The Definitive Dark Knight Guide

[Kleys]

You can't always do 2 oGCDs between your GCDs. It depends on which combinations of oGCDs you're using. Every oGCDs have their own animation-lock, some of them can be interrupted really fast (any buffs, Carve & Spit, ...), while some others can't (Plunge).
Also some combinations of 2 oGCDs aren't possible whenever you have Blood Weapon on, so that's something you'll have to figure out yourself in the long run.

But in any case being able to put 2 oGCDs between your GCDs won't give you 100 more DPS, so I'd say it's not that important.

[indootje]

Hello,

First of all, thank you for the DK guide. It was really helpful to get me through the dungeons and tanking. As first time tanker in FF, I really quite enjoy it. (Was playing WHM before)

Anyway, I got a question regarding some boss battles.

i.e. Ifrit and Ramuh Extreme is the battle where the 2 tanks need to switch after debuff stacks, and the problem is when I was off tanking, and I need to take over the Boss from the main tank, I seem to not be able to take over the boss agro off from the main tank which leaves them dead because debuff stacks / damage becomes too high.

I have used the enmity rotation that you have listed in your guide.
Starting with "Unmend"
Then the rotation of Dark Arts > Hard Slash > Spinning Slash > Power Slash.

But somehow the boss wont switch his agro to me and keep sticking his agro on the Paladin or warrior. I hope someone can help me out.

Thank you in advance.

[Phoenicia]

Snip.

Do you have provoke cross-classed? You need to use provoke in order to take over.

Basically, you should prepare your combo like this:

Hard Slash > Spinning Slash > Provoke > Power Slash.

Don't bother using Dark Arts on Power Slash, it's too much mana for a very week additional aggro multiplier (from 5.5x to 6.5x).

If you're afraid to be late, you can just use Provoke and follow up with Unmend or Unleash. But a prepped Power Slash combo is the safest snap aggro.

[indootje]

Oh I see. I guess I have to level a paladin then.

DK is the first tanking class I have played, hence have no provoke. Thanks for the info, ill level Paladin right away then.

[Phoenicia]

Oh I see. I guess I have to level a paladin then.

DK is the first tanking class I have played, hence have no provoke. Thanks for the info, ill level Paladin right away then.

Ideally, you wanna get PLD to 34 for Awareness. But if you don't want to, then at least get to 22 for Provoke. Marauder to 26 for Mercy Stroke is nice, but you don't really "need" it any higher than level 8 for Blood Bath.