Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[Ayvar]

Any suggestion as to having fracture at all? The other cross abilities are useful. What cross class skill is worth replacing fracture if need be?

You can have Fracture if you want, but it is better to try to get the extra Full Thrust combo instead of using Fracture in your rotation. As long as you have Mercy Stroke and Internal Release you've maximized your damage cross-class abilities, so everything else is personal choice. Second Wind is always good, the 5% healing boost from Mantra is nice on big AE fights like Titan Ex, Bloodbath is nice for persistent AE where you want to be more self sufficient and relieve a little of the healing pressure (like Ifrit Ex nail phase and T4 knights/soldiers), Keen Flurry is great in some situations (e.g. again the AE from Knights/Soldiers on T4), I even use Skull Sunder sometimes if I want to hold aggro on something (e.g. the 3rd rook in T4 or an add on Titan Ex).

Think of your cross-class abilities as a toolbox. You have 3 slots for tools, all of which can accomplish something different but potentially useful in the right situation. Once you figure out what you want, you can choose the correct tools to help you get it done.