Post your BLU builds

[Genralzod]

As a BLU enthusiast, I've been very impressed by all the changes so far to my favorite job and it was a bit overwhelming to figure out how to build the job at 90, since I spent so long at 75 and accustomed to those spells/traits/sc's.

So I spent some time & made an all around functional spell/trait/merit Build for BLU90.
This is NOT an end-all/be-all BLU90 build, but more a guide to aim for when your still leveling/farming. This build I use primarily and gives me a solid base for 'walking around' power. (of course this build may become obsolete by the time BLU99 comes around)

So I say add to this forum with your Builds and their function.

(I'm no elitist, & I'm all for the unorthodox methods [so long as they work] as well as the tried & true, so post away

Zod's All Purpose BLU90 Build (regardless of subjobs)

Merits:
Sword 8/8
Magic 8/8
Group1:
Physical Potency 5/5
Magical Accuracy 5/5
Group2:
Convergance 1/1
Diffusion 1/1
Enchainment 3/3 (Total +30% TP added to chain affinity)
Assimilation 5/5 (total +5 setpoints)

Spells: (Traits: Auto-Refresh, Double Attack, Dual Wield, Zanshin, & Skillchain Bonus)
Cost= 48/55 setpoints leaving room for situational spells/traits
Head Butt
Actinic Burst (Flash'ga)
Acrid Stream (Water AoE fan & M.DEF -10%)
Plenilune Embrace (Cure 4.5)
Animating Wail (Haste +15%, 5mins)
Battery Charge (MP+ 3/tic, 5mins)
Regeneration (HP+ 10/tic, 90sec)
Final Sting (suicide dont use, trait only)
Goblin Rush (3x blunt attack)
Whirl of Rage (circle AoE slashing dmg & stun'ga)
Benthic Typhoon (Fan AoE piercing dmg & DEF -10% M.DEF -10%)
Quad. Continuum (THE Big Gun. 4x Piercing Attack)
Empty Thrash (Conal AoE Slashing attack. cheap MP good DD)
Winds Of Promy (erase'ra, removes any party debuff not covered by a Spell'na)
Delta Thrust (3x Slashing Attack & TP-10/tic MP-6/tic Plague effect)
[DO NOT USE DELTA THRUST DURING LEARNING BLUE MAGIC)

Chain Affinity/Efflux (macro 2-4 of these depending on your style)

Savage Blade>Quad Continuum=Distortion (total dmg avg 6k-15k+)
Savage Blade>Goblin Rush=Light (the new Bones killer)
Expiacion>Benthic Typhoon=Darkness (very fun especially when you can line up mobs for the AoE)
Expiacion>Delta Thrust=Liquifaction (not too strong, but the added plague is nice)

[Djinnrb]

Pretty nice setup you got there... My blu is only lvl 16 atm. I just started a new account. I did have a 75 BLU. Now I have to go learn all these spells again.

[Genralzod]

if your on Fenrir look me up I always help BLUs farm spells since so many helped me on the way up.

[Djinnrb]

dang... im on bismarck

[Macrom]

Very nice set up indeed, i have still been working on my melee build as i am the guy in our LS that is the TE spammer i have more of a MaB build and it seems to work well.

Spells i always have set are:
Memento Mori
Fantod
Occulation
Battery Charge
Animated Wail
Dream Flower
Charged Whisker
Thermal Pulse
Quad. Continuum
and a few random spells for Attribute buffs and Job traits (mainly Dual wield and MaB)

Now Keep in mind i am normally BLU/RDM and have my gear build for MaB (AF3 +2 hands, feet, Morrigans body, Hecates blah blah. Emphatikos Rope is a great addition and saved my life many times (DEF: 5 MP +20, Spell interruption rate down 12%, Enhances "Aquaveil" effect) usually have 30-40 mobs beating on me at one time so that extra bit helps.

If you have a blm friend it helps alot also for pulling.

I duo alot with a BLM, while the BLM is out pulling spam Fantod as much as you can, when you see him coming in use Memento Mori > Burst Affinity > Charged Whisker (usually around 4k -4.5k dmg) then follow it up with Thermal Pulse and watch the massive amount of chests.

Blu is amazing if you learn the tricks to it, good hunting!!!

[Genralzod]

I duo alot with a BLM, while the BLM is out pulling spam Fantod as much as you can, when you see him coming in use Memento Mori > Burst Affinity > Charged Whisker (usually around 4k -4.5k dmg) then follow it up with Thermal Pulse and watch the massive amount of chests.

That sounds interesting, I wonder what zone/mobs/atmas youre using? also couldnt triumphant roar > Efflux > Chain Affinity > Whirl of Rage work? along with other AoE's

[Alistaire]

Physical Potency merits are misleading, a while back SE confirmed each point adds 2 physical accuracy to physical spells. And 10 acc is less noticeable @ 90 than 75 and a whole lot less needed. I suggested a while back on BG it'd be better to max out Chain Affinity recast instead these days, to put it at a recast of just over half Efflux recast, to better use the 2 together when Efflux is up, and got a pretty good consensus that's the way to go.

[Venat]

lv90 blu

Equip

Head Mavi head+1
Body Mavi body+2/Morrgain Robe/Magus Jubba+1
Hands Morrgain hands/mavi hands+1
Legs Mavi legs+1/Enkidu legs/Aurum legs
Feet Denali Feet/Mavi feet+1
Neck Mavi neck/Fort Toque
Ear1 Suppa Earring
Ear2 Burtal Earring
Ring1 Epona's ring/Flame Ring aug+chr+2
Ring2 Raja's ring
Back Twilight belt/Warwolf belt aug+atk+5
Waist Atheling mantle/Boxer's mantle
Ammo Mavi stone
Sword1 lv90 Shimashir Str/atk+ sword ////(Almace in the works 15%)
Sword2 Khanla+1 double atk+10%//// (Tizona on hold 10%)

This is pretty much my basic overall gear for my BLU. I do have alot of other good pieces are equipment which arent added.

[Alistaire]

Oh, and looking at your build, a couple of notes:

Magic Fruit is generally better mp per hp cured, 1 less set point, and a lot less recast. With a good MND build it's definitely better overall.

Vorpal Blade > Delta Thrust also makes Liquefaction, and vorpal should outdo Expiacion. The other good thing about this SC is generally on an Easy Prey mob you'll still kill it with this SC and save yourself 50-70 MP in doing so.

Triumphant Roar only adds to your attack rating, which has no effect on blue spells.

As for BLU/RDM, I fully agree. Best mobs are ones that either agro or link that you can gather quickly. Frogs in La Theine/Misareaux, crabs in Misareaux, puks in Altep are my favorites. Charged Whisker > Whirl of Rage > Dream Flower with Atmas: of the Lion, MM, and Ultimate will work best for this. And aquaveil is very important.

I'd also move Winds of Promy to situational status. Plasma Charge, while not being useful to cast, is +3 STR/DEX, and if you're not fighting mobs with things to erase your only benefit from Winds are the stat boosts.

Though to Macrom, I don't normally set Battery Charge /RDM, the small boost vs refresh isn't really needed a lot of the time. 50 MP cost vs 80 for the same duration of refresh, so 30MP every 5 minutes gained. Definitely a no-brainer in Abyssea, depends how your MP goes outside.

[Macrom]

That sounds interesting, I wonder what zone/mobs/atmas youre using? also couldnt triumphant roar > Efflux > Chain Affinity > Whirl of Rage work? along with other AoE's

Honestly i have not come across a mob in abyssea that this doesnt work on, if its altepa i usually start at the Mandies near VC 6 then if we need pop items from any mob ill go to whatever mob and do the same. if a mob resist's a spell Whirl of rage will usually finish off what is left or just Dream Flower and finish off however you feel.

when doing this i use Atma of Beyond, Minikin, Apoc if im lazy and dont want to use RR item..... or any other MaB atma.

Also when in abyssea use the Ascetic temp items it helps if you after super quick kills and more than likely one of your chests that drops will give you more temp items. Im always testing different spells, gear and whatnot, so if any ideas plz add your thoughts.