March 20, 2009, 09:41 AM
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#7 (permalink)
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Status: Dot, 'Lock and Drop it!
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Re: I Need A Better Macro
Based on my calculations tonight (this morning, actually), I came to the following conclusions regarding Shadow Bolt (Rank 13) vs Incinerate (Rank 4) w/ Immolate up:
Completely untalented, with 0 spell power (further abbreviated SP), Incinerate gets the nod by 22.6%, decreasing quickly to less than 0.5% advantage at 500 SP. But Shadow Bolt does not over take Incinerate until astronomical (read: five figure) spellpower levels are attained.
5/5 Bane: Shadow Bolt is the clear leader over 3 SP, by 19% - 20% margin over 300 SP. Add in Shadow Mastery and the difference jumps to almost 38% over the same span.
5/5 Emberstorm: This is indeed the talent that puts me over. 4/5 Emberstorm is actually enough to give me a 1.5% advantage to Incinerate, over 6% at 5/5. This includes 5/5 Bane (still good for Immolate), but obviously 0/5 Shadow Mastery. And if you get deep enough in destro to get Shadow & Flame, the difference becomes over 9.5% in favor of Incinerate.
Due to the OP's spec (0/43/28), I would recommend replacing all those Incinerates with as many Shadow Bolts as the macro allows. If you re-spec to 0/41/30, keep the Incinerates.
Note: This does not include Molten Core or Improved Shadow Bolt, as my head is about to explode and the bonuses are about equal(ish).
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