These are my sim results using the TEAM ROBOT simulator. I reported the average of five simulations for a couple variants in my current gear which is 245 (dual-blade butcher axe) with 258 bracers and cloak. Major glyphs were Icy Touch, Ghoul, and Dark Death, except for one sim run with Glyph of Disease instead of GoDD. Necrosis was always 5/5.


17/0/54 dps=8226.5
bladed armor = 5/5
dark conviction=5/5
morbidity=2/3
reaping=3/3

14/0/57 dps=8263.5
bladed armor =5/5
dark conviction=2/5
morbidity=0/3
reaping=3/3

17/0/54 w/ GoDD dps=8406.8
bladed armor = 5/5
dark conviction=5/5
morbidity=0/3
reaping=0/3

17/0/54w/ GoD dps=8254.1
bladed armor = 5/5
dark conviction=5/5
morbidity=0/3
reaping=0/3

15/0/56 dps=8366.3
bladed armor = 3/5
dark conviction=5/5
morbidity=2/3
reaping=0/3

14/0/57 dps=8367.4
bladed armor = 3/5
dark conviction=4/5
morbidity=3/3
reaping=0/3

14/0/57 dps=8371.4
bladed armor = 5/5
dark conviction=2/5
morbidity=3/3
reaping=0/3

14/0/57 dps=8381.5
bladed armor = 4/5
dark conviction=4/5
morbidity=2/3
reaping=0/3

Basically says the same thing that Consider and others have said about the OP spec without reaping, but I wanted to check some other permutations and they are not too far off.

thank you very much for all the hard work , for me i found the information useful.

what i do find weird is how when i looked at this a day ago and now stuff has changed, like the back from haste to agility then back to haste, is it do with the the nerf on ss double crit or because other items now been found?

their are a few items i would have thought would have been better however what do i know :P hehe

thanks again for all the information, please keep it up

Uhm, Im usually very shy about posting to not make a fool of myself among experts but this seemed worthwhile...

I'm still messing around with GoD specs ingame since I had trouble getting a difference in dps with the GoDD specs in the OP. I was trying to figure out a better opening rotation that I've read nothing about and decided to test a mechanic before posting here.

It seems GoD is rolling damage % modifiers. Pestilence doesn't seem to be applying rage of rivendare on the first disease either. (well assuming opening with PS)


Damage % modifier test came from these.

PS PS Check damage
Blood strike, gain desolation, check damage
pestilence to refresh, check damage

Clear results, new test2

PS PS check damage
Blood presence, check damage
pestilence to refresh, check damage

All 3 cases within the same test were equal damage until I applied blood plague again using PS.


Edit:

The original rotation I had in mind was:

Start in unholy presence. Armor pot before entering combat.
HoW right before starting to gain RP.
hyperspeed accelerators
PS IT
BS, rune tap, gargoyle, blood presence, pest, SS

The idea was to dump the initial runes a bit faster but mostly open with a 15% extra hasted gargoyle. Using pest to refresh diseases into their blood presence equivalent. Though If what i posted above was right, this opening is useless.

Just throwing around a few ideas. For the single target DPS spec for unholy, will it be possible for us to replace glyph of Dark Death with glyph of Scourge Strike. With that, we take away 2 points from epidemic and 1 point frm necrosis and put all 3 into reaping. Will this be effective?

Hi There,

with this spec http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deat...P,QpF3eO,10482 i get

8835 with 2H ToC Unholy
&
9083 with 2H ToC Blood

Simulated Time 100h
Latency Time 150s
Many 300s long fights.

greets

Drain life has a flat 10% chance to proc "on hit." There is no ICD.

The definition of on hit is somewhat more expansive than "melee hit" or "physical hit". It excludes spells like Death Coil and DOT ticks, but includes things like Blood-Caked Blade and the shadow portion of Scourge Strike. The best way to get a model of the weapon's DPS for DK would be to test each of your DPS abilities individually.

Applying and refreshing diseases may be an opportunity to proc Drain Life. For example, when Retribution applies or refreshes Righteous Vengeance and Blood Corruption (our two DOTs) it act as independent opportunities to proc Drain Life in addition to the white or yellow hit that triggers the application/refresh.

Does Scourge Strike count as two hits for all kinds of procs? That would be a nice addition for the sim, if it's not already in it.

I noticed in the BiS list there is a agi ring, wouldn't the exalted Ashen Verdict ring be better then this? Haven't noticed anyone mention that ring yet.

Speaking of Ashen Verdict rep rings, I'm surprised there isn't a STR ring added and wondering how long it will take for them to add one sort of like they did for the Dalaran rings.

From one hour log (I have since deleted it), the application of diseases and debuff of Ebon Plague could chain proc it.

The combat log said something like:
Ashbane casts Plague Strike
Ashbane case Blood Plaugue
Then double Drain Life procs all at the same time stamp.

Not anytime soon. The good thing is there is a way to spend 200g to swap rings if they ever had a dps Strength ring.

Forgive me if someone has already asked this question, but if I take the 17/0/54 spec on the OP(meaning I'll have GoD), would you switch out your 2nd BS for a pestilence still, on single target rotations?