Connecting the DoTs: A Summoner Guide

[OneWingedSora]

Just got my Hive book. Deathflare hits for around 3k unbuffed now D:

Also, this fight and Bismark EX are a total nightmare for BLMs haha, SE really screwed over BLMs this patch.

[Odowla]

The opener I've been doing is:

>precast on pull > bio 2 >obey >miasma > bio > Fester > ruin > shadowflare > ruin 2 > rouse > spur > ruin 1 > ruin 2 > fester > painflare > ruin 2 > Raging > enkindle > ruin 2 > dreadwyrm trance > ruin 2 > draconic potion > tri disaster > ruin 2 > fester > painflare > ruin 2 > swiftcast shadowflare > ruin 3 > ruin 2 > deathflare

or something like that. so hard toremember lol

[OneWingedSora]

Pre pull: Shadowflare + Rouse + Spur + Raging Strikes


On pull: Bio 2 > Miasma > Bio > Enkindle > Ruin2 > Fester > Painflare > Ruin 2 > Energydrain > Ruin 2 > Aetherflow > Ruin 2 > Dreadwyrm Trance > Draconic Potion > Tridisaster(Should cast this just as raging strikes is about to fall off to make sure your dots are buffed by DWT+RS+Pot) Fester(Should also buffed by RS, needs high Spell Speed) > Miasma 2 > Swiftcast > Shadowflare > Ruin 3 > Ruin 2 > Fester > Deathflare.

Bursts into 1750 with the Hive book. Parsed at around 1080 in 2:50 minutes. i168.

[Sleigh]

Pre pull: Shadowflare + Rouse + Spur + Raging Strikes


On pull: Bio 2 > Miasma > Bio > Enkindle > Ruin2 > Fester > Painflare > Ruin 2 > Energydrain > Ruin 2 > Aetherflow > Ruin 2 > Dreadwyrm Trance > Draconic Potion > Tridisaster(Should cast this just as raging strikes is about to fall off to make sure your dots are buffed by DWT+RS+Pot) Fester(Should also buffed by RS, needs high Spell Speed) > Miasma 2 > Swiftcast > Shadowflare > Ruin 3 > Ruin 2 > Fester > Deathflare.

Bursts into 1750 with the Hive book. Parsed at around 1080 in 2:50 minutes. i168.

That's very close to BLM. I think BLM does do a bit more on dummy but yeeeeeeah about that in real fights ...

[KaisaaVonFaust]

Hello everyone. I have a question for all of you about smn. I remember playing Smn for t6-9 and well it was a pretty meh class then. Currently I am in a group with some friends and well I was going to be mch but the class is all around not fun. My main is a mnk but in our group we already have a Drg+NIN. I must either go WAR or SMN so I'm hear to ask is Smn actually more interesting and a bit more viable than before? What is everyone's honest opinion about them right now? ( I heard WAR is amazing right now and mnk, but something is calling me to smn!)

[OneWingedSora]

That's very close to BLM. I think BLM does do a bit more on dummy but yeeeeeeah about that in real fights ...

Done about 760 on Ravana Extreme and I messed up plenty. No bard too. What are BLMs usually pulling on that fight ? It seems that fight isn't as punishing to BLMs as Bismark EX.

[Sleigh]

Done about 760 on Ravana Extreme and I messed up plenty. No bard too. What are BLMs usually pulling on that fight ? It seems that fight isn't as punishing to BLMs as Bismark EX.

Dunno, progressing on final phase still. Will get back to you on that.

Edit: 650 ... Didn't die. GG. Too much running around just doing mechanics, and lots of Enochian drops.

As I repeat it there's a lot of room for optimizing but yeah doing good sustain is a nightmare.

[OneWingedSora]

Dunno, progressing on final phase still. Will get back to you on that.

Edit: 650 ... Didn't die. GG. Too much running around just doing mechanics, and lots of Enochian drops.

As I repeat it there's a lot of room for optimizing but yeah doing good sustain is a nightmare.

That's really good for a first kill. It gets much better when you know when to use the buffs and stuff and get more comfortable with mechanics. I think Bismark is much worse to be honest.

[Bklyn718]

How is the burst damage on SMN this patch? Are they really better than BLM?

[Sleigh]

With some more optimization it's more like 700-750, maybe I'll do better but that's what I'm settling around :/