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Boyne
Currently Frost is the best DPS tree. Hands down.
We're talking Ret Pally level of DPS here.
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=jfVMVZG0xxIxdRGoVost
Is what I would go with, for pure DPS.The 3 points in Runic Power Mastery are optional.
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Boyne
I would drop RPM and Glacier Rot for 5/5 Toughness, more armor=more atck power in your build, atleast thats how i would spec if i wanted to be comparable to a Ret Pally's Damage.
Good point, I hadn't thought of that. :)
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Caesura
I find it highly remissible that you don't have Rune Tap, Lichborne or Chillblains. Additionally Killing Machine, despite looking appealing is rather lackluster (Here's the math: I have about a 25% crit rate and a 3.2s wep, approximately every 12.8 seconds I will crit with an auto attack. 50% of that will result in the killing machine proc. That means that I'm only receiving that effect every 25 seconds on average... for 5 points).
I suggest the following, which sacrifices a small amount of dps for a 15% heal every 30 seconds, half-potency-crippling poison and
magerape aura
frost aura.
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=jfmMqcZGtxth0zRGRhost
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221802
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Boyne
I find it highly remissible that you don't have Rune Tap, Lichborne or Chillblains. Additionally Killing Machine, despite looking appealing is rather lackluster (Here's the math: I have about a 25% crit rate and a 3.2s wep, approximately every 12.8 seconds I will crit with an auto attack. 50% of that will result in the killing machine proc. That means that I'm only receiving that effect every 25 seconds on average... for 5 points).
I suggest the following, which sacrifices a small amount of dps for a 15% heal every 30 seconds, half-potency-crippling poison and
magerape aura
frost aura.
http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=jfmMqcZGtxth0zRGRhost
The question was in regards to the BEST DPS, so I linked a build that focused ONLY on DPS. It's not a build I would use myself, but then again I love Unholy and wouldn't go Frost anyway.
As for Killing Machine, I haven't tested it, but I'll take your word for it on the math. Of course what seems right based on the math doesn't always work out when you actually test it in game. Blood Caked Blade is a good example of that.
You also couldn't pay me enough to take Frost Aura over Chill of the Grave, even if I was specing to tank.
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Caesura
You also couldn't pay me enough to take Frost Aura over Chill of the Grave, even if I was specing to tank.
It's been my experience that people don't fully understand what Frost Aura does. I know that the tooltip says '1 spell resist' for 2 points. Did you know that was 1 per level? Having 80 resists across that board at 80 is pretty sick.
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Boyne
You also couldn't pay me enough to take Frost Aura over Chill of the Grave, even if I was specing to tank.
It's been my experience that people don't fully understand what Frost Aura does. I know that the tooltip says '1 spell resist' for 2 points. Did you know that was 1 per level? Having 80 resists across that board at 80 is pretty sick.
Even at 80 points I'd hardly call that sick. It also does nothing for DPS. Frankly I'd rather kill casters than resist their spells. That being said, it is raid wide resistance so would be useful in a group. But again the original poster didn't indicate what their intended use for the DPS was.
Now that it stacks with Frost Presence, it's certainly much more useful... if you're a tank. But if you're DPS, I'd consider this a waste. For PvP it's probably useful... but then again DKs don't have problems with killing casters.
I would much rather have the extra Runic Power, especially since Frost DKs NEED more Runic Power, since Frost Strike uses Runic Power. Chill of the Grave gives you a free extra Frost Strike with every other use of your most used skills.
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