Teach me how -SMN-

[AarinEphemera]

@Ehayte

1. Yes, extended duration will be applied.
2. It varies depending on situation. Most of time I use Raging Strike > Apply Bio II, Miasma, Bio > Fester > Miasma II (If you close to enemy) > Contagion. This rotation will make your DoT hits harder with longer duration.
3. On my SMN, I tend to use Rouse+Spur when they're not on cooldown to maximize damage output from pets. Some are pretty situational, example is to use Garuda-Egi's Enkindle on large mob pulled or need slight burst damage (Example : Titan heart phase). Make sure Spur+Rouse is up to maximize Enkindle damage output.
4. You want to put Obey on your hotbar, as well Contagion so Garuda doesn't derp and use Contagion at wrong time. I made a macro for Contagion so I don't need to spam Contagion key in order to apply it to the enemy. You might want to experiment with your hotbar more so you feel comfortable to control your summons.

[LineageRazor]

1. Yes, extended duration will be applied.

As a newish SMN, one thing I'm curious about is the 15% chance that Bane'd dots will have their duration reset to full. If you use Contagion, then Bane, and that 15% kicks in - what happens?

Option 1: Nothing. Any dots at or above full duration are unaffected. I think this is most likely, but don't know, so that's why I'm asking.

Option 2: It will it REDUCE the duration of your dots to their normal full duration. This would suck.

Option 3: It will treat the Contagion as an increase to the full duration of the dot - meaning dots would be reset to their full duration plus 15 seconds. This would be awesome!

Anyone know which of these is the real story?

Also, when that 15% kicks in, does it reset all dots, or does each dot have its own 15% chance of reset?

[Kirinichibon]

Also, when that 15% kicks in, does it reset all dots, or does each dot have its own 15% chance of reset?

If you only have a few seconds left on your dot duration and Bane, there's a 15% chance the Bane-d dots will be applied at their normal full duration. I don't rely on this, personally, as the bane cooldown timer with large packs lets me cast a full set of dots and miasma2 on an un-dotted mob before casting bane again.

I just view this bonus as an ok passive way for us to close the gap with BLM's big AoE casts.