Shadowflare + Swiftcast

[ICEFANG13]

While it's great that SMN can raise, your job is DPS. You MUST optimize DPS at all time.

Also to add that WHM and SCH have much smaller mana problems, they seem to be on par with SMN after a single rez, honestly I'm 'happy' when they have to rez, that means that manasong is more likely to be coming and I can DPS to my max.

[Suggestion]

If i can save a whm or scholars mana, i think that it benefits the whole group.

[SeraviEdalborez]

If i can save a whm or scholars mana, i think that it benefits the whole group.

You're being way too conservative. SMN isn't first raise priority to begin with.

[Suggestion]

I know that not using it on shadowflare makes you miss out on a certain amount of dps, and if your goal is to be an extremly efficient dps more power to ya (lol literaly ). If I was in a group where i knew that if i rezzed someone that it would actually throw a whm off cause he is that good, i would turn to using swiftcast and shadowflare in a heartbeat.

Its a combo that is to precious to give up. And is what separates our class from the other dps.

[KillyBamp]

You're being way too conservative. SMN isn't first raise priority to begin with.

This. I use swiftcast on shadowflare as SCH ffs!!

[Suggestion]

This. I use swiftcast on shadowflare as SCH ffs!!

sounds good..

[DarkLordCthulhu]

This. I use swiftcast on shadowflare as SCH ffs!!

Same. i always tell my static members "no one die in the next minute, i just used shadowflare" lol

[Sen_Terrechant]

If i can save a whm or scholars mana, i think that it benefits the whole group.

Shouldnt need to save their mana. WIth our current gear and everything else, WHM/SCH have FAR better MP management then SMN. They also get piety on their gear.

Not to mention SMN have the smallest MP pool of any caster class.

We SMN are running into MP problems in Final Coil even without counting in rez

[Maracrea13x]

Using swift+ Shadowflare with your opening dots wouldn't hurt anything. And while SMN is about Damage over time, doesn't waste anything.

[Suggestion]

Using swift+ Shadowflare with your opening dots wouldn't hurt anything. And while SMN is about Damage over time, doesn't waste anything.

Are you saying it doesn't matter much either way then? I think i can slightly agree with using it as an opening on your very first rotation.