Marthurs
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Marthurs is a Tauren Druid played by Jorus.
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Talents
- Level 80 PvE Moonkin 56/0/15 Maximized for 25 man raiding. I took out most all mana-related talents.
- Level 80 PvE Moonkin 55/0/16 Maximized for 10 man raiding. There is a lot more emphasis on mana talents.
- PvP Spec PvP spec with glyphs.
On both spec's I try to keep Starfall and Typhoon. Arguably both are PvP talents. If you wanted to drop them both you could, however Starfall makes a great spell if you need to increase PvE AE damage, and lets you AE adds while continuing to DPS a boss.
Moonkin Strategy
This is what I learned to do the hard way through trial and error. I took this from the EJ forums because it breaks it down way better than I ever could. I assumed a lot of this was true because my damage would change based on whether or not I performed this way. Note the 3rd bullet in the "Priorties" section, this is very important to keep in mind as you're casting.
- IFF = Improved Faerie Fire
- IS = Insect Swarm
- MF = Moonfire
- W = Wrath
- SF = Starfire
Strategy at the pull -
- IFF->IS->MF->W*x->Eclipse proc -> SF*x
- IFF only if you dont have a shadowpriest or other moonkin applying the 3% hit buff.
- IS/MF first doesnt matter much, my reasoning behind this order is to secure that Eclipse procs as close to the initial MF cast as possible.
Priorities
- If Eclipse is procced -> Spam SF.
- If Eclipse is on hidden cooldown & all dots are up -> Spam SF
- If Eclipse is on hidden cooldown & dots arent up -> Reapply MF+IS. Reapplication doesnt overlap & reapplying dots fast is key to high owldamage. MF the best spell of the two dots so prioritize that.
- If Eclipse is ready -> Apply dots as needed, spam W if dots are up.
The last few %
- Force of Nature -> Communicate with your shamans & make sure to cast trees just before Bloodlust. Having a warrior use battle shout at this point helps aswell (but less important than Bloodlust).
- During Bloodlust -> Drop IS from your rotation as Bloodlust boosted SF in most cases will outperform it. Keep casting MF & use W to proc SF-Eclipses.
- Potion of Speed- Optimal time to use it is just as Eclipse procs, use it at the time you start spamming 80%+ crit Starfires.
- Plan ahead Most fights involve movement, if you know that you will be forced to move soon (Fx Thaddius) then wait with dot reapplication till your moving anyway -- A fight like Grobbulus involves more constant running, make sure to get all your movement done while your casting dots & waiting for the global CD anyway. Working on stuff like this & being able to perform it, while wathing for aggro+fissures+lava waves+a 2nd dragon with nasty breath landing behind you, is what seperates the good player from the bad.
Addons
SquawkAndAwe Awesome addon which shows the hidden internal cooldown of Eclipse so that you know when to start casting Wrath again.
Glyphs
- Glyph of Starfire
- Glyph of Moonfire
- Glyph of Insect Swarm is nice if you have the set bonus which buffs IS damage.
- Glyph of Focus Optional. I may swap this out for IS. Only if you want to do lots more AE, or have more burst DPS during enrages or Bloodlust.
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