01-04-2017, 05:08 PM
Hi all,
I checked on Assassination Rogue builds in December, and was startled to discover that the recommended talents have changed. Early in Legion, the recommendation was for Hemorrhage + Exsanguinate, while stacking Mastery. Now, however, Hemorrhage and Exsanguinate are no longer recommended, and if you do choose them, then it is recommended to stack Crit instead of Mastery.
Looking into the combat logs for Zlinka, I could see that very little of her damage was coming from Hemorrhage, even though I was spending a lot of effort keeping it up. The monster share of her damage was coming from Rupture. So... time for Hemorrhage to go.
The updated recommended talents are Agonizing Poison for the sixth tier, then either Elaborate Planning or Master Poisoner for the first tier. Both Elaborate Planning and Master Poisoner require a lot of Mastery (8K+), and lead to quite different play styles. Elaborate Planning means keeping a 5-second self-buff up at all times (so it's a bit "clicky"). It's refreshed by using a finisher, and it's worth it to refresh EP with 4-5 point envenoms instead of letting EP lapse while waiting for a 6-point Envenom. The EP self-buff is a really good one, though, as it increases all damage done by 15%. Master Poisoner buffs poison damage by 30% and non-damaging poison effects by 20%. It's passive, so it's a lot less clicky than Elaborate Planning.
Agonizing Poison is a new poison that doesn't do any damage itself (weird for an assassination rogue, we're supposed to be all about poisons!). Agonizing Poison applies a stacking debuff to the target that enhances damage done (+7.1% damage per stack, stacks up to 5 times).
Right now I'm running Agonizing Poison and Elaborate Planning and have been happy with them so far. Elaborate Planning is a bit clicky but I've been able to keep it up most of the time, and I've noticed the increase in Zlinka's DPS with these new talents.
Any other rogues running with Agonizing Poison, Elaborate Planning, or Master Poisoner?
I checked on Assassination Rogue builds in December, and was startled to discover that the recommended talents have changed. Early in Legion, the recommendation was for Hemorrhage + Exsanguinate, while stacking Mastery. Now, however, Hemorrhage and Exsanguinate are no longer recommended, and if you do choose them, then it is recommended to stack Crit instead of Mastery.
Looking into the combat logs for Zlinka, I could see that very little of her damage was coming from Hemorrhage, even though I was spending a lot of effort keeping it up. The monster share of her damage was coming from Rupture. So... time for Hemorrhage to go.
The updated recommended talents are Agonizing Poison for the sixth tier, then either Elaborate Planning or Master Poisoner for the first tier. Both Elaborate Planning and Master Poisoner require a lot of Mastery (8K+), and lead to quite different play styles. Elaborate Planning means keeping a 5-second self-buff up at all times (so it's a bit "clicky"). It's refreshed by using a finisher, and it's worth it to refresh EP with 4-5 point envenoms instead of letting EP lapse while waiting for a 6-point Envenom. The EP self-buff is a really good one, though, as it increases all damage done by 15%. Master Poisoner buffs poison damage by 30% and non-damaging poison effects by 20%. It's passive, so it's a lot less clicky than Elaborate Planning.
Agonizing Poison is a new poison that doesn't do any damage itself (weird for an assassination rogue, we're supposed to be all about poisons!). Agonizing Poison applies a stacking debuff to the target that enhances damage done (+7.1% damage per stack, stacks up to 5 times).
Right now I'm running Agonizing Poison and Elaborate Planning and have been happy with them so far. Elaborate Planning is a bit clicky but I've been able to keep it up most of the time, and I've noticed the increase in Zlinka's DPS with these new talents.
Any other rogues running with Agonizing Poison, Elaborate Planning, or Master Poisoner?