Yesterday I decided to finally sack off Destruction for Affliction and went straight in at HC Nefarian (which we had tried before).
I have a few questions related to Affliction and the Dominion Buff.
So that I can use Soul Swap more effectively, I was starting with BoA so that I could SS onto Nefarian when he lands (and continuing to do so on CD) as I and the other warlocks were 100% focussed on Onyxia rather than changing over to Nefarian. On gaining the Dominion buff, however, I decided to change to BoD as I had done with Destruction and reapplying all DoTs.
The questions I have are:
How does the Dominion buff work exactly and in relation to DoTs? I looked at a few logs of other Affliction warlocks on this fight and some used BoD and some didn't. Does Dominion only give the buff for the duration that is it up ie, only ticks within the 18 seconds it is live, or throughout the whole life span of the DoT? If it does work throughout the whole life span, how does Soul Swap work with this buff?
Should I be saving my Soul Swap until there is 14 seconds left on BoD and then Swapping it onto another target, or does the buff not continue on with the Soul Swap?
I want to understand Soul Swap a little better in regards to the buffs I have when I inhale and when I exhale. Should I be inhaling when I have great buffs, or does it work off the buffs at the time of exhaling?
I'm the only warlock in my guild that seems to be Soul Swapping and double dotting, so I've not got anyone to ask. Thanks.