How To: Maximize Your DPS as Dragoon

[Ronzeru]

I've always used somewhat of a Hybrid between your rotation and the other thread's rotation either. Using the other thread's rotation as the normal one, yet breaking into yours depending on party composition/fightphase/enemies hp/mechanics currently going off. For example. If you have more piercing damage in your party in a coil run, and wanna get that 10% piercing bonus up for the other bards faster, while stacking your dots so they can be ticking down on one mob while you move onto the next target like in Turn 4.

[LongNu]

I've always used somewhat of a Hybrid between your rotation and the other thread's rotation either. Using the other thread's rotation as the normal one, yet breaking into yours depending on party composition/fightphase/enemies hp/mechanics currently going off. For example. If you have more piercing damage in your party in a coil run, and wanna get that 10% piercing bonus up for the other bards faster, while stacking your dots so they can be ticking down on one mob while you move onto the next target like in Turn 4.

That sounds just about right. Generally I try to get DS up as soon as possible for my Bard. It's been a noticeable difference if I do my rotation vs cookie-cutter. My bard gets more hits in faster than me and for adds on T4, downing adds is just about the whole fight so if I can speed that process up then we're doing it right. We can clear trash quicker and be prepared for the dreads.

1) This is NOT a static Rotation, there are times where you'll need to use your own wits to figure out what to fit in based on the situation.
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