Just an FYI for New Black mages and the tips and tricks to your job.

[Azoryl]

There is some really bad advise in this thread.

for Single:

Bliz III > Thunder III > Fire III > Fire I > popping procs (until 300 mana) then Bliz III repeat.... This is the true BLM rotation

Don't let anyone tell you Thunder II is better then Thunder III... Thunder III procs for more damage on the Thundercloud procs, and you gain an extra tick on Thunder III vs Thunder II

For AE:

4 or more - Fire III > Fire II till low mana > Blizz III > Fire III > Fire II till low mana > Flare > Convert > Swift > Flare ... if they arent dead by then something is really wrong.
3 or less - Thunder III all mobs and do single target rotation maybe popping Flare after the first low mana cycle.

The 3 or less is a personnel preference... I don't see Fire II on 3 mobs doing more damage then a good Fire I on a single target in addtion Fire II cost a lot more mana. On 4 or more targets you can see the difference, that Fire II > Fire I



Don't try to overwork you mana... know your costs. Nothing worse then popping a Fire I at AF3 and leaving yourself with not enough mana to Bliz III. Sure you can Convert or Transpose... but those abilities have more important spots to use then just popping them wily-nily.

Don't try and beat your timer for dodging AE. Get out - plain and simple.

[Merph]

/ac "Aetherial Manipulation" <mo> is the greatest macro ever. (for pc) A mouseover macro for your mid-range teleport. Perfect for transfering Allagan Rot across the dungeon!

Thank you! That's a great idea, and I feel stupid for not thinking of it. Also perfect for collapsing on Tank during Titan HM.

[Alhanelem]

Just an FYI for you new forumers, Job Speicific topics belong in the class/job/role forum sections.

[Merph]

Just an FYI for you new forumers, Job Speicific topics belong in the class/job/role forum sections.

Just an FYI for photobucket users, it sucks -- find a better service. You've exceeded their bandwidth limit and are just hosting an advertisement for them now.

[Dragonskin]

Just an FYI for photobucket users, it sucks -- find a better service. You've exceeded their bandwidth limit and are just hosting an advertisement for them now.

I almost just fell out of my chair at work. Haha thanks!