Quote Originally Posted by Kotose View Post
I also wanted to ask about something mentioned in the guide. It explicitly says that "H-IDC4-P-TTT4 is superior to H-P-IDC4-TTT4". I'm the type who would much rather have the simplicity of the buff and dot with the same duration cast right after one-another. Although the guide says that oGCDs are the reason, I can't see why after having spent a good amount of the day at a dummy. Can someone explain why HT and Phleb should be split up? Many thanks in advance.
You always want to apply your buffs/debuffs and higher potency moves first to maximize your damage. Applying the piercing debuff from disembowel earlier means your auto-attacks, weaponskills, and abilities will be doing more damage sooner in the fight. Chaos thrust also gives you 190 more potency than phlebotomize. So applying it sooner means that the enemy will be taking that extra 190 potency sooner in the fight and more frequently.