Originally Posted by
Celfydd
Shadow Blades actually makes everything much less unpredictable since two Shadowstrikes always gives you 6CP. If you choose to do a Shadow Blades opener then:
SoD -> refill energy -> pot -> Shadow Blades -> Shadowstrike x 2 -> Nightblade -> Goremaw's Bite
If you have less than 5 CP (no Shadow Techniques proc) then pool 1 or Backstab
Eviscerate -> pool to 70 energy -> Shadow Dance -> Shadowstrike x 2 -> Eviscerate -> Shadowstrike x 2 -> Eviscerate
After this your Shadow Blades has probably run out so it becomes a lot more reactive based on what CP you have.
Note that not everyone chooses to use Shadow Blades on pull, some people prefer to blow 3 charges of dance and then use Shadow Blades to give you the CP for finishers to recharge them quickly (on single target). I don't know which is better. But the above is certainly very predictable.