Black Mage Raise Ability

[Zaldaria]

i wonder is BLM would use the raise ability at all most the ones i play with in DF like to stay in their lay-lines and forget everthing else

[Rakith]

I don't want raise, i want powaaaaa
BLM is Death not Raise
Agree with my other fellows :
Fire 4 buff based on Umbral hearts to get a 4.0 proper rotation
A magic vulnerability through T3
Lower cooldown for Conversion

[OmegaStrongtan]

Why would I raise when I could cast another fire at the same time?

[Ferrinus]

I don't want raise, i want powaaaaa
BLM is Death not Raise
Agree with my other fellows :
Fire 4 buff based on Umbral hearts to get a 4.0 proper rotation
A magic vulnerability through T3
Lower cooldown for Conversion

IMO spending one or more umbral hearts has to result in some kind of generic stacking bonus so that it's also rewarding to use F2 before Flare. Like bonus damage to your next Foul or seconds shaved off Convert's cd or something.

[HappyHubris]

The better solution is to remove raise from RDM.

[Maero]

The better solution is to remove raise from RDM.

That is a rather silly answer and how exactly would it be a solution?

[Marianno]

This. Give me more power instead. I want the power to burnout everything. To hell with the raise idea. Its one of tbe reasons that I was put off from playing RDM and SMN(minus other issues). As a BLM, I want to be able to burn things out quickly. I would prefer more power to cause things to perish more quickly by the flames. I am quite happy not having any MAJOR utility. Leave that silly stuff to RDM/SMN. MORE POWER SE. GIVE ME THE POWER TO BURN EVERYTHING OUT ☺☺☺.

[Waliel]

IMO spending one or more umbral hearts has to result in some kind of generic stacking bonus so that it's also rewarding to use F2 before Flare. Like bonus damage to your next Foul or seconds shaved off Convert's cd or something.

How about having only one Heart that disappears when you cast Flare or any ice spell? Meaning your whole fire would be halved with B4 usage.

[Aleisterz]

I know Yoshida said he wouldn't give black mages a raise ability because it doesn't make sense lore wise, but I disagree. I think it would make perfect sense to have a raise ability centered in black magic. Lore wise perhaps it could have something to do with void magic or necromancy? I mean, if black mages created life via golems, why not be able to restore it to those who already had it? Besides, black mage is a job I truly love. But, it has literally no utility, which is a deal breaker in most statics. I mean, it has a tiny bit via role abilities, but rdm and smn can get those abilities too on top of having DPS buffs and a raise. Black mage will have a very hard time being a job people will want in statics as long as we have no utility. I would seriously ask the development team to reconsider adding a raise ability to help even it out with red mage and summoner.

Wait what? When has a Black Mage EVER, I repeat EVER had a raise in any Final Fantasy game? I don't recall any, correct me if I'm wrong so, just no. They are the "oshit your ass is gonna get wreck" offensive jobs in FF. This thread is 100% silly, out now.
black mages are the caster version of samurai right? Glass cannons?

[Remedi]

also necromancer is a separate job from black mage entirely and that one do works around death and udneath
so no, void magic might be a part of Black mage arsenal, but necromancy NO