Is it better to single target one and barrage cleave or should you tab dot everything and then barrage cleave @ six stacks?
Is it better to single target one and barrage cleave or should you tab dot everything and then barrage cleave @ six stacks?
I just tab dot NT and stay at 6 stacks. Make sure you use 1 AB/make sure you dont waste AM proccs between DoT's.
If you have a trinket that does not need a dot to activate, take frost bomb and get n+1 stacks of arcane charge and cleave it all with barrage
Last edited by Intervir; 2013-02-11 at 12:52 AM. Reason: typo
Tab dot while keeping mana up as well as 6 stacks then Cleave Barrage build 6 stacks again and rince and repeat, while casting Flame Strike on cd while 5 adds are up.
Is Living Bomb'ing 3 adds and clearing at six stacks also an acceptable strategy?
If Mastery build:
Living Bomb and Fire Blast w/ Glyph to spread; stack to 6 get rid of Missiles then clear stacks with Barrage. Phase 2 keep LB up, maintain stacks as Normal. RoP best here.
If Haste build:
LB + FireB spread; DPS loss to clear stacks, doesn't do enough damage to warrant rebuilding.
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depending on how many adds you haven't in cc imo. the less adds, the more benefit from barrage. if you're pulling all 8 adds, arcane explosion will clearly go ahead (at least with mastery focus, dunno about haste).
for my arcane mage with mastery focus, we cc 3 adds:
i just stand in my rune, use living bomb+fireblast w/ glyph, use flamestrike on cd, and spam arcane explosion. when i hvae enogh stacks i throw in barrage as well.
if the health of the mobs has to be adapted (trappers to high or sth) i use normal rotation with cleaving barrage.
spamming explosion is probably the easiest way, and it pulls quite decent dps too.
best you try both, explo spam and 6 stacks/clearing, and use whatever you like best :>
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