White mage cross class skill question

[Dnomder2015]

I'm just starting down the path of white mage and I'm wondering how important is it to cross class eye for an eye. My arcanist is only 15 will I be broke at end game without eye for an eye? Thx in advance for any feedback

[karateorangutang]

I don't know if you'll be broken, but it is good and it really won't take you that long to get it.

I wouldnt say you need it right away, but you can just roulette once a day with ACN and get to to the proper level while you lvl WHM.

[Madamepancake]

As an end game healer, eye for an eye is amazing. But what you will really want to get is swift cast, which is unlocked at level 26 Thaumaturge. Without it, life as a healer can be much harder.

[Ebonwings]

I mainly tank here xD lvling cnj to get stoneskin... might as well get it to 60 and be done with it xD but first need to get Surecast, Swiftcase, Eye for an Eye first before getting to 50 xD

[Dnomder2015]

Yeah I knew I needed black to 26 that's what I'm working at currently just didn't know about eye for an eye I have a friend that mains paladin at 60 and he said he rarely sees eye for an eye now days.

[karateorangutang]

Yeah I knew I needed black to 26 that's what I'm working at currently just didn't know about eye for an eye I have a friend that mains paladin at 60 and he said he rarely sees eye for an eye now days.

That's a shame really, its zero cost and off the GCD for free easy mitigation. No reason to not use it on a big pull or even during the a high damage portion of a boss.

[Ghishlain]

Yeah I knew I needed black to 26 that's what I'm working at currently just didn't know about eye for an eye I have a friend that mains paladin at 60 and he said he rarely sees eye for an eye now days.

It might be because AST can't cross class Eye for an Eye so if your PLD runs with a lot of ASTs, the job literally can't use Eye for an Eye xD

It's a good ability overall. It's "free mitigation" that works exceptionally well once you learn to prime it ahead of whatever big damage you're trying to mitigate. It's 10% damage reduced for at least 20s at no cost to the WHM every 3 minutes. For a kit that's mostly about raw power, it's a nice supplement to it.

[Dnomder2015]

Ok thx for the replies looks like I have more grinding to do.

[GeekMatt]

You can comfortably get through all NM/HM content without ACN crossclass skills. The only problem is that you get comfortable playing that way and might even continue to procrastinate only to find yourself thrown into the sort of content where you're gimping your party by not having it.

You're perfectly fine if you put it off but it's better to have it, so don't procrastinate too much

[Gemina]

With three CC slots available at your level, you have too weigh the CC skills. Virus is the most helpful from acn until eye4eye becomes available. Otherwise I found swiftcast and blizz 2 to be the next best to slot. If you don't have swiftcast, surecast can be used, but falls way short. I currently have 1. Virus 2. Swiftcast 3. eye4eye. Even though I just got eye4eye, in the little time I've had it, I am glad I didn't wait until later to acquire it, and I am more comfortable healing having it in my tool kit. Though in these early levels, it is probably not as essential as later in the game.