Leveling Rotations and Tips for Reaper — Dawntrail 7.2
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This page covers the rotation and action usage when leveling Reaper 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.
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
Rhalgr's Reach at level 70 and in Eulmore at level 80.
2.
Rotation Overview While Leveling Reaper
Reaper starts out at level 70, but since the lowest level duty you can queue
into is level 15, that is where we will start this page at.
Move the slider below to make the guide update to your level!
Level: 15
2.1.
Resource Management
Reaper unlocks three job gauges, two abilities with that share charges and
must maintain a debuff on enemies at all times.
Shadow of Death applies Death's Design to a single target
that must be maintained when fighting two or less enemies.
Whorl of Death applies Death's Design to multiple enemies that
must be maintained when fighting three or more enemies.
Soul Slice has one charge.
Soul Slice and Soul Scythe share one charge.
Soul Slice and Soul Scythe share two charges.
Soul Gauge: Use Blood Stalk to spend 50 Soul Gauge. Combo
actions and enemies dying with Death's Design debuff generate 10 Soul.
Soul Gauge: Use Blood Stalk or Grim Swathe
to spend 50 Soul Gauge. Combo actions and enemies dying with Death's Design
debuff generate 10 Soul.
Soul Gauge: Use Blood Stalk or Grim Swathe
to spend 50 Soul Gauge. Combo actions and enemies dying with Death's Design
debuff generate 10 Soul. Soul Slice generate 50 Soul.
Soul Gauge: Use Blood Stalk or Grim Swathe
to spend 50 Soul Gauge. Combo actions and enemies dying with Death's Design
debuff generate 10 Soul. Soul Slice and
Soul Scythe generate 50 Soul.
Soul Gauge: Use Blood Stalk,
Unveiled Gibbet, Unveiled Gallows or
Grim Swathe to spend 50 Soul Gauge. Combo actions and
enemies dying with Death's Design debuff generate 10 Soul. Note:
Blood Stalk, Unveiled Gibbet, and
Unveiled Gallows all use the same button your hotbar.
Soul Slice and Soul Scythe generates 50
Soul.
Shroud Gauge: Use Enshroud to spend 50 Shroud Gauge and
become Enshrouded. After using Blood Stalk,
Unveiled Gibbet, or Unveiled Gallows, you can
use Gibbet or Gallows to generate 10
Shroud.
Shroud Gauge: Use Enshroud to spend 50 Shroud Gauge and
become Enshrouded. After using Blood Stalk,
Unveiled Gibbet, or Unveiled Gallows, you can
use Gibbet or Gallows to generate 10
Shroud. Plentiful Harvest generates 50 Shroud.
Enshroud: Grants you access to 5 Lemure Shroud (Blue Orbs
on job Gauge) and changes Gibbet into
Void Reaping and Gallows into
Cross Reaping. These skills cost one Lemure Shroud to use.
This restricts access to Combo actions, Soul Builders, and Soul Spenders. The buff
fades when there are no more Lemure Shroud.
Your last Lemure Shroud should always be used to cast Communio.
Enshroud: Grants you access to 5 Lemure Shroud (Blue Orbs
on job gauge) and changes Gibbet into
Void Reaping and Gallows into
Cross Reaping. These skills cost one Lemure Shroud to use
and generate one Void Shroud (Purple/Red Orbs on job gauge). This also changes
Blood Stalk into Lemure's Slice and
Grim Swathe into Lemure's Scythe which cost
two Void Shroud to use. Restricts access to Combo actions, Soul Builders and
Soul Spenders. The buff fades when there are no more Lemure Shroud.
2.2.
Single Target Priority
Reaper Single target rotation is pretty straight forward. Consider your combo
actions as filler and utilize all of your other resources before committing to
a combo. The combo timer lasts for 30 seconds, so it will be hard to drop
combo while leveling.
Maintain Death's Design by using Shadow of Death on the
target. Shadow of Death applies the debuff for 30 seconds,
but can stack it up to 60 seconds.
Use Arcane Circle on cooldown to buff the parties damage.
Use Arcane Circle on cooldown to buff the parties damage.
It will also grant you access to Plentiful Harvest 6 seconds
after using, as long as you do a damaging Weaponskill or ability within those 5 seconds after
using Arcane Circle.
Use Sacrificium if you have the the Oblatio buff.
Use Communio when you one Lemure Shroud left.
Use Enshroud when at 50 Shroud Gauge. Alternate
Void Reaping and Cross Reaping to spend Lemure
Shroud, as they buff each other.
Use Enshroud when at 50 Shroud Gauge. Alternate
Void Reaping and Cross Reaping to spend Lemure
Shroud, as they buff each other. Use Lemure's Slice to spend 2
Void Shroud. You should get two uses of this each enshroud Window.
Use Plentiful Harvest if available to generate 50 Shroud.
Make sure you are no overcapping!
Use Gluttony when you have 50 Soul and its off cooldown to generate
two Soul Reavers.
Use Gluttony when you have 50 Soul and its off cooldown to generate
two Soul Executioners.
If Gluttony is about to come off cooldown, then save your Soul to
use it when it comes up.
Use Blood Stalk when you have 50 Soul.
Use Blood Stalk, Unveiled Gallows or
Unveiled Gibbet when you have 50 Soul to give you one Soul
Reaver.
Blood Stalk changes into Unveiled Gallows or
Unveiled Gibbet depending on if Gallows or
Gibbet are buffed and does not consume the buff when used.
Use Executioner's Gallows or Executioner's Gibbet if you have a stack of Executioner
, depending on which one is buffed (the game will highlight them). If
none are buffed, than use either of them. Once used, they will buff the other.
These are only available after Gluttony
Use Gallows or Gibbet if you have a Soul
Reaver, depending on which one is buffed (the game will highlight them). If
none are buffed, than use either of them. Once used, they will buff the other.
Use Gallows or Gibbet if you have a Soul
Reaver, depending on which one is buffed (the game will highlight them) to
generate 10 Shroud. If none are buffed than use either of them. Once used, they
will buff the other.
Soul Reavers cannot be stacked and must be spent on acquisition. Using any
other weaponskill will immediately consume them.
Soul Reavers cannot be stacked and must be spent on acquisition. Using any
other weaponskill will immediately consume them, denying you 10 shroud.
Use Soul Slice on cooldown to generate 50 Soul. Make sure you
do not overcap Soul!
Use Harvest Moon if you have it charged and need to disconnect
from the enemy. Use it at least once each Encounter even if you do not need to
disconnect.
Use your main combo, Slice -> Waxing Slice ->
Infernal Slice. The combo persists for 30 seconds.
Use your main combo, Slice -> Waxing Slice ->
Infernal Slice to generate 10 Soul. The combo persists for 30 seconds.
Use your main combo, Slice -> Waxing Slice to
generate 10 Shroud. The combo persists for 30 seconds.
Use Harpe if you are unable to attack the enemy in melee.
2.3.
Mitigation Utility
Feint is a strong cross-class mitigation tool. Use it when available to
prevent enemies auto-attacks, raidwide damaging attacks, or tank busters.
Arcane Crest will apply an AoE regen effect to the raid if
it breaks after cast. Use this before any raidwide damage to help heal up
the raid afterwards.
2.4.
Multi-Target Priority 4+ Targets
Same as single target.
Maintain Death's Design by using Whorl of Death on the
targets. Whorl of Death applies the debuff for 30 seconds,
but can stack it up to 60 seconds.
Whorl of Death deals damage in an area around the caster.
Use Arcane Circle on cooldown to buff the parties damage.
Use Arcane Circle on cooldown to buff the parties damage.
It will also grant you access to Plentiful Harvest 6 seconds
after using, as long as you do a damaging Weaponskill or ability within those 5 seconds after
using Arcane Circle.
Use Sacrificium if you have the the Oblatio buff.
Use Communio when you one Lemure Shroud left.
Use Enshroud when at 50 Shroud Gauge. Use
Grim Reaping to spend Lemure Shroud.
Use Enshroud when at 50 Shroud Gauge. Use
Grim Reaping to spend Lemure Shroud. Use
Lemure's Scythe to spend 2 Void Shroud. You should use this
twice every Enshroud Window.
Use Plentiful Harvest if available to generate 50 Shroud.
Make sure you are no overcapping!
Plentiful Harvest deals damage in a straight line from the
caster, aimed at the target.
Use Gluttony when you have 50 Soul and its off cooldown to generate
two Soul Reavers.
Use Gluttony when you have 50 Soul and its off cooldown to generate
two Soul Executioners.
If Gluttony is about to come off cooldown, then save your Soul to
use it when it comes up.
Gluttony deals damage in an area around the target.
Use Grim Swathe when you have 50 Soul.
Use Grim Swathe when you have 50 Soul to gain one Soul Reaver.
Grim Swathe deals damage in a semi-circle infront of the caster.
Use Executioner's Guillotine when you have an Executioner stack.
This is only available after Gluttony.
Use Guillotine when you have a Soul Reaver.
Use Guillotine when you have a Soul Reaver to gain 10 Shroud.
Guillotine deals damage in a semi-circle in front of the caster.
Soul Reavers cannot be stacked and must be spent on acquisition. Using any
other weaponskill will immediately consume them.
Soul Reavers cannot be stacked and must be spent on acquisition. Using any
other weaponskill will immediately consume them, denying you 10 shroud.
Use Soul Scythe on cooldown to generate 50 Soul. Make sure you
do not overcap Soul!
Use Harvest Moon if it is available.
Harvest Moon deals damage in an area around the target.
Use Spinning Scythe.
Use your main combo, Spinning Scythe ->
Nightmare Scythe. The combo persists for 30 seconds.
Use your main combo, Spinning Scythe ->
Nightmare Scythe to generate 10 shroud. The combo persists for 30
seconds.
Spinning Scythe deals damage in an area around the caster.
Spinning Scythe and Nightmare Scythe deals
damage in an area around the caster.
Use Harpe if you are unable to attack the enemy in melee.
2.5.
Job Quests
The final job quests unlocks Enshroud so it is important that you do them when you turn level 80.
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Shadow of Death applies Death's Design to a single target
that must be maintained when fighting two or less enemies.
Slice -> 
Waxing Slice to
generate 10 Shroud. The combo persists for 30 seconds.
Harpe if you are unable to attack the enemy in melee.
