Better sets than Burning spellweave? (PvP mag DPS)

Abstraqt · December 2021

I'm currently running alchemist and burning spellweave on my mag nb, just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a harder hitting 5 piece than BSW?

Abstraqt · December 2021

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AuraStorm43 · December 2021

Plaguebreak’s something i see a lotta people running nowadays, if you do manage to kill someone with the debuff on them it gets pretty nasty

Dagon’s Dominion from The Cauldron is also a very strong set now that it gives spell damage on the 5 piece

Vevvev · December 2021

I use BSW and CA on my magDK and it's a pretty solid combo. Don't think removing it is the best idea for one reason, it buffs damage and healing. Healing is very strong in PvP and the only other set I can think of is New Moon Acolyte, but it has that cost increase debuff on it for the spell and weapon damage it gives.

WabanakiWarrior · December 2021

If you're looking for the highest spell damage numbers: Minor/Major courage is meta these days (Spell Power Cure/Olo and Magma Incarnate), War Maiden is always nasty on magblade, Moon Hunter slaps but is hard to proc, Voidcaller is also massive numbers but requires taking damage, New Moon is ok, Heartland with an infused spell damage glyph is like 500 SD for a few seconds (and stacks on top of everything else, that's a sneaky burst), and Balorgh's of course.
I haven't played this patch much, so there might be something new out there I'm missing. I've also heard of kids running Armor of Truth after Concealed Weapon, that'd be 460 SD for 10 seconds. Enough time for a fat merciless burst. Buffed by soul harvest, clever and Balorghs would be nice though squishy.
But honestly man, BSW might outperform these options, it's just hard to keep up on magblade. It depends on how you're using it. If you're just looking to buff up and fire a massive soul harvest/bow proc war maiden would outperform BSW.
A penetration set might outperform BSW too, but you'll hit and heal like a noodle while clever is down. Same problem with War Maiden actually, but War Maiden/Clever does sound pretty nice when the buffs are up.
Oh and the Ring of Markyn is looking nice, though I have yet to farm it. SPC back bar, War Maiden front bar, Ring of Markyn might be a very strong combo, combine that with Magma Incarnate and that sounds pretty meta.

AuraStorm43 · December 2021

WabanakiWarrior wrote: »

If you're looking for the highest spell damage numbers: Minor/Major courage is meta these days (Spell Power Cure/Olo and Magma Incarnate), War Maiden is always nasty on magblade, Moon Hunter slaps but is hard to proc, Voidcaller is also massive numbers but requires taking damage, New Moon is ok, Heartland with an infused spell damage glyph is like 500 SD for a few seconds (and stacks on top of everything else, that's a sneaky burst), and Balorgh's of course.
I haven't played this patch much, so there might be something new out there I'm missing. I've also heard of kids running Armor of Truth after Concealed Weapon, that'd be 460 SD for 10 seconds. Enough time for a fat merciless burst. Buffed by soul harvest, clever and Balorghs would be nice though squishy.
But honestly man, BSW might outperform these options, it's just hard to keep up on magblade. It depends on how you're using it. If you're just looking to buff up and fire a massive soul harvest/bow proc war maiden would outperform BSW.
A penetration set might outperform BSW too, but you'll hit and heal like a noodle while clever is down. Same problem with War Maiden actually, but War Maiden/Clever does sound pretty nice when the buffs are up.
Oh and the Ring of Markyn is looking nice, though I have yet to farm it. SPC back bar, War Maiden front bar, Ring of Markyn might be a very strong combo, combine that with Magma Incarnate and that sounds pretty meta.

SPC only lasts for 5 seconds so you’re better off having a healer apply that buff, plus it has to be double barred

Clever Alchemist and BSW both give more damage and can be single barred, meaning you can fit a mythic and a monster set with them

Usually if you run 2 sets that can be single barred you can put 1 pc trainee and fit a mythic on the build too