BLM Advice Needed!

[Galaxia]

Hello Everyone

I haven't played BLM for quite awhile now. It's currently at lv 28. After playing my WHM to level 40 I have decided to go back to BLM. Theres afew things I would like to know before I start again with BLM.

1) What are they like for Partys
2) I have 2 astral rings from Summoner will these be any use to my BLM? (I'm Hume btw)
3) With the astral rings will +1int earings be ok?
4) Are BLM's expensive?

Any advice would be happy accepted

[Yuanlung]

1) What are they like for Partys

Our primary duty is damage on demand. We deal light to heavy damage where it's needed the most. With the ability to throttle our damage output, we can change the killing speed to make exp chains run better.

We are also capable of some enfeebling and emergency recovery support.



2) I have 2 astral rings from Summoner will these be any use to my BLM? (I'm Hume btw)
3) With the astral rings will +1int earings be ok?

Yes, make use of them if you can. Even as taru, I often make use of my electrum rings for better MP management. Note that you do not wear them constantly. Bring both the astrals and a pair of +INT rings. As soon as you use up the MP, you can swap the astrals out for the +INT rings. The +1 INT earring (morion/phantom) is nice, but usually overpriced, I wouldn't get that unless you have all the other more important upgrades.



4) Are BLM's expensive?

Yes and no... We cost very little before 50. Some low price gear here and there, and most scrolls you can find from NPC shop and simple quests. Some are more expansive than others, but very low cost compared to the melees.


At 51, the elemental staves come into play. the whole collection can cost quite a bit depanding on your server's economy. Also some more expansive scrolls start to come into play, such as Sleepga II. Then again, if you compare to the melees in the same range, we are actually paying a lot less. Our AF can last for a long time. You don't have to spend a gil on armor until black cloak, which is fairly cheap too. Errant Houppelande at 73 for more MP regen, and that can take you to the end game.


It can get a bit more costly if you go premium. The set HQ staves broke my piggy bank. As well as the Igqira set. Druid's slopes if you want to take high resist stuff. Penitent's rope, can all be quite pricey. These all are very nice for BLM's, but not crucial.

[Galaxia]

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Thankies ^.^

[Keyura]

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also think about food, u might want to go for +int gear and use rolanberry pies or something so u still get mp, but also stack up on int ^^

[Jei]

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I value int and healing MP much more than the max MP itself. Blm as stated above are damage on demand. You'll be burning MP here and there to finish off the kill and follow by a long rest. Having healing MP bonus really helps minimizing the downtime and put you back in action quicker

[Icemage]

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I value int and healing MP much more than the max MP itself. Blm as stated above are damage on demand. You'll be burning MP here and there to finish off the kill and follow by a long rest. Having healing MP bonus really helps minimizing the downtime and put you back in action quicker

I agree for the most part. Actually for BLMs below level 75, as long as you have sufficient (+10-15 depending on race) INT, it stops making much of a difference, so with that caveat in mind, non-HNM BLMs:

If you have enough INT:

Refresh Effect > hMP > -Enmity > Magic Accuracy > Elemental Skill > INT > MaxMP

If you're below that 10-15 threshhold, obviously +INT can give you big dividends, but I see a lot of BLMs go all out on +INT at the price of the items mentioned above, and while they nuke slightly harder when they don't get resisted, they do get more resists, and end up with more down time because they have to nuke more often.

I'd even go so far as to say, with sufficient +INT, MaxMP is more useful than more INT for low MP races like Elvaan and Galka.

For HNMs, the situation changes a lot based on what you're fighting (+HP can become critical, as can avoiding gear with -HP or HP>MP conversion for Tarutaru mages). You can't nuke if you're dead...


Icemage

[Galaxia]

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Cool
Thanks everyone
I haven't 100% decided on BLM yet I am still considering BRD but BLM does look really fun although mines lv 30