6.2 Gladiator Guide
Recent changes to our spec has resulted in some changes to how we should gear, talents we want, and our rotation.This is meant to be a matter of fact, simple, guide for how to play as Glad in 6.2.
Stats
685-715 ilvl
Strength > Bonus Armor/Attack Power > Haste to 13% Buffed > Crit > Multistrike > Mastery > Vers > Haste after 13% buffed.
730 ilvl BIS
Wdps > Strength > AP/BonusArmor > Haste to 13% Buffed > Crit > Multistrike > Vers > Mastery > Haste after 13% Buffed.
Gear
730ilvl Mythic BIS :
head=faceguard_of_iron_wrath,id=124334,bonus_id=567
neck=world_enders_gorget,id=124222,bonus_id=567,enchant=gift_of_critical_strike
shoulders=doomcriers_shoulderplates,id=124343,bonus_id=567
back=void_lords_wizened_cloak,id=124147,bonus_id=567,enchant=gift_of_critical_strike
chest=breastplate_of_iron_wrath,id=124319,bonus_id=567
wrists=wristplate_of_the_wretched,id=124352,bonus_id=567
hands=gauntlets_of_iron_wrath,id=124329,bonus_id=567
waist=annihilans_waistplate,id=124349,bonus_id=567
legs=legplates_of_iron_wrath,id=124340,bonus_id=567
feet=treads_of_the_defiler,id=124322,bonus_id=567
finger1=thorasus_the_stone_heart_of_draenor,id=124634,enchant=gift_of_critical_strike
finger2=mannoroths_calcified_eye,id=124204,bonus_id=567,enchant=gift_of_critical_strike
trinket1=anzus_cursed_plume,id=124241,bonus_id=567
trinket2=empty_drinking_horn,id=124238,bonus_id=567
main_hand=fiendsbreath_warmace,id=124374,bonus_id=567,enchant=mark_of_the_thunderlord
off_hand=fallen_defender_of_argus,id=124355,bonus_id=567
Stat Weights
6.2 Gladiator T17/18 @ 700 ilvl. This build is fine all the way to Mythic HFC gear.
Scale Factors
for T17 @ 700 ilvl BIS
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Wdps
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Str
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AP
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BonusArmor
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Crit
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Mult
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Mastery
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Vers
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Haste
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Normalized
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1.03
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1.00
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0.96
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0.96
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0.73
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0.62
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0.61
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0.56
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0.49
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Wdps
> Str > AP ~= BonusArmor > Crit > Mult ~> Mastery > Vers
> Haste
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Scale Factors
for T18 @ 730 ilvl BIS
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Wdps
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Str
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AP
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BonusArmor
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Crit
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Mult
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Vers
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Mastery
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Haste
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Normalized
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1.04
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1.00
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0.95
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0.95
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0.83
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0.76
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0.73
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0.69
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0.50
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Wdps
~= Str > AP ~= BonusArmor > Crit > Mult > Vers > Mastery >
Haste
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Update 7/1/2015!
Note that the trinket you're wearing greatly affects your stat weights. We should shoot for either Anzu and Drinking Horn. Whereas Worldbreakers Class Trinket favors Mastery more than Versatility.
HFC Talent Guide
On All Fights: Unyielding StrikesHellfire Assault : Dragon Roar/Bladestorm/Rude Interruptions
Iron Reaver : Dragon Roar/Avatar
Kormrok - Dragon Roar/Bladestorm
High Council - Dragon Roar/Bloodbath
Gorefiend - Stormbolt/Avatar ( I prefer the stormbolt stuns when you're in the stomach )/Rude Interruptions
Socrethar - Dragon Roar/Avatar/Rude Interruptions
Velhari - Dragon Roar / Bloodbath / Rude Interruptions
Fel Lord Zakuun - Dragon Roar / Bloodbath
Xhul'Thorac - Dragon Roar/Bladestorm/Rude Interruptions
Iskar - Dragon Roar/Bladestorm
Mannoroth - Dragon Roar/Bloodbath/Rude Interruptions
Archimonde - Dragon Roar/Avatar/Rude Interruptions
Are these weights with the 50% or the 30% buff? Also With less RNG in the rotation and the DPS buff, do you think gladiator will be more consistent than/ competitive with Fury for high end PVE?
ReplyDeleteHi Cyclonus. I'm so damn happy you are back at the blog, even just a little bit. I'm never going to give up Gladiator. And I really needed this to get a grasp on what I should be doing with Glad to beat this asshole Fury guild member who said "Guess it's time to hang up the shield". I've got a question though, why has Avatar become greater than bloodbath now? Some of the talent choices I understand, most I don't lol. For example, bladestorm on Kormok. I assume it's for the hands, but throughout the fight I figure anything else would be a dps gain. Thanks for your time. (Btw, you had me in a panic over the whole no bonus armor gear)
ReplyDeleteYeah we'll see about the bonus armor gear. The simcraft developers are looking into the bug i found. Yea the bladestorm on kromog is for hands.. it's rediculous. And you don't lose a lot of single target dps to do so. A smart raid lead would have all warriors bladestorming. For the Avatar choices, it was usually because we needed a really important burst, Iron Reaver is in the sky every few mins, so you avatar when her phase starts. Or Socrethar burning his big add is the most important, same for Archimonde's final burn phase.
DeleteOk, that makes a lot of sense then. I've always liked avatar but never detoured from bloodbath often. I'll have to try it :) Thanks for the reply, and I look forward to any more info you might provide the Gladiators!
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