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AziBam · 01-18-2007, 03:23 AM

Banditman wrote:I think you're going to surprise yourself if you go full 5 ranks in the CA's and AGI with full crits.Basically, you'll hit those DPS numbers because you'll be able to blow out all your attacks in under 3 seconds. A weapon like Serpentine Skewer also helps give you another CA to fire off down the AGI line. Adorn it with another damage proc and go to town.I bet you can get 550 easy, 650 if you work really hard.

I have the skewer but was sadly disappointed to realize that the AGI weapon requirement is for a 2handed spear or great spear rather than just...a spear. Since the skewer is a 1 hander it doesn't work for that attack. SMILEY

I have the doomwing (rage?) warfork, or whatever it's called, that I can swap for the extra attack. Nothing special but gets the job done if I remember to use it. I picked up the blackscale maul for a steal off the broker at 85g the other night. Since the top end damage on that lists as over 500 I absolutely love it. Better yet if you do a /weap you will get the "real" delay and damage range on whatever weapon you have equipped. With our STR buffs giving us a natural boost the top end is over 700 for me which means a 700+ hit every time with the 100% crits and they can range up into the 900s. Add the double attacks and haste procs from the end line of AGI and it's a lot of fun. I buffed up the dog with as much haste as possible. I also finished up FBSS finally to get the extra 15% haste in order to get that huge 8 second delay down some. Now, I know I'm going to have to either give up the end of AGI or really and truly get next to nothing from the dog on raids. For the short term though, I can relish the extra boost. Right now I'm the only shaman coming to the raids for our alliance and almost wish some Defiler would level up and push me out of the MT group so I could keep my dps as is. SMILEY

At a minimum I think I'll have to give up the end of the AGI tree by Saturday in order to keep the dog alive with the end of the STR tree for aura of warding to be up and going on those raid mobs. Yeesh that last sentence was a mouthful.

01-18-2007, 03:23 AM	#16
AziBam Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 682	Banditman wrote:I think you're going to surprise yourself if you go full 5 ranks in the CA's and AGI with full crits.Basically, you'll hit those DPS numbers because you'll be able to blow out all your attacks in under 3 seconds. A weapon like Serpentine Skewer also helps give you another CA to fire off down the AGI line. Adorn it with another damage proc and go to town.I bet you can get 550 easy, 650 if you work really hard. I have the skewer but was sadly disappointed to realize that the AGI weapon requirement is for a 2handed spear or great spear rather than just...a spear. Since the skewer is a 1 hander it doesn't work for that attack. I have the doomwing (rage?) warfork, or whatever it's called, that I can swap for the extra attack. Nothing special but gets the job done if I remember to use it. I picked up the blackscale maul for a steal off the broker at 85g the other night. Since the top end damage on that lists as over 500 I absolutely love it. Better yet if you do a /weap you will get the "real" delay and damage range on whatever weapon you have equipped. With our STR buffs giving us a natural boost the top end is over 700 for me which means a 700+ hit every time with the 100% crits and they can range up into the 900s. Add the double attacks and haste procs from the end line of AGI and it's a lot of fun. I buffed up the dog with as much haste as possible. I also finished up FBSS finally to get the extra 15% haste in order to get that huge 8 second delay down some. Now, I know I'm going to have to either give up the end of AGI or really and truly get next to nothing from the dog on raids. For the short term though, I can relish the extra boost. Right now I'm the only shaman coming to the raids for our alliance and almost wish some Defiler would level up and push me out of the MT group so I could keep my dps as is. At a minimum I think I'll have to give up the end of the AGI tree by Saturday in order to keep the dog alive with the end of the STR tree for aura of warding to be up and going on those raid mobs. Yeesh that last sentence was a mouthful.