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    SlyRoyale's Avatar
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    Sep 2013
    Location
    Gridania
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    Character
    Cecilia Tyyne
    World
    Sargatanas
    Main Class
    Archer Lv 80
    This is the rotation I use:

    Windbite (Bloodletter) > Venomous Bite (Hawk's Eye + Blunt Arrow*) > Straight Shot (Blood for Blood, Raging Strikes) > Heavy Shot (Internal Release + Barrage) > filler (Flaming Arrow + Repelling Shot**) > filler until DoT reapplication

    Here are some things to note about this rotation:
    1) Filler means Heavy Shot unless you have a Straighter Shot proc. If you get a proc, use it then go back to using Heavy Shot until you get another proc or you have to reapply DoTs.
    2) Bloodletter's recast timer may reset during the opener, which accommodates for such a situation. Quickly weave it in and go back to where you left off in your opener.
    3) If you're using a HQ X-Potion of Dexterity, use it after Internal Release and before Barrage.
    4) This is the most important point: this rotation lets you reapply your DoTs without having to sacrifice TP and DPS to clip them. This opener offers better DPS than the traditional Straight Shot opener.

    *Blunt Arrow is optional if you need it for silencing duties, or your skill speed is too high for you to weave it in without being locked by the animation.
    **Similar to Blunt Arrow, you have to be selective in weaving in Repelling Shot not only due to animation lock, but position as well. You don't want to jump into something that can kill you like lingering AoEs or death walls.
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    Last edited by SlyRoyale; 12-14-2014 at 04:12 PM. Reason: Expanded post. 1k character limit sucks.