Originally Posted by Rephaim
Serpent Sting can be counted just like Arcane Shot, except with a 15 second cooldown. If that is the case, Serpent sting does more damage per 1.5 seconds than Arcane shot, 440DPS, which is also higher than Steady Shot.
Of course that depends on having an open debuff slot, but for the time it takes to cast, Serpent Sting is better than Arcane Shot.
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In addition to requiring a debuff slot, Serpant Sting cant crit, and thus won't proc KC or GFTT focus regen. KC and "free" GFTT attacks are often overlooked when calculating dps. Ignoring crit mechanics for a crit dependant class is not effective modeling. Mortal Shots + Slaying is not insignificant.