Black Mage Sanctuary - A Guide to DPS

Wasn't Blizzard III openner one of the few first openners to show up when HW came to keep the Thunder dot similarity with ARR openner? And soon everyone realized its potency per second was low. Also I can only see openning on a Blizzard Spell to Sharpcast Thunder fair if you gotta open without Convert's extra GCDs (And RS consequently). To line up GCDs with something and get the Thundercloud's Thunder III potency in a non-burst and/or non-movement heavy scenario. Am I wrong?

Other than that I have a question. I always did safter rotations as a BLM (prioritizing mobility over damage even on fights I had full knowledge of) but now that I decided to raid as one for next patch I'm risking other GCD orders to increase my dps. Also started gettin more used to the Flare openner. So, to do the Flare openner while I'm dancing from UI3 to AF3, should I Sharpcast the Fire cast or a Thunder before redoing it mid-combat when my Cooldowns are back lined up.

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Originally Posted by MagiusNecros

And if Person B crits on everything they will definitely outpace Person A who is solely relying on their burst and party support to punch in their numbers.

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Let's not go there, as you can win with anything that looks like an opener if you crit everything.

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Originally Posted by zuzu-bq

Wasn't Blizzard III openner one of the few first openners to show up when HW came to keep the Thunder dot similarity with ARR openner? And soon everyone realized its potency per second was low.

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It came out as a little better if you got a TC proc, and worse if you didn't get the proc.

The biggest reason it went away was DRG using litany pre-pull, and NIN opening with TA. Some parties it's worth doing, some it's worth holding them for a few GCDs. If your setup is one of the latter, that's when you'll be doing better with a B3 opener.

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Originally Posted by zuzu-bq

Wasn't Blizzard III openner one of the few first openners to show up when HW came to keep the Thunder dot similarity with ARR openner? And soon everyone realized its potency per second was low. Also I can only see openning on a Blizzard Spell to Sharpcast Thunder fair if you gotta open without Convert's extra GCDs (And RS consequently). To line up GCDs with something and get the Thundercloud's Thunder III potency in a non-burst and/or non-movement heavy scenario. Am I wrong?

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The B3 opener is because it guarantees you can do it without the PIE buff. You may not have enough PIE (depending on race) to do the F3 opener without some kind PIE buff. At least that's my recollection.
It's also easier to weave your oGCD buffs with. But it is slightly lower potency.
I'm rusty with BLM so I'm not up on the new openers that 1100 SS +12s AF can give you.

Hi,
could you please tell me the advantage of the "Flare" opener ? I never use flare in my opener, i always use conversion and swiftcast to add 2 Fire IV to my rotation.
thansk

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Originally Posted by Rakith

Hi,
could you please tell me the advantage of the "Flare" opener ? I never use flare in my opener, i always use conversion and swiftcast to add 2 Fire IV to my rotation.
thansk

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You will always have mana to cast something after you go Umbral. In some cases of two targets the pps increases drasticly (Double Faust, Vortexer and Swindler together and other cases) and if the Fire procs, the total potency of the openner becomes really high. Aikaal explains it better on his openner video in case you want to watch it, links are up on Openning Thread.

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Originally Posted by Rakith

Hi,
could you please tell me the advantage of the "Flare" opener ?...

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Originally Posted by zuzu-bq

You will always have mana to cast something after you go Umbral...

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Flare opener is outdated, it's only better on two targets. You can cast Thunder after Blizzard 3 using a 6 Fire IV opener even as a Duskwight Elezen (2nd lowest race PIE) as long as there's PIE bonus in party.

Sharp>Quelling>LL>F1>Enochian>F3P>RS+Potion>F4>F4>F4>F1>Swift>F4>Convert>F4>F3P>F4>B3>T1>B4

Depending on your latency you might need to use RS after Enochian if Fire 3 starts casting instead of the proc going off, but if you can get away with using it after the Fire 3 proc, it's better in my opinion. With enough Spell Speed, all your Fire IVs and the 40% chance Fire proc land under Raging Strikes and if you get a proc, use it before Potion runs out so it gets buffed by Potion.

video of opener

Namine is right about 4 Fire IVs in a row, it's perfectly doable under Ley Lines even with the 0.5s delay from Swiftcast, so it would be a PPS gain with a proc if the fight allows it.

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Originally Posted by Lavitz_

Sharp>Quelling>LL>F1>Enochian>F3P>RS+Potion>F4>F4>F4>F1>Swift>F4>Convert>F4>F3P>F4>B3>T1>B4

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I did that the other day and was wondering if it was viable. But I'm pretty bad calculating pps (even when its that easy) and usually try out or wait people to calculate. I like that, and makes a lot more sense too, even having less mobility than the old Fire IV openner. And about Spellspeed, any geared BLM should be able to have enough to 4 Fire IV nowadays.

Just to Echo what a few others have said:

Yes, Flare opener is outdated. It was viable in 3.0 because of the 10s AF and the low Spell Speed. Now, the only time it would be beneficial, would be on multiple targets as others have said.

Also, I've started using the opener where you cast 4 Fire IVs in a row on fights where I know I won't be moving during the opener. It is definitely a very potent opener and incredibly strong if you get the second proc. I would still suggest using the standard one if there is a chance you will have to move during your opener. But if you know you're good for the first 30s, I highly suggest using it. Here are both openers with the differences:

Use if you will not have to move
SC > QS > LL > Fire > Enochian + Raging Strikes > F3P > Potion > Fire IVx2 > Fire(no proc) > Fire IV > SC > Fire IV + Convert > Fire IVx2 > Blizzard III > T1 > Blizzard IV.

SC > QS > LL > Fire > Enochian + Raging Strikes > F3P > Potion > Fire IVx2 > Fire(procs) > Fire IV > F3P + SC > Fire IV + Convert > Fire IVx2 > Blizzard III > Thunder > Blizzard IV.

Use if there is potential movement
SC > QS > LL > Fire > Enochian + Raging Strikes > F3P > Potion > Fire IVx3 > Fire(no proc) > SC > Fire IV + Convert > Fire IVx2 > Blizzard III > T1 > Blizzard IV.

SC > QS > LL > Fire > Enochian + Raging Strikes > F3P > Potion > Fire IVx3 > Fire(procs) > SC > Fire IV + Convert > Fire IVx2 > Blizzard III > Thunder > Blizzard IV.

The PPS between both openers where you don't get the proc are in fact identical. The first is riskier because you'll cast Fire IVx4 w/o refreshing AF. It is doable but definitely not worth losing AF if you get targeted by an AoE.

However, if you do get the proc, you can weave both Swiftcast and Convert under instant casts. This greatly increases PPS.

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Originally Posted by Garotte14

Yes, Flare opener is outdated. It was viable in 3.0 because of the 10s AF and the low Spell Speed. Now, the only time it would be beneficial, would be on multiple targets as others have said.

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It may technically be outdated, but will 45 or so potency difference between Flare and F4 in the opener actually matter at all? Other than min/max, of course.

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Originally Posted by Garotte14

Use if you will not have to move
SC > QS > LL > Fire > Enochian + Raging Strikes > F3P > Potion > Fire IVx2 > Fire(no proc) > Fire IV > SC > Fire IV + Convert > Fire IVx2 > Blizzard III > T1 > Blizzard IV.

Use if there is potential movement
SC > QS > LL > Fire > Enochian + Raging Strikes > F3P > Potion > Fire IVx3 > Fire(no proc) > SC > Fire IV + Convert > Fire IVx2 > Blizzard III > T1 > Blizzard IV.

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I may have become stupid in the time I haven't played this game, but shouldn't the PPS be identical between those two?

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Originally Posted by Waliel

I may have become stupid in the time I haven't played this game, but shouldn't the PPS be identical between those two?

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They are, the difference is only if you get a proc.

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Originally Posted by Waliel

It may technically be outdated, but will 45 or so potency difference between Flare and F4 in the opener actually matter at all? Other than min/max, of course.

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Does doing more DPS matter at all? Of course it does.

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Originally Posted by Waliel

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Garotte14 just organized in a way that makes easier to handle the proc. And yeah the potency makes a huge difference when its under Intelligence Potion and Raging Strikes (Foes, Trick Attack and Litany too).

best opener :

sharp - fire - RS - F3 - eno+LL - F4 - F4 - fire - F4 - swift cast F4 - convert - F4 - F4

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Originally Posted by smallbeach

best opener :

sharp - fire - RS - F3 - eno+LL - F4 - F4 - fire - F4 - swift cast F4 - convert - F4 - F4

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There's absolutely no reason to have Ley Lines so late. I recommend precasting Ley lines. It adds more potency per second.

[QUOTE=Garotte14;3849046]Just to Echo what a few others have said:

Use if you will not have to move
SC > QS > LL > Fire > Enochian + Raging Strikes > F3P > Potion > Fire IVx2 > Fire(no proc) > Fire IV > SC > Fire IV + Convert > Fire IVx2 > Blizzard III > T1 > Blizzard IV.

SC > QS > LL > Fire > Enochian + Raging Strikes > F3P > Potion > Fire IVx2 > Fire(procs) > Fire IV > F3P + SC > Fire IV + Convert > Fire IVx2 > Blizzard III > Thunder > Blizzard IV.


Wouldn't it be better to move raging strikes forward in the opener a little? so you can snapshot t1 still? I guess all that would be looking at is what is more potent, a RS> 1AF F3P vs. RS> T1


So like http://ffxivrotations.com/8ol

Your fire 3 proc in af1 is more potent than anything except a full duration t1, so you're not only delaying rs by 1 gcd (dps loss in itself), you're lowering the potency of the opener about 40% of the time.

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Originally Posted by Garotte14

There's absolutely no reason to have Ley Lines so late. I recommend precasting Ley lines. It adds more potency per second.

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Using it after the F3P allows you to get 2x F4 under Ley Lines in your second AF rotation. Would that not be more beneficial than an unbuffed F1 and AF1 F3P under Ley Lines?

Unless you have enough piety to cast a 5th fire 4 in your second AF3 cycle it adds 0 benefit that I can see (aside from ease of movement)

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Originally Posted by ShinryuReishiki

Using it after the F3P allows you to get 2x F4 under Ley Lines in your second AF rotation. Would that not be more beneficial than an unbuffed F1 and AF1 F3P under Ley Lines?

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The main purpose of precasting Ley Lines is very simple. It's one less oGCD that you have to cast during your opener. Saving .5s when all of your buffs are up plus all party buffs like Battle Litany, TA, etc. is so good. I can't stress this enough, your opener is so important for DPS. You want to squeeze every millisecond out of to put you in the best position to sustain a high DPS.

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Originally Posted by smallbeach

best opener :

sharp - fire - RS - F3 - eno+LL - F4 - F4 - fire - F4 - swift cast F4 - convert - F4 - F4

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with no pot at all? gg

To be honest I am not really too convinced that precasting leylines is more efficient yet. Wouldn't the F3P be a wasted gcd under leylines because it doesn't benefit from spell speed? Wouldnt the weak sharpcasted fire 1 also be essentially a waste of a gcd? It might just honestly be better being replaced by a fire IV in the tail-end of leyline's duration.

--Also not super sold on having raging strikes up for that fire 3 proc over a snap shotted the t1 just yet. I mean if you don't get a thunder proc in under 12 seconds then boom dps increase, right? (this is something we wont end up solving though, because as far as I know we can't judge thunder's true strengths and scaling yet.)

precasting leylines is a waste, yes you win 0.5, but you're losing like 2sec of leylines as its useless for the first fire. You're basicaly aswell having fire F3 proc under leylines instead of a F4 of the next rotation, F3proc is just a normal GCD while F4 is longer so leylines is better on it (u gain like 0.8 sec depending on your spellspeed)

Then leylines is actualy useless when you have to cast 2 offcd after F3, you cant use those 2 fast enough

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Originally Posted by zuzu-bq

Garotte14 just organized in a way that makes easier to handle the proc.

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Oh yeah. Can get both Swift and Convert during GCD.

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Originally Posted by zuzu-bq

And yeah the potency makes a huge difference when its under Intelligence Potion and Raging Strikes (Foes, Trick Attack and Litany too).

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Originally Posted by Lavitz_

Does doing more DPS matter at all? Of course it does.

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45 potency was already under RS and TA + BV Foe would but it around 60. Healer casting one extra nuke or dot nets you more damage than changing Flare to F4. I'm not saying not to do it, but just wondering does such a small difference matter at all in the big picture, keeping the Flare opener still viable. Might just be me. I'll probably end up learning it anyway as I'm supposed to return to raiding come next patch.

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Originally Posted by Milkbeard

Wouldn't the F3P be a wasted gcd under leylines because it doesn't benefit from spell speed?

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It does; your GCD, thus your FS, is still 15% faster. Ley is a flat 15% increase to your DPS while standing in it, regardless of what you cast (except Thunder of course).

I might remember wrong, but not precasting Ley gets you an F4 or two under Ley after ice with instant ticks. I'm sure it happened when A3S was a thing, and I paid attention to it.

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Originally Posted by Waliel

45 potency was already under RS and TA + BV Foe would but it around 60. Healer casting one extra nuke or dot nets you more damage than changing Flare to F4. I'm not saying not to do it, but just wondering does such a small difference matter at all in the big picture, keeping the Flare opener still viable. Might just be me. I'll probably end up learning it anyway as I'm supposed to return to raiding come next patch.

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I'm not sure I understand what healer DPS has to do with optimal BLM openers.

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Originally Posted by Milkbeard

To be honest I am not really too convinced that precasting leylines is more efficient yet.

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Thats fine, you don't have to be convinced by actual math. I don't really care at all what people use. You can do what you find best or what you're most comfortable with. I was asked a question and I answered in the best way I could. Using actual math.

That's like saying you're not convinced if someone tells you, 2+2=4. Math is math. Thunder under Raging Strikes is 340.2 potency. Thunder not under Raging Strikes is 283.5 Potency. An AF1 Firestarter under Raging Strikes is 423.36 Potency. AF1 Firestarter not under Raging Strikes is 352.8. So by using my trusty calculator: 423.36 + 283.5 = 706.86 > 352.8 + 340.2 = 693.

Also Ley Lines does in fact buff every GCD. So the Potency per second on that is: 187.99 PPS vs 184.31 PPS. Phew! Math is hard

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Originally Posted by smallbeach

precasting leylines is a waste, yes you win 0.5, but you're losing like 2sec of leylines as its useless for the first fire. You're basicaly aswell having fire F3 proc under leylines instead of a F4 of the next rotation, F3proc is just a normal GCD while F4 is longer so leylines is better on it (u gain like 0.8 sec depending on your spellspeed)

Then leylines is actualy useless when you have to cast 2 offcd after F3, you cant use those 2 fast enough

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We're not talking about what happens after your opener. Yes, delaying Ley Lines will give a two extra GCDs under LL after your opener, but that means absolutely nothing. Your opener is the opener. Meaning all of your buffs are up. Your argument holds no weight. In that argument, 90 seconds into the fight, my Ley Lines will be up 2 GCDs before yours so I'm gaining those two UNBUFFED GCDs back at that time.

Listen, a lot of people are acting as if I'm just pulling numbers out of a hat or blindly throwing darts at a dart board. I've spent hours upon hours testing openers, arranging GCDs and oGCDs around to maximize uptime and potency per second. I'm not trying to steer anyone wrong. I want everyone to succeed. I developed the guide because I enjoy helping people, and I'm only sharing the knowledge I've developed or learned from others.

I really don't mind debating or being proven wrong. You can read my previous posts. If someone can back up a theory with solid numbers, I will surely concede and then inform everyone of a better solution. Precasting Ley Lines is scientifically better DPS for your opener. That is not debatable. It is only math.

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Originally Posted by Waliel

45 potency was already under RS and TA + BV Foe would but it around 60. Healer casting one extra nuke or dot nets you more damage than changing Flare to F4. I'm not saying not to do it, but just wondering does such a small difference matter at all in the big picture, keeping the Flare opener still viable. Might just be me. I'll probably end up learning it anyway as I'm supposed to return to raiding come next patch.

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Remember that the buffs multiply themselves together, so yes it makes that huge difference. Also yes, all openners are viable but if you can excecute without any interruption the one Lavitz showed is the best potency-wise.

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Originally Posted by Lavitz_

I'm not sure I understand what healer DPS has to do with optimal BLM openers.

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I think she is just comparing potency differences. Wich doesn't make much sense to be honest since you two are not affecting each others during your openners.

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Originally Posted by Milkbeard

To be honest I am not really too convinced that precasting leylines is more efficient yet.

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You don't even need to calculate potency per second to see how beneficial LL would be for a Firestarter since its a very potent Attack Speed buff, reducing not only your cast times but your GCD.

it doest matter than u get back leylins 2 gcd earlier, you'll have to wait to sync it up with rs 3mins later, and you get 3 f4 underleylines on second fire rotation if i didnt get a fire proc

edit : actualy after a few tries this might be the best : sharp - qling - eno - leylines - fire - RS - F3 - pot - F4 - F4 - Fire - F4 - [proc] - swift cast F4 - convert - F4 - F4 - b3 - thunder - B4

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Originally Posted by smallbeach

edit : actualy after a few tries this might be the best : sharp - qling - eno - leylines - fire - RS - F3 - pot - F4 - F4 - Fire - F4 - [proc] - swift cast F4 - convert - F4 - F4 - b3 - thunder - B4

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With enough spell speed, absolutely. The more oGCDs you can do pre-pull the better. If your spell speed and fight mechanics can handle making it back to refresh Enochian in time, it would be a PPS increase. Plus in that scenario, your first Fire goes from 180 potency to 189, which isn't much but still better.

If you are cutting it really close, I wouldn't precast Enochian on fights with mechanics that might force you to move during your opener. But as our SS gets higher, this should become the standard opener in most cases.

Edit: After thinking about it, I'd probably go Ley Lines > Enochian just to be safe, but it really wouldn't matter potency wise. It'd just give you an extra half second at the end.

just out of curiosity how bad is this opener? pre-casting ley lines f3 to hit on tank pull, eno, RS, F4, POT, F1, F4, F4, F4, F3 (PROC), CONVERT, SWIFT, F4, F4, B3, TH1, B4. It might be outdated but i mean you get all 6 f4's and usually plenty of time to get thunder in before refreshing eno with b4. i guess not having the pot for the first f4 isnt ideal but it really is smooth opener and with all my ss i can get all the f4s in with both pot and rs cd's

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Originally Posted by Garotte14

Thats fine, you don't have to be convinced by actual math. I don't really care at all what people use. You can do what you find best or what you're most comfortable with. I was asked a question and I answered in the best way I could. Using actual math.

That's like saying you're not convinced if someone tells you, 2+2=4. Math is math. Thunder under Raging Strikes is 340.2 potency. Thunder not under Raging Strikes is 283.5 Potency. An AF1 Firestarter under Raging Strikes is 423.36 Potency. AF1 Firestarter not under Raging Strikes is 352.8. So by using my trusty calculator: 423.36 + 283.5 = 706.86 > 352.8 + 340.2 = 693.

Also Ley Lines does in fact buff every GCD. So the Potency per second on that is: 187.99 PPS vs 184.31 PPS. Phew! Math is hard

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Chill. lol dang.

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Originally Posted by Shakesula

just out of curiosity how bad is this opener? pre-casting ley lines f3 to hit on tank pull, eno, RS, F4, POT, F1, F4, F4, F4, F3 (PROC), CONVERT, SWIFT, F4, F4, B3, TH1, B4. It might be outdated but i mean you get all 6 f4's and usually plenty of time to get thunder in before refreshing eno with b4. i guess not having the pot for the first f4 isnt ideal but it really is smooth opener and with all my ss i can get all the f4s in with both pot and rs cd's

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There is something off with this opener. You don't have Sharpcast listed anywhere. Without Shaprcast, you aren't guaranteed that Fire 3 Proc, which means you are casting 5 Fire IVs in a row which is impossible currently.

So assuming you are Sharpcasting your first Fire 1, there really isn't a great place to put it. Precasting it, cuts it really close to even making it to that first Fire. And throwing it in anytime after Fire III, you are cutting into you PPS because of the 0.5s delay.

Even with all of that, this opener requires extra piety or else you could potentially get stuck after Blizzard III waiting for a server tick. So all in all, honestly I don't recommend Fire III openers anymore. They are not as potent and rely too much on a server tick at the end. Even without the server tick, you will still end up quite lower on PPS than Sharpcast openers. I would recommend taking a look at some of the more modern openers with our current Spell Speed. The Fire III opener was only really viable pre Astral Fire buff.

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Originally Posted by Garotte14

We're not talking about what happens after your opener. Yes, delaying Ley Lines will give a two extra GCDs under LL after your opener, but that means absolutely nothing. Your opener is the opener. Meaning all of your buffs are up. Your argument holds no weight. In that argument, 90 seconds into the fight, my Ley Lines will be up 2 GCDs before yours so I'm gaining those two UNBUFFED GCDs back at that time.

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Sorry but Litany lasts 30 seconds...feywind 30seconds. That means the first 2 fire IVs of your second AF cycle are being boosted by raid buffs. If you push your leylines past the weak sharpcast fire 1 and subpar fire 3 proc then those 2 fire IVs during the second cycle are also being boosted by leylines...saying your opener is only the first AF cycle is a limiting factor. The logic behind it is no different than a summoner choosing to do an extra ruin 3 in dread over the higher potency shadowflare. The more buffed Fire IVs you cast, the stronger your overall output.

Not sure if this has been mentioned in the past page or two, but:
It seems like people are saying the best GCD order in your opener is F1 > F3P > F4 > F4 > F4 > F1 > Swift F4 > Convert F4 > F4 > F3P* > B3
However, it's already been established that BLM can do 4xF4 under Ley Lines, with plenty of time left over to either cast F1 or B3. Therefore, I propose that the following opener is better PPS on average:
F1 > F3P > F4 > F4 > F1 > F4 > F3P* > Swift F4 > Convert F4 > F4 > B3
By moving your F1 refresh back a cast, you can see if you get your F3P in time to line up a Swiftcast during a free GCD. If you don't get a F3P, then the PPS is exactly the same as above, and you should have no problem fitting in 4xF4 under Ley Lines. So you only stand to gain by moving F1 back a cast.

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Originally Posted by Aloise

Not sure if this has been mentioned in the past page or two, but:
It seems like people are saying the best GCD order in your opener is F1 > F3P > F4 > F4 > F4 > F1 > Swift F4 > Convert F4 > F4 > F3P* > B3
However, it's already been established that BLM can do 4xF4 under Ley Lines, with plenty of time left over to either cast F1 or B3. Therefore, I propose that the following opener is better PPS on average:
F1 > F3P > F4 > F4 > F1 > F4 > F3P* > Swift F4 > Convert F4 > F4 > B3
By moving your F1 refresh back a cast, you can see if you get your F3P in time to line up a Swiftcast during a free GCD. If you don't get a F3P, then the PPS is exactly the same as above, and you should have no problem fitting in 4xF4 under Ley Lines. So you only stand to gain by moving F1 back a cast.

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Yeah I've mentioned it on page 188, last post. It's the perfect GCD opener if the fight allows for it.

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Originally Posted by Aloise

F1 > F3P > F4 > F4 > F1 > F4 > F3P* > Swift F4 > Convert F4 > F4 > B3
By moving your F1 refresh back a cast, you can see if you get your F3P in time to line up a Swiftcast during a free GCD. If you don't get a F3P, then the PPS is exactly the same as above, and you should have no problem fitting in 4xF4 under Ley Lines. So you only stand to gain by moving F1 back a cast.

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The timing is so tight in there that if you have to do any movement your B3 will fail, which will hurt your dps, and could cause you to lose Enochian for your 2nd AF phase.

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Originally Posted by frostfirefawcett

It's the perfect GCD opener if the fight allows for it.

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Originally Posted by StouterTaru

The timing is so tight in there that if you have to do any movement your B3 will fail, which will hurt your dps, and could cause you to lose Enochian for your 2nd AF phase.

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You have about three seconds free. Here's a video showing that. Furthermore, losing the ability to cast B3 isn't a problem if you have Piety on your relic or a few melds~

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Originally Posted by Aloise

You have about three seconds free. Here's a video showing that. Furthermore, losing the ability to cast B3 isn't a problem if you have Piety on your relic or a few melds~

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Your video shows you start casting B3 with less than 3 seconds left on AF3. You have to finish casting before AF wears off, or else the cast costs the full 1060 MP. Try it again, and move 4 steps in the middle of your 4x FIVs.

Dumping Piety on for that scenario is kinda pointless, you'll end up dropping ~15 crit to be sitting at zero MP waiting for a MP tick.

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Originally Posted by StouterTaru

Your video shows you start casting B3 with less than 3 seconds left on AF3. You have to finish casting before AF wears off

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Blizzard 3 takes about 1.5 seconds under AF3 with no Ley Lines, 1.3 seconds with Ley Lines. So really you have a full 1.5 seconds of movement, though I believe it's actually a bit more forgiving because the last "second" of stacks stretch out if you're near the end of a cast or swap slightly before you finish casting. Either way, 1.5s is a lot of movement time, plus you have a free GCD under Swiftcast to move.

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Originally Posted by StouterTaru

Dumping Piety on for that scenario is kinda pointless, you'll end up dropping ~15 crit to be sitting at zero MP waiting for a MP tick.

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You should have Piety anyways for guaranteed T1 after B3. The truly hardcore have guaranteed B4 after B3.