I've recently been doing some tests with procs and dots and found some interesting things that you rarely, if ever see on guides.
I've found that buff procs do not increase dot damage if the dots have already been applied to a target.
Most guides and DK's i've seen do something like this -
- Army
- Pre-pot
- Pillar of Frost, Ghoul
- Outbreak
- DPS Rotation
The problem with this opening sequence is that after you start dpsing, your trinket and fallen crusader will proc, but your dots will not see any increase in damage.
Therefore i have changed my opening sequence too -
- Army
- Pre-pot
- Pillar of Frost, Ghoul
- Unholy Blight
- DPS Rotation
Because of the way unholy blight refreshes diseases, your dots will automatically tic for the highest possible amounts after your trinkets and fallen crusader procs.
I have found that dots tic for 2-3k more on your opening sequence this way.
I have also found an annoyance with frost in general - Although blood plague will continue to tic for the highest amount possible for the full 30 seconds (even after your procs drop off), as soon as your procs drop off and you get a freezing fog proc and you use howling blast, your frost fever reverts to the lower "buff snapshot" damage again.
Anyway, has anyone found a higher dps opening sequence, or have any thoughts on this? If so, please share the info