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proud dock
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is there a "need" to do the hyrja trick doing opposite mech on each side at a certain key level?

strong forum
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Ye was about to say

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That's small

dire matrix
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that was bolstering

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i think

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and was sent to me

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not made by me

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dps players tryna optimise my route

sick sentinel
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its probably more elegant to do this and los at red

strong forum
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Ye

dire matrix
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you want the 2 mobs i believe

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i will check

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if u do 100% smallys

strong forum
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The earthshaper

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Fucks you up

dire matrix
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needed

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u skip both

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never pulling an earthshaper in my life

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prepot invis + roar

strong forum
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No

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That's a juggernaut

dire matrix
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o

sick sentinel
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or else you need like 4 to 5 interrupt to gather

strong forum
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The earthshaper are the elemenrals

sick sentinel
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oh earthshaper is not the problem

strong forum
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With the shield

dire matrix
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u mean tectonic slam guy>

sick sentinel
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its the ice lances

dire matrix
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yeah

sick sentinel
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with enough icelance caster youre gonna die

dire matrix
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its the frostbolts

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200k+ per hit

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it gets really fucking rude

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you need those 2 for count unless ur pullin extra after

strong forum
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Whelps + steel barrage dude

dire matrix
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isnt enough

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0.3% short

sick sentinel
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eggs

dire matrix
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yeah

sick sentinel
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2 eggs or something

dire matrix
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u need more whelps

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u have to break

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not really an issue

sick sentinel
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each egg is 0.15 i think

sick sentinel
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yea rlp is really well desinged count wise

dire matrix
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this pull u would want to shroud in

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and pull backwards

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or smth

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with moonkin or w/e

sick sentinel
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hunter pull

dire matrix
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if you think i play wiht hunters

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you are mistaken

sick sentinel
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oh no just like

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ranged pull in general

dire matrix
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😄

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noone lieks them anymore

sick sentinel
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if youre los it should be fine

dire matrix
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yeah

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its not really a pug pull tho

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doing 10 mobs into chain

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or w/e

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is alrdy enough for there small brains

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u got andy the priest tryna battle spitefulls in the hallway

sick sentinel
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i mean its gonna end up being if the casters die before you deplete your cds

dire matrix
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cuz he didnt move up time

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😂

sick sentinel
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cuz there isnt gonna be enough interrupts one way or another

dire matrix
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mdi first pull in rlp

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is gonna be very large

sick sentinel
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i hope not

dire matrix
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i would guess 30.5%

sick sentinel
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cuz theyre gonna nerf the fuck out of spell block after that

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lol

dire matrix
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uh

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hate to break it to you

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but pwar will not feature in the mdi

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they do less dmg than brm!

sick sentinel
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no way dude

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brm is like

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wait

dire matrix
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mdi isnt 26s

strong forum
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Don't say squishy, cuz that's wrong

sick sentinel
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what level are they running

strong forum
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21

sick sentinel
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oh

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hmmm

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idk then

dire matrix
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is it confirmed

strong forum
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Time trials are open.

dire matrix
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cuz like ina 21 ur fucking pulling all till the boss

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los and blast

strong forum
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You can see the times already

dire matrix
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no shot u dont

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ah

strong forum
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Echo with a 14:30min temple

dire matrix
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what ilvl are they running at

strong forum
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Feral + unholy

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Well obv max?

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Huh

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Mdi was never downscaled

dire matrix
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some1 said smth about it not being

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idk

sick sentinel
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i mean that sounds kinda boring tbh

dire matrix
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just checking

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tjs has a snap at the start

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with the monk teleport

strong forum
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Don't have monk

dire matrix
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bout to see triple elemental pull 😂

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ah

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really

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i didnt look

strong forum
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Pwar, evoker, sub, feral and uh dk

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Is what echo is running in tjs

dire matrix
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oh

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so pwar will feature

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!

strong forum
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You can't beat bshout

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Bshout alone is like 20k dps combined

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Maybe more

dire matrix
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itamae will be sad when people rub it in his face

strong forum
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After the brew nerfs

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Anything was possible

sick sentinel
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lol what

dire matrix
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16minute rlp

sick sentinel
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they nerfed brewmaster?

strong forum
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They nerfed the rotation

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So now brew is even harder to play to get the big damgur

dire matrix
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is jacc echos tank?

strong forum
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No?

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It's naowh

dire matrix
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idk there names

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for mdi

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ppl

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i just play the game

strong forum
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Naowh, Meeres, zaelia, clickz and gingi

dire matrix
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i was looking at rlp runs

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they got beaten

strong forum
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They didn't do rlp yet

dire matrix
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vdh kings

strong forum
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Ah they did

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Well it's day 2 of mdi

dire matrix
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ye

strong forum
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Echo usually focuses 3 days on 1 key

dire matrix
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there arent even many 21 submissions

strong forum
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Then 2 on the other

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Surprised they have a single time in rlp

dire matrix
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8/10 21s

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rlp/tjs

strong forum
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Yeah, not alot of competition yet

dire matrix
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cool to see a ppala

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and monk

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dh

strong forum
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90% of runs aren't serious people

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They just join to get banner

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And log off

dire matrix
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i honestly didnt realise the monk changes were so detrimental

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to the dps

strong forum
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It's not

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But you need to play well

dire matrix
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or at least the difficulty

strong forum
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Brew just got harder

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Cuz it's not just resonating fist go brr

warm plinth
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Yeah I just do the 2 time trial dungeons to get the banner every season. I don't do anything besides that.

dire matrix
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hadnt looked into to it heavily

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brm isnt my tank of choice

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you could say

strong forum
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They had 20% of their dmg nerfed by 45% that just happened automatically and it got put into 10 other buttons

dire matrix
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my friend said it was same but more rotational

strong forum
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Yes

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Which is the definition of harder

dire matrix
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ye

last nova
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i have a question

dire matrix
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but as ive not played brm i wasnt sure how much it was

strong forum
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In AA I think we'll see maybe see bear tank

dire matrix
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i redact my statements about brm being the mdi tank

last nova
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in HoV how do you do the pull before 2nd boss?

dire matrix
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😦

strong forum
dire matrix
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everything being

strong forum
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And just back pedal until dead

dire matrix
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which pull do u even mean

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specifically

last nova
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the 2 mini boss

strong forum
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Oh

last nova
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together

dire matrix
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pull 2nd one when 1st one cast

last nova
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how do you do it?

dire matrix
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not instantly

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but pretty rapidly

strong forum
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You pull the storm guy into middle, wait until he is halfway through eye of the storm then pull light guy

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GG

dire matrix
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then when sanctify start cast move lightning guy a bit away

strong forum
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Done

gloomy iris
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pull the female first or the guy first?

warm plinth
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You just don't want to be stuck in eye of the storm when the other one does sanctify

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Aren't they both dudes? lol

dire matrix
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or u will murder all ur friends who cant dodge

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and cast

last nova
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ok thanks for the timings

sick sentinel
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sort transmog by main and secondary colors would be great, colors on actual items, so its set to red and black, you mostly or only see items fitting that colors

last nova
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half way through....

sick sentinel
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thats a good idea i think

last nova
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maybe i should test it out in a low key instead of Yolo'ing someone's +18 lol

dire matrix
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are the trading post tmogs acc wide

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idk how tmog works ngl

strong forum
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Should be acc wide

dire matrix
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always been a wear my gear kinda guy

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hide helmet

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the whacker looks good tho

warm plinth
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All transmogs are account-wide unless they're for specific classes afaik

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And even then it's account-wide for those classes

dire matrix
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sometimes id mog as ugly as possible

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but i dont like that it requires gold

gloomy iris
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do you pull everything together before the two mini boss?

dire matrix
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so i dont until i have mostly my gear done

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i was doing this last week

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i have not thought about this week hov yet

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you can combine 6 and 7

strong forum
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Well cuz bolstering

dire matrix
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it will require your dps having eyes

strong forum
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But generally you wanna do 6+7 if you wanna be efficient

warm plinth
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even post nerf the purifier has a lot more HP than the others

dire matrix
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and dodging 2 frontals

warm plinth
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Aspirant too

dire matrix
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and managing 1 interupt

gloomy iris
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I think I will separate 6 and 7

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my dps mates are blind

dire matrix
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with the hov nerfs its not strictly required until quite a high key

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ok i buy many trading post items

sand mason
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22/23 tech?

sick sentinel
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is there a cap on how much trading post coin you can earn?

dire matrix
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yes

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1k

strong forum
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1k

dire matrix
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  • the quest for it being new
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i bought a lot of the stuff

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not the mount tho

strong forum
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Fuck the mount

dire matrix
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i think it is not needed in 22/23

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but will help you save time

strong forum
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Tmog is the real endgame

dire matrix
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theres some rly nice shields from legion

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i saw on my friends pala

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ashbringer?

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might of been that idk

strong forum
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Ashbringer is ret pally artifact

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All weapons from legion are class specific

dire matrix
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probably not that then

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i suck at names

strong forum
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You can't use paladin shields from legion as pwar

dire matrix
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ye

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ik

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but it looked cool

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and were talking about tmog

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it was from some rare or smth he said idk

strong forum
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I guess

dire matrix
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im also logged into my pala

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so i thought about it

strong forum
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Do you mean bloodseekers bulwark

dire matrix
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not like im pugging 23s at 4am

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nah

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was all red

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ill ask him

strong forum
dire matrix
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ye i searched it

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its pointless guessing

strong forum
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All red shield from legion?

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Are you sure?

dire matrix
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not all red

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idk

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i can find his armoury

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maybe

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idk if it shows there

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truthguard

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its not really red

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it has some red

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he wears a lot of red on his armor so i got confused

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but its not the default

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so idk how to show it

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i didnt play legion

uncut zephyr
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the edgy vibe makes me think it's a pvp color

halcyon dust
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so spell block worth in RLP?

dire matrix
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so i didnt realise it was reskin artefact

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1000000%

strong forum
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That's pvp skin I think

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Or just basic upgraded skin

dire matrix
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i havent seen most of them from not playing legion

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so they look cool to me

sick sentinel
dire matrix
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i always liked pala artefact shield anyway

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not taking spellblock in rlp is asking to die to 1st boss

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hardcore

strong forum
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1st boss is kinda whack

dire matrix
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ah yes 250k frostbolts

strong forum
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The huge spell queueing works quite in your favour

dire matrix
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i enjoy

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sr is nice

strong forum
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You barely ever take more then 3 bolts back to back

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Iirc

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At most 4

dire matrix
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you are unlucky if you get 4

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i do not think it happens often

cloud umbra
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4 sucks

dire matrix
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i would have to check logs for frequency

cloud umbra
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always happens when healer has to run the circle out

strong forum
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And the healer is an evoker

cloud umbra
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yes

strong forum
dire matrix
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you can have defensives up for most of them with good dps to phase

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but man

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when u have to tank 3 in a row

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its a bad time

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ive died with that boss at sub 5%hp way too many times

cloud umbra
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you are begging her to start the whelp phase

cedar trench
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does raz parry? i was in a pug last night and they wanted to face boss to group whole time

dire matrix
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no

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u can face the boss directly at ur friends until the last phase

cedar trench
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kk i got dunked in the deep end never stepping foot into the raid KEK

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ty

dire matrix
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ur just gonna have to walk around if u face away loads

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awfull

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huh

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not seen that b4

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its a nice addition tho

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b4 u pepega buy a load of gear

mortal brook
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that was for 262 right

dire matrix
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yeah

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just juicing up the pala for levelling

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bedge

still jackal
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hey does anybody know of any spell reflect m+ guides? like what spells are best to reflect etc

dire matrix
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there is the pinned doc

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for what cna be reflected

still jackal
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oh cool thx

dire matrix
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and a weak aura that lists spells u can when your targetted

cedar trench
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Wouldn't use that WA as its not being maintained atm theres a bunch on wago that you can use

dire matrix
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good for learning what u can

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i did notice mine is missing some stuff that its good to use on

vernal sky
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regarding RLP 2nd boss, should I delay my Demo Shout slightly so that it covers the entire bleed duration or use it as soon as the boss uses its Tankbuster?

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seems to me the bleed is more problematic than the actual tankbuster for pwar

fluid shard
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eyyyyy we did it

fathom goblet
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Hey

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Anyone knows if that ring from cobalt reputation that gives a 70k shield from time to time. Does it works like ignore pain for example if I have 100% life does it absorve damage before I start loosing life ?

warm plinth
fathom goblet
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@warm plinth what I meant is that if I have 100% health and the shield proc

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Will it still absorve the 70k before it start consume my hp

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Or do I loose the shield if my hp is at 100%

ornate carbon
fathom goblet
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?

warm plinth
bright citrus
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does the Eranog ring work in Aoe?

fathom goblet
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I know this ring is a bit under lvl but it seems soo good

mortal brook
bright citrus
mortal brook
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sounds simmable

bright citrus
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You're not wrong, but the signet sims better in AOE and I wasn't sure if the proc worked in AOE. Just trying to understand the sims better.

mortal brook
zealous grove
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Can someone please link me the macro that pummels your focus target if you have one, otherwise just pummels your current target

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i cannot for the life of me find it

fathom robin
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Is 30k DPS a decent number to shoot for in m plus? Or should this be higher?

jade widget
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anyone have any suggestions on macros for IP

covert aurora
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in prot tree, why not bolster, or spell block, or alclarity (5% more healtha nd armor) ?

urban portal
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you already have 100% uptime on block so no bolster

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spell block is case by case

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alacrity is just not very good

fathom robin
urban portal
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well m+ dps is really about pulling bigger

covert aurora
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@fathom robin aoe or single target ?

urban portal
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the ability to pull bigger gives you more dps

fathom robin
covert aurora
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also, why not disrupting shout? aoe stun seems like it would help big in M+? well, I guess with pugs, team interupsts not as much an issue?

amber siren
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It can be useful, but you can't grab everything which is why it's situational

scenic mural
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You should be doing 30k overall in blues and greens at 340

cedar trench
modest gulch
worldly jackal
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I train my whlpling haste yeah

modest gulch
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I didn't even mention War Stomp if you're a Taren

tame jasper
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same as intermidating shout

nimble laurel
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That's exactly why I take Int Shout

sand mason
warm plinth
modest gulch
warm plinth
# sand mason Almost timed a 22 halls... Died on Odyn @ like 81%. However, Its the first dunge...

1.) Tons of wasted rage.
2.) I have no idea how you had 95 free globals to Heroic Throw with
3.) All CDs are on the low side. Should be able to get 61 demo/SC in 46 minutes (-5 or so for running and shit); you had 39/40. TR and Ravager are a bit low too; missed approximately 8 casts of those (again, -a few for running and shit). You also probably missed a cast or 2 of whetstone but that's within the error range probably.
4.) You only used Blazebinder's 8 times (2 min CD, 46 min dungeon)

Those are my immediate findings after 5 mins or so

modest gulch
warm plinth
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1.) Resources>Change dropdown to Rage>look at wasted column
2.) Casts>he had 95 casts of Heroic Throw
3.) Dungeon length divided by CD of each CD (e.g. 46 minutes / 1.5 min = ~30). Obviously you can't always use CDs on CD if you're running or whatever so you have to adjust for that
4.) Casts>8 casts of 'Bound by Fire and Blaze'

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Sorry meant to reply to you @modest gulch

warm plinth
burnt wren
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do i stance dance or just sit in defensive?

modest gulch
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Thank you

warm plinth
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Sit in Battle. Use Defensive if you need to for tankbusters

silent anchor
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Defensive stance is a DR. Not perma stance

warm plinth
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I figured it was a good way to make my point known

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or opinion, w/e

burnt wren
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10-4 ty

modest gulch
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With 8/8 heroic aotc clear

silent anchor
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I have been moaned at in keys as low as 15 for not being in def stance. To sit in it a full run is not clever and will hurt your damage alot

modern brook
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IDT thats a crazy amount of wasted rage for a 46 minute dungeon fwiw

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i mean obviously ideal is 0

silent anchor
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Then I do 22s without def stance hit once 🤣

fallen pulsar
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People really do try to coach people on their class without likely knowing how to even play their own

modest gulch
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I'm at the +18 level, I find that I only "need" defensive stance in giga pulls or large mitigation situations.

warm plinth
modern brook
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dstance is a cd with no cd

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and uj just pay for it with damage

warm plinth
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Maybe tons was a bad way to word it lol

modern brook
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agrid

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yeah when us aid tons i was expecting like

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30% wasted

modest gulch
modern brook
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i didnt math it but it looks like 10-13ish

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which can and shuold be lower

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but

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looking at deaths

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id say you didnt time this cause dps like standing in frontals

warm plinth
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This is my favorite death. Only a tad bit of overkill

modern brook
modest gulch
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Valuing a good death is PEAK pagan mindset.

fallen pulsar
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Lmfao

modest gulch
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🙂

silent anchor
modern brook
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for as long as block is as op as it is

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you wouldnt need to be in dstance because you pulled a lot, tbh

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you would need it if u pulled a lot and theres a lot of randy casts

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or other non-blockable damage

sick sentinel
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Add on for telling you what can/when to spell reflect? 👀

modest gulch
modern brook
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but as it is most trash melee damage is being reduced by 80+ just for existing in your vicinity

silent anchor
modest gulch
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Hard pill to swallow if true

silent anchor
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You don't tbh. If all the important casts r being stopped, youre doing your rotation properly. Don't need healed

modest gulch
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I mean I agree in most situations and I mostly "outheal" fhe healer but... and its a big but... I can't envisions running high M+ without a healer.

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Am I fucked?

modern brook
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I'm zooming through most of this

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i see very little wrong

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small route optimzations at best, ultimately yall lost this key cause u wiped on odyn which is a bad move

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froma tank perspective most you coulda done is rallyed the brand

warm plinth
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Brand can go fuck itself 🙂

modern brook
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this is just an uncomfortable amount of spears of lights tbh

sand mason
modern brook
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brand deaths i give a pass, that mechanic is toxic af

modest gulch
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Wiping on Odyn happens for 2 reasons only... imo.

  1. you didn't kill the add
  2. you didn't tank boss in mid so you can get to the portals
warm plinth
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Yeah that kinda reads as people being greedy or something

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Idk how you get hit by that mny spears

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many*

modern brook
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yall wiped cause you got hit by spears which really shouldnt be the reason

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its hard to see the exact fight from logs

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if u have videos of that i can give positioning etc tips

warm plinth
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Yeah M+ replays are sketchy at best

modern brook
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but "dont stand in shit" isnt something you can out tank

modest gulch
sand mason
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They do aoe damage when they spawn

modern brook
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yeah replay doesnt show spear locations

sand mason
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So my healer says

modern brook
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p sure its only if ur in the swirly

sand mason
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When we went back, I wasnt standing in swirly confirmed and payed attention and I took damage when they spawned

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I rallyed and we lived (when there was like 6 spears down going into 2nd angel phase

modern brook
modest gulch
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Anyone know a discord for tanks that are looking for a guilx btw?

modern brook
modest gulch
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ok, ty

sand mason
modern brook
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i was dpsing so its possible i was just dps brained

modest gulch
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I made a promo post in general, did I fuck it up?

modern brook
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i think the logs' timings are scuffed

remote pumice
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Good morning

modern brook
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cause numberrs look very weird

remote pumice
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Quick question. Are you guys pugging Keys or always pre-made?

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Having hard time now to go up in io at 2.2. Seems always atleast one dps that's really off

modern brook
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I dont solo q for 16s, or anything higher than a 19

remote pumice
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Yeah I'm doing 16-17s now but starting to rly struggle

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Groups are not solid

modern brook
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The 16-17 range is very saturated with bad players cause of the focii

sand mason
modern brook
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Maybe just have a stronger plan for handling 2nd set of spears going into ofyn next time

sand mason
modern brook
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💪

cinder nova
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How the fuck do I get more uhhh...

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Sparks. I have done all the quests and got the thing

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But I haven't seen a single extra spark

modern brook
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Dirt :^)

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The proc rate from the thing is such that the expected gain is still roughly 1 every 2 weeks from what I heard

cinder nova
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I have all the reagents for a 418 Unstable in my bag

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And no spark

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kill me god

rough egret
lavish token
rough egret
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Alright

lost ocean
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Has anyone done the math on Heavy Repercussion versus Into The Fray? I feel like getting the extra 2 rage and extending shield block is advantageous, but I'm wondering what 10% haste translates into for us since we're not inherently a class built around much damage output

hardy snow
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ITF gives more dmg if you can keep it all time maxed, for example in raid

cinder storm
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Yes, ITF gains value once you have 40% haste unbuffed

lost ocean
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Holy crap - 40%?

cinder storm
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Yes, or in raid, but in m+ you need 40%

hardy snow
# lost ocean Holy crap - 40%?

it's because ITF gives you flat haste percentage point, and with gear going from 40->50 is way harder (if not impossible) than for examlpe from 15 -> 25

lost ocean
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I mean - I'm starting to get stacked with Haste gear and I'm only hat 29% at a 404 iLevel. I'm trying to figure out how I'd even get the rest of that

cinder storm
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Rings and gear

jagged pier
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U dont

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U need 7k rating or somthing

stiff gate
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man 2nd boss RLP is just destroying me this week

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just bricked a 23 cuz i died through shield wall and d stance to the tank buster 😦

tulip kelp
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Did you use the goji berries

stiff gate
#

the what

tulip kelp
#

There’s berries in the bushes you pick that make you immune to bleeds

hazy sluice
#

Gotta be kidding

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Oo

lean gale
#

You are joking?

lean gale
compact dove
#

And being a dwarf

stiff gate
#

yeah i used dwarf racial on one, but 2min cd

compact dove
#

If you used all your Defensive correctly and still dying because of the bleed blame the healer 😂

lost ocean
#

"It is better to dwarf once than to never dwarf at all" - Janet Jackson

tired ice
sick sentinel
#

dude whaaaaaaaaaaaat

#

thats busted as fuck

lean gale
tame jasper
#

but it has very long CD afaik, right?

#

not a 8sec dispell like magic

sick sentinel
#

1min

jagged pier
#

1 min

unreal trellis
#

Hey guys, I have a potentially silly question. How do you all deal with gearing and running an off spec? I've been dipping my toe into prot but want to try out the DPS specs also, but I'm worried because dumping sparks into prot would mean my DPS gear would be missing crafts etc. Anyone advise on how to best manage this?

lean gale
hardy snow
limpid anchor
#

You gonna craft lariat anyway, and second would be frost fire which is good for both

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And you can have 4 additional sparks if you get 1 drop, so weps are covered as well

unreal trellis
#

Okay cool. Guess I'm worrying for nothing. I went Haste/Vers for my lariat which should do well enough for Fury. Less worry more pew pew

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Thanks guys!

limpid anchor
#

Oh fury

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I didn’t know that’s a thing

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Then idk

real kelp
#

Hello fellow Warriors!
Is somebody aware of what the Ruby Whelp Shell needs to be trained in for m+ to have the most value for Prot?

jagged pier
#

ST

real kelp
#

even for m+ then?

jagged pier
#

yes

real kelp
#

kk thx mate much apreciated

brittle silo
unreal trellis
tropic cobalt
#

Dosnt the shield count as embilishment?

brittle silo
#

primal molten? No

tropic cobalt
#

Well fuck, i thought i did and craftet other belt last night

brittle silo
#

smh works 😄

tame jasper
#

"Build in"-Embellishments are things like Lariat or Frostfire Belt

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Engi Tinker slots do NOT count as embellisment

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so you can have 2 embellishments + engi bracers with CR

jagged pier
#

sophic writ on a 418 wep

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👀

#

enchant that shit higher

brittle silo
jagged pier
#

only 421 strike twice is better than that

brittle silo
#

Ye, I had to drop fang adornment for the exact reason above. I like to zugzug as fury ^^

hardy snow
tame jasper
#

Whats wrong with sophic? wowhead guide suggests it (icyvein does not 😄 )

brittle silo
#

But opening vault as prot seems as a big nono to me. Still waiting for my windscar

tame jasper
#

ah that u mean ^^

hardy snow
jagged pier
brittle silo
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fang embelish was like 2% dps iirc in a keys. Guess that strike twice would be similar, but no sims done so can't say for sure.
Maybe on wed i'll get my 421 windscar so I can open back in prot copium

hardy snow
brittle silo
vestal lintel
#

Strike Twice only drops under protection spec though right?

jagged pier
#

fury as well

lean gale
#

Frozen deviation is now recomended by the wowhead prot guide?

vestal lintel
#

Looked at the loot table in NO and it disappears under Fury

amber siren
#

Frozen devotion has always been pretty solid

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shows for me

vestal lintel
#

Strange, happy with that though!

warm plinth
#

baby woyer is a 2pc gamer now

sweet summit
rough egret
#

Do i have to lvlup eng if i want that battle ress wrists?

warm plinth
#

I don't believe so. Just a crafted item like anything else

rough egret
#

But i have to be engineer to use it right

warm plinth
#

No

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I believe engineers have another slot they can make it on that's specific to them

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But pretty sure anyone can use the wrists

sick sentinel
#

Question on warriors in twinking (yes ik why twink) I kinda just wanna feel nostalgic n all that

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It be prot

visual canyon
#

I got a LFR 382 Whispering INcarn Trinket and a Blazebinder's Hoof 398 which one should i change for 389 Decoration of Flame?

rough egret
#

Use hoof and decoration

orchid frigate
#

tried the beer trick in halls. threw a beer on one of the minibosses (2nd to left) and dragged the leftmost miniboss upon it. they started to fight but suddenly the leftmost one reset(?). what did i miss to do?

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or maybe it was the one i threw the beer at that became inactive

lofty widget
#

gotta talk to it again to activate it

tulip kelp
#

Impossible to do more than 2 at once right? Someone was telling me 4 was possible but I didn’t think so

lofty widget
#

you can do all 4

amber siren
#

You can, just needs coordination

twilit siren
#

If someone use a Spark of Ingenuity to craft an item (boots) and now he dont like it. Can he get the Spark of Ingenuity back somehow???

potent ember
#

Whats worse is that now you dont get one weekly, you gotta farm it from ingame content. It kinda sucks for me, because i havent seen bottled essence yet and i am very active

jagged pier
#

u got 1 every 2 weeks

tulip kelp
amber siren
drifting pecan
#

What flask u suggest for nokund? Glacial or storming?in general what type are u more confident to use normally?

jagged pier
#

glacial or vers

flint cliff
#

Any recommendations in what keys to use the double shieldwall talent and/or spellblock?
In tyrannical ruby i use double wall and spellblock. Same for temple.
Any other suggestions?

gloomy sphinx
#

Jade Temple double wall

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Ooop

#

Didn’t see you said that

flint cliff
#

Yeah i edited right before your answer😆

gloomy sphinx
#

Academy could have some use depending on how you feel for bird boss

long bone
dry spear
#

is a blood DK still mandatory for diurna?

jagged pier
#

never was?

hoary hazel
#

which one of you is this

dry spear
#

i know but my raid lead starts to look at other comps and think that a blood dk can make this fight much easier. i guess beacause of the soak? we are not progging on her. we are only on dathea atm

jagged pier
#

literally did it with a monk and prot yesterday

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the fight is easy

dry spear
#

nice. did you do the adds?

jagged pier
#

we had a 3% wipe where i took 4 tank combos in a row cause other tank died

dry spear
#

our comp is monk and prot too

jagged pier
dry spear
#

got you. thanks.

hoary hazel
#

the tank slam you brought bdks for used to do like 1.5m damage now it does 500k

jagged pier
#

this is 1 reason why i dont play with sound

blazing condor
#

meta is playing dialogue

drifting pecan
#

Guys on azure vault key, to skip the entire frog zone u need to have a rog with shroud and then potion of invisibility right?

amber siren
#

there's a jump skip, no shroud needed

tulip kelp
#

Turn around after 2nd boss and go outside and jump down

last vessel
#

tbh my runs aren't that faster with the skip. do you win a couple minutes?

amber siren
#

Really depends, nice for bolstering or sanguine weeks though

sick sentinel
#

on wow

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sounds is nice, but as tank especially, the noise can get repwtitive and boring

spark cedar
#

Any1 looked into primordial gems

jagged pier
#

not yet

#

all i know is

#

my gold gunna 📉

orchid frigate
#

this expansion has been kind of expensive. in SL i had a slow and steady income from mission table but now im just slowly going broke 😄

long bone
#

Worth it 100% though. Fuck that table

orchid frigate
#

😢

vestal lintel
#

Bought many o bobby coins already this season

long bone
sick sentinel
#

2 wow tokens and 200k from 2 AFP's worth 100k

#

but, i literal finished bomb spec, going for zapthrottle next, since i need to craft the BS hammer

drifting needle
jagged pier
#

im with yu on normal and hc

sick sentinel
#

unlocked all the teleport pads

hardy snow
rough egret
#

There are ports? 😄

#

Is it locked behind rep?

eager phoenix
#

tied to expedition rep

rough egret
#

Ah :D there goes my rep status :D

#

I hope they will not decide that it will matter at some point

sick sentinel
spark cedar
#

how do u get DE up anyways

#

im stuck at like 10

sick sentinel
#

i spammed any WQ i saw

#

all but pet

spark cedar
#

🤮

steep wraith
#

DE has weekly quests in their base too

sick sentinel
#

except for like first week or 2, i do all world quests until i get a reward box, or i get exalted

#

the raft camera quest is the easiest shit ever

#

jump on raft, point camera at birds n shit, spam take picture, +250 DE rep

#

literal 15 second quest some times

idle quartz
#

Hey guys! I had a quick question and possible theorycraft. How necessary are offensive cooldowns, and damage related talents, to prot warriors? When the main goal of a tank is to soak damage, and generate threat (which is so easy you don’t really have to think much about it…) why spec for DPS at all? I know it helps with threat but… threat seems to be a nonissue in Dragonflight. Hope this doesn’t seem like a stupid question!

wraith niche
#

Youre thinking about it from the wrong angle. The idea is that if we survive anyway, why wouldnt we spec for more damage?

rough egret
#

More dmg is more fun 🙂

eager phoenix
#

Its the same question for healers, when there isnt any healing checks to meet on parts of bosses and trash, you aren't supposed to let go for keyboard and wait. You deal dmg.

quiet monolith
#

For m+ every bit of damage really counts and adds up

eager phoenix
#

The tank "fix" comes from thinking about pull tempo, positioning, using your defensives and other microdecision when there are busters to deal with

quiet monolith
#

It's cliche but in m+ one of the best defenses is a very strong offense

eager phoenix
#

Tank just being a sponge hasn't really been a thing since classic

quiet monolith
#

Faster you end the fight the better

idle quartz
#

Great answers you guys! I appreciate the input 😁

eager phoenix
#

warrior gameplay is a feedback loop anyways, you deal more dmg you can be more effective sponge

gilded epoch
#

Brothers... please give me pug friendly route for AV... I do not believe frog skip is the play cuz ppl are kinda meh in pugs...

sick sentinel
#

yeah dude, doing world quests has given me so many supplies

quiet monolith
#

After the second boss as you go down the stairs you should pull everything into that room and do it in one pull. After that do everything leading down to the second room in another pool

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Then do the final room in a third pull

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Doubling up pack + patrol on the platforms is a big time saver if it can be handled by your pug

stray dome
#

How do you guys manage stances? Are you switching alot between the two in M+?

#

Beginner to prot and this seems a bit daunting

inner hound
#

until about 20 you just perma battle stance

quiet monolith
#

If it feels daunting just sit in Prot

inner hound
#

then you start swapping to it for mechanics sometimes

quiet monolith
#

In general it feels like if you are going to die through defensives and proper planning being in defensive stance wasn't going to save you in the first place

stray dome
#

Ok, cool. Thx probably not gonna hit 20´s ever anyway. So people wont bash me for being perma def stance?

quiet monolith
#

I would be shocked if anyone in under an 18 key even mentions it

amber siren
#

99.9% of your pugs won't even know what a stance is

gloomy seal
#

Only swap to Def if you’re getting crushed. Always be battle to be pumping.

eager phoenix
#

playing in defensive stance can make you not notice fuck ups, like standing in shit or eating frontals you could've dodged or used abilities against

gloomy seal
#

Especially below 20s.

quiet monolith
#

If you are doing pugs being safe is always better so there is no shame in just sitting in defensive

eager phoenix
#

take last pack in tjs, no need to defensive stance if you use your toolkit

#

sure, def stance once your out of juice and shit isnt dead but then your prolly kiting anyways

#

treat defensive stance like a cd, you got nothing else and shit looking spicy swap

wraith niche
#

I started off mainly in def stance using battle stance as an offensive button when i felt safe. As i hit around +8ish keys i was more comfortable with prot and tanking in general so i started being mainly in battle stance and seeing def stance as a defensive button when needed

quiet monolith
#

For anything other than the most optimal players that understand all of the mechanics in play and what mobs do what when, I think sitting in defensive stance is completely acceptable and doesn't hurt at all

stray dome
#

OK thanks all for advice

quiet monolith
#

If you know the mechanics and the fights well defensive stance can be ignored for the most part

#

But if you don't know the mechanics well

#

Or are learning

#

I'd sit in d

stray dome
#

yea learning atm, looking at routes etc.

#

so might start off in def stance and use battle when more comfortable

shut cradle
#

I started off by just using battle when avatar was up and sitting in defensive otherwise.

dawn geode
#

Naw sit in battle switch to defensive on problem packs or bosses(like kungfu lady, crawth)

#

Boulderman in rlp

errant cipher
#

what trinkets should i be looking for? how good is scale?

amber siren
#

there's a good list in the guides in the pins

eager phoenix
#

raid on-use: boon, torch
raid passive:all-totem
m+ choice: whetstone>blazebinder's hoof>ruby whelp

errant cipher
#

i only have a 395 toten

#

vs 402 rumbling ruby and whetstone

shut cradle
#

Are there any resources specifically for raid tanking as a prot warrior? I've checked through tank notes and raid tips on wow head/icy. I'm comfy in M+ with prot but having a few issues raiding.

eager phoenix
#

prolly the str wins out on 402 rumbling over 395 all-totem but you can sim. whetstone is a lock

sick sentinel
#

is armor spikes the same as fang addornments

#

cant crit

eager phoenix
eager phoenix
#

yeah you want to juice your dmg

sick sentinel
#

What embelishments besides lariat would you use if u can't get a diurna mythic ring? Its heroic/normal competitive or just go frostfire belt without ring?

#

or just go lariat + versa bracers without diurna ring?

dire matrix
#

the ring isnt anything insane

#

the shield is pretty low

#

the eranog ring is way better

#

all the embellishments are around 1% gain

sick sentinel
#

I see all running frostfire + diurna ring but for me its not an option.

dire matrix
#

all being who

sick sentinel
#

top 50

dire matrix
#

that might be for pure ilvl

#

im not 100% sure

sick sentinel
#

prob, but why force belt interaction with mythic diurna ring

dire matrix
#

why not

sick sentinel
#

can just get raiding mythic belts.

dire matrix
#

if ur gonna equip it you should get the proc

#

and the belt does dmg

#

embellishments are all roughly equal

#

and if u can get eranog ring its good dmg

#

and our only way to proc

#

so a lot of people chose it as a safe bet

#

i really wouldnt overly fret

dusky canopy
#

@fallen pulsar

dire matrix
#

the shield has an icd of 30s iirc

#

so you can math the hps pretty easily

#

there is a post about embellishments in pins

dusky canopy
#

I’m doing lariat and Vers bracers myself

dire matrix
#

i have lariat and belt

#

with neither ring currently

dim silo
#

if versality = critical, should we have the same amount stats on both slot?

dire matrix
#

that doesnt matter

dusky canopy
#

Vnmz

#

4 million % haste

#

Then whatever else

dim silo
#

yeah i'm at 30% haste

dire matrix
#

you can have basically no vers and all crit

#

and itll be fine

dusky canopy
#

Crit/haste gang

dire matrix
#

or the other way round

inland raft
#

Even mastery being the weakest stat doesnt mean its bad per se just stack ilvl then haste then prefer crit/vers but its whatever

dusky canopy
#

Andy does 25s with what 10% vers?

#

You’ll be alright

fading rover
#

why do so many m+ builds drop the enduring alacrity node isnt it pretty good since it scales with other armor/and the strength through armor node?

inland raft
#

Its low value, andy runs it because he plays max survival but 99.9% of time a talent like battering ram is better cuz more damage

dire matrix
#

not running thunderlord seems kinda troll to me

inland raft
#

The aa speed increase also means a lot of ss resets which means more rage for ip which means more am fuel as well

#

Thunderlord is pretty meh

dire matrix
#

you get demo up a lot more

dusky canopy
#

I try to use thunderlord sometimes I don’t like demo un synced

inland raft
#

And then hold it because its desynced from cds or you want to use it as a defensive anyways

#

Its not a bad talent just kinda meh

dire matrix
#

im ok with using it as a defensive

#

personally

inland raft
#

Ya but then your holding it for a buster so still lowers its value

eager phoenix
#

if your not dropping demo on cd with tl the talent did nothing

dire matrix
#

on trash has value

#

and most bosses u can just send practically on cd

dusky canopy
#

If you’re running bv you probably don’t want to un synce

dire matrix
#

bird boss ur basically always bleeding

#

on tree u get it a ton which is cool for dmg

inland raft
#

Bird boss is just buiod ip and bank rage before each bleed and wall when its happening during big group damage

solemn current
# dire matrix not running thunderlord seems kinda troll to me

Doesn’t reduce demo that much especially on ST. TL is technically better defensively but only slightly. Battering Ram gives rage through auto attacks and syncing Shield Charge and Roar into demo shouts is a pretty big dps gain. Battering Ram also just makes bosses feel better.

dire matrix
#

nerf dropped the wall talent in cos

#

interesting

#

ik it doesnt do much on st

#

its mostly for aoe

inland raft
#

Cos and sbg can afford to go pure damage; nok too tbh

dire matrix
#

ye

#

well sbg not as much as cos

#

the 1st boss still has some big aoe dam

sick sentinel
#

huh

dusky canopy
#

Sbg is super free until last boss apparently lulul

sick sentinel
#

first boss is tank buster boss

dusky canopy
#

Melee dashing into that death wall all the time

dire matrix
#

has the aoe + the stacks

#

but u can sr some

#

i like being also able to wall

#

idk

#

i wouldnt drop the wall talent in sbg

#

neither does nerf

#

he literally only did it in cos

inland raft
#

Sbg first boss really only foes big damage coming out of eclipse when she has stacks and does aoe pulse right after

solemn current
#

Doesn’t do much for AoE either though compared to what it used to. Just desyncs it from your cooldowns for a slight defensive gain in AoE. Personally I prefer the way Battering Ram feels on bosses than TL feels in AoE.

round pendant
#

Battering Ram is pog

dire matrix
#

i hadnt tried br

dusky canopy
#

On a 20 tyr this week you can survive first boss sbg with 1 spell reflect and dstance each stack of 3

#

If you care about your healer press more buttons

dire matrix
#

thats nice

#

but im not trying to do 20s

#

😂

round pendant
#

What are you trying to do then

inland raft
#

I wall coming out of eclipse even though not really needed just to make heals life easier

dire matrix
#

honestly when i was reading nomes talents

#

it didnt look properly at his preffered build

#

or he changed it

inland raft
#

But ya its more of a healer fight then tank with the aoe damage

dusky canopy
#

Whim..

dire matrix
#

yes

#

i said aoe dmg

dusky canopy
#

I promise you nome and Jakey know exactly what they’re talking about

dire matrix
#

i dont eveb know waht this convo is

#

i didnt say they didnt

#

i said they either changed it after i looked

#

due to the changes

solemn current
# dire matrix i hadnt tried br

Just drop TL for a few dungeons and go battering Ram. Try to sync your demo shouts with Shield Charge and Roar. You probably won’t even notice the slightly more uses of demo shout, but you will notice the constant shield slam procs.

dire matrix
#

or i misread/lookeda t general purpose

#

yeah im willing to try it

#

thats why im talking about it

#

and looking at other tanks runs

#

and noticing choices

inland raft
#

Ya br is lowkey a pretty solid defensive cuz the ss resets

dire matrix
#

as they are interesting

inland raft
#

Lots of rage for ip on stuff like bird boss

dusky canopy
#

Once you feel BR on a ST boss

#

You don’t go back

#

6+ resets in a row

dire matrix
#

yeah 23/24 aa bird was sounding like a rough time

#

i was praying healer carries

#

cant do more than spread defensives

inland raft
#

Ya I’ve literally just spammed ip/ss macro through entire bleeds before from constant resets

dire matrix
#

but maybe talent change will help

#

i knew thunderlord wasnt good on bosses

#

would people swap back to thunderlord on hard trash fort dungeons tho

#

is the question

round pendant
#

thunderlord sucks

solemn current
#

I haven’t found a single warrior in groups that can do more damage than me using TL. I did some testing with both at the start of the xpac and I just couldn’t get behind thunderlord. Didn’t notice it defensively even on trash, overall was noticeably lower, and bosses felt worse.

subtle sparrow
#

I don't use thunderlord

inland raft
#

Tl is pretty meh even on high fort you manage stops and defensives properly and worst case you move a little bit to stagger out incoming melees not full on kiting just kinda shuffling to keeps mobs moving

#

We take so little damage outside bleeds/magic which are mostly stoppable

subtle sparrow
#

Really noob question, does a better shield increase your damage?

lofty widget
#

No

#

Well except the secondaries+Str i suppose

subtle sparrow
#

Would be cool if it scaled with shield slam

lofty widget
#

Like Any other item

inland raft
#

But its highest prio slot cuz reduces damage intake

#

Which indirectly leads to more dam

subtle sparrow
#

Going to try crafting a shield myself, but because leveling crafting professions was so cancer at the beginning I still got green profession items

solemn current
fallen pulsar
subtle sparrow
#

Do all EU realms share AH? The BS hammer is still kinda expensive

inland raft
#

Only time i kite is stuff that has huge tank buster hits like shieldmaidens or the like and only need to range their casts and go back in

deft mortar
#

Yall think timing a AA 18 would be more points than AA 20 in 36 mins?

vocal flame
#

Hi all. Icy veins is saying Frozen devotion or wafting devotion for a weapon enchant. However, I’m seeing Sophic devotion on all the prot wars on radio.io for m+ that’s better how?

inland raft
#

Sim yourself

deft mortar
#

There is no scneario where anything will be better than Sophic Devotion

#

900 strength man

craggy kelp
#

is there any youtube/or any guide for each m+ dungeons as a tank?

deft mortar
#

Thats 10%-15% more strength

#

for most of us

#

It's insane

vocal flame
#

Ok sounds good thank you @deft mortar

deft mortar
#

And I think the proc is 15 sec

solemn current
deft mortar
#

Imagine that first pop off with avatar and everything xd

vocal flame
#

Yeah I was wondering why the guide is different. Wanted to ask the experts lol

subtle sparrow
solemn current
# subtle sparrow I was more thinking similar to a weapon

I mean a weapon just increases damage through strength which gives attack power. Not even sure weapon damage contributes to anything these days like it used to. If a shields armor means more strength then why wouldn’t it be a reason for more damage?

#

For example a 324 shield is giving almost 180 strength through armor alone.

inland raft
#

Weapon daage still matters for melees which on st is still a decent chunk

gusty crane
#

anyone know if its best to upgrade a 405 crafter with embellishment to 421 or would for example a weapon be higher prio

#

I have like 6 405 crafted, and have 1 concentrated primal focus to use on one of them

buoyant narwhal
#

i went shield to 418 first, then weapon. No embells on them, have a 405 lariat and unstable belt left to upgrade

gusty crane
#

I have to 408 shield so I havent crafted one yet x.x

#

by 408 I mean 411 lol

sick sentinel
#

i spent valor on not shield for some reason

thin cedar
#

this isnt really prot related.. but is there a community for selling keys?? i need some gold

rough egret
uneven ice
#

I made my first AV yesterday!

#

What a dungeon

amber siren
#

peepoHappy congrats

uneven ice
#

And a RLP +15

#

In 68 minutes

#

I was AMAZED anyone left

#

And after 12 wipes on second boss, finally I got a decent trinket. Hoof 402 is better than resonant aunt 379, even with the strength loss?

#

It is a lot of haste, that’s for sure

bitter lion
final gust
#

RLP 2nd boss is not okay lmao

#

They should make the boulder target the tank only

uneven ice
#

We’got an evoker that refused to dispel my dot

#

He didn’t left after 12 wipes, so I don’t complaint

#

But the boss hits like a truck

final gust
#

may not have been specced into it for some reason

uneven ice
#

It is baseline

final gust
#

but yeah you need to be almost flawlessly rotating cds

uneven ice
#

Told him

final gust
#

oh is it? Lmao

pseudo garden
#

12 wipes I'm leaving after 3 lol

uneven ice
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Yea, I couldn’t believe we carried on

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It was fun, thought. All caps on chat when we defeated him

strong forum
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If you always quit you don't learn how to deal with the encounter/situation

modern brook
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searing blow is a bleed im p sure

strong forum
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Having bad groups is also training for yourself

modern brook
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which voker does not have a dispel for baseline

uneven ice
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I never left one

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But, people tend to ragequit really often

strong forum
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I've never left first either

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Cuz I think it's stupid

uneven ice
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Totally

plush tendon
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People who leave are weakwilled

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leave first*

uneven ice
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Before the rlp, in a shadowmoon one left cuz failed kicks on first pulls

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I mean… zzz

modern brook
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lmao imagine laving shadow moon

uneven ice
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We didn’t even tried first boss

plush tendon
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The most cursed key in my guild

woeful trellis
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wow 😄

plush tendon
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If they can finish that

uneven ice
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LOOL

woeful trellis
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you went cooking in between i bet

uneven ice
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And I thought mine was a miracle

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Oh boy

plush tendon
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oh boi

woeful trellis
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haha 😄 yeah just poke "youre again in a key" 😄

plush tendon
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but they learned alot about themselves, friendship, and how much siege sucks

woeful trellis
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we play for moments like this, if u time everytime ez wouldnt make sense

plush tendon
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I play for those 1 second before untimed keys

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the stress on that last boss as everyone is looking at the bosses health and the timer

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you know you lost time in X Y and Z places, but you there and can time if you pump

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and then you do

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and its like ratJAMMIN

woeful trellis
plush tendon
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what a moment

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great way to get that portal to

woeful trellis
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i was like OH FUUUUUUUUUCK

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but i saw the Thunder hit comin and BAM 😄

plush tendon
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I would love to time a key off a well done spell reflect that drops the boss to dead 1 second before timer

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that epic

subtle sparrow
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Does reflected spells usually show up as your damage in meters?

woeful trellis
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yeah felt the adrenaline and everything

plush tendon
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Spell Reflect stonks

subtle sparrow
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Noticed that the one off the last boss on Nokhud doesn't

plush tendon
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it should

woeful trellis
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nokhud is like 7%-9% SR

subtle sparrow
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Maybe it's just Skada

woeful trellis
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from ur dmg

plush tendon
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conductive strike P2

plush tendon
woeful trellis
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yeah details > x

plush tendon
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Details sounds like a DPS meter addon. Skada sounds like a pickled fish from Sweden

subtle sparrow
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I used to run both because Detail's GUI is so horrendous

woeful trellis
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wtf 😄

torn ginkgo
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Dumb question time, Intervene only works on new hits onto someone, so I cant intervene dmg of a DoT for example? also doesnt work on AoE right?

subtle sparrow
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AoE usually circumvents a lot of stuff, but as it's a buff on the player, not sure

strong forum
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Intervene only works on physical attacks directed at the intervened target

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Aoe doesn't work, if the ability is physical, you'll eat it instead

viscid plaza
woeful trellis
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Meele / Range Attacks on the target himself - dots not included

plush tendon
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So far, the only use Ive found for it so far is HoV for Fenrir

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Intervene the chased down target 1 second before he finishes cast

woeful trellis
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yes, or this week for dumb meeles 😄

torn ginkgo
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ok so you both gave different answers 😄 one said no to AoE one said AOE IF physical

woeful trellis
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safed the monk 2 times in hov

plush tendon
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took my group weeks to trust it

wide charm
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Temple last boss