BRD rotation

Hello fellow adventurers!

I've scoured the forums for a rotation guide as I have just started rolling a BRD but nothing as yet.

I was wondering if anyone can give me a few tips regarding a decent rotation.

I'm currently using SS - VEN - WB - HS and rotate while hitting blood letter when available

There's no BRD rotation, basically, just keep up your SS buff and DoT always and you're good to go.

Hope this is of help:

http://www.ffxivinfo.com/guides/bard.php

Yup, BRD is kinda idiot proof to a large extend. Throw in Blunt Arrow (if silence is not needed) and Repelling Shot whenever available and pop CDs according.

On a side note, heya Baka Chin! (hope you recognize me lol!)

What rotation LOL XD

Except for some of the mechanism in the game (eg: T1 Slime) using macros for blood letter and misery's end will make your life super easy while able to maximize dps.

I would only suggest macros those two skills, buff skills like BfB, RS will need to be activated manually depending on burn phases.

TIPS: if you are sure you won't be using silence anytime soon, blunt arrow and repelling shot can be use to add up to your DPS.

What I do most of the time, it depends on the fight, ie mechanics, boss vs trash, DPS race etc:

SS (for buff, buff applies to DoT damage), pop all dmg buff cool downs (also situational, there are times where you'll want to save them), WB, BL, VB, HSx3/Weave in BL when it procs/SS procs.

After that it becomes a priority system: those are 1) SS buff is on, 2) DoTs are up, 3) Misery's End, 4) SS procs, 5)BL procs. Use dmg buffs as they come off cooldown. Another thing to note is your dmg buffs also apply to WB/VB, so make sure you have them up before WB/VB.

Like Ooshima said, once you get the basic priority system down, try to weave in Blunt Arrow/Repelling Shot/Flaming Arrow. They are off the global cooldown so you can use them in between other skills. For Example, SS-(buffs)-WB-FA-VB-BA-HS-RS-HS-BL-HS. Just an example, the priorty list takes...well...priority.

Just be careful with Blunt Arrow, there are fights that may require a BRD to be a main silencer and you'll want to save it for the right time, and Repelling Shot, well...you don't want to use that during...say...Titan's LS and fly right off the ledge, lol.

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Originally Posted by Tinoris

Just be careful with Blunt Arrow, there are fights that may require a BRD to be a main silencer and you'll want to save it for the right time, and Repelling Shot, well...you don't want to use that during...say...Titan's LS and fly right off the ledge, lol.

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And know when to use repelling shot - for example, it could be used to repel off a stacked WoTL for Titan EX. But certainly don't use it in Ifrit EX when Eruption is about to come, if not you will generate an eruption ahead of your other teammates which they probably have to eat. A good time to use Repelling Shot to up your DPS is when Ifrit is casting Searing Wind on your healers, that's 100% safe to use :p

Also make good use of your DoTs to generate blood letter procs. If there are times where you could spread your DoTs and they last long, do so. Example would be T5, Scourge of Meracydia, I always spread my DoTs and spam my free-flow procs. In Ifrit EX nails phase, you can spread windbite over to the next 2 nails which your team would hit in succession and you will find that the nails can be down even faster.

Basically to start off as a BRD, try to get used to the basic priority system. Then, run some idiot proof instances like WP where you can start popping your CDs in between your weaponskills (which means popping your OGCD CDs during your GCD time) to get a hang of their recast time and how you can "naturally" or "situationally" insert them into your rotations.

And soon you will get the hang of it :)

Two misc. questions:

Quelling Strikes is obviously useful on pull, but is it worth using any time afterwards? The tanks should have no problems after they get started up, right?

Is it better to stack/stagger buffs or use them one at a time? Every time my DoTs need to be refreshed, I pop a cooldown. I've read some rotation guides saying it's better to stagger them - like Internal Release --> Windbite --> Hawk's Eye --> Venomous Bite --> Raging Strikes --> etc. but I don't understand why that's better.

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Originally Posted by Lyrinn

Two misc. questions:

Quelling Strikes is obviously useful on pull, but is it worth using any time afterwards? The tanks should have no problems after they get started up, right?

Is it better to stack/stagger buffs or use them one at a time? Every time my DoTs need to be refreshed, I pop a cooldown. I've read some rotation guides saying it's better to stagger them - like Internal Release --> Windbite --> Hawk's Eye --> Venomous Bite --> Raging Strikes --> etc. but I don't understand why that's better.

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1. Quelling strike can be use beginning of the fight and also anytime when boss transition to a new phase while wiping all aggro. Eg: Garuda HM, Ext where you want to start your dps but do not want to pull aggro.

2. Basically you would want all of your buff to be under CD. Meaning, use it when they are available. But first, you would need to gauge the situation of the fight. Will you be in a burn phase soon? Will the boss change phase soon? Will you receive any major damage soon?

If you need the buff for burn phase and that phase will come very soon. Then save your buff for that phase.
If the boss will change phase soon (boss will go invulnerable for a set amount of time). Then save your buff till the phase change is complete.
If you are going to receive a lot of damage soon (titan's tumult, titan's jump, etc). Then BfB should definitely be avoided. save it till that part of the fight is over.

Always go Raging Strike > Windbite > Venomous Bite and not the other way around. This will ensure your DoTs were powered up.

Windbite before Venomous Bite. As Dot crit from Windbite will refresh your Bloodletter CD. You need to keep these two Dots on the boss/enemy at all time.

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Originally Posted by Lyrinn

Two misc. questions:

Quelling Strikes is obviously useful on pull, but is it worth using any time afterwards? The tanks should have no problems after they get started up, right?

Is it better to stack/stagger buffs or use them one at a time? Every time my DoTs need to be refreshed, I pop a cooldown. I've read some rotation guides saying it's better to stagger them - like Internal Release --> Windbite --> Hawk's Eye --> Venomous Bite --> Raging Strikes --> etc. but I don't understand why that's better.

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On buffs - always stagger. Why? To maximize the buff time and up time. First, although buffs are insta-cast but they have animation time. Imagine the time required to pop all your CDs all at one go together => that's the amount of time you are doing NOTHING. As such pop your CDs during your GCD time (which is the waiting time in between your weaponskills) because CDs are OGCD. This ensure that you are always dealing damage whenever you can. Same as using OGCD damaging skills => Heavy Shot -> Blunt Arrow -> Heavy Shot -> Repelling Shot for example.

Quelling Strikes is your aggro management tool. Sure you don't always have to use it if your tanks aren't a flop but there will be times it will come to use. For example, Garuda EX sisters phase - if you popped Raging Strikes and other CD and went ape shit the instant Chirada drops, there is a high chance you will pull aggro. You could wait for OT to hold aggro but again that's wasting time. Solution is, pop Raging Strikes + Quelling Strikes and you can safely wallop Chirada all you want. The idea is if you are going to burst damage and you expect yourself that you might generate too much aggro or even pull aggro, pop Quelling Strikes.

Just on a side note, I personally don't use Quelling for Garuda EX's sisters phase. I just manage by throwing DoTs to both Suparana and Chirada first (boosted by BFB) then start walloping Chirada/Suparna (depending on the agreed trait)

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Originally Posted by Marcusow86

Always go Raging Strike > Windbite > Venomous Bite and not the other way around. This will ensure your DoTs were powered up.

Windbite before Venomous Bite. As Dot crit from Windbite will refresh your Bloodletter CD. You need to keep these two Dots on the boss/enemy at all time.

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Well, the reason for using IR/HE first is to maximize crit chance for BL resets, since RS only increases damage. At least, that's what I've read.

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Originally Posted by Ooshima

On buffs - always stagger. Why? To maximize the buff time and up time. First, although buffs are insta-cast but they have animation time. Imagine the time required to pop all your CDs all at one go together => that's the amount of time you are doing NOTHING. As such pop your CDs during your GCD time (which is the waiting time in between your weaponskills) because CDs are OGCD. This ensure that you are always dealing damage whenever you can. Same as using OGCD damaging skills => Heavy Shot -> Blunt Arrow -> Heavy Shot -> Repelling Shot for example.

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What I meant by "stack" was basically overlap in buff timers. The guides I've read say oGCD --> GCD --> Repeat, but like in the example above, if you do IR --> WB --> HE --> VB, then you have both IR and HE up at the same time. What I've been doing is (again, for example), IR --> WB --> VB --> Heavy Shot or Straighter Shot procs until DoTs need to be refreshed --> HE --> WB --> VB --> repeat. I guess I run into the problem where buffs like Barrage sit on the side for a while, but if you burn all your cooldowns, don't you have downtime anyways?

Maybe it would help if I linked one of the references: http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen..._rotations_cd/

To those saying Raging strikes before windbite and venom over internal release, no, basically when you are done with your rotation and have to reaply dots, they will have the raging stikes buff + blood for blood before it wears off.

This is the one i use the most.

Quelling Strikes as tank Pulls > Straight Shot > Bloodletter > Internal Release > Windbite > Hawk’s Eyes > Venomous Bite > Raging Strikes > Blood for Blood > Heavy Shot > Flame Arrow > Heavy Shot > Barrage > Heavy Shot > Bloodletter/Blunt arrow > Straight Shot > Bloodletter/Repel Shot > Windbite > Bloodletter/Repel shot > Venomous Bite > Bloodletter/Repel Shot > Heavy Shot > Blood/Blunt/Flame/Repel > Heavy Shot > Blood/Blunt/Flame/Repel > Heavy Shot > Blood/Blunt/Flame/Repel > Start again with Straightshot and utilizing the buffs as they come back from cooldown.

Demonstration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZwPA1Nfzqo

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Originally Posted by Lyrinn

What I meant by "stack" was basically overlap in buff timers. The guides I've read say oGCD --> GCD --> Repeat, but like in the example above, if you do IR --> WB --> HE --> VB, then you have both IR and HE up at the same time. What I've been doing is (again, for example), IR --> WB --> VB --> Heavy Shot or Straighter Shot procs until DoTs need to be refreshed --> HE --> WB --> VB --> repeat. I guess I run into the problem where buffs like Barrage sit on the side for a while, but if you burn all your cooldowns, don't you have downtime anyways?

Maybe it would help if I linked one of the references: http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen..._rotations_cd/

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I see what you mean where. With regards to BRD, no hard and fast rule. In fact BRD has many ways to play despite limited weapon skills and no combo to play with.

How you want to pop your CD largely depend on the instance you engage and what you will be expecting next.

Straight forward instances like WP bosses? Just pop all your CDs and re-pop again whenever they become available.

Titan EX? Phase 1 you can just pop all CDs and go ape shit. After Titan EX jumps and geo crush and enters the next part, your faster refresh CDs like IR/BFB should be refreshed while Hawk's Eye and RS might be still on CD. You can go ahead and re-pop IR/BfB. However when Hawk's Eye and RS refreshed, you might want to save them for Heart Phase since it will be next very soon.

Other situational cases could be say, T5. Phase 1, just pop all CDs and wallop because all your CDs will be refreshed when Phase 2 starts. Then, you will want to "stagger" your CDs instead of popping all at one go. You can choose Hawk's + IR for one of the fast conflag and BfB+RS for the other fast conflag.

In general, get to know the sequence of the fight well. If there is an upcoming phase where you need to burn, check again how long more till that phase. Very long? Go ahead and pop all since your CDs will be refreshed by then. Not exactly very long? Maybe pop a quick one like BfB/IR. VERY VERY SOON? Save them up and stagger their usage if need be (like T5 conflag phase example above).

With regards to Barrage -> use it after Raging Strikes. Personally, I will pop Barrage right after Hawk's Eye and Raging Strikes are up because your auto attack dmg are affected by the above 2 CD boosts.


P.S. => Then again, evaluate your team's overall DPS. If it's very high for that instance you are in that you don't really need to pop CDs during "burn phases", just whatever and pop your CDs whenever they become available :p

Would it be reasonable for me to think of popping all cooldowns as "burst" damage? Because it seems like every scenario you describe has you saving them for burn phases or using them all otherwise. But then I still don't get why you would "burst" on pull with a rotation like what Drakuaza uses.

Really appreciate the advice. Sorry if these are stupid questions, I'm a healer trying to learn BRD as a main DPS class. ><

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Originally Posted by Lyrinn

Would it be reasonable for me to think of popping all cooldowns as "burst" damage? Because it seems like every scenario you describe has you saving them for burn phases or using them all otherwise. But then I still don't get why you would "burst" on pull with a rotation like what Drakuaza uses.

Really appreciate the advice. Sorry if these are stupid questions, I'm a healer trying to learn BRD as a main DPS class. ><

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By keeping a steady use on your cooldowns will allow you to have a constant burst dps to the degree where you will always have at least 1 up at 80% of your attacking time after the initial burst, and that usually is more than enough to go through dps check heavy phases. Not only that, it ensures most of the time(usually all my cooldowns are coming back 1 by one so i can pull them off by doing em in-between my attacks during heavy dps phases)

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Forgot to say about barrage, but Bardo below my post got it.

The reason you want to "stack" your cooldowns is because of Barrage.
Raging Strikes, Blood for Blood, and Hawk's eye are all additive.
If those were the only buffs you had, then you would want to just weave them on cooldown and it wouldn't matter if you stacked them or not.

But Barrage interacts with each of those in a multiplicative manner.
So the more of those buffs you stack on top of Barrage, the more damage you get out of them.

Of course you don't want to sit on them when they're off cooldown waiting for the others to all come off cooldown just so you can stack them again though.
Unless you actually need them for a specific burst phase like Titan Heart or Conflag, in which case saving them will lower your total overall dps, but it's necessary due to fight mechanics.

So the best way to handle buffs is to stack them near the beginning of the fight to take advantage of the Barrage interaction, then unless you need them for an upcoming burst phase, just weave them as soon as they come off cooldown.

At one point I tried explaining in text how to best go about playing BRD...then I came across this video. While it isn't perfect and doesn't take every situation in to account, its pretty awesome for getting a general idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5XAHGXedNo

Just pop everything at the start of a fight and pull the boss. Everyone will scream. That is how you bard. (In serious-ness youtube is your friend for bard tutorials and suggestions.)

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Originally Posted by BakaChin

I was wondering if anyone can give me a few tips regarding a decent rotation.

I'm currently using SS - VEN - WB - HS and rotate while hitting blood letter when available

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You've got the right basic idea. SS buff is most important, followed by the dots, then HS. HS loses to Straighter Shot procs, of course. One thing to note is that most people do WB->VB, because WB is the higher potency of the two (except in some fringe cases).

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Originally Posted by Lyrinn

Is it better to stack/stagger buffs or use them one at a time? Every time my DoTs need to be refreshed, I pop a cooldown. I've read some rotation guides saying it's better to stagger them - like Internal Release --> Windbite --> Hawk's Eye --> Venomous Bite --> Raging Strikes --> etc. but I don't understand why that's better.

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Stacking them is going to lead to more damage overall. Note though, that sometimes you'll want to spread them out to make certain mechanics easier to deal with. A high-end example would be Conflags, where you pretty much have to split them to meet the dps check. Conversely, I tend to save mine in GX for sister phases to burn one down ASAP. Basically, it depends on the needs of the encounter, but stacking is more beneficial.

Also, if you're popping more than one at a time, start with the longer duration one. For example, RS->B4B->HE->IR->Barrage. This allows maximum overlap. I'll point out, though, that the desire to maintain this order is why I usually put my buffs off until the second set of dots come around, but that's largely personal preference. I find it a little simpler this way, while acknowledging that it's probably a very slight dps loss.

While DMG buff CDs are definitely good to use before applying DoTs, if you have to choose one, let it be Internal Release. Assuming Straight Shot is up, thats another 10% to crit chance for DoTs, proccing Blood Letter. Additional Bloodletter is pretty much a DMG buff in itself.

But yes, buff before DoT, Stagger buffs, I personally dump all my CD's (still staggering) at once since they work with one another. Hence Quelling Strikes. Just know your fight so all Buffs arent on Cooldown when you need them most. i.e. Titan's Heart.

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Originally Posted by Ooshima

Yup, BRD is kinda idiot proof to a large extend. Throw in Blunt Arrow (if silence is not needed) and Repelling Shot whenever available and pop CDs according.

On a side note, heya Baka Chin! (hope you recognize me lol!)

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Ruuuuuuuuui!!! I've missed your face! Lol!

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Ruuuuuuuuui!!! I've missed your face! Lol!

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I'm always at Mor Dhona :p

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Originally Posted by Viridiana

You've got the right basic idea. SS buff is most important, followed by the dots, then HS. HS loses to Straighter Shot procs, of course. One thing to note is that most people do WB->VB, because WB is the higher potency of the two (except in some fringe cases)

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Thanks! Shall definitely try WB before VB

Thank you all for your responses! Definitely a lot more than I was expecting! But let's see if we can keep this thread up and update it when we can :D

My current rotation: Heavy Shot (hoping for proc) -> Straight(er) Shot -> Bloodletter -> Venomous Bite -> Windbite followed by spamming Heavy Shot until Bloodletter is up again or I need to refresh SS buff or my DoTs. As far as buffing myself, I always hit them all at the same time. It takes about 4 seconds total to do so with my macro. I hit Internal Relase -> Raging Strikes -> Blood 4 Blood -> Barrage. I hit barrage last because it only lasts for 10 seconds I think and the macro takes 4 like stated above.

BRD is really easy to play but I'm always concerned I'm not doing enough damage. Whenever I have Flame Arrow/Blunt Arrow/Repelling Shot/Mercy Stroke(?) available I use them. Anything else I could do? Or something I could do better? Thanks.

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Originally Posted by KyroeFelix

My current rotation: Heavy Shot (hoping for proc) -> Straight(er) Shot -> Bloodletter -> Venomous Bite -> Windbite followed by spamming Heavy Shot until Bloodletter is up again or I need to refresh SS buff or my DoTs. As far as buffing myself, I always hit them all at the same time. It takes about 4 seconds total to do so with my macro. I hit Internal Relase -> Raging Strikes -> Blood 4 Blood -> Barrage. I hit barrage last because it only lasts for 10 seconds I think and the macro takes 4 like stated above.

BRD is really easy to play but I'm always concerned I'm not doing enough damage. Whenever I have Flame Arrow/Blunt Arrow/Repelling Shot/Mercy Stroke(?) available I use them. Anything else I could do? Or something I could do better? Thanks.

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Trying to proc a Straighter Shot as your opening is less dps than just doing Straight Shot first unless you have a negative crit rating. You don't, so just start with Straight Shot. For your buffs, if it's taking you 4 straight seconds to hit all your buffs, that's 4 seconds in which you're only auto-attacking. It's not at all worth it. Use your buffs in between your GCD attacks. Also, your macro doesn't include Hawk's Eye?

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Originally Posted by Viridiana

Trying to proc a Straighter Shot as your opening is less dps than just doing Straight Shot first unless you have a negative crit rating. You don't, so just start with Straight Shot. For your buffs, if it's taking you 4 straight seconds to hit all your buffs, that's 4 seconds in which you're only auto-attacking. It's not at all worth it. Use your buffs in between your GCD attacks. Also, your macro doesn't include Hawk's Eye?

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No, my current acc is at 490 and I haven't been missing. Maybe this will change when I get to T5, but my FC has yet to make it there so I'm not sure if my acc is up to snuff or not. Does Hawk's Eye add anything other than acc?

Hawk's Eye increases your dex, which increases damage

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Originally Posted by Rikkustrife

Hawk's Eye increases your dex, which increases damage

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Well call me a derp and give me the herp! I had no idea...serves me right for not checking the changes from 1.0 to 2.0.

Edit: I currently use HQ Buttons in a Blanket as my dps food, unless I'm having trouble hitting. Then I usually go with Apkallu Omelettes. Is this a good food choice?

Just kinda reiterating what others have said, you'll want to do Windbite before the Venomous Bite due to the increased overall potency of Windbite.

And for your global cooldowns, Flaming Arrow will give you the most damage when it can last for all 30 seconds and even better if it can ride off of your buffs. Try to get Flaming Arrow up before incorporating Blunt Arrow or Repelling Shot for damage. If all buffs are up, Flaming Arrow before using Bloodletter.

Something I was not fully aware of is that if you use Legacy movement, it may impact your auto-attacks while sidestepping or running away (e.g. dodging). The auto-attack may cancel out until your next weaponskill (assuming face target option is on) or until you manually renew auto-attack. As such, it may be best to be stationary while under the effects of Barrage and timing Barrage that you would have minimum movement. If you're constantly side stepping while using Barrage, you may only get off two auto-attacks instead of the standard three or the potential four (consider Barrage turning your auto-attack from a 100 potency attack to a 300 potency attack).

Any suggestions on when to use the buffs ? At the moment I'm popping B4b, IR, RS, HE and Bar before going to SS, BL, WB, VB (HS spam) and rotate from SS

Since barrage only last 10 seconds. I think you should put it up last. as for when putting the others up. its up to you really. For me, for example Titan HM. I would save all my buffs for the heart phase. or save up all my buffs for burning down dreadnaught in t4. other than that i usually just pop 2-3 buffs in between a skill.

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Originally Posted by Fiosha_Maureiba

And for your global cooldowns, Flaming Arrow will give you the most damage when it can last for all 30 seconds and even better if it can ride off of your buffs. Try to get Flaming Arrow up before incorporating Blunt Arrow or Repelling Shot for damage. If all buffs are up, Flaming Arrow before using Bloodletter.

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The only buff that seems to influence Flaming Arrow's damage is Hawk's Eye.

Pop each buff individually, place the arrow on a dummy, and watch the ticks.

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Originally Posted by Fiosha_Maureiba

And for your global cooldowns, Flaming Arrow will give you the most damage when it can last for all 30 seconds and even better if it can ride off of your buffs. Try to get Flaming Arrow up before incorporating Blunt Arrow or Repelling Shot for damage. If all buffs are up, Flaming Arrow before using Bloodletter.

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Really, if the enemy is going to be stationary for 15 seconds (less if there are more enemies), then FA takes priority over BL anyway. Something I've noticed on the forums is that some BRDs get really focused on the BL procs and don't really account for just how many things we have that are higher priority than BL is.

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Originally Posted by vQsv

The only buff that seems to influence Flaming Arrow's damage is Hawk's Eye.

Pop each buff individually, place the arrow on a dummy, and watch the ticks.

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Oh man, that means I haven't been taking advantage of it, e.g. if I had a Raging Strikes coming off cooldown just as Flaming Arrow does, then I would have paired the two together.

There is much for me to learns still!

Edit: I just tried Flaming Arrow without any buffs, then tried the individual buffs e.g. Blood for Blood, Raging Strikes, Hawk's Eye. When watching the ticks, it appears each of the buffs is affecting the damage. Maybe something changed in 2.16?

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Originally Posted by Fiosha_Maureiba

Oh man, that means I haven't been taking advantage of it, e.g. if I had a Raging Strikes coming off cooldown just as Flaming Arrow does, then I would have paired the two together.

There is much for me to learns still!

Edit: I just tried Flaming Arrow without any buffs, then tried the individual buffs e.g. Blood for Blood, Raging Strikes, Hawk's Eye. When watching the ticks, it appears each of the buffs is affecting the damage. Maybe something changed in 2.16?

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Heya,

I tried it on a dummy after reading your edit and will retract what I said.
It seems the buffs now all apply their effects to flaming arrow's damage.
Thanks for testing and pointing it out.

Here are some figures from testing earlier on a single lvl 50 "Striking Dummy" (2778 HP) in Coerthas.
The values are averages over 10 iterations of each case with the unbuffed arrow being the control.
Each use of flaming arrow dealt 10 ticks of damage over it's 30 second duration.

Stats (no buffs/food) - 498 Dex, 41 Weapon Damage (Elfin Bow), 373 Skill Speed, 584 Crit, 279 Det

Unbuffed Flaming Arrow
- 54~60 Non Critical Damage per tick
- 82~88 Critical Damage per tick
- 1~3 ticks dealt Critical Damage
- An average of 613 Total Damage per use on a single target over 30 seconds

Internal Release + Flaming Arrow
- 54~60 Non Critical Damage per tick
- 82~88 Critical Damage per tick
- 2~4 ticks dealt Critical Damage
- Around 650 Total Damage per use

Blood for Blood + Flaming Arrow
- 59~65 Non Critical Damage per tick
- 87~93 Critical Damage per tick
- 1~3 ticks dealt Critical Damage
- An average of 687 Total Damage per use on a single target over 30 seconds

Hawk's Eye + Flaming Arrow (+74 Dex in my case)
- 62~68 Non Critical Damage per tick
- 93~102 Critical Damage per tick
- 1~3 ticks dealt Critical Damage
- An average of 712 Total Damage per use on a single target over 30 seconds

Raging Strikes + Flaming Arrow
- 65~81 Non Critical Damage per tick
- 97~108 Critical Damage per tick
- 1~3 ticks dealt Critical Damage
- An average of 744 Total Damage per use on a single target over 30 seconds

All 4 buffs + Flaming Arrow
- 81~87 Non Critical Damage per tick
- 121~127 Critical Damage per tick
- 2~4 ticks dealt Critical Damage
- An average of 989 Total Damage per use on a single target over 30 seconds

The last time I tested was after 2.1 so they probably fixed it sometime along the way.

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Originally Posted by BakaChin

Any suggestions on when to use the buffs?

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This can either be based on preference, or utility based on Duration.

if you're like me, I have all Offensive Buffs on 1 macro, IR being the first. Its incredibly useful, and has the least Recast time out of all damage buffs. So im free to use that @ any time without huge penalties. The further I go down the list, the more important the Buff is for a boss/ longer recast time. So, Internal Release first because short cast time, Raging Strikes last because longest re-cast time.

if you want all your buffs to complement each other for the longest time possible, use them in order of Duration.
So your list should look like..

Raging Strikes - Hawks Eye - Blood for Blood - Internal Release - Barrage

Note: RS, HE and B4B have same duration, but are ordered by Recast time Longest to Shortest.

if only Raging strikes CD was lowered :rolleyes: (even if was nerfed a bit) so we could chain it with other CDs ._.

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Originally Posted by Warlyx

if only Raging strikes CD was lowered :rolleyes: (even if was nerfed a bit) so we could chain it with other CDs ._.

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Honestly, since they nerfed both IR and B4B in 2.1 and we're now a solid 20% behind other DD's even after you take movement into account, they should probably just give us a trait to lower the recast to 90 seconds and call it a day.