The Blood Solo Thread.

[Wih]

- which spec is the best for solo?
Whatever spec works the best for the specific encounter, usually a high DPS Blood spec of some variety.

- what rotation or abilities do you mainly use?
Whatever puts out the most damage, while staying alive, which usually means lots of DSs (esp when you need high survivability), but higher DPS can be achieved through use of HS when it wouldn't cap you on resources, especially if you need AoE DPS.

- I see dps gear/enchants/gems in general look better than tank gear, can anyone confirm this?
This is usually the case, as most soloable fights don't require high levels of survivability. However this should be considered on a fight by fight basis.

[Orasay1996]

The trash in there is even soloble if you have the right food flask etc with you

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Don't even have the normal version of gurth damn it suck!

[Drakesong]

Do you think DKs will be able to solo 25 man ICC in MoP ?

[Vereesà]

what rotation or abilities do you mainly use?
Whatever puts out the most damage, while staying alive, which usually means lots of DSs (esp when you need high survivability), but higher DPS can be achieved through use of HS when it wouldn't cap you on resources, especially if you need AoE DPS.

On a per-rune basis HS outdamages DS by a noticeable margin, so using that when you're not gonna cap RP (or are under 40 RP for the DS glyph) should be prioritised as long as you can sustain your health through other means, such as sacrificing a Ghoul that's about to expire.

[Wih]

On a per-rune basis HS outdamages DS by a noticeable margin, so using that when you're not gonna cap RP (or are under 40 RP for the DS glyph) should be prioritised as long as you can sustain your health through other means, such as sacrificing a Ghoul that's about to expire.

You'd use HS when you aren't RP or rune capping, and aren't GCD locked. HS does more DPR but DS (especially if you float around 80+ RP constantly) does a ton more DPCT. But all this doesn't change my point that you do whatever does the most damage you are capable of while staying alive. Someone new to the DK/soloing scene who only puts out 7 DS/min should probably just concentrate on putting out more DS; someone who get over 10/min can worry about spending runes on HS during periods of low resources and the question was aimed at someone who didn't know the basics.

[Kamiyomi]

so the primary post still has twin emps listed as unsoloable. It has been soloed. the real question is how does one solo cthun

[Wih]

so the primary post still has twin emps listed as unsoloable. It has been soloed. the real question is how does one solo cthun

Ouro pulls you out of the stomach if you pull Cthun while still in combat with Ouro.

[Gibbsy999]

Ouro pulls you out of the stomach if you pull Cthun while still in combat with Ouro.

Last time I tried that, Digestive continued to stack while I wasn't in the stomach...

[Raegwyn]

Do you think DKs will be able to solo 25 man ICC in MoP ?

marrowgar already worked a while ago without any problems and 25 man is completly the same as 10 man with more hp and thats it. so the real question is
"will dks in mop do 2.5 times (or whatever the scale number is) the damage they did when the firstkills happend on 10 man?
and the answer is yes

[Wih]

Last time I tried that, Digestive continued to stack while I wasn't in the stomach...

If you walk into the center of Cthun's hitbox the debuff goes away.

[Braindwen]

Last time I tried that, Digestive continued to stack while I wasn't in the stomach...

You have to run into C'thun's model and get knocked back. It makes him think you just got spat out of the stomach, and stops the debuff (isn't vanilla fun?).
I never managed to get the second tentacle down in the stomach, darned loading screens. Really not worth it unless you have a lot of free time with nothing to do.

[Braindwen]

If someone has 10 or fewer posts, I'd strongly recommend comparing their post to the first page. That's a spambot, just copied the second post in this thread.

[ShinRa26]

Managed to solo Yogg Saron after 39874985483957485983798239483894723843 attempts. Word of advice: DO NOT TRY IT
Unless you want to bang your head off the wall and fall at the feet of the ruling emperor known as RNG

[Gibbsy999]

If you walk into the center of Cthun's hitbox the debuff goes away.

You have to run into C'thun's model and get knocked back. It makes him think you just got spat out of the stomach, and stops the debuff (isn't vanilla fun?).
I never managed to get the second tentacle down in the stomach, darned loading screens. Really not worth it unless you have a lot of free time with nothing to do.

Never knew! Thanks

Managed to solo Yogg Saron after 39874985483957485983798239483894723843 attempts. Word of advice: DO NOT TRY IT
Unless you want to bang your head off the wall and fall at the feet of the ruling emperor known as RNG

After doing Yogg +1, I can agree with you. Tentacle over there? Wipe. Didn't AMS Apathy/Black Plague? Most likely wipe.
If it weren't such a cool fight, I'd never go back there

[Equalizer]

Managed to solo Yogg Saron after 39874985483957485983798239483894723843 attempts. Word of advice: DO NOT TRY IT
Unless you want to bang your head off the wall and fall at the feet of the ruling emperor known as RNG

Yogg is really a push over with 4 keepers once you understand the nuances of the fight and get timing on things when doing it solo. Only with 1 keeper up is it a pain in the ass.

[topitopi]

I think the OP says you can so I'm sorry but I'm not clear. On my blood DK I've been solo'ing old world mounts. Im just basically in LFD Twilight Gear minimum with some LFR pieces. Can you solo the Eye for ashes of alar? Also, if I got better gear could I solo the 25 OS twilight drake? ty

[Baphomette]

Can you solo the Eye for ashes of alar?

Yes, people have been doing it since Cata was in beta.

Also, if I got better gear could I solo the 25 OS twilight drake? ty

Maybe at 90, depending on what happens with Blood's damage.

[ziddenz]

OS3D 25man is possible now aswell in BiS gear.

[bals]

OS3D 25man is possible now aswell in BiS gear.

pretty sure this is not true.
os3d 10man is now possible at high gear level though.
unless i'm mathing wrong it looks like you need around 102k dps on 25man which is no way possible right now.
"only" need 33.5k for 10man

if you are talking about normal 25man since the guy never really clarified than yeah you can do 25man normal, but he was talking about getting mounts so need 3d

[ziddenz]

pretty sure this is not true.
os3d 10man is now possible at high gear level though.
unless i'm mathing wrong it looks like you need around 102k dps on 25man which is no way possible right now.
"only" need 33.5k for 10man

if you are talking about normal 25man since the guy never really clarified than yeah you can do 25man normal, but he was talking about getting mounts so need 3d

Lol, no idea what I was thinking when I wrote that, no 25man isnt possible but 10man is. I think I need to get some sleep :P