The Beast Within -- A Guide To Blue Mage

I think the original context of this was for cleaving, in which case you don't have a tank or anything. I've never used BLU nukes for anything other than cleaving.

I did include cleaving situation though, RUN and COR are still 2 jobs regularly get invite to cleave pt as puller and buffers. Correct me if I'm wrong, from my experience recast doesn't matter as much when cleaving fodder anywaysl. I see recast really being an issue when fighting an NM or something.

Haste can be made up pretty easy with the belt slot, so it's almost a nonissue.

The real pain with Jakri for BLU is the lack of HP and the lower defensive stats.
And to a relative extent the lack of MP too.

I have been watching this debate for a couple of weeks now so I asked to chime in.

Seeing as I only play BLU, when I am in a nuking situation like any of the T3s in RuAun or T2s in Reisen, recast matters greatly to me. Most people don't play like this though and just get on SCH or BLM, but I happen to.
A haste waist (to still not cap) is required for me in this case and that irks me and brings the obi into the equation.
People are mentioning making an ambuscade cape with haste to compensate, and honestly I raise a finger to that notion. I find that to be completely ridiculous, and a waste of space. Just like the haste belt, but I can get on board with that.

We have gone from effortlessly capping haste to now receiving no haste at all. SEs way of putting us back in the Zeni era of sidegrades. Outside of idling or macroing these pieces I am unimpressed with this set and find it to be poorly thought up despite people being in love with it. That being said obviously the stats speak for themselves and it is an effective set despite anyone's potential disappointment.

I don't even think about cleaving personally, but apparently everyone else does. I cleaved my way to 1200 on Duluhans, Acuex, and Umbrils in Moh Gates when 1200 was the cap. After that I never did another cleave, CP pt, or ever farmed CP again on BLU all the way to 2100. Aside from that getting merits for fights or silt is trivial with or without Jahkri.
If you are already 1 shotting your targets in a cleave without Jahkri or you are still 2 shotting them with it then this set (defensively weaker, as noted several times by now) doesn't really matter, and if it hurts your recast after that fact then it is effectively garbage.

There is more than power to equipment.

The only debate I care about myself is the overall effectiveness of the equipment while spamming nukes on any escha NM (Genbu, Ironside, Strophadia, take your pick) how to gear to accommodate it, and what is better for those situations. Certainly the magic accuracy plays into it too and not just recast.
I recognize this debate isn't going to occur as people like myself who don't know the math will continue parroting "recast" "recast".

But factoring in the balancing act of finding haste, the gains in macc, situationally using an obi, and recast while spam spell DDing on ~135+ content. What would be the best set to work this be? I am siding with mixing between Jahkri, Amalric, and a Herc helm (helps on haste too) myself, but I like input.

(Not a Carrot)

Well first time i find someone saying macc doesnt matter for a mage job

Do you wear full accuracy gear on melee jobs when killing fodder?

Mule was on auto follow with Indi-haste up at all times maintained.

Im just used to /rdm since i dont set EF for the FC trait, /rdm gives me the same and the casual convert at day time if i happen to run out of MP and im far from the hipos.

That and i set more INT spells for more dmg but /sch and obi should be better i agree.

Im just used to /rdm since i dont set EF for the FC trait, /rdm gives me the same and the casual convert at day time if i happen to run out of MP and im far from the hipos.

That and i set more INT spells for more dmg but /sch and obi should be better i agree.

Sch aoe aspir will put rdm to shame