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Unholy for the 3.3 dumbs dumbs

Posted by Zeltan On 12/24/2009 08:37:00 PM 0 comments


And now, it's time for Unholy guide to DPS madness in 3.3 [done mostly cause my new laptop died and have to spend time reinstalling WoW on my old laptop]. Patch 3.3 certainly shake things up for Deathknights, making Unholy once again the king of DPS specs. So what's new in 3.3?
  1. Ultra big buff to Scourge Strike, making it relavant once more in an Unholy rotation.
  2. Bone Shield duration increased to 5min while CD remaining 1min
  3. Nerf to Unholy Blight once more, making it suckier [but still worth taking]
  4. Army Ghoul duration halved at expense of 1/2 dmg output by ghouls

Firstly, the SS buff is so great it was nerfed quickly, still hit like a truck but within speed limits. The "buff" to Bone Shield makes it less of a bitch to keep up; Death Coil becomes less and less powerful while Army's changes is good especially if your raid keeps wiping.

Spec and Rotation [adapted from EJ]

For raiding, there are basically 3 types of specs, 2 for Raiders and 1 for Alts running Hs: 1 if you are at Totc gear, 1 if you are at ICC gear, and 1 for the AoE fest of Heroics.

Raiding Specs

17/0/54 : For Totc gear and below. I'm currently using this spec myself. The nerf to SS has given birth to this spec which places less emphasise on SS and more on other abilities.

Diseases > Blood Strike > SS > BS > SS > DC [HoW till runes are off CD] > SS > BS > SS > BS > DC > Rinse and Repeat

14/0/57 : For those with 2pcT10 and above. The set bonus gives SS enough of a buff to make it a main part of your rotation. Use your Death Runes for more SS.

Diseases > BS > SS > BS > DC [How till CD] > SS > SS > SS > DC > Rinse and repeat

Heroic Spec [aka AoEfest]

17/0/54 : Simple spec that takes advantage of Unholy's strong diseases to deal AoE damage. Simple Disease > Pest > DnD > DC then Blood Boil.

Stats and Gear

With the change to SS, ArPen is now desirable for Unholy. As such stats now have different weights.

Hit Rating remains the top stats until 8% hit cap. Then Str > Crit [if you have 4pcT9] or ArPen [if you have 2pcT10].

I will do up a loot table soon, everything's just messed up.

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