Black mage solo EXP in Xarcabard [S]

This may have gone under the radar for many considering the hype surrounding fay weapons, Igqira Weskits with INT+6 that you'll never get, and the rat race to finish A Moogle Kupo d'Etat (what's the acronym? AMK? MKE?), but this latest version update actually provided an alternative to Ebony Puddings as a solo EXP fodder for level 75 black mages and scholars in the form of the five or so LV 75+ Gigas's Tigers with only 1,400 or so HP within striking distance of the Xarcabard [S] teleport point at (H-9).

Considering the interval between the start of the ToAU expansion and now, this is totally (un)characteristic of SE depending on your point of view, whether you're a fucking retard for fulminating about the "exploiting" the generally low HP of BST pets or a realist.

Perhaps "alternative" is a gross understatement since chain #19 has been achieved on these tiger pets with BLM/SCH (and the attendant MP-efficiency advantages) and the ability to one-shot these tigers with the appropriate weather (ice) or day (Iceday or Lightningday). Not only that, there was the suggestion that these can be chained indefinitely! This seems like a pretty good case for /SCH at this camp if you can one-shot (you have Bind and Sleep anyway).

As for the bread-and-butter /RDM sub, I don't know about you, but even attaining chain #5 on Ebony Puddings (even though I can't three-shot, as in three tier IV), my average EXP/hour doesn't even approach 10K per hour (more like 8K).

In contrast, even without day or weather bonuses and basically lolly-gagging, after trying my hand at these Gigas's Tigers I still managed to average about 8K/hr over two chains with BLM/RDM as summarized in this parser output:

Experience Rates
Total Experience : 2538
Number of Fights : 17
Date             : 7/26/2009
Start Time       : 11:46:32 AM
End Time         : 12:05:28 PM
Party Duration   : 0:18:56
Total Fight Time : 0:04:33
Avg Time/Fight   : 66.85 seconds
Avg Fight Length : 16.07 seconds
XP/Fight         : 149.29
XP/Minute        : 134.00
XP/Hour          : 8039.97

Moreover, after achieving a chain #10 (cheating with Manafont), I averaged over 9.6K/hr on this chain while still not being able to one-shot tigers:

Experience Rates
Total Experience : 1773
Number of Fights : 11
Date             : 7/26/2009
Start Time       : 12:12:18 PM
End Time         : 12:23:18 PM
Party Duration   : 0:11:00
Total Fight Time : 0:03:31
Avg Time/Fight   : 60.03 seconds
Avg Fight Length : 19.20 seconds
XP/Fight         : 161.18
XP/Minute        : 161.10
XP/Hour          : 9665.87

I would argue that, at least for me, at worst the EXP/hr in Xarcabard [S] is equivalent to that in Mount Zhayolm, with the potential to clear 10,000 EXP/hr easily with /SCH and enough oomph to one-shot these tigers.

Personally, I would rather not rely on the crutch of having the benefit of the right weather or day effects to be able to one-shot tigers, but my gear or merits do not give me the flexibility to one-shot anytime. After determining that these tigers have 55 INT, I determined that I would need to acquire Selenian Cap with INT+4 and MAB+2, a Novio Earring, and 4 INT merits to clear 1,400 damage with Thunder IV.

With this in mind, those players with Novio and full Morrigan's would have a field day at this camp.