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Lunaris Illuminare · 08-16-2007, 05:23 AM

I've spent a few hours chatting with a fellow Conjuror here in Lucan D'Lere who has crunched the numbers (in his own setup) and found the following information to greatly improve his "zone wide" DPS. Here is a cast order that should bring the most "zone wide" DPS to any Conjuror's encounter assuming the following AA setup: Summoner Tree: STR=4-8-4-8, INT=4-7-4-8-1 Conjuror Tree (from left to right, top to bottom): Abjurations: 5-GS, 3-SoE, 3-Fire. 2-BA, 5-EV, 1-Bubb Evocations: 5-SM, 3-FA, 5-Delu, 5-Calc, 5-[I cannot control my vocabulary], 3-FW, 1-Unab Gear equipped should emphasize attributes in the following order: INT>Power>Disruption>Subjugation>Resists, assuming the conjuror is in a mage group and has appropriate buffs. Of course proc gear is also a great contributor to any conjuror's DPS. This also assumes the Conjuror summons the Igneous Savant during raiding. [On Pull] Plane Shift (unless needed in next 15 minutes for max burn), Aqueous Horde, Pet Attack, Blazing Avatar, Elemental Vestment, Vehement Gem, [When Set] Snapping Mandibles, Pyromancy (if grouped mobs send on target with most health), Snapping Mandibles, Animated Dagger + Fiery Annihilation, Snapping Mandibles, Frigid Winds, Shattered Terrain, Snapping Mandibles, Calcify, Snapping Mandibles, Deluge, Snapping Mandibles, Seismic Tremor, Blazing Avatar, Snapping Mandibles, REPEAT (if waiting on Animated Dagger use Swarm of Bats + Fiery Annihilation) Never wait on recast timers, always have something casting, DoT's are most important. Spells connected with "+" take as long to cast as Snapping Mandibles recast timer. Remember Aqueous Horde damages a single encounter while Pyromancy damages a grouped encounter. Understand that when using Plane Shift named mobs, just as trash mobs, weigh the same on the "raid wide" parse. Therefore, use Plane Shift any chance available unless needed within its recast timer to "max burn" an upcoming encounter. Recast Blazing Avatar, Elemental Vestment, and Vehement Stone as they become available during casting rotation if mob is at an estimated 25%+ health. Remember when casting this "pet buff" rotation to always use the, "Snapping Mandibles, X, Snapping Mandibles", rotation (where X is a DoT, AE, or Pet Buff where available). In addition and most important, during casting times the Conjuror should always use Magic Leash (mage pet de-aggro) whenever it is available. It casts instantly, available while casting any spell type and does not interrupt the casting rotation. Lunaris

08-16-2007, 05:23 AM	#12
Lunaris Illuminare Loremaster Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 5	I've spent a few hours chatting with a fellow Conjuror here in Lucan D'Lere who has crunched the numbers (in his own setup) and found the following information to greatly improve his "zone wide" DPS. Here is a cast order that should bring the most "zone wide" DPS to any Conjuror's encounter assuming the following AA setup: Summoner Tree: STR=4-8-4-8, INT=4-7-4-8-1 Conjuror Tree (from left to right, top to bottom): Abjurations: 5-GS, 3-SoE, 3-Fire. 2-BA, 5-EV, 1-Bubb Evocations: 5-SM, 3-FA, 5-Delu, 5-Calc, 5-[I cannot control my vocabulary], 3-FW, 1-Unab Gear equipped should emphasize attributes in the following order: INT>Power>Disruption>Subjugation>Resists, assuming the conjuror is in a mage group and has appropriate buffs. Of course proc gear is also a great contributor to any conjuror's DPS. This also assumes the Conjuror summons the Igneous Savant during raiding. [On Pull] Plane Shift (unless needed in next 15 minutes for max burn), Aqueous Horde, Pet Attack, Blazing Avatar, Elemental Vestment, Vehement Gem, [When Set] Snapping Mandibles, Pyromancy (if grouped mobs send on target with most health), Snapping Mandibles, Animated Dagger + Fiery Annihilation, Snapping Mandibles, Frigid Winds, Shattered Terrain, Snapping Mandibles, Calcify, Snapping Mandibles, Deluge, Snapping Mandibles, Seismic Tremor, Blazing Avatar, Snapping Mandibles, REPEAT (if waiting on Animated Dagger use Swarm of Bats + Fiery Annihilation) Never wait on recast timers, always have something casting, DoT's are most important. Spells connected with "+" take as long to cast as Snapping Mandibles recast timer. Remember Aqueous Horde damages a single encounter while Pyromancy damages a grouped encounter. Understand that when using Plane Shift named mobs, just as trash mobs, weigh the same on the "raid wide" parse. Therefore, use Plane Shift any chance available unless needed within its recast timer to "max burn" an upcoming encounter. Recast Blazing Avatar, Elemental Vestment, and Vehement Stone as they become available during casting rotation if mob is at an estimated 25%+ health. Remember when casting this "pet buff" rotation to always use the, "Snapping Mandibles, X, Snapping Mandibles", rotation (where X is a DoT, AE, or Pet Buff where available). In addition and most important, during casting times the Conjuror should always use Magic Leash (mage pet de-aggro) whenever it is available. It casts instantly, available while casting any spell type and does not interrupt the casting rotation. Lunaris __________________ Summon, or be summoned!