Surprisingly, this is one of the most widely used jobs for DPS and yet we don't even have a discussion thread for this particular caster. What gives? Anyhoo, since this is the first thread I would like to extend a warm welcome to all who have chose this discipline. It is a choice you have done well, for THM/BLM is the paramount of burst damage. No one else does it better than we do, and annihilation is our middle name!

Incidentally, I will copy and paste the skill set that will enable noobs to better handle the delicate art of obliterating our foes. I pasted this elsewhere and figured out that it might help the newer initiates to the realm of power. Have at it people!

This is what you wanna do when you see an enemy that you wanna target. Tip: when your skills are in RED while targeting an enemy, it means you are not in range. Move to an optimal range when it turns white and that will be as far away from a target as you can get while still being able to attack. The further away you are, the more damage you can incur before your enemy gets to you.

Skill wise, cast your spells in this order when facing an adversary:

1.) Thunder
2.) Fire => MP left 20%
3.) Transpose => Umbral Ice
4.) Ice => MP full
5.) Repeat 2.) till 4.)
6.) Keep an eye for Thunder and re-cast when necessary

There ya go. You'll find this hardly changes even for high levels. Thunder is actually overlooked but it grants free and instant recasts, also the Scathe ability later on is invaluable to chip away really fast without cast time. I find that I mostly replace steps 2.) till 4.) for Scathe during hectic fights. When my MP goes down below 20% I just use Swiftcast and Ice spells, instant regen of MP. Anyone else have tips for THM or BLM?

This post has been edited by CloudDave: Oct 12 2013, 10:35 AM

Good tips right there Xpiredsoulz. The best for large mob FATES is always Blizzard 2, but always be careful of enemies that also hit with AOE. In some cases, using Scathe is much faster and better to reduce damage, specially if you are wielding a staff with no defense.

Also asking the veterans which stat do you think is better, Spell Speed or Crit Chance?