[Compilation] DK Questions and Answers

[Kerathyl]

Looking for a working Soulreaper weakaura string that shows the icon when my target is below 46% and it's off cooldown. And also a cooldown timer when it's on cooldown.
Tried both Weakauras2 and TellmeWhen but running into the same issue with both addons.
when SR is cooling down and I use up my last death/unholy rune on scourgestrike/defile the cooldown timer disappears and it just shows the icon.

[pappabruN]

Reading this thread, i now realize there are a LOT of things I am doing wrong with my DK :S

[Kraeth]

Has anyone simmed if using PL on cd as UH is a dps loss/gain or neutral?

[PandemicDK]

Has anyone simmed if using PL on cd as UH is a dps loss/gain or neutral?

I think using it smart would be more of a dps increase than just using it on CD. PL is really awesome I find myself loving it more and more

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Is Scabbard of Kyanos ( http://www.wowdb.com/items/118882-scabbard-of-kyanos ) a viable trinket for blood?

As you can see here I've got major issues acquiring decent trinkets: http://eu.battle.net/wow/de/characte.../Gulruk/simple

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And another one: Does Darkflight (Worgen Racial) stack with Death's Advance? Don't want to spend 40 bucks just to find out...

[Mendenbarr]

What exactly is the proper way to gem/reforge when getting into near bis gear with a 2 hander? I was under the impression Unholy and 2H Frost had very similar stat priority (crit/mast) but lately I have been seeing 2h frost players gem straight strength and reforging heavily into haste.

Is this the past? Was this post made back in mop? Am I being punked?! If this is a serious question, reforging and strength gemming are no longer options in WoD, and the only option you really have in general is pick a stat and gem/enchant everything to that stat. MS is the correct choice for 2H frost and unholy in that regard.

Looking for a working Soulreaper weakaura string that shows the icon when my target is below 46% and it's off cooldown. And also a cooldown timer when it's on cooldown.
Tried both Weakauras2 and TellmeWhen but running into the same issue with both addons.
when SR is cooling down and I use up my last death/unholy rune on scourgestrike/defile the cooldown timer disappears and it just shows the icon.

I've been meaning to track one down for ages and this is the perfect excuse. I'll let you know if I can find/build one.

Has anyone simmed if using PL on cd as UH is a dps loss/gain or neutral?

Significant gain over not using it at all, but when I tried PL on CD vs. PL whenever diseases are about to fall off or outbreak is off CD, the latter turned out to be a miniscule gain (~50 dps).

Is Scabbard of Kyanos ( http://www.wowdb.com/items/118882-scabbard-of-kyanos ) a viable trinket for blood?

As you can see here I've got major issues acquiring decent trinkets: http://eu.battle.net/wow/de/characte.../Gulruk/simple

Define "Viable". Strength's primary benefit for blood, outside of a raw damage increase, is increasing the size of death strike's heal and absorb. A large strength proc on a CD allows for significantly stronger blood shields during it's duration, but burst survival is rarely preferred over the long term survival benefits of most tank trinkets. In a pinch I think it would be between terrible and ok, compared to other trinkets of the same ilevel, but if you can't find anything else and have the gold to spare, it's almost certainly better than a 630. The DPS benefits are also not that marginal, which is a nice bonus.

And another one: Does Darkflight (Worgen Racial) stack with Death's Advance? Don't want to spend 40 bucks just to find out...

It seems the passive portion of DA stacks with darkflight, but the activatables don't stack.

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Define "Viable". Strength's primary benefit for blood, outside of a raw damage increase, is increasing the size of death strike's heal and absorb. A large strength proc on a CD allows for significantly stronger blood shields during it's duration, but burst survival is rarely preferred over the long term survival benefits of most tank trinkets. In a pinch I think it would be between terrible and ok, compared to other trinkets of the same ilevel, but if you can't find anything else and have the gold to spare, it's almost certainly better than a 630. The DPS benefits are also not that marginal, which is a nice bonus.




It seems the passive portion of DA stacks with darkflight, but the activatables don't stack.

Thanks man! You're right, I should have been more specific about what is "viable". What I meant was compared to other trinkets of the same iLvl range. So I guess the answer to my question is "Not really". Luckily I managed to replace both my 630 trinkets, even if http://eu.battle.net/wow/de/item/114553 isn't exactly awesome...

[Mendenbarr]

Thanks man! You're right, I should have been more specific about what is "viable". What I meant was compared to other trinkets of the same iLvl range. So I guess the answer to my question is "Not really". Luckily I managed to replace both my 630 trinkets, even if http://eu.battle.net/wow/de/item/114553 isn't exactly awesome...

I dunno, bonus armor is pretty damn good. You could do a lot worse.

[Demoncrash]

Currently playing as 2H frost and was wondering if i should make the switch to Unholy to help with the aoe as we already have another 2H frost DK in our raids.

I've heard that Unholy scales better with overall gear so i wanted to know at what ilvl does it pull ahead of 2H frost?
Also is there a minimum amount of mastery that's req for Unholy?

my armory

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"ko'ragh
- Soul Reaper takes into account the boss' shield amount while its active, so you can get out a high amount of soul reapers during the fight if you use it whenever the shield is under 45% (35% for frost)."

Anyone can confirm this?

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"ko'ragh
- Soul Reaper takes into account the boss' shield amount while its active, so you can get out a high amount of soul reapers during the fight if you use it whenever the shield is under 45% (35% for frost)."

Anyone can confirm this?

It does and it's an intended mechanic.

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It does and it's an intended mechanic.

Except it actually doesn't

Right now soul reapers detonate isn't taking the shield % into account (sadly), which I have experienced with my own mythic progress and heroic kills on Ko'ragh. It can also be seen when investigating the top parses for koragh for all specs.

Let's hope it gets sorted out soon™

[Darkdruidelf]

Is there any way to like smartcast DnD/Defile?

What I mean is can I just macro it to cast where my mouse cursor is as opposed to having to press it and then click on the floor where it is?

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Heya,

As for Frost 2 Handed now, do we still ignore killing machine procs or is it worth it to wait like 3 seconds.
Sorry if this question was already answered!

[Deleted]

So umh, is the 660 (http://www.wowhead.com/item=115729/p...rs-decapitator) PvP Weapon a better Choice than Gar'tash 655 (http://www.wowhead.com/item=113838/g...eakers&bonus=0 + Socket) ?

For Unholy it's probably a nobrainer but how is it for Frost?

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

[ant13]

So umh, is the 660 (http://www.wowhead.com/item=115729/p...rs-decapitator) PvP Weapon a better Choice than Gar'tash 655 (http://www.wowhead.com/item=113838/g...eakers&bonus=0 + Socket) ?

For Unholy it's probably a nobrainer but how is it for Frost?

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

Secondary statwise the mace is better (2 bis vs 2 minor secondary stats), however weapon dmg is lower on mace. I would have taken the pve one, but I dislike pvp gear too .

[Ceridwyn]

Is DW Frost looking any better for Foundry? I've been having a ton of fun on my DW frost alt, but from looking at logs and rankings that DW is pretty garbage tier in High Maul.

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Is the buff to our 2-set live, or does it come with 6.1?

[Sarnus]

I've recently maxed my DK, and I'm playing Unholy, my gear is sub-par (http://us.battle.net/wow/en/characte.../Sarnes/simple). but I was wondering if theres anything that's kinda overlooked that most people over look in terms of DPS. I think I did like 15-17k on Butcher, I think 14-16k on Imp, it might just be my gear, I don't really trust Simcraft, as it has me at like 24k DPS.
Thanks in advance, I don't know if I'd qualify this as 'fix my dps' More just wondering if there's anything I might be missing that just people new to DK's usually would miss.