ThumbtackJake wrote: »I'm just looking for feedback on where to go from what I've thrown together since hitting 50 recently on this guy.
5x Silks of the Sun (chest, belt, boots, gloves, pants)
5x Julianos (Ring, Ring, Necklace, Staff)
2x Vicious Death (Head, Shoulders) - Just grabbed it for the 124 spell damage until I could get my DPS high enough to start vets and get a decent monster set
Should I try switching one of the sets out to BSW? Not really 100% on where to go from here.
The first thing you should farm, if you're gonna star farming stuff, is a Zaan monster 2-piece. That alone is a significant improvement to your DPS. It's an easy farm, you might only need to get into the dungeon once. The shoulder you just get from Undaunted Dailies.
Now for the 5-piece sets... I would say skip BSW. It's a nightmare of a grind to drop the inferno staff (since it's a front-barred set) and you only get uptime in the 50-60% range. Theoretical max is 66%, but never happens. This translates to about ~270 sp dmg on average.
Spell Strategist on the front-bar
Zaan is best for parsing, yes, but Valkyn can be better in dungeons since many boss fights have you dodge rolling out of AoE and therefore breaking the 8m range
You're forgetting the 129 spell damage of the 3 piece set. That comes out to 418 spell damage when up 55% (which is very generous as all MagDK abilities are flame damage. I'm usually at around 60% uptime)
This set shouldn't be front barred since as far as i've heard on PTS you lose the spell damage on the back bar (similar to siroria). I haven't personally confirmed this though.
I'm not forgetting it, the 3-piece is just irrelevant in the discussion. It's a standard spell damage bonus, no more no less. My best ever BSW uptime on a dummy parse was 61% and my average is about 57%. It's just a normal factor when the buff wears off while you're on your back-bar and it takes couple of secs extra downtime before you proc it.
If it's a body set, then it's a good alternative to Siroria for fights where you can't stay stationary. If it's a front-bar set, it's a BSW killer.