Studying The Blade- The SAM DPS Guide

[ElasmoFan]

So I saw this updated on the reddit page for 4.1 and wanted to know what some of the people here think of it. https://i.imgur.com/DVnJ2BD.png

It's showing DH > DET > SkS > CRT for our priority system with SkS being within a certain range. Does that sound like what most people are going with?

[Nominous]

So I saw this updated on the reddit page for 4.1 and wanted to know what some of the people here think of it. https://i.imgur.com/DVnJ2BD.png

It's showing DH > DET > SkS > CRT for our priority system with SkS being within a certain range. Does that sound like what most people are going with?

Firstly, sub-stats have never been important enough to really sway your damage far in one direction or the other. You're not going to go from 70th to 90th for example, from going with the optimal setup compared to non-optimal, as long as it's all the same item level (don't really worry). But what I've seen from the more well-known community theory-crafters, is that as one, or multiple stats increase, the values of others also increases. i.e. If you focus only on dumping all points into CRT, at some point or the other, all other stats will eventually be more powerful to invest into. Vice versa, as well. It's a balancing game. Prioritize one, don't completely disregard any.

Secondly, SkS is probably the most influential stat because an amount that's too high, or too low can definitely throw some cooldown alignments off from where they should be. No one specific amount is universally agreed upon because latency, and delays can affect which tier relates most to your situation.

Simple answer~ I believe most people have been operating under the assumption that DH is most worthwhile on SAM, then worrying about meeting their preferred SkS threshold/tier. Other substats fall into place based on the first two considerations, while materia should almost always be able to go towards DH. Anything other than DH/SkS that's not 'optimized' isn't really going to limit your DPS ceiling enough (that I know of) to worry about, compared to you as a player. It's never bad to min/max though, so take that as you will.

[LALELULEIU7]

Can anybody help me on Sam? I'm only lvl 52 and I have the first kenki ability. Is there a reliable rotation I can use until I get the rest of my abilities? Also, does anybody have any suggestions on maintaining speed? REALLY like playing Sam and don't want to give it up. Thanks in advance.

[Arkenne]

There isn't much to it, really,
You first have to go through the Kasha combo for the Shifu buff.
Then the Gekko combo for the Jinpu buff.
Then and only then Yukikaze.

Kasha > Gekko > Yukikaze.

Right now you can't Kaiten Higanbana on the get-go, but later on with the Kenki accumulation improvement trait you'll be able to Kasha > Jinpu > Higanbana before Gekko.

This, in my opinion, will be the most typical opener entering this expansion.