Leveling Rotations and Tips for Black Mage — Dawntrail 7.05

Last updated on Aug 21, 2024 at 02:00 by Rika and Tsumi 3 comments

This page covers the rotation and action usage when leveling Black Mage to Level 100. This page can also be used to help when doing roulettes with level scaling by using the slider to adjust the information to your desired level.

1.

Gear Options

When leveling up, you should always choose the piece of gear with the highest item level. You can exchange Allagan Tomestone of Poetics for gear in Mor Dhona at level 50, in Idyllshire at level 60, in Rhalgr's Reach at level 70, Eulmore at level 80 and Radz-at-Han for level 90.

2.

Rotation Overview While Leveling Black Mage

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Level: 1
2.1.

Base Single Target Spell Rotation

  • Blizzard Icon Blizzard.
  • Fire Icon Fire until you are low on MP, then use Blizzard Icon Blizzard until you are back to full MP.
  • Fire Icon Fire until you are low on MP, then use Blizzard Icon Blizzard until you are back to full MP.
  • Use Blizzard III Icon Blizzard III followed by Blizzard IV Icon Blizzard IV. Then Fire III Icon Fire III followed by Fire Icon Fire until you are low on MP.
  • Use Blizzard III Icon Blizzard III followed by Blizzard IV Icon Blizzard IV. Then use Fire III Icon Fire III followed by Fire IV Icon Fire IV three times, refresh your Astral Fire timer with Fire Icon Fire then cast another three Fire IV Icon Fire IV.
  • Use Blizzard III Icon Blizzard III followed by Blizzard IV Icon Blizzard IV. Then use Fire III Icon Fire III followed by Fire IV Icon Fire IV three times, refresh your Astral Fire timer with Fire Icon Fire followed by another three Fire IV Icon Fire IV. Foul Icon Foul can be used whenever and should not be overwritten.
  • Use Blizzard III Icon Blizzard III followed by Blizzard IV Icon Blizzard IV. Then use Fire III Icon Fire III followed by Fire IV Icon Fire IV three times, refresh your Astral Fire timer with Fire Icon Fire followed by another three Fire IV Icon Fire IV. Use Despair Icon Despair to finish your Astral Fire phase. Foul Icon Foul can be used whenever and should not be overwritten.
  • Use Blizzard III Icon Blizzard III followed by Blizzard IV Icon Blizzard IV. Then use Fire III Icon Fire III followed by Fire IV Icon Fire IV three times, refresh your Astral Fire timer with Fire Icon Fire followed by another three Fire IV Icon Fire IV. Use Despair Icon Despair to finish your Astral Fire phase. Xenoglossy Icon Xenoglossy should be used whenever and should not be overwritten.
  • Use Blizzard III Icon Blizzard III followed by Blizzard IV Icon Blizzard IV. Then use Fire III Icon Fire III followed by Fire IV Icon Fire IV three times, refresh your Astral Fire timer with Paradox Icon Paradox followed by another three Fire IV Icon Fire IV. Use Despair Icon Despair to finish your Astral Fire phase. Xenoglossy Icon Xenoglossy should be used whenever and should not be overwritten. Use Paradox Icon Paradox in Umbral Ice as well.
  • Transpose Icon Transpose should be used to switch between Astral Fire and Umbral Ice.
  • Fire III Icon Fire III should be used to enter Astral Fire and Blizzard III Icon Blizzard III when switching into Umbral Ice.
  • Thunder Icon Thunder should be refreshed whenever the damage over time drops off.
  • Thunder III Icon Thunder III should be refreshed whenever the damage over time drops off.
  • High Thunder Icon High Thunder should be refreshed whenever the damage over time drops off.
  • Firestarter procs should be used when available without cancelling your current cast.
  • Firestarter procs should be used in Astral Fire.
2.2.

Multi-Target Rotation

Two-Target Priority

  • Alternate Thunder Icon Thunder on both targets as you get the Thunderhead buff, otherwise follow above single-target rotation.
  • Use Thunder II Icon Thunder II on both targets, otherwise follow above single-target rotation.
  • Alternate Thunder III Icon Thunder III on both targets as you get the Thunderhead buff, otherwise follow above single-target rotation.
  • Use Thunder IV Icon Thunder IV on both targets, otherwise follow above single-target rotation.
  • Alternate High Thunder Icon High Thunder on both targets as you get the Thunderhead buff, otherwise follow above single-target rotation.

Three-Target Priority

  • Identical to the single-target rotation.
  • Blizzard II Icon Blizzard II
  • Blizzard II Icon Blizzard II until you are at full MP. Transpose Icon Transpose then Fire II Icon Fire II until low on MP. Transpose Icon Transpose back to Umbral Ice and repeat.
  • Blizzard II Icon Blizzard II until you are at full MP. Transpose Icon Transpose then Fire II Icon Fire II until low on MP. Transpose Icon Transpose back to Umbral Ice and repeat. Refresh Thunder II Icon Thunder II whenever the damage over time falls off.
  • Blizzard II Icon Blizzard IIFreeze Icon Freeze. Fire II Icon Fire II x4 then repeat. Refresh Thunder II Icon Thunder II whenever the damage over time falls off.
  • Blizzard II Icon Blizzard IIFreeze Icon Freeze. Fire II Icon Fire II x4 and finish with a Flare Icon Flare before repeating. Refresh Thunder II Icon Thunder II whenever the damage over time falls off.
  • Blizzard II Icon Blizzard IIFreeze Icon Freeze. Use Fire II Icon Fire II x3 → Flare Icon Flare x2 before repeating. Refresh Thunder II Icon Thunder II whenever the damage over time falls off.
  • Blizzard II Icon Blizzard IIFreeze Icon Freeze. Use Fire II Icon Fire II x3 → Flare Icon Flare x2 before repeating. Refresh Thunder IV Icon Thunder IV whenever the damage over time falls off.
  • High Blizzard II Icon High Blizzard IIFreeze Icon Freeze. Use High Fire II Icon High Fire II x3 → Flare Icon Flare x2 before repeating. Refresh Thunder IV Icon Thunder IV whenever the damage over time falls off.
  • High Blizzard II Icon High Blizzard IIFreeze Icon Freeze. Use High Fire II Icon High Fire II x3 → Flare Icon Flare x2 before repeating. Refresh High Thunder II Icon High Thunder II whenever the damage over time falls off.
  • Use Foul Icon Foul when available. Make sure not to let it overwrite.
  • Use Foul Icon Foul for damage, weaving, and/or movement as needed. Make sure not to let it overwrite.
2.3.

Off-Global Cooldown Ability Usage

  • Utilize Transpose Icon Transpose when ending uptime in Astral Fire to swap to Umbral Ice, then use Umbral Soul Icon Umbral Soul to build up to and maintain Umbral Ice III.
  • Utilize Transpose Icon Transpose when ending uptime in Astral Fire to swap to Umbral Ice, then use Umbral Soul Icon Umbral Soul to build up to Umbral Ice III and maintain Enochian.
  • Utilize Transpose Icon Transpose when ending uptime in Astral Fire to swap to Umbral Ice, then use Umbral Soul Icon Umbral Soul to build up to Umbral Ice III with three Umbral Hearts, and maintain Enochian.
  • Manaward Icon Manaward can help mitigate incoming damage to yourself.
  • Use Manafont Icon Manafont at the end of Astral Fire phases to cut out an Umbral Ice phase.
  • Aetherial Manipulation Icon Aetherial Manipulation can be used to quickly move to a party member, which can be useful for larger movement requirements where someone is already in the position you need to be at for the mechanic.
  • Placing down Ley Lines Icon Ley Lines and standing in them grants a buff which reduces both cast and recast time of all of your spells. Use when available unless you know that you can get more uptime in them with a small delay.
  • Placing down Ley Lines Icon Ley Lines and standing in them grants a buff which reduces both cast and recast time of all of your spells. Retrace Icon Retrace can be used to reposition your Ley Lines once per Ley Lines use. Use when available unless you know that you can get more uptime in them with a small delay.
  • If you need to move out of your Ley Lines Icon Ley Lines for a mechanic, you can use Between the Lines Icon Between the Lines to move back to them.
  • Triplecast Icon Triplecast can be used to make longer spells instant for a DPS gain (Fire IV Icon Fire IV, Despair Icon Despair, and Flare Icon Flare for example). It can also be used to help keep uptime when you need to move for a mechanic.
  • Amplifier Icon Amplifier grants a Polyglot stack upon use for an additional Foul Icon Foul for AoE, or Xenoglossy Icon Xenoglossy for single target. Use when available, but make sure to not overcap on Polyglot stacks.
3.

Changelog

  • 21 Aug. 2024: Updated for Patch 7.05.
  • 29 Jul. 2024: Updated for Patch 7.01.
  • 15 Jul. 2024: Updated for Patch 7.0.
  • 19 Jan. 2024: Updated for Patch 6.55.
  • 10 Oct. 2023: Updated for Patch 6.5
  • 27 May 2023: Updated for Patch 6.4.
  • 11 Jan. 2023: Updated for Patch 6.3.
  • 28 Aug. 2022: Updated for Patch 6.2.
  • 31 Mar. 2022: Guide added.
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