#assassination
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rankings are still dominated by sub/ss 
because it's not like it's terrible for ST and getting specific traits for azerite is easier said than done
@rancid bobcat i belive we r saying, DD better for ST but not every fight is ST, gonk SS is good, opulence not
and go on
yeah, i will start buying shoulders https://www.raidbots.com/simbot/report/eVqp15gMG9pXrsUWozmzRf
got me by surprise Twist chest been the best
kill me now
I bought 2x Residuum chest and got the Waycrest one TWICE
cbacbacba
EB + SS go m+
Scared to buy another also, funker 😭. Got that one first time round also, damned it's gonna be the same one a second time too
well you can refund the item as long as you havent click on it yet to proc
1
for poison build..is there a reason we don't run Master Poisoner?
What poison build?
master poisoner only works for our weapon poison in bfa
and he means toxicblade i think
I guess I don't know sin enough to word things correctly I currently run 2212221
so TB
basicaally
MP is only weapon poisons (Deadly Poison/Wounding Poison), influences nothing else.
EP shows better numbers either way.
It does influence mind numbing poison in pvp as well 😉
But yes, EP affects everything and MP only affects a small portion of our damage
thank you!
Also it says to run either subterfuge or Master Assassin
what decides which I should use
MA sims slightly better for pure Single target
Aoe or shrouded suffocation traits = subterfuge
ST = MA
^
ok thank you I'm sorry for stupid questions
O
I'm only running sin for ST..so I'll learn the MA opener
If I reapply Rupture during the Elaborate Planning window, is the whole dot affected our just the ticks that I get in while the buff is still active?
thanks
is battle pot of ag or pre pot gem from crown better
Should Galecaller's Boon be used with Vendetta or on cd?
Im stupid. Was thinking 1:30min cd. Thanks @spice surge
Galecallers 😂
Sims showing me to run no SS traits with talented exsang wtf
Seems like you didnt select TB and MA tbh
i didn't just selected esang since GCB is best trinket i have
It won't show u other talent combos if u dont select it
i think he meant more like - it's telling him to play dd even tho he plays exsg
yeah i try other combos, but simming exsang build for if adds
that
Like, i get that it can be higher dps to run toxic blade even if running SS for reasons
but dont get why its suggesting DD if I have ex talented
Most of exsangs power doesnt come from speeding up garrotes, its more from speeding up ruptures
Since you cant apply vanish garrotes after your existing ones have fallen of for more uptime (since it is tied to vanish cd)
Since you get most of your vanish garrotes inside vendetta anyway (20 out of 24 seconds)
So if i run no SS, is it still worth to vanish garrote adds on say grong?
or champion
You should be running SS if you are intending to vanish and garrote multiple things yes
has nothing personnel always stacked well on herodamage? I thought it was only good with one trait
Damage was undervalued until recently.
there was a change in simc concerning it last night
ahh
something about it and haste i believe
when I sim myself with simc and raidbots it still says generic traits are better after 1 nothing personnel, is it wrong?
probably not
nothing personal scales with stats so it could depend on your stat distribution
Make sure to sim with the nightly version on raidbots
As the weekly version has yet to recieve those updates
i think fuu said that the weekly was at the same time as the newest nightly
and the NP change is included in both
But yeah, the first np is definitely the strongest, good other traits can be better than a second or third np
Ok then, i was wrong, i just assumed it wasnt updated yet
Well yes, but if you're not running SS then you might aswell run MA
on mythic grong is better to vanish->garrote on both adds or just focus one? or does it depend on how far apart they are
i think you should garrote both adds, and maybe the boss if its close enough
Yeah demo is strong on st with no movement
nerf pl0x
i wanna be strong st with no movement, what else is cloak for except to let me not move
There is sim dps and real dps
Spoilers: locks look even better on logs than on sims
Somebody in that class dev team deffo has a girl at home who plays a lock
Idk i dont think its unreasonable to have to least mobile spec in the game do good damage if they dont have to move
Did you just asume his/her/its gender and loveinterest?
He getting nothing if he does not pump those Numbers up every damn tier
Oh yeah i forgot it’s 2k19
does anyone know what WA he uses in the center?
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Assassination WA's for BFA:
https://wago.io/HJUbINlV7 (Mizerok's Group)
https://wago.io/E1EB91OtM (Lokkek's Group)
https://wago.io/SyLUNGD4X (Sovv's Group)
https://wago.io/SJLQKGjMM (Afenar's Group)
https://wago.io/ByzCxPq-m (Devlin's Group)
Dont remember which one though
speaking of demo, anyone else get disoriented when a boss mc's a demo lock and suddenly there's red everywhere
like in Shrine or Waycrest
Never happened to me, but i never did m+ with a demo
I don’t run keys with a lock that often
And if there happens to be one it’s mostly destro
So i have No clue
15 shrine worth
thanks :3
Got that slot covered for The rest of The tier i guess lol
lmao told my guild the same thing
like GG probably wont need a trinket untill next tier heroic
405 Dice and 400 Pulmage
Nah then you fine lol
I notice in logs for MA people are gar>mut>rup>mut>ven> TB>vanish>env vs the ravenholdt opener
Is this higher?
Ven>Van>TB
Yeah, just see a couple people in logs doing ven>TB>vanish env
I have a 395 Galecaller, 400 kul Tiran cannon thing, and 410 plumage. Sim says the plum and galecaller are best, but I’m not sure those two are actually good in most raid fights with movement. Thoughts?
the cannon is also bad with movement anyway
True. I’ll have to get dice then
I like tb vanish envm mut envm
Is there an ideal time in our rotation to pop GC if you know you’ll be stationary?
@untold current do whatever feels better for you. Vend, tb, van, env, m, env is a negligible amount better than vend, van, tb, env, m
@strange python with vend and on cooldown
Solid thank you
Keep plumage definitly, gale caller is strong but having 2 on-use feels not good
how did i get a 5 second roll the bones 5 roll buff as sin ? ive been looking everywhere and i cant find an answer im so confused
The trinket from freehold has the same icons as roll the bones
OHHH im stupid LMFAO thank you
are the new sims for Nothing Personal correct?
Yes
if only we had the leggo boots again
FUCKING LUCK
piece of shit trinket 40 ilvls and only 0.4%
will replace it easy when i get a new 400+ pvp trinket
@potent owl gurrrrrl you’re drunk
not rly the place for salt 😛
herodamage is saying to stack nothing personal?
Can I like
no
@young meteor in pure st it is up yes. any time there is an add it loses to TC.
so it will probably just be an ilvl thing between TC and Vend to go with your 3dd
there are still ss options with subterfuge and vend. so w/e not a bad place to be with so many combos.
soooo what azerite traits am i looking to run for mythic +.....sufficating x2 double dose x2 and 1 echoeing is what im running. Any thoughts?
ah ok thx
has anyone followed what would the best combo of traits be in m+ now? how many SS / EB and what else?
@lone junco thank u
do you run exanguinate or toxic blade in mythic +? i have 2 sufficating so im assuming exang
can some 1 help me when i try to add a weakaura it says import disabled
for soem reason it wont let me add new weakauras i want
How do you guys open on Jadefire w/ Sub?
Is it double-tap garrote monk, single garrote mage, then spread rup, or is it single garrote / rup / single garrote / rup?
I am so confused about whats the best combo of azarite gear
Is 3x DD and 3x NP really the best?
I just realized that bloodmallet uses master assassin instead of subterfuge...
I wonder how much that changes some things.
can some 1 tell me why weakauras wont work for me
it wont let me upload new string
for a bunch
it says import disabled
@austere scarab g monk g mage g monk rupt mage m vend monk rotato
@fierce pivot For pure ST maybe? I feel like SS/Sub still has its place on a lot of early fights
or maybe I just like to pad
Currently running 3xDD / 2x TC / 1x SS
It's a fucking mess.
I like SS, I'd like 3x DD and 3x SS
but the system continues to work againts me
I know the energy from NP does not stack, but does the damage?
https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/fh28nHpzNxTJZLDP#fight=3&type=damage-done is this just bad rng or what happened? if anyone is good at reading logs rerollj
😦
think I must be doing something wrong that I dont see
Sorry what's the issue?
I do no dmg
I mean you do some damage.
If you wanna cheese a 1:44 Champions and parse well, you need to cheese harder.
And not play MA
I mean for boss dmg
was still low compared to my other rogue teammates
2 minute on use on a 1:45 fight REEEE
true
I dont do grong ever until no one needs gear so my allstar gonna be low anyway
I just feel like something is wrong in rotation if Im the bottom boss parse idk
I'm on phone but I obvs know what it doing
DD, Treach, Overwhelming.... OR... nothing personal, DD, overwhelming?
You
If I had to guess I'ma bet bad crits in vendetta window
Only reason I'm in on grong is to pump boss dmg
Basically just dot up the homies then step to boss
Haste 2.99 feels wonderful man
2.99 weight
Oh
if it was 2% id uninstall
Yeah I was gonna say that's KMS territory levels of haste
Teach a man to sim and he'll never flood the discord with posts like that
They sim the same.
I was wondering what people's thoughts were. I'll be more specific next time.
!wa
Assassination WA's for BFA:
https://wago.io/HJUbINlV7 (Mizerok's Group)
https://wago.io/E1EB91OtM (Lokkek's Group)
https://wago.io/SyLUNGD4X (Sovv's Group)
https://wago.io/SJLQKGjMM (Afenar's Group)
https://wago.io/ByzCxPq-m (Devlin's Group)
So yeah... three traits of NP is quite strong
1 is pretty good yeah.
3 of them was nearly 12% of my damage
ok
ye got lucky, second kill got helm, and first jadefire kill got the shoulders
and the 415 chestpiece random got me something juicy
I had a DD/NP chest as my first 415
2nd is NP/Blood rite, still pretty good for not getting jadefire yet
jadefire shoulders**
i was using 2 treacherous with the mekkatorke chest
Ye, got lucky with rasta, but no more chance til next tuesday now
I got a pair of pants that went into the dumpster
It is very good for dungeons, since you can get back into stealth fairly often
So I’m being forced to run an ss trait cause my gamble 415 shoulders have them, when is the best time to vanish to reapply the powered garrote? Do I do it when the first is about to fall or save it for next vendetta ?
right around when the first is about to fall off
for a single target boss fight
you'll want to pool energy so that when you vanish you have enough to garrote ->envenom ->garrote again
or garrote -> rupture -> garrote
is there a way to sim dungeon slice and patchwork at once with gear compare ?
@serene basin ok thanks man, and do I hold vendetta for vanish? Or just use when it’s up per usual and when vanish is up use it?
I have a pretty good base idea of what to do just need some iteration on it
Sync them
its only about 15s of pooling for your first set of cds, then they realign for the rest of the fight
Ok awesome, also do I vendetta fist then do the vanish sequence or vise verse?
basically always vendetta on the opener first
and vanish 20~ seconds later to refresh garrote
as always, fights aren't always cookie cutter and you might get mechanics that throw off timing but
I'd always evaluate how long you think the fight will be and how many vendetta's you can fit in
a good example is jadefire masters
your timings are going to be all over the place
think of vanish + ss as a way to empower garrote for the refresh > having to always line it up with vendetta
Quick question for you veterans so I have been enjoying OTL for M+ but I was curious how is Echoing blades trait for Sin? Or it better to go for Suffocation if i play sin for M+s
theyre both bis
you'll ideally want a combination of high single target traits and echoing blades if you can @red zealot
Hmmm alright
you definetly want atleast 1 EB, probably more, not sure what the exact bis setup is
I guess 3 of each
if you just roll 3 echoing blades and the other traits are garbage it's not great
almost depends more on dungeon, affixes and comp
currently can either get 3 SS or 2 ss 1 EB
but theres no point going pure ST, you just lose way to much on aoe
so you just have to find a balance
sin ramp time is pretty bad without EB
so on a week where it's fortified teeming (like last week)
outlaw is prob the go-to (without enough EB traits)
and that's only if your m+ needs the aoe right
a DH, prot warrior, etc can output so much
or just yolo outlaw
But if ramp up time is bad, isn't sin pretty good for the fort weeks, since then you get to do the ramp? 🤔
but yeah take 1 eb pretty much 100% of the time
Ill try one with EB
Where as outlaw might run out of blade flurry uptime on long sustained AoE
its pretty broken
Yeah that is true
Getting into the swing of things since legion...thanks gents ill try them out worst case I have solid set up for Otl if worst case
outlaw with wits is fucking grossly good
Too bad adrenaline rush fix is first in 8.1.5
when running a nothing personal trait is it better to toxic blade before or after vendetta
right now that CD is the most clunky shit ever, even subt feels better imo
after vendetta
Atleast vendetta is useable from stealth
AR is iconic though 😦
even tho I don't really use it from stealth, but it is
Man MoP outlaw was Kreygasm back when you had thieve's guile and killing spree + SnD were baseline
And we had cruise control Ass gameplay Clap
i liked assassination in SoO with the dispatch procs
Yeah those were nice
but I always loved the fact they could just refresh SnD through Envenom
that curise control was truly luxurious
yeah, they made snd baseline in WoD for sin because of it lol
and outlaw lost rupture
which is fine, since it was mostly a DPS loss in most cases
but all those things lead to where we are now, we dont have 1 rogue class with specs
we have 3 classes classified as rogue
well, assassination i would argue has changed the least over the years
granted MoP did use current talent spec
but atleast they had shared abilities across the board
yeah and outlaw has mostly just changed names on their abilities
subt tho
sub by far has changed the most
Still have shadow dance though
but works a bit differently
But yeah ass is so smooth in BfA with a lot of haste FeelsGoodMan
how has sub changed the most?
i guess if you mean that the other specs hvaent changed much at all and taht dfa isnt a thing
oh i missed that part
I do wish we had something like NP build into vendetta tho, to make it more interesting
sub has always been about the burst windows since wod though
i dont even remember sub in mop
I know pyllerøx played subt in SoO?
is vendetta getting any changes in 8.1.5 btw?
What's the best way to know which azerite piece I have equipped is the worst?
what classes does ruby normally go to?
Classes that are better at focusing boss instead of adds. Assassination is good with Opal
I feel like most classes has a way to tag all the mobs quickly though
for the opal
But yeah fan of knives from Ass is definitely nice for it
I like to focus doting as many adds as I can so I’d say classes that can aoe but don’t tab to the adds a lot should get ruby
But Opal only gets stack from the first attack on the adds?
Each new creature you attack whole holding the opal grants a stack of unleashed rage.
Yeah, I’m saying if I had ruby. Me going around doting adds is a bad idea
It’s direct damage that refreshes
Ah
I guess it could come down to team comp then
if you have a lot of AoE stun, I can easily see an Ass rogue with ruby working
Just fok
I guess
It really does depend because if your raid lets the adds get too far out then it won’t reach
You sync topaz with it and should have grips / rings / slows / etc
so the adds should melt
Yeah so you think Opal is better to just get the dmg increase as Ass rogue?
just tag the mobs mostly
Yeah
yeah but as a rogue youre going to get stuck ruby
most likley
If you arent on ruby duty you get opal
I’ve gotten away with opal so far. They give it to our outlaw rogue lol
we run 4 ruby
Is there ever any reason to have emerald? I cant even imagine any casters wanting to use it
:/
I hate emerald
what are the typical top trait combos?
3 double dose or 3 shrouded suffocation are good
is it worth getting more then one NP? Wowhead says prefered only 1 but im simming two
right now i have 3 DD 1 TC and 2 NP With an Unstable Flames and Overwhelming
If it’s telling you it sims the highest compared to your other traits then stick with it. The dot stacks on NP. But not the haste benefit from it
@raw tusk wowhead is out of date. NP is simming higher now that it was before
ok. do you guys use raid bots to sim? and is the best way to just check all the traits and have it run for that?
and you should always sim your options
top gear on raidbots lets you pick an array of traits + a few talents (subterfuge and ma)
yeah thats what ive been doing
just feel like ill sim a piece and itll give me traits but if i sim everything its different so i wasnt sure if there was a "most" accurate way to sim it
accurate depends on proper fight settings for your goals
raidbots should be fine, you can check what revision of simulationcraft raidbots is using iirc.
I don't remember if it uses the most recent nightly release or not though
mainly single target fights Noobe
its daily. and it will be more update than your simulationcraft version.
Are you sure about that? 🤔
Unless the guy updates raidbots himself before newer simulationcrafts, then it should be the same as the one I have myself.
of course. there are very very few reasons to download the simc too.
What?
unless you install the new simc every day every time.
what do you mean what. the tools on raidbots are easier to use. the gear sets. the smart sim.
ok good for you. its not worth doing that
I update my simc every morning
shrug
Part of my nice daily morning routine, I like it
I mean yeah if you have no simc usage previous to raidbots invention, I can see what you mean and I agree it is good enough to use.
but simc is fine aswell shrug
so back to what i was saying lol just click every good trait and itll sim the best combo?
Yeah
You might want to set the options a bit
depending on your guilds average fight length etc.
i used plenty of simc prior. but the gear compare toolkits are easier to use. w/e
depending on AoE or ST
You can also disable buffs, incase you might not have all of them available to you.
i'm thinking here if its worth having a full aoe set for m+ ( losing 4-5ilvls) vs my full ST raid set
here's my sims : https://www.raidbots.com/simbot/report/nAoQ16MgL1XTo1k9WVZfiK
slice doesnt have a zombie wave
35 crit. and a combo of ss + eob + twist is good.
with 2 scent, you just tab out all the ruptures you can.
yes i ahve 3 sets there
one with 2 scent + 3 ss
otehr 2 ss 2 fok
and the full ST set
also did this : https://www.raidbots.com/simbot/report/8Mq6mHcfG5gKsGukJDs4a1
same sets but ST fight
watched seli sustain 104k dps over about 30sec. my eyes about popped out
While on opulence. You guys run EB for that fight?
losing 14% dps in any ST fight with the aoe set
@light rampart opulence is ST. just stacking opal and burning boss with a vanish at max stacks
Aight
youll never actually kill the adds if there is an outlaw or warriors near by
I guess I felt my team was a bit slower on adds that I run it. But I can see it being better not too
dont know if the +2% aoe is worth the -14% ST with doing m+
even more tyranical week
depends on how big you pull, if you stay in the slice pull sizes, then follow that. if you gigapull, the aoe isnt represented in that sim.
yes but 370.. urg
i wish we could buy target 400 azerite
will never get 415 i want for dgs
dont have good oes aoe from raid
It was recently updated to include haste scaling iirc
It's like a day or two back in #tc-research
oh so it's simming correctly now?
that's yikes
a 390 simming higher than my mythic azerite
Can someone provide maybe a guide to siming. New to it. Just looking for somewhere to get started?
get the simc addon and then ingame type /simc, then paste that into raidbots
Check pins
Ok thanks.
https://www.raidbots.com/simbot/report/4xjhH5pS8nJYQjrieSNiP4 I am pretty new to rogue like 3 weeks in, is 8% vers like okay to have xd
Do you do hidden blades for m+?
Can someone update on the NP thing? It Sims highest even on 3x stack? So that is what we want to do now? No more 3x DD?
reminder that NP locks your howl dmg too 1 target while DD is just a buff too a singletarget ability in general
Anyone have any insight of why blightborne might be simming higher than NP at 400 ilvl? I mean its not that big of a deal just curious
Your other traits?
If it's against your second NP Blightborne will beat it.
Small margin, but it does.
blightborne is REALLY strong, it always sims good cus of it
yeah its p small was just woondering, thanks for the insight guys 😄
So I still want the same gear but 1xNP becomes more important than before. But as long as I have 1 I should be fine?
ngl the rotation without SS (subt) feels p fun, get to see some p big crits from envenom
also means that >1 isn't a bad thing
idk, yes MA is effective, but dont like the randomness of it
Just get 40% crit 4head.
50%?
Just discovered that Master Assassin works on Nothing Personal
works on everything during those 3 seconds
Do we have a consensus on best gem for assa rogues on Opulence?
So guys. For raid. What would you recommend now after the change? 3xDD 1xNP and then TC or Tfk? Or would you go pure ST and have 3xNP?
Well it Sims highest! Even on 3x stack
Just 
The second and third trait values are under many other traits.
There are combinations that are better.
Though not by much.
More belf rogues 
sometimes lucky
I know to sim myself Yoppa. But it is reset day meaning once again you have a change to get bonus rolls. And aiming for a specific piece will depend what traits to go for. But sure I'll just sim and don't ask
Just gearcompare
Imagine you get each individual piece
Herodamage sims are somewhat of a pointer but not nearly as accurate as just simming a few different items
Well I did and 3xNP Sims highest ST, but that is patchwork as everybody know that is not the case ingame.Therefore my question was. what you recommend for raid due to the change to NP, making it sim this high on ST
Such as?
Getting a 410 dice with avoidance from chest
While you had a 410 dice with avoidance and speed equipped..
Rip
400golden touch because blizzard hates me
I'm still rocking a 380 dice
how did you manage to get avoidance and speed on the same item
Yup lol
Well i don’t know do i i do not decide wth i loot lol
Thanks blizzard
But tisumi is right first world problems
did something change overnight or why is mastery suddenly so high for me
You’ve finally mastered sin
Can anyone tell me why I'm pulling absolute garbage damage based off this log? I just can't understand it
no weps for us in new raid😔
are bleeds phys damage or magic
Nature
physical for bleeds
@strange python ofc our weapons are on later bosses, only mindless warriors/paladins are allowed too get a mythic lvl weapon from the 1st freeloot boss lol
you mean cruicible? do we even know the loot for that?
and its not even a full tier
Some of the items were posted yes. I think tho it is only the effect pieces of gear. I assume more is coming but they start by showing the interesting loot first.
Any of u sacrificing a DD trait for a SS even if DD sims higher pure patchwerk just due the fact that very little is pure patchwerk in dazalor
if it makes a difference at all , even with the 40 sec add sim forgot the name, its not much higher but im thinking like grong, jadefire, rastakhan mythic
if its worth the trait swap
also i dont wanna run MA, Reee lmao
Asking cause running goraktuls shoulders i see some ppl running SS and some DD on them , and it makes sense the logic behind taking SS even if it sims less, but idk
is raidbot up to date about NP changes ?
keeping 1 SS is definitely a decent strategy due to the 1point value it has
@tribal marlin yes
Ye i figured , but maybe its not that big of a deal
theres a few bosses where you can align vanish pretty well and use it on CD to get multiple garrotes out
i.e. grong, jadefire, opu are 3 fights back to back where its pretty gud
rasta as well
its pretty decent for jaina too if you hold vanish and use it right as she teleports at the end of p2 so you get garrote on her and the wall
although that might be offset by the actual gain of DD, so im not sure how useful SS will be for the last handful of bosses
Bosses u gave as an example are the ones I was thinking of aswell
but ye, mekka, blockade
on blockade we dont really switch all that much to the adds, thats mostly a ranged job while we burn the boss, mekka you cant use it at all, and the use for jaina is very limited and questionable too
but its nice for the start, and by the time most people will hit those later bosses, they will most likely have more choice in their azerite as well
ye for sure
are we really releasig TB 100% on CD or should we pull some energy before sometimes? I mean I've looked perfecto playing and read the raven guide but I can't figure out 😦
question for opener when speced in MA. Assume 5 CP, Vanish -> Envenom, if your next mut only takes you to 3 CP do you envenom regardless (to get into the MA window), or mut again to get to 5 CP?
pool the energy before it comes off CD @tepid ridge
i just use the envenom at 3 cps and hope for crit. pretty sure a 3cp crit envenom would do more than a 5cp non-crit envenom @scenic quail
pretty sure best practices on opener is to vanish-TB-mut-env?
when I can for sure but if refresh needed delaying TB or using it without energy? @quick ice
that cant be right @quick ice , surely
low energy probably
i think thats the apl, but i think using vendetta>toxic blade> get to 4+cps> then vanish envenom>muti>envenom with 30% damage from TB is better. @quick ice
Better pooling before envenom then you never had concern about pooling for TB. We should see envenom more like the begining of a cycle insteed of the end of it
@granite rampart i do same for now, but was just wondering
yeah thats what i do, i would only mutilate again during MA window if you got super unlucky and didnt get any crits and only got 2 cps
its happened to me before lmao
its pretty awful
you know just have almost 80% crit on that gcd and get no crits from mutilate
How good is this trinket?
(yeah gonna sim myself, but was wondering your opinion guys)
Should be fine for dungeon
~380 DPS difference between it and 370ilvl Dead-Eye Spyglass. Not that bad.
jesus christ sockets
for socket-worth reference
I yesterday got 425 TF bracers that were a 4% downgrade against those 405 socketed ones
that's sad
feelsbadman
why they use on simc profile galeforce on mainhand ?
Does anyone know what to choose between Toxic Blades and Exsanguinate? It looks like its a preference rather than dps increase?
it depends what azerite you have, too
So for Shrouded Suffocation and EB M+
Personally I like Toxic Blades more because it synchronises better with your other cooldowns
Yah I like TB aswell
@strange python guess it sims better with that gear?
For M+ I would allways go Exsang. For raid I would sim
i dont know, 398 equipped, gale is an dps decrease
you can simply change it right
M+ bis
everything bis
just sim it
I mean I'd rather NP/DD to DD/SS
And it doesnt have overwhelming power, so it cant be bis for ST
agree with eleem
double dose and shrouded suffocation makes it bis for ST
only shoulders that have those 2
it lacks overwhelming power
NP is top tier trait ST
😮
https://tenor.com/view/troy-community-room-fire-pizza-gif-5612111 me when i get swapped on mythic opulence
Absolute best shoulders are the gorak tul ones, DD+Blightborne+op
for me 3rd DD still sim higher than 2nd NP
isnt DD and SS bis ?
It feels so wierd playing without atleast x1 SS, i almost wanna go lower dps just to get it 😄
@main mirage i refuse to play without 1 atlest
@buoyant coyote I just got 415 Spymaster's wrap and heroic pieces with DD and NP from the raid, so i will try it out for tonights raid 😄
is worth have 3 NP?
yeah
hm guess it's been slightly changed since I last looked at which traits to prio
3x dd is better than 3x np
You ideally still only want 1 np
But the difference is less, so with ilvl differences things can change
i have 3 DD 1 np and 2 tc is that good? is better if i have other combination?
switching out from covenant to NP on helm earned me like 250 dps
that's pretty neat
Thats really good talion dw
NP might be better than TC especially during m progression
What is TC again?
okey then i should to change the 1 TC for 1 NP?
Well since you have 2 it doesn't matter save your golds
lol whole webpage freezes up when I select to replace sim all sockets
but if I had choice between 1st TC and 2nd NP i'll go for NP at least for some encounter like m jaina or m high tinker
guess that's what 9 socket slots gets me
first world problems
What was the NP change?
no change on NP, just a simc update recently
it was not hasted in raidbot/simcraft
yeah when I last looked at the trait worths on hero damage maybe 1-2 weeks ago and set my mind on what pieces are bis I don't think NP was as high up as it is now in single target
no actual blizzard side change tho
maybe I just looked at it wrong, either way good that I found out as just reforging 1 item from TC to NP upped my simdps by 300 now
I've recently started trying Exsang instead of Toxic Blade since I finally got a Galecaller and it seems to do pretty well when I'm testing it myself and simming it. I have some questions though, maybe they're already answered somewhere but I can't find it.
- Do you always refresh your bleeds to max duration before using Exsang?
- Do you save your second Exsang until Galecaller is back up? (15 sec downtime)
- If 2 is true, do you hold Vendetta an extra 15 seconds for Exsang and Galecaller to be back up again?
- Should I Vanish-apply Garrotes before or after Vendetta the second time Vanish comes up?
(I'm running 2x SS trait)
2 is false
- After Vendetta since it buffs your dmg after u popped Vendetta which means Vanish Garrote becomes stronger
hmmm, ND BiS Trait (herodamage)?! oo
Is there any way to sim, "Battle potion of Agility" Vs the gem from the crown that gives main stat for 1 min?
- Refresh rupture if it's less than 22s, refresh garrote if it's in pandemic range
- No, exsang on CD
- Hold vendetta and vanish for the next exsang
- Depends, after vendetta usually
thanks everyone
If i destroy one Azerite Piece i can buy myself a new 415 one.
Should i go for it and when yes for what slot ?
https://www.raidbots.com/simbot/report/8qKmWBSMea4qhYD4ZyBkHJ
I see so many people with that damn chest..... they bought random I guess. I really want it
I wouldn't spend or scrap anything. For ST you want another Pair or Shoulders I guess. But you have a good pair on 2nd boss mythic so just kill that instead and save your current shoulders for m+
best shoulders would be Sinister Gladiator's Leather Spaulders... just need to somehow get higher ilvl of those 😃
arent JFM shoulders bis for ST?
8% versa, 410 ring with socket 50 dps better than a 390 without socket
Jadefire shoulders are really good, but if we're talking strictly bis it's gorak tul
as those i can get easily
Gorak is the ones from WM right? The last boss is gorak makes sense... Haha DD NP overwhelming. Insane
Just skip ss and do more St damage. MA rising
406 itemlvl, sim 22,4k my gear slowly drifts to versa/haste. I will never give in to outlaw
what are the odds
that i got the same belt from weekly 4 weeks in a row
and then 3 weeks in a row the same hands
Anyone do anything special to track garrote uptime? I maintain 90%+ on rupture but garrote is alway 65% ish.
u need to press it to refresh it
hey guys jsut got abck to the game a few days back, was curious as per the TB rotation we TB after vendetta in opener.. but does NP affect the application of TB before or after ? Or does NP not get affected by TB in anyway ?
Ive got my own weakauras, they work decently for my current target
What's the main thing I should focus on for gear? I'm simming really low rn
https://www.raidbots.com/simbot/report/jCSj1AA1rbP867G2L5Pm8V
Would a 400 harlans loaded dice be better in place of galecaller's?
did it sim better?
Don't have yet. Wondering if it's worth farming for
Sim it to find out
Is there a way to sim gear you don’t have?
Gear compare
!stats
Assassination Stat weights:
Single target: haste > crit > mastery > vers
Multi target: crit > mastery > vers >= haste
Note: Simming will always result in more accurate results.
You sim fine blayne, replace ur trinket with a on use pvp / plumage / shrine trinket
also when you get higher azerite pieces you will fly
410 socket dagger in the chest 
"hey u need?"
3xDD + TB build started to sim higher than exsang. whatever shall I do? 😮 😮
didnt think this day would come
I do on cd (wait for swap first) during robot phase. And then vend after first adds, and then vend again if it is up again
Depends how clean your kill is lol
We lust on 2nd adds aswell
Yea. Most do
Sitting on vend for over a min feels bad. Idk if its optimal to use after first adds but im getting purple parses so it def works lol
MA actually worth playing if it sims like 100dps more than subterfuge?
I personally never sit on it unless I’m getting a mechanic is coming like swap or I’m waiting for a vanish line up
Famo said something really good the other day about running Subterfuge on progression vs MA. Subterfuge is far more reliable than MA with our current levels of crit.
I'd say it is @robust light playstyle doesn't change that much. Garrote > Mutilate to 4 + CP > Rupture > Vendetta > Vanish > Toxic Blade > than your normal priority.
hi guys, do we need some kinda of min haste to make game feel smooth in m+? or just all in for crit mast
BiS AoE ye. ;)
I go around 7-10% haste on Fortified. 10-13% on tyranical. Rest crit and alot of mastery
2nd random azerite : NP/DD + SS pog
@strange python yeah i know the opener i just dont feel ok with a 50% crit talent
sorta relies on a bit of rng
rng? Respec to Outlaw my friend xD
dont worry i play both haha, outlaw for m+ sin for raid
aye same 😉
outlaw is bae in m+
Tyrannical is rough tho when u know u can go Sin and do a lot more Boss dmg
idk tbh my sin st and outlaw st are only like 1k apart
with aoe talents on both
(m+ talents/traits)
I guess, Sin have a better opener but drops a lot more while Outlaw is steady and only going up mostly
def so
but those times when u gotta reroll over and over and by the time u get good buufs boss is almost dead
those are some big feelsbadman
haha oh yah. Everyone is going for Ace or DS traits aswell which means if u gonna get 1 buff its only RP thats good since u take GM out of the ecvation
https://www.raidbots.com/simbot/report/o5pEtWP9aXaqBQYNwC8aVm
finally not trash azerite feels good
yeah dude
still rocking 385s except my tr chest after 4 weeks
how do you use galecaller with TB? it's stronger than my spyglass(that's smaller ilvl)
on cd 😃
that's short
Is Galecaller okay to use with TB or do i have play Exsanguinate now?
You can use it with Tb
yes you can, it can help you manage a 3rd Envenom without Vendetta too
if you pool properly
whats tb
Toxic Blade
ahh
You can own one macro for TB+GCB and one bind for TB alone
Siiiiiiiim it boiz
talking about usage here
Yea. I know. But before that was 2 questions about "should i use x with y?"
I'd like to improve but am finding it difficult to optimize strategies for the bosses I've downed with my guild. I've looked at Warcraft analyzer and I have things to improve upon, I have a feeling it is stemming from high movement but if anyone's got tips on various fight optimizations I'd greatly appreciate it if some of the more fantastic of you would help me out. Here is where my heroic log scores are. (And I assume the logs by extension) https://www.warcraftlogs.com/character/id/37904444#bybracket=1&difficulty=4
What are you guys all using for simming with top gear in terms of bosses? SS is almost never recommended for me when simming even with 3 pieces etc and talent sims.
And I have to imagine for a lot of the bosses having some SS is worth considering the multi dotting etc.
Here is a rough sim of what is recommended atm: https://www.raidbots.com/simbot/report/qvStM794subd9oefBKcUGs
i just sim st and if ss is anywhere remotely close i'll take it on everything except mekkatorque and if it's a decent bit behind but not miles i'll take it on anything that it's likely to get 2+ empowered out
Are you running TB or Exang?
Or swapping depending on fight
Well I guess exang is only worth on 3x
whatever sims best, which is basically tb exclusively in my gear right now
yeah
due to DD etc
I think I'm going to go 3x DD, 2x NP, 1x SS, 1x TC
See how that works out
how do u wanna do that
Im sorry, remove 1 NP
NP got stronger since recent APL fix didn't it ?
not apl related change but yes, 1 np is stronger now
blizz changed it to be hasted and had no notes on it anywhere -> somone reported it, we checked it and changed it
https://www.raidbots.com/simbot/report/7e3UW42TWceidTvKXtyYSG im siming this, guess ss is only worth on rasta if u need add dmg and jadefires 🤷
Hi 😃 I have noticed some high Envenoms from time to time. Anything affecting the ability’s damage in anyway, not counting Toxic Blade or Vendetta, Traits or consumables? Something “hidden”?
I know someone mentioned a bug on Grong that made him take a bunch of extra damage for some reason
I think it was @rose perch
IDK about any other things though
TTK probs
Okay. What is TTK?
Twist the knife
I don't have ttk but did see 50-70k crits at random, might be due to the sun and the stars aligning with vendetta
Well you can track the envenoms in your logs to see if theres anything stacking with it
Well with Cowl, yeah NP would be ideal anyway but I'd be going from 415 to 400 for the helm
maybe I should leave scent then and swap a DD for SS
Perfecto was talking about SS vs DD like 2 days ago , and he personally doesnt like x3 DD cause nothing is pure ST in dazalor, there always smth u can use 1 SS on.
Thank you everyone!
its not that big of a sacrifice so idk why ppl make a big deal out of it
SO the census is 1x SS and NP with 1x TC is ideal?
they see sim patchwerk numbers and think they are losing so much using 1 different trait
We take opal on Opulence, right?
btw
It's enough of a sac with multi targets so i'm going to disagree
like a 3% difference which is quite significant
3% wat
Anything outside of PURE ST, SS is going to give better burst and yield especially on fights like Rast
its like 1.2% for me max
Anything outside of Mekka really
https://www.herodamage.com/rogue/azerite-stacks/1t-t23-assassination
it's opti/worth now to stack "Nothing Personal" for ST?
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might aswell just have DD on everything and swap chest between mekka chest and grong one
In 2-3 target, w/ DD we still mutilate. In 2+ w/ EB we FoK.
with master assassin talent are you supposed to vanish during combat and stay in stealth as long as possible so your dots get the extra crit chance?
i don't find any news for the stacking of "Nothing Personal" in ST, only in herodamage
@west fox i would never stay in stealth in combat, just vanish and try to get 4+ cp envenoms in ur master assasin window
so vanish at 4+ then envenom, then mut, envenom?
i tried on a dummy putting basic dots on it, was doing about 15k dps then vanished and stayed vanished and my dps jumped to 25k
ye, if u are crit unlucky u need to do doub mut to get 4+ cps again
Vanishing on a dummy may reset your combat and thereby your DPS tracker.
Well put it on overall rather than current
Lol right!
is the change only applied to 1 NP? is 2 NP affected as well? @vestal wren
This seems low does anyone have any pointers?
https://www.raidbots.com/simbot/report/nhRtkYipdHcaPrcox59CXB
is herodamage updated with the NP change?
Yes
It affected all stacks, but the ranking of the trait didnt really change
You still want 1 trait and prefer other traits over a secondnp
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NP is now bis 😮
yes bis value for first one
Has anyone purchased random 415 azerite? I don't know if to choose shoulders or chest, both very similar
if you care about m+, roll for shoulders first
depends on what you have, for first piece i would suggest chest
if you raid mythic and arent gonna be at mekka any time soon, go chest
I mean both pieces I have are relatively similar
@primal gazelle Only the first stack is better than DD/TC
Which was the case even before it got updated
Its just better in sims now overall
@surreal halo depends on what you want to do aswell, if ur mainly raiding i would propably say chest first
Fair, cheers @quasi pewter !
the preferable azerite chest pieces that drops in the raid is from mekka i believe
imma sim myself later tonight, i have 3 dd 1 np 2 tc combo, but i can switch to 3 dd 3 NP and see if that sims any higher
Got a spymasters wrap! Nothing personal & DD, so not bad!
2nd bis i think, nice
The Sin guide for MA Opener says to Vend/Vanish then use TB and start your Mut/Env rotation. Is that still correct?
yes
I’ve been seeing people say that in the research channel so I believe so
anyone here with Shoulders of the Sanguine Monstrosity can confirm that gutripper dosent proc ?
just got 415 today and its not procing
on one whole fight
What’s the proc chance?
ah maybe ur right but there is 2 logs from heroic today were i didnt get procs then
can you show the logs?
yea
there's a bug where azerite traits randomly stop working in the raid
really?
i had a azerite piece not working after the drop
havent heard about that at all
but after reskilling it it worked again
yep
412-414 IL in that log 😯
I found this about gutripper
Gutripper is considered a "white attack" and can be blocked, dodged, and parried. Against raid bosses, it has a 3% chance (for non-Tanks) to parry when facing the boss.
It's important to note that Simcraft sims this trait as if you're always behind the boss, and thus will never account for this. The DPS loss is generally insignificant, but can affect the value of this trait depending on spec.
its also weird because it usually proccs like 30 times per fight in your other logs
the chance of it proccing 0 times on 2 seperate fights is kinda ridiculous
Dumb question. Does it matter on which weapon the enchants is applied to?
no
Thanks!
Just re-equiping the item should fix the bug @pale knot
Sometimes it just stops working
im checking my hc logs from last week and my unstable flames also seems to only be working on some fights
usually 40+ proccs per fight but then some with 0
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hey guys what sim should I run for m+ ??? cause If I use the Dungeon Slice (BETA) it says i should swap my crit mastery gear with some haste versa :X
dungeon slice is not perfect but its the best we got
dungeon slice is more geared towards ppl who clear 10s
Before this option I used 5 tar 40 sec sim
i trust 6t 40s sim more than dungeon slice,
but 6t 40sec sims tells me to stat for crit>verse as opposed to crit>mastery and im starting to wonder if that should actually be the case
yeah its strange... I just started the Dungeon Slice (BETA) sim and got some haste versa stuff and I don't think this is the way to go actually
but maybe cause of the flat dmg increase we get from versa
oh rly? I was thinking it maybe switched because of reaping
it includes boss fights as well which is why haste is so high
yeah
Here are my stat weights for 6t 40 secs, shows crit>vers>mast. I wonder if Crit/verse is actually the play now since FOK/EB is 50% of my overall damage and gains nothing from mastery
you play hidden blades?
what have changed? last id was all about outblaw buf before this I only saw ct
if you have 3 traits of EB, 1 fok cast > initial dmg of CT, making CT not worth spamming and only to be refreshed. CT also sucks for reaping because not enough time for the dot duration before they die
who else is largge and in charge https://i.imgur.com/nWIwzh9.png
wow 😄
its just my ilvl set my raiding set 408 😢
that great moment when you get your second ss+eb azerite chest piece
someones having a good chuckle right now im sure,
blessed by rng
dam thats crazy
all my big stuff have bad stats
or i have like 400 socket versions
like 70k somewhere around that
tfw i still have 400 helm
depends on crit rng
for ST haste mastery still the way?
Sim it dude. Like 2 scrolls up you were talking about simming so you know how to do it. Stats are dependent on char
!stats
Assassination Stat weights:
Single target: haste > crit > mastery > vers
Multi target: crit > mastery > vers >= haste
Note: Simming will always result in more accurate results.
sry
so was there an actual in game change for NP or just the APL?
Me too. That came off as harsh. Didnt mean it to be 8)
So 2xDD, 2xTC, 1xTTK and 1xNP OR. 2xDD, 2xNP, 1xTC, 1xTTK? They sim 34 diffrent. What is the best for raid?
Or is it such a small difference it doesn't matter?
@primal gazelle I’m not sure why crit/vers being favored in those sims would surprise you. Mastery isn’t doing a whole lot for you on huge AoE pulls when you’re not running CT.
Such a small difference that it doesnt matter imo
2xTC if you like TC, 2xNP if you like that
@strange python if they are that close, i would go tc over np because it is slightly more versatile (tc has aoe/cleave usage while np is pure st)
True true, I got unlucky with buying Azerite chest so got TTK NP. it is not bad, But want 3xDD x)
If the sim was done with 100% uptime on TC, then I’d lean toward the other option since 100% uptime is unrealistic.
90% uptime on TC
Thats the chest im using too atm, its ok
Yeah, 90% seems reasonable based on actual logs.
lol i need a gear overhaul then, literally every single piece of my gear is crit/mast
nah like the first 10 seconds I guess
You could go sub with those stats ha
anyone else get only 2 combo points when garrote from stealth on bosses?
with 2 SS traits
are you doing old raid content
Cps from ss do not stack, if thats what you mean. So even with 3ss, you still only get 3cp from 1 garr
sometimes those bosses reset your CP weirdly when you pull
yeah doing legacy raids
yeah that's the answer then
hey
so it is a bug then
Then yea. What famo said. Its buggy w old raid content
probably should make a ticket and make blizz aware of this
it's not really a bug
I wouldnt waste your time
pulling raid bosses resets your CPs so you can't pre-bank CPs before pull
Yea. It "resets" your char when you pull a boss. Including dots, cps, etc
The interaction just ends up being weird sometimes
all you need to know is it never happens in any relevant content
oh ok
