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civic fox
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I figure I need a better alert WA / setup as a DPS main I was naive and was like aight ill just slap prot on should be fine at 412 ilevel, shield block + IB + healer yadiya

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thanks for the input

green grotto
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Are healers having to give you externals for the beak bitch in AA in 18+ keys during the peck this week? We had our tank go down last night during an 18 and noticed the healer never even tossed a defensive on him.

civic fox
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out of curiosity what do yall use for tank buster alerts?

inland adder
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Eyes weakaura

brittle silo
median tulip
outer sun
green grotto
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Gotcha. Thanks!

earnest nymph
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I'm assuming you're managing some kind of CDs and not just SB+IP on this

civic fox
# inland adder Eyes weakaura

sorry i'm tryna search this up but can't find it, is there another name for it or can you point me to it xd (appreciate)?

outer sun
earnest nymph
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figured, your messages above in response to anbokr implied it was survivable with just SB+IP which is what @civic fox was asking

outer sun
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in a 20 sb ip and iv should be enough to survive and not go to 10-20% is what i was saying

alpine solar
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Hello, what's the best def rotation for hrja? and for flameheart

outer sun
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maybe if miss shield block in a 20 u would go to like 40-50% but theres not really alot of damage output in terms of like consistantly low if baited right

civic fox
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out of curiosity, what is IV an acronym for, like I said I'm normally a dps main and complete prot scrub

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just tryna get a little bit better when I'm needed to tank here and there

wooden widget
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Impending victory

civic fox
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my biggest issue is assuming sb + ip will carry everything

earnest nymph
short vale
unreal sage
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Does strike twice(not sure if this is real name of that weapon) is bis for us? Or decent? Especisly with cos ring

outer sun
unreal sage
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Worth to farm it?

civic fox
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do people normally stay battle stance for bosses in tyr 20+ or are there some bosses where sitting in dstance is apt?

unreal sage
alpine solar
unreal sage
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If not play in battle

lofty widget
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never just sit in d stance

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you swap for tank buster hits

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then back

outer sun
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but depends on you tbh

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battle stance is based on like 3 things imo

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if u pug and healer is meh then probs defensive for bosses. if ur with group and can call for stuff probs battle

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i battle to 23 but thats my comp

short vale
outer sun
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TJS is probably the one exception

polar girder
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Wow haste is sooo much better holy cow. It feels like an entirely new class with 20% haste instead of 10%

alpine solar
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same stuff

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i think he casts a bit quicker

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than herja laser or?

earnest nymph
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flamehearth?

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forgive me

alpine solar
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the jade temple slapper

earnest nymph
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oh

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yeah you have to plan out several rounds of CDs for that

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see discussion like 20 minutes ago above

deft mortar
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Did 60k overall dps in Algeth'ar 17

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is that ok?

outer sun
earnest nymph
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yes?

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why?

short vale
outer sun
earnest nymph
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ohh

hard birch
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What's a good uptime for IP generally speaking?

earnest nymph
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sorry didn't know where that was going

outer sun
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is goal

earnest nymph
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@outer sun there's really not conclusive data on ruby whelp shell yet I don't think. There's a discord devoted to data/testing for it

hard birch
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I'm usually a hair above 90% uptime for IP.

outer sun
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plus idk what buff i would take probs haste

earnest nymph
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I'm doing haste atm

deft mortar
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I think with the set IP uptime hits 100%

unreal sage
earnest nymph
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don't have enough personal data to say whether or not I feel it's decent

deft mortar
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Because any dmg creates an IP

outer sun
deft mortar
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wel lets say 99%

hard birch
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Is 4 piece worth getting?

earnest nymph
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man I don't even have 2pc still

deft mortar
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When the 4th set creates a IP does BV feed into it?

short vale
# alpine solar same stuff

Ye I just also try to line a def cd with self heal:
Spell ref + iv
Wall + pot
Spell ref + last stand
Spell block + hs
U get the idea

unreal sage
hard birch
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I wish they increased the cap for valor per week, 750 is too little IMO.

outer sun
deft mortar
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@earnest nymph relax come Jan 23 u will instantly be 4 piece

earnest nymph
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not true

deft mortar
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when the converter unlocks

earnest nymph
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1 craft per week

outer sun
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1 piece per week

deft mortar
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wot

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ugh

outer sun
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and its an account quest

deft mortar
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its already cringe that M+ (arguably harder content than raiding) doesnt drop set

outer sun
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u have to do every week

earnest nymph
earnest nymph
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yep

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was tragic

outer sun
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ya i had to sit my 421 legs for 398 til next week

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for 4 piece

hard birch
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If you put in a none tier catalyst item such as a belt, can you use valor to upgrade it with the catalyst or no?

earnest nymph
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if a piece of gear comes from an upgradeable source such as pvp or m+, it can still be upgraded after catalyzing it

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with valor, etc

unreal sage
earnest nymph
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belt is not part of the tier set though

outer sun
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@earnest nymph do u have the tech in AA?

unreal sage
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If this is head lega etc it will be set item

earnest nymph
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the book boss tech?

unreal sage
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But you still can put belt etc into it which is waste xd

outer sun
earnest nymph
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oh no clue

hard birch
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The non tier belt is good I think, haste/vers.

earnest nymph
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I just found out that the mana bombs on book boss can be LOS'd and then it only goes on the tank

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you just pull it to one of the pillars

lofty widget
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and they all snap to you

earnest nymph
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bring back snaps pls

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BFA dungeon meta

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hoping we get atal dazar in s2

unreal sage
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Yeah im also big fan of atal dazar

deft mortar
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I wanna see Black Rook Hold

short vale
deft mortar
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wym HoV has no mechanics

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It's just too BEEFY

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Too much HP on everything

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trash is bit annoying

sick sentinel
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odyn destroys my groups because ??????

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i failed to solo him at 80.7% 😦

deft mortar
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ppl cant dodge cheese balls or see color I guess

outer sun
sick sentinel
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i was so close

vast goblet
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They blow their def cds on shit besides the rune phase

short vale
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Rp, running back n forth, and then more rp

fallen apex
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We could old school to Blackrock Caverns where pugs couldn't even avoid dying to trash on heroic back in the day

sick sentinel
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they probably get hit by a bun ch of balls and take loads of dmg an then panic mash all the DR / heal buttons they have

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then die to runic brand

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anybody got tips on tanking the bird boss in AA?

polar girder
outer sun
short vale
polar girder
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^better question

sick sentinel
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just invite evoker healer simpler, i dunno what their CD is on that spell

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theres not enough cd in the world to cover for the bleed

outer sun
sick sentinel
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how do you do it

outer sun
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depends on key level tbh

sick sentinel
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like whats the setup

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22

ornate wagon
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Cauterizing Flame is a 1 min CD

sick sentinel
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fuckin, why not treat the bleed like any other hard boss like 3rd boss TJS and then space out cd's

outer sun
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22 double shield wall talanted and then u play with envoker or are u dwarf?

short vale
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Wall, demo+full ip, dwarf/evoker clear - it’s pmuch same as ruby boss 2

fallen apex
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Evoker bleed clear is a 2 min CD unless they stock them in stasis

sick sentinel
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you can just straight remove one bleed, so then id assume you can cycle every second bleed and you just do CD's when you have to eat the bleed

short vale
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And I dislike double wall, cdr wall gets more uses in a tyr fight imo

outer sun
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if not u would play wall/ demo ip/ personal IV/ LS if needed

sick sentinel
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from there its just not using all DR's at once i'd have to imagine and do the 1234567 "maybe jesus" list

uneven mason
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Run IO for rlp boss2

sick sentinel
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whats the CD for bleed removal

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1 minute

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and we have druid healer

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so you could remove every 4th bleed

civic fox
short vale
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Druid healer can muscle through bleed without extra cds on a 21 in my exp

oak echo
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No every char gets a charge

civic fox
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ok wew

outer sun
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but once u do the quest it opens for all chars

oak echo
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The quest progress is just shared

civic fox
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i see i see

fallen apex
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There's just one weekly quest across account

outer sun
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cuz that number is off by a bit

sick sentinel
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like 1min ish?

short vale
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Think so, never actually checked it but ye, on 100% rotation uptime it’s close to a min gcd

fallen lichen
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Besides that the cdr owns, 3 free extra rage per ss too

sick sentinel
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its good when you know you wont need a 3rd or 4th wall

short vale
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If you really struggle u can always go omega defensive and grab avatar wall too

sick sentinel
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idk if its worth it

short vale
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But it will reck your aoe dmg

sick sentinel
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ive seen a lot of logs of people just tanking it with normal setup

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so they must be doing something else

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im just not sure what

uneven mason
short vale
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Punish also has some merit in these bosses, I only play it on tyr tank buster keys

sick sentinel
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yea idk

short vale
# uneven mason Externals and Giga healers

This is actually a big point, even a healer that’s just aware that you’re gonna be out of juice and he needs to pump you in a moment - most healers aren’t like that sadly

deft mortar
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PvE healers

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are rly nothing compraed with PvP healers

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the diff in awareness and skill level is so vast

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PvE healers are glorified shaman totems

tame blaze
short vale
alpine solar
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warr is hard

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kekw

short vale
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revenj !

sand grove
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What do you think about the Ruby Whelp Shell guys? Is it good?

hard birch
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What ilvl for +16 you guys think?

open gazelle
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I was already like 390 ilvl by the time m+ even dropped so I couldn’t tell ya

fallen lichen
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‘Superrares’ ? Crafts?

open gazelle
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Yup

sick sentinel
fallen lichen
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I was like 385ish

unreal lily
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We only had one spark though when m+ dropped right?

sand grove
open gazelle
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I just farmed the shit out of super rates

unreal lily
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Damn that's awesome!

sick sentinel
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depends on what else do you have

open gazelle
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I had one cloak and neck too

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The cobalt ring

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Wrathion*

fallen lichen
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Bff with wrathion

unreal lily
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Man I just hit 398 now lol. It's my first season though doing m+. Been fun so far!

sick sentinel
open gazelle
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I don’t raid though so my ilvl has dropped off, I’m only 403 ilvl now

calm lynx
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good evening/morning/afternoon friends 🙂

what buff would you guys skill for your ruby whelp shell? i am thinking about the haste buff

unreal lily
open gazelle
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I legit have a small orc infant family can’t commit to a raid schedule

unreal lily
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Fair enough. That's definitely understandable

open gazelle
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I’ll have to try putting heroic when the fam is asleep so@etine

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Sometime

grand locust
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hey all. got pretty much one shot on the last boss of a nokhud +17. im still a noobie at interpreting logs, but it looks like i took sanguine damage? any idea what that was from? this was during p3, and afaik the adds on that fight dont drop sanguine

amber siren
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Private report, need to make it public

grand locust
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oopsie

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all good now, thanks

fallow osprey
amber siren
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Definitely not a one shot, had 47% health with conductive strike debuffed

sick sentinel
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dont reflect thunderstrike

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reflect the other one

amber siren
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Yep you reflect conductive

fallow osprey
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Ya either works, the hit like a wet noodle unless paired

charred ivy
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how do u deal with the tree boss in acadamy stacks? it slaps on higher keys

toxic gyro
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Need dispell

strong forum
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You only want to reflect the conductive strike

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Thunderstrike does 50k
Conductive strike does millions

split stratus
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Is there a known formula to know how much damage reduction a block value gives to a prot war ?

analog marlin
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question - for high keys prot would you want to run a 415 unstable arcane loop w/ a socket or 415 jeweled sig of melandrus no socket? my other ring is the 418 crafted. Both are crit/haste rings, melandrus just has the additional autoattack damage.

strong forum
open gazelle
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I always have a “haul ass” tempo when it comes to tanking keys but I’ve noticed fortified are harder to time than tyrannical for me. Any tips/tricks especially with talents to be the most defensive ready tank to chain pull and keep the “haul ass” tempo for fortified trash?

analog marlin
strong forum
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Just hover over it, and it'll tell you how much % you block

split stratus
analog marlin
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are people still running the assembly guardians ring? or is that healing not really needed anymore at this point

strong forum
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If your shield isn't 418+, yes its worth

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Shield is your single biggest contributor to your defensive toolkit

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The jump from a 402 to 418 shield is over 10% dmg reduction gain

plush tendon
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whether thats needed or not is a you decision

split stratus
plush tendon
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but I got both fire rings and the auto attack ring, so I just switch around between them.... but im almost always using the fireball ring and the auto attack ring cause damage

analog marlin
plush tendon
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The thing is, its shielding so it gets absorb first

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was it useful healing?

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or will it just be replaced by the overhealing you are doing

lethal violet
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Hi guys quick question. Spell block should reflect all spells that spell reflection reflect right?

lofty widget
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not reflect

analog marlin
lethal violet
plush tendon
analog marlin
scenic tusk
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Do you guys pull the entire tree boss area on AA or do you go halfsies?

plush tendon
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unless I got a rogue who is on permenant orb duty

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otherwise.... it depends on what dps I have

strong forum
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Didn't they fix that

plush tendon
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its not always worth to just pull everything

plush tendon
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mentally

lethal violet
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I pull 3 insects and 1 tree pack, after same pull and last tree pack

open gazelle
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If you pull the whole room it’s nine orbs

plush tendon
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its also not really worth if you dont have DPS that can make good use of the mass aoe

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if ya got a affliction lock, unholy dk, destro lock or anything that just does giga mass aoe, then it may be worth to have one dps focus on orbs with the healer and let them carry

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otherwise, just play it safe

warped lantern
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Hey guys, in terms of survivability, i could upgrade lariat, shield or frostfire belt from 405 > 418, any major gain ? read about 10% dmg reduction for shield, but i am unsure

plush tendon
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100% of the time

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everytime

warped lantern
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alright, thx

plush tendon
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lariat should be the last thing you upgrade to max

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but weps and shields are the biggest gains

warped lantern
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i am sticking to the wowhead guide and there lariat is on p1

plush tendon
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I mean getting the lariat is big (sort of.... convinced the Jewlcrafters are running a bigger scam then the wedding ring industry)

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but you dont need to upgrade to 418 first

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Lariat is just a really solid crafted piece since theres a very low probability youll replace it

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and the embellishment is pretty good, but its not overwhelming ahead of everything else

open gazelle
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I got my lariat to 418 first because I got a 411 shield now time to get frostfire belt

warped lantern
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okay, ill get the shield then, thx for help

plush tendon
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Shield is, and always will be, the bread and butter of Prot War

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good shield, good life

reef shoal
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which shield is better? hearth or molten defender?

plush tendon
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always go primal molten

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you can choose your stats+the embellishment aint great

reef shoal
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is it because i can't equip frostfire + lariat?

plush tendon
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Frostfire is strong in conjuction with the raid rings

sturdy sable
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Its also pretty solid on its own

plush tendon
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if you dont have the raid rings, its about the same as any other embellishment

reef shoal
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idk if those default embellishments count towards the 2 max

plush tendon
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they do

plush tendon
sick sentinel
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im so hard up for a ring i might craft one

sturdy sable
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Dude im still using a cobalt ring

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Im 413 equiped with a 389 ring

sick sentinel
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same and some shitter 372 haste crit ring

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at least its purple

sturdy sable
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Exactly lol

prime sphinx
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Do first 2 mythic raid each week then decent chance at ring

plush tendon
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gotta get yourself one of these

sturdy sable
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Ive been holding out for a cos ring

plush tendon
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this things better then CoS ring

sturdy sable
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Yeah no shot LC is giving me the ring over a dps

open gazelle
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When do we ever do fire damage? Lol

plush tendon
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Frostfire

sturdy sable
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With the belt

plush tendon
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belt

left locust
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Hi folks - is there an easy list of spells/classes that can get all lasher toxins off me?

distant crystal
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gotta give it to all the dps that proc it naturally first

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then the dps that proc it with crafted items

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then the tanks

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😄

plush tendon
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Or be a chad and vault it

sturdy sable
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Thats the hope man

distant crystal
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was too busy vaulting icon 😄

plush tendon
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Icon is poop

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I gotta kill Kurog and get his trinket

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then we rocking

sturdy sable
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Ive got 2 mythic raid vault options next week so wish me luck

distant crystal
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i'm a havoc main so icon is goated

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but so is eranog ring

tidal barn
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Hi fellas

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just got gift of riddance

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is that any good for us?

plush tendon
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meh?

tidal barn
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for tyrannical keys maybe?

plush tendon
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naw, its a solid meh tier

tidal barn
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All-totem of the master, Decoration of flame before gift of riddance?

plush tendon
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All-Totem is very strong for M+ (or with any high tank uptime fight)

tidal barn
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so not for tyrannical even?

plush tendon
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I would just sim against decroation and gift of raddiance

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but decoration does have some defensive bonus in it

candid gull
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Can I throw ravager before demoshout/avatar and then later ticks are affected or nah?

plush tendon
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you should try to throw ravager before; subsequent ticks should be affected by those bonuses

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the best is to throw ravager, instantly charge, and then go to town

sick sentinel
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does it actually matter at all if you start on left vs riight on second boss TJS

candid gull
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Yeah think that will help me with threat with melee going brrr

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Ty bud

sick sentinel
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i know about stop dps at 8 stacks go to other

distant crystal
warm plinth
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@ionic fern hi ily

unreal sage
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It is making twice dmg as spikes

amber siren
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All sims have embellishments around 1% so unless you suddenly have new information the rest of us don't

unreal sage
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I used both of them, spikes did 0.7-1%

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Since i have never seen my belt did less than 1.2%

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And ofc im not Talking about one dungeon

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I was playing with spikes for 2 weeks and nów im playing with belt second week

high drum
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larriat is a decent amount more

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same with belt if you have rings

unreal sage
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Larian+belt seems like Best option

high drum
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or even 1 ring

unreal sage
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Even with no rings

naive panther
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I have 1 ring ,could have had two, need to sparkle my weapon or get another weapon so I can make belt, just don't want to have to recraft my weapon multiple times again

amber siren
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I'm sure everyone who worked hard on the warrior sims will be pleased to know they can retire based off of 'not one dungeons' information

high drum
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the absorb ring is kinda shit

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carried by its ilvl

naive panther
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yeah that's the one I didn't take

crystal bear
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how much haste is the max on prot ?

unreal sage
uneven mason
naive panther
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i stack crit, but also still have 30% haste

unreal sage
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Not sure but propably @strong forum told be to craft belt cause is solid even without ring

strong forum
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418 belt

uneven mason
amber siren
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Yeah belt is a decent option without ring, they all are

naive panther
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crit gems and enchants juicy

amber siren
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No one said belt is bad

crystal bear
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going for haste vers for m+ isnt that better or is too much vers bad..?

strong forum
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Belt is literally not better than any other embellishment

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It's only cuz it enables rings

naive panther
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that's lower than my fang armaments

strong forum
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That it's better

unreal sage
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So that was not him xd

uneven mason
strong forum
unreal sage
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So nvm still beter take belt cause in future you have chsnce for ring

unreal sage
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Even if it is close there is no reason to take spikes

strong forum
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Cuz this is a 72k dps run

crystal bear
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my belt in a m15 at 402

fallow osprey
gloomy lintel
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how do you deal with explosives? is there a preferred way/macro?

naive panther
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fang armaments 1% in a nok 20, with 55k overall damage, thanks to having to 4 man, last 15 min.

strong forum
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Not every single one, but almost

naive panther
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coulda been over 60 rip

strong forum
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Yeah how much dps seo

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Of the fang adornment

naive panther
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533

strong forum
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All embellishments are 400-600 dps

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Literally

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This is just a slight highroll

jagged pier
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i would say belt seems to be the most consistent from logs and stuff ive seen

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but

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they all do around the same

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pick your posion

strong forum
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^

naive panther
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hmm, well I have heroic fire dam ring,

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was going to wait for 421 weapon but that may never happen to make belt

crystal bear
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i choose the belt because of its a belt so no tierslot

naive panther
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it sims lower atm even with 398 melandrus

strong forum
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Yeah it was only a 35ilvl upgrade for me to craft belt

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So defo worth regardless of ring

naive panther
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392 ilvl belt here

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so yeah!

spice orbit
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Are people running spell block for jade serpent 3rd boss? 😐

strong forum
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Yes

crystal bear
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yes

strong forum
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Tjs is the best dungeon for spellblock

cinder storm
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I'm considering crafting chest since I mainly do m+

sick sentinel
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3rd place on dps meters

strong forum
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If you can get 4pc without chest, sure

sick sentinel
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wtf

crystal bear
drifting lotus
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is punish a straight 3% dr? or just a 3% dr against the enemy struck?

jagged pier
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enemy struck

cinder storm
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Catalyst is out next week yeah? I only need one more piece to have 4pc

tacit haven
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you target them way late on this nevermind

jagged pier
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so its insane on bosses

strong forum
jagged pier
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and prio mobs in m+

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like dragons in HoV

high drum
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Yes chef!

strong forum
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Eyir cooks

gilded tendonBOT
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Yes chef!

cinder storm
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Yes chef!

sick sentinel
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im just farming 405 crafted's tbh

high drum
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farm 17s for 418s bro

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i believe

strong forum
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16s

high drum
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no dont fall for the 16s noob trab

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17s are easier

cinder storm
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Yogi runs at his own pace

sick sentinel
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i gotta get my bracers to 402/405

high drum
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all the shitters pile up for the 16 keys

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you gotta jump em

sick sentinel
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or i'd feel slightly better if they were

slender wedge
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how are u training your dragons for m+?

wraith niche
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More importantly, can you retrain the dragon?

slender wedge
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you can

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you just replace the first point you used

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for the new one

sick sentinel
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extreme dislike of vaults

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but that will end

wraith niche
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Sweet, makes choosing easier

sick sentinel
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fort RLP is a key i really struggle with apparently

bleak chasm
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hey wardaddies, quick question: I tank the adds for brood on our guild runs. We've cleared it, but I feel like I'm hanging on by my fingernails with the big bleed the dragon adds apply (2nd pack, 5th pack, and so forth). My IP doesn't seem to do much so I've been having to call for externals--especially when all adds are dead and I'm moving on to the next spawn location. Anyone have some good advice for this? Or is it meant to be a healer check?

dim apex
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do we keep Barbaric Training after 2 piece tier

slender wedge
#

i got 5/6 talents on aoe dmg training for my whelp

#

this the dmg i got on a halls 18

uneven mason
slender wedge
#

should i train it on ST?

spice orbit
uneven mason
#

Because it's bad math

#

25% more damage for 50% increased cost

spice orbit
#

yeah but rage is not rare...

sand grove
hasty sapphire
#

in which dungeons is SpellBlock considered mandatory for surviving? or do i take in in every dungeon?

uneven mason
#

Then you get into the opportunity costs

hasty sapphire
#

only jade?

uneven mason
#

Higher cost on revenge means less casts overall, meaning less ss resets

unkempt imp
#

By design you want to cast revenge more often because of 2p its damage gain is meh

uneven mason
#

Hitting your rage budget from the other direction

sand mason
spice orbit
#

but you also get 25% more damage on the free ones...

uneven mason
#

Less rage budget means less anger management cycling and outburst casts

uneven mason
#

Leading to less avatars which is less thunderclaps

#

Are we following yet

spice orbit
#

I'm following that train of thought. Barbaric TRaining seems worth

sand mason
#

Bassmu check your vanguard uptime and see if it’s high enough (85% is my understanding for our goal) and I still struggle to reach that without BT

uneven mason
#

So, we don't BT because it's a newbie trap and is lower overall DPS in *most situations

sand mason
#

Do a key with and without. I bet you’ll find lower vanguard uptime, fewer ss, tc, and avatar casts, and the same rage over cap for the same amount of revenge damage overall if not less

vital oak
distant crystal
#

read more

spice orbit
#

Not running tier right now. I don't raid and my vault was not nice to me

distant crystal
uneven mason
distant crystal
#

i think

vital oak
#

I'm not defending BT, but using anger management as a reason is wrong.

distant crystal
#

it's not tho

uneven mason
vital oak
bleak chasm
#

If dumping rage is the justification someone is using for BT, I'd say that rage is better spent pumping IP more.

vital oak
#

I agree

#

Just saying, don't use anger management as your reason.

distant crystal
#

or do

vital oak
#

and be wrong.

distant crystal
#

or be right

uneven mason
#

So, not spending range on something you can press off the GCD

warm plinth
#

Revenge is 20 rage. For 60 rage, I can cast 3 revenges for 300% damage (100% x3). With Barbaric Training, for 60 rage I can cast 2 Revenge for 250% damage (125% x2).

dim apex
#

where our talent build secttion?

vital oak
amber siren
#

Wat

jagged pier
warm plinth
#

You will be able to press more Revenges over the course of the fight when it costs less.

bleak chasm
uneven mason
#

Or I could spend 55 rage in 1 gcd

distant crystal
#

he's playing both sides of the gcd coin for his not defending BT defense of BT

#

my man is bored af

#

me too tho

vital oak
uneven mason
warm plinth
#

That applies whether you're using BT or not though so my point still stands

amber siren
dusky canopy
vital oak
#

Your first assertion was that BT would cause anger management to bring avatar up less, that is incorrect is my assertion.

distant crystal
#

we know

uneven mason
vital oak
#

It's easy enough to take the rage used in BT from other sources of rage spent to have NO effect in overall anger management.

dusky canopy
#

Well in theory, less SS resets means less rage witch means less rage spent into anger management

#

So actually

#

You are not correct

vital oak
#

why do you assume less ss resets?

unkempt imp
#

But it's not incorrect tho... taking bt=less rage gained tho because you get less ss which means you gain less rage over time which means you just have less rage to spend on ip or revenge.

warm plinth
#

Revenge is more expensive, thus pressed less

amber siren
#

Because youre casting it less

warm plinth
#

Which means less SS resets

lofty widget
#

cause fewer revenge casts=fewer ss resets

dusky canopy
#

The key press does resets

vital oak
#

you don't have to be casting it less though

dusky canopy
#

Not how much rage is spent

amber siren
#

Are we on the same page on how addition works

#

Am I stupid

lofty widget
#

you do when it costs 10 more rage

dusky canopy
#

Yes you do cast it less of it costs more

warm plinth
#

You're not magically generating more rage because revenge costs more 🤔

lofty widget
#

mathematically you cast it less

vital oak
#

indeed but as it is there's excess rage (that goes into IP now) that could be used on the same number of revenge casts as non BT.

dusky canopy
#

No it can not because of gcd limit

amber siren
#

If youre rage capping with or without BT, that's not BT being efficient that's you wasting rage

vital oak
#

you can't cast revenge the same number of times because of the gcd limit? it doesn't change when you take BT.

uneven mason
strong forum
#

It does because you'll rage starve yourself alot more

dusky canopy
#

^

vital oak
uneven mason
#

Hokyshit

amber siren
#

...right

#

Which is why BT doesn't make a difference

jagged pier
vital oak
#

It makes a difference, you're trading a minimal dam increase for much more mitigation by moving the rage you would spend on revenge into IP.

dusky canopy
#

With BT you can run into situations of low rage generation witch is bad

unkempt imp
warm plinth
#

The entire spec is a feedback loop. Less revenges = less shield slams = less rage = less revenges

uneven mason
unkempt imp
#

Does any1 see ignore pain in that screenshot I must be blind

lusty tiger
#

U got logs using it well tho?

dusky canopy
#

Ip isn’t about resetting SS it is ONLY pressed to prevent rage cap

vital oak
amber siren
#

If you're not proccing SS, and you're not generating extra rage because of it, you're spending rage to gain less rage

#

That's not good math

warm plinth
#

Even if you never press IP in your life, you will still cast less revenges if it costs 50% more over the course of a fight.

dusky canopy
#

^

vital oak
#

without popping IP you will be overcapped all the teme

warm plinth
#

Well, you're allowed to be wrong.

vital oak
#

*tie

#

*time

dusky canopy
#

You can disagree all you want you are factually incorrect based off factual data?

strong forum
#

Go hit a dummy and play BT

warm plinth
#

That is completely irrelevant to the point I'm trying to make.

strong forum
#

See how much IP you can actually press

#

The answer is: very little

#

You'll have literal downtime in your rotation

vital oak
strong forum
#

Because of it

warm plinth
#

You can't spend as much rage because you're generating less and you're spending more per GCD

vital oak
mighty valley
strong forum
#

Proof or didn't happen

gloomy sinew
#

guys is it vers better than mastery for us?

strong forum
#

Yes

gloomy sinew
#

Cause im kinda lost in the stat weight for prot

dusky canopy
#

Ip is always offensive because it’s rage spent into AM

vital oak
#

sure, but by the time I log a bunch of hits this discord will have moved on. (other than being the lone dissenter) why don't you prove your side with logs?

dusky canopy
round cliff
#

hmmm

uneven mason
#

But not enough you avoid mastery

round cliff
#

ur right

amber siren
# round cliff wat

IP procs anger management, feeds into avatar CD reduction, turns it DPS

warm plinth
#

You're the one that made the claim that goes against the status quo dude

amber siren
#

Big nums

round cliff
#

ur right ur right

dusky canopy
gloomy sinew
#

so mastery is ok but at least how much vers ?=

round cliff
#

i press IP even in trivial single target content so ig im doing something right

lusty tiger
#

the low cost allows you an extra "roll" on proccing SS

strong forum
#

There is no minimum requirement for any stat

strong forum
#

Just stack ilvl > haste and you Gucci

dusky canopy
#

200% haste is the goal

gloomy sinew
#

ok ok ill try im kinda new in tanking

strong forum
lusty tiger
#

not wrong

uneven mason
#

165%

lofty widget
#

so i just got whetstone, what kind of dps is that doing to justify not having mainstat?

warm plinth
#

I thought you could only get like

warm plinth
#

116%

#

Because of how hard it starts to DR

strong forum
#

3.5k

lofty widget
#

would it ever beat a heroic all totem?

#

purely for dmg

dusky canopy
#

We don’t need that kind of negativity in here

strong forum
#

In m+

dusky canopy
#

You want all the haste

strong forum
#

Hard to say

#

In raid, yes

gloomy sinew
#

i just hav 8vers

#

:c

dusky canopy
#

Go 0 and block stuff

lusty tiger
#

^

dusky canopy
distant crystal
#

does alltotem do fire dmg?

strong forum
#

My heroic all-totem does ~2.5k dps in just raw dmg + whatever the procs grant me

distant crystal
#

is it decent for ring proc purposes?

strong forum
#

So Id like to think it does beat whetstone

#

But in St whetstone owns hard

warm plinth
#

Nome also pulls like a crazy person

strong forum
#

I won't be pulling anything anytime soon anymore

warm plinth
#

Why

strong forum
#

5tank is dead

dusky canopy
warm plinth
#

Nooooo

lofty widget
#

😦

strong forum
#

Literally don't have a reason to log on anymore

warm plinth
#

5 tank gives me life though

uneven mason
strong forum
warm plinth
uneven mason
#

No I mean why's 5tank ded

warm plinth
#

Oh

#

I misunderstood

strong forum
#

Personal

uneven mason
#

Doh

#

No more streaming?

warm plinth
#

Reroll NA Nome, and then you, Steve, and his friend will be 3/5

#

Then just need 2 more

uneven mason
#

I'd be down

strong forum
#

Na 5tank is slowly in the works

#

Not by me tho

#

I'm on an indefinite wow break

#

Great way to waste the 12month sub

spark gazelle
#

Does anyone have a decent route for AV by any chance?

uneven mason
#

This is almost as bad as that time Sense ran bdk for the MDI

jagged pier
warm plinth
uneven mason
#

Because it was a traumatic experience

warm plinth
#

We're in enough pain right now

lilac condor
#

why is lariat better than the defensive neck ? we dont need to be more defensive ?

warm plinth
#

tf is a defensive neck 👀

uneven mason
lilac condor
#

i saw a neck giving shield

uneven mason
lilac condor
#

kk

#

ty

uneven mason
#

I miss him already.

short jolt
#

How often are yall in battle stance vs defensive stance in high keys?

lofty widget
#

99-100 % of the time

strong forum
#

99% of the time

short jolt
spice radish
#

65/35

ocean prairie
#

Guys removing Thunderlord desyncs demo shout with avatar, do we just use them on cd?

spice radish
#

b>d

mortal brook
#

Def stance is a cooldown not a way of life

strong forum
#

Unless you need Demo for a specific mechanic

ocean prairie
#

And the one that reduces ravager cd by 30 sec? Same we use ravager without avatar if it becomes ready?

strong forum
#

Huh

#

Did they change something while I wasn't looking

rancid ember
round pendant
#

Anyones ignore pain tracker WA just break today?

strong forum
#

But anyhow, you don't wait for any CDs to line up with avatar

#

Just send avatar

ocean prairie
#

Ok thanks

strong forum
#

Waiting for CDs to line up is a rage and dmg loss

warm plinth
#

Can't reduce the CD on Avatar if it's not on CD

strong forum
#

The only time you don't send things is when shit is about to die

#

Or you hold them for a very specific burn

spice radish
#

is there patch or sth that gonna add 10% dr to avatar?

strong forum
#

Nope

lofty widget
#

next reset

#

with IO

rancid ember
#

There's a talent

strong forum
#

Datamine bug

lofty widget
#

aww

strong forum
#

Its been data mined since beta

#

Every single time

#

And every single time it's wrong

lofty widget
#

didnt make sense tbf

warm plinth
#

Would be kind of redundant anyway since you get Shield wall from Avatar with that talent.

spice radish
#

daym

strong forum
#

But then again

#

Blizz and having correct patch notes would also be new

#

But, that thing is not mentioned in the official patch notes

#

So it's very safe to assume that it's still the same datamine bug

jagged pier
#

i liked the fake patch notes

#

the other day

#

that was fun

warm plinth
#

uncapped valor sadge

flint grove
south marlin
#

Should i use execute as prot war?

jagged pier
#

yes

split meadow
#

hey, i cant seem to find any estimate on the set bonus value. neither 2p nor 4p. any input? ty

jagged pier
#

2pc big value 4pc huge value in m+ okay on ST

flat sorrel
#

can you avatar before the key starts and have it

#

reset*

strong forum
#

3-4% dmg + Dr gain on 2pc
4pc is hard to put a number on, but it's very good in aoe

#

No, only 3+ minute CDs reset with key start

warm plinth
#

No, it's not a long enough CD to reset with the key I don't believe; has to be 2 min minimum

strong forum
#

I don't think 2min work either

#

Think it's 3+

lofty widget
#

it got changed late in bfa to 2+

jagged pier
#

its 3 or higher

strong forum
#

Ah

warm plinth
#

I could've sworn it got changed yeah

#

to 2 min

lofty widget
#

or SL

vital oak
#

While I’m trying to figure out how to log, what’s the expected cd on avatar? Around 45 sec?

jagged pier
#

nah

split meadow
#

i got 3 pieces from LFR and would lose
13 ilvl on head
10 ilvl on shoulders
16 ilvl on hands
compared to my non-set gear. Is it worth it to go for 4p? (I got 415 ilvl tier chest from vault, that one is my best either way).
Or do I rather go 2p with chest+shoulders?

strong forum
#

Yeah 35ish

split meadow
#

16-18 atm

strong forum
#

Nah then 4pc isn't gonna be all that relevant

#

Your IP barely gets eaten in those

split meadow
#

only on big pulls or boss abilities, yeah

#

Alright. Thank you for your help 🙂

strong forum
#

The higher you go the better 4pc becomes

split meadow
#

makes sense

flint grove
#

More value the more IP drops right?

strong forum
#

Yeah

#

You're also likely to do more dangerous pulls

lusty tiger
strong forum
#

I'm done with wow until I find a new group

#

So yeah

lusty tiger
#

the band is breaking up?

strong forum
#

(im not actively looking) so it might take a while

#

Yeah it's broken up

polar girder
#

Any tips for jade serpent. She is hitting me like an absolute truck. Running out of cooldowns on green phase.

toxic gyro
#

Pins

flint grove
#

How come some folks are running the bleed damage over TL in high keys? Is it simply just for extra damage?

polar girder
#

Checking them thanks!

jagged pier
#

but also TLs bad

flint grove
#

Oh?

mighty valley
#

there's a lot of talents to take over TL and bloodborne isn't one of them

flint grove
#

I'm still learning the talent business

mighty valley
#

unless literally the only thing you care about is a tiny percentage increase to damage in huge aoe situations

lofty turret
#

Does shield block mitigate the entire dmg from the Jade Strike from Flameheart and just heal off the dot? or it is all magic based attack

strong forum
#

all her special attacks are fully magic

zinc spruce
#

or just the primal council boss

#

es*

strong forum
#

the only thing you block on 3rd boss TJS are her melees

#

unless you activate spell block, then you block the initial hit dmg, it does nothing against the dot

lofty turret
#

shit alright, did an 18 last night without spell block and healing that fking absorb with the fire dot was insane

strong forum
#

the dot is always the same unless you use CDs other than spellblock

#

the only thing spellblock does is reduce the first nuke

lofty turret
#

we ended up swapping one of the dps to DK just to death strike the dot cause the healer couldnt heal me through it so annoying

strong forum
#

unluck

lofty turret
#

felt bad

zinc spruce
#

curious, damage mitigation abilities like wall reduce dot damage aswell right?

polar girder
#

Yeah it’s super ouch. If your healer isn’t amazing and dps takes too long during that phase you literally just run out of everything.

flint grove
#

gotta save CDs till that phase

lofty turret
#

ya it does

vital oak
lofty turret
#

might just run shield block x2 for that then

zinc spruce
#

The amount of declines i get lately 🥹

lofty turret
#

spell block is still amazing for that last pack tho with dark claws but ya thats unfortunate how shit on we get for that pull

flint grove
#

What would I replace TL with?

lofty widget
#

battering ram most likely

mighty valley
#

share your loadout and we can check it out

flint grove
#

oh shit yeah

strong forum
#

always combine

#

send it all

mighty valley
strong forum
#

usually you lust 3rd boss 70%

#

and i doubt youll have it back for that pack

#

unless you dont need lust on 3rd boss

flint grove
# mighty valley share your loadout and we can check it out

https://www.wowhead.com/talent-calc/warrior/protection/DAPAURUVUkRRARpFRRBBNVUVEVFRFVYVUQDQRA just been using this really pretty new to warrior and such still tryna learn what talents I can switch around and such

mighty valley
#

on fort weeks i've currently been lusting first pull and then aiming for that pack, tyrannical weeks would rather lust 3rd boss yeah

vital oak
# strong forum always combine

I’m confused then, roar and ravager are 1.5 min, if you alternate them you still can’t press them with avatar at 35 sec unless you hold for 10s

strong forum
#

dont hold CDs

#

its that simple

jagged pier
#

avatar lasts for how long?

modern brook
#

20s

lofty turret
modern brook
#

Oh

#

I ruined a learning experience

vital oak
#

So only line them up if they align naturally? Otherwise just go? Thanks.

lofty turret
#

WE tried hero on 1 of the phases too, we just spent too much time in that fkin phase

strong forum
#

literally just full send

#

this class is just perma full send

flint grove
lofty widget
#

if you can press stuff on cd youre playing the class at like 98 % efficiency

flint grove
#

with what you mentioned above

flat sorrel
#

just got this 0.0

uneven mason
strong forum
mighty valley
#

get ready to blast

strong forum
#

see ikari predicted me

uneven mason
strong forum
#

or ordered me?

uneven mason
deft mortar
#

If everyone has in a group of 30

#

Wouldn't it make sense to execute some guy

#

xd

#

For the greater good

#

than CR idk

strong forum
#

it is an insane prog trinket yes

jagged pier
#

cant block tho

#

keep that in mind

uneven mason
mighty valley
#

i don't have one, guess you just do it on pull in m+?

flat sorrel
#

dont need to block because everything would be dead if 30 people used it

opal flame
#

what do you pick in academy?

#

haste?

mighty valley
#

haste

dusky canopy
jagged pier
#

2 secs is like 1 melee in raid

edgy bone
#

What ability are you guys using to help kill orbs

jagged pier
#

the healer and dps

#

because its everyones job

#

and u cant do it very well as prot

lusty tiger
#

U snipe the far ones with throw

grand locust
#

i post details reports of explosives kills to shame people who arent getting orbs

jagged pier
#

but that shows over kill damage

#

if u outburst SS one

#

it will show the full amount

strong forum
#

theres an explosive tracker now iirc

#

idk if its baseline now or still a plugin

grand locust
#

im using dynamic overall explsovie orbs plugin

fallen pulsar
#

finally passed 2400 io, now I'm at 2401 🙂

#

only 99 more to go

fallow nova
#

R3 enchants are finally coming down in price. Do we go frozen or sophic?

strong forum
#

frozen if youre not as good

#

sophic if you are good

fallow nova
#

Well alrighty then

stable valve
uneven mason
#

Enchants, what're those

strong forum
#

for raid you can just sim

sick sentinel
#

did yall know you can los the mana bomb and the dance on AA elemental boss?

#

like it just completely negates it

stable valve
solemn current
sick sentinel
#

so are you sure 100% it doesnt work?

uneven mason
sick sentinel
#

wait so this actually works?

solemn current
sick sentinel
#

oh yea you need to los as hes casting

spring holly
#

so what's the tech on dark claw? It can be dodged?

solemn current
uneven mason
#

Stun, wall and then pray

spring holly
#

ah ok, so no dodging then, thanks all!

sick sentinel
#

Wait

lilac jay
sick sentinel
#

do bleed damage count as magical damage lol

fallen pulsar
#

nop

south zealot
#

no its physical and not blockable

#

iirc

fallen pulsar
#

ye

sick sentinel
#

wait so why cant brew stagger bleed?

south zealot
#

¯_(ツ)_/¯

earnest nymph
#

the wording on stagger says 'attacks'

strong forum
#

bleeds are considered magical for brews

earnest nymph
#

so maybe it just refers to direct hits, whether physical or magical

sick sentinel
#

huhhh

strong forum
#

nah, thats a very specific thing for them

earnest nymph
#

also fwiw stagger applies to magic dam as well so it's not that

sick sentinel
#

so its considered as magical for brews therefore cant be staggered. but its considered physical for war so it cant be spell reflect dr'd

earnest nymph
#

no

#

brews do stagger magic dam so it's not just because it's magical

strong forum
#

no, it does get staggered, but at a reduced rate, its phyiscal for everyone else

loud zinc
#

It's not considered magical ever, it's just staggered at the magic rate for brew

strong forum
#

^

sick sentinel
#

thats lame

uneven mason
sick sentinel
#

or i could be a dk

south zealot
#

bloodshield is stonks

edgy bone
#

Use SW/SR/Spell Block/DS

#

what is SW SR and DS?

#

shield wall

uneven mason
#

Spell reflect

edgy bone
#

demo shout

sick sentinel
#

spell reflect and demo

edgy bone
#

gotcha

uneven mason
#

Demoralizing shout

sick sentinel
#

honestly i just type full names lol

#

its way easier to read

#

like wall

#

reflect

#

demo

toxic gyro
#

Don’t forget about dn

sick sentinel
#

i have no idea what that is lol

uneven mason
#

"full names" abbreviates

edgy bone
#

IV/LS

#

IV?

#

LS?

south zealot
#

impending victory last stand

sick sentinel
#

last stand i think?

toxic gyro
#

DeezNutz keks

edgy bone
#

whats IV

vital oak
#

impending victory

edgy bone
#

impending vic

#

gotcha

sick sentinel
#

guess the last 3

toxic pewter
#

Hov av rlp

#

Or maybe hov av aa

sick sentinel
#

hint

#

i pug most of my keys

toxic pewter
#

Aa not free in my experience

#

I also dont find tjs free

sick sentinel
#

its HOV TJS AA

#

lol

#

i really should do some AA though but i get ptsd from bird boss

deft mortar
#

Bruh why is fkn every other week sanguine

#

I miss necrotic

toxic pewter
#

Yah bird boss alone is no joke still

deft mortar
#

drop me some necrotic

south zealot
#

necrotic sucks

sick sentinel
#

you dont want necrotic as prot war lol

#

trust me

lusty narwhal
#

does anyone know the DF calculations of how much HP a point of stam gives? or is it impossible and has like dimishing returns

deft mortar
#

Necrotic sucks for babies who cant leap away

south zealot
#

necrotic is anti tank

#

its not fun to tank it

#

omg guys time to run for the 10th time this dungeon

#

brb

deft mortar
#

Sanguine makes u move more than necrotic does

gilded ore
#

yo question, how do you guys handle 3rd boss Jade in high keys?

cinder storm
#

necrotic was better than spiteful, although it would suck in AA

lusty narwhal
#

@gilded ore rotate cooldowns

deft mortar
#

latest version of necrotic was legit no affix

lusty narwhal
#

spell block/reflect

#

shield wall

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shout

deft mortar
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move away for 5 secs ez gg

lusty narwhal
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impending victory

ruby ridge
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Hi! Is damage from reflected ability affected by my damage increases? For example, battle/def stance, or damage from orbs on 2nd boss Nokhud

uneven mason
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No

deft mortar
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wasnt it sanguine the prev tyra week too

sick sentinel
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you kite a lil bit

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give your healer more time

ruby ridge
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Thank you!

lusty narwhal
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anyone play vulpira know how much dmg/healing their racial does?

south zealot
sick sentinel
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other than that just pray

gilded ore
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thats some good tips thanks guys

sick sentinel
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also mark your healer

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so you dont run to the opposite side

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i died to that once never again lol

strong forum
toxic pewter
south zealot
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if youre not pandaren u suck

toxic pewter
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I am TROLL YA MON LOL

solemn current
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Anyone know what the go to route for AV is with the nerfs? Particularly whatever most pugs would be used to at 20ish keys? Don't really have the luxury of seeing what other pug tanks are doing and most streamers are all running different things.

toxic pewter
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I just press w in AV I just timed a 20 no prob

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I don’t do skip crap

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Can’t hurt to do some double pulls along the way though lol