NINJA - How to maximise my DPS?

[Maero]

Ty for posting up a guide Lala,
in the past i was told rudely by some random that doton was not to be used on ST (bosses as example)

[Shurrikhan]

Ty for posting up a guide Lala,
in the past i was told rudely by some random that doton was not to be used on ST (bosses as example)

On it's own, it's not worth using for ST, though it's your strongest AoE if you get all 8 ticks on every enemy (none die earlier), surpassed by Katon only if at least 30% of the damage would be wasted (through early deaths or movement). In ST, Raiton will deal the same damage, but will do so instantly (so that it can all be affected by TA if used in its window) and won't be reduced if the boss should be moved out of the zone of effect.

The reason it sees use, and in TCJ alone, is because you're forced into a choice between Futon (0 potency ~140 if you include skipping Armor Crush), Suiton (180), and Doton (360). If Suiton can give you TA, it effectively becomes, at bare minimum, 620, and is therefore better, but otherwise Fuma, Raiton, Suiton gives only 240-360-180 (780), while Fuma, Katon, Doton (if boss stays in Doton the full time) gives 240-250-360 (850). If you lose even just two ticks of Doton, Raiton-Suiton is stronger again.

Well, technically you'd double both of those, but that's your basis for comparison.