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#1 Jan 19 2008 at 4:09 AM Rating: Decent
HEy ive been reading on these forums quite a bit lately and i just have one question, my 34 druid is going to be a boomkin, and im just wondering what the Spell Hit cap is and how much +spell hit i need with Balance of Power talent,
Thanks, Earendos (Onyxia)
#2 Jan 19 2008 at 4:18 AM Rating: Excellent
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Found this on the official forums,believe it or not o.O

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+Hit Caps for Bosses
Hit rating, expertise rating, and spell hit rating are one of the best ways to increase DPS against raid bosses. As raid bosses are considered level 73, you have a much higher chance of your attacks missing than normal. Additionally, hit rating tends to be a "cheap" stat when gear is itemized, meaning that an equivalent amount of hit rating usually does more for your DPS than the same amount of critical hit rating.
However, eventually you have enough hit rating to never miss the boss, and accumulating more hit rating is unnecessary. This is usually referred to as hitting the "hit rating cap".

Spell Hit Rating
Base Spell Miss: 16%
Spell Hit % = spell hit rating / 12.6
Spells actually have a 17% chance to miss, but you cannot eliminate that last 1%, so the effective cap is 16%.
The following is the amount of spell hit rating you need to minimize misses for raid boss fights, depending on your class and talents.

Mage
Base: 202
w/ Elemental Precision (Fire/Frost): 164
w/ Arcane Focus (Arcane): 76

Warlock
Base: 202
w/ Suppression (Affliction): 76

Note that a warlock might still want extra spell hit rating for Shadowbolt and Soulshatter, in which case Suppression becomes redundant.

Priest
Base: 202
w/ Shadow Focus (Shadow): 76
w/ Focused Power (Smite, Mind Blast, Mass Dispel): 152
w/ Shadow Focus + Focused Power (Mind Blast): 26

Druid (Spell)
Base: 202
w/ Balance of Power: 152

Shaman (Spell)
Base: 202
w/ Elemental Precision: 126
w/ Nature's Guidance: 164
w/ Elemental Precision + Nature's Guidance: 88

Paladin (Spell)
Base: 202
w/ Precision: 164

Other Factors
Mage/Priest/Shaman Draenai Aura: -12.6 spell hit rating needed
Shaman Totem of Wrath: -38 spell hit rating needed
#3 Jan 19 2008 at 4:32 AM Rating: Decent
Thanks, Agobi.

Think you could link the Web page? I was wondering if there was a rogue +hit rating post on the same thread :)


Thanks again.
#4 Jan 19 2008 at 7:55 AM Rating: Decent
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#5 Jan 19 2008 at 4:57 PM Rating: Decent
Cheers! :P
#6 Jan 21 2008 at 3:13 AM Rating: Decent
hmmm, i actually dont have balance of power, think i should get rid of 1 point in control of nature and 1 point in Nature's reach for this talent?
#7 Jan 21 2008 at 4:34 AM Rating: Decent
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Cavecreature wrote:
hmmm, i actually dont have balance of power, think i should get rid of 1 point in control of nature and 1 point in Nature's reach for this talent?


Personal opinion; Yes.


#8 Jan 21 2008 at 5:05 AM Rating: Decent
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Do not remove points in Nature's Reach to get Balance of power. Shift other talents around if you must but Nature's Reach is an absolute must 2pt talent for a balance druid. The extra range that it grants is very helpful as it keeps you out of some AoE effects and there are quite a few raid bosses where having your DPS at Max Range is highly advised.
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