Quote Originally Posted by FeliAiko View Post
Two things:

1. Blue Carbuncle should also be on Obey. Garuda-egi is just an upgraded version of it mechanically, so they share the same moves (just renamed). That means Carby also has Contagion (named Shining Emerald), so for those lvling SMN from scratch it's good practice to get used to keeping Summon I on Obey, period.

2. No reason to replace Ruin when you get Ruin II because that's not its purpose. If you have no reason to move, or to weave in an oGCD like Fester, then you simply spam Ruin I until DoTs need to be reapplied.

Other than that, seems all good so far.
Hi there, I'm leveling SMN and just hit level 40. Is there any compelling reason to use Ruin over Ruin II? Mana is not an issue for me at all.

On Reddit someone said that "Actually, Ruin II gives you a damage increase WHEN and only WHEN you are standing in melee range and have auto attack on." ?? This makes no sense to me... Can someone help me out? Thanks.