Samurai Discussion

[Daioh]

Update: Improved Opener found here: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...=1#post4173631

I̶f̶ ̶K̶a̶i̶t̶e̶n̶ ̶d̶o̶e̶s̶ ̶N̶O̶T̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶H̶i̶g̶a̶n̶b̶a̶n̶a̶'̶s̶ ̶D̶o̶T̶

̶"̶M̶e̶i̶k̶y̶o̶ ̶S̶h̶i̶s̶u̶i̶"̶ ̶>̶ ̶Y̶u̶i̶k̶i̶k̶a̶z̶e̶(̶1̶0̶K̶)̶ ̶>̶ ̶G̶e̶k̶k̶o̶(̶2̶0̶K̶)̶ ̶>̶ ̶K̶a̶s̶h̶a̶(̶3̶0̶K̶)̶ ̶>̶ ̶"̶H̶a̶g̶a̶k̶u̶r̶e̶"̶(̶9̶0̶K̶)̶

H̶a̶k̶a̶z̶e̶(̶9̶5̶K̶)̶ ̶>̶ ̶J̶i̶n̶p̶u̶(̶1̶0̶0̶K̶)̶ ̶>̶ ̶"̶H̶i̶s̶s̶a̶t̶s̶u̶:̶ ̶G̶u̶r̶e̶n̶"̶(̶5̶0̶K̶)̶ ̶>̶ ̶G̶e̶k̶k̶o̶(̶6̶0̶K̶)̶ ̶>̶ ̶H̶i̶g̶a̶n̶b̶a̶n̶a̶(̶6̶0̶K̶)̶

H̶a̶k̶a̶z̶e̶(̶6̶0̶K̶)̶ ̶>̶ ̶S̶h̶i̶f̶u̶(̶6̶5̶K̶)̶ ̶>̶ ̶K̶a̶s̶h̶a̶(̶7̶5̶K̶)̶ ̶>̶ ̶H̶a̶k̶a̶z̶e̶(̶8̶0̶K̶)̶ ̶>̶ ̶Y̶u̶i̶k̶i̶k̶a̶z̶e̶(̶9̶0̶K̶)̶ ̶>̶ ̶H̶a̶k̶a̶z̶e̶(̶9̶5̶K̶)̶ ̶>̶ ̶J̶i̶n̶p̶u̶(̶1̶0̶0̶K̶)̶ ̶>̶ ̶"̶H̶i̶s̶s̶a̶t̶s̶u̶:̶ ̶S̶h̶i̶n̶t̶e̶n̶"̶(̶7̶5̶K̶)̶ ̶>̶ ̶G̶e̶k̶k̶o̶(̶8̶5̶K̶)̶ ̶>̶"̶H̶i̶s̶s̶a̶t̶s̶u̶:̶ ̶K̶a̶i̶t̶e̶n̶"̶(̶6̶5̶K̶)̶ ̶>̶ ̶M̶i̶d̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶S̶e̶t̶s̶u̶g̶e̶k̶k̶a̶


You'll start the fight with Yuikikaze which puts the slashing debuff right away which other slashing jobs would benifit from as well. When using Gekko and Kasha be sure to hit their postionals for 10 Kenki. Once you reach Jinpu in this
opener you'll hit 100 Kenki just as you get your 15% Damage up,thanks to this all your Hissatsu will benifit from both 15% Damage up and Slashing debuff. This is also why I would use Jinpu before Shifu as Shifu only boosts your GCDs and Auto-attacks and NOT your oGCDs which are your Hissatsu skills.

[Daioh]

As for why I didn't weave in more Hissatsu,you are free to do so(Mainly using Hissatsu: Shinten),but you might possibly want to time WHEN you use them with who you have in your party. "Example: You have a Ninja in your party you would try to squeeze them in during "Trick Attack" Just make sure you never waste any Kenki by hitting 100,I only added Hissatsu if the next GCD would've hit the 100 cap or if it was Kaiten for the 50% damage increase.
Also with pointing out is I used Hissatsu: Guren in the opener,but it largely depends on whether or not there will be multiple targets to hit with in the next 2 mins? If yes then rather save Guren for when they appear,if no then use Guren,which does more damage then two Shinten which costs the same amount of Kenki

This opener will take roughly about 30-35 secs

[Daioh]

After reaching Midare Setsugekka it's about priority:
Which of Jinpu,Shifu,and Yuikikaze's buffs are closer to falling off?
Is Higanbana's DoT almost done? If yes then get 1 Sen to put it back up.
When you get 3 Sen is Hagakure ready or almost ready and do you have 40 or less Kenki? If yes then use Hagakure,if no then use Midare Setsugekka instead while ALWAYS using it with Hissatsu: Kaiten

Special notes:
Iaijutsu does NOT break combos. "Example: You open 3 Sen for Midare Setsugekka but Jinpu's 15% Damage up falls off,you could do Hakaze > Jinpu > Midare Setsugekka > Gekko(Getsu Sen opens)"
Starry Eyes might possibly only cost 15 Kenki according to the Japanese tooltip + players experence. Based on the "5 Kenki=60 Potency" rule then Starry Eyes would be better to use over Hissatsu: Shinten. If it is 25 Kenki then there's no point to use it

[Daioh]

AoE Rotation pretty simple really

[Fuga > Mangetsu + Fuga > Oka] > Tenka Goken. Throw in "Hissatsu: Guren" and "Hissatsu: Kyuten" when best
One thing I considered was if Hissatsu: Kaiten might possibly increase Tenka Goken damage for all targets hit,but I believe Tenka Goken's damage fall off for more targets hit would make it a waste if Kenki and you'd be better of using Hissatsu: Kyuten instead.

If there are any mistakes I made or if there is a more potent opener please let me know.

This opener was made based on the information from the Media Tour event and can possibly change by the release of Stormblood.
I have also posted this on the reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...murai/did4trm/

Thanks for reading ^_^

[PROBOUND]

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Great opener theory. I'm working on an XIVRotations image capture based on it in photoshop to help visualize as these Japanese names probably make others head spin as well. Where would you insert the POT in this opener?