Pulling a boss as PLD: How I do it and why

[Galactimus]

I prefer:

1. Goring Blade (Shield Lob, Circle, Spirits of course.)
2. Requiescat -> Holy Spirit x5 (RDM can make this x7. Which gives you 140 Oath Gauge to double Sheltron between casts for x8.)
3. Goring (Fight or Flight) -> Royal -> Royal -> Goring -> Royal -> Royal
4. Repeat from 1. (Restore MP with Sheltron at least once per rotation.)

Notes:
- If you're pulling in Shield Oath you never need to use Rage of Halone. I don't lose hate opening with a non-FoF Goring Blade.
- If you are opening with Fight or Flight you are wasting a lot of potency by not using Requiescat until FoF is done.
- Requiescat + Holy Spirit is your highest potency. The sooner you use it the sooner you can use it again.
- Pulling with a Holy Spirit forces you to refill your MP to full before using Requiescat (otherwise its weakened, or no buff at all.)


I like how smooth this rotation flows. It fills you to 100 Oath Gauge right away. It gives you one additional Holy Spirit rotation (depending on the bosses time of death.) It doesn't mess around with the timers of your Fight or Flight phase or your Requiescat phase. It maximizes Goring and Requiescat uptime. And your MP is always full when Requiescat is ready.

[Phoenicia]

- Pulling with a Holy Spirit forces you to refill your MP to full before using Requiescat (otherwise its weakened, or no buff at all.)

You'll get the MP spent on the precast Holy Spirit by the time you finish your Goring Blade combo.

Otherwise your opener is perfect as long as everyone in the group uses Diversion and/or have a Ninja.

[Lyrai_Celestine]

I prefer:

1. Goring Blade (Shield Lob, Circle, Spirits of course.)
2. Requiescat -> Holy Spirit x5 (RDM can make this x7. Which gives you 140 Oath Gauge to double Sheltron between casts for x8.)
3. Goring (Fight or Flight) -> Royal -> Royal -> Goring -> Royal -> Royal
4. Repeat from 1. (Restore MP with Sheltron at least once per rotation.)

I will test this out and apply a new rotation to my PLD. Thank you! <3