Here are all the changes to the game since the release of this guide: 7.01 Patch Notes: Umbral Soul, which previously was a level 76 spell, has been moved down to level 35. You need to be in Umbral Ice to use it, and it simply increases your Umbral Ice state by 1, and recovers MP as if you cast an Ice Spell to do so - so like casting Blizzard 1 but with no target. When running between fights, use Transpose to switch to Umbral Ice and then repeatedly use Umbral Soul. When downtime presents itself in a fight, you can do this too.
just so you know, I love your videos! I'm a new player, 150h in and just finished heavensward, your guides helped me so much, you have no idea, the quality is insane. Thanks for everything!
Big fan of the videos, just picked up BLM and your videos are a lifesaver, very well explained and easy to follow, especially with common circumstances with dungeons and raids in mind.
How was I not subbed!?! I default to you for new classes, for your informed and quality guides with deep explanations, which can leave me explaining stuff to people well more experienced at a job. Cant wait for monk and astrologian!
I must admit, I was spaming only f3 on my fire rotation. It felt so bad to sit and long cast for everything that I droped Black mage for a got while. But now, I think it's time to pick it up again!
I thought this was a given 😊 The thing I clarified is the casting interruption immunity, which obviously, if you aren't casting anything, doesn't matter! 😅
Yeesssss thank you for this! I've been tanking since HW and finally reached EW and felt a bit burnt out lol Decided to go the complete opposite route and usedyour older guide to help with BLM; its been a gem to help understand each action's purpose 😊 I'm around lvl 40 now and been in love with the job since only a handful of spells already 😂 Thank you for this update, your guides have honestly done so much to help me in game (and yes I did use your guides for tanking too 😎)
I've really been enjoying the DT Black Mage. Removing the random procs, allowing for consistent weaving after thunder, makes it really enjoyable, in my opinion. Sharpcast management was probably my least favorite part of BLM before
Compared to the Thunder proc we used to have, I found the Fire III proc in the Lv50 Fire I spam rotation way more annoying; if the Thunder dot is still ticking, you don't have to use it immediately, (at Lv50) not using Fire III proc immediately is a damage loss but the proc usually appears after clicking to cast Fire I again...
As someone still in ARR trying to get the black mage relic weapon and for some reason not progressing msq till I get it, these changes are actuly very good. For level 50 at least. Cus if swift cast and the thunder proc no longer being random I can plan my things ahead and thanks to the changes to the mana fund (I forgot its name) I can have an actual burst using buffs from other players. Ik its early to care for stuff like these but I'm a black mage! I want to do big damage even early!
I'm glad to hear you are enjoying the changes! We've been told that they are looking into solving a problem with recovering mp between fights and during downtime at lower level, which you specifically might also benefit from! 😁
@@CaetsuChaijiCh ya thats the only problem black mage has in level 50 now. The fact that I only need 1 blizzard 1 to get all mp back is amazing but the between fight part is annoying. The only way I figured out to do is alternate between elements in move so I can stay in ice form while at the same time activate lucid dreaming. It's not the best but it will do the job till they fix that.
Definitely enjoying these guides but to do a bit of keybind discussion. My preference is 1-5,F1-F5, +Alt1-5,+AltF1-F5. With alt being held for AoE. Then it makes more sense to put the key binds sideways : - Thunder on 1 & Alt1 - Fire on 2-4 & Alt2-4 - Ice on F2-4 & AltF2-4 - and polyglot etc on 5s - with instants mostly on qertfgzxcv
@@CaetsuChaijiCh I don’t know which part of the computer or game overrides that functionality but AltF4 is fine for my game doesn’t close it for some reason
Sleep is very good when the tank or healer die in dungeons. Ideally have a macro up that will call out for your team to stop attacking so you can use sleep and simply raise the tank, then have them healed and resume where you left off. Avoided me many wipes.
oh that was *fast* for the first guide :O blm was the first job i tried after DT launch and i was quite confused by some of the changes (to be fair this is true for all jobs now, they are mostly the same but *something* still feels off, though with time i will adjust!) i was very amused by 12:53 "doing this is better than casting nothing while walking!" because i am one of the rare blms that can and will cast scathe while sprinting through a dungeon. its small but its more than nothing! this also makes me slightly sad that just being in ice state doesn't regen mana anymore, i used to upkeep ice whenever i am running in a dungeon just so i am fully prepped with mana for the next mob group/boss, but ah well. its a small loss all things considered also i am sure it was said somewhere within the video, but i cannot find the specific spot for it: does thunder *only* prog activate when swapping between states/gaining a state? I feel like it used to be random that it can just happen at any point during your rotation (oh haha, just noticed its explained in the credits how it used to work), so i am not quite sure what the full ruleset for it is now
The full rule set of thunder is the thunder head thing now 😊 The random activations are fully gone. You ONLY get it when you enter a state from nothing, or switching between ice and fire! 😊
I don’t know if someone else has asked this already, but what would you say to using Lucid Dreaming to cast Scathe repeatedly while a tank is in the middle of pulling in a large group of enemies over a long distance? Would it be worthwhile, or would the slightly larger use compared to recovery of MP make it not so worth it?
At low level it might not be a terrible idea, but if you could enter a state so you can apply thunder (and repeatedly do so with transpose), that would make it even better! 😊 The main concern with scathe on the way is you might come to the destination with less than optimal mp amounts. But you can do it definitely and if the alternative is doing nothing, then something is better than nothing!
Thanks! The idea was just bouncing around in my head for some time and I’m not quite the most confident Black Mage user lol, so I appreciate it! It definitely helps me get a clearer picture in my head for ongoing pulls. Also, thanks for all your great guides! Can’t wait to see the rest for the other jobs now that Dawntrail is out!
It was very funny pulling up my lvl 50 BLM for some ARR society quests and gradually realizing it was playing differently than I had learned. Had no idea these changes were coming, but they seem good? As much as I can say as a non-BLM main lmao
@@CaetsuChaijiCh I like your content but, these changes definitely are just nerfs and make low level play harder. Coming from someone who was leveling BLM. You could always play like this, the changes didn't change anything for this playstyle other than occasionally casting your thunder procs and making you cast a lot more ice spells (which are bad.) I am glad you like the changes at the upper end but, they didn't need to break the things they broke to give people these high level QoL changes.
@itzyblitzy7013 understandable frustration. I also wish umbral soul was moved to a lower level to help with these issues! I am just trying to see something positive in it! 😅 Indeed, fire 2 and blizzard 2 getting nerfed doesn't help, thundercloud being removed is technically a nerf at lower levels, and walking between packs hoping lucid dreaming gives enough mp is awkward. But by level 35 I do think even low level black mages will cast less ice magic on average given you just have to cast two in total, rather than hope the mp ticks land juuust right! 😊😅
Here are all the changes to the game since the release of this guide:
7.01 Patch Notes:
Umbral Soul, which previously was a level 76 spell, has been moved down to level 35. You need to be in Umbral Ice to use it, and it simply increases your Umbral Ice state by 1, and recovers MP as if you cast an Ice Spell to do so - so like casting Blizzard 1 but with no target. When running between fights, use Transpose to switch to Umbral Ice and then repeatedly use Umbral Soul. When downtime presents itself in a fight, you can do this too.
A new sun arises, a new cycle of Cae guides follows as the prophecy foretold!
It rises like a Flare Star! :D
just so you know, I love your videos!
I'm a new player, 150h in and just finished heavensward, your guides helped me so much, you have no idea, the quality is insane.
Thanks for everything!
Thank you so much! I'm really glad to hear that! 😄
Also welcome to Eorzea! 😁
Big fan of the videos, just picked up BLM and your videos are a lifesaver, very well explained and easy to follow, especially with common circumstances with dungeons and raids in mind.
I'm glad to hear that! Thank you! 😄
Awesome guide man. Very helpful for returning back to the game!
Welcome back! And thank you so much! 😄
Glad you are making these
I'm glad you enjoy them!
Thank you for the guide. I got used to the old Black Mage. Now I have some catching up to do on this version😊
I'm glad I can help you get caught up! The high level part is coming real soon as well! 😁
How was I not subbed!?! I default to you for new classes, for your informed and quality guides with deep explanations, which can leave me explaining stuff to people well more experienced at a job.
Cant wait for monk and astrologian!
Thank you so much! That is very kind! 😄
Thank you. Pretty much just got into Black Mage at the start of DT. So I’m looking forward to the level 100 guide.
I'm glad to hear it! I hope you have been enjoying black mage as well! 😁
Thanks for new guides! Can't wait to see rotation for new jobs (pictomancer seems a bit tricky) and old ones too!
I'm glad to hear that! Thank you! 😁
And viper and pictomancer are up next after black mage so not too long for them!
I certainly wasn’t expecting guides so soon! I’ve been having a lot of fun with black mage and I’m looking forward to the high level guide!
I'm glad to hear that! It is coming on Friday! 😁
@@CaetsuChaijiCh awesome! It’s becoming my main dps job so it’s sure to be a big help, liking forward to it!
I must admit, I was spaming only f3 on my fire rotation. It felt so bad to sit and long cast for everything that I droped Black mage for a got while. But now, I think it's time to pick it up again!
Hopefully it'll be more fun this time!
Wow thank you for this. I literally just started thaumaturge. Another great Cae guide. Can't wait for the high level version.
I'm glad you found it helpful! The high level part is coming out really soon!
Sleep when tank takes dirt nap in dungeon
Indeed! That is something it can be helpful for, but that should be rare! 😁
Another small tip - Surecast also stops knockbacks even when you aren't casting something.
I thought this was a given 😊
The thing I clarified is the casting interruption immunity, which obviously, if you aren't casting anything, doesn't matter! 😅
@@CaetsuChaijiCh fair! I just know I didn't realize it prevented knock backs until I was already level 70, lol
Yeesssss thank you for this! I've been tanking since HW and finally reached EW and felt a bit burnt out lol Decided to go the complete opposite route and usedyour older guide to help with BLM; its been a gem to help understand each action's purpose 😊 I'm around lvl 40 now and been in love with the job since only a handful of spells already 😂 Thank you for this update, your guides have honestly done so much to help me in game (and yes I did use your guides for tanking too 😎)
I'm glad to hear that! Thank you so much!
That is a surprising twist haha! 😁
I've really been enjoying the DT Black Mage. Removing the random procs, allowing for consistent weaving after thunder, makes it really enjoyable, in my opinion.
Sharpcast management was probably my least favorite part of BLM before
Yeah I agree that getting rid of the randomness and focusing on being consistent is a lot more interesting i feel! 😁
Compared to the Thunder proc we used to have, I found the Fire III proc in the Lv50 Fire I spam rotation way more annoying; if the Thunder dot is still ticking, you don't have to use it immediately, (at Lv50) not using Fire III proc immediately is a damage loss but the proc usually appears after clicking to cast Fire I again...
It begins!
With a fiery explosion!
@@CaetsuChaijiCh and it will end with Super Vegeta’s BIG BANG ATTACK!!
Yeah I know it’s Flare Star, but I’m gonna call it Big Bang attack!!
As someone still in ARR trying to get the black mage relic weapon and for some reason not progressing msq till I get it, these changes are actuly very good. For level 50 at least. Cus if swift cast and the thunder proc no longer being random I can plan my things ahead and thanks to the changes to the mana fund (I forgot its name) I can have an actual burst using buffs from other players. Ik its early to care for stuff like these but I'm a black mage! I want to do big damage even early!
I'm glad to hear you are enjoying the changes!
We've been told that they are looking into solving a problem with recovering mp between fights and during downtime at lower level, which you specifically might also benefit from! 😁
@@CaetsuChaijiCh ya thats the only problem black mage has in level 50 now. The fact that I only need 1 blizzard 1 to get all mp back is amazing but the between fight part is annoying. The only way I figured out to do is alternate between elements in move so I can stay in ice form while at the same time activate lucid dreaming. It's not the best but it will do the job till they fix that.
BLM Class by Professor Cae yaaaaaa
I hope you find it helpful! 😄
And so it begins
With a fiery explosion! 😁😀
Definitely enjoying these guides but to do a bit of keybind discussion.
My preference is 1-5,F1-F5,
+Alt1-5,+AltF1-F5. With alt being held for AoE. Then it makes more sense to put the key binds sideways :
- Thunder on 1 & Alt1
- Fire on 2-4 & Alt2-4
- Ice on F2-4 & AltF2-4
- and polyglot etc on 5s
- with instants mostly on qertfgzxcv
As long as it works for you! Although I don't think I would ever bind things to alt+F4 😂
@@CaetsuChaijiCh I don’t know which part of the computer or game overrides that functionality but AltF4 is fine for my game doesn’t close it for some reason
This vid really dropped today as im starting to play FFXIV for a black mage
Some say I have an incredible sense of timing!
Thanks kuz im new hopefully we kan get a 80 plus guide
It's coming soon! 😁
Need lvl 100 guides pls! :P go go lvl!
Coming Friday! 😁
@@CaetsuChaijiCh Noice! :D Make sure u take your time to enjoy the expantion yourself!
Sleep is very good when the tank or healer die in dungeons. Ideally have a macro up that will call out for your team to stop attacking so you can use sleep and simply raise the tank, then have them healed and resume where you left off.
Avoided me many wipes.
Indeed, under extraordinary circumstances it can be helpful!
@@CaetsuChaijiCh I should note that I mostly get use out of this in Stone Vigil... For funny reasons
oh that was *fast* for the first guide :O blm was the first job i tried after DT launch and i was quite confused by some of the changes (to be fair this is true for all jobs now, they are mostly the same but *something* still feels off, though with time i will adjust!)
i was very amused by 12:53 "doing this is better than casting nothing while walking!" because i am one of the rare blms that can and will cast scathe while sprinting through a dungeon. its small but its more than nothing!
this also makes me slightly sad that just being in ice state doesn't regen mana anymore, i used to upkeep ice whenever i am running in a dungeon just so i am fully prepped with mana for the next mob group/boss, but ah well. its a small loss all things considered
also i am sure it was said somewhere within the video, but i cannot find the specific spot for it: does thunder *only* prog activate when swapping between states/gaining a state? I feel like it used to be random that it can just happen at any point during your rotation (oh haha, just noticed its explained in the credits how it used to work), so i am not quite sure what the full ruleset for it is now
The full rule set of thunder is the thunder head thing now 😊
The random activations are fully gone. You ONLY get it when you enter a state from nothing, or switching between ice and fire! 😊
@@CaetsuChaijiCh that feels so funky after sometimes getting like 4 thunders in a row in the past, but the predictability is very nice. thanks!
Did they actually manage to make low-level Black Mage feel even more awkward?
Personally I feel it got less awkward, but I can see some weirdness in running between packs and recovering mp I guess 😅
I don’t know if someone else has asked this already, but what would you say to using Lucid Dreaming to cast Scathe repeatedly while a tank is in the middle of pulling in a large group of enemies over a long distance? Would it be worthwhile, or would the slightly larger use compared to recovery of MP make it not so worth it?
At low level it might not be a terrible idea, but if you could enter a state so you can apply thunder (and repeatedly do so with transpose), that would make it even better! 😊
The main concern with scathe on the way is you might come to the destination with less than optimal mp amounts. But you can do it definitely and if the alternative is doing nothing, then something is better than nothing!
Thanks! The idea was just bouncing around in my head for some time and I’m not quite the most confident Black Mage user lol, so I appreciate it! It definitely helps me get a clearer picture in my head for ongoing pulls. Also, thanks for all your great guides! Can’t wait to see the rest for the other jobs now that Dawntrail is out!
Part 2 when!!!!
Friday! 😁
It was very funny pulling up my lvl 50 BLM for some ARR society quests and gradually realizing it was playing differently than I had learned. Had no idea these changes were coming, but they seem good? As much as I can say as a non-BLM main lmao
Haha the reception is quite mixed on that, but personally I like the changes! 😁
@@CaetsuChaijiCh I like your content but, these changes definitely are just nerfs and make low level play harder. Coming from someone who was leveling BLM. You could always play like this, the changes didn't change anything for this playstyle other than occasionally casting your thunder procs and making you cast a lot more ice spells (which are bad.) I am glad you like the changes at the upper end but, they didn't need to break the things they broke to give people these high level QoL changes.
@itzyblitzy7013 understandable frustration. I also wish umbral soul was moved to a lower level to help with these issues!
I am just trying to see something positive in it! 😅
Indeed, fire 2 and blizzard 2 getting nerfed doesn't help, thundercloud being removed is technically a nerf at lower levels, and walking between packs hoping lucid dreaming gives enough mp is awkward. But by level 35 I do think even low level black mages will cast less ice magic on average given you just have to cast two in total, rather than hope the mp ticks land juuust right! 😊😅