More specific BLM rotation questions

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Originally Posted by rzr22

I get your argument for the quick cast fire 1, but the point of not using it on the end of your fire cycle is because it requires a slight pause to see if you even got a proc or not rather than chain casting things. I'm not sure how you lose the firestarter proc, though.

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I mean the a Fast fire 3 doesn't take much more time then an instant fire 3. You have the global 2.5 sec CD, and the only benefit would be you get an Astral 1 fire 3. I'd rather take the astral 3 fire 3. You can jump to cancel Blizz 3 fast enough in my experience and Blizz 3 casts really fast anyways so you don't lose that much time.

Depending on your latency I guess.

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Originally Posted by rzr22

No one has answered this yet.

If Thunder is still on the target when I'm in umbral and has a decent amount of time left on it (say, 10+ seconds), should I refresh it in anyways or cast something else? If I should cast something else, should it be Blizzard I?

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I would and do cast Blizzard I in that case. Who knows, you might get another thunder proc during your fire cycle.

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Originally Posted by HoroBoro

Why do this instead of just using your proc on the end of your fire cycle though? You lose a quick cast fire 1 and the firestarter proc basically. Not sure if it's worth it.

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You would have to stop casting and pause to see if you got the proc to use it BEFORE blizzard 3. This is most likely a loss. If you use the proc without convert it still activates the GCD and you will not get quick cast fire 1 anyway because the fire 3 will land before the gcd completes. So honestly it is just a way to get a couple hundred damage more out of the proc since you have to use it anyway.

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If you canceled the blizzard 3 like you mention in the next post. The 1 second you are losing by jump canceling blizzard 3 probably makes canceling not worth it at that point. So why not take the free damage?

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Originally Posted by Zerosix

So why not take the free damage?

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Well... Because I feel like there's more free damage to be had with an astral 3 fire 3 and a quickened fire 1 even though I lose 1 sec of cast time (if even that).

Could be wrong - never tested it.