SMN 4.2 Advice

[Nemekh]

For what it's worth the SSS dummies are somewhat overtuned for lower ilvls, with the final tier equivalent being tuned around the assumption that you already have a tome weapon - so don't sweat too much if in a 3 minute encounter you're sometimes able to get close and sometimes it seems farther out of range. Damage varies incredibly in such a short encounter. With more gear it'll be a doddle!

What I advise in general is more thorough striking dummy practice than using SSS so that you've truly absorbed the current flow of the job, then put the core foundations into the real world with actual fights. Otherwise carry on practicing and making sure you're adhering to the suggestions in various guides such as Koda's image guide, Imouto's more intermediate guide. A more advanced guide is currently being worked on, but given your freshness to the job focus on the content of these.

For a more current opener where Ifrit is your main egi of choice (the stronger smn as only caster option currently), here's the Takoyaki pet swap. The pet swap is also done for more party damage proviso your healers are also dpsing.

If getting Contagion out reliably is proving difficult due to latency or ??? reasons, try my modified variant.

- Summon Ifrit before pull
- At pull countdown of 15s (15s before the engage) use Flaming Crush to put Aerial Slash on cooldown
- Summon Garuda outside of melee range (you do not want Shockwave to cause a delay)
- 15% of the time this will upgrade your opening R2 to an R4. 100p -> 200p. The value!
- Instead of Obey -> Contagion during your first R3 cast, set Garuda to Sic where you would hit Obey
- Enjoy a reliable hassle free Contagion
- Swap and resume obey or sicfrit

Opener video courtesy of Milka