The Black Sacrament -- A Guide To Black Mage

Hello all, I'm trying to find a BLM lua - used the search function but, alas, nothin materialised.

I can see there is one included in the guide at the start, but it seems to have ancillary luas / libs that help it function and these aren't provided (other luas I use don't have these). Similarly, this seems to be the case with other BLM luas that I have seen online. Do I need these files?

Has anyone got access to a BLM lua and any corresponding luas/libs that I could potentially steal please?

Thanks x

Why would you not precast elemental magic in Wicce head and body +3?
-16% cast time beats the FC on augmented Merlinic head and doesn't the recast time multiply with this like SCH grimoire cast time gear?

1.) Your assertion is correct in the case of free-nukes.
2.) Edit: Nariont confirmed: Elemental Recast Delay in Midcast set (Wicce Coat+3 ftw) and Elemental Magic Casting Time does in precast.
3.) Unfortunately, I've largely ignored these two stats because of how potent Ea Hat +1 is in our current BiS Magic Burst set:


I absolutely would love to see two new Burst sets:
1.) centered around 2% AF Body
2.) centered around elemental magic casting time reduction

(If I cast a tier-6 nuke, I cannot currently cast the next spell until the casting bar reaches 40%. I would be taking a damage loss at the expense of casting the next nuke, sooner).

TLDR: I don't know, Ea Hat+1 is too OP...but I'd love to see alternate (weaker) Burst sets around Elemental Casting Time reduction and 2% MP Return on AF Body.

magic casting time is the same as far as FC as far as precast goes, does noting in midcast. Recast time would be a midcast stat and would be akin to 32% FC in the same slot if we're talking wicce coat+3, thankfully its also your best burst option too

So recast time does nothing in precast, that's fine, but between 38% cast time traits and job point bonuses and the hat at 18% you only need 24% FC gear to cap cast time then right?

With /RDM 55 which has 20% FC from traits that becomes 4% and /SCH with dark arts would need 14% right?

-30% in celerity traits
-8% in gifts
so you need 42% -casting time/FC to cap out, however that pans out to be done to cap casting speed reduction

Yes I'm saying 38% + 18% from hat is 56% so other gear needed is just 4% with /RDM (+20% FC) and 14% with /SCH with dark arts (10% cast time) up?

provided you have those subs(so like not in gaol), yeah that's correct

Byrne and I are back after a long break from BLM, he spent more time on RDM, and I spent more time on GEO. But the guide needs a refresh, so.

We are going to update the main node of the guide and would love to take forum members input and update the main page.

What would you like to see other than just updated gearsets?
Are there gear sets we need to add? (we would like to make a BIS and degrade sets, based on ease of obtainment going down, with more up-to date options.

Feel free to PM me if you feel like you have something to add.

First thing I can think of is a minor issue that I didn't notice back when I was referring to this guide as a new BLM but has been bugging me since I realised: the precast sets don't account for Elemental Celerity, and a regular fast cast set is way overkill for elemental magic.

(I also just realised while writing this that Subtle Sorcery job points add fast cast too, but maybe it's going too far into sicko territory to set up a Subtle Sorcery precast for everything.)

Yeah I was confused by that too. A simple BiS FC gear set for (assuming master) /RDM and /SCH and /other would be cool.

A link to a basic lua with a MB toggle would help too. Ideally all guides would contain a standalone lua (not relying on any other luas) with basic functionality clearly explained.

"Felgarr"
(If I cast a tier-6 nuke, I cannot currently cast the next spell until the casting bar reaches 40%. I would be taking a damage loss at the expense of casting the next nuke, sooner).





I'm fairly certain that's the global recast and not anything to do with fast cast or casting time

sorry for the weird format, it quoted weird

The in-game casting bar is based on the base cast time of the spell. It's percentage has nothing to do with actually casting the spell at this stage in the game. Basing your next cast on the progress of the bar has no bearing on the damage done by the next nuke. If you're seeing a damage dip, it's due to the next spell being nerfed by the "nuke wall." You've just found a correlation with were the nuke wall times out and your casting bar based on your current amount of fast cast that you're using.

Yeah I can never cast below that on BRD with 80% FC.

for reference, the spell usually casts around the 20% mark, and I'm able to cast again around 40%ish. that's just the global recast

Aside from finding slots to put in QC(which may or may not mess with your timing and for non-gs/ashita users is going to mess up alot of nuke sets since vanilla cant swap that quickly) A general 80% FC set is fine id think for everything not elemental magic, could just make a ele FC set and a misc one i guess

Which tiers will hit 99k on Sortie bosses if wearing emp+3 head and no ea hat+1? Assuming I would only ever use BLM for this, if I will hit 99k MB on T4+5+6+ja without Ea Hat+1 do I even need it?

When going after Ongo and trying to maximize quantity of bursts in a volley, I found that I could reliably cast another spell at 32%.

hey guys I am not familiar with blm but was curious when you are getting hit by monsters, will your spell almost always interrupt? I understand you can have aquaveil up but I was thinking with all the accuracy gear introduced, perhaps a dnc sj and using a kraken club you could self skillchain and burst. This makes me interested in playing blm, along with the ongo usefulness. But the burst part, im curious about getting interrupted and if its just a deal breaker? Has anyone tried this? Specifically content 119-130 ish range.

I play blm/dnc all the time and I can tell you that yes, you will be interrupted, however, there are ways around it.

When you do your skillchain, watch when the enemy attacks. If timed perfect you can get a t6 nuke in with full fast cast before getting hit again, but you may want to stick with doing an aja spell which is faster and then a t2 or t3 nuke, both really fast, double mb in one window.

If you use skillchains addon, you can try to time your closing skillchain perfectly so that you can cast immediately when the mob hits you without loss of time.

Edit: this is all assuming you are tanking, if not, you really won’t get interrupted.

The gear sim has Wizard's Rod outperforming every weapon, no matter the AM level on bursts. Has anyone made one, tinkered around with it and came away with the same results?

You probably don't need the hat, especially with Rayke and successive elemental magic bonus. Aja probably wouldn't cap, but you can use it before the window opens, then 6>5>4. 5 probably won't cap either, 6 should if not walled. If 5 is capping already, chances are the hat isn't necessary for you.

I want to try BLM/DNC one day.

1.) What are your go-to mechanisms for MP return since you don't use a staff for Myrkr and you don't have /SCH for Sublimation? (I ask because I'm assuming you have a priority system in place when you're low on MP.

2.) This isn't BLM/DNC specific, but has anyone made a Magic Burst Damage set around the AF+3/4 Body for 2% MP return? (I know someone people just toggle this body as an override into their existing MBD set for quick MP return, but I'm genuinely curious about the the lower damage potential, in low MP situations.

3.) Have you done Magic Aminon strat as BLM/DNC? Any changes in this regard? (I have not done this yet so I'm all ears).

BLM dual wielding shouldn't have any issues spamming moonlight if you need mp, since you're getting insane TP return with kraken club. This assumes Aspir isn't applicable. Also, idling in Mallquios Clogs+2, Ethereal Earring, Kaumodaki nets MP return

BLM/DNC means Bunzi/Maxentius (not KC) at least ...before Bonanza Weapons were given out to everyone.

Could you not just swap to staff, pop a nuke with an OA set+staff(potentially keep AF body on so it's a free nuke) and recover that way? Aside from things you can aspir anyway

I think people get kind of brain broken, they set in dual clubs and staves just cease to exist, like you cannot swap back and mrkyr.

The biggest issue is you won't have 3k tp in reserve to overfill, you have to earn the tp and get the mp back on the spot. but 1 ja/comet in full occult + free nuke body, should work perfectly fine

(*)Bonus, you could even use in this scenario, the tp bonus staff!

The comment above first mentioning dnc sub says Kraken Club offhand, that's why I mentioned that. Even still, you can Moonlight with Bunzi/Maxentius. Anyways, what Nariont said is accurate, and you can also use Blurred Staff +1. You can get fast TP, Myrkr when you need MP, and self SC due to the OAT on the staff (which also provide free self-Haste).

I have said it before in other posts, but MP management on BLM is seriously not an issue (neither is it for RDM or GEO). If you are running out of MP on BLM, you didn't manage it properly, don't have weapon swaps for Myrkr, didn't bring meds, don't know how to use the tools at your disposal, or don't have an emergency AF+3 MB body macro to refill mana.