Seeing Red - A Complete Red Mage Guide

[Lienad]

What's an optimal opener without prepull hardcasts?

Sometimes there are short pulls without a countdown.

there doesn't really exist an optimal opener or that situation, its actually the same old going for 40/40 mana for manafication, you will just start with jolt II instead of veraero/verthunder
the rest is the same just rotating through aero/thunder and using rdy procs if they come

[Draxxion]

What's an optimal opener without prepull hardcasts?

Sometimes there are short pulls without a countdown.

I don't know if it is "optimal" and someone can correct me on this, but I got this idea from a FC mate of mine who is also a RDM. As the tank is running in you can Swiftcast + Acceleration + Veraero or Verthunder depending on what is lowest. You can proc a verstone or verfire (I have procced them even without Acceleration) cast off a swiftcasted spell. The Acceleration just ensures that it is procs. Have found it quite useful for those tanks that don't countdown and let you precast.

[Eliniell]

Are there any updates on actual stat weight numbers yet?

[Zorzi]

How high do your black/white mana have to be to make it worth holding onto Manafication? 50+? 70+? Never?

[Fortune_Cookie]

How high do your black/white mana have to be to make it worth holding onto Manafication? 50+? 70+? Never?

There is no universal answer because it depends on fight length. If the boss will be dead in 10s and you're at 70/70 just fire it off. If, on the other hand, the boss will live another 60s hold onto to it for your next cycle.

If you think of it in terms of mana generated per time unit, some very crude numbers put the cut off point in the 60-65 range. But I doubt that abstract number holds much value given that TTK, phase timings, and cd windows are what counts in a real fight.

[Jonnycbad]

Addle lowers the damage of magic attacks by about 8%. Use on raid damage such as Exdeath's void-enhanced Fire III, or other unavoidable magic dmg

[Averax]

Adele lowers the damage of magic attacks by about 8%. Use on raid damage such as Exdeath's void-enhanced Fire III, or other unavoidable magic dmg

[Eliniell]

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I see what you did there.

[Daws]

This made my morning xD

[Vejj]

Mhm... am i right if i guess that to use Detemination Materia is not worth? Crit > Direct Hit > Determination <-- ???