Astrologian guide...?

[Seraphyel]

Hey there,

is there a good, comprehensive and competent guide for Astrologian? I haven't found one, maybe somebody here knows a good source of information, especially when you want to raid as an AST.

Thanks!

[UlricCraft]

I honestly wouldn't worry about finding a class-specific guide in regards to raiding.
A generic guide on fight mechanics, in addition to a few hours of getting that muscle memory down is all you need.

Also use LA early.

[Seraphyel]

LA?

The things I want to know are the best card use and when / how to use Nocturnal properly. That's it.

[Kaisersoke]

Luminiferous Aether, your MP regen cooldown. Using Nocturnal turns you into a more proactive healer, making it better for you to preshield before damage while also increasing your healing done. Cards are purely situational, but Balance is easily the most reliable card, and spreading it for Royal Road buffs is always beneficial.

[Lyrica_Ashtine]

The things I want to know are the best card use and when / how to use Nocturnal properly. That's it.

I'll give you a more compact version of the cartomancy guide I wrote on my FC's forum:
Know the theoretical value of each card you can play in any combination (for example: 10% balance on a melee is not a 10% dps increase)
Define ABC encounter (Attrition, Burst and Coffee break encounters). The value of each card fluctuates according to the type of encounter.
Keep an eye on your party's resources, not just your own - No one likes an Astrologian slapping an Ewer on themself when you're at 10k MP and your co-healer is at 1k

Don't assume certain cards are fodder by default - A summoner/Scholar will thank you for a well timed Spear.
Don't use that silly flowchart in another topic somewhere in the healer forum

As for "how to use Nocturnal Sect". There are plenty of ways to approach this. My personal style for this is to use Aspected Benefic as a snipe-healing tool, like how you'd use Essential Dignity, Lustrate and Tetragrammaton. It's still 262 potency worth of healing and 341 potency worth of shielding, combined 603 potency. It's especially useful for those stray DPS players who like to keep their range to a maximum for no reason and stay out of AoE healing range. You'll notice this specific behaviour in The Aery and The Vault. Additionally you might want to consider off-DPSing when in Nocturnal stance as well; Aspected Benefic the key targets -> Cleric's Stance -> DPS a bit -> Cleric's off -> Essential Dignity -> Aspected Benefic -> Cleric's Stance etc.

[Cherub]

This is way too awesome!

[Lyrica_Ashtine]

Here's the full version of it, in case you are interested:


Some Japanese artist under the alias Bkub (ぶくぶ) has a couple of these.

[Cassandaria]

I'm actually working on a comprehensive guide for Astrologian now. When I post it to my FC website, I will also post it here, the hard part is actually defining some of the terms used in the guide in a way that isn't overwhelming, so I'm actually working on a definitions list for a few of the phrases I use.

[Seraphyel]

Thank you very much!

I am just unsure which sect I should use, I haven't done any Heavensward dungeons yet, maybe I just try to use both and see what works best.

[FoxyAreku]

Thank you very much!

I am just unsure which sect I should use, I haven't done any Heavensward dungeons yet, maybe I just try to use both and see what works best.

It doesn't matter which one you use in dungeons, though noct is easier because aspected benefic in noct is brokenly good.

The only real point of the stances though is so you can shield in 8 mans when you're with a white mage, or you can regen when you're with a scholar in 8 mans.