I know that once I get the answer I'm going to feel stupid for asking the question, but I feel I must ask it anyway.

When you need to to AOE damage to an area what is your most effective skill? I should clarify both when you have a target to AOE and when you do not.


I main a BLM. I ran into an issue last night running Brayflox (Hard). I think the main issue was I was the highest geared at ilvl78.

Possible spoiler for the fight:
During the final boss where the bombs drop and you need to knock them back to avoid the damage when the go boom.


I've always sort of felt that I wasn't very effective at it by using Blizzard II, but none of the other aoe spells available to me seemed better.

AOE spells for a BLM:
Code:
Blizzard 2 --- 2.5 cast   center on caster
Fire 2     --- 3.0 cast   center on a target mob
Freeze     --- 3.0 cast   center on a ground target
Flare      --- 4.0 cast   center on a target mob
What do you use during that phase of the fight to clear an area? (That is open to all jobs, not just BLM)