Quote Originally Posted by SakiKojiro View Post
How do you know what I've done? I'm not saying that its 100% always optimal, but to dismiss it entirely as an AoE dps option is idiotic. They didn't say "in high coils" they said "ever". All I know is in big pulls of 8 or more enemies 50x8=400. Thats a pretty solid number. As I said earlier, even 4x50 making it 200 potency is worth it, if you can manage your tp. This is strongly based on the length of the fight. If the enemies are all tanky beasts then obviously this is a dumb idea, and you'd be better off avoiding this.
Again, better off using Perfect Balance + Rockbreaker spam (after using a single Rockbreaker to end the previous combo of course). If you're using AotD 5 times, that's only 250 potency for 650 TP, whereas if you use Rockbreaker spam after finishing a previous combo with Rockbreaker, that's 650 potency for 600 TP. That's 2.6 times more damage on multiple enemies for 50 less TP spent. Once again, Arm of the Destroyer is NEVER worth it if you're attempting AoE damage, it's far too little damage. MNKs in general should avoid even trying to AoE like that unless they're able to pop Perfect Balance beforehand for that burst of AoE spam.