Critique my NIN rotation

[PawsTheKitti123]

K, so

Single target: Huton>SE>SF>MUT>SE>DE (unless storms eye is up, then its aeo edge after shadow fang) then armor crush for extended huton

Multi: Doton>Death blossom a few times>Kassatsu>Katon

Boss opener: SE>BFB>IR>GS>DE>KASSATSU>SUITON>SE>TRICKATTACK>GS>DUALTY>AEO EDGE

Then I keep my DoTs up until the boss is dead.

[Sensual]

Dancing edge before DoTS or anything at all.

[Evangela]

your AoE isn't good.

Kassatsu-Doton is better than Kassatsu-Katon, and Internal Release + Blood for Blood can make Death Blossem do more damage.

[PawsTheKitti123]

your AoE isn't good.

Kassatsu-Doton is better than Kassatsu-Katon, and Internal Release + Blood for Blood can make Death Blossem do more damage.

So, do i do katon first kassatsu then doton, bfb and ir then death blossom?

[Evangela]

So, do i do katon first kassatsu then doton, bfb and ir then death blossom?

yes, Death Blossom with those two buffs can do 1000+ critical damage on expert dungeon trash mobs (plus the additional damage from Kas-Doton) so nobody can say NIN sucks at AoE.

[Elazu]

Boss opener: SE>BFB>IR>GS>DE>KASSATSU>SUITON>SE>TRICKATTACK>GS>DUALTY>AEO EDGE

You never Kassatsu Suiton, especially not within the same GCD.

Pre-cast Huton > wait 15 seconds > SE > (B4B) > GS > (IR) > DE > (Suiton) > SE > (TA) > SF > (Kassatsu) > Mutilate > (Raiton) > SE > (DWD + Mug) > GS > (Duality) > AE > (Jugulate)

Depending on latency, replace Raiton with Shuriken. In general, ALWAYS apply DE before anything else, unless there's a WAR doing it. Never extend Huton when it's above 40s because the duration can't exceed the 70 seconds.

[PawsTheKitti123]

yes, Death Blossom with those two buffs can do 1000+ critical damage on expert dungeon trash mobs (plus the additional damage from Kas-Doton) so nobody can say NIN sucks at AoE.

Thanks so much! Also what do you think of the rest of the rotation?

[Evangela]

first combo should goes for Dancing Edge and have Blood for Blood activated before Gust Slash or Dancing Edge. also apply Mutilate after this.

the second combo, it's time for Duality-Aeolian Edge, after this you can use Internal Release.

don't forget Suiton and Trick Attack.

then you can apply Shadow Fang, renew your Huton.

when Trick Attack is on cooldown, use Raiton instead. some ninjas don't know that we can cast Mudra while the character is performing weapon skill so they wasted their DPS potential.

[KoishiNL]

I found this rotation on a forum a while ago and its pretty good.. more so if you have latency.
With a warrior slave my opener atm is this, replace the first aeolian edge with dancing edge if you have no warrior slave.

Huton(wait 20s) > Suiton > Spinning Edge > Kassatsu+Internal Release > Gust Slash > Blood for Blood > Aeolian Edge > Jugulate > Spinning Edge > Trick Attack > Shadow Fang > Dream within a Dream > Mutilate > Raiton > Spinning Edge > Mug > Gust Slash > Duality > Aeolian Edge..

..then follow up with a Armor Crush and then start refreshing your DoTs (& Dancing Edge/Armor Crush) when needed.

[ExiaQuanta]

While on the topic of rotation. I also have a question. When is it the best time to refresh Huton with Armor Crush? I usually reset it around 17seconds left to 25 seconds left. However doing this way sometimes has it where DE will fall off momentarily or even longer because I have to refresh SF and Mut. Also is it also wrong that I barely get to do any AE combo with the heavensward stuff? I can record a video of my rotation later but not home atm.

Note I am also not lv60 but 59 so I don't think DWaD will make much of a difference.