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Which 2 points can I shave off Unholy DPS?Follow

#1 Dec 09 2009 at 1:56 AM Rating: Good
Hello,

This spec is what I'm looking at. I got it from elitistjerks and I happen to agree with all of the talent choices.

My problem is, my Death Knight is mainly a tank, and my unholy spec is the dps/daily/questing/achievement/travel spec.

So, in order to enjoy my time while not tanking, I "need" 2 points in "On a Pale Horse"... I tried to do without it for a while, and noticed that unless I was grouped with a Crusader Aura Paladin, I was having a dreadful time.

Thus, my choices are:
Bladed Armor 5/5
Dark Conviction 5/5
Two Handed Weapon Specialization 2/2

I don't want to lose out too much DPS, since I am occasionally DPSing in raids. Experts and theory crafters, please help.

Out of those 12 points, where can I scavenge 2 points without totally gimping my DPS? I don't have great gear, just some crafted and some random epic drops, so I'm not looking for min/maxing, just a common sense type of advice.

Thanks in advance.
#2 Dec 09 2009 at 2:55 AM Rating: Excellent
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Go 3/5 Bladed Armor I would imagine to make the most sense.
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#3 Dec 09 2009 at 3:37 AM Rating: Good
Thanks,

I was considering that, since in my DPS gear I shouldn't expect my armor value to be a main concern, even though most of my gear is plate.

I will go with 3/5 Bladed Armor, but feel free to contribute if you have differing opinions. After all, by the time I finish work, go home, download the rest of the patch (viva Europa) and respec my DK, I might change my mind.
#4 Dec 09 2009 at 7:25 AM Rating: Decent
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Go 3/5 Bladed Armor I would imagine to make the most sense.


This. That'd only be a small loss. Actually, I'd probably go down to 2/5 and put the last point into Morbidity. 5% more DC damage is nice (though not AS good as it was in 3.2, since SS is so amazing again.

You may also want to drop Glyph of Disease for Glyph of Dark Death.

Disease used to be great because we could pop consumables and use our temporary buffs to get insane AP/crit values and spread diseases. The glyph would refresh them at that original value, letting us have the inflated DoT even if we were thousands of AP lower most of the fight.

It doesn't do that anymore, so it isn't that great anymore. There's something to be said for allowing an additional SS every other rotation, yes, but the question is how much that compares to normal PS+IT+BS damage, as well as the lower RP generation of the SS for a Death Coil (remember, you are using the Icy Touch glyph!) I don't know what kind of difference this is, but I'm fairly certain the non-Pest route is higher. If I have time, I'll check out the damage/RP levels of those.

Other than that, spec and glyphs look fine.
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