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Cus its the same dmg profile
You take constant dmg from the big tentie clouds on drestagath
sure, but my point was that n'zoth would be the fight with damage takes at all times
I’d need to look at more logs but you could probably expect uptimes will be kinda random on short pulls.
Nzoth is the same?
you have a dot
P1 you dont take dmg every second
Only if targeted by spikeys and he does the aoe pulse
It does proc from Toll yes.
its a dot that is applied at the start
is there at all times
deals damage every 5 seconds
Must be really minimal dmg
your healers do 😄
Barely
But since it’s RPPM it shouldn’t matter too much. N’zoth will just easily make it hit the max target.
and it procs surging vitality which was the point
In a more consistent way
Cheesed it with MW doing all the healing, poor healers
Point was that its an underestimated corruption
Does it proc from eye dmg
I guess what I am trying to say is if I want to gamble with rppm I would probably do it with tentacle
since SV is not consistent
Yeah but Lonewolf is sitting on 474 SV pieces but using VR3 item. So I think it’s better anyway. 🙂
Even at 30% probably lol
That’s the only reason I mentioned.
It’s an average corruption for sure but he has good ilevel pieces.
I would sim at 50% because it will be at that for the later fights that are most important. And for any solo play, HVs, etc.
i simmed it at 50% and here are the results
But can always check 35% or something too
you guys dont have solo play sets? wtf
( i dont have premium thats why its messy u have to scroll down to 53 corruption)
I am simming it with 30% which seems to be the average considering all bosses
depends on prog Annsie
30% over an entire fight, sure, if you're just looking at maximizing overall dmg
but if its a lot higher in like ra-den p2
which has ruin dmg going every few sec
its a lot more worth than a 30% sim
I mean, I guess it could be better for progress
- the defensive bonus you get
if i could only go for 68 then i could play my striketrthoguh dagger
but if its rppm, then its still rng, so being in a later phase wouldn't necessarily mean it will proc
What sort of sims are people pulling nowadays, below 40 corruption?
Hidden blades or poison bomb for Hivemind?
poison bomb
@wet ruin more dmg taken events make it more likely to proc tho
I guess
i mean all this surging vit hype is only cus it was prob a better option for lonewolf
i dont play it even tho i have it for a reason
whats your reason
i have TA on 485 items which means its base dmg is higher
and nothing beats my severe corruptions
so it just doesn't sim better 😄
i have tried to swap to non-severe corruptions since release of 8.3
but nothing beats it
pretty much
but i am done with prog since 5 weeks ago, only play for fun now
not gonna play surging vit for fun
I mean, thats a valid reason, when you said for a reason I thought you meant something else
yea, same
wathcing TA get nutty procs is more fun
like I said, I would rather take the tentacle rng and hope for the best
Thank you for all the answers

I’ve used it for N’zoth some weeks for sure depending on my resist amounts
And how it fits in
Since I have a 475 bracer with a socket with it. So it tends to pop up now and again.
@faint harness did you play sub on n'zoth 
madlad
not going down huh?
nah
i was planned to go down in psychus2 but i kept dying cus of lack of sustain
so we swapped in a DH from psychus 1, but i didnt get to go down psychus1
so chasing tentacles for 200+ pulls in p1
not very fun
well
our other rogue isnt using vendetta on psychus
so it would have been the same i guess
nah on the psychus
in the downphase
so you get the crit when it dies -> instant boss anyway
might be like 3-4 stacks ish, in difference
comparing it to what
being upstairs and stacking since min 1
ah
well stacking is better for boss damage for sure
I usually get to 10+
for each stun phase
ye mine was prob a bit lower than that, cant remember
around 8-9
it was a lot more annoying to stack it as sub tho
some pulls you get to 15
yea, I just keep bleeds at all times
same-ish
stacks pretty high
it might have dropped a few times
but i tried to keep some dmg rolling on it
i did not enjoy the bossfight tho
p1 was simply too long if you didnt do psychus, and vendetta is a trash CD for the tentacles
they always die before you get full usage
do you sit on it?
yea
what do you mean
I think I tried and couldn't
like ye the value is shit, but its more than 0
so i just saved my second vendetta on boss
i had terrible tentacle rng on first kill
did 500k dmg to nzoth
over the entire fight
when do you use vendetta on the tentacles though
hmm
i dunno if i remember wrong
but i think it was during prog when i was running vop minor
on kill i actually didnt use it twice
Hey all, new here. Was just about to swap to outlaw to test it out when I came across this place! Currently sitting at 440ilvl, sim tops at 35.5k, ran heroic nya with guild last night and was lucky to pull 15k in hivemind. Chalk it up to total nub, thought i had rotations decent but kept botching some things throughout fight. Hope to learn some from everyone here 😄
Yeah, it was bad and i feel bad. Lol
How much ilvl for m+ does the 3xSS, 3xEB make up for? Currently sitting on 3x365 ilvl pieces with 2xSS, 2xEB, NP, DD and wondering if I should spend residiuum on 365 pieces to get 3xSS/3xEB or just wait till tuesday and hope for good roll on 480 piece
!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)
Oh nice timing as im looking at setting up elvui and weak auras hah
Hello everybody. Is anyone here who speaks Polish?
I have a problem with my rogue and I would like to advise here what to do to have a larger dps
sim with no buff
is void ritual better than TA at 2+ targets on raden? i could put in 1 more void ritual 35 corruption and swap it out for my TA 35 corruption
is there a way to sim this?
TA does dmg regardless of targets. It maybe hit an add or orb but they need to die too. The tentacle doesn't despawn when its target dies
yeah im basically asking at how many targets the stats are better than the TA dmg or how to sim for it
Raden mythic?
yes
I sticked to raden and let the mages wl, dh and warri do the adds
Maybe a bleed on the adds
You can ofcourse sim like beastlord or hectic add cleave just to look. Also inform yourself if others use vr
Cleave add is probably closer to raden than hac or beastlord
the highest assa used void ritual thats why the question popped up to begin with ill only rupture and garrote the add anyway
Someone should make a customizable setting. Add number, spawntimes, etc. That would be really nice
Like you can set the fight exactly like you want
You can in simc, its not super hard to learn
the issue isn't setting up the fightstyle tbh, it's more that like 30 of the 36 specs wouldn't even work i don't think
Its just the behaviour might not be what you would expect yeah
Why wouldn't they work?
I am no programming pro but isn't the core just if else?
5 targets for 5 min or 2 for 1 and 3 for last 2 mins, would that really brake it?
@wet ruin does look like they fixed the proc rate for Vitality on Xanesh though.
https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/2m8TyjzLNnhQ6rkd#fight=45&type=auras&ability=318211
https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/C2XQDwGjJLpPYt4R#fight=8&type=auras&ability=318211
Also seems fine on Shadhar:
https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/Mrf2hb3A1d9j4WB6#fight=48&type=auras&translate=true&ability=318211&source=18
https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/VLrTRBfJjx1XqpFP#fight=41&type=auras&translate=true&ability=318211
And also Drestagath:
https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/vztNX1CbJFyVRhYq#fight=54&type=auras&translate=true&ability=318211&source=289
https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/7r69WmxbH4f8wZKJ#fight=62&type=auras&translate=true&ability=318211
Vexionia:
https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/ZmnPNhMvf13HxWr2#fight=64&type=auras&translate=true&ability=318211 (Arms Warrior died and was brez)
https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/Qz2TAFvf4bCaDyMd#fight=10&type=auras&translate=true&ability=318211&source=9
(40-45% or so, high P2)
Ra-den:
https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/97yDCgxHjf3WGtnm#fight=11&type=auras&translate=true&ability=318211
https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/7QkmvczDB4hwntTM#fight=9&type=auras&translate=true&ability=318211
(Seems around 30% average, but high P2 uptime)
Ilgy:
https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/R8PwcH7dDaTLvV3B#fight=4&type=auras&translate=true&ability=318211
https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/Fqdvj21BcrzCDatY#fight=4&type=auras&ability=318211
https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/9vyjYtPpBQN4zn8b#fight=56&type=auras&translate=true&ability=318211
(Would estimate around 40-45% once the DoTs start going out on everyone and adds start exploding past 2 minute, not much in the first 2 minutes)
So TL;DR, I'd say it's pretty good on the majority if fights. It's going to be low in the 30s on Wrathion and Hivemind, maybe Maut. Not strong at the start of Ilgy/Vex/Ra-den but kicks in later. 50%+ on the other fights.
Also of note, confirmed it does proc from standing in your own Eye of Corruption
its still rng, there are also some < 30% on those fights as well
so pretty much like tentacles
I mean of course it is RNG, but that is all corruptions
The variance here is generally lower than TA though
1 RPPM has crazy high variance
the question was more how to sim it
TA is all over the place
since it can be like 30% or 60%
I would say sim for what fights you care to sim for. I would sim 50% generally and then check to see if there is some big corruption set difference at 35%
And maybe make two sets
Personally I'd lean towards using it on Ilgy/Carapace/N'zoth/Drest/Shadhar/Xanesh/Skitra as effective ~45-50%, Ra-den/Vex probably would view that way too since P2 uptime is of most concern (obviously not gonna proc in intermission flyovers)
Also probably worth strategically standing in low stack Eye of Corruption pools slightly more aggressively on some of the fights 😛
the question is if its gonna be better than the tentacle, considering both of them have some variance
Well that is only something that sims can tell you, so that's why I was looking for rough target values for people to input. 🙂
I mean, the sim can tell me the average for the tentacle
and for SV I need to guess if I will have 30% uptime or 50%
or do both those sims, and get the mean or something
I don't think you have to guess, it's just per-fight. You know the fight you are equipping the gear for, so it's not an unknown factor.
yea, but those fights are just "you can get good uptime on this fight", doesn't mean you will
It's OK to sim the average for SV for the fight, TA is being averaged out as well. It's apples to apples.
TA can give you 6% one pull and 30% the other pull
You don't manually select that, you just consider the mean
yea, exactly and its gonna be the same with SV, will I get more procs and keep 50% or will I get no procs (even on a fight with alot of dmg), and is tentacle rng better than sv rng
Any encounter with enough trigger attempts will converge on ~50% because it is RPPM
well then this should be true for tentacle
Just like Tentacles converge on 1 RPPM on average
and in reality I've had 0 procs on 3 min fights
1 RPPM is notoriously high variance
it is yes
TA is probably one of the most random things in the game 😦
my point is that it can happen to SV
SV it is less likely though because it is 2 RPPM at least.
Chance per trigger is generally higher
so its weather you wanna go with the 'slightly better consistent rng' or just blast with 3 tentacles in your opener 😄
Like if you really want to fish for parses you run TA because it has pretty much the highest top-end when you get good RNG, even if the average case is mediocre most pulls 😛
But that's also why I don't personally like it all that much for prog
But it is what it is. Corruption is quite RNG in general.
yea, I am mostly looking for farm, done with progress for a couple of weeks
so something like tentacle could be fun when it procs
!coral
The way to use coral in M+ is using it on your priority target,
and then whenever that target dies, reapply it to your next target.
Whenever your target dies it gives you the crit it would give from using it,
so consuming the stacks for crit mid pack is generally suboptimal.
I would prefer to have a couple more GW or % stat, but what can you do
yes, I thought about it as well
but I only have one
that is rank 1
and with it I have less versa 🙂

I can equip 18% vers items
i mean 18% from corruption
and i got 475 dagger with T3 SV
but then i lose 485 TA
might try it at some point tho
imagine having 2 of those
half-assed try to equip all vers procs/vers gems in sub
just 2.5k less dps 🙂
with 10 more corr
a lot less rng tho
Hey folk, any one able to take a look at why I'm simming so low? https://www.raidbots.com/simbot/report/2VKtygpcvhk3az2ciurNYa
i hate you
low 
trolling or what
No lol, sorry
ur playing 1 SS in shoulders, very strnage
I mean, my other rogue pals in the guild are simming around 95k
I can't get anywhere near that
I doubt it
doubt
infinite stars
those rings though....
maybe 95k with like rank9IS and 300corruption
Hitting 95k as assa is like either insane gear or insane corruption
no such thing as insane gear, only corruption
One moment
im 94k with 125 corruption worth of infinite stars
and could probably push to 95k if i socketed the rest of my gear
so yeah you need like full socket full IS
thats infinite stars
but when he plays up to 58, he gets 95k
I mean, the sim could be wrong if you guys are sure it's impossible
rank 4 IS
Thats also not 95k
bolas, please read what I wrote shortly after
but @rancid bobcat thanks, that makes sense
and a good coral
(I do have similar, I haven't yet had any infinite stars, but been quite lucky with gushing wound x3)
My coral is also pretty decent
will it though
i thought it did but i guess not anymore
Yeah I'm skeptical he would gain 4k dps just going up 20 corruption
but it's still easier to grab r2 r3 IS than 8x gushing wound
I am under the impression that gushing wound sims best per unit of corruption x
I am not sure if IS was ever better, in terms of dps/corruotion
@candid jasper ur correct
but a T3 IS will sim more raw dps
but it also costs 75 corr
hm, interesting, thanks 🙂
i think if you really stack the haste, IS still might pull ahead
I seem to be able to keep up, none the less, which is probably because I believe the uptime of gushing wounds is around 60%
especially if you fill some corruption with expedient
so on multiple targets, it's better
base gear on hero damage doesn't include sockets i believe, and some pieces don't have haste
your gear is insane, those rings 
My traits aren't too amazing to be honest, I haven't got a gorak tul yet
hey fellas i have a question about azurite skills idk which ones to chose i just boosted a rouge and i have the starter stuff they give at 120 gear
@wet ruin yeah those rings! 😄
and doesn't have any vers either
I've actually got some strange gems/enchants atnm
you just need to put some sockets/get better vita/azerite and I believe you could be simming 93+
I would love gorak tul's mantle! ❤️
always hold residuum for gorak
I mean gorak vs n'zoth
since I got n'zoth I stopped rolling for gorak and started to roll for some SS/EB on head or chest 😄
er, lol, I do have the ones from n'zoth
but for some reason, the corrupted gladiator simmed higher
490?
if ur guild cant handle not being able to trade mythic azerite in the 1st week (where you prob dont even have the residuum to buy a random anyway) then idk
yea, thats probably why
I'm not overly happy with my rank 4 twisted appendage either to be honest
The RNG damage is somewhat dumb imo
Hoping I can get more gushing! 😛
fix what sorry? x
@rancid bobcat yes you can
pretty sure they're done tuning corruption
cuz there is no RNG on it
I can spread gushing across targets in a cleave type situation
its good as it is on just one target
i mean it was possible to get enough by mythic week but
that required you to do 2x +18s
Sorry, what do you mean? x
or scrap a heroic
ohhh gorak
Yeah I probably should save
It's rather annoying that I rarely see anyone in our group or the guild's other groups getting corruption drops from m+
18s felt tough for me at the start of this tier :p
We managed a 22 at the end of last tier
like that just depends on your definition of semi-serious
dont have to time it
You could also just do 2 15s and roll a residuum map from islands
but you did still need the key
meaning you needed to spread around a 23/24 in your guild
i mean yeah, but not every guild has a push group
i was my guild's
im just saying, it's probably wasn't as commonly done as you think
also yeah just roll the residuum map

being able to trade mythic azerite is better for the guild than waiting like 6 weeks
for ur bis azerite
Esp if you're gonna clear the raid before you'd even be able to save up enough to buy guaranteed
well i mean if you're in that running, sure
you prob did have the keys too
6 weeks this tier is like world 150
actually lower
around world 80
Yeah its not super high, but it was the same most tiers this expac where you weren't gonna save until farm
this tier was actually fine given heroic nzoth/carapace azerite allowed you to trade mythic
i mean, i know you world 100 guys gotta do what you gotta do
I have a basic sim question. The goal is, of course, to get the highest number, right. If you look at stats weight, then you should always aim at more of the thing on top while taking away the thing on the bottom for it, I guess. Does a well-equipped character have around the same value for all stats if possible ? Since everytime you add your best stat its value goes down, and the others go up. Or am I totally wrong ?
stat values themself are pretty ussules right now cus they change all the time
and all stats are pretty close for assassination right now by default
Yeah, but I guess my question is more general, I jsut happened to ask here because I do play Assa now
yes
@honest basin your idea is kind of correct. but usually the values will even out when the stats are uneven
and there are some cases where 1 stat just never stops being the top
i see
Thanks Kaite, but yes I of course do not try to have even stats in game, I was talking about the sim value per point only. Not trying to get even stats at all !
Yeah I noticed on some classes one stat is always top. I just wanted to know whether the right attitude was always to go for the top stat, even if as assa it changes every piece of gear, or if it was a msitake to try and have even stats.
Quick Question: I am currently on sin, but can't seem to get any dagger drops. I am currently using a 440/380 and sitting at 450ilvl. However, I have a 465 fist weap and 465 one hand axe. Would it be worth from me to switch to outlaw so I can use 465 weaps until I can get some daggers...or will the dps change be lacking? PVE/PVP..Thanks
Makes me want to just go full vers gems enchants
So annoying how corruption skews your stat property now
i dont think outlaw does well in pvp at all
but you can run dungeons as outlaw and loot spec for daggers
hey guys i have a questioning concerning azerite traits that cause bleeds such as Rezan's fury. Do those bleeds interact with venomous wounds and if so are they worth taking?
ah ok thanks. 😄
the top logs are using BotE just wondering if thats the preferred essence or are those logs from rng?
CLF the way to go usually then?
BotE pairs really well with vendetta and vop minor, prob have to sim to see what's best for you
👍
Hey lads, one question.. Is it smart to run Exsanguinate if you have x3 SS for myth+ ?
yes
its ok yes
Thanks
Hey Guys i see all of your sims with DS, Exsanguinate and SS. But when i sim my char with DS, Exsanguinate and 2x SS its dosn´t work. i have no idea.
what build sims best for you depends on corruptions etc
How often should I do 4pt ruptures/envenoms? Should I weave in a poisoned knife to top it off to 5?
or just send it with a 4pt rupture/envenom for fluidity
Ive been struggling this lately
assuming you're not running deeper strat, no, 4 is fine
you shouldnt try to cap with poison knife
or with fok like a dude yesterday
on single target
Infinite Stars any good for Carapace? Still not sure what to play there
how much higher does it sim than your non-IS stuff
I played it, deleted people on boss dmg in last phase
but yeah was 1month ago because we extended for nzoth
hmm, first of all i have to talk to my raidlead and ask if im allowed to go above 39c
but i think its 4-5k difference in sims
bosses arent really a dps race this tier
and going above 39 corruption on carapace can kill you in last phase
and i'd save cloak in last phase to put insanity bomb somewhere in narnia
Can someone help me analyze my logs?
Im playing vop major and i have to play first nightmare then the soak
https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/ftgFCaMmD42kpzhc#boss=2331&difficulty=5&wipes=1&type=damage-done
I also have a twitch vod if that helps
Does anyone know how should I sim on Boss Fights like Drestagath / Ilgy etc. From my experience I switch between Assassin and Outlaw depending on the fight type.
I want to ask, because I have trouble dealing more damage in fights where they are multiple targets. For example on Vex / Carapace and Hivemind I play Outlaw and for everything else I stick to SIN.
I want also to ask which are the best / good corruptions for SIN (I have Honed Mind | IS3 | Twisted Apendage 2 x2 ).
I currently run VOP build, but would like to try Blood of the Enemy build as well.
Should I maybe play with shrouded suffocation trait and Subterfudge?
Any input will be really helpful to me.
Here is some info - https://www.warcraftlogs.com/character/id/42664903
https://raider.io/characters/eu/sylvanas/Silèntdèath
whats the problem with ilgy? its a ST fight
vex and ilgynoth are ST bosses
also wouldnt play VOP build for prog
^ vop major isn't good for progress at all
Is vex really ST boss? with the amount of aoe adds that spawn?
adds are not rogue job
As for Ilgy yeah I can understand that, but still there are some bloods and a lot of movement involved etc.
ilgy is fine to sim as patchwerk
I am pretty new player tbh, started playing seriously only since BFA 8.3
@subtle tundra so you think its generally not worth going above 39c on Carapace?
So any information I would appreciate, because would want to improve generally.
generally not worth going over 39 on any relevant progress
on vex adds die from passive cleave and add beam
BotE major DD build is the most consistent progress build that you should be comfortable with
Well on Vex I played outlaw and had to help out quite a bit with cleaving the adds down
if you dont have fire mages, then yea maybe its better
i guess it depends on your group, but if tanks bring the adds on top of vex, they should easily die passively
also killing big add is bad
Also do I understand that correctly?
Stealth (master assassin talent) -> Mutilate -> Rupture -> Mutilate -> Garrote -> Vendetta -> Toxic Blade -> Vanish -> Envenom | Does this sound like a good opener depending the CP you have?
yes if you get 4 cp from first mutilate
Also do you need to Envenom at 4CP or it's fine to overcap with mutilate if you dont have garrote or toxic blade available for pushing to 5 cp
Yes I don't do that, but still asking for information
Because envenom at 4CP feels a bit awkward
it really doesnt
Then its completely fine to envenom at 4 ?
100%
https://www.raidbots.com/simbot/report/2dasL8RCTgmB2CBTqnjLgQ thats my current setup for Carapace, or more like what sims highest with max 39c
even tho I dont understand why Honed sims better than Racing Pulse
But still to prio to Envenom at 5 correct?
Also, is Outlaw superior in terms of AOE on fights like Hivemind than Sin?
yes
if you have toxic blade up / youre in range of garrote pandemic you use those before envenom
but your setup might not need you to play outlaw, too much aoe is not always a good thing
sometimes sin is better for hivemind if you lack boss damage/ravager prio
on reclear i still hold cds for like a min to deal with second ravager and not wipe cause of it
who cares about add dmg when you have fel barrage bois blasting them all
this patch made me care so little about my dps
its insane
Okay, anyways
Regarding Drestagath fight exclusively
Should I maybe go a different build and talents/
!help
Assassination Essences overview: https://bit.ly/2XaZOVd
K cool
Why does Icy veins say to do garrote on opener then rupture then garrote again when using shrouded suffocation. Won't second garrote undo first?
To get a longer empowered garrote and the 3 cp afaik
with subterfuge you get 3s to use spells, G > R > G, the last garrote is still in that window, so it gets buffed and you get a longer empowered garrote ticking
Ahhh gotcha
If I have 5cp and Toxic Blade comes up and all my bleeds are full should I envenom or Toxic Blade then Envenom
Prob a dumb question lol
TB>Envenom
That extra CP isn't as big as a lose as generating more CP and energy for the coming TB window
Wondering if I could tweak my CD usage on Carapace so it fits better in P3. Im currently using my first Vend on the first Eye that spawns next to the P2 entrance. My second Vend goes on a solo Synthesis Growth. My 3rd usually gets rdy 10s before the 2nd Infinite Darkness. I dont think I have it ready for Lust tho
Eye should just die without Vendetta
My timings were on pull, after second eye, after first gate and with lust
We are only 3 DPS there so dunno
That's an issue
Warlocks should be the ones that are in the small group
The Eye's %?
yeah
if it doesnt die within 5s after you break the membrane you probably dont ahve enough dmg on it
It should pop instantly
How many warlocks you're running?
2
Because they can just infernal blast the tentacle in the back
That's enough
Ask your RL for re-assignment
Yeah that's good
But you should be 9-10 ppl there
Depending on comp
We had all our non-cleave ST in it
Eye died in 7-8 seconds
Uh we running 3 Hunters, 2 DH, 2 Mages, 2 Locks, 2 Rogues, 1 Warrior, 1 Owl, 1 FDK
My group is me, 2 DHs, Monktank and Disc
That's exactly the same composition as ours actually 😄
Instead our DK is unholy
2x Rogue 1 DH 1 Warr 1 DK1 Moonkin 1 MageFirst
Between 3h Hunt 1x Mage 1x DH
2 Locks and 1 boomie in the back
you should never have to use vendetta on gaze
It kinda works, we get somewhat frequent in P3 but I feel like we lack lots of boss damage and as I said Id like to have CDs for Lust
Best try was ~8:40, 4%
Hmm
Vendetta around 4:30 and 6:30 lust
our P3 begins at 4:30/4:40 I think lol
With the timings I shared, vendetta was just coming up for P3
Meaning we cleared the rooms in <2 mins
And the second vendetta was enough to transition him without waiting for mindbombs
I probably cant use my CDs differently because I highly doubt that they suddenly assign different for P1
Idk, I wish my Raidlead was somewhat transparent so Id know what strategy hes following
Do you guys use empowered envenoms when u vanish besides opener? or just empower garrote rupture then 2nd garrote in subterfuge window?
The icy veins guide really confusing me
What's an empowered envenom?
Activate  Vanish on cooldown if using  Subterfuge or with 5 Combo Points in order to facilitate  Master Assassin-empowered  Envenoms.
Sorry I said it wrong but same thing
Thats what confused me
What you linked there is for MA
And your question also talked about Subterfuge
It's for both
Ah yeah, it's for either
But still your question implies to use both ?
I don't get your question
No sorry
What's option a?
With Subterfuge you Vanish -> garrote
Garrote rupture garrote again? Everytime I vanish?
With MA you TB -> Vanish -> envenom -> mutilate envenom Spam
I mean, yeah you can vanish garrote rupture garrote with Subterfuge
If your rupture is low
But If not, No need
Ok
After the opening sequence. Do I use vanish the same when using vendetta/bote?
Like everytime cds up?
Always fit a vanish into vendetta window to re apply garrote?
I'm curious cuz using vop minor so vendetta is less.
Should I be refreshing my bleeds as close as I can to them running off or as soon as my Weakauras shows them in the pandemic time period
anywhere in that time is good
So been playing a lot of ass rogue lately, and sometimes my Shadowstep refuses to cast at all. What gives?
Also wonder about Blood of the enemy opener. Is it just Toxic blade > BotE > vanishEnvenom Mut Env?
Quite a few places just say no path available, even first boss room in Siege quite often says cannot use while mounted. Just bugged in/to some areas
And yes, TB before BotE
well the shadowstep happens both in open world and battlegrounds where it just does not shadowstep even at like 5 yards clear vision. Sometimes It DOES use it and instead jumps to a random different target (I think allies pref but Idk)
no indication as to why
😦
Using a mouse over?
Literally never had it randomly step a different target, only accidently using a mouse over and I've clipped another hit box while aiming it
Do i use vendetta with every bote and vanish?
^ is it ever better to use bote on cd or keep it for vendetta?
Hold BotE and line up
If using VoP then they line up anyway and then most of the time just Vanish on CD separate, although that can/might change with SS traits etc
If I'm using vanish to re apply for empowered garrote. When do I use vendetta/bote?
If you have SS traits you hold Vendetta until Vanish is up and use together (or at least used to), but then VoP minor becomes useless. Don't quote me though, not used SS in raids since Uldir
On a quest with Finn. I can step HIM but no enemies)
this is so frustrating, sending ticket
leaving combat seems to have worked.. but that is not helpful when pvping for example
No idea, never had it just stop working
was hoping this was somewhat common and fixed 😦
is TBing with max combo points fine but not optimal right
for every envenom i should also pool enough energy for 2 mutilates right? and never be in a situation where you have to refresh garrote/ruptue with TB up
You should moreso think about Toxic Blade coming up and making sure DoTs are healthy and you have enough energy for 2+ Envenoms during that window.
^^^
yeah what mize said
By no means let Energy cap, but also do your best to plan ahead.
you can pop off abit if you have a vita proc
but just make sure your ruptures minimum 14s to give you time to reapply, try to pandemic it at like 9 for 30% extra duration though
I usually just pool about 60-70% energy before TB envenoms, don’t think about the mutilated too much bc you can get lucky with haste procs or crits from the mut and get into a mut env mut env mut env chain
what currently bugs me atm is sometimes i catch myself in a situation where i used TB but then rupture is coming down to 8s
yeah ideally you want to reapply rupture there, thats where the pooling comes in though
It’s ok to refresh rupture early if the alternative is it falling off during TB window
yeah
thats why i said like 14s minimum when you have that overlap, gives you time to reapply and then pool a little with some CPs for that envenom spam in TB
thats personally though
you arent going to play around vita
only build id say its useful to see the buff is exsang
If you have the energy regen then you are playing around not capping anyway and it changes nothing, IMO.
no but if you do get a proc during pooling and you aren't capped on combo points or need to refresh rupture to give you breathing space, do so
I'm talking out of personal experience where your cut between, waiting for TB to come off CD, at high energy already, ruptures going to drop like 2s after TB does what do etc.
awesome miz
really great info
last question, 4 point rupture refresh, should i use throw for the last cp to get a 5 pt
I've seen people in a mastery build do it on multi-add fights where a target out of range of them needs a poison reapplying to them but other than that, not really, don't waste the energy and lost combo points for 1 combo point in most cases, same with envenom
hmm man that brings up more questions
Only time I’ve seen people do that is with envenom in pvp for system shock
Yeah they’re just doing it to get the benefit from system shock, nothing else
so 4 point rupture refreshes are fine up until what point?
just wasted energy
There’s not a point, it does the same dps just increases timer
so its only bad to refresh early
its just better to refresh and try pandemic the next one with 5, you're heavily relying on 'good' seal fates to give you a consistent 5 on rupture
Essentially the benefit is not having to rupture as much with longer timers saving energy, but you’ll waste more resources spending the energy to get the extra cp in that instance
ok that makes sense, but refreshing rupture/garrote early is a damage loss right?
always try to refresh at 30% of the duration
Not if you are doing so to NOT lose DMG during a burst window.
except in cases where you're bursting
In a vacuum, yes, but like we said earlier, it’s not as bad as it falling off during tb
So do it if you’re prepping for that
well the reason im asking is cause i saw it on wow analyzer it said i lost like 8 seconds of rupture from refreshing too early
yeah get a weakaura that helps identify to you the pandemic window
its unrelated to what i was asking earlier about TB etc
yeah I do
for garrote/rupture
Yeah but it can’t calculate if you did it because you knew that was coming up, it’s a robot
wowanalyzer isn't in current development IIRC so it's giving you information without telling you why.
for assassination^
Ok good to know cause it was telling me i was completely wrong TBing on 5 combo points and i knew i read i think on ravenholdt its fine to
Ye, wowanalyzer isn't kept up to date IIRC, so while it seems to function it doesn't provide useful feedback.
for single target are you guys stacking tentacles
I just use whatever sims best
For pure ST
Corruption is a chance to proc on gear, with a random corruption, with a random rank, on random ilvls of gear, so hard to say “stack this”
yeah ive been hoping and preying for a r3 star on weapon or ring but havent seen a single one
got a r3 TD on a 415 world quest ring its actually putting in work on hivemind prog
And star is one of the ones that scales with ilvl
So if you’re looking at a fight like shadar, just sim top gear
i might even consider using stam flask for more TD damage idk about that lol
Naw not worth
yeah shadhar i stacked triple mindflay it melted him
we did shad first instead of hive kind of weird but whatever
That’s what normal guilds do
We did hivemind then shadar and was weird lol
We spent way more time on hivemind than shadar
what do you use vendetta on vs hive?
We raid like 6 hours a week and shadar was like 3 hours... lol
I played outlaw on hivemind so idk the answer to that
yeah thats prob most ideal went thru 5 raden kills with loot spec on outlaw and no weapon
I got one to drop, bonus rolled other
But if I was just spitballing I’d just use it on whatever boss you were on as long as darters weren’t coming up
Assuming they make you swap to those
yeah ive been doing that and the ravengers not too sure whats best but working on it such an easy fight but you know how it goes with some guilds
Hey there fellow stalkers. Got my rogue 120 recently and i've got a question. Which of the essences should i get for assasination?
Assassination Essences overview: https://bit.ly/2XaZOVd
I just saw a mythic nozth assassination pov.
The guy was using envenom at 3CP during Toxic Blade.
Is that bad or ok?
Basically what he did was
Toxic Blade - Mutilate - Envenom -Mutilate - Envenom
So he can squeeze as much envenoms as he can, but I feel like envenom on 3 cp is bad
Is that correct?
nah that's pretty bad
If you want to fit in 3 envenoms
It’s better to have the combo points ready before you TB, and pool above 100 energy or so.
Pool that shit
That mutilate immediately after he tbs is a nono for sure
Energy is important. But I have had openers where I just keep spamming env after a single mut, and I swear it always puts me on top for burst
In an ideal world, one pools energy before TB cooldown is ready. If it gets ready and you have 10 energy (and 4 cp), do you wait 100 energy to TB or do you immediately go TB ? In one case you'd save a few seconds on your next TB, on the other, your tb window will be better, so would need to know what sims suggest since both sound legit 🤔
always on cd
if you have 10 energy when tb comes off cd you played bad before and should fix that
im coming back after 8.2. my question is: What essences should i take for visions?
Hello! Would anyone be willing to go over my logs with me so I can understand exactly why I am parsing so bad?
just post them here
a question. I am new with the rogue to start is the assassination or outlaw better?
outlaw is easier to gear (1 set for all)
that's true
but is a lot rng rolls to make dps?
Doesn't it depend a lot on good dice?
very cool

guys
3ss and 3 eb always was the shit right
now they say blightborne infusion
got none og those
never seen those
depending on what your group needs
what the affixes are
and what dungeon you are playing
true
lets say kingsrest your pullsize will naturally be 3-5 targets all the time due to nature of the dungeon
so bbi/heart of darkness will be far superior to eb
but i havent even seen that got like 6 480
because u dont have enough targets to proc eb good
ah okey man i se what ure saying
but in stuff like freehold or underrot, motherlode w/e with lots of trash especially in fortified week
3x eb will be out of competition
guys hey
what are the best azerite pieces for assa rogues? especially for single target.
so blightborn infusion for like kr?
araight man thanks for clraing this up 🙂
@strange python raden helm, gorak tuls shoulder vexiona chest or if you have access to it carapace/nzoth azerite with vision build
thank you so much
is it still worth to wear the vita trinket even if it sims lower just because of the group buff?
depends on how much I guess
if its the 475 vita then its definitely worth
any competent simcrafters here? assa multitarget patchwerk sim ( like 4-5t 40 second/1 min) for m+) having right apl? cos its used garrote during bote window, and ct in this window too just to refresh EP. + is using garrote more effective than rapture if target lives for all duration, isnt rapture more effective cos of refreshing the EP and with 3 EB traits FoK instead of just using garottedoing more damage on 4+t?
link sim
@raven locust and if its 460 with socket?
More than likely, whats your other options?
Hi! Hows assa rogues doing now? Wondering to start one as alt
Anyone else happen to know what their stat weights are? Every time I sim my rogue, I get Crit and Vers being top, then Mastery, then Haste (V-6.58; C-6.48; M-5.81; H-5.63). But when I look at the logs of top rogues, it seems like many of them are stacking Haste, making me rethink my build. Am I missing something?
Unless you have % corruptions your stat weights are going to be almost equal to the point where gemming will tip another stat to being higher
Would it be worth it to seek out a particular corruption % stat?
use top gear to determine gear, stat weights are really only good for what food to use
You cant really seek out any corruptions lol, if you get %haste its the best of the stat corruptions
haste corruptions are more consistent dmg (not proc based) and haste ramps bleed/poison dmg and gives energy regen so its aight. haste stacking is best with the 3xSS exsang builds tho
That makes a bit more sense. As far as the 3xSS builds go, though, they haven't seemed very appealing to me because on single target fights, aren't you just overwriting
the first application of garote?
!essences
Assassination Essences overview: https://bit.ly/2XaZOVd
You double garrote for the CP on the opener and it gets benefits from pandemic
Yo guys, another questions regarding azerite traits.
I have 2 Mutilate + Blightborne + Winds (the one that gives Crit and increases duration depending on howx many crits you do) + Nothing Personal + Heart of Darkness and on patchwork it sims higher than any other combo.
Are they good traits?
For reference check the link - https://raider.io/characters/eu/sylvanas/Silèntdèath
those traits are very good yes
ye theyre good but sim urself like with everything else
sim ur azerites with MA and Subt to find the top
those traits are just nuts
thats all?
yea
lol
600 dps increase
sub build
The opener on sub was slightly different right?
Garrote mut garrote
or when multi target garrotting more enemies? right
any tips for farming BGs for honor atm? experienced in BGs but only with BG meta specs (not rogue)?
rogue not being bg meta 
Would a heroic vita be better than a 475 remote guidance device? Following up on some conversations above has me wondering now even though top gear says no
!essence
Assassination Essences overview: https://bit.ly/2XaZOVd
lucid major according to wowhead is up there? is that right?
assa has alot of good majors, while lucid is probably in the top5 nobody really runs it
memory is a must-have minor
most of the value of lucid major is from the minor effect being packaged with it
the herodamage graphs only simulate the essences in a vacuum. while in reality, you will be adding 1 of those major+minor bars and 3 of the minor only bars
I've tried to play sin for a while, but it feels janky because Mutilate costs so much more energy than lets say sinister strike, am I doing something wrong?
😐 .
in case it wasn't obvious, don't play venom rush, it was a joke
I figured
What’s the best to gear towards in raiding? ST or AOE?
as sin for sure st
st
can go aoe in hivemind if needed but might as well just play outlaw
you take assassination for st dmg, not for aoe in raiding
cuz you'll sacrifice a lot less st
So pretty much Haste>Mastery>Vers?
Odds are they are all similar >_>
Okay thanks guys
So i'm going to try swapping over to BotD from Lucid for a major as it's simming 2.1k higher. Is there a guide anywhere on how to use it in my opener rotation? I didn't see anything about it in the pins.
why did you use lucid major anyway 
I'm a stubborn bastard who hates change
An TBF, it honestly performed pretty well in conjunction with Razor Coral - unlimited mutilate -> envenom spam for that window
What's our ideal azerite trait set up for m+?
lucid mahor was never good lol
idk why you hate change for stuff that was never really good
It's not so much it's bad, there are just better traits
I mean, maybe I just got lucky, but I actually managed mostly orange parses so far with lucid
but I think i'll go Blood as a major now
it's not like ripple in space or unbound force, you can do good damage with it
BoTE and CLF just steroid up your vendetta, and a big chunk of assassin's damage come from vendetta windows
while VOP has very high damage potential, and Breath can deal insane damage
!stats
Assassination Stat weights:
Single target: haste > crit > mastery > vers
Multi target: crit > vers => mastery > haste
Note: Simming will always result in more accurate results.
@vast forum Afaik at most rated BG teams run one rogue if not none? my experience of rogue is almost fully pve, so idk if they have a specific role that's valuable?
if they've got a good niche to contribute then tell me so I can do it
previous BG experience mainly on MW monk / balance / resto druid.
rated bgs always have 1 rogue at least
I've never seen a team with two, usually one or none
!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)
I guess smoke bomb is valuable for both peel and focus?
double rogue used to be the meta but not as much recently
I'd still argue in random BGs rogues ain't really very valuable, much less than co-ordinated environments

guys, do you use your finishers with 4 combo points aswell or only with 5? (both pvp and pve)
in other words: its ok to spend only 4 cp?
to prevent overcap cp
all finishers?
Yes.
PvP you can make the argument to PK at 4 CP in order to apply System Shock with Envenom. However, you would do this for the slow System Shock applies not for the damage.
If you’re at 4 cp with tb coming up right then you should tb before envenom ya
If you won't cap energy the answer is yes wait for TB. If you will cap energy then you don't wait.
Hi I'm struggling to choose between corruption for a total of 50 I could go IS or TA2+RP1. IS is simming higher but I heard it was kind of a sim trap?
but for exemple on Nzoth, should I go TA+RP?
is is not really valuable on nzoth
Alright, thank you!
IS is fine on nzoth please dont spread misinfo
it depends what other stuff you have mostly
ty guys\

IS can be good if you RNG into some procs on him
@scarlet sequoia ? it's very clear why rogues suffer more than some other melee in uncoordinated group pvp than other melee, no need for the dumb ass emote.
adds nothing to the discussion
rogues are more efficient against uncoordinated groups than against coordinated ones tho
also, assa is 1 of the best sustained aoe specs for stuff like silvershard mines
is the breath major on like 7-8 players or so used at the same time a thing in rbgs
I can imagine it will be enough to one shot someone
or maybe from 50% or something
I'd argue that the value of smokebomb / rogue control is reduced if there's no one going in on it, more than the idea that people won't peel.
my experience today playing Random compared to rated is that you get peeled less in rated due to your team ccing on your engage / smokebomb while in random you get no follow up and no peel from your team ccing for you when you go hard.
this is all anecdotal though
and I agree, sin aoe can be solid IF there isn't a holy paladin.
Does anyone happen to know if Battle Squawk still works? Just wasn't sure if it's still worth it to include it with the pre-pot.
Battle squawk, what
!stats
Assassination Stat weights:
Single target: haste > crit > mastery > vers
Multi target: crit > vers => mastery > haste
Note: Simming will always result in more accurate results.
From the Gnomish Battle Chicken? It's an engineering trinket that has a use effect of spawning a battle chicken that will fight along with you and has a chance to cast Battle Squawk on the whole raid which increases attack speed by 5% for 4 minutes.
is this a classic question?
this is a classic question
hey fellas. I was wondering does Simulationcraft have any advantages over a website like Raidbots? it just seems Raidbots is much easier to use so was wondering if there were downsides
raidbots is just a frontend for simulationcraft
it formats the input for you, then gives you the output of simc in a nice neat bundle
is CT okay this week in TD?
about to do a 20
Or just play it safe with poison bomb
Guys, another question: it's ok to TB at 5 CP? (both pvp and pve)
Idk about pvp but for pve it’s fine
Straight from the pinned guide
does mastery increase ur envenom damage
Yes
lol did he delete his question
How would u guys rate assa vs outlaw on Ra-Den
And ye big sexy I play around 50ish
Depends on the key level and dungeon
if for some reason your guild needs help on the adds go outlaw
otherwise go assassination
Ty, Berry
Cool
what are some upgrades i can prioritize to up my DPS?
just got the mechagon haste ring set
focusing on single target for now
get a coral
^
more corruption, better azerite, more sockets
The way to use coral in M+ is using it on your priority target,
and then whenever that target dies, reapply it to your next target.
Whenever your target dies it gives you the crit it would give from using it,
so consuming the stacks for crit mid pack is generally suboptimal.
"aiming for" sure
You’ll get decent amount of them in m+
If you find a way to aim for it, share it here we'll look at you as a god
@low ocean if ya want a good pair of daggers go for cara's
@sterile ocean I was going for the ones in tol dagor but it wasn't working
!stats
Assassination Stat weights:
Single target: haste > crit > mastery > vers
Multi target: crit > vers => mastery > haste
Note: Simming will always result in more accurate results.
i did like 20+ tol dagors in season 2 to get those daggers
absolutely brutal lol
only took 1 run this season w assa loot spec
i have a theory that the game gives you good loot when your game time is expiring
Why do so many people run bote for st? It never sims very high for me
Then why the fuck do we even bother simming? Lmao
Also on a lot of those fights, especially if it’s on heroic they don’t want to burn tomes on a boss by boss basis so they just use the most versatile one, which is bote
Frost DKs and feral Druids do the same thing
!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)
anyone know the 2 twist 2 echo 2 ss azerite combo list?
Hey guys I'm kinds confused on how subterfuge works I'm new and just hit 120
Whats confusing about it?
Am I supposed to spam garrotte (assuming its single target)
Or just apply and continue rotation ?
You can fill three GCD's after hitting vanish. Meaning the optimal would be garrote x garrote, where x depends on combopoints.
Thank you I wasnt sure wether its work using it more then once till I fill combo points ^^
How do you line up vanish and vendetta when using vision of perfection? For the first one it’s easy, but then vendetta will come off CD before vanish does. I’m guessing use of vendetta on CD but then do you delay the vanish to align it with the 3rd vendetta? Even if you’re running MA as a talent ?
Or do you slightly delay vendetta so that you’re vanish will come off CD for you to use it in the last remaining seconds of the vendetta buff ?
Ok thanks
@low ocean ahh
gotta tie up the noose first
When is us reset
I don't like to hold disappointment
hi folks
friendly warrior popping in, in peace
trying to help a friend i just got into the game he's buying his first 475 piece today and mains sin just wondering what the best slot to roll for (if any) for best odds of a good M+ piece is
US reset is 2 min ago
i checked the best pieces+traits on the wowhead guide but i know that sometimes some slots have better odds for good traits
hmmm i'm not sure
ok thanks for help 🙂


