What do you guys think? Or are there better ones out there?
What do you guys think? Or are there better ones out there?
How is that new? People have been using BoS builds like this (FF of HoW depending on legendary) since weeks.
It's relatively new in terms of viability. It's new as of 7.1.5 which I suppose is a few weeks old now but now is a pretty good time to make a subjective poll like this. Everybody has had threeish weeks to play with the new build and get a feel for whether or not they like it. I personally find it much more fun than the old braindead build.
I prefer the Machinegun build/rotation. Something about smashing obliterate and frost strike just feels good.
The issue with this spec and why I refuse to play it anymore is down to the overcapping of resources. With 4 set, you'll virtually never be runic powered starved and you'll be overcapping alot, which is a significant dps loss. For m+ I usually run with Frostscythe and Glacial advance, normally runic starved at the start patch 7.1.5. Since I have 4 set now, I don't have this issue at all and can keep up icy talons with little regard to RP management. BoS allows you to to frontload a ton of resources in a short time frame and allows you to continue casting Obliterate, Remorseless Winter and Howling blast (with Rime) while your excess RP is being spent. It's a very GCD efficient playstyle which seems to be outperforming unholy on both ST and cleave in NH. I may switch this spec for some bosses, Elisandre is one example where short bursts are crucial given the amount of movement required and add nuking.
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Note: this build takes softcaps and its required. About 18-20%crit, 25% haste. After that, dump even more to haste(top performing people got more than 35% haste)and all the rest to mastery. After the 18-20%crit, everything with haste/mastery is basicly really good(with haste being major).
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You also need to get the legendary Ring. AND if you could get the helm or bracers/waist.
If you don't have the gear, this build is NOT fun(you better go with regular builds as you will perform better). But if you do, the DPS you can deal will also make the rotation more rewarding(or fun).
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Careful planning of this fight is extremely crucial. For thr first 30 seconds of this fight in phase one you should be full time cleaving the boss and adds. You never want to use it just before a switch and ideally you want unload during burn phases 3-4 times ideally. It also significantly outperforms Unholy, doing over 600k dps without the ring and belt on a high movement fight like this has been reported on Warcraftlogs.
That is why you need the Ring. Even if your RNG sucks during 1st BoS, you get another go with the Ring(giving extra charge to hungering rune weapon and reducing the CD), which will make your DPS go from expected to super crazy depending on your luck.
Otherwise go with the Ring and the Helm where you play with Freezing Fog. Your Rime will hit for like 2+mil DPS with Pillar of Frost. Good when you have downtime on BoS(these will be the ultimate legendaries to get)and the syngery is amazing for RP generation, everytime you use Rime with 4-set bonus.
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Elisande is one of the fights where BoS excels. Blue add spawns, red add is gripped to blue, boss brought over to blue. BoS the shit out of the three. Just plan it properly so you're not trying to hold a breath while she's blinking away to to the rings. I love BoS on that fight.
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I have helm/wrists and CoF. Each breath is at minimum 30secs and the HB crits during the PoF and bracers is gnarly. I'm going to stick with this combo...especially since I just got the Sindy legs....
This is just some dude trying to pimp his youtube channel. Shameless.
death knights are not viable. flat dmg buff and everyone has forgot core issues.
I have the hat but not the ring... Yet this build is quite a bit better for me than machine gun. I have 885 ilvl and i was doing about 600k dps on heroic nh fights around 4 minutes long. I think with bis gear this will outperform rogue ret and dh.