Patch 7.2: Small potency boosts on Stardiver, Drakesbane, and Heavens' Thrust.
Patch 7.1: Dragoon is dead. They took away two Nastrond stacks. Starcross did get the range boosted to 20 yalms, as well as many potency buffs. There's also a new interaction between Elusive Jump and Piercing Talon. It's now usually better to use Elusive only for disengagements to make use of Enhanced Piercing Talon, which is actually pretty strong for a ranged attack.
New? Got too many skills? Made the mistake of using a level skip and have no idea what anything does? Just hate reading? Try this guide out!
This guide seeks to teach new Dragoons how to Dragoon properly, without getting too deep into optimization. I'll be showing off and explaining some openers but not delving too much deeper beyond that and general skill usage. Endgame is a long way away and there's lots to learn along the way. Start slow and work your way up one skill at a time! Then, graduate to more advanced guides.
General DPSing Guide: https://youtu.be/QV7gLorSweo
Melee Role Actions Guide: https://youtu.be/Wuhci5l7Xl4
Guide to my HUD: https://youtu.be/GgXOHas9GyY
Dictionary of Terms: https://youtu.be/Oi8-myAY-Uc
Rotation images: https://imgur.com/a/F5N5dwY
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Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00
Playstyle Summary: 1:48
L1. True Thrust: 2:44
L4. Vorpal Thrust: 2:56
L6. Life Surge: 3:22
Role Actions: 4:03
L15. Piercing Talon: 4:24
L18. Disembowel: 5:13
Role Actions: 5:45
L26. Full Thrust: 5:50
L30. Lance Charge: 6:21
Job Requirements: 6:45
L30. Jump: 7:00
Role Actions: 7:41
L35. Elusive Jump: 7:45
L40. Doom Spike: 8:52
L45. Winged Glide: 9:54
Role Actions: 10:53
L50. Chaos Thrust: 10:58
L50. Dragonfire Dive: 12:24
L50. Opener: 13:14
L50. AoE Opener: 14:51
L52. Battle Litany: 15:59
L54. Enhanced Jump: 16:40
L56. Fang and Claw: 16:52
L58. Wheeling Thrust: 17:22
L60. Geirskogul: 17:41
L60. Openers: 18:26
L62. Sonic Thrust: 20:07
L64. Drakesbane: 20:43
L68. Mirage Dive: 21:30
L70. Life of the Dragon and Nastrond: 22:03
L70. Openers: 23:10
L72. Coerthan Torment: 25:13
L74. Jump Mastery and High Jump: 25:31
L76. Lance Mastery and Raiden Thrust: 25:44
L80. Stardiver: 26:38
L80. Openers: 27:45
L82. Enhanced Coerthan Torment and Draconian Fury: 28:29
L84. Enhanced Winged Glide: 28:57
L86. Lance Mastery II, Heavens' Thrust, and Chaotic Spring: 29:31
L88. Enhanced Life Surge: 30:03
L90. Lance Mastery III and Wyrmwind Thrust: 30:38
L90. Openers: 32:12
L92. Enhanced Dragonfire Dive and Rise of the Dragon: 33:23
L94. Melee Mastery: 34:12
L96. Lance Mastery IV: 34:30
L100. Enhanced Stardiver and Starcross: 34:51
L100. Opener: 36:24
L100. AoE Opener: 39:05
Outro: 39:39
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