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Flamestrike downranking vs Blizzard spam
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Post by
Akarian
I know at one point the best AoE "rotation" for mages was to use Flamestrike rank (max) and then Flamestrike rank (max-1) and then blizzard. I was wondering if this is still optimal, or if only for groups of over 10 mobs. (The flamestrike DoT does not fall under the 10 mob damage reduction)
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Squishalot
Depends of the HP of the group.
If its ICC thrash, yes. If its Naxx trash or
HC thrash
, no.
That depends on your pug composition and gear levels. I can generally still get through a full AoE rotation on heroic trash.
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Squishalot
Does anyone know if there is any theorycrafting on rotation changes for Frost? I recall people suggesting straight Blizzard spam is best, but I don't believe I've ever seen the source, and I'm inclined to think that FS9 / Blizz is actually the more ideal rotation (gut feel).
Post by
StrangerWifCandy
Does anyone know if there is any theorycrafting on rotation changes for Frost? I recall people suggesting straight Blizzard spam is best, but I don't believe I've ever seen the source, and I'm inclined to think that FS9 / Blizz is actually the more ideal rotation (gut feel).
Well as frost, the only redeeming thing about Flamestrike is the ground DoT doesn't have an AoE cap. Other than that, it gets no crit bonuses, nothing from talents. zip, nada. Straight up Blizzard spam has the juicy Fingers of Frost procs every .5 seconds.
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Squishalot
Does anyone know if there is any theorycrafting on rotation changes for Frost? I recall people suggesting straight Blizzard spam is best, but I don't believe I've ever seen the source, and I'm inclined to think that FS9 / Blizz is actually the more ideal rotation (gut feel).
Well as frost, the only redeeming thing about Flamestrike is the ground DoT doesn't have an AoE cap. Other than that, it gets no crit bonuses, nothing from talents. zip, nada. Straight up Blizzard spam has the juicy Fingers of Frost procs every .5 seconds.
It doesn't, but FS has pretty hefty damage per casttime. Considering that an Arcane spec puts two ranks of FS down, FS9 is significantly higher damage per casttime than Blizzard for Arcane at least, suggesting that it might have competitive damage per casttime to a Frost Blizzard. Or at least, there would be some # of mobs at which FS9 becomes better than Blizzard...
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