WoW WotLK Classic: Rock all AoE fights with this hybrid spec for rogues

We already had an extensive one for you Guide for villains in WoW: Wrath of the Lich King written that focuses on the best ways to play in PvE. The Assassination and Combat skills presented in the guide will come as no surprise to seasoned villains, and are particularly good for boss fights. For maximum AoE damage in trash groups, however, you actually need a completely different way of playing, which is aborted as soon as it comes to the highest possible single target damage.

The good news: Thanks to dual talent distribution, damage experts for WotLK Classic can easily acquire such an exotic second skill that promises just as special damage values ​​for special situations. The theorycrafting and villain expert has figured out what a hybrid build should look like so that villains in trash fights can outperform even the strongest AoE styles of play Simonize developed over the past few weeks on the WotLK Classic beta server. In the following we will introduce you to the battle strategy. Before that, you can watch the gameplay in action:

Hybrid AoE build for villains in WotLK Classic

Simonize’s hybrid playstyle revolves around taking as much damage as possible in fights against multiple targets dagger fan to cause. In order for this to work, you need special talents, glyphs, weapons and poisons. First, let’s look at the key talents that end up in a 38/33/0 spec end up:

• Focused Attacks: The more enemies you fight, the more energy you can get back per Fan of Daggers. The more energy you have available, the more often you can knock out dagger fans. peril and cold-bloodedness provide you with an increased crit chance. amok provides another burst of energy at the start of a fight.
• Evil Poisons and Improved Poisons: In AoE situations, poisons account for a huge percentage of your total damage. It is therefore important to further improve your toxins.
• adrenaline rush: When ready, you can deal massive AoE burst damage over 15 seconds.
• blade vortex: Spreads the main hand weapon’s Fan of Dagger hits to nearby enemies, providing a noticeable DpS boost.
• close range combat: The best weapons for the Fan of Dagger playstyle are fist weapons, more on that later. So you get another five percent crit chance via close-range combat.
• Dual Wield Specialization: Also affects the off-hand Fan of Dagger damage.

You may be wondering if the strong talent Combat Strength is an option in the Combat Tree. Unfortunately, the off-hand weapon’s Fan of Dagger hits don’t trigger the talent.

WoW WotLK Classic: The AoE build for maximum fan of dagger damage.

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The best glyphs for dagger fans

To get as much damage as possible with Fan of Daggers, use the following glyphs:

Glyph of Adrenaline Rush can be a good alternative if fights last long enough. In many trash fights, however, the additional five seconds are wasted.