61 Para 10 WL 5 Temp

[Necrotique]

I have been told that this spec already exists in these forums but for the life of me I cannot find it. If anyone can link it so props can be given, it would be greatly appreciated.

I am sure there are other more complicated specs out there that do better dps but as far as simplicity, this spec parses equal, if not higher than the 10 champ equivalent while having better survivability. The following rotation has both the simple 2 button spam & the 100% DJ uptime. Feel free to pick it to pieces.

http://rift.magelo.com/en/soultree#8gw/3kllayGGGli/Vg

Buffs:
Unleashed
Way of the River
Way of the Wind
Alacrity
Focus of Body
Strike Like Iron
Enhanced Conductivity
Recovery Posture

Paragon Crystal


Macros:

Charge
#show Thread the Trees
suppressmacrofailures
cast Final Blessing
cast Rising waterfall
cast Reaping Harvest
cast Thread the Trees

Spam
#show Death Touch
suppressmacrofailures
cast Final Blessing
cast Rising waterfall
cast Reaping harvest
cast Death Touch
cast Swift Strike
cast Shock Pulse
cast Shield of Will

SB
#show Shifting blades
suppressmacrofailures
cast Open the Stream
cast Shifting blades
cast Setting Moon

AoE
#show Rising Waterfall
suppressmacrofailures
cast Final Blessing
cast Rising waterfall
cast Sweeping Blades
cast Swift Strike

B-2 (optional)
#show Rising Waterfall
suppressmacrofailures
cast Final Blessing
cast Rising waterfall
cast Reaping Harvest
cast Swift Strike

On Their Own
Skyfall
Grasping the Horizon
Flurry
Combat Focus
Sweeping Blades

ST Rotation:
Opener: Spam Charge macro until all attack points are spent
SB x3
Spam x3 (4 times)

note: For a more min/max rotation, use this rotation & add in the optional B-2 macro for 100% DJ uptime
Opener: Spam Charge macro until all attack points are spent
SB x3
B-2 x3
Spam x3 (3 times)


When energy starved
Flurry, walk back a little then spam the Charge macro until all attack points are spent (will only need this if Living Energy or Fervor are not active)

During disconnects
Hit Grasping the Horizon & continue rotation then after 10-13s hit Flurry & finish with Skyfall. If still away from target, Combat Focus then Skyfall, Spam macro x 3 (Shock Pulse) then Skyfall. Use the Charge macro to return to target & spam it until all attack points are spent. Start rotation again.

Don't worry if you get out of sync, the Spam macro with eventually reset itself.

AoE Rotation:
Spam AoE macro until all attack points are spent
Spam SB Macro until all attack points are spent
Spam B-2 macro until all attack points are spent
Spam macro x 2
Rinse & repeat

[Necrotique]

I believe it was Thag that mentioned this 10 Warlord variant. Was told after I posted the guide on my guilds forums .. props!!

[Solaxys]

ST Rotation:
Opener: Spam Charge macro until all attack points are spent
SB x3
Spam x3 (4 times)

note: For a more min/max rotation, use this rotation & add in the optional B-2 macro for 100% DJ uptime
Opener: Spam Charge macro until all attack points are spent
SB x3
B-2 x3
Spam x3 (3 times)

First rotation:
TtT > RW > RH (Opener)
---
SM > OtS > SB (SBx3)
DT > RW > RH (Spamx3)
SS > RW > RH (Spamx3)
SS > RW > RH (Spamx3)
SS > RW > RH (Spamx3)
SM > OtS > SB (SBx3)
DT > RW > RH (Spamx3) *No Double Jeopardy
SS > RW > RH (Spamx3)
SS > RW > RH (Spamx3)
SS > RW > RH (Spamx3)
...

Second Rotation:
TtT > RW > RH (Opener)
---
SM > OtS > SB (SBx3)
SS > RW > RH (B-2x3) *Buffing SS with SB instead of DT with SB
DT > RW > RH (Spamx3)
SS > RW > RH (Spamx3)
SS > RW > RH (Spamx3)
...

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Unless I am reading your macros incorrectly, that is what would happen.

A better rotation would be (to keep up DJ 100%):

TtT (Separate Key)
SM > RW > RH (M1)
---
SS > OtS > SB (SB)
DT > RW > RH (Spam)
SS > RW > RH (Spam)
SS > RW > RH (Spam)
SM > RW > RH (M1)
--- [Repeat]

To accommodate that into your macros:

1. Put TtT on its separate key
2. Make M1 macro (with SM > RW > RH)
3. Remove SM from SB macro and add SS
4. Spam macro stays the same

The button quantity stays the same (TtT by itself replaces the charge macro and M1 replaces your B-2 macro) and you should see better results

Hope it helps.

I believe it was Thag that mentioned this 10 Warlord variant. Was told after I posted the guide on my guilds forums .. props!!

Thag was the one who brought forth the discussion with respect to the variant.

[Necrotique]

Ty Solaxys that is very helpful

The reason I have TtT in a macro is to wipe the slate clean after a charge & as TtT procs DJ, I thought it was an obvious choice. Any reason to not do that?

Your ability placement in the macro's make perfect sense & I will adjust. Awesome input, it will help a lot. TY again.

[Solaxys]

The reason I have TtT in a macro is to wipe the slate clean after a charge & as TtT procs DJ, I thought it was an obvious choice. Any reason to not do that?

It isn't wrong; you can keep the charge macro if you wish and do
TtT > RW > RH
SM > RW > RH
as an opener before heading into the SB Cycle.

In fact, that would net you 3 Readiness stacks by the time you do hit SB+ and you'd still have 100% DJ.

I prefer to get to the SB cycle faster (burst; and sometimes charge isn't always a great option - Regulos etc...), so I eat the AP gained by TtT or not include it at all based on the fight (but again, that is just me).

Also, there might be a use for Flurry - have yet to be determined; so the optimal rotation might change.

[Necrotique]

So to get this right in my head, which at 2am is tough, without a charge at all (like Regie), your rotation would be ...
M-1
SB
Spam x 3
or are you saying without a charge, you would start at SB 1st & have the M-1 at the end?

[Solaxys]

So to get this right in my head, which at 2am is tough, without a charge at all (like Regie), your rotation would be ...
M-1
SB
Spam x 3
or are you saying without a charge, you would start at SB 1st & have the M-1 at the end?

Without a charge, I'd pop Grasping the Horizon and M1 > SB > Spam x 3.
You'd just lose DJ on the first RW.

If you can't get to melee range (which never is the case, but who knows) before the first Spam macro time, then you use CF>RH instead of DT.

In effect I am saying, the charge by itself is fine or you can do a full TtT > RW > RH.

[Necrotique]

Brilliant .. ty so much!

[MNWolf]

Thanks for posting this, Necrotique and Solaxys. This is a great starting point for someone getting used to Paragon, and very helpful!

[Necrotique]

Changes to the above macro's & rotation

SB
#show Shifting blades
suppressmacrofailures
cast Open the Stream
cast Shifting Blades
cast Swift Strike

M-1
#show Rising Waterfall
suppressmacrofailures
cast Final Blessing
cast Rising waterfall
cast Reaping Harvest
cast Setting Moon

ST Rotation:
Opener: Spam Charge macro until all attack points are spent
M-1 x3
SB x3
Spam x3 (3 times)
Rinse & Repeat

AoE Rotation:
Spam AoE macro until all attack points are spent
Spam M-1 macro until all attack points are spent
Spam SB Macro until all attack points are spent
Spam macro x 3 (2 times)
Rinse & repeat.


Thanks to Solaxys for the fine tuning. I've tested this in raid & on dummies. It works fine & scales great with raid buffs.

[neverwhere2012]

Well damn. Changed to this spec, changed my macros and continued to pull the same DPS I was with half the effort/keybinds. This is excellent

[mhaze]

Don't put finishers in your builder macros - you will just complicate things by trying to make them easier. You'll definitely fire 2pt-finishers with this setup from time to time, especially after using CF+RH or right after disconnects.

The 10-WL-spec is easy enough to use one extra key for your two finishers packed together to be on the safe side.

[neverwhere2012]

Don't put finishers in your builder macros - you will just complicate things by trying to make them easier. You'll definitely fire 2pt-finishers with this setup from time to time, especially after using CF+RH or right after disconnects.

The 10-WL-spec is easy enough to use one extra key for your two finishers packed together to be on the safe side.

Not sure I see a reason to use CF+RH ever since they added Grasping the Horizon. Honestly, if a 2pt finisher once or twice on accident during the course of the fight is the difference between an enrage or not, the group has bigger problems.

[Takatoraa]

Not sure I see a reason to use CF+RH ever since they added Grasping the Horizon. Honestly, if a 2pt finisher once or twice on accident during the course of the fight is the difference between an enrage or not, the group has bigger problems.

Problems like the entire raid playing sub-par specs for the sake of ease of use? Here's the punch line to this joke of a rotation. Why use more than 1 macro?

#show Rising Waterfall
suppressmacrofailures
cast [ctrl] Setting Moon
cast Combat Focus
cast Final Blessing
cast Rising waterfall
cast Shifting Blades
cast Reaping Harvest
cast Swift Strike
cast Setting Moon
cast Grasping the Horizon
cast Flurry
cast Skyfall
/yell I'm a noob
/gquit

[neverwhere2012]

Problems like the entire raid playing sub-par specs for the sake of ease of use? Here's the punch line to this joke of a rotation. Why use more than 1 macro?

#show Rising Waterfall
suppressmacrofailures
cast [ctrl] Setting Moon
cast Combat Focus
cast Final Blessing
cast Rising waterfall
cast Shifting Blades
cast Reaping Harvest
cast Swift Strike
cast Setting Moon
cast Grasping the Horizon
cast Flurry
cast Skyfall
/yell I'm a noob
/gquit

Actually, that's a great idea putting Grasping the Horizon at the bottom of macros for disconnects.