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The Beast Within -- A Guide to Blue Mage
 Lakshmi.Buukki
Server: Lakshmi
Game: FFXI
By Lakshmi.Buukki 2025-07-08 17:39:26
I've been thinking about gearing to cap haste with just haste2 so I can run Sylie, Qultada, healer in limbus with the three trust limit
You might not need healer at all as BLU. Between Dream Flower and Entomb for link/crowd control, sudden lunge, occultation, and white Wind/Waltzes of /DNC, Or magic Fruit, BLU is self sustaining. Sylvie is usually enough healing support when I solo Temenos, the third trust is usually Koru merely for Dia3. I prefer seeing white Wind to handle occasional sleepgas or mass cures, but you could get away with just divine waltz for that and use the low cost Magic Fruit.
Erratic flutter comes with 15% Fast Cast, IMO invaluable and worth it even if you never use it for your own haste
BLU can also set stuff like Voracious Trunk/Osmosis to steal buffs from enemies. For example, Orc's or Yagudo (I forget which one I stole, was on DRK) Warcry is something like 8 minutes or crazy high duration and should stack with Nature's Meditation since it's Warcry and not attack bonus buff.
BLU super fun, my biggest gripe is can only multistep SC with CA when it's available (don't have prime sword). Savage > Expiacion is fine
By K123 2025-07-08 17:44:38
I only switched to Sylvie a week ago and she isn't very eager to cure. You might also be talking from a tizona perspective, which I don't have and hence don't have as much mp.
The most fun I've had so far was going BRD/DNC and RDM/DNC but there's times I can't be bothered to 2box so I'm thinking about blu, but then it might not even be that much better than RDM?
Lakshmi.Buukki
Server: Lakshmi
Game: FFXI
By Lakshmi.Buukki 2025-07-08 17:54:46
That is true, Tizona is mostly necessary for self sustaining healer, unless you set Magic Hammer like the old days and steal mana. You could drop Koru for Monberaux, he uses Ethers and will heal you faster than Sylvie. I'm not sure what's up with her AI; She won't immediately cure you when you enter yellow unless she literally has nothing else to do. Once you get to like 50-60%, she will use cure 4, but her real issue is she will never use a lower tier cure if she has the MP to cover c4, even if c4 is on timer. So she will cure you once, then have a very long recast timer on her next cure 4, basically sitting there doing nothing. The only time she'll use cure 3, 2, 1, is if her MP can only support those tiers. I've found that if I'm depending on her for cures exclusively, I'm dead. But between her and Koru, they usually can handle that, so long as I'm not getting wailed on by multiple enemies.
By K123 2025-07-08 18:07:02
I don't have Monberaux either, or Ygnas, really lazy/refuse to be forced to jump through the hoops with the time constraints. Using Cherukiki to heal mostly now and even she's reluctant to heal unless you go under 60%.
Do you think BLU would be stronger/faster than RDM? Both equally top geared except no REMA swords.
Lakshmi.Buukki
Server: Lakshmi
Game: FFXI
By Lakshmi.Buukki 2025-07-08 18:21:17
BLU definitely stronger/faster/safer. Just by virtue of not needing to call Ulmia or Joachim for Marches, BLU is better. Self-capping haste is huge, leaves room for Qultada, Koru (Dia3) and Sylvie for fury/frailty. You throw up Nature's Meditation, one Box Step, and Tenebral Crush, and you're going to hit a lot harder than RDM can. RDM can't use Sylvie for Fury/frailty, so the extra trust slot they gain from having their own Haste2/Dia 3 is irrelevant since you still need a second buffer. RDM also won't be able to control crowds like BLU can. They can use Excenmille {S} for his Stag's Call, but that's still not close to the attack advantage BLU would have.
Temper II is good, especially if the BLU doesn't have AM3 to compete, but you're in the same dps situation as BLU with not being able to self SC unless you use Mpu and Ruthless x3? I think running into a pack of mobs, hitting them with Tenebral Crush > Entomb > Stunlock and then spamming Savage Blade is the simplest way to solo farm with Occultation up. Whereas RDM can only single bind/sleep and it would take longer to kill, and would probably need to heal in between attacks or use a healer trust to not get wrecked.
BLU all day IMO.
By K123 2025-07-08 19:04:34
Completely forgot that Sylvie won't even do frailty with RDM.
I'm not even sure you can Tenebral Crush every mob without tizona either though, maybe if you can do it to all mobs at once then sleep them each floor.
Lakshmi.Buukki
Server: Lakshmi
Game: FFXI
By Lakshmi.Buukki 2025-07-08 19:30:35
I'm not even sure you can Tenebral Crush every mob without tizona either though, maybe if you can do it to all mobs at once then sleep them each floor.
The 130 mobs have very low magic evasion, so it should be able to land. I just pull a group to a "safe" spot, then Dream Flower them. Then reapply Occultation > Tenebra Crush > Dream Flower, or something similar. I may later break sleep with an Entomb so I can fully neutralize the adds the entire time I'm fighting something. Tenebral Crush may need to be reapplied. If you don't think that is safe to do, downgrade to Sweeping Gouge or Frightful Roar (aoe non-waking defense down).
 Carbuncle.Maletaru
Server: Carbuncle
Game: FFXI
Posts: 3,505
By Carbuncle.Maletaru 2025-07-08 20:49:03
I'm not even sure you can Tenebral Crush every mob without tizona either though, maybe if you can do it to all mobs at once then sleep them each floor.
The 130 mobs have very low magic evasion, so it should be able to land. I just pull a group to a "safe" spot, then Dream Flower them. Then reapply Occultation > Tenebra Crush > Dream Flower, or something similar. I may later break sleep with an Entomb so I can fully neutralize the adds the entire time I'm fighting something. Tenebral Crush may need to be reapplied. If you don't think that is safe to do, downgrade to Sweeping Gouge or Frightful Roar (aoe non-waking defense down).
I think he's saying you won't have enough MP to cast such an expensive spell every floor.
Can you guys post your BLU spell sets? Like the ones you have found to be best and why? Just looking for ideas and suggestions for all content.
I like this idea
I've been meaning to ask what some blues use for dynamis wave 1/2 and then what they switch to for wave 3
The xml format from azure sets would be most appreciated
Other content would also be appreciated
I can post my sets but they won't be in azure sets format.
Cleaving
Screwdriver
Quad. Continuum
Delta Thrust
Sound Blast
Spectral Floe
Occultation
Subduction
Erratic Flutter
Cocoon
Anvil Lightning
Cursed Sphere
Actinic Burst
Magic Hammer
Plenilune Embrace
Battery Charge
Winds of Promy
Retinal Glare
Dream Flower
Tenebral Crush
Melee with some support
Quad. Continuum
Empty Trash
Delta Thrust
Heavy Strike
Sudden Lunge
Barbed Crescent
Paralyzing Triad
Glutinous Dart
Thrashing Assault
Sinker Drill
Blazing Bound
Fantod
Nat. Meditation
Erratic Flutter
Molting Plumage
Barrier Tusk
Magic Fruit
Diffusion Ray
Tenebral Crush
Cruel Joke screwdriver
grand slam
terror touch
hysteric barrage
vertical cleave
delta thrust
barbed crescent
feather barrier
occultation
tem. upheaval
erratic flutter
silent storm
cocoon
sheep song
saline coat
actinic burst
battery charge
dream flower
atra. libations
tenebral crush
Hard/supported DD Sickle Slash
Tail Slap
Empty Thrash
Delta Thrust
Heavy Strike
Sudden Lunge
Barbed Crescent
Glutinous Dart
Thrashing Assault
Sinker Drill
Fantod
Nat. Meditation
Searing Tempest
Occultation
Cocoon
Embalming Earth
Sheep Song
Magic Fruit
Diffusion Ray
Tenebral Crush
Feather Tickle Sub-Zero Smash
Feather Tickle
Auroral Drape
Reaving Wind
Wind Breath
Erratic Flutter
Molting Plumage
Metallic Body
Cocoon
Bad Breath
Entomb
Rending Deluge
Scouring Spate
Blinding Fulgor
Atra. Libations
Tenebral Crush
Bumba V25 Sub-Zero Smash
Delta Thrust
Barbed Crescent
Fantod
Searing Tempest
Ice Break
Feather Tickle
Auroral Drape
Reaving Wind
Wind Breath
Erratic Flutter
Magnetite Cloud
Bad Breath
Rending Deluge
Saline Coat
Plenilune Embrace
Jettatura
Magic Barrier
Osmosis
Tenebral Crush
Ongo KI#1 Sub-Zero Smash
Delta Thrust
Barbed Crescent
Sound Blast
Searing Tempest
Spectral Floe
Auroral Drape
Wind Breath
Subduction
Erratic Flutter
Bad Breath
Embalming Earth
Entomb
Cursed Sphere
Magic Hammer
Dream Flower
Tenebral Crush
Mboze Melee Power Attack
Mandibular Bite
Sickle Slash
Tail Slap
Sub-zero Smash
Empty Thrash
Delta Thrust
Heavy Strike
Sudden Lunge
Barbed Crescent
Feather Tickle
Auroral Drape
Reaving Wind
White Wind
Wind Breath
Erratic Flutter
Silent Storm
Bad Breath
Battery Charge
Tenebral Crush
They may not be 100% optimized, but at least a jumping-off point you can adjust to your liking.
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Lakshmi.Buukki
Server: Lakshmi
Game: FFXI
By Lakshmi.Buukki 2025-07-08 22:54:05
Quote: I think he's saying you won't have enough MP to cast such an expensive spell every floor
I misunderstood then. Anyways, Magic Hammer solves that problem for the most part. Nearly every monster type in Temenos has native MP, or a caster in the group. Pots, Aerns, Beastmen, Arcana etc. You'd cast Tenebral Crush on the group though, not individual monsters, but like I said, there's a couple other lower potency defense down options that can be used instead that are far less MP if that's an issue.
By Areaden 2025-07-09 11:40:25
Here is the aset you can add. Someone posted these i just put them in the format.
<cleaving>
<slot01>Screwdriver</slot01>
<slot02>Quad. Continuum</slot02>
<slot03>Delta Thrust</slot03>
<slot04>Sound Blast</slot04>
<slot05>Spectral Floe</slot05>
<slot06>Occultation</slot06>
<slot07>Subduction</slot07>
<slot08>Erratic Flutter</slot08>
<slot09>Cocoon</slot09>
<slot10>Anvil Lightning</slot10>
<slot11>Cursed Sphere</slot11>
<slot12>Actinic Burst</slot12>
<slot13>Magic Hammer</slot13>
<slot14>Plenilune Embrace</slot14>
<slot15>Battery Charge</slot15>
<slot16>Winds of Promy</slot16>
<slot17>Retinal Glare</slot17>
<slot18>Dream Flower</slot18>
<slot19>Tenebral Crush</slot19>
</cleaving>
<melee_support>
<slot01>Quad. Continuum</slot01>
<slot02>Empty Thrash</slot02>
<slot03>Delta Thrust</slot03>
<slot04>Heavy Strike</slot04>
<slot05>Sudden Lunge</slot05>
<slot06>Barbed Crescent</slot06>
<slot07>Paralyzing Triad</slot07>
<slot08>Glutinous Dart</slot08>
<slot09>Thrashing Assault</slot09>
<slot10>Sinker Drill</slot10>
<slot11>Blazing Bound</slot11>
<slot12>Fantod</slot12>
<slot13>Nat. Meditation</slot13>
<slot14>Erratic Flutter</slot14>
<slot15>Molting Plumage</slot15>
<slot16>Barrier Tusk</slot16>
<slot17>Magic Fruit</slot17>
<slot18>Diffusion Ray</slot18>
<slot19>Tenebral Crush</slot19>
</melee_support>
<crueljoke>
<slot01>Screwdriver</slot01>
<slot02>Grand Slam</slot02>
<slot03>Terror Touch</slot03>
<slot04>Hysteric Barrage</slot04>
<slot05>Vertical Cleave</slot05>
<slot06>Delta Thrust</slot06>
<slot07>Barbed Crescent</slot07>
<slot08>Feather Barrier</slot08>
<slot09>Occultation</slot09>
<slot10>Tem. Upheaval</slot10>
<slot11>Erratic Flutter</slot11>
<slot12>Silent Storm</slot12>
<slot13>Cocoon</slot13>
<slot14>Sheep Song</slot14>
<slot15>Saline Coat</slot15>
<slot16>Actinic Burst</slot16>
<slot17>Battery Charge</slot17>
<slot18>Dream Flower</slot18>
<slot19>Atra. Libations</slot19>
<slot20>Tenebral Crush</slot20>
</crueljoke>
<harddd>
<slot01>Sickle Slash</slot01>
<slot02>Tail Slap</slot02>
<slot03>Empty Thrash</slot03>
<slot04>Delta Thrust</slot04>
<slot05>Heavy Strike</slot05>
<slot06>Sudden Lunge</slot06>
<slot07>Barbed Crescent</slot07>
<slot08>Glutinous Dart</slot08>
<slot09>Thrashing Assault</slot09>
<slot10>Sinker Drill</slot10>
<slot11>Fantod</slot11>
<slot12>Nat. Meditation</slot12>
<slot13>Searing Tempest</slot13>
<slot14>Occultation</slot14>
<slot15>Cocoon</slot15>
<slot16>Embalming Earth</slot16>
<slot17>Sheep Song</slot17>
<slot18>Magic Fruit</slot18>
<slot19>Diffusion Ray</slot19>
<slot20>Tenebral Crush</slot20>
</harddd>
<tickle>
<slot01>Sub-Zero Smash</slot01>
<slot02>Feather Tickle</slot02>
<slot03>Auroral Drape</slot03>
<slot04>Reaving Wind</slot04>
<slot05>Wind Breath</slot05>
<slot06>Erratic Flutter</slot06>
<slot07>Molting Plumage</slot07>
<slot08>Metallic Body</slot08>
<slot09>Cocoon</slot09>
<slot10>Bad Breath</slot10>
<slot11>Entomb</slot11>
<slot12>Rending Deluge</slot12>
<slot13>Scouring Spate</slot13>
<slot14>Blinding Fulgor</slot14>
<slot15>Atra. Libations</slot15>
<slot16>Tenebral Crush</slot16>
</tickle>
<bumba>
<slot01>Sub-Zero Smash</slot01>
<slot02>Delta Thrust</slot02>
<slot03>Barbed Crescent</slot03>
<slot04>Fantod</slot04>
<slot05>Searing Tempest</slot05>
<slot06>Ice Break</slot06>
<slot07>Feather Tickle</slot07>
<slot08>Auroral Drape</slot08>
<slot09>Reaving Wind</slot09>
<slot10>Wind Breath</slot10>
<slot11>Erratic Flutter</slot11>
<slot12>Magnetite Cloud</slot12>
<slot13>Bad Breath</slot13>
<slot14>Rending Deluge</slot14>
<slot15>Saline Coat</slot15>
<slot16>Plenilune Embrace</slot16>
<slot17>Jettatura</slot17>
<slot18>Magic Barrier</slot18>
<slot19>Osmosis</slot19>
<slot20>Tenebral Crush</slot20>
</bumba>
<ongo>
<slot01>Sub-Zero Smash</slot01>
<slot02>Delta Thrust</slot02>
<slot03>Barbed Crescent</slot03>
<slot04>Sound Blast</slot04>
<slot05>Searing Tempest</slot05>
<slot06>Spectral Floe</slot06>
<slot07>Auroral Drape</slot07>
<slot08>Wind Breath</slot08>
<slot09>Subduction</slot09>
<slot10>Erratic Flutter</slot10>
<slot11>Bad Breath</slot11>
<slot12>Embalming Earth</slot12>
<slot13>Entomb</slot13>
<slot14>Cursed Sphere</slot14>
<slot15>Magic Hammer</slot15>
<slot16>Dream Flower</slot16>
<slot17>Tenebral Crush</slot17>
</ongo>
<mboze>
<slot01>Power Attack</slot01>
<slot02>Mandibular Bite</slot02>
<slot03>Sickle Slash</slot03>
<slot04>Tail Slap</slot04>
<slot05>Sub-zero Smash</slot05>
<slot06>Empty Thrash</slot06>
<slot07>Delta Thrust</slot07>
<slot08>Heavy Strike</slot08>
<slot09>Sudden Lunge</slot09>
<slot10>Barbed Crescent</slot10>
<slot11>Feather Tickle</slot11>
<slot12>Auroral Drape</slot12>
<slot13>Reaving Wind</slot13>
<slot14>White Wind</slot14>
<slot15>Wind Breath</slot15>
<slot16>Erratic Flutter</slot16>
<slot17>Silent Storm</slot17>
<slot18>Bad Breath</slot18>
<slot19>Battery Charge</slot19>
<slot20>Tenebral Crush</slot20>
</mboze>
Asura.Creole
Server: Asura
Game: FFXI
Posts: 144
By Asura.Creole 2025-07-10 10:49:50
just returned after 4 years I blu lua for gearswap if anyway has a good one
By Kaffy 2025-07-10 11:35:57
nothing has changed that would require any new function from gearswap, do you just want current gear sets?
Quetzalcoatl.Zorik
Server: Quetzalcoatl
Game: FFXI
Posts: 110
By Quetzalcoatl.Zorik 2025-07-11 14:03:05
Here is the aset you can add. Someone posted these i just put them in the format.
<melee_support>
<slot01>Quad. Continuum</slot01>
<slot02>Empty Trash</slot02>
<slot03>Delta Thrust</slot03>
<slot04>Heavy Strike</slot04>
<slot05>Sudden Lunge</slot05>
<slot06>Barbed Crescent</slot06>
<slot07>Paralyzing Triad</slot07>
<slot08>Glutinous Dart</slot08>
<slot09>Thrashing Assault</slot09>
<slot10>Sinker Drill</slot10>
<slot11>Blazing Bound</slot11>
<slot12>Fantod</slot12>
<slot13>Nat. Meditation</slot13>
<slot14>Erratic Flutter</slot14>
<slot15>Molting Plumage</slot15>
<slot16>Barrier Tusk</slot16>
<slot17>Magic Fruit</slot17>
<slot18>Diffusion Ray</slot18>
<slot19>Tenebral Crush</slot19>
</melee_support>
Thank you for this. Note that this should be "Empty Thrash". It looks correct in the other sets.
Lakshmi.Bursto
Server: Lakshmi
Game: FFXI
Posts: 1
By Lakshmi.Bursto 2025-07-13 18:07:42
Can whoever updates the all jobs page for blue linked below please add Fast Blade II info? Thank you.
https://www.bg-wiki.com/ffxi/All_Jobs_Gear_Sets/Blue_Mage
By SimonSes 2025-07-14 05:27:28
btw Imperator sets on this page doesn't make sense, because bgwiki and sim has very wrong info for that WS.
Lawii is still making tests, but so far Imperator looks to have around 6.7 fTP at 1000TP and 20.4 at 3000TP and 25% MND/DEX WSC, so following other 1 handers Primes (I guess Spalirisos is different) with very high ftp and low WSC.
 Asura.Sechs
Server: Asura
Game: FFXI
Posts: 10,615
By Asura.Sechs 2025-08-02 06:26:34
Not sure if anybody noticed, but I just found out that when /RDM at ML50 (technically ML40 might be enough) you can reach Enhancing Skill 301+ to get one more interruption prevention from Aquaveil.
Reaching a total number of +8.
Not super relevant given that Carcharian Verve is a thing, but still I find /RDM very nice for Aquaveil (and many other things) so you don't have to rely on the Verve 5mins CD.
To reach 301+ though you need Pukulamuj+1 (Dualwielding it with NQ if you wanna do it at ML40) then Incanter's Torque, Mimir, Andoaa, Telchine body, Stikini+1 x2, Fi Follet +1 and one of the two non ilevel feet offering respectively +7 or +8 enhancing.
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