A question for my fellow BLM's about Spell Speed

[JackFross]

I'm honestly not aware of any Spell Speed breakpoints for Black Mage, where their rotation falls apart beneath a certain amount. And even if it does "fall apart" you'll be missing at absolute worst 1 Fire IV per Enochian rotation, which isn't gonna impact your dps substantially if you maintain Enoch, manage cooldowns, and maintain a general semblance of the base rotation.

I highly doubt you *need* a specific Spell Speed value to do any given content. Secondaries are all fluff beyond a certain point, they just give more deeps.

[Alistaire]

I'm 196 slowly getting my way up there and my Spell Speed is only 601. You sure they aren't somehow using Food to get up to that 800 level? Seems like a stretch. Is there even a gear setup that allows 800 Spellspeed to happen?

With a lot of work into a diadem set to cover any pieces without max spell speed already the max is over 1k. Calculated 1088 crit on brd max with their weapon having 71 crit, so 1017 spell speed + weapon, and the lowest speed on a 200+ weapon for blm is 71, so you're lookin at 1100 with i200 eso weapon.

Unrealistic, but it certainly means 800 is doable.

[MagiusNecros]

With a lot of work into a diadem set to cover any pieces without max spell speed already the max is over 1k. Calculated 1088 crit on brd max with their weapon having 71 crit, so 1017 spell speed + weapon, and the lowest speed on a 200+ weapon for blm is 71, so you're lookin at 1100 with i200 eso weapon.

Unrealistic, but it certainly means 800 is doable.

If only I liked Diadem. And I don't. At all. Ha ha. Something tells me I'll have to go to Diadem for the new Relic though. That'll suck.

[Nemesis4567]

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I highly doubt you *need* a specific Spell Speed value to do any given content. Secondaries are all fluff beyond a certain point, they just give more deeps.

Hmm, this is interesting. At the moment, as I have asked some people in game and they said my gear stats seem to be fine. Although they had also mention that buffing spell speed as a BLM isn't a bad idea but it also isn't a requirement, much like you have stated. Which brings me to another question. I have seen many variations to a BLM rotation. Which ones do you find most effective? Also I think I suffer from latency as when ever I try to cast raging strikes, and my pot. It seems to take really long for them both to come in. Would anyone have any suggestions for this. Much thanks appreciated.

[Waliel]

I'm at 693 SS with 208 gear. I feel sad now.

[BlackcatChen]

I'm at 693 SS with 208 gear. I feel sad now.

Time to grind some dinos then!

[MagiusNecros]

Time to grind some dinos then!

What's your cast time for Fire 1?

[luckystrikes]

I wouldn't be surprised at some of the quotes I've seen here. Last night I saw a monk sitting by the MB who had all left side i210 diadem gear. 4 pieces with 5 total stats, 1 with 4, and 1 with 3. It was crazy.

[rblyell]

Hmm, this is interesting. At the moment, as I have asked some people in game and they said my gear stats seem to be fine. Although they had also mention that buffing spell speed as a BLM isn't a bad idea but it also isn't a requirement, much like you have stated. Which brings me to another question. I have seen many variations to a BLM rotation. Which ones do you find most effective? Also I think I suffer from latency as when ever I try to cast raging strikes, and my pot. It seems to take really long for them both to come in. Would anyone have any suggestions for this. Much thanks appreciated.

Spell speed helps you be able to get out more Fire IV's with Enochian up, which can actually be a pretty big increase over the length of a fight. It's definitely worth while to get your spell speed up to about 700. More is always awesome, but 700 puts you in a good place to keep things going and it also helps you have time to make adjustments for moving without losing your buffs.

As for rotations, there's plenty of them out there depending on your playstyle. My personal playstyle enjoys the guides made by Aikaal, which you can search for to check out if you like.

[Waliel]

Time to grind some dinos then!

But, Cheeeeeen, dino park is boring. And I can't even hide inside some comfy tails.