Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[Noxotic]

My rotation for the most part a identical to this:
HT->IR->ID->BFB->Dis->X-pot->CT->Sweep->PS->Phleb->Jump->TT->(if burst DFD or SSD)->VT->LS->FT (if burst use opposite of what I used earlier DFD/SSD)

When I finish the cycle and get back to this phase, Life Surge is up again so I typically use it on Full Thrust again, which looks like this:
...VT->LS->FT->HT->TT->BFB->VT->FT->Phleb.
For ur opening I have the exact same thing but I use B4B first and not IR since its only last less. I use all my jump under that burst rotation, when I get to DfD IR just wore off but all buff still up including xpot and to me DFD yields more dps under xpot compare to IR.

But then I'm having internal release stack with full thrust too which is already gonna be a crit, so isn't the possibility of ID critting better than having BFB up for it? Or are they just minor differences?

[Spartan117]

My rotation for the most part a identical to this:
HT->IR->ID->BFB->Dis->X-pot->CT->Sweep->PS->Phleb->Jump->TT->(if burst DFD or SSD)->VT->LS->FT (if burst use opposite of what I used earlier DFD/SSD)

When I finish the cycle and get back to this phase, Life Surge is up again so I typically use it on Full Thrust again, which looks like this:
...VT->LS->FT->HT->TT->BFB->VT->FT->Phleb.
For ur opening I have the exact same thing but I use B4B first and not IR since its only last less. I use all my jump under that burst rotation, when I get to DfD IR just wore off but all buff still up including xpot and to me DFD yields more dps under xpot compare to IR.

But then I'm having internal release stack with full thrust too which is already gonna be a crit, so isn't the possibility of ID critting better than having BFB up for it? Or are they just minor differences?

Slight differences, I'll elaborate on my current starting rotation.

PS->HT-->BFB->ID-->IR->Dis-->X-pot->CT-->Jump->PB-->SSD->TT-->Sweep->VT-->LS->FT-->DFD->HT-->Potent Poisoning Potion

- You can Power Surge as you are running in right before you hit with HT
- Power Surge will finish nearly just after Chaos Thrust ends (tight timing)
- BFB will last till 2nd HT hits
- IR will last till VT ends so there's no stacking of IR and LS

@Butcherboy I wouldn't put 2 OGCD together CT->Sweep->PS->Phleb->

[Butcherboy]

@Butcherboy I wouldn't put 2 OGCD together CT->Sweep->PS->Phleb->[/QUOTE]

Yeah my bad just look at it meant to type phlebotomize/ps

[Noxotic]

Slight differences, I'll elaborate on my current starting rotation.

PS->HT-->BFB->ID-->IR->Dis-->X-pot->CT-->Jump->PB-->SSD->TT-->Sweep->VT-->LS->FT-->DFD->HT-->Potent Poisoning Potion

- You can Power Surge as you are running in right before you hit with HT
- Power Surge will finish nearly just after Chaos Thrust ends (tight timing)
- BFB will last till 2nd HT hits
- IR will last till VT ends so there's no stacking of IR and LS

@Butcherboy I wouldn't put 2 OGCD together CT->Sweep->PS->Phleb->

Awesome, thank you!

[Butcherboy]

I use which ever is up and weave them in between gcd.

[Galamoth]

Hello, long time reader first time poster.

Thank you for making this topic and thanks to everyone posting in here. The dragoon community is so strong! I originally picked dragoon because I felt it was the cloest thing I could get to as my samurai in XI and I am having a lot of fun with it despite the bad stigma it seems to have. It always feels good to impress people with my dragoon because of all the hate it gets and it just makes me want to play it more and become better.


When I first hit 50 I had no idea and was kind of doing my own thing which was ok, but as soon as I started following this topic I feel like I've become so much better and have learned a lot.

Super excited for 2.3 and how the gear will effect DRG, I think a lot of it will replace astrum, and it looks pretty badass too!

[JetBrooks]

I originally picked dragoon because I felt it was the closest thing I could get to as my samurai in XI

Same (Actually I started as PGL but couldn't resist the playing LNC after I got my hands on it)

Super excited for 2.3 and how the gear will effect DRG, I think a lot of it will replace astrum

Yeah, I haven't dabbled with all the high-skill speed gear, and don't really want to if I don't have to.

[FantasyForever]

Super excited for 2.3 and how the gear will effect DRG, I think a lot of it will replace astrum, and it looks pretty badass too!

How will the gear replace astrum? Do you mean weathered astrum?

[JetBrooks]

How will the gear replace astrum? Do you mean weathered astrum?

My static is still getting their weapons, I'll take some non-SS i100 left-side in the meantime, /shrug. Hell, it's possible for i100 to outweigh i110 due to secondary stats, right? There were a couple CT1 pieces that had higher stat weights than their i90 counterparts.

It's such a long road to BiS in 2.2+ with all these sands and oils, in between gear seems more relevant.

[rickyguo]

My static is still getting their weapons, I'll take some non-SS i100 left-side in the meantime, /shrug. Hell, it's possible for i100 to outweigh i110 due to secondary stats, right? There were a couple CT1 pieces that had higher stat weights than their i90 counterparts.

It's such a long road to BiS in 2.2+ with all these sands and oils, in between gear seems more relevant.

The i100 helm could possibly be bis for some sort of no accuracy set you use for old dungeons if it's got no accuracy.