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    Saseal Korei
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    Astrologian Lv 70

    Optimal BRD rotation?

    I have a fresh 50 BRD thats been sitting for quite a while (lets put it this way - I still have myth gear on him). I took him into Labyrinth and ST for the first time (dozens of times on WHM, so I'm not new to CT) and found it's pretty damn fun in 8-24 raids - playing songs when I see it (Ballad for WHMs/SMN on mid MP or after a raise, Foes for BLMs in the group, Swiftsong for the running between) and so on. So I'd like to play it a bit more.

    But I don't know - as I main WHM - if theres a particular rotation I should be doing in the meantime.
    So, I'm asking, ss this a viable rotation? Or is there something in particular I'm missing/don't know?

    For Raids/Trials, I've been scrubbing together generally this:

    At pull start:
    - Internal Release
    - Raging Strikes
    - Flame Arrow
    - Windbite
    - Bloodletter
    - Venomous Bite
    - Heavy Shot
    - Straight Shot
    - Repeat Heavy and Straight
    - Repelling Shot when it's off CD (but I'm a bit forgetful about it)

    This is with weaving in Blood Letter if and when it pops up, between CD and when it resets itself + refreshing DoTs and Rain of Death if in with those trash mobs between bosses in CT. I've RoD'd bosses for the debuff but I don't think it's particular debuff (lowers evasion) is helpful when most are geared these days.

    My reasoning for Raging and Internal at start is getting the DoT/flaming arrow blathering out damage from the start, and still using Hawk's Eye as a backup damage buff (unless I'm misinterpretting the skill descrip?) to keep some damage high while IR and Raging are on CD. I tend to re-use Internal in between (faster cooldown).

    ....After IR and RS goes down, then:
    - Hawk's Eye
    - Barrage (for the in-between auto attack hits)
    - Re-apply DoTs when needed under Hawk's Eye
    - Rinse and repeat Heavy and Straight shot
    - Rinse and repeat weaving in Blood letter

    Repeat rotation(s).

    At enemy 20% HP (not mentioning DoTs/buffs as it's dependent on timing):
    Quickly consecutively:
    - Heavy shot
    - Misery's End
    - Straight Shot
    - Blood Letter
    - Heavy shot

    In dungeons I've used generally the same rotation on mobs/bosses, but additional Rain of Death in mobs and Quelling strikes if I see my threat meter getting high (being WHM main, my eyeballs tend to habitually drift to the party list).
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    Last edited by Saseal; 12-13-2014 at 04:28 AM.

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