Help me understand t10 a bit

[Kyomagi]

wow thanks for everyone helping fix my blm >.< i have gone this whole time not really knowing i was doing wrong. someone in my FC (previous, not current) gave me that rotation and i ran with it

I should have looked up blm rotation while i was looking at the nin rot

[Eidolon]

wow thanks for everyone helping fix my blm >.< i have gone this whole time not really knowing i was doing wrong. someone in my FC (previous, not current) gave me that rotation and i ran with it

I should have looked up blm rotation while i was looking at the nin rot

would you like to meet up on Hyperion sometime and take a look at it? I won't be able to show you a rotation unless you want to come to balmung and watch, but we could try and see how your other aspects go together if you like. Sometimes one on one time on a dummy can be helpful.

[Kyomagi]

would you like to meet up on Hyperion sometime and take a look at it? I won't be able to show you a rotation unless you want to come to balmung and watch, but we could try and see how your other aspects go together if you like. Sometimes one on one time on a dummy can be helpful.

That would be helpful >.< Im gonna try it when i get home on the test dummy at my FC house

[ExKage]

I know that some BLM have a hard time switching things up and getting used to it. As a SCH in Keeper of the Lake I helped with a BLM who was using Fire III spam until OoMP and then Blizz III spam to full and then Fire III again. Another recommendation outside of working on this rotation is making sure you move the least amount of time as possible. As BLM in FCOB working on T13 (6% why), the only times I move in T10 are when A) Wild Charge, B) I have no heat lightning debuff and need to soak, and c) moving into the middle to deal with Adds.

Typically if I can't switch to Umbra III and I can't swift or proc any casts while moving, I will scathe or transpose into Umbra I. This way when I can cast I will be ready with mostly full MP in Astral phase.

[Sayori]

wow thanks for everyone helping fix my blm >.< i have gone this whole time not really knowing i was doing wrong. someone in my FC (previous, not current) gave me that rotation and i ran with it

I should have looked up blm rotation while i was looking at the nin rot

Once you got your rotations down there's some other helpful things you can use as a black mage

Sprint
Sprint is so underrated, it's freaking awesome and helps a lot. It helps you getting back to casting a lot faster that's exactly what you want. Knowing when to pop sprint is also a key to mastering black mage.
You know you will have to move somewhere within a few seconds? Pop sprint. In fact, if you start moving while your character is casting anything and the castbar is like 80% filled, you still pull the cast off while you already started moving. Try to master this, it helps a lot. Especially in t11 considering t11 is one hell of a aoe dodging fest.

Manawall
Everytime a wild charge happens and you have to soak it, use manawall. You won't have to move for spike flail after wild charge cause manawall nullifies it. This gives you more casting time and helps a lot.
For last phase i do not recommend it considering you'd be standing inside the electricity circles. This is just an example of using it in t10. Manawall helps a lot in anything, titan's landslides, t5 divebombs, shiva's blue mark, etc.

Aetherial Manipulation
This one is probably the most underrated of all. Aetherial manipulation is awesome. It helps reducing movement so much. Someone gets targeted and you have to soak for wild charge? Don't simply run. Wait till the person who got marked has been stunned, then just simply use aetherial manipulation towards him. You won't have to walk at all. At last phase you can also use it to get out of the electricity rings. Even if you have to walk, try to do so as i have stated at sprint. Cast till like 80%, then move and do it again. It might take a while to get used to it, but mastering that helps a lot.

If you sit in umbral ice and the manaticks are too slow, either use blizzard I or scathe after your thunder. rule #1 as a black mage is to NEVER stop casting, unless necessary ofcourse. Key to the job is to find a way to optimize the fight so you have to move as few as possible. This takes practice but is worth it in the end.

Hope this helps you a little,
Good luck!

[Tiggy]

rule #1 as a black mage is to NEVER stop casting, unless necessary ofcourse. Key to the job is to find a way to optimize the fight so you have to move as few as possible. This takes practice but is worth it in the end.

Rule 1) Always Be Casting
Rule 2) Learn to move in a way that enforces Rule 1 with the highest potency casts possible.

I can't stress these points enough. You can find tons of rotation guides online, but when it comes down to it they are all ineffective if you don't follow the above two rules. They are what separates a good BLM from a great BLM.

[Kuwagami]

Rule 1) Always Be Casting
Rule 2) Learn to move in a way that enforces Rule 1 with the highest potency casts possible.

I can't stress these points enough. You can find tons of rotation guides online, but when it comes down to it they are all ineffective if you don't follow the above two rules. They are what separates a good BLM from a great BLM.

don't forget #3 : learn to move without hindering the cast time (aetherial manipulation, sprint and/or cast skipping, etc...)


They say pre-moving in mechanics is important for melees, but it's even more valuable for BLMs