For some reason I cannot do delves as 60 as dps but only tank, but would love do some with evoker and hunter. Even at lower levels my dps get melted and doesnt matter what i make brann. My prot war did delve at 580 for tier 11 and though i played it safe, i never had to worry. Tried with a pali and brewmaster and though it wasnt 11 they didnt have problem but if i try dps with them even lower tier delves they struggle. My war is 633 but dps cannot do 11. Is there something im missing or any tips for doing delves as a dps since I love my war but want to do them as fury
This guy made a video for Ret:
Don’t forget to eat at Brann’s campfire for a 5% primary stat buff. You can have this on top of your normal food buff.
There is also a world buff that gives you passive healing you should get to make your life easier - you get it by healing injured NPCs at the Infirmary in Mereldar in Hallowfall. This NPC is in the infirmary: Kaeleb Flamegard - NPC - World of Warcraft. Here’s the buff: Arathi Healer - Spell - World of Warcraft
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I had a Arms Warrior I did T11s with last season. One of the most important things to take advantage of is Shockwave, very useful for stopping multiple pressure being thrown your way. Getting Stormbolt and Intimidating Shout also helps out, using Defensive Stance is must depending on what you pull, since Healer Brann’s potions give a 15% DR now it should synergize well with the stance.
Also use Spell Reflect, it is VERY useful.
Being very mindful of what you pull helps, start small, then if you feel confident enough you can do bigger pulls. I would also suggest Pacifist Rig Curio since it offers damage immunity for a brief period.
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Wow tyvm I like ret little more than prot so im very happy to hear this as i heard healing tank brann takes a long time now since his nerf a ways back
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Not quite true, I heal Tank Brann and still get through delves around 15 mins or less. I’ve seen other players say the same for Resto Druid and Shaman.
Ret is very capable of doing delves. I had completed bountiful 8s on the day of their release last season with questing gear.
So just stick with it, learn your toolkit, use defensives, interrupts, stuns, and only pull what you can handle.
Also you’re using healer Brann as DPS right?
A orange delve parser is among us.
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I would say they are more difficult as dps than either tank or heals due to not being able to heal tank bran or use him as dps when you’re a tank. But all this gets better as you approach the intended gear levels and your bran gets leveled up
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Unless you’re playing a Hunter or a Warlock, this is the only way to run Brann as a DPS spec. Guild has a hunter who rips delves apart with DPS Brann. They have their 4-set bonus for the current tier. It’s a little busted. They pushed 5.3M DPS on a Kriegval’s final boss versus my Rogues 2.1M DPS. Brann did a pitiful 200K.
lmao. I only meant to illustrate they are within reach of completion. I’m a bit of a tryhard though for sure 
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Thats correct and will take a look at healing also
I’m item level 630 and doing Tier 6/7 as a DPS with Healer Brann. I’m not expecting to do Tier 11 without better gear.
Protection Paladin clearing it at 580 sounds like a benefit of their defensive and self healing (hopefully combined with some smart playing). I wouldn’t expect the same results as DPS.
Recommended ilvl for T11 is 658.
As a tank, you can get away with a lot because they were designed to take a lot of damage.
As a dps, you have to be very very careful and have healing pots ready if you’re trying to do T11 as a 633.
My prot war was the first to do the delve 11 with healer brann. He was only 580, as long as i kept ignore pain up i was 100% if i pulled slow. Didnt die once and got a very strong trinket that gave lots of healing which made future delves even easier and now i do 11 like nothing and my pali slightly worse gear is about to do 11 now but hes 600 though
I do 8’s on my 620ish mage but they can get a little spicy. Don’t think i could push much higher without help. On my 660ish toon 11’s are boring
BM hunter is one of the easiest DPS specs for delves.
Use a Clefthoof. Spec into Wilderness Medicine and No Hard Feelings. Misdirect on CD. Feign Death to drop aggro. Spec into multi-shot / cleaves. Remember that potions heal your pet. Brann should be your healbot.
I’ve been doing 11s since the start of the season.
I’m ilvl 640 and bountiful delves are a pain in the butt trying tier 9/10.
Elemental shaman brann 48…
Guess I gotta grind more valorstones and do more upgrades .
This is ridiculous!!!
There’s a weakaura that keeps track of Brann’s potion buff (Dwarven Medicine). It tracks how long it lasts and how long until the potions despawn. I recommend downloading that and practicing keeping the buff/hot rolling. That’s the key to dpsing t11s.
For DPS I find it’s more CC and burn.
Some of the biggest power spikes this season for em.
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Nooo! Cant do that. Defensives and CC and utlity are forbidden in delves!!
But seriously, defensives + CC go a long way. And the time between packs in delves usually means theyre refreshed and ready to be used again for the next pack
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