Thread: 2.4 SMN Class Issues

I particularly like SMN in T10-13 due to INT Virus being very desirable, being able to get trapped the Wild Charge freeze, or having to move T11-13 while keeping up DPS consistently. Gotta say though, the MP is just too much of a downer - can get Foe's on BLM to do very exceptional damage, or get Ballad on SMN to just keep up the regular damage ... too large a difference. BLM wins right now.

Originally Posted by Sleigh

I particularly like SMN in T10-13 due to INT Virus being very desirable, being able to get trapped the Wild Charge freeze, or having to move T11-13 while keeping up DPS consistently. Gotta say though, the MP is just too much of a downer - can get Foe's on BLM to do very exceptional damage, or get Ballad on SMN to just keep up the regular damage ... too large a difference. BLM wins right now.

Yea, my guild is working on T13 right now with a NIN, MNK, BRD, BLM dps comp, between the lack of need of mana song for longer than a minute or so OR TP song (goad is amazing) the Foes uptime literally keeps my dps on par with the Ninja and the Monk. Its crazy. I'm sure SMN could do the same if they didn't have the mana issues.

Originally Posted by Sleigh

I particularly like SMN in T10-13 due to INT Virus being very desirable, being able to get trapped the Wild Charge freeze, or having to move T11-13 while keeping up DPS consistently. Gotta say though, the MP is just too much of a downer - can get Foe's on BLM to do very exceptional damage, or get Ballad on SMN to just keep up the regular damage ... too large a difference. BLM wins right now.

SCH should really be the one virusing. The antibody debuff really took away a lot of the power of virus. It should be used when a big hit is coming. It'll most likely cause somewhat of a DPS loss if a SMN drops what they're doing to use it before a big hit.

Originally Posted by Sequora

SCH should really be the one virusing. The antibody debuff really took away a lot of the power of virus. It should be used when a big hit is coming. It'll most likely cause somewhat of a DPS loss if a SMN drops what they're doing to use it before a big hit.

90s recast, 60s Anti-body. In T13 it can be valuable against Akhs/Rage of Bahamuts to have two INT Virus users. Think T11 has times you'd want 60s recast on Virus but I'm not sure.