[5.4] Affliction Warlock and Encounter Specific Guides

[Bloodfire]

I was wondering, is it useful to use 70% MS debuff glyph on fights with tons of adds (Sha, Galakras, etc) or these fights are lame for the spec?

[Gorthan]

So is Haunt a better filler than MG/DS if you know you will be able to regain shards to spam it via DS on a dying add?

I didn't any math on that but i've found my dps to be higher spamming haunt rather than using it's debuff to channel MG. On fights like nazgrim it's just insane the burst you can provide on adds.

[Bonkura]

So is Haunt a better filler than MG/DS if you know you will be able to regain shards to spam it via DS on a dying add?

Yes, definitely. I'm not sure how much haste is needed for MG/DS to catch up but, probably LMG/DS/BL all stacked together with the recent nerfs? Never, ever cap out on Soul Shards if you're not executing single target using DS with Haunt on target and have big haste buffs up (if even that).

[Deleted]

Yes, definitely. I'm not sure how much haste is needed for MG/DS to catch up but, probably LMG/DS/BL all stacked together with the recent nerfs? Never, ever cap out on Soul Shards if you're not executing single target using DS with Haunt on target and have big haste buffs up (if even that).

It's not possible to get enough haste for MG/DS to overtake Haunt. MG especially would hit the GCD cap long before it becomes better than Haunt.

[Moggie]

Hey guys,
I need some reforging help, should i go full out on mastrey then go to haste or should i reach a certain break point and then go full out on mastrey. With my current gear i tried going for the 9778( i dont think thats the right number but anyways you know what i mean) haste then full mastrey but i ended up losing alot of mastrey items.
here is my armory:
http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte...e/Ace/advanced



and should i use UVOL normal over the valor trink.

thank you for your help

9778 shouldn't be too too difficult at your gear level. Though haven't looked too much at the armory. Yes, UVLS is better than the 522 vp trinket (least I'd hope?). =p As usual, sim your toon, etc, etc, etc, read stickies, etc, etc

[Barrowwind]

Hey,

Could anyone advise me as to the warlock aoe rotation for affliction - i read icy veins and nox and both have different rotations.

Currently for more than 4 targets I'm doing Soulswap to apply all dots to target 1 - then soulswap + seed on same target then I'm doing inhale on that target and copying all dots in cluding the seed to every possible target i can with exhale before they die.

Nox says to apply all dots to one target + Soulswap + seed - then just spam seed on any target using soulstones on swap + seed.

Icey veins says soulswap + seed and apply dots to as many targets as possible then use grasp


Advise?

[Gurushock]

Wrong forum! =D

[Satori]

Pop Recklessness and Bladestorm.

[Barrowwind]

omfg! lmao i'm sorry

[Mazar]

pop recklessness and bladestorm.

win!

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[Anthraxx]

Hmm, I picked up the cleave trinket yesterday. Is there any way to check in logs how much dmg did it copy?

Example kill:
http://www.worldoflogs.com/reports/u...=13951&e=14482

[Brusalk]

Hmm, I picked up the cleave trinket yesterday. Is there any way to check in logs how much dmg did it copy?

Example kill:
http://www.worldoflogs.com/reports/u...=13951&e=14482

Check your damage done by spell and look for the spell Cleave.

[Vinavi]

M-M-M-M-M-Multistrike!

[Anthraxx]

2%? Ridiculous, although we mostly have 1-2 targets up at a time, maybe that's why... Anyone got logs from Galakras/other aoe ish fight?

[Deleted]

Hey guys,
I need some reforging help, should i go full out on mastrey then go to haste or should i reach a certain break point and then go full out on mastrey. With my current gear i tried going for the 9778( i dont think thats the right number but anyways you know what i mean) haste then full mastrey but i ended up losing alot of mastrey items.
here is my armory:
http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte...e/Ace/advanced


and should i use UVOL normal over the valor trink.

thank you for your help

yes, you should definately use uvls over the valor trinket.

[Shiennar]

Has anyone done the calculations of dpsgain when getting Bindings trinket, and then changing race from say Orc to Goblin? If there is a gain at all?

[Alarinth]

Has anyone done the calculations of dpsgain when getting Bindings trinket, and then changing race from say Orc to Goblin? If there is a gain at all?

Don't quote me on this, but the gain you get from being a goblin is afaik a flat percentage, and not a rating increase, and will thusly not benefit from the Purified Bindings of Immerseus, as they only increase your haste (not rating) by X %. Might be that this is wrong or I misinterpret your question, but seems pretty clear to me.

[JV Chequer]

The Cleave trinket is pretty bad in most of fights, just a few of them have constant aoe dmg to the glyph worth it over the entire encounter.

[Deleted]

so are you guys reforging for the ~13k Haste breakpoint? I am 550 item level so I can easily hit it, and Simcraft has haste 0.4 ahead of Mastery for me, but I don't want to waste the gold on regemming just to re-sim and test on dummys.

http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/characte...ouserat/simple

[Mazbat]

so are you guys reforging for the ~13k Haste breakpoint? I am 550 item level so I can easily hit it, and Simcraft has haste 0.4 ahead of Mastery for me, but I don't want to waste the gold on regemming just to re-sim and test on dummys.

Reforge using askmrrobot then export using .simc and copy into simcraft.