Skill Speed and Warrior

[Galgarion]

If you'really that close, it sounds like you could hit it by swapping out some materia. But is it worth it if the 7 cleaves do less damage than the 6 you're already putting out?

[Rhinos]

If you'really that close, it sounds like you could hit it by swapping out some materia. But is it worth it if the 7 cleaves do less damage than the 6 you're already putting out?

Probably - I think SS is actually pretty good for war. Almost all of their damage is from on-gcd, resource spenders, and auto attacks.

[HaelseMikiro]

If you'really that close, it sounds like you could hit it by swapping out some materia. But is it worth it if the 7 cleaves do less damage than the 6 you're already putting out?

Having enough SkS to do 7x FC under Inner Release and 4 without it is really satisfying to do, but it's really a sub-optimal use of your beast Gauge. Without considering how much the SkS will cost you in raw damage from Det or Crit, having enough to do 7 FC under Berserk + IR is a potency loss vs just doing 1 Onslaught and 1 Upheaval at full health.

Given the nature of those being oGCD, you'd gain 400 potency for doing them compared to the 500 from a final 7th FC. But your final FC would be replaced by a Heavy Swing @ 150 potency. 400 + 150 > 500. Also you'd have 5 Gauge unspent, and be 1 GCD closer to your next Gauge building move. I personally noticed 80-100 dps increase (calculated using SSS dummy health ofc) when I switched from the extra FC spam to the more frequent Onslaught +Upheaval usage.