Spine reforging

[Xarganthos]

Need dps on Burning Tendons? use BW
Don't need dps on Burning Tendons? use SoW to push for faster explosions

ehm.. this thread isnt about sow vs bw, especially since i dont have SoW. so thanks for nothing?^^


@ rastapasta
but tendon dps is the mainproblem right now.

[rastapasta]

I couldnt really find a perfect answer on what to reforge to for tendon damage but we did attempts pre nerf and were able to sometimes kill it in 2 goes and i was reforged to mastery and was top dps on them every time. Also it really helps if you have a druid tank dps hybrid on the amalg.

[parella]

and to answer the original question - there is no need for encounter specific reforging. just use what rawr tells you to - default arcane reforge..

on the other hand what you really need is to handle your procs and CDs superbly - when performed flawlessly it will give you WAY more bonus dmg output than messing with your gear:
for spine you should use your mage ward, mana shield to convert stacked amalgamation ticks into more spell power (if you are engineer than use your gloves enchant right before you cast mage ward and mana shield on yourself), your AB stacks should not fall off before you start nuking down tendons (it will decrease your dmg output significantly), as soon as mana shield come out of a cooldown recast it again (during arcane power buff and when glyphed it will not trigger GCD) - sometimes you are hit by bloods and you can get some more free spellpower again and last but not least - you should pray for as many crit procs as possible (not only for you but for your FM buddy as well).

[Luminatyra]

I was too lazy to reforge to arcane especially after nerf. My tendon dmg this week's raid was pretty good though 7.51mil.

The secret is (when you dont have searing plasma) is to use mana shield and mage ward after the amalgation explosion. Before tendon spawns go in the hole and you will reach 4k+ SP from incantors for the entire 10 second duration on the tendon vs. Incantors having like 3-4 seconds left when tendon spawns.

[Xarganthos]

@ luminatyra
if i would do that i'm sure my ab stacks will fall of :S

[Soulstrike]

@ luminatyra
if i would do that i'm sure my ab stacks will fall of :S

just use your POM AB then you should have your stack up

[Xarganthos]

yeah tried that yesterday, its still a pain in the ass^^ but thank you for your help

yesterday we finally killed it ~.~

[Trixzy]

I did 5.6mil on 2 tendons one of our pulls last night according to my Recount. According to WoL nobody pulled more than 2mil on Tendons on that 9minute attempt.
Best log that actually worked (we only killed both tendons twice on whole evening full of attempts) was me pulling around 4.5mil on 2tendons (equally long attempt)

(Bug attempt / Equally long attempt)

Weird WoL bug..

Anyone know what could've caused this?