New player here learning the rotation. Why does the guide say we need to wait for 5 shards before using ML, why can’t I use them more often at less shards?
not sure which guide you’re looking at but the idea is to maximize dps. So if you save up 5 and then pop CDs you’ll do more damage in the same amount of time.
Let’s say all your CDs make you do 20% more damage. If you have 5 shards saved up that’s basically an extra free instant cast worth of damage.
This is also why you probably want to hover around 4 though. If you have 5 and it generates another shard, then that is wasted.
This is all mostly my opinion though, and I haven’t seriously raided in years.
It is common practice to “stockpile” your resources regardless of the spec as long as you’re not capping out on anything. It’s just so you can spend them at the absolute best time, for example when Dark Glare comes off CD, if a Trinket pops, or if some adds spawn.
It also lets you manage your DoTs without having to weave in MR GCDs.
TWW has done away with some of the MR maintenance so that isn’t really as big of a factor now. Personally I like to hover around the 3-4 shard mark.
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Malefic Rapture does more damage for each DoT you have on the target. So to maximize its damage, you want to cast as many as possible when you have the most DoTs up. This means you want to head into Soul Rot windows with as many shards as possible. Casting 4+ Raptures during Soul Rot (with all your other DoTs up) is going to be much more damage than only getting one or two in because you already spend your shards. As long you aren’t capping on Soul Shards, you can float at a higher amount to make sure you are ready for that burst window.
What has me is holding PS for Soulrrot and dark glare.
DG is 2 min SR is 1 and phantom and oblivion are 45sec
So after the first use it says to wait to pair PS with SR so hold for 1 min windows but the CD guides say we hold SR and PS for DG too so are we holding for SR and PS to be used with oblivion on one min then the next min it’s like the opener with all of them for the 2nd min?
Or we wait for all DG SR and PS to be off to use all at the same but then it would be a two min window so I’m guessing it’s the former?
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Don’t cap out on shards, ideally sit around 3~.
You get a lot of crescendo procs as hellcaller so you might not even be able to dump all your shards during cds.
Best not to sit at 5 as you’re wasting shard procs.