Hybrid ferals
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 2:46 pm
Hey,
I read a blog on druids. It usually gives me little tips here and there about how to play a cat in raids.... little tidbits like using feral charge on dragons in melee range. Their hit box is so large, you're within the minimum range.
I ran by this:
http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/03/13/shift ... eral-drui/
Since Andy and I both cut the line on a bear/cat spec, I thought I'd post it here. The author's spec is slightly different, but mostly in utility.
The point of the article is one of utility. When reading through a lot of his raiding guides, he'll say things like "X ability hits really hard, be prepared to go bear and tank over in a pinch." It isn't as much of an issue in our raids because Dorian is usually there to be the back up tank, but I always have it in the back of my head.
In any case, to the numbers:
1) Bear gear is usually gemmed/reforged for dodge, so you lose 3-4% avoidance
2) Different Meta, so you're down armor
3) You have more crit, so you'll proc Savage Defense more often (http://www.wowhead.com/spell=62600)
Overall a hybrid bear in cat gear will take 5% more damage
Threat: You lose 10% damage to mangle (glyph) but you're in higher dps gear
He had some suggestions about hybrid glyphing... some ideas of bear glyphs. I personally have all cat glyphs. It makes tanking a bit more of a pain, but I can't sacrifice any dps for utility that our raid may only need on a blue moon.
I found it an interesting read.
I read a blog on druids. It usually gives me little tips here and there about how to play a cat in raids.... little tidbits like using feral charge on dragons in melee range. Their hit box is so large, you're within the minimum range.
I ran by this:
http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/03/13/shift ... eral-drui/
Since Andy and I both cut the line on a bear/cat spec, I thought I'd post it here. The author's spec is slightly different, but mostly in utility.
The point of the article is one of utility. When reading through a lot of his raiding guides, he'll say things like "X ability hits really hard, be prepared to go bear and tank over in a pinch." It isn't as much of an issue in our raids because Dorian is usually there to be the back up tank, but I always have it in the back of my head.
In any case, to the numbers:
1) Bear gear is usually gemmed/reforged for dodge, so you lose 3-4% avoidance
2) Different Meta, so you're down armor
3) You have more crit, so you'll proc Savage Defense more often (http://www.wowhead.com/spell=62600)
Overall a hybrid bear in cat gear will take 5% more damage
Threat: You lose 10% damage to mangle (glyph) but you're in higher dps gear
He had some suggestions about hybrid glyphing... some ideas of bear glyphs. I personally have all cat glyphs. It makes tanking a bit more of a pain, but I can't sacrifice any dps for utility that our raid may only need on a blue moon.
I found it an interesting read.