DoT questions

[Roxas_Andrade]

4) Whatever buffs (and certain debuffs) are up when the dot is applied will affect the entire duration.

Let's say I use Cleric Stance, cast Aero, and switch back, will the Dot apply the damage with 'full cleric power' every tick? Same goes for Raging strikes?
If I use Bio, Miasma and Bio II, and then cast Raging Strikes to start spamming Ruin, will it be 'wasted'? Should I cast it before the Dots?

[Ricdeau]

Let's say I use Cleric Stance, cast Aero, and switch back, will the Dot apply the damage with 'full cleric power' every tick? Same goes for Raging strikes?
If I use Bio, Miasma and Bio II, and then cast Raging Strikes to start spamming Ruin, will it be 'wasted'? Should I cast it before the Dots?

When you cast a DOT it will retain your current stat, buff, and debuff effects. So you'd want to use DOTs with Raging Strikes up because it will snapshot that buff on the DOT for it's full duration. If you cast a DOT and then use Raging Strikes it will not retroactively buff the existing DOT.

[Viridiana]

Let's say I use Cleric Stance, cast Aero, and switch back, will the Dot apply the damage with 'full cleric power' every tick? Same goes for Raging strikes?
If I use Bio, Miasma and Bio II, and then cast Raging Strikes to start spamming Ruin, will it be 'wasted'? Should I cast it before the Dots?

Correct, if you have Raging or Cleric on when it's cast, the full duration is buffed. If you want to buff Bio, Miasma, and Bio II, you'd want to do it before casting the dots. Further, you can Contagion the RS'ed dots to get well beyond the Raging duration out of them.

[Roxas_Andrade]

Correct, if you have Raging or Cleric on when it's cast, the full duration is buffed. If you want to buff Bio, Miasma, and Bio II, you'd want to do it before casting the dots. Further, you can Contagion the RS'ed dots to get well beyond the Raging duration out of them.

OMG. I feel like I've been doing this wrong all the time. Thank you!

[Roxas_Andrade]

I may be repeating myself here, but I'd like to thank you guys for teaching me the right way to apply my DoTs. ^.^

Up till last week I thought I had to maintain Cleric Stance during the full time of the dots or else I'd loose the power CS gives. My mistake. And I didn't even tested to see if this theory of mine was true.

Now I fell like I'm a better SCH, applying the dots in CS and coming back to heal. I don't need to be afraid of going in cleric, cause it will just last as long as I aplly the DoTs. The tank won't die so easily and I don't need to hold damage back.