Mists of Pandaria Bucket List

April 30, 2012July 2, 2012 zanbon 2 Comments

Lots of people are making “Bucket Lists” of things they want to accomplish before the next expansion. I’ve had one going for a while, but I never officially posted it. Maybe if I actually write these goals down, I’ll be more likely to get them done!

Raiding

~~Heroic: Madness of Deathwing~~
~~Glory of the Dragon Soul Raider~~
Full best in slot gear on Zan (2 pieces to go)
I Can’t Hear You Over the Sound of How Awesome I Am (Sinestra immortal achievement)
Finish all non-metas from Ulduar 10m
Finish all non-metas from Ulduar 25m
Finish last Wrath dungeon achievements
Finish last Cata dungeon achievements

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Hunter 101: Marksmanship Rotation

April 29, 2012July 2, 2012 zanbon 1 Comment

This is part three of a three-part guide.

[Part 1: SV guide] [Part 2: BM guide]

Marksmanship Shot Priority

Kill Shot
Chimera Shot
Aimed Shot! proc
Arcane Shot / Aimed Shot (when under dynamic haste buffs)
Serpent Sting
Steady Shot (always in pairs)

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Hunter 101: Beast Mastery Rotation

April 28, 2012July 2, 2012 zanbon 2 Comments

This is part two of a three-part guide.

[Part 1: SV guide] [Part 3: MM guide]

Beast Mastery Shot Priority

Kill Shot
Bestial Wrath
Kill Command
Focus Fire
Arcane Shot
Serpent Sting
Cobra Shot

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Hunter 101: Survival Rotation

April 27, 2012July 2, 2012 zanbon 9 Comments

Something I am often asked is “What is your rotation for SV/MM/BM?”

The long and the short of it is… there is no rotation for any of these specs. It’s all about shot priority. For SV and BM, you’re going to be managing cooldowns and with MM it’s all about being ready for your next Chimera.

As of patch 4.3 Survival is the top DPS spec for most fights in Dragon Soul, so I’ll start there and go in order of “best” to “worst” spec DPS-wise.

This is part one of a three-part guide.

[Part 2: BM guide] [Part 3: MM guide]

Please keep in mind each fight is different and there may be situations in which you would intentionally delay the use of a specific shot or cooldown to wait for a more optimal time in the fight to use it. A good example of this would be a BM hunter on Spine of Deathwing saving Bestial Wrath for the tendon burn phase, rather than popping BW on cooldown.

Survival Shot Priority

Kill Shot
Explosive Shot
Black Arrow / Explosive Trap for melee range or AOE
Arcane Shot
Serpent Sting
Cobra Shot

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I’m back!

April 27, 2012 zanbon 1 Comment

Sorry for the lack of posts the past few months… some RL stuff came up and I didn’t have much time for anything except real life and playing. No time for blogging!