Quote Originally Posted by Aloise View Post
PIE BLM is a PPS increase, at the cost of 8 melds which are either Crit or Det, and Relic substats. Whether or not it's a DPS increase as a result I don't know.
At a cost of 1-7 INT (depending on race) and 184 secondaries, the damage trade-off is about even when you don't have to dodge during a fight.