Quote Originally Posted by Aurora428 View Post
It is OPTIMAL to use mudra under buffs

However you shouldn't be losing a GCD to get a 5% bonus inside trick.

You should be trying to use your necessary suiton cast with downtime, and if that is not possible, go ahead and use a raiton.

There is no reason why a NIN should be missing a single GCD ever.

It's a negligible loss, especially considering that GCD will be replaced with a weapon skill under trick and/or buffs, negating part of the loss.

It is completely not comparable to using a ranged GCD on another melee lol.
You lose a raiton and a kaiju in the trick attack window by using it as you suggest which means you lost over 120 potency, more than that if it's leading into the two minute window where mug and other raid buffs will also be up. So unless you have to disengage at a point where you'd be using suiton to set up the next trick attack anyway, you're better off using dagger throw. This means it is exactly comparable to using a ranged GCD.