I main a DH and decided to make an alt boomkin for fun and I’m honestly floored at how ridiculous this spec is.
I went Kyrian btw, so it’s not just convoke memes that sold me (but I did start night fae just to press it a few times of course =P)
Balance Druid literally has it all, besides an immunity. Honestly surprised the only thing I really see complained about is convoke, which I feel most of the playerbase above 1600 has adapted to.
Fully expect a starsurge nerf at some point, and honestly probably a guardian affinity or frenzied regen nerf as well but until then I’m going to enjoy the ride.
This spec is just too damn good. Hope blizz doesn’t gut it too hard lol…
That’s the thing though, sure boomkins have a fair amount of representation 2k+ in arenas but they still fall short of the numbers playing Pally / Mage / War / WW.
The only thing I ever see people calling for nerfs on is convoke… which most high rated boomkins aren’t even running. It’s wild to me how slept on this specs overall kit is considering its staying power and burst potential with limited counterplay
Dots? Check. Also instant cast.
Burst? Check. Big 3min CD and reliable 1min burst damage via kyrian. Oh, also instant.
Multiple schools of magic? YUP.
Survivability? Check. Tankier than warriors on top of multiple sources of self healing, the best of which doesn’t even require casting.
CC? Check. Two forms of spammable CC with an optional ranged disarm for melee. Oh don’t forget the optional stun and aoe disorient because why not?
Off-healing? Check. Pretty damn good healing to boot.
Utility? Check. Innervate, speed boost, knock back.
Stealth? You betcha.
Fun to play and fairly simple to learn? You’re God damn right.
That’s because it’s the most egregious outlier in their kit. Not many classes have access to the ability to kill anyone in the game in under a second, but Convoke can do that. With pure variance.
It’s not so much a balance issue as much as it is an affront to basic competitive game design. It’s a spell that can do, literally, anything from nothing to instantly win the game.
Has more to do with how insane everything else is at the moment that Boomie is considered second rate.
Compare Arms/Ret/WW to Boomie, then Boomie to Hunter/DH. It’s actually insane just how good the former are, and how bad the latter are. Boomie just happens to fall in the middle.
Tbh boomy to me at least feels like the arms war of casters. Incredibly durable, good sustained damage, good utility and strong burst. It’s burst isn’t quite as scary as a fire mage but it has almost as much control (when it comes to peeling anyway) with much higher sustained damage between go’s
Me too. Playing a caster vs a class with infinite uptime, 20k+ gap closing nukes, stuns that don’t DR with one another, ranged interrupts, CC, etc… I’m honestly floored.
