DK needs a 2hander DPS spec

WoW Classic Mists of Pandaria Classic Discussion
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So, now that the gates are open and buffs have come to Ret & Feral, let’s discuss buffing 2hander DK.

Blood DPS in full P2 BIS sims at 8.5k. Compare that to 1hander Frost or Unholy which Sims close to 10k+.

So Blizzard, please either buff Blood DPS or buff Scourge Strike so it’s viable in PVE.

Buffing Blood DPS makes sense as Blood DK Tanks are also the lowest DPS tank class.

Blizzard you could easily buff Blood DPS by making the Bloodworms Talent actually viable.

Something where the Bloodworms apply a debuff on the target and then when they die, explode with AOE dmg.

Regardless, DK should have a 2hander PVE spec.

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On one hand you say DK needs a 2h damage build, which implies we have none (despite 2/3 pages focusing on 2h), then on the other hand complain about not having enough damage.

These are not the same. You need to pick a point and stick with it.
:axe:

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DW morb should be nerfed, and 2h scourge strike buffed slightly to be in line with DW frost. Problem solved.

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Agreed. Dw morb is not fun to play and feels very clunky.

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2h unholy is better than most specs lol

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Imagine playing scourge strike hahahaha.

Oh wait

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frost should be the 2hand builds unholy the 1hand build change my mind.

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You actually could play it right now if you wanted and it would not be too far off from 1h if you have the correct gear setup for it. Crit SS 2h build on certain fights can actually do decent damage.
Now i’m not saying it’s top level but it is something that can be played.

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Are you purposely trying to give resto druids an aneurysm?

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We are able to use a two-hander and nothing stops you to do it. People cleared the game by using a two-hander long time ago. It sounds like a “you” problem honestly, not liking a specific rotation

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Imagine playing what you like rather than what the min maxers said to play.

Crazy, I know.

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You say this as you’re asking for the meta spec to be nerfed and yours to be buffed lol

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I just want to bring things back in line to how they were in OG WotLK.

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LOL no, you want what you play buffed for pure selfish reasons like usual.

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While I feel like this should be true, and consistent with class fantasy, where do the 1handers go then?

Should also buff warrior 1handed dual wield, imo.

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…frost??

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Unholy was intended to be a 2h spec.
Morb is an abomination that only came to be later on pserver/classic when it was discovered how busted the scaling can get on white hits.

Obvious fix is to just break morb.

Also, DKs will go back to 2h for Shadowmourne anyway.

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Nothing broken, nothing to fix.

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Frost can stay DW, just like it was in OG.

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Yeah, I think Warriors could also use a buff to 1hander dual wielding to make it more compelling, and to give options.

Frost prefers higher top-end dmg, mostly found on slower weapons. UH atm doesn’t have any special skills that take advantage of weapon dmg, which will obviously change if 2handed Scourge Strikes become more significant next phase with the new sigil.

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