The Definitive Dark Knight Guide

[HidingYoshis]

"Never use C&S without Dark Arts" is a poor way to put it. It suggest sitting on the CD if MP isn't available for DA.

Sitting on a large recast oGCD WS for more than a few GCDs is not optimal. The longer the fight, the worse it gets.

IMO better way to think of it is to just stay aware: every 60 seconds, "I better have enough MP for a Dark Arts." It is indeed forward thinking.

Delaying a 100 potency off GCD for two GCDs in order to more than quadruple the damage of it is worth it. Forward thinking it is -- Thus, never use it without Dark Arts. If you don't have the mana for it because you're over investing and not managing well enough, then fix it for the future because you're not doing it properly.

If we didn't strive toward optimal play "because no one plays perfectly", then we would never get anywhere.