Leveling Rotations and Tips for Black Mage — Dawntrail 7.2

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.

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• Blizzard.
• Fire until you are low on MP, use Transpose, then use Blizzard until you are back to full MP before using Transpose to head into Astral Fire again.
• Use Blizzard III followed by Blizzard. Then Fire III followed by Fire until you are low on MP.
• Use Blizzard III followed by Blizzard. Then Fire III followed by Fire until you are low on MP, ending on Flare.
• Use Blizzard III followed by Blizzard IV. Then Fire III followed by Fire until you are low on MP, ending on Flare. Use Firestarter procs as you get them.
• Use Blizzard III followed by Blizzard IV. Then use Fire III followed by Fire IV seven times.
• Use Blizzard III followed by Blizzard IV. Then use Fire III followed by Fire IV seven times. Foul can be used whenever and should not be overwritten.
• Use Blizzard III followed by Blizzard IV. Then use Fire III followed by Fire IV seven times. Use Despair to finish your Astral Fire phase. Foul can be used whenever and should not be overwritten.
• Use Blizzard III followed by Blizzard IV. Then use Fire III followed by Fire IV seven times. Use Despair to finish your Astral Fire phase. Xenoglossy should be used whenever and should not be overwritten.
• Use Blizzard III followed by Blizzard IV and Paradox if you have it. Then use Fire III followed by Fire IV six times, using Paradox whenever to generate a Fire III proc. Use Despair to finish your Astral Fire phase. Xenoglossy should be used whenever and should not be overwritten. Use Paradox in Umbral Ice as well.
• Transpose should be used to switch between Astral Fire and Umbral Ice.
• Fire III should be used to enter Astral Fire and Blizzard III when switching into Umbral Ice.
• Thunder should be refreshed whenever the damage over time drops off.
• Thunder III should be refreshed whenever the damage over time drops off.
• 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.

Two-Target Priority

• Alternate Thunder on both targets as you get the Thunderhead buff, otherwise follow above single-target rotation.
• Use Thunder II on both targets, otherwise follow above single-target rotation.
• Alternate Thunder III on both targets as you get the Thunderhead buff, otherwise follow above single-target rotation.
• Use Thunder IV on both targets, otherwise follow above single-target rotation.
• Use Thunder IV on both targets and Foul instead of Xenoglossy, otherwise follow above single-target rotation.
• Alternate 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
• Blizzard II until you are at full MP. Transpose then Fire II until low on MP. Transpose back to Umbral Ice and repeat.
• Blizzard II until you are at full MP. Transpose then Fire II until low on MP. Transpose back to Umbral Ice and repeat. Refresh Thunder II whenever the damage over time falls off.
• Blizzard II twice, then Fire II four times. Refresh Thunder II whenever the damage over time falls off.
• In Umbral Ice, spam Freeze. Use Transpose, Fire II x3, then Transpose to generate a new Thunderhead proc to refresh Thunder II whenever the damage over time falls off.
• In Umbral Ice, use Freeze twice, then Transpose into Astral Fire. Use Fire II then Flare, followed by Transpose back into Umbral Ice. Refresh Thunder II whenever the damage over time falls off.
• In Umbral Ice, use Freeze, then one of Foul / Thunder II / Freeze before using Transpose to enter Astral Fire. Cast Flare twice, then Transpose back into Umbral Ice.
• In Umbral Ice, use Freeze, then one of Foul/ Thunder IV/ Freeze before using Transpose to enter Astral Fire. Cast Flare twice, then Transpose back into Umbral Ice.
• In Umbral Ice, use Freeze, then one of Foul/ High Thunder II / Freeze before using Transpose to enter Astral Fire. Cast Flare twice, then Transpose back into Umbral Ice.
• Use Foul when available. Make sure not to let it overwrite.
• Use Foul for damage, weaving, and/or movement as needed. Make sure not to let it overwrite.

• Utilize Transpose when ending uptime in Astral Fire to swap to Umbral Ice, then use Umbral Soul to build up to and maintain Umbral Ice III.
• Utilize Transpose when ending uptime in Astral Fire to swap to Umbral Ice, then use Umbral Soul to build up to Umbral Ice III and maintain Enochian.
• Utilize Transpose when ending uptime in Astral Fire to swap to Umbral Ice, then use Umbral Soul to build up to Umbral Ice III with three Umbral Hearts, and maintain Enochian.
• Manaward can help mitigate incoming damage to yourself.
• Use Manafont at the end of Astral Fire phases to cut out an Umbral Ice phase.
• 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 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 and standing in them grants a buff which reduces both cast and recast time of all of your spells. 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 for a mechanic, you can use Between the Lines to move back to them.
• If you need to move out of your Ley Lines for a mechanic, you can use Retrace to reposition them or Between the Lines to move back to them.
• Triplecast can be used to help keep uptime when you need to move for a mechanic or for weaving other Off-Global Cooldowns.
• Amplifier grants a Polyglot stack upon use for an additional Foul for AoE, or Xenoglossy for single target. Use when available, but make sure to not overcap on Polyglot stacks.