What Are The Spells BLU Use Now?

Going to work on BLU for proc spells but was wondering why spells BLU uses now damage. I know at 75 there was a "big 3" but im sure thats changed now.

Also, for the spells BLU use now for damage, how do they gear for it?

uh i use Goblin Rush, Hysteric Barrage, Quad Cut, Benthic Typhoon, Delta Thrust, and Disseverment,

Gear for them the same way as before gear for whatever stat mods they have.

Good newer dmg spells quad cont., goblin rush, benthic typhoon, Delta Thrust, Vanity Dive.

Though I mostly physical DD now and throw out the occasional quad or benthic for skillchaining. Delta is very mp efficient dmg and the additional effect is nice

It really depends for me. I generally have different spell sets for the occasion, if I am tanking, farming TE/KI, solo fighting, group fighting.

For damage I would use Delta Thrust, dissv, Vanity Dive, b typhoon, gob rush, QC.

it generally is situational on what you will be doing so certain spells will go great here and not so great there

Mostly I rock the CDC now. It's just fun

I do in abyssea but outside I like to spell spam! Did a lot of missions lately for people that needed and you can just destroy anything with the succession of spells we have lol. Alexander, 2nd to last WOTG fight etc.

oh fo sho^^

Oh yeah for shorter fights with support I'll spam more spells. But CDC is still good outside especially if mp is a concern. Especially soloing and such

So just so I make sure I got this right:

benthic typhoon: AGI
Quadratic Continuum: STR, VIT (I assume STR more)
Delta Thrust: STR, VIT (More so vit since its a higher mod?)
Vanity Dive: DEX
Goblin Rush: STR, DEX (More so STR?)

what das said

Pretty much. Though depending on amtas etc str might be useful for all of them. Well ok str is almost always useful since it adds to att but yeah. Fstr for blu spells caps when your str is 84 more than mob vit... so not really auto capping with just the cruor buffs but VV definitely will and moderate gearing will too

And as far as rush/quad yeah str is slightly better even with capped fstr but I wouldn't take str over the stat unless they were the same or str is higher. Also don't forget skill depending on where you break in tiers.

If no merit skills, would you pretty much cast all spells in af body and... af3 ammo?

no

I'd just do the math dependent on exact amounts of skill and break down and spell. Also rounding on stat mods. Like sometimes it is better to use lokis say for benthic or vanity dive. Sometimes it's better to use say bibiki shell/str ammo instead of af3 ammo and if needed using af2 helm to make up skill assuming it upped your dmg tier.

And of course weather or not you are using chain affinity and/or efflux.

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Calculating_Blue_Magic_Damage

Seconded, chant changed blu for me and aftermath is just fun.

Also if you're mass farming in Abyssea, Charged whisker and Whirl of Rage is pretty useful.

I tried full STR for Delta Thrust and noticed very little increase in dmg.

Consider STR as a 30% mod and then add to the existing weaponskill mod% for comparison purposes - not 100% accurate but it'll give you a good basis. This is until fSTR is capped.

I concur on CDC. Really saved on my casting and increased my DPS.

Abyssea: Chant du Cygne -> Delta Thrust -> Quadratic Continuum

Vana'diel: Delta Thrust -> Quadratic Continuum -> Chant du Cygne <-> Benthic Typhoon (Darkness Skillchain)

Apoyllon/Temenos: SATA Vanity Dive and/or SATA Benthic Typhoon