Connecting the DoTs: A Summoner Guide

[ShinryuReishiki]

I think unless you use Swiftcast on Ruin III, it's best only aiming for one Fester in Dreadwyrm Trance. Even using 0 Festers in Dreadwyrm Trance is better than swapping in a Ruin II to fit 2 in.

R2 (DWT), R2 (3D + F), R3 x4, R2 (F +DF) ... F = 2536
R2 (DWT, 3D), R3 x5, R2 (DF) ... F ... F ... F = 2608
R2 (DWT, 3D), R3 x5, R2 (F + DF) ... F ... F = 2638
R2 (Swift + DWT), R3 (3D + F), R3 x4, R2 (F + DF) ... F = 2668

[ShinryuReishiki]

I think unless you use Swiftcast on Ruin III, it's best only aiming for one Fester in Dreadwyrm Trance. Even using 0 Festers in Dreadwyrm Trance is better than swapping in a Ruin II to fit 2 in.

R2 (DWT), R2 (3D + F), R3 x4, R2 (F +DF) ... F = 2536
R2 (DWT, 3D), R3 x5, R2 (DF) ... F ... F ... F = 2608
R2 (DWT, 3D), R3 x5, R2 (F + DF) ... F ... F = 2638
R2 (Swift + DWT), R3 (3D + F), R3 x4, R2 (F + DF) ... F = 2668

Well, actually, squeezing in 6 is feasible with enough Spell Speed, so the ideal would probably be:
R2 (Swift + DWT), R3 (3D + F), R3 x5, DF ... F ... F = 2770

I'm not sure what "enough" Spell Speed is, though. At 856 I'm cutting it kinda close.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuJnEu9vlQY

[Semmi]

The correct way is to gear for crit while maintaining the accuracy cap. When it comes to meld, always meld crit unless the piece of gear is already capped on crit (if it's the higher secondary stat on a piece of gear), in which case you meld det if using grade 5 materia, or spell speed if you are using grade 1-4 due to the lower det value on grade 1-4 det materia.

[Judge_Xero]

Well, actually, squeezing in 6 is feasible with enough Spell Speed, so the ideal would probably be:
R2 (Swift + DWT), R3 (3D + F), R3 x5, DF ... F ... F = 2770

I'm not sure what "enough" Spell Speed is, though. At 856 I'm cutting it kinda close.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuJnEu9vlQY

My guess would be a comfort zone of 882 SPD for a 2.3 second GCD to allow for a 1 second loss of DWT activation.

6 GCD in 14s requires a 2.33s GCD VS 15s being fine at 2.5GCD

[ShinryuReishiki]

Hmm, it wouldn't be too unreasonable to make a gear set which could hit that. Ariyala doesn't have Apple Streudel as an option yet, but that would push this set up to that Spell Speed threshold.
http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/TJKG

I tried swapping to my crafted hat for BLM, putting me at 889 Spell Speed, 2.29 tooltip GCD. Hitting the Deathflare right as the 1 disappears from the icon, seems safe enough. Not enough time to squeeze in a second Fester, but I think like it better that way.

[Aeromat]

Hey guys, I recently leveled SMN to 60 and was wondering if the openers on the first page and/or the openers in Hai Hai's guide are still relevant to date? Thanks.

[Leukka]

Sleigh's 2F1P opener is largely the best opener to use in most situations so long as you can get Enkindle and Tridisaster within a Trick Attack window. However, there are situations like in A5 where you will want a Tri-Disaster opener to snapshot as much potency possible as early as possible or to hit a timing where you can do two DWT cycles ASAP. That said, I'm currently using something like http://ffxivrotations.com/4ez for those situations and Sleigh's for everything else. After looking over Shinryu's data, I'm starting to save Swiftcast for entering DWT with a Swift R3+Fester/Tridisaster as my biggest change to either rotation.

[Koyuki38]

Hi

After many tries, it appears that i'm unable to cast 6xGCD within 15 sec of DWT in a normal way.

Despite the 15s for 2.41 sec GCD, the only way i found to perform 6xR3 + DF is to cast swift cast on the last R3, so i don't need 6x full GCD
But if i remember i can't cast Fester AND DF since it's highly probable that i miss 1 DF T^T

[LDR]

I just wana check something im a bit ignorant on

whats the minimum ACC i can get away with?

i dont savage so i guess A8 is my benchmark [assuming ex dungs are equal or lower] and ive found literally 1 source that says 500acc so just want to confirm really.
[because im missing miasmas out the wazoo and want to know the minimum of basic iv melds i need to do to save $$$]