BLM: Endgame guide and rotations

[AzucenaC]

This was a very useful read plus the attached reference link. I main SMN and would like to level up BLM after my WHM. I only have an initial starting rotation and then do regular upkeep in between my other abilities, so I was trying to wrap my hear around what a true rotation would look like.

I'll be sure to reference this when levelling.

[scarebearz]

is it worth resetting my stats to get 251 piety?
i'm roegadyn hellsguard, as of now i get 249 with sch, someone told me i should increase piety stats by 2 and reduce my 30 bonus int to 28

I reset mine to 29 Int 1 Piety to hit 251 with Sch and I like it.

As you'll be losing 2 Int, the other option would be to Pentrameld a Astral Ring with: 8 vit - 6 piety - 9 spell speed - 6 crit - 6 crit

The different between using the Astral Ring vs the rest would be:
-2 Int
-7 Spell Speed
-2 Accu

+8 Vit
+8 Det
+12 Crit
+4 Piety

You could then keep 30 points in Int and use full ilvl90 when no Sch in party.


P.S. You could lose the Vit and meld like this for max dps/+3 SS (or add +3 accu):

6 piety - 6 crit - 6 crit - 6 spell speed - 6 spell speed.

[PenutButter]

Using flare every Swift is a dps gain in single target but the difference is so little it doesn't really matter. Its biggest advantage is burst and aoe damage, the latter can be bad n certain situations. The wait after transpose ranges from 0-3 sec, averaging about 1.5 sec, and you lose a little under 1 sec on bliz 3 by not having astral fire 3, essentially making it a free 2-2.5 sec cast fire 4. Definitely worth it but you lost a swift cast thunder or fire 3.

Why you would Bliz 3 after a convert and not use that extra mp for another fire 1 is beyond me.

There is no reason to start a fight with bliz 3. You should time your thunder 3 so that it hits right as the tank pulls, then hard cast a fire 3 or swift cast it depending on if you're gonna save it for flare or not.

Quelling strikes is definitely useful for aoe fights with a pld tank. War should no excuse but the only thing a pld can do is spam flash until he runs out of MP, and flash is wholly inferior to overpower and can have trouble keeping aggro off a raging strikes > flare > convert > flare blm. If you are not fighting a pld for aggro on aoe fights, then you are simply not doing as much damage as you should. Ideally, the mobs should be dead before the pld runs out of mp but if they're not, then things can get ugly cuz you can pull aggro if the pld has to riot blade combo. Quelling really helps alleviate this.

[wicked-one]

There is no reason to start a fight with bliz 3. You should time your thunder 3 so that it hits right as the tank pulls, then hard cast a fire 3 or swift cast it depending on if you're gonna save it for flare or not.

Full Mana when beginning your Fireburst would be a acceptable reason for me... **

but that´s a topic they will discuss eons..

In T8 for example, where you do mostly single target
-> I cast Blizz3 as opener (precast, so it hits exact at the pull)
-> T1 just for the proc-chance and the mp refill
-> Fire3 and there we go...

Thus, I am starting with the DoT up, Full MP and fastest way possible in my Firephase...

In Add phases, like when the Dreadnought spawns, I try to time it to be in UI3, and cast 2 times a T1 on both, instead of one T2 -> DoT Damage on both and increased Proc Chance...

** and for the mathematics who adjust piety so you have right enough MP left to Blizz3 -> T2 without being dependant of the Tick...

Psh you don't need Quelling Strikes! Rip that hate and make the tank feel like a baddie and make the other DPS impressed.

Spoken like a true teamplayer ^^

If you really try to impress, do the "Firework rotation" (name to be copyrighted)

Fire3 -> Flare -> Convert -> Flare -> Transpose -> Flare -> Flare -> Transpose -> Flare -> Flare -> Transpose...

this makes funny shiny lights, unfortunately, most mobs don´t survive ´til i am up for my 4th Flare...

[Umero]

for single target: thunder 3 (time it so your spell hit right after the tank pulls) > swiftcast + fire 3 > raging strike + quelling strike > fire spam for firestarter, use firestarter and quickly weave in Convert, fire until low mp then blizzard 3

[IrealiTY]

Could some of you post your avg. DPS on Turn 6 and 7 with your current iLVL? I'm curious to compare.
My iLVL is around 95-97 (have to "downgrade" to hit the acc cap).
On T6 I hit approx 230-270 dps it really varies depending on if I have the bulb mark or not. If we get Bulb in the middle I spike to 300.
On T7 avg is 240-280. If adds spawn next to Melusine I spike to 350-330.

[scarebearz]

Could some of you post your avg. DPS on Turn 6 and 7 with your current iLVL? I'm curious to compare.
My iLVL is around 95-97 (have to "downgrade" to hit the acc cap).
On T6 I hit approx 230-270 dps it really varies depending on if I have the bulb mark or not. If we get Bulb in the middle I spike to 300.
On T7 avg is 240-280. If adds spawn next to Melusine I spike to 350-330.

Going by what people have told me I parse.

Last time I killed t6/7 on my alt blm (i97) I did 328 on t6 and 308 on T7.

On my main i105 blm I did 350 on T6 (think my best so far) and can't remember what people said for t7/t8.

1 Bard in each party, though Foes usually only on pull. First time doing t6/t7 with that team on my alt.

Realistically I'd say you should be aiming at 250+ on T6 and T7 and 320+ on T8, to be pulling your weight as a dps. Any higher is just a bonus.

[IrealiTY]

Going by what people have told me I parse.

Last time I killed t6/7 on my alt blm (i97) I did 328 on t6 and 308 on T7.

On my main i105 blm I did 350 on T6 (think my best so far) and can't remember what people said for t7/t8.

1 Bard in each party, though Foes usually only on pull. First time doing t6/t7 with that team on my alt.

Realistically I'd say you should be aiming at 250+ on T6 and T7 and 320+ on T8, to be pulling your weight as a dps. Any higher is just a bonus.

How often do you use Rage Strikes? Whenever up for the full rotation or only for Flares (during the rotation)? - Trying to find the reasoning for my low dps.

[scarebearz]

How often do you use Rage Strikes? Whenever up for the full rotation or only for Flares (during the rotation)? - Trying to find the reasoning for my low dps.

On pull and for the super-slug.

[wicked-one]

I don´t use a parser myself... only reference were ~250 dps on Levi Ex last time on i97

for my opinion it was not good, the one with the parser said it was ok, because phase skipping wasn´t optimal... so i guess 300 with a variance of 30 is a good average, depending on how much the fight forces you to move/do no damage and how your procs are coming...

unfortunately, our Class is quite random-affected.