Black Mage

[EllieShadeflare]

Almost everything you said here is refuted by both hard data and anecdotal evidence.

And? Everything I've said is also supported by hard evidence.

https://www.fflogs.com/statistics/17#dataset=100

Oh look, 2nd place, right under Samurai.

http://www.gamerevolution.com/guides...-list#/slide/1

3rd place this time under Summoner (which, by the by, has often been considered weaker than it actually is, but both classes are more than capable).

But sure, let me argue further as to why Black Mage is fine (as a Black Mage since ARR, gotten my Kaladanda Lux, and am going through savage currently). Funny how you don't fully refute me though with actual... points? Just a "ur wrong".

Black Mage's primary flaw at the start of SB was that it could not perform the intended rotation without serious injections of Spell Speed (a stat, by the way, which happens to be our primary tertiary stat, followed by Direct Hit and then by Critical Hit... so technically not as much of a problem but still bad). It was nigh impossible to utilize Thundercloud, manage the overly long cast times of Fire IV and trying to keep Astral Fire/Enochian up at the same time. Players had to switch to the Heavensward 4x Fire IV rotation or cut out Thundercloud entirely.

What solved this? The reduction in cast time for Fire IV. We were now able to use the extra two Fire IVs that the Umbral Hearts were designed to accommodate, as well as keep Thundercloud relatively active... and the evidence shows quite nicely. Thanks to this, Black Mage was indeed able to essentially pull off the old HW opener at all times, and now pull off a whopping 8x Fire IV opener, all the while, having tools to maintain Astral Fire (holding Firestarter is great for said opener, using Sharpcast to confirm it), Thundercloud and the ability to line up almost perfectlywith the first Foul in our rotation.

Having this sheer damage is what make Black Mage valuable, in the same way that Samurai is. In fact, utility classes like Bard and Machinist run into the potential of being toothless if you double down on utility without bringing one of the heavy hitters into the fray. Also, among the DPSes, Black Mage is one of the few that can benefit from all three offensive cards put up by Astrologian and Scholar's ability to Chain Strategm is especially appreciated due to our already intense damage having a higher chance to crit than we can do on our own. Oh, and for maximum carnage? Summoner, a class that can already inflict serious pain on its own, can further empower a Black Mage using Contagion... and the buff to Devotion is only going to help further.

Black Mages and other raw DPS classes can mean the difference between hitting enrage or beating the boss, and the laughable attempt to downplay this and call BLM's role as a pure DPS as "bad" is somewhat foolish.

[Kairi-L]

i have no idea what i am saying ufufu

https://www.fflogs.com/character/id/98584

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