Rejoice My Brethren Lancers!

[Corrderio]

Didn't want to open a new thread just for this question, and seemed relevant here: Post 1.19, Doomspike II or Chaos Thrust?
I keep both on my bar anyways, but Doomspike is just so consistently powerful that I find Chaos Thrust's only edge on it is that it doesn't eat all of your TP. Blindside + Chaos is pretty nice (though auto-crit on Doomspike is nice too), probably moreso if you have a good boost of Savage Might materia.

I found Doomspike to be more effective, but that's just me since I hate the animation lockdown you get on Chaos.

[Rentahamster]

Damn I wish I was in your shell Renta.

I bet you're probably getting a lot of playtime now, eh?

[Belial]

Didn't want to open a new thread just for this question, and seemed relevant here: Post 1.19, Doomspike II or Chaos Thrust?
I keep both on my bar anyways, but Doomspike is just so consistently powerful that I find Chaos Thrust's only edge on it is that it doesn't eat all of your TP. Blindside + Chaos is pretty nice (though auto-crit on Doomspike is nice too), probably moreso if you have a good boost of Savage Might materia.

From Carraway's Guide (good tool, read it):

Single-target DPS
Speed Surge II
Auto-attack
-> Invigorate II
-> Pierce
-> Heavy Thrust
-> Full Thrust
If buffs are available and TP>=2000~ and target is <20% HP: Chaos Thrust
If buffs are available and TP~3000: Doomspike II
If buffs are not available and TP>=2500~: Doomspike II
If buffs are not available and TP<=2500~: Chaos Thrust


Trash DPS
Speed Surge II
Auto-attack
-> Invigorate II
-> Pierce (column)
-> Heavy Thrust
-> Full Thrust
If buffs are available and TP~3000: Doomspike II
If buffs are not available and TP>=2500~: Doomspike II
If buffs are not available and TP<2500: Leg Sweep / Heavy Trammel