5 Reasons Why You Should Play Black Mage/BLM (Thaumaturge)

[@g_vost]

rule 0 for ALL jobs: if you want to play it, play it. the game's casual content is meant to be widely accessible. the only thing stopping you is the final push. at least go visit the starting guild, do a quick unlock, and mull it over. if it unlocks at a high level, the following job quests might help introduce you to the job's kit, too. if you're at least curious to know more, beyond hitting a dummy for 30 minutes straight, try entering a leveling roulette to put in some practice.

[@GrimnirsGrudge]

Black Mage has the most satisfying booms. The real trick isn't knowing when to move out of a mechanic, but knowing when to stand in the mechanic and KEEP BLASTIN FOOLS.

[@nuclearsynapse5319]

I have a whole health bar and a surecast, by JOVE I'm going to use them

[@EmberwindTale]

Which is almost never the way the game is set up today. Once upon a time it was fine to occasionally take a hit if it meant finishing a cast but now anything that isn't an unavoidable attack gives you money or ability Stacks which just makes it that much harder for the Healer to keep you alive when those unavoidable ones hit you.

[@brandondragon]

BLM we love some pain in exchange for the booms.

[@Thefrozenarrow]

My favorite thing about black mage is how steady the rotation is. Going from fire to ice and back again feels like clockwork, it's very relaxing.

[@Sheepdog_Alpha]

Agreed - once you get used to it and don't have to stare at your skill bars, it becomes almost therapeutic.

[@ITSFRICKENADAM]

Agreed. I love the ability for an endless mana dump

[@Frankzoar]

Almost therapeutic.

[@blackmagekongs2588]

As a black mage i always appreciate when your teammates work around you. Sometimes you get really tunnel visioned when you are in fire phase and pushing out the deeps.

[@brandondragon]

That hit me right in the Cudgel. 😂😂😂 yeah I've been balls deep into a rotation and like completely missed a mechanic and had to figure out what was going on because those big damage numbers mean more than black mage lives lol.

[@l3thReDzC]

Yes, ultimate power!!!!!! Been waiting for this video to come out to spread to fellow FC members once more!

[@jaysanj152]

Quad casting Flares and Finishing it off with double Foul on a huge mob pulls WHILE also staying on laylines....is the peak pinnacle and proudest feeling i've ever felt playing as a black mage... It's just so glorious...

[@nuclearsynapse5319]

back in the day I thought it was a joke that the thaumaturge guild were drunk on ethers, only today do I realize that they're the only way to get that delicious, delirious, absolutely *delightful* quadcast of flare

[@theornerytrilobite]

Did the entire MSQ on Black Mage, there was never any other competition for my first job. Getting close to finishing levelling the other jobs now and every time I go back to black mage the adjustment period is never all that long and the job just feels clean as Hell.

[@Zero2k0]

Black Mage is my favorite job by far. I love it even with the many downfalls it may have. It was the first job I got to 80 with before EW and I have so much fun playing it even on encounters that require heavy movement.

[@brandondragon]

The thing is is if you use Firestarter thundercloud when propped. swiftcast and triple cast on cooldown BLM is actually super mobile. It's just getting stuck in a rotation and almost to burst and you don't wanna move so you take a hit and pray.

[@cblake7462]

Despi here reminding me how much I simp for FFX's Lulu. I started playing BLM about a month or two ago and got it to level 80, and I've had a ton of fun with it, though it's undoubtedly the hardest job I've played so far. I more recently levelled RDM up to 80 and I love that job too (my SMN is already 90), definitely much easier, but fun and flashy. This video is making me want to return to Black Mage today, take it through the Endwalker content and push it to 90.

[@woljay9362]

Omg I would love a Lulu glam for my WoL! My favorite Black Mage ever!

[@MrPistoleroGun]

I got to say, i always enjoy when you post BLM videos, you're the reason i played blm in the first place >.< It was so painful to level up that job. After a bit i dropped it, but then i saw your videos (and glamour, it played a big part >.>) and now here i am, playing blm in all content i can, trying to min max potions in a complicated rotation even though i could clear the fights with normal plays xD Blm rules !!!

[@paulcrimson3824]

I very loved the intro! And the whole video ofc. Not easy job but its one of the best jobs for sure!

[@jumperofthepuddles8975]

I love the black mage for it's difficulty, especially in high-end content. It sucks when groups don't want to work with it, but it feels so good when everything comes together. I hope it never gets reworked to be easier, it's the most well-designed job imo.

[@flavioromano8754]

if you ask me, it needs a buff lots of ppl will disagree with it, but i think black mage SHOULD be rewards with better damage since the high difficulty of the job. YES it should do more damage than samurai. CHange my mind

[@Richard-sq1ml]

@@flavioromano8754 If Black mages did more damage than samurai by the same amount that samurai is doing now, it wouldn't make a difference.

[@zigrakudo4092]

@@flavioromano8754 crit bonus please, fire crits give personal vuln debuff, ice crits give slow/heavy debuff.

[@neworleansmade504]

Black mage does dmg close to sam u gotta fet that crit up

[@redgeoblaze3752]

the only buff that I think would make sense is to allow movement while casting within leylines. it would be a pretty minor change overall, but it would help the flow of the burst window a lot, as long as your whole circle doesn't get covered by an AOE.

[@lushdontu4015]

I love this job more than the other casters but sadly, I die too much when I play new content and my healers won’t resurrect me because they hate black mages. Unfortunately black mage is the only dps I like but it’s too hard even after months of practice.

[@ushinkou8569]

I was in the same spot, The answer is really switch to RDM, Learn the fights, then once you're done, You can bring the BLM back out.

[@nestorreyes126]

Well im not full into black mage but you can use summoner to learn the fight and then use BLM, with SMN you can learn when and where you can be stand to cast and when do you need to use triplecast to move, things like that

[@animegx45]

I was under the impression that healers loved Black Mages. Those guys need to adjust.

[@ArcaneMantis]

Love my black mage. They aren’t 90 yet but due to having gone through most of the content on other jobs it has been an absolute….blast….leveling it. You just feel powerful as you go through your rotation and hitting that triplecast in your fire phase while pushing those big numbers feels amazing. Some people really will go out of their way to help you ABC (for example dohn megh second boss I have had multiple people break me out of that little prison before I even started to target it myself). Small example but the point is there I think. Love class, love the strategy behind it. Glad I stopped being scared to try it and just went and did it.

[@xxJing]

I honestly see Summoner, Red Mage, and Black Mage more like different specs of the same class rather than different classes. I’m using the word class here over Job, because Job conveys flavor whereas class conveys a specialized toolkit. In general, Summoner allows for the greatest flexibility, Red Mage the greatest support, and Black Mage the greatest optimization… all using elemental magic.

[@febLey]

I’ve been maining crit Black mage for the current savage tier and it’s the first time I’ve been playing a DPS class in Ex/Savage content. I’ve recently been trying out some Red Mage in the same content, but I’m struggling a bit. Maybe it is just just me, but currently I feel like Black Mage has more or at least the same mobility than Red Mage. As Black I have two stacks of Triple Cast, two Stacks of Xenoglossy, with proper use of sharpcast I always have a Thunder proc, most of the times a Fire 3 proc, Aetherial Manipulation, Between the Lines and last but not least, Swiftcast. The most important aspect, I can hold on to one charge of Triple and Xeno until I’m about to overcap. So it gives me a ton of options. On the other hand Red Mage has Flèche, Contre Sixte, two stack of Dual Cast (which only works for the next spell, as opposed to triple cast), the Melee combo, two stacks of acceleration, two stacks corps-a-Corps, two stacks displacement and of course Swiftcast. Out of these it is advised to use Flèche and Contre sixte, on CD, and the melee combo should be used as soon as it becomes available. That leaves me with acceleration, corps-a-corpse, displacement, Swiftcast and I could hold on to my melee combo a bit longer, assuming I can be in melee range. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoy red mage, but I’m having a lot more trouble in Endsinger Ex as red than on black mage. Maybe someone can give some advice.

[@footballfreak0]

Happy to provide some tips on RDM if needed. It's personally my fav in the game. You get dual cast after EVERY short cast, so the mobility is definitely better than BLM. It's just about properly using your Accelerations and swift cast to make sure your cast timers line up with movement requirements of the fight. A lot of people just use them when they need to move which can be an option as well when starting out, but completely unnecessary in most cases if you properly lineup your rotation. Any time you need to move for a long period of time, it's wise to opt for your melee combo as this allows insane lengths of mobility without ANY dps loss. Been through the entire Savage tier and all extremes with RDM and happy to provide fight specific tips with it as well on discord if you'd like (: Don't give up, RDM is amazing!

[@Felrika]

5:15 I felt that astro death

[@jameswhite3043]

"With great explosions comes great responsibility "

[@EmetSelch.]

I don't care what people can think of this class, i play with this class since the 1.0 and i'll continue to play it.

[@lunamaria8788]

Another reason: Y'Shtola will love you.

[@Raionhardt]

although im a sam main, i have to say black mage is probably my favorite job in any mmo. although i dont agree that its really difficult. with all the instant cast flex options in endwalker, outside of ultimates its very chill to play even at a mid-purple parsing level. you have to have about the same encounter knowledge as a healer when it comes to knowing when its best to use specific cooldowns and perfecting your slidecasting

[@amaruwilliams5455]

I just leveled summoner to 90 and even tho I LOVE the job, I definitely am interested in leveling my black mage. Currently at 78. Even through the trial and tribulations the job brings

[@lushdontu4015]

I switched to black mage because summoner was boring for me. Red mage is cool too

[@raarasunai4896]

That FFXV line in the opener is godlike! I thought I had heard it as “Off the throne, jester.” Maybe I’m misremembering

[@Mocita]

Years ago, I’ve tried to join raid groups looking for a caster. And when I said I mained as Black Mage, they all turned me away without even giving me a chance. Sometimes people judge others without even giving them a chance.

[@castoputa]

HUGE. EXPLOSIONS!

[@dazzlemasseur]

Nice shoutout to pint on your video ❤️

[@LuukMahjong]

The whole aesthetic of black mage is a vibe

[@weignerleigner3037]

Was told not to play black mage and I love it. Tried red mage out and it just wasn’t the same. Definitely recommend black mage if your looking to do magic

[@dumbitc11]

i love black mage but i think it overall needs a bit of a dmg boost. it's the hardest job to play by far so i do feel like it should do noticeably more damage then all the other jobs. you would think that a blm lb3 would be preferred over a melee lb3 but it's not.

[@nuclearsynapse5319]

You can't have an aoe LB do more damage than a single target though. I understand the fantasy of it, and maybe there will come a time when us casters can use our LB3's optimally in high end raids, but that would require there to be 2 bosses near each other

[@Jordonzo]

all these incredible caster glams and you go with the leather jacket? .... I'm not mad, I'm just dissappointed.

[@blackmagekongs2588]

At least he got the hat...

[@woljay9362]

Lol I second that. So many nice mystical glams

[@Bryan-uq4jg]

😆

[@HojuMedia]

You really had to remind me about kaiten in this video

[@b13sem]

Reason 1: Fire 1 Reason 2: Fire 2 Reason 3: Fire 3 Reason 4: Fire 4! Reason 5: Fire 5!

[@josiahlikestodance]

Arden was a perfect addition for this video

[@xcetrax]

Despite overall liking the summoner changes in endwalker, I do miss the complexity the job had once upon a time. Black mage has filled that void for me. Now I prog savage content on SMN and optimize it on blm. Class is so rewarding for knowing fights.

[@kinryuten]

Don't you need different melds for BLM?

[@LordDaedhelor]

@@kinryuten Not if you build pure crit on SMN and pure SpS on BLM. That's how I pulled this off. I just had two separate sets between the two jobs.

[@xcetrax]

@@kinryuten different melds and actually different gear save the ring slots. So you don’t have gear overlap currently.

[@kinryuten]

@@xcetrax My smn is 90 and blm is 50 but I'm having fun with boom.job, so I'm probably gonna get it to 90. Plus I want the Goddess/Soul of Magic titles.

[@翡翠マイコ]

Now this motivated me again :3

[@WillOwispss]

I became a black mage accidentally and now it's too late to choose something else

[@harosee]

Yes!! FFXV!! Episode Ardyn!! XD That alone made it an amazing intro to the video.

[@Tentaphox]

"-Or you just didnt like Hisatsu:Kaiten being removed" ;__; I know its a shallow reason to swap from SAM to BLM but I kept getting so disoriented whenever I tried to play Sam whenever I went to hit the button and it was gone. It felt wrong. But I have no regrets; BLM is immensely and unspeakably satisfying to play when you're up for the challenge and I massively enjoy the challenge of finding those little moments of perfect casting goodness.

[@XernuhtZwei]

I will say BLM has been a breath of fresh air during my Dark Apocalypse runs. I may have thrown my wallet at the levelling issue while that stuff was on sale, but oh my goodness is it good to find a comfy space, plant your feet and start blasting.

[@ShowMeYaMovez]

4:45 This is what made me switch to BLM 1 week before Abyssos Savage lul. It's been a challenge but I feel good on the job now

[@Galaxyfaraway79]

Great video. I'm still failing but learning 🙂

[@fishbread9208]

Knowing whether to spend triple cast on the ley lines or save them for required movement mechanics will save some headache with this job

[@rig2037]

The jump from playing Summoner and going to Blackmage, I picked it up quick and wow. Blackmage makes Summoner look like dogshit.. And even Red Mage I can just tell is going to be a lot of fun

[@NicoRobln]

Buff Fire IV back to 450 Potency... Make No Ice Rotation viable as second alternative to the regular rotation

[@vladimirmlotschek3265]

Only reason why everyone needs to play Black Mage: *bringing every boss Despair* xD

[@warmybear1009]

i cannot decide on a dps. Black Mage feels SO GOOD when you keep the (trait) Enochian up and pew pew Xenoglossy, Foul etc and the fx look great...but part of me also likes the Glam of Bard or Dragoon...ajsjahgjahsjgkhasjkghas

[@AtilaZepol]

Fuck it just play all of them

[@ronaldguedes4103]

I loved this class on 90

[@user-lw8xj5ll5l]

please tell me the name of the clothes on the character? 1:32, 2:57, 3:34, 5:16, 7:44, 7:53

[@jakielou1884]

Black mage. In other words, the big boom.

[@nefarrox1655]

ok i know this is probably super random and will never get a response but, what is the glamour set your character is using i cant figure out the hat and pants

[@Cons00mer]

Black Mage is the only Class in the game.

[@thenerdjt]

Very nice video! I just notice that you have a DPS Meter, what's the name of the addon and how did you get it? :) Can you please tell me? :)

[@DesperiusFFXIV]

Its the MopiMopi version of the Advanced Combat Tracker, just check out my 2021 ACT video, where it is featured

[@anthonyhelmer2790]

If i could sum up blackmage as a lifelong wow player, it’s just balance Druid and arcane mage mashed up and IM HAVING A BLAST MUAHAHAHA

[@adris9540]

what's the name of those pants you're wearing with the calfskin rider jacket?

[@veldajeanadams8913]

I love the armor where is it from and is it glamoured if so i love the glamour and also where is it from

[@Weaverofdreams90]

So basically if I don't like turn-based don't pick this glass

[@NoName-zh1jz]

5th reason - “Exalted Reputation” Lmao I wish 💀

[@blazinchimp1671]

What's the glam at the beginning?

[@rinshotin2521]

5 reasons to cuddle desperie's cutie miqo kitty~♡

[@reissyboi7527]

I just can’t seem to get into being a caster, I’ve tried all of them but they don’t mesh well with me. I think I’ve gotten too used to DNC/MCH being able to move freely, no cast times and lots of ogcd’s. Although I also like playing WHM. Might try picking up a melee DPS next but I’m still unsure which one I want to level. Any jobs simple enough I can fit the majority of the skills on 1 crossbar? (PS5 controller, 16 buttons)

[@MichaelM2K23]

If you haven't already, try summoner. It's a really smooth transition coming from ranged physical to SMN.

[@raevenent751]

Try summoner, a lot of skills on summoner are tied to "This skill will turn into X"

[@jespj7888]

You can easily get 32 buttons if you enable a few extra settings, or even 40, and that's without swapping around the bars mid fight /Someone who's also using a ps5 controller

[@reissyboi7527]

@@jespj7888 I prefer having them all on 1 crossbar, constantly swapping between the 2 often throws me off messing up my rotation. I don’t mind the odd burst skill needed to be swapped to

[@chinamotoadventures2374]

@@jespj7888 How?

[@Cimegs5088]

i came in thinking, CONVINCE ME! Lol

[@xBotdeluxe]

Please let us know which weapon this is. 😭❤️

[@pharohphox7829]

The weapon showcased here is the relic weapon from ARR. Desperius has a lot of great videos showing each relic weapon by expansion, all their phases and for each of the jobs.

[@xBotdeluxe]

thank you! was a long journey till my 4th stage of the dragoon arr relic 😣😮‍💨

[@7GamesUnlimited7]

What am I looking at at 3:24? Lol

[@EveOrthyniusNova]

whats that jacket being used on the cat girl? it looks so nice

[@ElZamo92]

Reason number one: BEEG NUMBER IS GUD.

[@booblaa9734]

What is the chest piece glam at the end?

[@friedrichdergroe2074]

I have to admit that i kinda hate black mages, whenever i have one in the party they die atleast 3 times because they dont want to move out of the circle and then get blasted from an AoE

[@AnnaBananya]

Nope, not gonna happen.

[@dazzlemasseur]

Second !

[@emmanuelflores4854]

It’s shit I can’t get the lv 25 quest done lol

[@Quaaludio]

BLM lmao...great video, sucks about the abbreviation

[@AquaJV]

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