Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[Outfoxed]

When BFB is down, the ideal dragoon rotation becomes HT->PB->CT combo due to a lack of buff snapshotting correct?

3 GCDs of PB DoT ticks> 1 GCD of CT DoT ticks +10% initial hit on PB

[enil]

When BFB is down, the ideal dragoon rotation becomes HT->PB->CT combo due to a lack of buff snapshotting correct?

3 GCDs of PB DoT ticks> 1 GCD of CT DoT ticks +10% initial hit on PB

Don't forget one losing 10% off one GCD of autos, one GCD/auto from the BRD if you have one.

[Outfoxed]

Don't forget one losing 10% off one GCD of autos, one GCD/auto from the BRD if you have one.

true, but likewise, if you have another DRG (aka you're in DF, CT, and/or PF) you don't lose damage because you can rely on other DRGs to apply Disembowel for you

[SunnyHirose]

When BFB is down, the ideal dragoon rotation becomes HT->PB->CT combo due to a lack of buff snapshotting correct?

No. If it's long enough to call it a "rotation", Phlebotomize > Chaos Thrust would be less than Chaos Thrust > Phlebotomize (the difference for you is less than 1%... but your bard hating you for not buffing their moment of spiky glory better is eternal). It comes about because Disembowel and Chaos Thrust will have a very brief clip and falloff. And from a "what's missing from the opener" perspective:

Phlebotomize = 422.05 every 20 seconds = 21.1025 pps
Chaos Thrust = 718.75 every 30 seconds = 23.9583333 pps (21.85 pps for missing rear bonus)

CT wins just on the merits of being really, really strong and it not being (usually) practical to get full Phlebotomize uptime.

For more short term considerations, the answer is messier.