Blue Mage: Best thread ever

[Prothescar]

Nah, taking into account the fact that over a 3~4 minute duration would enable us to fulltime the buffs and maybe alternate two of them an keep them up most of the time. While I don't agree with all of SE's ways, I do agree that we should have to choose between UL spells based on situation and they should all leave a sizeable impact on use. 3 minutes max. Mighty Guard's effects can be slightly boosted to make the Regain and Regen more efficient, though.

Spells like Barrier Tusk, Triumphant Roar, etc. however could do with a 5min+ duration due to their relatively small bonuses.

[dasva]

I'd almost rather have fluorescence work more like the mob version. And of course have it work with physical spells too like it works with physical tp moves for them

[Vriska]

Fluorescence CDC for 6k+, would be hilarious.

If we can't get a long duration on our buffs, can we at least get a JA that allows us double duration for triple MP or something? D: Or cut Diffusion's timer down even more, or SOMETHING.

[arus2001]

All I can think of after reading that possible list would be, "FUUUUUUCK FARMING THESE!"

[Robertfb]

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Wyrms
Spike Flail (Heavy AoE physical damage. 5/7/9/11.5fTP, 80%STR, 66%~ attack bonus, ignores physical resistances)


Adamantoises
Earth Breath (Conal earth breath damage. HP*2, no level divisor, ignores resistances/damage reductions)


Behemoths
Ecliptic Meteor (AoE dark damage, Bio, and Paralyze. 4fTP, 2.3dINT, 50%INT 50%MND, Bio = Level/5 + 5 w/ Attack-10%~ for 2 minutes, Paralysis 20% for 2 minutes)


Ultima
Citadel Buster (AoE Light damage. 6fTP, 2.3dMND, 50%INT 50%MND)


Omega
Colossal Blow (Throat Stab on normal targets, physical damage on all others or when stab fails. 3/3.5/4/5fTP, 50%STR, 50% attack bonus, ignores physical resistances)

or

Target Analysis (Absorbs 25 of every stat for 60 seconds, hooray)


Cerberus
Magma Hoplon (Stoneskin and Blaze Spikes. skill*2 for stoneskin, skill/4 for spikes, 120s duration)


Gullool Ja Ja
Vorpal Wheel (Inflicts damage based on the number of debuffs that the target has. 0-1 Debuffs: 3fTP, 50%STR 50%DEX, 33% attack bonus, ignores physical resistances; 2-3 Debuffs: 4fTP, 50%STR 50%DEX, 33% attack bonus, ignores physical resistances; 4-5 Debuffs: 5fTP, 50%STR 50%DEX, 33% attack bonus, ignores physical resistances; 6+ debuffs: 6fTP, 50%STR 50%DEX, 33% attack bonus, ignores physical resistances)


Gulfurfur the Menacing
Arcane Stomp (Allows you to absorb the next magical attack directed at you.)


Medusa
Calcifying Deluge (Large conal ranged attack that inflicts petrification. 3.5fTP, 40%STR 40%AGI, ignores physical resistances and arrow shields, duration 15~45s based on TP)


Chariots
Discoid (3000 damage divided between nearby targets. Subject to minimal resistances)

or

Homing Missile (AoE damage that varies based on HP. 3/4/4.5/5.5fTP, 75%AGI, 50% attack bonus, ignores physical resistances; damage varies based on your HP and the monster's HP, if your current HP * 3 > 50% of the monster's HP you will do maximum damage, scales down from there.)


Dvergr
Cackle (AoE magic attack-25%, magic accuracy -25, magic defense-25 for 120 seconds)


Yovra
Fluorescence (25% attack boost for 2~3 minutes)


Orobon
Leeching Current (AoE drain. Skill*.3)

or

Deathgnash (Throat stab on normal targets, high rate of success. 3fTP, 50%STR, 50% attack bonus, ignores physical resistances on all other targets and stab fails. Accuracy +30~60 based on TP.)


Gallu
Kurnugi Collapse (AoE earth damage, Magic Accuracy Down, Accuracy Down, and Burn. 2fTP, 1.5dINT, 30%VIT; Magic Accuracy -30, Accuracy -30, Burn = skill/5 +3, duration 120s)


Zilant
Soul Douse (Conal doom. 10s countdown, moderate accuracy. Does not work on NMs.)

or

Dark Star (AoE dark damage, Defense down, and Magic defense down. 3fTP, 2.3dINT, 32%INT 32%MND, Defense-20%, Magic Defense-20 for 120s)

or

Chaos Blast (AoE dark damage, Max HP Down, Max MP Down, Max TP Down and Knockback. 2fTP, 1.5dINT, 20%INT 20%MND, Max HP-20%, Max MP-20%, Max TP-20%.)


Shinryu
Mighty Guard (Grants Protect V, Shell V, Regen III, Refresh, and Regain(3/tic) for 120seconds)

or

Cosmic Breath (Deals conal dark breath damage, plague, and attack down. HP*1.5, no level divisor, ignores resistances/damage reductions, plague = 15tp/tic 10mp/tic, attack -30%, duration 120s)

or

Supernova (AoE nonelemental damage and Doom. 4fTP, 2.3dINT, 75%INT, 20s count doom that does not work on NMs)


Caturae
Stygian Orb (Same potency heal as Cure V + stoneskin based on amount of HP healed.)

or

Dark Arrivisme (Physical AoE damage, knockback, dispel, and gives the user all killer effects. 2fTP, 20%STR 20%VIT, ignores physical resistances, dispels 3 effects, killer effects +15% for 30~60s based on TP.)


Pixies
Summer Breeze (Erases all status ailments from self and nearby allies that would normally be removed by Erase or Esuna. If no status effects exists, imparts a 3/tic regain to self and all nearby allies instead.)


Iron Giants
Scapula Beam (AoE light damage and all stats down. 2fTP, 1.5dMND, 80%MND, all stats-50 for 60s)

or

Area Bombardment (Conal physical damage that dispels and removes part of the caster's enmity. 3fTP, 32%STR 32%VIT, 50% attack bonus, ignores physical resistances, dispels 3 effects, removes 50~99% of user's current enmity based on TP)

or

Turbine Cyclone (AoE wind damage and dispel that also grants damage reduction randomly to one type of damage. 2fTP, 1.5dINT, 20%INT 20%AGI, dispels all effects, randomly reduces damage from slashing, piercing, blunt, or magical damage by 50% for 60s, bonus is multiplicative on top of current physical and magical damage reduction.)


Naraka
Yaksha: Oblivion (AoE physical damage and all stats down. 4/5/6/7.5fTP, 80%STR, 33% attack bonus, ignores physical resistances, all stats-30 for 60s.)

and/or

Raksha: Judgment (AoE light damage, Silence, Amnesia, and Bind. 4fTP, 2.3dMND, 50%MND, duration 45s on Silence and Bind, 10s on Amnesia.)


Harpeia
Kaleidoscopic Fury (AoE fire damage, all stats down, and Dia. 2fTP, 1.5dINT, 20%STR 20%INT, all stats-15, Dia 2/tic w/ defense - 10%. Duration 120s)


Mantids
Preying Posture (Attack +15%, Accuracy +15, Magic Attack +15, Magic Accuracy +15 for 120s.)

or

Macerating Bile (AoE Bio and all stats down. Bio = Level/5 + 5 w/ Attack-10%, all stats -15. Duration 120s)

List that I posted elsewhere. Only UL spells that I could really think of that would have some sort of use and make UL/UW worth using regularly.

You forgot to include Botulus in that list (although if s/e were to make a spell from Botulus, it'd make me want to kill myself), but these are a perfect example of what s/e can do to make our HNM spells worth using other then for a oh shit hp drain or minor debuff (not including Tourbillion).

[darkepyon]

All I can think of after reading that possible list would be, "FUUUUUUCK FARMING THESE!"

No joke! >< I could just see the VW shouts with BLU x18 for the naraka/gallu moves since no one seems to want us in legion. At least that's the case where I am. For some reason I don't see them ever giving us spells off unique mobs however.

[NynJa]

Dvergrs arent unique?

[Vriska]

I think if you can spawn it in Abyssea it doesn't really count as unique anymore.

Gallus, Harpeias, Mantids, Botuli and Zilants all seem unlikely.

[Terasan]

Goddamnit, I really hope stuff like Gallus and Zilant aren't gonna end up on our spell list, I still don't have Tourbillion coz don't have the damn assault rank.

[Vriska]

Goddamnit, I really hope stuff like Gallus and Zilant aren't gonna end up on our spell list, I still don't have Tourbillion coz don't have the damn assault rank.

I spent most of yesterday building a Tyger pop.

Watch me not learn it, but every other BLU in the LS will.

[Terasan]

I'm just waiting for my assault static to get up to FL, so I can spam that Khim for Tourbillion.

[chichicha]

Wiki said you can learn from ToA mission...
Is this a false statement?
I used my mule mission, enter then my mule ran away, while I let Shantoto solo until she warped away. Then I started to solo and kill it when it used Tourb...
But I tried like 10times, still haven't get to learn it... With capped skills, with AF hands.

[Kyte]

I haven't tried the mission, but you can get it from old Nyzul.

[Nightfyre]

Wiki said you can learn from ToA mission...
Is this a false statement?
I used my mule mission, enter then my mule ran away, while I let Shantoto solo until she warped away. Then I started to solo and kill it when it used Tourb...
But I tried like 10times, still haven't get to learn it... With capped skills, with AF hands.

I tried around 20 times without success and I've never heard of anybody successfully learning it from that BC, so I'd guess it's not possible.

[chichicha]

I haven't tried the mission, but you can get it from old Nyzul.

Is it easy to hold it with dia spam? Or some BLU magic dmg like Thelma pulse or everyone grudge... etc?!

Idk, back when I was doing Nyzle Isle. We were capped at 75. That mob give us hard time, but sure we zerk with winning.

But if we zerk....at 99, His wings got torn with any crits (high chances) then we won't get tourbilion...

[tennotsukai87]

all this talk about tourbillion... did they fix it?

[Vriska]

Is it easy to hold it with dia spam? Or some BLU magic dmg like Thelma pulse or everyone grudge... etc?!

Idk, back when I was doing Nyzle Isle. We were capped at 75. That mob give us hard time, but sure we zerk with winning.

But if we zerk....at 99, His wings got torn with any crits (high chances) then we won't get tourbilion...

It's easy to get to Fl60 with ages to spare at 99.

After that, don't engage. Just turn and spam multi-hit spells. No crits, no wing breaks, and 10TP per hit of the spell. Try to use weaker ones like Asuran Claws.

[NynJa]

Didnt multihit spells feed 10 tp per landed hit? Disseverment gave 50tp if all hits landed? Or was that balanced at a later date?

[Yugl]

The dAGI update may have affected that, but I haven't seen testing.

[dasva]

I thought I saw testing that showed dAGI worked too along with subtle blow