Infraction for Aurvandil: Grammar

Kaubel · 10/15/07, 8:20 PM

Post: Enhance Shaman: The Collected Works of Theorycraft, Vol I
User: Aurvandil
Infraction: Grammar
Points: 1

Administrative Note:

Message to User:

Not having caps to begin a sentence, and ending a sentence without a period, must be cool where you're from. Too bad you're not posting there.

Original Post:

Best relic slot Totem is the [Totem of the Astral Winds] available in heroic Mana Tombs from the first boss. Its a 15 minute clear max, easily farmable.

Patch 2.3 will introduce the [Stonebreaker's Totem]. Wowhead data mining indicates this is a 50% proc rate. With 6 second cooldown shocks, if and only if you are able to maintain a shock on ever cooldown, this relic will be worth a passive 55 Attack power. Astral Winds is still probably the better choice to go with, but if you are unable to get the drop the Stonebreaker can provide a nice filler.

that would be correct except that the attack power gained from stonebreaker's totem applies to all white hits, windfuries, and stormstrikes in that 10 second period. Passive 55 ap, vs 80 ap only on windfuries. I'd take the passive 55 ap as I'm sure I white hit + stormstrike + windfury a lot more than I windfury alone.

lets take 10 second interval, best case scenario with 1.5 weapon speed

during that 10 seconds best case scenario
you white hit 10/1.5 = 6 hits
you stormstrike at the start and at the end hitting with both weapons = 4 hits
you double proc windfury every time the 3 second cooldown is up = 6 hits

with stonebreaker you are gaining 55 ap for 16 hits
with astral winds you are gaining 80 ap for 6 hits

I think its pretty obvious which one I'd take.