP.	STR: 25% MND 25%
Cross Reaper	225	Two-hit attack. Damage varies with TP.	STR: 30% VIT :30%
Spiral Hell	240	Single-hit attack. Damage varies with TP.	STR: 50% VIT :50%
Insurgency	DRK only	Delivers a fourfold attack. Damage varies with TP. Liberator: Aftermath effect varies with TP	To be announced
Catastrophe	Bec de Faucon or Apocalypse only	Drains target's HP. Additional Effect: Haste.	INT: 40% AGI 40%

Weapons By Level

Name	Lvl	Dmg	Delay	DPS	Effects	Jobs
Bronze Zaghnal	1	14	480	1.75		WAR/DRK/BST
Bronze Zaghnal +1	1	15	470	1.91		WAR/DRK/BST
Brass Zaghnal	10	25	480	3.12		WAR/DRK/BST
Brass Zaghnal +1	10	26	470	3.32		WAR/DRK/BST
Keen Zaghnal	10	25	480	3.12	Enchantment: Accuracy +3 <50/50 0:30/(30:00, 0:30)>	WAR/DRK/BST
Legionnaire's Scythe	10	27	495	3.27	STR +2, VIT -1	WAR/DRK/BST
Plantreaper	14	30	480	3.75	Additional Effect vs Plantoids: Bind	WAR/DRK/BST
Bastokan Scythe	15	28	480	3.50	MP +4, STR +2, VIT -1	WAR/DRK/BST
Republic Scythe	15	29	480	3.74	MP +6, STR +2, VIT -1	WAR/DRK/BST
Lucent Scythe	18	38	528	4.32	Enchantment: Delay: 475 <50/50 0:30/(30:00, 0:30)>	DRK
Scythe	18	38	528	4.32		DRK
Scythe +1	18	39	513	4.56		DRK
Cruel Scythe	20	40	513	4.68	INT +2, MND -2, -2, +2, Additional Effect: Impairs Evasion	DRK
Platoon Zaghnal	20	34	470	4.34		WAR/DRK/BST
Zaghnal	20	35	480	4.38		WAR/DRK/BST
Zaghnal +1	20	36	470	4.60		WAR/DRK/BST
Webcutter	24	40	480	5.00	Enhances Resist Slow effect, Additional Effect vs Vermin: Stun	WAR/DRK/BST
Frostreaper	27	42	480	5.25	+6, Additional Effect: Ice Damage	WAR/DRK/BST
Mercenary Captain's Scythe	30	51	528	5.80		DRK
Federation Scythe	34	53	498	6.39	Outside of Nation Controlled Area: MP +12	DRK
Windurstian Scythe	34	52	513	6.08	Outside of Nation Controlled Area: MP +10	DRK
Harvester	37	53	480	6.62	Additional Effect vs Plantoids: Weight	WAR/DRK/BST
Mutilator	40	62	502	7.41	Accuracy +3	DRK
Mythril Scythe	40	64	528	7.27		DRK
Mythril Scythe +1	40	65	513	7.60		DRK
Mythril Zaghnal	42	58	480	7.25		WAR/DRK/BST
Mythril Zaghnal +1	42	59	466	7.60		WAR/DRK/BST
Raven Scythe	43	68	528	7.73	STR +2, INT +2	DRK
Antlion Sickle	46	68	490	8.33		WAR/BLM/DRK/BST
Jet Sickle	46	67	501	7.98	Enchantment: TP +10 <100/100 0:30/(10:00, 0:30)>	WAR/BLM/DRK/BST
Mandibular Scythe	46	67	501	7.98		WAR/BLM/DRK/BST
Falcastra	47	66	466	8.50	DEX +4, AGI -4	WAR/DRK/BST
Barbarian's Scythe	49	76	528	8.64	Accuracy -5, Attack +25	DRK
Bone Scythe	53	78	502	9.32		DRK
Bone Scythe +1	53	79	489	9.69		DRK
Demonslicer	55	74	480	9.25	+12, Additional Effect: Darkness damage	WAR/DRK/BST
Ivory Sickle	57	80	501	9.58	INT +1, Convert HP to MP +10	WAR/BLM/DRK/BST
Ivory Sickle +1	57	81	490	9.92	INT +2, Convert HP to MP +15	WAR/BLM/DRK/BST
Vassago's Scythe	58	84	528	9.55	HP -5%, Accuracy +5	DRK
A l'Outrance	62	76	480	9.50	Additional Effect vs Beasts: Darkness damage	WAR/DRK/BST
Darksteel Scythe	65	89	528	10.11		DRK
Darksteel Scythe +1	65	90	513	10.53		DRK
Ascention	67	79	480	9.88	, +8, Additional Effect vs Undead: Fire Damage	WAR/DRK/BST
Blackjack	69	90	501	10.78	MP +20, INT +4, Dark Magic Skill +5	WAR/BLM/DRK/BST
Faucheuse	69	87	480	10.88	Physical damage taken -5%, Set: Increases Evasion, HP recovered while healing, Reduces Enmity	WAR/DRK/BST
Vendetta	69	97	528	11.02	Enhances Beast Killer effect, Set: Increases STR, Attack, Ranged Attack, Magic Attack Bonus	DRK
Goshisho's Scythe	70	80	480	10.00	Additional Effect vs Undead: Accuracy +7	WAR/DRK/BST
Havoc Scythe	70	91	513	10.64	STR +2, VIT -2, INT +4, Additional Effect: MP Drain	DRK
King Maker	70	85	480	10.62	MP +20, CHR +5	WAR/DRK/BST
Moliones's Sickle	70	95	501	11.38	STR +3, Set: Increases Accuracy, Enhances Souleater effect	DRK
Naigama	70	85	501	10.18	Additional Effect: MP Drain	WAR/BLM/DRK/BST
Naigama +1	70	86	490	10.53	Additional Effect: MP Drain	WAR/BLM/DRK/BST
Volunteer's Scythe	70	97	528	11.02/11.25	Assault: DMG 99, Attack +6	DRK
Fourth Zaghnal	71	84	470	10.72	Accuracy +7, Enhances Resist Paralyze effect	WAR/DRK/BST
Scythe of Trials	71	82	480	10.25	Latent Effect: HP +20, +10, +10	WAR/DRK/BST
Senior Gold Musketeer's Scythe	71	83	480	10.38	Enhances Resist Paralyze effect, Citizens of Bastok: Accuracy +7	WAR/DRK/BST
Storm Zaghnal	71	87	480	10.88	Depending on Day: Increases Elemental Weapon Skill Damage	WAR/DRK/BST
Zareehkl Scythe	71	91	528	10.34	Latent Effect: Increases rate of Triple Attack	DRK
Garuda's Sickle	72	90	501	10.78	AGI +4, Latent Effect: Accuracy +13	WAR/BLM/DRK/BST
Martial Scythe	72	92	528	10.45	TP Bonus	DRK
Mighty Zaghnal	72	86	494	10.45	INT +2, Windsday: +15, DMG 94	WAR/DRK/BST
Y's Scythe	72	92	513	10.76	HP -5%, Accuracy +5	DRK
Blizzard Scythe	73	97	528	11.02	Accuracy +2, Magic Accuracy +2, Enchantment: Blizzard <50/50 0:30/(30:00, 0:30)>	DRK
Death Scythe	73	97	528	11.02	Additional Effect: HP Drain	DRK
Death Scythe +1	73	98	513	11.46	Additional Effect: HP Drain	DRK
Gravedigger	73	74	490	9.06/10.65	Latent Effect: DMG 87, Critical Hit Rate +6%	WAR/BLM/DRK/BST
Orichalcum Scythe	73	97	528	11.02	Accuracy +2, Magic Accuracy +2	DRK
Perdu Scythe	73	88	501	10.54/11.14	Latent Effect: DMG 93	WAR/BLM/DRK/BST
Triton's Scythe	73	98	513	11.46	Accuracy +3, Magic Accuracy +3	DRK
Suzaku's Scythe	74	88	480	11.00	+10, Accuracy +5, Enhances Bird Killer effect, Additional Effect: Fire Damage	WAR/DRK/BST
White Joker	74	89	501	10.66	INT +4, Magic Attack Bonus +8	WAR/BLM/DRK/BST
Tredecim Scythe	74	95	528	10.80		DRK
Enforcer	74	95	528	10.80	STR +3, DEX +3, Evasion -6, Additional Effect: MP Drain	DRK
Liberator	75	93	528	10.80	Magic Accuracy +20, Augments "Absorb" Spells, "Insurgency", Aftermath: Increases Acc./Atk., Occasionally attacks twice	DRK
Death Sickle	75	90	528	10.23		DRK
Bahamut's Zaghnal	75	24	480	3.00	Occasionally attacks 2 to 3 times	WAR/DRK/BST
Scarecrow Scythe	75	86	480	10.75	Double Attack +1%, Additional Effect vs Birds: Bind	WAR/DRK/BST
Relic Scythe	75	1	999	0.06		DRK
Memento Scythe	75	1	528	0.14/9.32	In Dynamis: DMG: 82, : +7	DRK
Dynamis Scythe	75	82	528	9.32/9.66	In Dynamis: DMG: 85, : +9	DRK
Bec de Faucon	75	103	528	11.70	In Dynamis: "Catastrophe"	DRK
Apocalypse	75	103	513	12.05	Accuracy +20, "Catastrophe", Additional Effect Blindness	DRK