Black Mage Dps Rotation Guide! in 90 Seconds!

[Umero]

and on second thought, even your first gcd is longer than mine because I don't have to check and see if a firestarter proc kicks in or not.

[PessimiStick]

3 GCDs? Did you see your 2nd GCD is longer due to Firestarter has GCD but you aren't casting anyway spell inbetween the GCD?

Except that it's not, of course. Fire's cast time is exactly 1 GCD. Using Firestarter costs exactly 1 GCD. 1 + 1 + 1 = 3.

Edit: No one waits to see if it procs, you just use it as soon as you can. There's always a 40% chance you'll burn a proc on the Fire 1 you cast before the previous lands and activates FS.

[Umero]

that just contradicts your word by saying you throw in fire3(firestarter) soon as you have it, my friend.

[PessimiStick]

No it doesn't. As soon as you have it and can use it, you do.

Seriously, every BLM that isn't an idiot plays this way. It's ultra-basic stuff. You're just flat-out wrong.

[Rundas342]

Fire III then Fire I, till your out of many or close to nothing, Blizzard III, Blizzard I. Repeat. Lightning if you want whenever. Just play the class and youlll learn. Also dont see the point of post all your videos for a simple BLM rotation. Really need the views?

[Umero]

Except that it's not, of course. Fire's cast time is exactly 1 GCD. Using Firestarter costs exactly 1 GCD. 1 + 1 + 1 = 3.

The problem is you throw in firestarter right after your previous fire. and now you are stuck with a full 1 gcd cycle of doing nothing while I am already casting my 2nd fire spell.

The potency sum may sound ideal on paper. but it's practically not quite correct.

[Setis_Dagre]

The problem is you throw in firestarter right after your previous fire. and now you are stuck with a full 1 gcd cycle of doing nothing while I am already casting my 2nd fire spell.

The potency sum may sound ideal on paper. but it's practically not quite correct.

He already cast his 2nd fire spell too, except he threw it instantly.

[Exstal]

Cast Fire - 1 GCD
end of fire already starting next Fire (firestarter procs) 2-gcd
Cast Firaga 3gcd

Your rotation
Fire Fire Fire

Conclusion: I do more damage than you

[AsheliaDalmasca]

He already cast his 2nd fire spell too, except he threw it instantly.

Instantly! BOOM Headshot ifrit!

[Kikosho]

He already cast his 2nd fire spell too, except he threw it instantly.

In actual practice, unless you have to move, no one ever casts Fire III as their second spell once they start their Fire spam.

Fire III to get into AF3 -> Fire (triggers proc)-> Fire -> Firestarter Fire III -> Fire etc.

The method most BLMs use of not interrupting their current Fire spell to use a Firestarter proc ensures you're always going to have 2 Fire I's for every Firestarter Fire III.