Dragoons: A Rotation Reborn

[BristolRuss]

HA Spear, Astrum helm, astrum chest, HA belt, HA pants, Astrum boots, HA neck, Gloam earrings, Gloam Wrists, Gloam Ring, Ramuh Ring

The build I am going for is as follows:

Gae Bolg Novus (15 Acc, 30 Crit, 30 Det), High Allagan headgear, Astrum Mail, Astrum Armguards, High Allagan Belt, Astrum Hose, Astrum Sabatons, High Allagan Choker, Gloam Earrings, High Allagan Bracelets, Gloam Ring, Judgement Ring.

Pop an HQ Apkallu Omelette and that gives you: 575 Str, 495 Acc, 571 Crit, 300 Det, 399 SS, 477 Vit

So it's right on the 495 accuracy cap for the flanks. So as long as your positioning is good then you'll be fine. But that build gives you 84 more Crit and 11 more Det than your build. 3 less Str, but I'll get that when I upgrade the Novus to a Nexus (plus more Crit, Acc and Det).

[HaelseMikiro]

The build I am going for is as follows:

Gae Bolg Novus (15 Acc, 30 Crit, 30 Det)

I'd strongly recommend going the extra 1 point in Det on that spear. As a Nexus you'll only gain 1 point of crit on that. Take 1 point out of either Acc or Crit and move it to Det, that will give you 31 and then another +1 at Nexus level.

[dioxideUniversa]

This is probably a really basic baby dragoon thing, but: how should I handle boss fights where the boss is constantly spinning to cast spells on non-tanks? I find myself often running in circles spamming ID or HT trying to get a buff to happen and having no luck.

Feels like a raw deal all around, but I'm not sure how I should go about salvaging the waste in GCDs. Thrust combo? Keep trying until the buff is applied? (Seems like mashing 100 potency moves is a bad idea...)

Also: If something goes wrong in my rotation, should I pick up where I left off or always make sure buffs/DoTs are on time, perhaps at the expense of a Full Thrust?