BLM

[Shisou]

So what? Your flare will still do 30% the damage it would do under Astral instead of Umbral. Even worse, since you're starting from zero mana + 1 UI tick, you're starting your fire rotation with much less mana. It's just a terrible use of flare.

Wasn't saying that I agreed with the logic, just that I believe that's what was being said.

[HitaruHotaru]

Are you guys as lucky as me with Thundercloud procs?
I'm lucky to see one a fight ; ; /cry

[Vino]

Are you guys as lucky as me with Thundercloud procs?
I'm lucky to see one a fight ; ; /cry

By "once a fight" I assume you're referring to boss fights?

If I don't get a procc at least once per cast of Thunder, something is off. I've had as many as 4 proccs in a row once.

[MrMordio]

I'll usually see one thundercloud proc every 3 casts.

[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.

[johnbeck1000]

First time MMO player here unless you count my week on DCUO(blah). I enjoy being a THM soon to be BLM and I don't see many other's on the Leviathan server :-) I have lots of fun creating "beginning the fight" macros that help my groups Tank for his playing style. I do wish people would put more time into learning and teaching the beginning levels of THM as it seems to me it's all about level 50 rotations, well some of us have families and can't spend every minute of every day playing FFXIV so it would be nice help the newer players with beginning rotations to help with the lower level dungeons. I've learned on my own and learned the hard way by doing it wrong in the first few dungeons.

starting a fight rotation

Blizzard 1 or 2(cast heavy)
Thunder 1 or 2(DoT: Damage over Time)
Blizzard 1 or 2(keeps the UI: (Umbral Ice) going)
Aero 1 or 2
Transpose
Fire 1 until around 100 mp
Transpose

I repeat if needed but usually go into Blizzard/Fire rotation after this

Hope this helps newbies like myself....

[Aresaka]

Convert is to kick you past 1 tick enough that you'll have full mp by the time you've started casted fire III. I barely use it because its hard to time, i just found it interesting. My usual rotation ends at Blizzard III and loops back around.

[Cobalt100]

I need help. I am level 50, but I do not know a good BLM spell rotation. The ones listed on the forums are incomprehensible. I do not know the abbreviations, I do not know what proc. is, etc. Can someone really lay out a good example for me, simpleton-style, with no greater-than or less-than symbols, etc. THANK YOU!!!!

[Professor_Awesome]

@Cobalt100

"Proc" is an old mmo term for Programmed Random Occurrence. We talk about Thunder and Fire 3 "procing" when their special effect happens allowing you to cast a free, instant one.

Proc Rules: Never interrupt a cast to use a proc. Never wait a little after landing with Fire 1 to see if it'll proc Fire 3. ABC. Always Be Casting.

Soloing Rotation: It actually doesn't matter. Don't bother starting with blizzard, just burn it - nothing can rochambeau you and win; you're a black mage.

In a group: Thunder 2, Fire 3, Fire 1 untill 900ish mana, Blizzard 3, repeat.
That's not a typo, Thunder 3 is garbage. Longer cast time ruins your rotation for a measly 10 potency and an extra tick you were going to clip anyway. When thunder procs, obviously instant cast Thunder 3, but never for the full cast time.
There's some optional advanced stuff with cooldowns and what-not, but just stay alive and don't pull aggro and people will love you.

[Furio]

Work in progress, so feel free to correct me:

BLM rotation;

Opener: Swiftcast + Fire III --> (Firestarter and thundecloud [Thunder III] procs have prio) Thunder II --> Fire x 3 --> Blizzard III --> [refresh Thunder II if 2 seconds or less remaining] --> Fire III --> Fire x 3 --> repeat