Using 3/13/55 as an example:

Using 1.49 spell power scaling and 500 spirit, 500 x .2 x 1.49 = Glyph of Life Tap (every 20) is 149 dps for 20 seconds

Incinerate's DPET (Damage Per Execution Time) is 4984 which makes up 48% of your dps, 4984 x .05 x .48 = Glyph of Incinerate119.6 dps.

Using Lifetap "As needed" (estimate puts it at around 30 seconds, dependant on Replenishment, mana pool, etc) makes Glyph of Lifetap (as needed) 100 dps (20/30 = 2/3rds as much).

However, you can lifetap while moving such that it doesn't mess with your rotation when you have time to dps. You can't incinerate while moving.

For example, In 4ptc t7 going into ulduar LT is a much better glyph not only do you get spirit value *.2*.149 you get (300*.2)+(300*.39 /2)*1.49 (assuming Demonic Aegis) in other words you end up with 89.4+87.165 or 176.565 dps + dps from LT glyph.

And damn I went to move my car before posting this and It all ready got posted. But I supose it's good to see the dps numbers behind it.

edit: redundant info re: chaos bolt changes

I'm pretty sure this is just a reporting of the increase in Chaos Bolt damage people noticed a few days ago and as such, has already been put into the Simcraft results.

The 15% dmg on the patch notes is just reflecting the previous change that put Chaos bolt up to ~1800 max dmg. With Emberstorm it shows max at 2085 on tooltip on PTR right now.

If it was a coefficient change, they would have worded it as a coefficient change. As they did when they changed immolate's coefficient. It was simply a base damage change.

The patch note says "Chaos Bolt: Damage increased approximately 15%.".
The base damage increase of 15% has of course been noticed earlier but to match the patch notes, you'd need to have a 15% coefficient increase as well, otherwise they'd have explicitely stated "Base damage increased by approximately 15%.".
This would also be logical as currently deep destro even without taking Replenishment is quite a bit behind the better specs.

Edit: Has anyone actually tested if there was a coefficient change? Sadly I can't test it because I had to copy my DK onto multiple servers leaving no copies for my Warlock.

I just did, and there is none.


old coefficient is 2.5/3.5, so the formula with SnF and emberstorm would be:
Dmg = (BaseDmg + SpellPower*(2.5/3.5)*1.2) * 1.15
I had 2092 spellpower during the test, which gives us a possible damage range of 3705 - 4147 for the new base damage (1429 - 1813).

Coefficients are set by cast time. The only way they could raise the coefficient without raising the cast time is through another talent. Which they would have stated a chance to that talent, rather than state the damage was increased by 15%.

Actually Arcane Barrage, the 51 points Arcane instant cast, initially had a way higher coefficient than other instants so it'd be totally possible for Blizzard to do the same for Chaos Bolt.
Edit: Just checked it, pre-nerf ABar had a coefficient of 85.7% - that of a 3.0 seconds cast - and is now at something around 65% - that's still way higher than other instants.

But anyway, seems like Blizzard really only changed the base damage, thanks for testing it though.

I just noticed that the +% damage bonuses on the Spellstone and Firestone don't work with Master Conjuror anymore. I saw nothing about it in any of the patch notes. Am I missing something, or is this a ninja nerf?

Oh, also the proc on the Firestone.

I've updated SimulationCraft removing the boost to +% damage bonuses on the stones from Master Conjuror.

Also changed those profiles using Firestones to use Spellstones instead.

I'm not enough of a Warlock expert to know if this change justifies removing points out of Master Conjuror and putting them in a better talent.