Leveling SMN from ACN (lvl 9)

[Drakeos]

So what rotation should i be using from level 9-50 > 60 to help me level up fast (via fates solo and ofc dungeon/parties)

[zcrash970]

The key to fates is just bio everything and let everyone else do the work.

[Elky]

Keep all 3 dots on your target, refreshing them as they time out. Use Ruin/RuinII when not casting a dot. RuinI=no movement, RuinII=movement. Use bane when aoeing and fester when doing single target. have your pet on obey at all times and set up macros for them. May seem pointless, but a macro for aerial blast from garuda and bane makes a good aoe combo on one button. And its always good to have your pet not doing things you don't want it to do. Use all 3 Aether stacks before you refresh them. Just practice the class and you'll learn what everything does.

[Bman10119]

always have a pet out. try to keep dots up at all times. your dot rotation should go bio 2, miasma, bio. if theres little chance of enemy movement use shadowflare, its a great aoe dot. only use miasma 2 if you have multiple enemies to hit it with, otherwise its a waste of a GCD since it has less total potency than a standard ruin. only use ruin 2 when on the move to save mana. tanks get very annoyed if you use topaz carbuncle/titan in dungeons, the summon 2 pets are pretty much for soloing.

Bane is great for spreading dots, a good aoe combo is Bio 2->miasma->bio->(if using garuda command a contagion)->bane (Combo with aerial blast from garuda)->After level 52 painflare->Shadowflare (Swiftcasting this out can be a good idea)->run in for the miasma 2 real quick->ruin till you need to reapply dots or use painflare again.
for single target, go Bio 2->miasma->bio->Fester->shadowflare->ruin spam the remainder of the 10 second fester cooldown->fester->ruin spam/reapply dots and repeat.

Garuda/emerald carbuncle should ALWAYS be on obey. controlling the aoe attack is a huge boost, ruda loves casting contagion before you get all dots out, and they love using the knockback ability which drives tanks and melee dps crazy. ifrit can be left on sic if you want, though you can get a bit more dps from him if you command him manually.

Like Elky said, use all 3 aetherflow stacks before refreshing, but always have the stacks up if possible. if you need mp, a few energy drains and aetherflow will very quickly fill you up.

Good rule to follow for pets is to look at the encounter. Do you have to move around a lot? If yes, use garuda. are there lots of mobs? If yes, will the trash mobs die in 18 seconds or less? No? Use garuda. You dont have to move? Use Ifrit because he hits harder. that cluster of mobs will die in 18 seconds or less? use Ifrit, because his aoe ability is good too and you dont need the contagion on your dots.

[Drakeos]

Oh sweet anymore tips from leveling ACN from level 9-30 (and 30-60 ?)

[Bman10119]

I highly recommend if you want faster leveling to do both the SMN and SCH job quests. SCH dungeon ques are way faster. Since they have the same base abilities you can learn a lot about how to handle encounters when you approach it from two different job approaches

[Drakeos]

Sorry i do not like healing at all (i prefer DPS)

[AriaEnia]

With Titan Egi and your chocobo out, you can solo faceroll all FATEs from lv 15 - 50.
On lv 50+ though (Heavensward contents), Titan Egi's defense doesn't scale with the big damage Heavensward's mobs inflict, so you have to pay attention to his HP with Sustain if you're about to solo FATEs, especially boss type FATEs, as they can easily demolish your Titan Egi with only a few hits. And if he dies, they are going straight at you, and if you re-summon, Titan Egi will take some time to take the agro back from you, because he doesn't have Provoke.

[Saggo]

A very simple rule is always leave your Global Cooldown (GCD) on cooldown, especially when you get Ruin II, to get the most DPS out of your skills. What I mean is that for every second you spells aren't on cooldown is a second of lost DPS, so if you need to use something like Aetherflow, Energy Drain, Bane, Swiftcast, etc, cast Bio or Ruin II first since they are instant (you effectively have a window of free time while they're on cooldown). You can get get 2 abilities (oGCD) off during that window without delaying your next Ruin or DoT.

Before you get Ruin II and after Bio is already cast, try to only weave 1 ability between casts to reduce downtime.

It won't make or break a run, but it will improve your DPS.

[AnimaAnimus]

A lot of good advice, however do not necessarily adhere to "use all three stacks of aetherflow before you refresh". In battle yes, but if you are sitting at one and you have a gap between battles and your timer is reset its sometimes better to refresh for 3 stacks instead of just sitting on a single. That way when u do go into battle you will have 3 stacks to use before you need to use aetherflow again, you are going to be waiting on the timer anyway, may as well get 3 out if your timer is going to be reset by the end of the 3 anyway.

Sorry I just felt that needed a little clarification.