Shadow Flare needs a new effect.

[Ricdeau]

Maybe it's just me, because I play both SMN and BLM, so I see Smn underwhelming. SMN abilities like Miasma 2 and Shadowflare has such a low potency that the only way to make them good is if you have them up all the time. Hell I barely see other Smns use miasma 2 when I'm running dungeons.

I don't play casters so I can't comment too much. I understand Summoner is not in the best position right now, and we are expecting some tweaks come expansion. However, what are you finding underwhelming about it? Is it just DOTs vs high damage nuking that you find underwhelming? Potency over time attacks are generally some of the strongest abilities in the game (especially ones that can AoE).

Shadowflare has 250 potency. That's not a low potency.

Not to mention each tick has it's own chance to crit.

[Bigcat9715]

Not to mention each tick has it's own chance to crit.

https://m.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comment...w_discoveries/
Apparently Shadow flare doesn't crit it's on a different formula.

[Viridiana]

https://m.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comment...w_discoveries/
Apparently Shadow flare doesn't crit it's on a different formula.

That was a post from a year and a half ago. At the time Shadow Flare was bugged to 100% crit, which has since been fixed.

[Ricdeau]

https://m.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comment...w_discoveries/
Apparently Shadow flare doesn't crit it's on a different formula.

This was a bug that was fixed in patch 2.1. It is undocumented in the patch notes, but you can read here for updates to what are you seeing in your previous link:

http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen..._lower_damage/