Combo Point Generation and Ability Damage FormulasFollow

Theo i would really like you to add this to the Rogue Compendium to prevent any questions regarding what abilities to use or
how certain abilities are affected by game mechanics

First off this is written in order to provide the lesser experienced rogues a look into Combo Point Generation and Damage Dealing Abilities.

*Adjust all Combo points and Damage according to your talent spec*

List of CP generating Abilities:
(I am leaving out abilities that have a fixed damage or are used as finishers)
Cheap Shot
Sinister Strike
Hemorrhage
Back Stab
Mutilate
Shiv
Garrote
Ambush

Weapon Normalizations
for use in math later on.

Dagger=1.7
Sword/Mace/Fist=2.4

Cheap Shot

Cheap Shot is a stealth opener that stuns a target for 4 seconds. Cheap Shot deals no damage and awards two combo points. This ability is used primarily in solo pve and pvp to incapacitate your enemy.

Sinister Strike

Sinister Strike is the primary ability of a PVE orientated rogue. Sinister strike should only be used if you are combat specced and never with a dagger mainhand(see below). Sinister Strike awards one combo point and gives 80 plus bonus damage.

Sinister Strike Math

(Attack Power/14)*Normalization+Weapon Damage+80

Hemorrhage

Hemorrhage is the primary Subtlety damage dealer. Hemo awards one combo point and deals 110% weapon Damage. This ability should never be used with a Dagger mainhand.

Hemo Math

((Attack Power/14)*Normalization+weapon damage)*1.15(always have sinister calling)

Back Stab

Back Stab can only be used with daggers and requires you to be behind the target. This ability is rarely used anymore because of high armor/resil. Back Stab awards one combo point and deals 150% weapon damage and 255 bonus damage

Back Stab Math

((Attack Power/14)*1.7+Weapon Damage)*1.5+255

Mutilate

Mutilate requires two daggers and like back stab has positional requirements. Mutilate is a 41 talent point, meaning that any rogue with this ability is Assassination spec. Mutilate can be used in both pve and pvp (refer to Theo's guide for specs). Mutilate awards two combo points and does 150% damage(to poisoned targets) and 101 bonus damage.

Mutilate Math(lol alliteration)

Main Hand Hit

(((Attack Power/14)*1.7+Weapon Damage)+101)*1.5(if poisoned)

Off Hand Hit

((((Attack Power/14)*1.7+Weapon Damage)*.5(for OH reduction))+101)*1.5(if poisoned)

Shiv

Shiv is an Off Hand attack that applies your OH poison and awards one combo point. Shiv is primarily a pvp ability used to keep your poisons(usually crippling) on your target.

Shiv Math

((Attack Power/14)*1.7+Weapon Damage)*.5(for OH reduction)

Garrote

Garrote is a bleed affect that also applies a silencing debuff to your target. Garrote awards one combo point and is used in pve as an opener and pvp as a silence/bleed(plate armor/shields)

Garrote Math

(Attack Power*.18)+810

Ambush

Ambush is a daggers only ability that requires you to be behind the target. Ambush isn't used anymore because resil makes it almost useless. Ambush awards one combo point and does 275% damage and 335 bonus damage.

Ambush Math

((Attack Power/14)*1.7+Weapon Damage)*2.75+335





Critical Damage

Critical Strikes deal two times your normal damage and are affected by Lethality(up to 2.3).
To calculate crits just multiply by two.







I hope this helps all you fellow alla rogues and answers any of your ability/math questions.
Please post any mistakes you see that i may have made. Thank You

Looks good, but I'd need to clean it up for use in the Compendium.

I'll probably get around to it in the next few weeks.