Smite build?

[Wysmark]

Anyone who is in a position to comment on that Smite build thats surfaced in the discipline tree with atonement/evangelism?

Is it a legitimate spec or is it a niche bui´ld only useful when facerolling or doing some boss with a tight enrage timer?

Anyone tested output of dmg/healing for such a spec?

[Deleted]

you don't have so many choice in disci (pve), it's either this build or points invested in Heal/greater heal to reduce weakened soul debuff, penance/inner focus cd.

i don't like the idea of casting great heal in disci so i choosed the evangelism spec on the ptr, it's fun, i like it.

[Surea]

I tested the healing of it. You can find my findings here:

http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...=1#post8931400

[Radak]

I have also been looking at a smite spec and came up with this for lvl 80: http://wowtal.com/#k=_18Lz65-.a2y.priest
And for lvl 85 i am looking at http://wowtal.com/#k=BeyoAOck.a2y.priest or http://wowtal.com/#k=_AX_tqru.a2y.priest
The second spec would make it pretty easy to get hit capped which will be a absolute must for this spec.
In case of the first spec you would use http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/45758/g...vine-accuracy/ to cap smite.
However with the second spec you would also cap holy fire which makes it possible to use http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/42416/glyph-of-smite/ without having to worry about your holy fire missing.

I have no idea what the max DPS a smite build with holy fire (and maybe SW:P and DP if it's a dps increase) would be able to put out but I would personally like it to be possible to also use it as a dps+healer spec. Meaning that you would function as a 60%healer+60%dps spec for fight where less healers are required then other fights. But where you can switch to a healer oriented rotation (dropping holy fire and also using PW:S and possible heals) when more healing is required.

[Azyoulike]

However with the second spec you would also cap holy fire which makes it possible to use http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/42416/glyph-of-smite/ without having to worry about your holy fire missing.

The point of the smite build isn't to do good dps, the point is to get maximum use out of attonement, arch & evangilism. Holy Fire really isn't going to come into it, as it will be a net loss to the HPS of pure smite spam.

Meaning that you would function as a 60%healer+60%dps spec for fight where less healers are required then other fights.

I'm pretty sure you won't be getting close to 60% of a dps spec, you'll be maybe 30%.

Oh and there's really no point picking up SoS in a smite build, you will never cast heal on the tank with it. Better to put a point in MA.

[Kelesti]

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