Mao would be SUPER embarrassed if Mao did not use AoEs. BLMs are AoE specialists. Mao opens up with Thunder IV, then goes to bunch of High Fire IIs, then Blizzard III, then Freeze, then repeats. Add in Foul when comes up. Trash goes away real fast! Usually, when tank still pullings, Mao uses Triplecast to start burninatings on the run.