Rogue Season 1 Dragonflight Tier Set Bonuses - Guide Writer First Impressions

Dragonflight Criado 13/10/2022 em 03:00 por Jaydaa

Dragonflight Season 1 Tier Set bonuses

We've datamined Tier Set bonuses for all 38 specializations in the Dragonflight Season 1 Beta. Check out all the bonuses and armor models below.

Dragonflight Season 1 Tier Set Bonuses & Models for All Classes & Specializations

Our Guide Writers have provided initial first impressions on the Dragonflight Season 1 Tier Set bonuses. Check out all of our released opinion articles below.
First Impressions of the Dragonflight Season 1 Tier Set Bonuses

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First Impressions of the Dragonflight Season 1 Tier Set BonusesAssassination Rogue Tier Set First Impression

2-Set - Ladino, Assassinato, Conjunto de Classe, 2 pç - Envenenar also increases your weapon poisons' damage by 10%.

4-Set - Ladino, Assassinato, Conjunto de Classe, 4 pç - When your weapon poisons deal direct damage, you have a 50% chance to gain Feridas Sépticas, increasing all Bleed damage done by 2% for 8 sec, stacking up to 5 times.

I actually really enjoy these bonuses but there are some concerns I have hiding under the surface regarding the overall design of the spec and how the tier bonuses fit into that design. I'd look at each bonus individually and then evaluate their framing in a bigger context.

The two set bonus Ladino, Assassinato, Conjunto de Classe, 2 pç is a clear nod to Surto de Toxinas, an old effect from the Legion artifact weapon. I love this effect, and I've been asking for it to return for a while now. Playing around Envenenar uptime is one of the core fundamentals of Assassination, and has been for an incredibly long time. With this bonus, we lean into that uptime, and playing around pooling resources, not wasting uptime by clipping the buff, and being generally aware of the timer is a core skillset that I was looking forward to in Dragonflight with the increased focus on poisons. I love that. Since Legion, we have moved towards gameplay defined by borrowed power rather than having the core of the spec speak for itself. This bonus is much stronger in single target, where we can focus on Envenenar more.

The four set bonus Ladino, Assassinato, Conjunto de Classe, 4 pç is a little more curious. On a first read, this is very complicated, but after breaking it down and working through what it actually entails, this bonus is also quite bland. To note, "poisons deal direct damage" means instant, non-damage over time poison damage. This would count as any application of Veneno Instantâneo, reapplications of Veneno Mortal, and any application of the new Veneno Amplificador which similarly to Veneno Instantâneo has no damage over time effect. With how often we're applying poisons, this buff stacks up in a couple seconds. It should be noted that this bonus is also much much stronger in Mythic+ and aoe content where you can make use of large bleed damage through effects like Chacina Indiscriminada, Garrote Aprimorado, and Tempestade Carmesim. The focus on bleed damage for Mythic+ is okay, but I wish it had more single target impact as a 4 piece. Given the design of the tier sets for this patch however, it's perfectly reasonable and I'm happy with the effect, even if it's overly wordy for what it does.

While the tier set bonuses are great passive additions, they point to an underlying design of the spec that showing some signs of internal struggle. I think the two set specifically highlights the identity crisis Envenenar has between being a filler spam finisher when all bleeds are already up, and the associated buff being something to play around. While the energy generation has already been nerfed in a hotfix, the underlying intention of Envenenar still needs to be looked at I think. For the record, the energy nerfs were completely justified and much needed. There is a lot to be said about the speed of Assassination and what that means not only for gameplay but also for how the spec does damage. The two piece is in a good spot to push towards the buff side of Envenenar, rather than the instant damage. All of this is also on the heels of the tier set announcement where blizzard said they "want these Class Sets to have minimal impact on your talent choices." I don't think they've hit that mark here. Ladino, Assassinato, Conjunto de Classe, 2 pç is strictly twice as powerful with Lâminas Dracotemperadas, increasing the damage of two poisons rather than one. Going down the path to get Lâminas Dracotemperadas also enables higher Envenenar uptime, both through more energy and the possibility of taking Torcer a Faca. It remains to be seen just how impactful this combination will be or how necessary Torcer a Faca is, but the ingredients are all there to force us into a capstone that directly benefits from the tier bonus, which seems contrary to what the original intent was. I am however very excited for Dragonflight and the possibilities to come.Outlaw Rogue Tier Set First Impression

2-Set - Ladino, Fora da Lei, Conjunto de Classe, 2 pç - Liquidar increases the damage of your next Golpe Sinistro or Emboscar by 20% per combo point spent.

4-Set - Ladino, Fora da Lei, Conjunto de Classe, 4 pç - Half-cost uses of Tiro de Pistola granted by Golpe Sinistro increase the damage of your next Liquidar by 50%.

Outlaw Rogue Dragonflight Tier Set Bonus First Impressions

With Dragonflight launch creeping ever imminent we are finally getting confirmation and a showcase of what the first tier has to offer us in with tier set bonuses. This expansion includes a shakeup to the games core talent system which is going to be difficult for all of us to navigate and figure out optimal builds so the first implementation of tier set bonuses in relatively simple in comparison to even what we had in Sepulcher.

Overall this tier set is quite simple, primary generators increase the damage of your primary finisher, and your main proc increases your primary finisher damage. The key to making this set powerful is going to make sure that you aren't wasting any of the bonuses. You want to make sure before every Liquidar you get a Golpe Sinistro or Emboscar cast in. Throughout the new talent trees there is lots of internal synergy that you can potentially build around as well. For example, considering that the 2 set bonus increases damage per combo point spent, going both Estratagema Profundo and Estratagema Maligno to stack up to 7 combo points is a way to make this set stronger. Other examples include going for Mestre de Armas to make the 4 set land more consistently, or using Mãos Velozes to store up procs of Oportunidade to make sure to never miss a cycle and boost your Liquidar each time it's cast.

Overall Power Level

Overall this tier set while simple, it quite effective and optimizing our talent tree in such a way to to take full advantage of it. Due to the fact that Outlaw's multi target rotation is just doing what we already do on single target but making sure to maintain Rajada de Lâminas uptime, this tier set is going to just be generically strong no matter what content you chose to engage in whether that be PvP, Mythic+, or Raiding.

Feedback

The two main components of what makes tier sets so engaging to theorycraft around are when they highlight previously ignored options and makes them viable, and ways that the tier sets alter your rotation. If I'm being honest, a lot of the talents that give the tier set an added boost were already strong talents we were likely going to pick anyway just due to their generic strength, but there are still quite a few strong talents that are worth dropping just to make this tier set stronger. In addition trying to squeeze in Oportunidade between each Liquidar is going to be a fun gameplay loop that really drives home the gunslinger fantasy that the spec continues to carve itself out to be.Subtlety Rogue Tier Set First Impression

2-Set - Ladino, Subterfúgio, Conjunto de Classe, 2 pç - Eviscerar and Pólvora Negra increase the damage and critical strike chance of your next Punhalada pelas Costas, Golpe Sombrio, or Tempestade de Shurikens by 2% per combo point spent.

4-Set - Ladino, Subterfúgio, Conjunto de Classe, 4 pç - Punhalada pelas Costas, Golpe Sombrio, or Tempestade de Shurikens critical strikes increase the damage of your next Eviscerar or Ruptura by 15% or your next Pólvora Negra by 8%.

First Impression of the Subtlety Rogue Dragonflight Season 1 Tier Set Bonus

In Dragonflight season one we will have tier sets . The Rogue tier set is Caixa de Ferramentas do Explorador da Câmara and offers the above effects when using two or four pieces of tier set armor.

Explanation
The two piece bonus Ladino, Subterfúgio, Conjunto de Classe, 2 pç applies a 14 second buff to the player with a stack count depending on Combo Points used. The buff conveniently takes the higher stack count when refreshed. This means an accidental one Combo Point Eviscerar after a six Combo Point Eviscerar would still keep the buff on six stacks.

There are some talents that work well with the set bonus. The class tree has the Letalidade node that makes critical strikes damage of your Combo Point builders more noticeable, Selar o Destino generates more Combo Point procs and Estratagema Profundo increases your Combo Point cap which allows for a higher amount of stacks from the tier set bonus.
The Specialization tree has even more potential. Estratagema Secreto can be used in combination with Estratagema Profundo to increase the stack count further to a max of 7 stacks. The talent node Lâmina Lúgubre could lead to a fairly high damage output outside of shadow dance when combined with a combination of nodes like Veias Perfuradas, Sombra Duradoura, Preparado Sombrio, O Apodrecido, Lâminas Sombrias, Toque Velado and Adagas Cravadas. The new talent node Dança Macabra could also further increase the damage of builders if it turns out to be a damage gain to alternate between builders in Dança das Sombras.

The four piece bonus applies a 6 second buff if Punhalada pelas Costas, Tempestade de Shurikens or Golpe Sombrio hit critical that empowers your next Finisher. The duration is fairly short but this shouldn't be a big issue given the frequency of finishers as well as the high amount of critical strike chance of your builder from talent nodes.

Nodes that work well with the 4 piece bonus Ladino, Subterfúgio, Conjunto de Classe, 4 pç are Precisão Mortal, Letalidade and Sangue Frio in the Class tree. They all increase the critical strike chance, Sangue Frio looks a bit weak at the moment, so it is unlikely that we take it.
The Specialization tree offers several nodes that modify or add damage to our finishing moves with Sombras Replicantes, Finalizações Sombrias, Estratagema Secreto and Finalidade. There are talents like Flagelação as well as Dança Macabra in addition which can, combined with proper play, amplify the finisher damage even more. Símbolos da Morte is another spell in the toolkit that can, if combined with Execução Planejada, Inevitabilidade and Morte Rápida, lead to additional 10% critical strike chance for 50-60% of the fight.
And finally the two piece bonus Ladino, Subterfúgio, Conjunto de Classe, 2 pç also increases the frequency of the four set proc.

One last thing, the tier set bonus has currently a number of bugs on the beta realm that make the 4p damage effect not apply correctly to everything and does not work with Lâmina Lúgubre currently. But these bugs should be fixed in the near future.

How strong is the Tier Set Bonus?
The Tier set bonus looks good. Both the two piece as well as the four piece bonus don't force you into a specific play style and both work well in single target and multi target situations and have several talent nodes that interact with them. There are talent nodes that look more appealing with the tier set, but nodes are spread out over the tree in a way that you can't always get everything. This gives room for experimentation and potential to adjust talent builds depending on encounter or dungeon. Something to keep in mind is that the numerical strength of the bonus is something that can easily change which makes power level hard to predict.

Conclusion
The tier set bonuses in Dragonflight are not gameplay altering for a change. They are fairly simple and the subtlety rogue version basically just ends up as a mostly passive damage increase. The set bonuses are also a lot more deterministic compared to the double random proc effects in Shadowlands witch makes damage output a lot more predictable. Both are welcome changes and result in a very positive first impression.

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