PlaguePriest: A Shadow Priest Blog

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In the constant struggle to improve my very much depressing, sob story of DPS I've been playing around with spell rotation and trinkets....

For the last  several lvls...lets say from 65-80 my main spell sequence was mostly habit. VT,DP,MB,SW:D,SW:P,MF ect......

I always felt that my DPS was pathetic and sad...and it was I'll admit.....

After spending WAY tooo much wasted time at work browsing various DPS blog, I desided to play around with my spell rotation with this being the new rotation:
DP,VT,MB,MF,SW:P,MF(2 ticks),MB,VT ect......

Basically I came to the conclusion that 1 SW:D=1MB, 2 ticks MF= 1 MB, 2 ticks MF > 1SW:D with global cooldown and a pause in spell tick time with SW:D

Result....

200+ DPS to stats

Pays to experiment

Basically I throwout the basic opening DP/VT/MB, MF for the remainder of the 5 stacks to Shadow weaving, then SW:P, I have time for 2 thicks of MF before CD on MB is up, which is milaseconds before the CD for VT is up, then just MF until whatever cooldown is up and repeat as needed.

I've also started just using the crap out of shadowfiend, treating it like a DOT I can use once every 2 mins instead of manabattery. By the time I start really having mana issues the CD is up and I can use it again anyway, plus I get a scary looking DOT that freaks out all the Huntards in the raid.

I just found using SW:D outside of running around was eating up a few ticks that I could have used for more DPS speed vs wait for another CD...

yay SP!!!!!!