Firestarter should allow 2 stacks, same timer. You can save the two stacks in the event you will need a burst soon (such as T6 bulbs and Leviathan's caster adds). This also prevents the wasting of a proc when you get a proc but are midway through the next Fire cast already (which would also proc, wasting the first).
Surecast should allow any spells cast for the duration to be cast while moving.Â
Those two things would improve BLM probably enough to bring it up to par with other dps.
As for Aetherial Manipulation, it's not worthless. It's actually great. For instance, in Leviathan Extreme, you can use it when he slams to start your rotations before everyone else has even recovered from the slide. That is huge for you, due to longer cast times than everyone else. It also allows you to finish a cast you might otherwise not have time to cast and dodge aoe.Â
Thunder is fine. I wouldn't complain about a slightly shorter cast time, though.
Scathe could use a boost to its potency. The idea that it replaces the chance of double potency with a chance to refresh Astral Fire/Umbral Ice is a good one.Â
Apocatastasis is my least used skill. It really needs some work.Â
Freeze is sort of fine, but I would like to see a change. I'd like it to leave a patch of ice like the Chimera does. Maybe give it a light dot and a light Heavy for anything in the patch.
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As for rotations:
Swiftcast-Blizzard 3-Thunder 3-Fire 3-Fire (using any Thundercloud/Firestarter procs)-Blizzard 3-etc
Surecast should allow any spells cast for the duration to be cast while moving.Â
Those two things would improve BLM probably enough to bring it up to par with other dps.
As for Aetherial Manipulation, it's not worthless. It's actually great. For instance, in Leviathan Extreme, you can use it when he slams to start your rotations before everyone else has even recovered from the slide. That is huge for you, due to longer cast times than everyone else. It also allows you to finish a cast you might otherwise not have time to cast and dodge aoe.Â
Thunder is fine. I wouldn't complain about a slightly shorter cast time, though.
Scathe could use a boost to its potency. The idea that it replaces the chance of double potency with a chance to refresh Astral Fire/Umbral Ice is a good one.Â
Apocatastasis is my least used skill. It really needs some work.Â
Freeze is sort of fine, but I would like to see a change. I'd like it to leave a patch of ice like the Chimera does. Maybe give it a light dot and a light Heavy for anything in the patch.
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As for rotations:
Swiftcast-Blizzard 3-Thunder 3-Fire 3-Fire (using any Thundercloud/Firestarter procs)-Blizzard 3-etc
Kate Lander
