Need some help with Affliction - AC vs Contagion usage

[Tolian]

Hey all, I switched from a healer to an Aff lock a couple months ago and have pretty much gotten the basics down at this point. For the sake of easing my transition I have primarily stuck with a 3211213 build. I believe from what I've been reading though that Contagion is pretty much hands down better than AC, so now that I've got a better handle on the class I'd like to switch to it.

Question I have is, when running MG/Contagion, is my aim to always have a UA up 100% of the time, even if that interferes with my ability to do the whole 2 UA / Reap / Drain cycle? Which is more important I guess is the main question, keeping 100% uptime on UA, or conserving resources for the 2UA reap-drain cycle even if that means not getting the benefit of Contagion for a while?

Thanks in advance for the help!

[Deleted]

Usually the second option, cause that allows you to have the highest number of UA ticks embowered by reap souls. In a case where you find yourself overwhelmed by souls (such as star augur execute phase, with all the adds dying and giving you souls, you can try to maximise contagion uptime

[Lucrece]

No.

The point is contagion buffs your 2 UA cycle. 50%+ of your damage is UA empowered by MG. You don't give a shit if contagion is not up for the other dots because the other dots do shit damage outside a fully ramped up agony.

Corruption and SL are worthless, so you maximize Contagion's buff for MG UA cycles.

You still use AC for multitarget/aoe fights.

Only time you're weaving UA's to draw out contagion uptime is for non-MG play.

[Merdok24]

Basically what the people above said.

Just keep draining your UAs even if it means your corruption and SL will fall off.