Connecting the DoTs: A Summoner Guide

[Sylkis]

I guess using enkindle before a potion isn't that big of a deal especially if you can squeeze an extra ruin 3 during dread

Does potion increase pet damage? Last time I remembered it was that the pet took a snapshot of your stats when you summon it, but this was before 3.0

Assuming it does, I think the potion is 10-15% more for the 250 potency enkindle (25-40 more), while ruin3 is 40 more than ruin2

[Sleigh]

Does potion increase pet damage? Last time I remembered it was that the pet took a snapshot of your stats when you summon it, but this was before 3.0

Assuming it does, I think the potion is 10-15% more for the 250 potency enkindle (25-40 more), while ruin3 is 40 more than ruin2

With Rouse + Spur Enkindle is roughly 490 potency, so missing pot on that is a bit more painful than just a 250 potency Enkindle.

The main thing wrong with the 3 Fester opener you compared against the others is, you're going to miss Battle Voice/Litany/Trick Attack on your highest burst period. If your DRG pops Litany anywhere from 0-3s after pull, you are forced into a 15s DWT opener, lest you want your 3D to not get Litany + RS + pot + DWT.

[Sylkis]

With Rouse + Spur Enkindle is roughly 490 potency, so missing pot on that is a bit more painful than just a 250 potency Enkindle.

The main thing wrong with the 3 Fester opener you compared against the others is, you're going to miss Battle Voice/Litany/Trick Attack on your highest burst period. If your DRG pops Litany anywhere from 0-3s after pull, you are forced into a 15s DWT opener, lest you want your 3D to not get Litany + RS + pot + DWT.

Ah ok, I guess that's the thing, we don't have BRD or NIN in our group (SMN DRG MNK MCH). Not sure when DRG uses Litany

I'm also assuming you aren't counting pre-casts here, which could change that potency under DWT depending on when the tick lands I suppose.

Do you mean casting Bio2 before the fight starts? Can just take off -2.5s off the start time of everything otherwise its the same