Current BLM AoE rotation?

[Sluethez]

I just recently started playing and ended up getting kicked out of a group because I was not doing enough AoE according to the tank. Can someone please tell me what the lvl 80 AoE rotation for BLM is?

[Seraph522]

If there are 3-4 mobs, rotation is Freeze -> (Enochian if it isn't already up) Thunder IV -> Fire III -> Flare -> Flare -> back to Freeze. If Manafont is up, use that after the second Flare to squeeze another Flare in. If there are 5+ mobs, skip Fire III and go straight to Flare after Thunder IV. When Polyglot is up, throw out Foul. Use Triplecast and Swiftcast before your Flares for movement/speed. Drop Leylines in there as well if it's up.

That all being said, what AoE rotation were you doing? I'd expect the tank to at least say something about what your rotation should look like before kicking you, so either your tank was a jerk or you were doing your single-target rotation during trash pulls.

[Sluethez]

I wasnt really doing an AoE rotation. Basically I was just adding flare and foul as often as I could to the single target rotation. The tank just called me bad and kicked me just before the final boss in Amaurot. I figured I was fine because I was doing almost 10k damage and I've run the dungeon plenty of times. Thanks for the information though! I was having trouble finding an AoE rotation online for shadowbringers.

[Numenor1379]

In a dungeon BLM should be near or above 18k DPS.

[Orablast]

Greetings and well met!

I've been playing FFXIV for about a month, boosted a BLM to 70, and this link has helped me immensely.
Good luck & Have fun!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...h.91acmt9ler23

[RowanLauron]

If you REALLY want to impress people, bring an ether to squeeze in a 4th flare in your first fire phase. Make sure to try to use either triple cast or leylines to help that good burst window.

Also,dont bother getting more than 1 Astral heart. Flare eats all of them, but you end up with enough for a second flare.

[Mhaeric]

In a dungeon BLM should be near or above 18k DPS.

This number is completely unrealistic and only achieved by 99 percentile black mages. Barely. Don't listen to him

A good BLM can be expected to do 14-16k dps in level 80 dungeons. If someone is new to level 80 dungeons around 10-14k for a BLM is expected and not deserving of being kicked.

As for advice to the OP... have you melded your gear yet? Even without overmelding, it will lead to around a 40% increase in your dps.

[AriaEnia]

I can't believe they kick people in normal dungeons, sigh...

[Marc-Vigar]

I can't believe they kick people in normal dungeons, sigh...

What's wrong with getting rid of dead weights in normal dungeons? And why should it be different from any other content?

[Mhaeric]

What's wrong with getting rid of heavyweights in normal dungeons? And why should it be different from any other content?

The term you want is dead weight. A heavyweight would be someone who brings a lot of dps. That said, 10k dps isn't dead weight. There is a lot of room for improvement and it's definitely on the lower end of things relatively speaking, but it's not dead weight.