The Beast Within -- A Guide To Blue Mage

just some random testing with o.sash


OBI is with weather effect from another character going /sch
Bottom 2 rows are the average dmg output and the percentage increase over an empty belt slot.
Please note due to sample numbers these are not super exact but was good enough to show a patter of progress

I'll probably add in more data later around the 7.50 to 8.50 marks to narrow down the exact distance for when OBI wins over sash


Since the preview and end results did not look the same here it is in an image instead

For tenebral crush using arcon ring i assume it replaces shiva ring and you keep the UNM +1 ring in the nuke set?

Archon ring is a pretty save bet. Regarding Metamorph ring +1 vs shiva ring +1 I found this:


Reads like it were single casts, no large data set but since metamorph wins for every spell tested and it only beeing rank 13 I think metamorph +1 is da way.

Assuming this is a test of TWO Shiva+1s vs 1 + metamorph right? (as it's not realistic for anyone to pick MAB TVR ring)

What is the best test subject for these #'s?

I plan to try Friomisi vs +20 Hashishin+2
I've instinctively cut Frio for maxHashishin thinking that even if its a slight decrease in damage, the Acc would be worth it, but i'm genuinely curious if the INT+Skill beats the MAB considering the sum of all parts in our endgame sets.

Kind of a noobish BLU soloing question, but how would I go about doing a fight alone against a boss. I'll use the ambu V1 dullahan as an example on VE atm.

I'll use RDM to compare as well with Naegling + Thibron, and maybe malignance (just to compare both jobs with same gear); I buff myself with composure: haste 2 / enfire / temper 2 / protect 5 / shell 5 / regen 2 / refresh 3 / aquaveil / stoneskin / phalanx 2, etc.
Engage boss and debuff it beginning with dia 3 and frazzle 2 and then distract 2 / paralyze 2 / slow 2 / blind, etc.
Then I just spam SB on it while topping up buffs / debuffs as they drop, and cure 4 myself when I get too low.

Now how would I go about fighting as a BLU?

What I've tried is:
Erratic > Nature's Med > cocoon > tourbilion, tried paralyzing triad and entomb for similar debuffs as rdm (though I'm using debuffed addon and not sure if it shows if those applied, but felt like they didn't). I felt like not having protect/shell made me slightly weaker (even with cocoon) but not sure, I had magic fruit which is a lot nicer to use than cure 4, although I was also getting much more damage and had to use it more often and sometimes I couldn't due to interruption. Most of my traits are in STP / DW / DA otherwise, but I did also try to use shadows but at some point stopped since it felt like I was casting too much and attacking too less.

Anyway, I'm sure the way I went about it was very bad, and would like some advice on how I would go about using BLU in general encounters like this that aren't very short. I used the ambu dullahan here as an example since it doesn't have any particular gimmicks, obviously other NMs will be vary so I'll bring different spells to cater to those fights, but yeah the focus is on how to generally fight, (thanks).

Oh, forgot to also add, I didn't get the aquaveil blu spell yet so that's probably a big reason why it felt harder to fight, a few of my spells got interrupted.

Most BLU stuff is basically what you described, buff and stick a defense down spell, then go to town with swordchucks. How's your fast cast set? Carcharian Verve is nice for cleaving multiple mobs, but you can usually (with practice) get the timing down to heal/buff in between enemy swings without too much trouble.

On anything susceptible to it, abuse Sudden Lunge as much as possible. Some things build resistance quickly, but others you can effectively shut down entirely keeping them stunned.

when i did test on o sash and the earth magic MAB neck piece for blu i just went to Survival guide in cape terrigan and used rabbits nad lizards

since the nuke spells are single hit you get to see the full dmg.
and there are pretty plentifull in that area

I set a pretty physsical DD based spellset. Added with a few enfeebles. sudden lunge is a spell I really like as it part of StoreTP trait and has a really use full stun effect.
Tenebral crush is a big Def down enfeeble.

i cant give to much help sadly. since blu is my wife's character so whenever im on blu im multiboxing and not soloing.

Thanks, I think I'll need to keep testing out battle to get grips with it!

Oh and I'm starting to see why Tizona is quite important for BLU; MP does drain slowly but surely. I'm sure there are ways to combat this e.g. magic hammer on susceptible enemies and battery charge (to an extent).

Napkin math here
since metamorgh +1 wins out to shiave we know that 16-9 = 7 INT beats 3MAB with the help of 10 magic accuracy but its pretty close so we can approximate that with current gearsets 1 MAB ~ 2 INT

friomisi has 10 MAB so you would need around 20 INT to be in the same area. so i dont think the +2 earring is going to make it unless the magic acc can help you against high level mobs

However on physsical enfeebling spells like Sudden lunch it would be a clear winner as it has massive amount of both physsical and magical Acc

Tizona is a huge boost for BLU DPS

1: The MP you get back (+ refresh in idle gear) is sometimes enough that you dont need to set magic hammer or battery charge.

2: The AM3 is a huge boost for TP gain and works very well the malignance set for TP'ing


-- edit --
SHamelss self plug
but for the above you can always tinker around with my little calcualtor https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xnC7ETVxBDQ5jIgE7umoyryc6cL0VZyoUUe99QJrOIU/edit?usp=sharing

This is an example of much much Tizona turns the tide away from MA toward STP build for TP'ing
this is a basic malignances TP set (With no DW because i forgot)


MA set has DA on cape and uses petrove + Eponas rings
STP set uses STP on Cape and 2 chiric + 1
the rest are idetical

Before without AM3 multi attack has a higher TP gain. but once AM3 gets put into the mix, the STP based build pulls ahead.

I dont have blu on my main character but even for my Wife;s blu. I love Tizona

blue magic doesn't benefit from PDL, moved to working as intended.

Not shocked, but nice to know.

lame