Black Mage Sanctuary - A Guide to DPS

[Aikaal]

can someone help explain this to me

today i purchased the I200 eso head piece and replaced my old i180

and for some reason i cannot do my usual 6 fire IV opener anymore as i am short on mana to cast blizzard III

and when i switch back to the old I180 head piece i can do the opener just fine

That's weird, there's no difference in Spell SPeed. Do you have 264 Piety?

[itti18]

That's weird, there's no difference in Spell SPeed. Do you have 264 Piety?

i have 262

but like i said with the old head piece i can do the 6 fire IV opener with no problem

but as soon as i change to the i200 piece it doesnt work anymore

, its really weird
could it be a bug or something ?

[Aikaal]

i have 262

but like i said with the old head piece i can do the 6 fire IV opener with no problem

but as soon as i change to the i200 piece it doesnt work anymore

, its really weird
could it be a bug or something ?

It's not a bug. You really need 264 Piety or you are lucky to get the rotation properly x.x You'll always get it with the Piety party bonus

[itti18]

It's not a bug. You really need 264 Piety or you are lucky to get the rotation properly x.x You'll always get it with the Piety party bonus

yea i guess i was just lucky , i tried it now and it didn work ,

i dont know why but there is another 6 fire IV rotation that works without the party bonus ,
it starts with blizzard 3

[Sacerdos]

That is because UI3 reduces the mana cost of Fire 3.

I just carry around a stack of grape juice to hit 264 piety when I don't have a SCH/AST.

[HaroldSaxon]

Hmm, that's odd. I end my rotation with a swiftcast > flare > convert > fire 4 > blizz 3 > T1 > Blizz 4 and never had to wait for a tick. If I have to move more than once during that opener, I can drop the thunder for time if I need. But I have to move at least 3 times for that to happen which is rare. It's the main advantage in the sharp opener, plus if you get firestarter from your fire 1 refresh, it's just as potent as the F4x6 opener. You might be ending your rotation different than me which might be why.

I've not updated myself with the new opener. Aikaal mentioned something about flare, but i've really not had chance to look at it. I'll try and take a look at it tonight, as I was doing Conver>F4>F4 before.

[Primm]

Quick question: Should I buy esoteric pants or not?

We are currently in A3S add phase, so on the one hand, we need every damage possible, on the other hand the pants are not far away (with luck)

I would gain 7 Int, 32 Crit, 8 Vitality
I would lose 74 det (and 60 useless accuracy)

I just don't know the stat weight.. apart vom 8 vit ... are 7 int+32 crit > 74 det?

[Tsujiki]

hello
in the 3 possible opener the one with convert flare.
If u get a F3P it could be better to use convert on 2 fire IV with swiftcast.
That could be :
Sharp+F1 > ley+eno F3P > RS+pot > F4 > F4 > F1 > F4 > F4 > F3P > convert+swiftcast > F4 > F4 > B3

[Aikaal]

Quick question: Should I buy esoteric pants or not?

We are currently in A3S add phase, so on the one hand, we need every damage possible, on the other hand the pants are not far away (with luck)

I would gain 7 Int, 32 Crit, 8 Vitality
I would lose 74 det (and 60 useless accuracy)

I just don't know the stat weight.. apart vom 8 vit ... are 7 int+32 crit > 74 det?

I,m dealing with the same issue right now. Only pants to upgrade and side grades from boots and bracelets. Main stat > everything.

[Kaliska]

IS there a tentative BiS list for blm - our blm is at a total loss at what to buy next.