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Re: Maximizing Rogue DPS for 3.1
Maximizing Rogue DPS 3.1 pt 2
Razorscale & Constructor
With the added dual spec feature and rogue having the three possible raid specs its important to know what spec to choose for certain fights to do maximum dps. Although i recommend using Combat and Mutilate, HaT performs well for certain fights.
--Razorscale 25--
12.6 million health
Spec Advantage
Combat > HaT = Mutilate
A. Three phase fight
1. Phase one waves of trash
2. Phase 2 is temporary ground phase
3. Phase 3 is the OMGWTFGOGOGOALLOUT!!!
B. As a rogue abilities to watch out for
1. Whirlwind from the adds
2. Blue fire on the ground
3. Wing buffet and of course stay away from the front
of razorscale
A couple nights ago my guild did razorscale and although I had to log for work before the downing, i did get in a few good attempts and picked up this fight. Here are some basic tips that I can pass on from a rogues perspective.
For the first part in the first few attempts I threw tricks of the trade on the tank on our side and went to town on the adds. Turns out that the Darkrune Senitals have a whirlwind that hits HARD. Needless to say i was two shotted by the whirlwind and after that i learned to stay back. Second attempt I treated the packs of mobs similar to the ones in the Deathknight wing of Naxx. Evasion did work against the whirl wind and i found that the Dark Rune Watchers did not whirl wind so i picked them off of the off tank one by one. Its important to kick the chain lightning that they cast. Blade flurry was helpful along with tricks of the trade for pumping out some extra numbers. Cloak of shadows was also put to good use to avoid the blue fires that were on the ground. its important to remember to just pace your dps here. This is more about surviving. Staying alive is top priority.
After phase one was over Razorscale drops to the ground and you have some time to lay into him. Immediately when he hits the ground blow your cooldowns and go to work. Make sure and stay behind him cause of the flame breath. Go all out here. After some time on the ground he will fly back up. When hes in the air its the same as before. Avoid the whirlwind adds and stick to interrupting the Watchers.
After razorscale reaches 50% he will drop to the ground for good. This is where rogues really shine. Its good ol' fashion tank and spank here. If your raid blew heroism early then blow your Haste potion here. Some of your cooldowns should be back around by this time. If you have any ability to do more damage this is when you use it. Save sprint for the wing buffet to get back into DPS as fast as possible. Stick to your rotations and you should come out successful.
--Tips--
Although all three specs have potential to do well on this fight, to me Razorscale just screams Combat spec. It has so many elements that benefit combat spec. Killing spree + Blade Flurry on the trash, Adrenaline Rush on the ground phases. The breaks in sustained dps give enough time for your cooldowns to come around more than once so you can go ALL OUT when it counts most. Stick to your rotation and theres no reason that you wont come out on top.
--XT-002 Deconstructor 25--
25 million health o.0
To me this fight seems like a mix between Void Reaver and High Astromancer. This is THE ROGUE FIGHT. I say again if you are a rogue and you arent in at least the top 3 damage at the end of this fight, then you need to read back to page 1 of the guide.
Spec Advantage
HaT > Mutilate = Combat
A. Two phase fight
1. Phase one is just tank and spank the boss, watch
threat and trade tricks with another rogue if you can
2. Phase two is also tank in spank but you will target
the bosses Heart as he squats down. Pop cooldowns or
speed potions here.
B. As a rogue abilities to watch out for
1. Gravity Bomb - This is the part thats is like
Astromancer, RUN OUT! Stop what your doing and book
it to a safe area then drop the bomb and go back in.
2. Light Bomb - When this is cast on you RUN! Get as far
away as you can and then resume dps with the debuff
drops away.
This is the big tank and spank fight of ulduar with a twist. Phase one is simple, your tank will tank him at the bottom of the stairs. Open up and save your cooldowns for phase 2. Every once in awhile he will do a ground pound that does AoE damage. Stay in and the healers will take care of you for this. Every 25% of health the boss will enter phase 2.
During phase 2 he will expose his heart. DPS should go all out during this part unless the raid leader doesnt want to engage hardmode and tells you to slow down dps. Otherwise, blow cooldowns and go to work on the heart.
--Tips--
You can use Cloak of shadows on the two debuffs. When cloak of shadows is on cooldown then your going to want to use sprint to get aways as fast as possible. Make sure not to go out of range of your healers. I think HaT spec is the highest dps on this fight. Although a good HaT rogue can throw up some massive numbers, both of the other specs can do just fine. As a rogue there is no reason that you wont be top 3 DPS here with any spec.
Stay tuned for more guides and ill try to get some video if i get the chance to stick around for the downing of a boss for once.
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2 edits | --Flame Leviathan 25--
70 million health! @.@
This is the first fight in Ulduar and this boss has to be completed in order to gain access to any of the other bosses. Make sure and throw on your highest level items if you are a vehicle driver. Dont worry about how good the gear is. A few rogues in our guild have some epic cloth peices just for this fight. If you are going to be launched on top of the Leviathan then still keep your normal raid gear on. As a rogue you will most likely driving a chopper, if not then you will be one of the players launched onto the back of the Flame Leviathan to DPS down the Turrets.
Spec Advantages
Spec deep into imp vehicles
A. One phase fight
1. If your are in a vehicle you will most likely be inside of a Salvaged Chopper. Watch your HP drop oil
2. Most likely the rogues will be one of the players launched onto Flame Leviathan.
B. As a rogue abilities to watch out for
1. As a chopper you want to stay out of the flame vents that light the oil.
2. Save your Speed boost for after you drop Tar between Leviathan and one of the tanks.
This is the easiest fight in Ulduar. Once the fight begins you will either be driving a vehicle or a passenger in a vehicle waiting to be launched onto Flame Leviathan. Once you launch you will have to DPS down a Turret and then press the button to stall the Flame Leviathan. Make sure and wait till hes on a patch of Oil/Fire to increase the damage done to him.
--Tips--
When you come off of the flame leviathan make sure to hit the ground moving. You want to get as far away from the action as possible. When your riding shotgun in a Salvaged Demolisher make sure to use your abilities to the fullest. Above all, for a vehicle fight, this is one of the funnest fights there is. There is no pressure, any decent group can down this boss so just turn off your meters and have a good time.
--Emalon the Storm Watcher 25--
11.2 Million hp
This is the new boss in the Vault. The original boss in vault, Archavon, was a huge push over. This boss though is turning out to be a little more difficult. You might want to bring the guild on this one because the average pug is gonna fail. For a rogue though this fight is very simple. With some well timed Cloak Of shadows and proper usage of cooldowns you will come out on top.
Spec Advantage
Combat>Mutilate>HaT
A. One phase fight
1. 1 boss 4 adds, this fight sort of reminds me of grand widow in the sense that is all about timing.
B. As a rogue abilities to watch out for
1. Chain lightning, the only way to avoid this is to stay farther away from other melee dps.
2. Lightning nova - This about a 5 second cast and does damage depending on the range away from the boss.
This fight takes a simple concept and adds a pretty shard DPS timer on it. When you start this pull off the tanks will seperate the adds from emalon. Wherever you are DPSing Emalon you need to turn your camera toward the adds and just click both mouse buttons so that you can get a jump on everyone when the adds are about to enrage. By all means do as much damage possible on Emalon but save you cooldowns for the adds. When emalon cast Lightning Nova use your Cloak Of Shadows and you can resist one. When he cast it again you can sprint to get out faster and get back into combat faster. When i said timing is important i mean it. When he enrages one of the adds you have to be paramount to run over and start popping cooldowns to down that add as fast as possible. If you are HaT spec you can get in some extra DPS by getting shadow step. It is completely optional to get, but in mobile fights it can make a difference and the damage increase is not bad either. After he enrages the adds and you kill one, you will go back to normal dps on Emalon until he is dead. I cannot stress how simple of a concept this is and how easy of a fight this is for a rogue. The difference between this fight and the old Vault boss, is huge because you need most everyone alive or your DPS is going to have to be geared to the teeth to survive.
--Tips--
Heres a tip for this fight, CLOAK OF SHADOWS OR RUN OUT OF LIGHTNING NOVA! No but i gave combat spec a significant advantage over both other specs for this fight because of the situational DPS requirement when killing the adds. You want to have Adrenaline Rush + Blade Flurry (to pad the meters on a non-enraged add) to put out some extreme dps during that time. Mutilate however can do well also and HaT here has a chance to do ok. | |
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