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Post by
Sevok
Hey there,
which spec do you choose for which boss? (we are only 1/13 HC, so this counts for normal mode only)
Blackrock Descent
Magmaw
With low gear i used Demo for the added AE damage on the worms, nowadays its destro. BoH Magmaw before burn-phase on his exposed head = profit! Shadowfury worms and well, they are dead seconds after that anyways. Felward on CD, for much less firedmg ..
Omnitron
Destro usually, BoH Arcanatron is safe to do before switching, not sure about the other bosses. Shadowfury the adds from Toxitron
Maloriak
Demonology, although lower damage on single targets, add damage is still ridiculous
Atramedes
Destro, nothing special here, Affliction is viable as well
Chimaeron
If i had a third spec, i would go affli for him, as drain life affli, i almost need no healing here.
being destro/demo nowadays its destro for more pew pew
Nefarian
Destro ... BoH on the dragon you are not assigned to, BoH on the add ontop of the pillar and nuke nef = massive profit :)
Fel Ward the Electrocutes and the lava while hopping on the pillar, healers willl love you
Bastion of Twighlight
Halfus
Well, demo is my choice hear, as its all about ridiculous amounts of AE dmg, on heroic i'm >120k dps in the beginning which makes me smile :)
Valiona & Theralion
Destro (or if i had 3rd spec, Affli) - BoH or Soulswap to the not active dragon :-)
Fel Ward (or Shadow ward) helps on Blackout, keep it on CD if your healers have trouble
Elementium Council
Destro, BoH Feludius (or the other one) and nuke ... BoH even works when he is porting to the balcony in p2 :)
Cho'Gall
As mentioned in other thread, Destro is OP here ... shadowfury, BoH ... you name it
Throne of four winds
Conclave
Well, depends on what you are assigned to:
Being on Rohash alone as affli is (or maybe was) possible with good gear, never tried it after patch
Being on Anshal, demo for the AE dmg on the adds
Being on Nezir, Destro, Felward :)
Al'akir
I can see no real outstanding buffs for any of the 3 specs, choose the one with max single target dmg.
notworthy points:
Destro: BoH AlAkir when burning adds in P2
Affli: Soulswap to adds ... (should be obvious :))
Demo: go into melee range and use immolation aura always, little bit more dmg, Hand of Guldan on adds for tanks to pick them up outside of group
Well thats it, please comment :)
If you have other tricks/gimmicks, please add them as well !
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Post by
Sevok
I don't personally run Aff, but our Afflock shines on Artamedes. With all the bobbing and weaving, dots work well. Destro is quite good due to burst, but with so much moving it's hard to get stuff off sometimes. Aff has the easiest time here tho.
I played Affli on Atramedes as well, but i dont see much difference to destro, as destro my casttimes are low, compared to affli shadow bolts, i have couple of hard hitting instants (conflagrate, shadowburn sub 20%, improved imps/soulburned soulfire) which i can cast while running and 3 ticking dots.
But anyways you're right, i update my post accordingly, affli is viable there as well.
Post by
asakawa
regarding the self healing on chimaeron:
the healers can't afford to count on you healing yourself through caustic slime, they'll have to heal their targets regardless since they also can't afford to wait and see if you get back up over the required health level in time.
the time when affliction's self healing becomes really useful is during feud, however, you can't count on your healing happening because of the hit debuff. when you can't land your drain life you're no longer helping out.
affliction's fine but i wouldn't put too much emphasis on the healing. demon armor can help (any spec) if you feel it's needed and demo can be nice for the burst on demand at 20%.
generally speaking i'm all for a tips and tricks for each raid boss but i'm not very interested in which spec is best for which boss. most of the OP is very subjective anyway.
Post by
Sevok
regarding the self healing on chimaeron:
the healers can't afford to count on you healing yourself through caustic slime, they'll have to heal their targets regardless since they also can't afford to wait and see if you get back up over the required health level in time.
if you get lucky, and haunt is coming back shortly after massacre/slime and youre draining life at the same time, you dont need heals at all, it will put you well above 10k hp. point is, if this boss troubles your heals, go affliction it will help more than the other specs.
affliction's fine but i wouldn't put too much emphasis on the healing. demon armor can help (any spec) if you feel it's needed and demo can be nice for the burst on demand at 20%.
as far as single target dps goes, affli is currently lacking a bit i think, if the encounter features more than one damage target its totaly fine.
generally speaking i'm all for a tips and tricks for each raid boss but i'm not very interested in which spec is best for which boss. most of the OP is very subjective anyway.
and that was the intention of the post, i posted which specs i do prefer for certain encounters and i welcome everyone to add their own thoughts. this was not intended as a guide or anything like that, well giving tips why i choose what spec made it sound like a guide :-))
feel free to play what u want :)
Post by
Rekijan
The difference in specs (if played flawlessly) is only a few hundred. So nothing to be concerned about.
I can speak from experience that drain life spec on chimeraon is well worth it. According to world of logs average time I have the debuff low health is 0.7% of the fight and thats with no healer on me.
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