Mildaurion

Who is Mildaurion?

Mildaurion is a character from the Seekers of Adoulin expansion. A skilled samurai warrior, she is known for her role in the colonization efforts of Ulbuka. What makes her special as a trust is not just her damage, but her ability to open skillchains — a critical combat mechanic that can dramatically increase your party's overall damage output.

What They Do

Role	Melee DD (Skillchain Opener)
Main Job	Samurai (SAM)
Sub Job	None
Expansion	Seekers of Adoulin
Login Points Cost	100 points (Set 2)

Key Abilities

• Skillchain Opener — Mildaurion is specifically programmed to use her weapon skill first in a sequence, setting up the "opening" half of a skillchain. She times her weapon skills to create windows for a partner trust to follow up.
• Samurai abilities — Hasso (attack speed boost) and Meditate (instant TP) help her build TP quickly so she can open skillchains frequently.

Understanding Skillchains

Skillchains are one of the most powerful mechanics in FFXI. Here is how they work: when one character uses a weapon skill, there is a brief window (about 3-6 seconds) where a second character can use a compatible weapon skill to create a "skillchain." The skillchain produces a burst of bonus elemental damage on top of both weapon skills' damage. Think of it like a combo system — the first weapon skill "opens" the chain, and the second "closes" it. Not all weapon skills are compatible; they need to share specific elemental properties. Mildaurion is designed to be the opener in these combos.

Ability Summary

• Passive: +100% max MP
• Tier-scaling stat: Double Attack (1.0× → 2.5×)

Scythe Tier Upgrades

Trade Trust Stones / Gems / Jewels plus the quest item at the upgrade NPC to progress this trust through tiers. Rows show the active bonuses after lower-tier bonuses are included.

Tier	Unlocks
Tier I	Passive: +15 Weapon Skill Damage
Tier II	Passive: +30 Weapon Skill Damage
Tier III (MAX)	Passive: +60 Weapon Skill Damage, +30 Skillchain Damage

Upgrade Requirements

These are the exact items and extra gates checked by the upgrade NPC. Trust currency is stored on your character, not in inventory.

Tier	Currency	Trade Item	Extra Requirement
Tier I	5 Trust Stones	1x Valor Surcoat (PLD AF body; item ID 15093)	None
Tier II	10 Trust Gems	1x Flamma Zucchetto (Ambuscade head; item ID 25579)	None
Tier III (MAX)	5 Trust Jewels	1x Almace (Empyrean Sword; item ID 18976)	None

When to Use Mildaurion

Use Mildaurion when you want to set up skillchains. She pairs perfectly with Morimar, who is designed to close the skillchains that Mildaurion opens. Together, they create a reliable opener-closer combo that produces consistent skillchain damage. Even without a closer partner, Mildaurion is a solid Samurai DD on her own. But her real value is in that skillchain synergy.

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