Black Mage Sanctuary - A Guide to DPS

[Greyfrost]

Hello, I finally got around to get my BLM to Lv 60. Absolutely love the crazy burst and AoE damage alongside with my Dragoons.

I have some few questions regarding what's inside BLM rotation since I'm used to the dead-set-in-stone rotation like DRG.

1. According to the chart, if for example I were to use the rotation Aikaal stated while we're in Umbral Ice.

Aikaal said that we're to pre-cast Sharpcast + Enochian, and then start with F1 > F4x2 > F3P >F4x2 >Blizz III.

My question is... how? Won't the Umbral ice disappear after you cast F1? Is this what I think it is?
Umbral Ice rotations are always finished with Fire III, making you end up with 3 AF stacks, and then you start the rotation with sharpcasted F1?


2. From what I've read, we're to delay Leylines if it's 20 seconds to Raging Strikes uptime, is it because the faster DPS deliverance Leylines give is inferior to the 20 seconds delay compared to using both 20 seconds later?

3. Also question about procs, since we're mainly rotating 2 procs here, TBolt and Fstarter.

Do we delay Fstarter and only use them at one point in the rotation (after 1 F4 or 2 F4) to extend our Astral Fire ? Or use it instantly the moment they're up?
Judging from the charts, it's the former, but figure I might ask.

I've been using Fstarter instantly pre-60, Also TBolt, but to other target since 1 already has the Thunder DoT.

Thanks for the great guide!

Extra question :

What interrupts your spell? I remember receiving some damage from casted skills i.e. Black Nebula(?) From the walking armor in The Vault, sometimes it interrupts my casting, sometime it doesn't.

I'm guessing it got to do with the damage exceeding x% of your current HP/MHP? Or if the skill was critical or not.