Black Mage Sanctuary - A Guide to DPS

I learned something fun on Faust the other day: Quelling Strikes + Smoke Screen is literally -100% threat. I didn't even get a threat bar under my icon while both were on me.

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Originally Posted by Vateri

Please share tips/pointers! Or stuff you've learned from re watching a kill and figuring out better ways to do things.

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I need to wait the OK of my FC before I can do that.

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Originally Posted by Vateri

How often are you throwing procs out when the multi-dot fest begins? Do you find yourself using fire IV a lot less just because of the sheer number of Thunderclouds you can possibly throw out?

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Trying to figure this out. Fire IV is still more potent than thundercloud unless it ticks near it's full duration. Even though multi-dotting is still more dps and you should be doing it, you should still cast fire IV unless there's not much time left on the dot. So alot of procs will still go to waste if you're getting a lot of them. It is however great for movement. But if you're having to move and use multiple thunderclouds, your enochian is done anyways. It's trying to find that prefect balance that's fun

When do you guys use Enochian after the split in A1 savage? I'm conflicted whether to use it right when they crash down or after I kill my add, because of the danger of dropping Enochian while trying to position the add to the missile.

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Originally Posted by Hontaro

When do you guys use Enochian after the split in A1 savage? I'm conflicted whether to use it right when they crash down or after I kill my add, because of the danger of dropping Enochian while trying to position the add to the missile.

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Personally, my enochian is up from the start all the way until the first set of adds that you have to move spawn (second set of adds). I will usually let it fall off here and it will be back up as soon as my add dies and preys go out. From that point, I will recast enochian immediately after I kill my add (during preys) until the boss jumps, and I will keep doing that for the rest of the fight. I don't find there is enough time right when they come down, before adds spawn again, to get the most out of enochian, and rather not have to worry about it while dodging poison and positioning adds.

Well, from how far I've gotten in A3, it looks to be a BLM fight to me! The first 50% anyway.

Let you know in like 2 weeks how the second 50% is ...

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Originally Posted by Hontaro

When do you guys use Enochian after the split in A1 savage? I'm conflicted whether to use it right when they crash down or after I kill my add, because of the danger of dropping Enochian while trying to position the add to the missile.

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I keep it up at all times and when adds pop a swift b4 reset to drag them then f3 f4 bomb takes em out then a slight step in any direction back to f4 bombing the remainder of enochian.

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Originally Posted by Sleigh

Well, from how far I've gotten in A3, it looks to be a BLM fight to me! The first 50% anyway.

Let you know in like 2 weeks how the second 50% is ...

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So SE devs made sure it was gear-checked real good this time around eh?

What do you guys think of the crafted i180 body? I'm thinking of getting it because it will be 4 weeks before I can get the i190 one, but getting the Esoteric one is also going to take 4 more weeks. I don't really like the stats on the i190 anyway which is why I didn't bother getting it, and I'm way above accuracy cap as it is.

i190 Caster body has +8 Int over i180 with +77 Acc and +52 Det

i180 Crafted has +66 Det, +48 Spell Speed and you can meld +45 Crit

It will also allow me to build a set around a body with 0 Accuracy so I'll be ready for the Esoteric body.

The real question is how did you get the mats to make it?

Astral oil is pounding me atm