If you get new S2 gear, are you breaking your S1 tier (and losing set bonus) to equip it? (Going from 4/5 to 3/5) Do you think it’s worth it for better stats?
That depends heavily on how strong the tier sets are
For example I’m apparently not supposed to break mine at all until I get the 4 set or 2 pieces of maxed hero track
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You can find that information on every class’s discord or run a sim on raidbots.
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And how quickly you can get it.
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I see. For my lower geared enhance shammy, the tier set (4/5) only summons one extra feral spirit. So think I’m gonna equip these S2 big girl panda pants for some better stats.
Brewmaster loses anywhere from 2% to 5% in AOE by switching to the new set – Thats even at 678.
At 678 its a 2.5% increase in three target, 5% increase in single target.
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For Ret paladin, the experts say no S1 tier replacement until you have 4/4 of the S2 set
https://www.raidbots.com/simbot/topgear
I could be wrong, but each wolf is +15% damage and more maelstrom generation.
So based on that, 4 set gives you an extra 15% damage every feral cd period along with the added maelstrom to dump into LB.
Tbh I personally wouldn’t break it unless the stat gain is better than damage lose.
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I see, I probably don’t have the ferals up as frequently as I could. I actually nerfed that talent node today to go for more damage on Primordial Wave/Storm.
Also, I’m pretty terrible at enhance shammy lol.
A lot of people hold them until you can at least get the 2 piece. I would just sim it every time though.
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From my experience with it. It plays VERY similar to unholy.
Front loaded with cds. Get everything on cooldown then mash your builder and spender. Hitting your hero ability when it procs.
Even at 580 in lfr, I was hitting like 1.4mil single target burst lol.
But just like unholy, the fall off is pretty steep until next cd phase.
Tbh its just practice and finding your order of operations. Once you learn spell priorities, the pieces tend to fall into place.
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Blizz usually turn off the powers of old Tier sets at the start of New Season. If it does, then nothing to think or worry about.
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No.
Tier sets are good enough where you only break it once you get the new 2-set (with some exceptions due to some Season 1 4-sets being too good for some classes, but that becomes a gear + tier bonus difference). Otherwise, there’s virtually no time when you’d ever do it.
Nope. You are thinking about expansions, not seasons.
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it’s gonna be awkward getting new pieces and not switching to them until 4set is acquired
should just disable s1 sets xD
The enhance season 1 tier set was very very strong.
Builds typically just have the single point in flowing spirits anyways.
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Ok switched talent tree back to more feral spirits heavy. Thanks everyone for advice. I’m not taking this alt anywhere except delves and maybe some LFR. Just have to be good enough to be doing it right.
Depends 100% on the class/spec.
DPS would have to sim it to tell, healers would have to use best judgment.
Tanks are most likely to benefit from raw stats because the higher iLevel comes with extra stamina and that’s more important to them than other roles, but even then total survivability depends on what set bonus they’re losing.
There isnt really a “feral spirits heavy” talent build.
1 point in feral spirits.
1 point in flowing spirits.
Thats all you need. Things may change slightly with more bean counters looking at the latest balancing hitting with reset.
Ok, I copied ypur loadout. Lol. I havent been using totemic, will give it a try.