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    Conradus's Avatar
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    Conradus Leviathan
    World
    Hyperion
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    Thaumaturge Lv 50
    Quote Originally Posted by Arasiel View Post
    I just got Scathe and was wondering its best use? Is it meant for just kiting or should I be using Fire I when Scathe over and over?

    It's for kiting. If you can stand still, your rotation at your level should be Thunder to lay down the DoT, spamming Fire (where the Astral Fire buff will increase your damage) until you run out of MP, and then Transpose and spam Blizzard (so that the Umbral Ice buff will replenish your MPs) until your MPs are full again, and then Transpose again and start back into Fire (Transpose can be skipped if it's not back up yet--later on you'll get better tools that will allow you to dispense with Transpose in the rotation). Reapply Thunder when the DoT debuff wears. Scathe is not part of your standard rotation; it's inferior to the Fire/Ice cycle but since it's instant, you can cast it on the move.
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    Arasiel's Avatar
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    Torian Whyte
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    Zalera
    Main Class
    Rogue Lv 60
    Quote Originally Posted by Conradus View Post
    It's for kiting. If you can stand still, your rotation at your level should be Thunder to lay down the DoT, spamming Fire (where the Astral Fire buff will increase your damage) until you run out of MP, and then Transpose and spam Blizzard (so that the Umbral Ice buff will replenish your MPs) until your MPs are full again, and then Transpose again and start back into Fire (Transpose can be skipped if it's not back up yet--later on you'll get better tools that will allow you to dispense with Transpose in the rotation). Reapply Thunder when the DoT debuff wears. Scathe is not part of your standard rotation; it's inferior to the Fire/Ice cycle but since it's instant, you can cast it on the move.
    Ok, I wasnt quite sure but playing with a Gamepad skills are filling up bars and I didn't wanna over complicate things.
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