Hey everyone, just wanna start out introducing myself as I hope to be active here from today on as a new witch doctor, and just had some general questions so I have all my stuff sorted out before I begin my life as a witch doctor
I recently switched from wizard to my WD since I hate cmww and wanted to do mp10, and just have a few questions
Firstly, since my skorn is a 50% damage, should I replace my 100% emerald for a marquise ruby?
Secondly, I read I should aim for about 60k+ life for mp10, and 200k dps (bats). Since im just barely at 200k unbuffed, where do you guys think I should get the extra vit? Obviouslly I can get some a life % gem and para leveling, just wondering where I should aim to upgrade next
Finally, Do the channel spells snapshot defensive stats as well? So if I use the horrify armor before starting my bats, it would stay for as long as I channel? Thanks guys!
I would forget that lol. Switched out to the ruby earlier, and yeah my dps certainly seems higher even though my statsheet went down 1k. My crits and regular hits are both higher so :).
Since you're planning to use a skorn, the gem you should use in your weapon is whichever gives you highest sheet DPS.
Second, as mentioned above, no defensive snapshots the bonuses only last as long as they say they say they do.
Third, I find your spec wasteful and confusing. Drop spirit barrage for pestilence, drop jungle fortitude for gruesome feast, and drop horrify for something more useful: see either mass confusion or big bad voodoo
Finally, I wouldn't take 200k/60k as some hard rule. 200k DPS is pretty high for mp10 wth bats, you may find you don't need quite that much. 60k health is decent, but try wth whatever health you have. Play with it until you're comfortable.
Also...resists need to be pretty good. 750ish is what was recommended to me. Also, careful you don't go overboard with Attack Speed as you will burn mana up faster than you can regenerate. Don't be afraid to give up some dps to gain life and resistances. As stated before, close to 60k life(or more if you desire) is good. Your armor is really good, so that's not a worry.
I do have to agree with Mannequin about some of your skill selections being confusing. Locust Swarm/Pestilence is great as it softens up TONS of monsters allowing CoB to kill faster...you only need to cast it once usually. Mass Confusion/Paranoia is an awesome skill. I cast on an elite andwhile theyre busy trying to kill each other and it allows you to attack them( with 20% additonal dmg) unhindered for the time they're under the spell. I also use BBV/Slam Dance on them for an additonal 30% dmg. That's 50% dmg boost right there. My dps is about 30k less than yours and I get constant crits of 2-2.9million during that span. It's quite lovely melting those bastards to ashes.
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I recently switched from wizard to my WD since I hate cmww and wanted to do mp10, and just have a few questions
Firstly, since my skorn is a 50% damage, should I replace my 100% emerald for a marquise ruby?
Secondly, I read I should aim for about 60k+ life for mp10, and 200k dps (bats). Since im just barely at 200k unbuffed, where do you guys think I should get the extra vit? Obviouslly I can get some a life % gem and para leveling, just wondering where I should aim to upgrade next
Finally, Do the channel spells snapshot defensive stats as well? So if I use the horrify armor before starting my bats, it would stay for as long as I channel? Thanks guys!
I would forget that lol. Switched out to the ruby earlier, and yeah my dps certainly seems higher even though my statsheet went down 1k. My crits and regular hits are both higher so :).
Second, as mentioned above, no defensive snapshots the bonuses only last as long as they say they say they do.
Third, I find your spec wasteful and confusing. Drop spirit barrage for pestilence, drop jungle fortitude for gruesome feast, and drop horrify for something more useful: see either mass confusion or big bad voodoo
Finally, I wouldn't take 200k/60k as some hard rule. 200k DPS is pretty high for mp10 wth bats, you may find you don't need quite that much. 60k health is decent, but try wth whatever health you have. Play with it until you're comfortable.
Cheers and good luck.
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I do have to agree with Mannequin about some of your skill selections being confusing. Locust Swarm/Pestilence is great as it softens up TONS of monsters allowing CoB to kill faster...you only need to cast it once usually. Mass Confusion/Paranoia is an awesome skill. I cast on an elite andwhile theyre busy trying to kill each other and it allows you to attack them( with 20% additonal dmg) unhindered for the time they're under the spell. I also use BBV/Slam Dance on them for an additonal 30% dmg. That's 50% dmg boost right there. My dps is about 30k less than yours and I get constant crits of 2-2.9million during that span. It's quite lovely melting those bastards to ashes.