Black Mage Sanctuary - A Guide to DPS

[OmegaStrongtan]

Today i finally had the time to get some Alex normal loot. And i found out INT materia gives +0 :O
What kin of materia should i use on my Rings?

[Maero]

Spell Speed and or crit?
I have sadly not even done new Alex, lol

[smallbeach]

Guys, during second leyline we can now do

F3 - F4 - F4 - F4 - F4 - B3
is that better than classic F3 - F4 - F4 - fire- F4 - F4 - B3 ?

fire is lower potency but cast time is faster tho so idk how worth it is to add fire

[FunkyBunch]

Guys, during second leyline we can now do

F3 - F4 - F4 - F4 - F4 - B3
is that better than classic F3 - F4 - F4 - fire- F4 - F4 - B3 ?

fire is lower potency but cast time is faster tho so idk how worth it is to add fire

Straight up worse. You have 60 seconds-ish of Enochian time. You want to max out the amount of time you're spitting Fire spells. Extra F1's are better than no F1s.

[Hontaro]

A5S accuracy cap is a little bit above 552, I missed twice out of around 1600 hits (including DoT ticks that cannot miss). I assume 553-555. If it rises by 10 accuracy with each floor like Gordias, we're gonna end up at around 600 accuracy.

Edit:
Added F4x4 vs. F4x2 F1 F4x2 maths.

F3 168 2.01
F4 504 2.41
F4 504 2.41
F4 504 2.41
F4 504 2.41
B3 168 2.01
T1 270 2.01
B4 280 2.41
2902 18.08 PPS: 160.5088


F3 168 2.01
F4 504 2.41
F4 504 2.41
F1 324 2.01
F4 504 2.41
F4 504 2.41
B3 168 2.01
T1 270 2.01
B4 280 2.41
3226 20.09 PPS: 160.5774

Keep in mind that this is pure potency calculation and does not calculate rotation time into amount. During Ley Lines, you can actually squeeze in 2 rotations of F4x4 before it expires when you turret, which might result in slightly higher DPS than the usual rotation, but only works when you don't have to move at all. Either way the difference is really small.

[smallbeach]

thx that's exactly what i was looking for, also you didnt consider the fact that u can always skip thunder during leylines doing 4* F4 rotation, even if u only get one mana tik thats enough mana for 4* F4

[HeadacheMan]

Is openners in OP still viable? Been away from the game for a while

[Aloise]

PIE BLM feels even more viable than before:
{Please check it.}
As spell speed goes up this will become more flexible. You can probably hit around 900-950 if you minmax for SpS/acc in your gear.

From the description:
406 pie
744 sps
t1 cast aligns your ticks, this wouldn't work before 3.2 because you'd get an mp tick between ending b3 cast and getting UI3 applied
waiting for tick before t1 might be optimal, getting more pie would probably screw you over.
Piety can be done with any 3.2 gear: http://ffxiv.ariyala.com/STRB

edit: this is for a continuing rotation, as in Eno falls off after your 20s and you're in UI3. That's why I cast B3 to start. It still works for sharp > f1 > eno > proc > f4 etc though.

[Lavitz_]

Feels good man


I'm really loving BLM this patch, I couldn't have asked for better changes. Also, I totally disagree that BLM sucks in Sephirot Ex! It's so much fun!

[Psycofang]

1115?

What are you wearing mate?