Black Mage Sanctuary - A Guide to DPS

[Garotte14]

Hello

Can i ask whats the current BiS with melds for Blm as of now?
Lately people prefer spell speed now right?

It's hard to say definitively what's BIS as that can change from fight to fight. Not to mention that we don't yet have accurate stats weights yet. But if I had to give a rough guess, I'd say: SS-0.23, Crit-0.20, Det-0.18. I have no proof of that, that's my best estimation. Either way I have this as my current BiS.

http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/T4W9

Quick question. For the new current Hard Mode dungeon could you bypass the Blind from Mana Pots with Hawk's Eye? Please and thank you.

Just turn around when they cast it. I wouldn't cross class a skill that would only slightly raise your acc for one attack on one pull in one dungeon.

I was wondering about BiS too. What gear sets would you recommend using 220 - 230 gear, and only using guaranteed melds? This would be with the goal of getting into Midas Savage, and upgrading to 240 gear. (I don't mind buying some crafted gear. I just don't want to blow millions on pieces that will be obsolete soon)
Thanks!

This is a tough question. If your goal is to get a sorta BiS with 220-230 gear without overmelds, I can't tell you off the top of my head, but Lore Pants are BIS, so buy those. I would say the crafted bracket and one crafted ring are also really great. Crafted belt is also nice, but the Crafted Chest is the best chest you get until A8S. Since it'd be awhile for that, I recommend pentamelding the chest piece at least. This is my current set. No luck yet with any drops in savage.

http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/TH4A

[MagiusNecros]

Just turn around when they cast it. I wouldn't cross class a skill that would only slightly raise your acc for one attack on one pull in one dungeon.

It'll still hit you even if you are turned around. It isn't a gaze attack.

Besides I'm asking if the properties of Hawk's Eye bypass Blind. Does it?

[Rongway]

Just turn around when they cast it. I wouldn't cross class a skill that would only slightly raise your acc for one attack on one pull in one dungeon.

It'll still hit you even if you are turned around. It isn't a gaze attack.

Besides I'm asking if the properties of Hawk's Eye bypass Blind. Does it?

I'd have to test it to be certain but off the top of my head, I think only invulnerability defeats Hawk's Eye.

Besides, it's still a better cross class ability than anything from ACN...

[Garotte14]

It'll still hit you even if you are turned around. It isn't a gaze attack.

Besides I'm asking if the properties of Hawk's Eye bypass Blind. Does it?

If you are talking about the Mysterious Light ability, then yes, you most definitely can dodge the attack by turning around, so not sure what you are talking about.

I'd have to test it to be certain but off the top of my head, I think only invulnerability defeats Hawk's Eye.

Besides, it's still a better cross class ability than anything from ACN...

Umm......Virus and Eye for an Eye are great utility.

[MagiusNecros]

If you are talking about the Mysterious Light ability, then yes, you most definitely can dodge the attack by turning around, so not sure what you are talking about.

Perhaps it came out too quickly and I wasn't fast enough.

[SunnyHirose]

Perhaps it came out too quickly and I wasn't fast enough.

Some gaze checks are time of use (end of cast), some are time of animation (or perhaps indistinguishably shortly before; in any of these cases, you would need to be looking away beforehand to ensure it's registered server-side). If there is a gaze attack in Heavensward that isn't end of cast, I'm not remembering it right now.

[Rongway]

Umm......Virus and Eye for an Eye are great utility.

"Useful in the specific case that you have an AST healer and no SMN DD buddy" is just barely more useful than "for one specific attack in one dungeon".

[Waliel]

Some gaze checks are time of use (end of cast), some are time of animation (or perhaps indistinguishably shortly before; in any of these cases, you would need to be looking away beforehand to ensure it's registered server-side). If there is a gaze attack in Heavensward that isn't end of cast, I'm not remembering it right now.

The first boss in Amdapor City HM happens at the time of damage.

"Useful in the specific case that you have an AST healer and no SMN DD buddy" is just barely more useful than "for one specific attack in one dungeon".

Eye for and Eye is always useful and normal Virus is useful on things that don't need INT down. All of that applies even when you have both SMN and a SCH. Now Physick on the other hand...

[Rongway]

normal Virus is useful on things that don't need INT down. All of that applies even when you have both SMN and a SCH.

On a single mob, Virus can only be applied once every 60s. At 90s cooldown, two users are the strict upper limit for "useful", so those two users might as well be the ones with the Super version, or otherwise the WHM, so that we don't lock them out of being able to use their own Virus at times of their choosing.

[MagiusNecros]

Eye for and Eye is always useful and normal Virus is useful on things that don't need INT down. All of that applies even when you have both SMN and a SCH. Now Physick on the other hand...

Physick can be good if you are silly like me and stack Mind Materia for those 1000+ Physick heals. *shrug*

I will agree that E4E is always good however Virus should only be taken for heavy hitters like bosses such as for BJ's Dbl Rocket Punch.