FFXIV Adhoc Samurai Advanced Guide (Dawntrail Patch 7.01)
115Today I'm here to teach you all about Adhoc Samurai in Dawntrail! This wasn't really a thing in Dawntrail until 7.01, because Samurai naturally had no filler until the 7.01 Tendo GCD recast change. Now that the standard loop uses filler again, it means you can make a case for playing an "Adhoc" style to cut out that filler!
***EDIT*** I should not have called into question the DPS difference between my two provided FFLogs Target Dummy 10m30s logs, because on the adhoc log I used two str potions, and on the standard log I only used one. This was a mistake, and I apologize for any confusion regarding that. I'm glad I didn't end up showing the DPS difference between the two logs, or spending much time speaking on that, because it would not have been an fair comparison. Everything else in the video is accurate to my knowledge, and all the logic/principles discussed are correct as far as I know. Thanks to @thalyanna3269 for pointing out this mistake!
BE WARNED: This is a very advanced playstyle for the Samurai job, and I strongly recommend that beginner/intermediate Samurais start with my Standard Patch 7.01 Samurai Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDONBLR67r0 That style is much easier to understand and play, and can easily get you all the way to the top 1% of Samurai performance. The adhoc style only really makes sense for those Samurai attempting to get rank #1 worldwide FFlogs, or attempt speedkills, or squeeze every ounce of potency out of their job.
If you want to see this style of Samurai demonstrated LIVE, come by my twitch channel at: https://www.twitch.tv/fahros There you can watch, ask questions live, and hang out to discuss Samurai strategies together with us. I'm currently streaming fulltime and live every morning and afternoon Monday-Friday, and occasionally I do some bonus streams on the weekends and evenings. I will be playing around the clock once this Savage tier drops, and raiding through the PF! I hope to see you there! Any views/shares/comments/subs help so much guys. I have been putting everything I have into full time content creation again, and your support means so much.
Links from the video:
My FFlogs: https://www.fflogs.com/character/id/3385537
7.0 Samurai Text Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rwJpp7iVnar2HeetfvOoZgiYlfAGAEyq7SRNBQ_F4S0/edit
My 10:30 adhoc target dummy fflog: https://www.fflogs.com/reports/4LR2FZcWh3rQTNBb#fight=last&type=casts&source=1
My 10:30 standard target dummy fflog: https://www.fflogs.com/reports/Hhp1afVbYZJCB84R#fight=last&type=casts&source=1
Noblesse Oblige's 10:30 XIVanalysis w/ full adhoc rotation timeline: https://xivanalysis.com/fflogs/CjhBQcbHfNkdKgGz/1/1
My Current Rank 9 AAC M1 FFlog w/ adhoc style: https://www.fflogs.com/reports/ypRkrcGqHQgN7PwK#fight=1&view=rankings
Twitch highlight for the AAC M1: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2207760159
Timestamps:
(Will update after stream today. I'm live right now!)
Thanks for watching everyone. See you next time. o7
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