Turn 12 Tank DPS

[Abbul_Stonecleaver]

Well last night I decided to go back to what I was doing before, except with the gear adjustments, placing me just under 10.6k hps with 515 Str iirc.

I was consistently hovering around 220s without stance dancing while tanking, and there was an attempt late where I remembered Strength potions. I popped 2 that run before we wiped and I got up to 260.

[Abbul_Stonecleaver]

My survivability however was still low. Bennus, even with 4 total, were giving me a hard time. Our WHM ran out of mana on multiple attempts in that phase. (Healing me plus group healing I imagine)

We only made it to last phase once and I died to Revelation due to no cool down being up after Bennus. I guess I should hold Vengeance during Bennu phase?

[Ehayte]

My survivability however was still low. . .

We only made it to last phase once and I died to Revelation due to no cool down being up after Bennus. I guess I should hold Vengeance during Bennu phase?

1st - if you don't have a CD, Holmgang it - even if I think I might survive it, if I have nothing but IB up I holmgang.

I tank 12 with less than 10k hp and a Thrill + IB is always enough to survive. If you have 4 bennus the only time you should use anything is while you are tanking the big one + the little one. I'd pop conval after your first move if your healers are struggling, then something like Awareness+Foresight+Bloodbath and then try to chain 2 IBs back to back on your first big bennu. That way you'll have infuriate, Thrill, and Veng by the time your Rev comes around (assuming you are taking the first one).

[stoxastic]

If you are tanking the boss first when the last phase begins then you should have vengeance up. If you pop vengeance in the beginning of bennu phase it should be up by that time.

[Abbul_Stonecleaver]

I think we were getting a lot of extra stacks on Phoenix now that I think about it. Cause we were surprised about our recovery.

I will try refraining from using my big CDs except ToB probably at first. First Bennu and first big Bennu are mine to tank.

Our Pal said he will provoke at start of phase 4 and HG the Revelation so we can get it under control. Either way I think should work though.

[Ehayte]

Our Pal said he will provoke at start of phase 4 and HG the Revelation so we can get it under control. Either way I think should work though.

You don't need to do that, really - just save Vengeance and use IB > (Rev) > Infur > IB to recover - make sure you get Storm's Path up and have your MNK get up Dragon Kick (that's a 20% reduction right there) - have your SCH use Virus as well. With all of those, and Veng/IB up, it shouldn't even hit you for more than 5k if you are SS/Adlo'ed. Use every other CD if you want during Bennus.

[Abbul_Stonecleaver]

Yea we're going to try that tonight. Now we're well more prepared for the last phase, so things should go much better.

[Ehayte]

Yea we're going to try that tonight. Now we're well more prepared for the last phase, so things should go much better.

Get your clear?

[Abbul_Stonecleaver]

Yes Thank you for asking. Took us 3 hours or so last night, last chance before 2.5.

To win, we decided to change up our Fountain strat from OTx3-Ninx2- Monk x2- Bard x1 to OTx3- Bard x2- BLM x2- Sch x1

The first way, the MT would drag Phoenix after Revelation near the Fountain. Unfortunately, we were having issues with people getting killed due to various reasons. With the second way the MT would just leave the boss where it was, and so OT would lose a lot of dps uptime.

I pushed hard in first 2 phases, but I don't know what my dps was for that section. I imagine ~260 or so as I have heard that a few times. I was extremely conservative in last phase though, Defiance on full time, lots of SP, downtime, etc.. but I wasn't concerned with overall numbers at this point, just the clear.

I finished just over 200.

[d4gz]

you couldve left the brand mark on mt. so when flames of forgiveness is being cast, OT without brand runs to MT with brand then provoke. new MT gets brand. OT wont lose dps coz hes not scared to brand other dps