[Guide] Black Mage - Because, heavy deeps, that's why.

[Crizto]

If Phase 1/2 goes your way your DPS can get pretty high. You'll get high spikes in DPS during Requiem w/ Raging + Potion.

For Megaflare see if you can find a way to use AM if you don't have a proc for the run in. Earthshakers I hopefully have Swiftcast up and pray for a proc, though with enough Spellspeed you can cast between puddles (Selene buff makes this really easy).

[Tobi]

Thanks for all the replies. I relayed all the info to her and she's gonna try to take some things into practice and hopefully improve.

On a side note, seeing how good melded Kirimu is makes me wanna get that shit for my blm, even though I don't play it as often/main it anymore since I'm mainly WHM/NIN now.

[haroldsaxon]

Thanks for all the replies. I relayed all the info to her and she's gonna try to take some things into practice and hopefully improve.

On a side note, seeing how good melded Kirimu is makes me wanna get that shit for my blm, even though I don't play it as often/main it anymore since I'm mainly WHM/NIN now.

Its very good for the Gloves/Belt and Legs and better than their poetry i130 equivalents when melded. The headpiece is a really good accuracy piece, the boots are a good stepping stone until you have upgraded poetry boots.

Not sure about the jewellery just yet.

[HitomeOfBismarck]

How are you getting anywhere near the 600s in T13? Wondering since I'm having issues DPSing when I'm forced to move (megaflare/earthshaker).

That's just the spike in the first phase. Thought I'd just throw out that range since it was asked pertaining to phase 1 and phase 2 DPS figures.

For the overall fight, I seem to hover around 500-515 DPS but keep in mind that's with an i135 weapon. When I had AMIR, mid 400s seemed to be reasonable.

On a side note, seeing how good melded Kirimu is makes me wanna get that shit for my blm, even though I don't play it as often/main it anymore since I'm mainly WHM/NIN now.

I used the gloves, Platinum Circlet, and Arachne Bolero till I replaced them with the BiS equivalent. They're very good! Really pushes you far up in spell speed while satisfying all of the weird accuracy requirements that comes from obtaining new gear.

In fact, I still have to use the Platinum Circlet to satisfy my accuracy requirements. I really need the dreadwyrm neck and dreadwyrm head to be able to drop the circlet since both of them come with quite a bit of accuracy!

This is what I am aiming for: Hito Yu's proposed BLM BiS

I'll probably meld my Kirimu belt this week so I can use another headpiece.

Edit: Or, possibly, just use Lava Toad and go with some non-BiS pieces:

Temp. Gear

[Sign]

I am returning to the game after stopping around the time 2.35 hit. At the time, I had the Stardust Novus and was keeping it updated. Coming back to the game now, I see I am 2 steps behind (Nexus, and Zodiac), and I also realized I messed up my sphere scroll and need to shift around 4 points. Looking at what is required, it seems to be a fairly steep grind to catch back up, especially if I want to move through Second Coil and into Final Coil. For those that have the Lilith Rod, is it worth my time and cost to continue going for it or would I be better off picking up a different weapon? I have about 2.5M gil in reserve and I am sure prices on Excalibur haven't fallen, how costly is the Nexus->Zodiac phase?

[haroldsaxon]

That's just the spike in the first phase. Thought I'd just throw out that range since it was asked pertaining to phase 1 and phase 2 DPS figures.

For the overall fight, I seem to hover around 500-515 DPS but keep in mind that's with an i135 weapon. When I had AMIR, mid 400s seemed to be reasonable.



I used the gloves, Platinum Circlet, and Arachne Bolero till I replaced them with the BiS equivalent. They're very good! Really pushes you far up in spell speed while satisfying all of the weird accuracy requirements that comes from obtaining new gear.

In fact, I still have to use the Platinum Circlet to satisfy my accuracy requirements. I really need the dreadwyrm neck and dreadwyrm head to be able to drop the circlet since both of them come with quite a bit of accuracy!

This is what I am aiming for: Hito Yu's proposed BLM BiS

I'll probably meld my Kirimu belt this week so I can use another headpiece.

Edit: Or, possibly, just use Lava Toad and go with some non-BiS pieces:

Temp. Gear

I posted two superior BIS earlier in the thread. And its probably going to change given the i110 crafted jewellery.

[Toth]

Besides the legs, is there any item from WoD of interest for a BLM who has not done Final Coil yet?

[Crizto]

I'd think the head piece is good, looks pretty cool too. Gloves are good too.

[Yukari]

What gear are you starting from? i120 ironworks?

BIS at the moment is "minimize det" so you can get some mileage from the gloves and the hat, I guess.

[Taim Meich]

BIS at the moment is "minimize det" so you can get some mileage from the gloves and the hat, I guess.

Wait, what? Last time I checked det had more weight than crit on BLM too (and both less than spell speed, of course).

[Yukari]

Wait, what? Last time I checked det had more weight than crit on BLM too (and both less than spell speed, of course).

Correct, but you end up getting way less det on gear than you do crit/spsp.

[Taim Meich]

Correct, but you end up getting way less det on gear than you do crit/spsp.

Ah, yes, of course. But that's a consequence of how stats are distributed in gear. When you can actually choose (Novus) SS and det are still superior. So it's not "minimize det", but rather "maximize SS, and as a result, you ned up with less det".

[Yukari]

Ah, yes, of course. But that's a consequence of how stats are distributed in gear. When you can actually choose (Novus) SS and det are still superior. So it's not "minimize det", but rather "maximize SS, and as a result, you ned up with less det".

Sorta? The end of it is that, on Novus, SpSp + Det is your best bet. On everything else, SpSp + acc or crit. Crit+acc is acceptable, but in some BIS lists, they replace those with crafted pieces.

[Deadgye]

What's important to acknowledge is that you're not trying to avoid det in favor or crit or something.

[HitomeOfBismarck]

I posted two superior BIS earlier in the thread. And its probably going to change given the i110 crafted jewellery.

Hmm I do like that build save for the low HP and possibly low MDEF for things like rage in T13. I guess if you can just avoid getting two stacks when manaward is down, problem solved. I also wonder if you would die on the double mega circles on the divebomb megas.

Either way, the new jewelry kind of throws us for a loop. Good news is all the problems I mentioned above can probably be alleviated since you're able to stack more non-crafted left side pieces.

[Toth]

You guys have been great I must say. Does anyone know if there is a hard/soft 'cap' on spell speed? I am about 514 and according to THE chart, I am at the highest increment you can get.

[haroldsaxon]

There isn't a hard/soft cap. What chart are you referencing?

I run 600+ usually, if i switch to relic I get 670+

If I ever get chest/gloves/weapon, i'll be above 700

[Andradi]

It might not be possible on BLM but people have reported on WHM with Presence of Mind and loads of SS gear hitting a 1.5s GCD cap.

[haroldsaxon]

The lowest i've hit with seleen is 1.98 (thats like 670 spellspeed).

[Deadgye]

Presence + Fey Glow resulted in our WHMs cure cast time going down to 1.03s, over 1k spell speed at that point. Fairly positive there's no cap. I'll ask him to give me the hard numbers on his gcd later since I took these numbers from our t13 clear video.