Black Mage Sanctuary - A Guide to DPS

[Lilyth]

My guide should be able to help answer any questions. If not, let me know.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...eR5uHMC8EiyGLI

Ty so much for this guide

Just hit 52 and it answered a ton of questions I had.

Many hugs from a newbie blm!

[Garotte14]

Ty so much for this guide

Just hit 52 and it answered a ton of questions I had.

Many hugs from a newbie blm!

Sorry, just saw this. You're welcome and I'm glad it helped.

[randysquirrel]

So tonight I missed in A8S. Was very noticeable as it was the very first cast of the encounter.

I run exactly 591 acc, so am wondering if anyone can think of a reason why this might be?
I actually have 574 acc, so with food (+3%), this give me 591 acc.

Does anyone know if the game considers decimals? ie, with food, this actually gives me 591.22 acc

The only things I can possibly think of, is either the game considers decimals, and the acc cap is actually like 591.3, or am I subject to something like frontal acc here (as stated this was the very first cast of the fight, when the boss is facing the group, AFAIK caster acc is static regardless of which way boss is facing)

This is the only miss I've recorded.
Just wondering if anyone else has any other ideas what it could be... otherwise I guess the cap is higher than 591?
I instantly remembered this post, and checked that my food hadn't fallen off... and it hadn't, so it isn't that

[smallbeach]

when is the best moment to xpot when you skip boost in a5s ? same question for second raging

[Lavitz_]

when is the best moment to xpot when you skip boost in a5s ? same question for second raging

You probably won't get a second pot if you're using it after the boss shrinks, for the second Raging Strikes you either use it at the end when it's off c/d if the boss is gonna die before shrinking, or save it if you know it will shrink with enough HP

Just wondering if anyone else has any other ideas what it could be... otherwise I guess the cap is higher than 591?
I instantly remembered this post, and checked that my food hadn't fallen off... and it hadn't, so it isn't that

591 has reported misses, try 592.

[smallbeach]

Do u do a delayed opener on a5S ? like a first fire rotation without any buffs and then burn all on second rotation (he should get small one 3nd GCD), i think it needs feywind or arrow tho to not lose enochian while using all mana of second rotation

[Lavitz_]

Do u do a delayed opener on a5S ? like a first fire rotation without any buffs and then burn all on second rotation (he should get small one 3nd GCD), i think it needs feywind or arrow tho to not lose enochian while using all mana of second rotation

Two rotations without buffs, use RS and Potion on the 3rd and end with double Flare on the boss and 2 snakes. No worry about dropping Enochian since it will be off cooldown at this point, and you hit 3 targets twice with buffed Flares.

[Primm]

I just do one flare since the adds die too fast in my group and this way I don't have to transpose and can use another fire IV on the boss and go on with blizzard 3.

[DoctorHouseMD]

Hello all,

I've been reading quite a bit about the Black Mage recently and one thing that I noticed is that Blizzard 2 is not on any of the rotations. Is it because it's a weak and worthless spell? I just want to know because it's sitting on my hotbar and it never gets used.

Thanks,

Chris Brown

[StouterTaru]

I noticed is that Blizzard 2 is not on any of the rotations. Is it because it's a weak and worthless spell?

It's not that it's worthless, but it is weak, and requires being in melee range. It's a dps loss in the middle of pretty much every rotation. Times where it is useful:

• PvP for the AoE bind and fast cast time
• When a dungeon trash pack is about to die and you probably wouldn't be able to get off Fire 3 > Fire 2 (Freeze is also useful there)
• AoE rotation before you get Flare