What is the ninja's most up to date rotation?

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Originally Posted by AriaEnia

I always use trick attack at around the first 15 - 25 seconds in a boss fight. That's when the BLMs are starting to use fire IV, the MNKs have build up the grease lightning III, the SMNs are ready to cast tri disaster with raging strike and deathflare, etc.

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15-25 seconds is not when BLMs are starting F4 casts, but when they're already at least half done or even finished and switched to ice at the 25 second mark. 15 seconds is maybe enough for the last three spells, but any later than that and you get a sad mage.

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Originally Posted by UBERHAXED

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Ahh well i usually do not use out of the gate so to say, but thanks for all of that info, also thanks Dante for the info as well :)
I still main blm but use Ninja for Roulettes or if needed in raids.

Hi everyone,
I have been reading some of these last comments and lately I have been wondering if there was a better rotation than what I use. A few days back I have read the Shasta's rotation, which it's reasonable but I think it over complicates a few steps.

I start with Huton and I let my Tank pull when I have 4-5s left for the jutsu cooldown, then it goes:
Internal Release - Spinning edge - Blood for blood - Gust Slash - Pot - Dancing Edge - Suiton - Spinning edge - Trick Attack - Shadow Fang - Kassatsu - Mutilate - Raiton - Spinning Edge - Dream within a dream - Gust slash - Mug + Duality - Aeolian Edge - Jugulate

And then I refresh cds with this priority Huton>Shadow Fang>Dancing Edge>Mutilate.

Duality with AE are done at the last second of TA so it's perfect, IR finishes a few seconds before and duality cannot crit. IR might as well be used after the first Spinning Edge, reducing SE crit rate but it can last longer for some extra crit inside the Trick Attack duration.

As a raiding NIN main, I prefer Suiton on pull, because
1. Eliminates GCD clipping from doing 3-mudra mid rotation
2. Frees up the ninjutsu cooldown sooner, meaning kassatsu can be used sooner

Suiton on DE benefits from b4b ir and maybe foes requiem

Regardless, the opener trick attack is always the same
SF, mutilate, duality aeolian edge, crit raiton, dream within dream, mug
10 seconds for 5 gcd and 4 off gcd actions