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[EasymodeX]

Pretty sure they tick for the most part. I've never personally done testing. The general word is that Ifrit takes no damage during his charges, and Titan takes no damage during heart phase. Aside from that, they purportedly take damage during jumps.

Levi is pretty obvious due to the raw quantity of dives -- if Levi didn't take damage from DoTs while diving, SMNs and BRDs would get shafted.

[Allyrion]

Are we sure they tick? Titan and ifrit often display invuln during their jumps and lands. I admit it's probbable, just wondering if anyone has a reason to be quite sure. Is it because garu is easily observed to continue to receive damage from dots even when sisters are up?

Well first, I see a stream of damage from Titan when he jumps from the dots, same for Garuda.
A more accurate test is that you can get dot based procs during a jump such as Bloodletter or Thundercloud.
I've got thundercloud procs mid divebombs (T5) and during Titan and Garuda jumps for sure. Our bard got Bloodletter procs a few times during Ifrit's Hellfire.

The exceptions are as easymode said, Titan's heart and Ifrit's charges. Otherwise, I believe they have some invulnerability during the animation but it seems that the game allows the dots to tick once they were delivered before that kicked in.

[Sygmaelle]

Simple things like staying out of AOEs.

That really entirely depend of the fight itself. Like for example, in T7 I just never run out of any of Melusine / Lamia aoe unless im very very low - half hp + bfb on.

Healers know it, and I just take an embrace which is kinda enough to top me off most of the time (I mean, 2 tons of hp on dragoon + keen flurry + second wind + bloodbath are here for that). You can play with damage taken on your face aslong it doesn't kill you.

[EasymodeX]

That really entirely depend of the fight itself. Like for example, in T7 I just never run out of any of Melusine / Lamia aoe unless im very very low - half hp + bfb on.

Wat a n00bie.