Quote Originally Posted by Sleigh View Post
Edit: wait a tick ... SMN gets Painflare at level 52. Wasn't this expected to be a Dreadwyrm Stance skill, costing a stack? I'm confused.
Speaking strictly of JP sources (Dengeki articles, etc.) there was nothing to suggest this requiring Dreadwyrm Trance. Rather, you can use it to expend aetherflow to gain the "bahamut aether" required for Dreadwyrm Trance.