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Enchanter / ToL - Revisiting / Updating Enc strats

« on: July 02, 2022, 04:24:45 PM »

I'm going to try and keep this short and sweet.

1. Current (and preferred) sustained aDPS rotation is: Composite Reinforcement -> Mindreap -> Throttling Grip -> Throttling Grip
Priority is given to Composite and Mindreap to keep those gems on cooldown as much as possible via this rotation.

2. If you are the only enchanter in group, you should just keep up: Twincast Aura (permanent) and Mana Radix Aura (needs to be periodically recast).

3. Increased usage of spell guard runes. You should at least be redoing them on your own caster groups. In fact, I even have triggers that tell me when Legion of Liako, in particular, is down. If it's off you then chances are it's off your group. I cannot stress enough that priests (ie: druids in caster groups) do NOT have any self runes. If you don't have many enchanters (let's just say two are present), then at least assign one person from a different caster group on your Extended Target Window to try and keep two squishy caster groups runed.

4. You can TB a group spellguard rune once per event, but you can MGB a group spell guard rune every 7:30 minutes. Enchanters have the quickest refreshing MGB.

5. aDPS burns. You should make a social key button to activate IoG and ITC together. Cast Mindreap (spell). Then hit Chromatic Haze. This means that your Chromatic Haze should have about a 5 to 6 second gap from when IoG is buffed on your group, in theory. Summary: ITC + IoG (activated together) -> Mindreap -> Chromatic Haze

6. Since raids generally run about 20-25 minutes on Freelance, you have AMPLE time to wait to use IoG again with ITC (assuming burns are happening somewhere near the beginning). Don't just randomly hit IoG without ITC being up unless the event is about to die in two minutes or less, which has usually not been the case.

7. Be cognizant of your group deaths and mana, and talk aDPS burns through. Why would you run burns if people are dead or have no mana, for example? Be flexible.

8. I made a YouTube video that goes over more specifics, if you care:

https://youtu.be/9R2wceK38h8

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Enchanter / Re: Enchanter DPS & ADPS

« on: March 27, 2021, 08:34:02 PM »

A lot of knowledge posted was before the introduction of the 4th/last rank of Enhanced Torment and when people were still working on buying it or examining it I guess.

The way you can test it out is as follows: use a 120 combat dummy in guild hall. Have a ranger hit you with Auspice, Druid hit you with Group Wolf, and your own IoG. Assuming all of these are maxxed rank of course. Now you're at 100% DD crit chance. Since you're at a 100% crit chance here, it's fair to say that only casting like 10 of each spell will give you a good enough idea.

Make sure to tash and have tashan's linger cry (max rank) on the dummy. This is the only debuff on the dummy.

This was a test I did maybe like 2 or 3 weeks ago.  I did not have gift of hazy procs on nor my auras up as I didn't want to interfere with the numbers. I would simply clicky hazy thoughts off for the next spell cast. I'm also maxed on all AA (so Drown and Mindsunder line is done) and I have the current type 3 augs for both my Mindrift and PG (again, just so people can get a good comparison).

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Pulmonary Grip Test

1. 803305 points of chromatic damage (Lucky Critical)

2. 757748 points of chromatic damage (Critical)

3. 769126 points of chromatic damage (Critical)

4. 756054 points of chromatic damage (Critical)

5. 790999 points of chromatic damage (Critical)

6. 806258 points of chromatic damage (Lucky Critical)

7. 801142 points of chromatic damage (Lucky Critical)

8. 775660 points of chromatic damage (Critical)

9. 805054 points of chromatic damage (Lucky Critical)

10. 760652 points of chromatic damage (Critical)
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Mindrift Test

1. 732920 points of chromatic damage (Critical)

2. 768142 points of chromatic damage (Lucky Critical)

3. 731133 points of chromatic damage (Critical)

4. 752485 points of chromatic damage (Lucky Critical)

5. 702468 points of chromatic damage (Critical)

6. 691154 points of chromatic damage (Critical)

7. 733034 points of chromatic damage (Lucky Critical)

8. 735007 points of chromatic damage (Lucky Critical)

9. 736493 points of chromatic damage (Lucky Critical)

10. 742448 points of chromatic damage (Critical)
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So yes - PG is better. I have long-since changed my burn to include PG as the next spell I am casting after hitting Chromatic Haze.

I have not really gone in depth here telling people what my "real" burn strategy is because most of the times the people I have tried to teach are either lagging or confused or don't understand the logic behind it. It was really more for people to understand the basics and not entirely neglect the import things, but my burn order now looks something like this:

Composite/Dissident - ITC - IoG - Robe Click - Mindrift - Chromatic Haze - Pulmonary Grip

What this also does is give ample time for your Druid to already have NFW on the mob by the time you hit Chromatic Haze so their 1st tick of the dot benefits from the CH. Additionally, it also gives ample time for the rest of your group to already be done clicking their abilities and be ready to actually land their big bang damage spell to utilize CH.

I am seeing enchanters on FL still use IoG and Haze right off the bat together and virtually half the group can't even use CH properly. Ideally, you want somewhere between a 3 to 5 second gap from  when you hit IoG and then when you hit Chromatic Haze. This takes timing and skill as well as better understanding of what the rest of your casters need to do before you hit Chromatic Haze.

Mindrift takes 2 seconds for me to cast (and I am pre-buffing group with Beguiler's Synergy). The Robe Click is like a half a second click. Factoring in global cooldowns and what not, I'm usually around the 4 second mark (after hitting IoG) when i finally give the group Chromatic Haze.

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Raid Performance / Re-examining debuffs and what NOT to put on a main/boss mob

« on: March 21, 2021, 04:36:05 AM »

I did an /inspectbuff on Charayan the Crusader (the dragon we burn on). But this rant goes for all 4 mobs we have to kill really in the Crusader's event.

[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] You sense 96 enchantment(s) on Charayan the Crusader:
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Kragek's Roar Rk. III [Centare] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:30 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Proclamation of Tashan Rk. III [Faldyarr] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:14:12 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Tashan's Lingering Cry VI [Faldyarr] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:13:06 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Malosinara Rk. III [Eeline] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:23:48 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Scent of Mortality Rk. III [Zleski] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:17:48 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Eye Gouge XXXIV [Thegreat] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:18 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Gathering Dusk IX [Zleski] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:00 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Scent of Terris [Zleski] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:13:18 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Icewalker's Synergy Effect [Vulvana] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:18 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Dire Convulsion Rk. III [Kightman] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:01:18 remaining.-- - WTF?
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Turgur's Insects [Toransa] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:07:48 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Turgur's Diminishment VII [Toransa] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:07:12 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Vainglorious Shout VII [Reyek] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:00 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Bond of Vulak Rk. III [Zimmak] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:48 remaining.-- - like really WTF?
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense T`Vyl's Resolve Weakness V [Zimmak] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:18 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Ice Burrower Swarm Rk. III [Mannladar] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:01:06 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Oppressing Shout Effect III [Minasu] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:36 remaining.-- - seriously...WTF?
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Twisted Shank XXXIV [Padraigg] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:18 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Horde of Hyperboreads Rk. III [Achima] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:18 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Mental Contortion VIII [Rgagar] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:02:36 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Malvus's Chant of Poison Rk. III [Trommel] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:12 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Funeral Dirge XXIV [Trommel] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:12 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Broiling Shadow Rk. III [Whitestripe] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:01:36 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Season's Wrath VIII [Bilie] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:36 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Clasp of Ro Rk. III [Bilie] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:12:18 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Oblivion Rk. III [Mirytauro] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:00 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Mortiferous Wounds Rk. III [Whitestripe] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:01:24 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Mind Coil Rk. III [Succuba] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:12 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Overpowering Frenzy Effect [Volanis] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:12 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Pulmonary Grip Rk. III [Landaru] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:54 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Two-Finger Wasp Touch XI [Vulvana] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:42 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Mind Coil Rk. III [Landaru] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:18 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Sunshock Rk. II [Bilie] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:24 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Called Shots Effect [Kevsaiyan] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:30 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Crystal Crawler Venom Rk. III [Mirytauro] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:12 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Boastful Bellow XXXVIII [Allyris] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:12 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Icewalker's Coalition Trigger III [Thegreat] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:12 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Restless Blood Rk. III [Kilorf] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:06 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Nectar of Misery Rk. III [Kilorf] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:06 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Plague of Zlandicar Rk. III [Kightman] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:54 remaining.-- - WTF?
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Bladewhirl XXIII [Reyek] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:48 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Boastful Bellow XLIV [Taurato] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:12 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Bladed Song XXVI [Taurato] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:30 remaining.-- WTF?
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Pulmonary Grip Rk. III [Faldyarr] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:30 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Pyre of Klraggek Rk. III [Zleski] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:00 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Dracnia's Pallid Haze Rk. III [Mirytauro] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:18 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Cacophony XXX [Allyris] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:24 remaining.-- WTF?
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Cacophony Disruption III [Trommel] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:24 remaining.-- WTF?
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Chaotic Poison Rk. III [Twoma] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:00 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Chant of Plague [Trommel] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:18 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Bloodletting Coalition Rk. II [Tapzz] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:18 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Yelinak's Chant of Frost Rk. III [Trommel] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:18 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Cacophony XXXIV [Trommel] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:24 remaining.-- WTF?
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Blood of Ikatiar Rk. III [Kightman] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:06 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Composite Paroxysm 6 [Mirytauro] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:36 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Oblivion Rk. III [Zleski] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:00 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Danvid's Decay Rk. III [Mirytauro] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:48 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Marlek's Curse Rk. III [Kilorf] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:24 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Sunshock Rk. III [Achima] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:06 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Malvus's Chant of Poison Rk. III [Taurato] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:00 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Nature's Fervid Wrath Rk. III [Achima] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:06 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Pulmonary Grip Rk. III [Succuba] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:48 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Crystal Crawler Venom Rk. III [Zleski] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:18 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Erupting Sunray Rk. III [Achima] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:42 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Septic Wounds Rk. III [Whitestripe] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:01:18 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Pyre of the Wretched Rk. III [Mirytauro] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:36 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Chill of the Arbor Tender Rk. III [Achima] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:01:18 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Blinding Luminance [Windreaper] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:18 remaining.-- - the HUGEST WTF?
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Nefarious Blight Rk. III [Tapzz] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:48 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Cytotoxic Wounds Rk. III [Whitestripe] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:01:24 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Dracnia's Pallid Haze Rk. III [Zleski] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:24 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Broiling Shadow Rk. III [Mirytauro] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:01:12 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Harm Touch XXX [Tapzz] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:12 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Yelinak's Chant of Frost Rk. III [Taurato] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:12 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Chant of Venom [Trommel] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:18 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Sontalak's Chant of Flame Rk. II [Taurato] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:06 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Chant of Flame [Trommel] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:12 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Nature's Fervid Wrath Rk. II [Bilie] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:00 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Scorpikis Blood Rk. III [Twoma] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:42 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Composite Paroxysm 6 [Zleski] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:24 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Zlexak's Chant of Disease Rk. III [Taurato] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:12 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Screaming Axes IV [Jozerk] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:06 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Frozen Leech Rk. III [Zleski] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:36 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Sontalak's Chant of Flame Rk. III [Trommel] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:06 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Ice Burrower Swarm Rk. III [Rulolin] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:01:00 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Harm Touch XXX [Zimmak] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:24 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Pyre of Klraggek Rk. III [Whitestripe] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:24 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Chant of Frost [Trommel] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:24 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Coalition of Sticks and Stones Rk. III [Reyek] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:24 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Cryomancy XXX [Sunspark] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:18 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Nectar of Suffering Rk. III [Twoma] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:42 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Pyre of the Wretched Rk. III [Zleski] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:54 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Siavonn's Chant of Disease [Trommel] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:12 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Oblivion Rk. III [Whitestripe] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:30 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Yelinak's Chant of Frost [Allyris] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:18 remaining.--
[Sat Mar 20 22:25:23 2021] --You sense Pulmonary Grip Rk. III [Rgagar] on Charayan the Crusader has 00:00:54 remaining.--

Dire Convulsion - blocks a good necro dot which is far better than this SK spell. It's not that it's not good DPS for an SK, but that it's blocking something that is far better DPS to be labeled boss-worthy. Use it on adds or something instead.

Bond of Vulak - I won't even bother explaining why.

Oppressing Shout - c'mon Minasu.

Bladed Song - WEAK - it only works each time the mob lands a successful attack only on the MT

Cacophony and Cacophony Disruption - One song that eats up two debuffs. The latter debuff doesn't do effectively anything to the mob. It's not that the main dot portion is useless, but it's eating up a 2nd debuff that does nothing and not good enough for a raid boss. Use it for adds instead.

Blinding Luminance - are... you... kidding me? By a cleric?

That's 7 wasted debuff slots right there.

The reason I posted this (and this was the winning run on Crusaders), is that one of our top necros lost over 200K dps (and probably overally 10 percent damage) on Charayan.

- Achima/Rexa/Evangela

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Enchanter / Re: Enchanter DPS & ADPS

« on: March 01, 2021, 07:33:23 AM »

Let me clarify something for your Faldyarr.

Mindrift, Mindslash and PG are ALL important for your group aDPS. You will not have any downtime casting a spell on refresh.

Mindrift will be the only spell that procs Synergy, but ALL 3 spells have a chance to proc Gift of Hazy Thoughts. If you look at your Gift of Hazy Thoughts AA which is maxed out I assume, it even states that it's limited to level 90 spells and higher.

So casting one less spell means you are giving the group one less chance at Gift of Hazy Procs.

I haven't really parsed out using Mindrift, PG, PG. But that rotation will drain you out of mana faster if an event is taking forever to beat. The only upside with this rotation is that you can proc three 115 GoMs for the rest of the group rather than just two (since the 110 nuke only gives the 110 GoM instead).

Keep in mind that Mind Coil also gives Gift of Hazy Thoughts (i know the description in the AA says direct damage spells, but it works on Mind Coil as well). It also procs 115 GoM

In conclusion - the more dps spells you cast, the more aDPS you give the group. Just keep in mind that you must give top priority to keeping Composite/Dissident and Mindrift on cooldown as best as you can.

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Enchanter / Re: Enchanter DPS & ADPS

« on: May 26, 2020, 03:33:40 AM »

Thank you so much for these wonderful guides. I came back to game in Jan of 2019 after a 7+ year hiatus. Such guides, along with the guidance of my CL and other wonderful players, helped get me back on track. It took me maybe a little under a year to get my full reflexes back, and I still don't consider myself a perfect player by any means. However, I eventually developed some tricks of my own which I would like to share. I will avoid re-hashing too much of what Gotcharms said here. I have been approached often by other enchanters on the server that I have grouped with and on various open raids about how I do some things "so darn fast."

First and foremost, Composite Reinforcement and Mindrift should always be on cool-down (unless you're mezzing or have some other duties or are in a non-caster group of course). Mindrift with max Beguiler Synergy AAs procs Synergy for your group 100% of the time, and additionally has a chance to proc haze on top of it. Synergy adds 55% to the base damage of one fire, magic or ice spells that your caster DPS group members cast.

A multi-bind key is the answer to always keeping Composite Reinforcement and Mindrift on cool-down with less effort. Please review my two attachments to this post. For sake of following along, I am using the first 4 spell-gems slots as well as the first 4 slots on my Hotbar 1. As you can see, I have my "G" keyboard key bound to use my first four Hotbar 1 slots. It is important that the spells on the Hotbar slots are in the correct order of: Composite Reinforcement -> Mindrift -> Mindslash -> Pulmonary Grip.

The reason I use such a multi-bind is that:
a) I never have to worry about hitting separate buttons for my dissident and mindrift spells to keep them on cooldown/greyed-out
b) Alliances are easier to manage... since again, I never have to worry about casting things separately
c) You are casting at a HIGHER rate than manually clicking or using social keys with spell casts. If you are prone to lag, you'll also notice a drastic improvement. Think about the time it takes for you to drag your little mouse cursor from some end of your screen to another!

You can additionally make another multi-bind key, if you fancy, for: Composite Reinforecement -> Mindrift -> Pulmonary Grip -> Pulmonary Grip
and have it on a different hotbar, let's say Hotbar 2. This one is extremely situational and usually when you're not trying to fulmigate/run alliance. Unfortunately, it's also far more mana-intensive. Works better for adds/trash that die fast.

I should note that mashing a multi-bind key does not entirely exclude you from manual casting. You still are very much responsible for continuing to stare at your Composite and Mindrift gems to make sure they are greyed out before casting miscellaneous things inbetween that you may need to do - at which point you stop mashing the multi-bind key. I am usually pretty slick about when I cast personal dots (like Mindcoil) and rebuffing people that send me tells in order to maintain the highest amount of Dissident and synergy procs as possible. This is more of my play-style (an opinion if you wish). My general spell casting may look something like this:

Composite
Mindrift
Mindslash
Pulmonary Grip

Composite (probably still on cooldown)
Mindrift
Mind Coil
Pulmonary Grip

Composite (probably still on cooldown)
Mindrift
Mindslash
Pulmonary Grip

Composite (probably still on cooldown)
Mindrift
Mindslash
Pulmonary Grip

Composite
Mind Rift
Rebuffing some dude with Haste that sent me a tell
Pulmonary Grip

... so you kind of get the drift where I'm going with this. Hope this helps!