Connecting the DoTs: A Summoner Guide

Just got my Hive book. Deathflare hits for around 3k unbuffed now D:

Also, this fight and Bismark EX are a total nightmare for BLMs haha, SE really screwed over BLMs this patch.

The opener I've been doing is:

>precast on pull > bio 2 >obey >miasma > bio > Fester > ruin > shadowflare > ruin 2 > rouse > spur > ruin 1 > ruin 2 > fester > painflare > ruin 2 > Raging > enkindle > ruin 2 > dreadwyrm trance > ruin 2 > draconic potion > tri disaster > ruin 2 > fester > painflare > ruin 2 > swiftcast shadowflare > ruin 3 > ruin 2 > deathflare

or something like that. so hard toremember lol

Pre pull: Shadowflare + Rouse + Spur + Raging Strikes


On pull: Bio 2 > Miasma > Bio > Enkindle > Ruin2 > Fester > Painflare > Ruin 2 > Energydrain > Ruin 2 > Aetherflow > Ruin 2 > Dreadwyrm Trance > Draconic Potion > Tridisaster(Should cast this just as raging strikes is about to fall off to make sure your dots are buffed by DWT+RS+Pot) Fester(Should also buffed by RS, needs high Spell Speed) > Miasma 2 > Swiftcast > Shadowflare > Ruin 3 > Ruin 2 > Fester > Deathflare.

Bursts into 1750 with the Hive book. Parsed at around 1080 in 2:50 minutes. i168.

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Originally Posted by OneWingedSora

Pre pull: Shadowflare + Rouse + Spur + Raging Strikes


On pull: Bio 2 > Miasma > Bio > Enkindle > Ruin2 > Fester > Painflare > Ruin 2 > Energydrain > Ruin 2 > Aetherflow > Ruin 2 > Dreadwyrm Trance > Draconic Potion > Tridisaster(Should cast this just as raging strikes is about to fall off to make sure your dots are buffed by DWT+RS+Pot) Fester(Should also buffed by RS, needs high Spell Speed) > Miasma 2 > Swiftcast > Shadowflare > Ruin 3 > Ruin 2 > Fester > Deathflare.

Bursts into 1750 with the Hive book. Parsed at around 1080 in 2:50 minutes. i168.

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That's very close to BLM. I think BLM does do a bit more on dummy but yeeeeeeah about that in real fights ...

Hello everyone. I have a question for all of you about smn. I remember playing Smn for t6-9 and well it was a pretty meh class then. Currently I am in a group with some friends and well I was going to be mch but the class is all around not fun. My main is a mnk but in our group we already have a Drg+NIN. I must either go WAR or SMN so I'm hear to ask is Smn actually more interesting and a bit more viable than before? What is everyone's honest opinion about them right now? ( I heard WAR is amazing right now and mnk, but something is calling me to smn!)

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Originally Posted by Sleigh

That's very close to BLM. I think BLM does do a bit more on dummy but yeeeeeeah about that in real fights ...

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Done about 760 on Ravana Extreme and I messed up plenty. No bard too. What are BLMs usually pulling on that fight ? It seems that fight isn't as punishing to BLMs as Bismark EX.

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Originally Posted by OneWingedSora

Done about 760 on Ravana Extreme and I messed up plenty. No bard too. What are BLMs usually pulling on that fight ? It seems that fight isn't as punishing to BLMs as Bismark EX.

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Dunno, progressing on final phase still. Will get back to you on that.

Edit: 650 ... Didn't die. GG. Too much running around just doing mechanics, and lots of Enochian drops.

As I repeat it there's a lot of room for optimizing but yeah doing good sustain is a nightmare.

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Originally Posted by Sleigh

Dunno, progressing on final phase still. Will get back to you on that.

Edit: 650 ... Didn't die. GG. Too much running around just doing mechanics, and lots of Enochian drops.

As I repeat it there's a lot of room for optimizing but yeah doing good sustain is a nightmare.

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That's really good for a first kill. It gets much better when you know when to use the buffs and stuff and get more comfortable with mechanics. I think Bismark is much worse to be honest.

How is the burst damage on SMN this patch? Are they really better than BLM?

With some more optimization it's more like 700-750, maybe I'll do better but that's what I'm settling around :/