This tool currently calculates for 'direct' damage. That is melee weapons, knuckles, bows, guns, etc.
- Cylinders have their own specific skill bonuses so you're better off reading the wiki article to decide.
- For magic weapons, the breaking point for red>blue is usually around 400+ MA (depends on the skill).
FAQ / Cheat Sheet
"Why does this tool say something other than what people keep telling me?"
People tend to make best-case rough estimations, forgetting a few important facts.
Crit damage doesn't matter when you don't get a crit.
Mabinogi has an effective crit cap of 30% before renown bonuses, so most hits won't deal crit damage.
What you deal in-game is based on your balanced damage, not your max damage.
People focus on increasing max damage so much that they tend to forget this.
Just because they can pass a damage threshold doesn't mean everybody can.
Mabinogi has slow growth so a lot of players have forgotten how weak they once were.
- Cheat Sheet
The balanced damage value where Red surpasses Blue damage is usually around...
1 Handed Axe: ~340
1 Handed Weapon: ~360
2 Handed Weapon: ~380
Shyllien Mana Knuckles*: ~560
*These use 1-handed Red but 2-handed Blue upgrades in NA.