Quote Originally Posted by Wilan View Post
As for a lack of defensive cooldown, did you notice that RDM is the most mobile caster of the game? He can move after basically every cast, has a gap closer AND a disengage skill, while never dropping the dps, PLUS a decent self-heal in case things go wrong. If you can't dodge AOEs with that mobility I don't know what's your problem.
A blackmage needs Manaward because it's on the opposite side of the mobility range, but the RDM can live without it.
Wait, BLM -doesn't- have Mobility? Have you been watching the same videos on Stormblood Black Mages as I have? What with Aetherial Manipulation, a Teleport back to Leylines, Swiftcast + Tricast... BLM has a LOT of mobility now. Besides, its not exactly hard to avoid AOE as a BLM now either. Its the unavoidable field-wide damaging moves from bosses where some damage mitigation abilities come in. They take a bit of stress off the healer, and if you're unlucky and the healer(s) go down, as a RDM you might be able to survive with your damage mitigation to bring them back with Verraise.