A question about boomkins

Post by daeath

ok first il start of with..... how much crit should i have for 10 man's?
second how much SP should i have for 10 man's?
and third is how much dps should i be pulling?

thanks in advance

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Post by daeath

ok thank you i almost have max hit without faerie fire my crit is like 18 in boomkin form spell power i would have to say about 1700.. and thank you for the help :)

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Post by Meugly

Crit is a strange thing for a Boomkin. There is much information online of course. There are the EJ Forums, the WoW forums, and tons more info. However, actual in-game numbers trump any and all theorycrafting.

Check WWS reports for Boomkins in Naxx. Find a few specific ones doing good DPS. Check their DPS on something like Patchwerk, where there is nothing to do but stand and nuke away. Then check Loatheb. Thats a fight where you get a buff that gives an extra 50% crit. Not 50% of what you already have, but a flat out 50%. If your crit was at 20%, it will be at 70% for most of that fight. I can't think of a better example of how crit will affect overall DPS output. Here is an article about it:
http://moonglade-exalted.blogspot.com/2008/12/to-crit-or-not-to-crit.html

Bottom line: Crit is not as good as it looks on paper. Don't enchant or gem for it; go for spell damage or haste.

Post by curlymon

Crit is very important to a boomkin... to a point.. that point is in contention in many places and I personally place it at 50% after buffs/talents/gear which is why the Loatheb fight is a BAD example of why to stack crit or not... it gives you the all the crit you'd need in the first place and any after that is small fries compared to haste... Making any argument moot.

50% Crit AFTER buffs/talents/gear is ideal. Past that you want to stack haste.

A eclipse boomkin at the point you START stacking haste will want to go to:

IS > MF > Treants > W(til proc) > SF (til next step)

Here is the tricky part... reapply dots 4.4 - 4.5 seconds (please adjust for your haste) before the eclipse CD is up and then cast Wrath, which should finish cast as the eclipse CD ends. Keep in mind this does not include IFF. This rotation makes the most out of haste, crit, eclipse, and nature’s grace.

Notes: More crit past 50% is not a bad thing it's just not as important as haste. All haste and Crit debates are moot in the face of low SP. Both crit and haste ENHANCE your SP, and point for point your largest gains will be from SP. All I'm saying here is don't get so caught up in Crit vs. Haste that you skip over SP.

Post by daeath

thank you curlymon you explaned the best for me :)
and thank you everyone else for posting and helping me with my boomkin troubles i bow to our niceness

A question about boomkins

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