My poisons seems to always apply (level 45) so why do I need to use envenom over rupture?
Firstly, because envenom does front-loaded damage and increases the chance for your poisons to apply. The second bit might be inconsequential if your poisons applied on literally every weapon swing (they don’t).
Secondly, because why would you constantly dump combo points into overwriting rupture repeatedly?
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Sounds like they don’t realize that poisons hit for damage when they apply. In addition to their effect, poisons also hit for damage, so envenom, as well as doing damage itself, increases that output.
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If you overlap your rupture then you lose out on a HUGE potential DPS by not using your other abilities.
It’s kinda like changing your oil on your car, then going on a 10 minute ride.
Then changing it AGAIN!.
Does it hurt your car?
No.
Is it a waste?
Yes.
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Rupture is a Damage over Time attack, using it again on your target will increase the duration of the bleed but not the damage each time its inflicted, assuming you’re using the same number of combo points and aren’t buffed by trinkets or other effects.
Envenom does flat instant damage meaning you can spam it more, but you can increase your min/max potential by timing your attacks based on the poison application chance buff because Deadly poison does additional instant damage when you re-apply it while your target is already afflicted by it.
Ideally you would pool your energy before using Envenom, allowing you to get more attacks in while under the application chance buff. Mutilate consists of two attacks, each capable of applying poison and thus inflicting additional damage from Deadly Poison’s instant effect.