How's BLM looking?

[Shayuki]

Mostly because Red Mage is Dual Casting them, while I admit none of us really know the specifics of Red Mage and how this plays out in game, but they will reach about a similar level as BLM.

It just makes the cast instant. So with 2.4s GCD it still takes 2.4 seconds. Dual casting the 5s spells is obvious and was taken into account in my math.

On average it'd be 281.5 potency per GCD, or 2.4 seconds.

And just look at it this way.

The preliminary Umbral Ice rotation for BLM with 2.4s GCD would be something like:

00.00 Blizzard III (176.4 potency)
02.40 Foul (682.5 potency)
04.80 Thunder III (409.5 potency)
08.16 Blizzard IV (273 potency)
11.04 -(Fire rotation begins).


So during the non-melee rotation, assuming 2.4s GCD, Red Mage will be dealing around 281.25 potency per 2.4 seconds with average luck, or 117.1895 potency / second.

During this Umbral Ice rotation I just whipped up(Probably not optimal), Black Mage will be dealing 1541.4 potency of damage over 11.04 seconds, or about 139.62 potency / second.

As such, Black Mage would deal more single target damage even during its Umbral Ice rotation than Red Mage during its non-melee rotation. So how do you think it's going to go during the actual Astral Fire rotation? Not close, using the numbers we have thus far. Therefore, saying Red Mage's damage will be higher than Black Mage's is unfounded according to our current data and relies on them buffing Red Mage before release.