Connecting the DoTs: A Summoner Guide

[OneWingedSora]

You can still have a buffed Deathflare in the opening, now... Contagion'd DoTs....why cant you just use Tri - D when DWS is up to clip all the current DoTs and then Contagion later? Clipping these Dots doesn't hurt you because that is a free oGCD to reapply no? Or am I looking at this wrong?

Idk somehow I don't think that 10% from DWT is gonna be that decisive of a boost to wait out Raging Strikes and Pot usage from all the skills prior to going into DWT.

How can I have a buffed Deathflare in the opening ? If you used RS+Int pre pull, your deathflare won't be buffed by either unless you use it as soon as you enter DWS, which is obviously not ideal since you will be missing out on the 10% damage increase+ Ruin 3s. And while clipping the DoTs can work, I find that having buffed Ruin 3s+2x Festers + Deathflare is better than having buffed Fester+ED+Painflare.

[Havenchild]

How can I have a buffed Deathflare in the opening ? If you used RS+Int pre pull, your deathflare won't be buffed by either unless you use it as soon as you enter DWS, which is obviously not ideal since you will be missing out on the 10% damage increase+ Ruin 3s. And while clipping the DoTs can work, I find that having buffed Ruin 3s+2x Festers + Deathflare is better than having buffed Fester+ED+Painflare.

The opening I was thinking of is uh..

Shadowflare before pull -> Raging -> Ruin I -> Ruin II -> Pot-> Tri - D -> (assuming all Dots apply immediately) -> Fester -> Ruin II -> Pain Flare (possibly used with Fester in one GCD if you are pushing the GCD with pot + Tri -D) -> Ruin II -> ED -> DWT + AF -> Ruin III -> Ruin III -> Swift Shadow -> (Fester -> DeathFlare ) Pot and raging fall off after Deathflare.

Something like that.

[OneWingedSora]

The opening I was thinking of is uh..

Shadowflare before pull -> Raging -> Ruin I -> Ruin II -> Pot-> Tri - D -> (assuming all Dots apply immediately) -> Fester -> Ruin II -> Pain Flare -> Ruin II -> ED -> DWT + AF -> Ruin III -> Ruin III -> Swift Shadow -> (DeathFlare -> Fester ) Pot and raging fall off after this Fester.

Something like that.

I don't think you will get the full 10% damage increase duration with that, but again, it might not be worth it so I don't know, guess I am just gonna have to wait and test it out first.

[Havenchild]

Basically everyone needs to rush to 60 asap before we can figure out a new opener. All I know is too many things in the opener now. Also have to think about Garuda vs Ifrit in the opener again. While DWT certainly boosts SMN DPS via Contagioning stronger DoTs, Radiant shield is pretty OP with 50 potency for every time a nearby party member receives damage? That's potency right there with auto attacks from the boss on the main tank.

Pretty sure 50 potency per auto attack, will offset the 10% potency from Contagion'd DWT DoTs by alot.