Originally Posted by
Auloria
I also felt kind of baffled by wild mushrooms when I first dinged, now that I think about it. I felt really weird standing there not casting spells for 3 GCDs, and it took a while to realize how much damage they are capable of.
I use mushrooms any time there are at least 3 mobs. You can place them before the fight without aggroing anything, but in LFD be careful that you don't immediately pull off the tank when you detonate. I'll also use them if I have to be mobile and don't need to refresh IS and it is inconvenient to spam SF (to not leave eclipse, for example). If you have fungal growth, they also help with kiting, just place the mushrooms along the kite path.