WoD Combat weapon of choice

[kokueik]

I'm new to combat spec in WoD. What are the choices for weapons for the combat spec? Is it just anything other than daggers?

[Kroen]

2.6 Main Hand 2.6 Offhand. BiS for Combat is heroic (warforged) Mace from the last boss in Bloodmaul Slagmines without crafted weapons, raids etc.

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MH 246 mace + OFF 214 mace
OR
MH 246 mace + OFF 246 dagger

better?

[Saft]

I'm pretty sure two slow weapons have been optimal for combat rogues for a very long time, when they changed combat potency to scale with attack speed. I haven't played combat since God knows when but Main Gauche procs OH no? That would make a 2.60 or whatever is slowest the better choice because its damage is percentage based.

[Kroen]

Yes a slow weapon in the offhand is better for the fact that Main Gauche damage is based on your offhand. Also, slower weapon in offhand = more damage in offhand which is better for killing spree. Finally, could say that a faster offhand is better in the offhand for Combat Potency procs, but this is now untrue since they changed combat potency a few years ago so that it has a higher proc rate with slower weapons. So yes. Slow Main Slow Off.

[Kael]

For weapons of the same level, 2.6/2.6.

Given variable itemlevels and variable stats, any combination of slow/slow > fast/slow > slow/fast may pull ahead (with that general priority of MH/OH speed) - consult shadowcraft/simulationcraft as needed. Yes, the idea of a dagger MH was not the case in MoP, but may be in WoD (mastery).

I'd poke back at the source but most if it is in the 172-page megathread for WoD.

@Aullahh this means either dagger/mace or mace/dagger for your example. Which is ahead depends on mastery and such.