BLM

[Shisou]

ok, stupid question but, when i lvl archer for Blm how far do i need to lvl it for usefulness? i am assuming 15 but not sure.

15 to unlock the Job quest, 34 if you want Quelling Strikes.

[CarlosDanger]

I dont think quelling strikes is that useful.

[kajii_]

What's the ideal rotation or more recommended rotations?

[WillyTheDog]

At what level should we start using materia on weapons and gear and shoild we only be using the INT materia or mix with CRIT? Thanks for any advice.

[Foullacy]

What's the ideal rotation or more recommended rotations?

Did you literally skip every post in this thread?

Thunder III while boss is being pulled, SwiftCast + Fire III, Fire until around 900 mana, Blizzard III, Thunder I, Fire III Fire until 900 mana, repeat. Obviously utilizing Firestarter and Thunderstorm procs as they occur.

[Rbstr]

Materia on stuff below lvl50 seems a bit wasteful because you change it so fast.
And then at that point you don't have materia slots on anything except the super-expensive crafted stuff.

I'd go for crit, mostly.

[Bablioteca]

i've skimmed the thread but not sure if it has been mentioned yet:

now that i have blizzard 3 do i really need blizzard 1 on my bar anymore?

from experience i haven't needed to cast it, and they seem like they would do comparable dps if i did need to spam either one for some reason.

[Shisou]

(...)now that i have blizzard 3 do i really need blizzard 1 on my bar anymore?

Nope, as long as you're managing your rotation correctly and never dipping under the mana you need for Blizzaga during your burn phase.

[Mugaaz]

i've skimmed the thread but not sure if it has been mentioned yet:

now that i have blizzard 3 do i really need blizzard 1 on my bar anymore?

from experience i haven't needed to cast it, and they seem like they would do comparable dps if i did need to spam either one for some reason.

I still use B1 on Trash during UI phase. It's exactly long enough to cast after B3 to give you the second tick to go full mana. So when you're fighting trash where Thunder is a waste of time, once you go out of mana it's B3 > B1 > F3.

[Aresaka]

Thunder III > Virus > Raging Strikes > Swiftcast > Fire III > Lethargy (for gcd cooldown) > Fire + Firestarter until under 1000 mana > Blizzard III > Try for Flare if you can get Regen to kick in right after using it (Yes its possible i use it almost every time) > Transpose > Convert > Repeat