6.2 Gladiator Guide ( Updated 7/6/2015 )

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
	Wdps	Str	AP	BonusArmor	Crit	Mult	Mastery	Vers	Haste
Normalized	1.03	1.00	0.96	0.96	0.73	0.62	0.61	0.56	0.49
Ranking	·         Wdps > Str > AP ~= BonusArmor > Crit > Mult ~> Mastery > Vers > Haste

6.2 Gladiator @ 730 ilvl BIS

Scale Factors for T18 @ 730 ilvl BIS
	Wdps	Str	AP	BonusArmor	Crit	Mult	Vers	Mastery	Haste
Normalized	1.04	1.00	0.95	0.95	0.83	0.76	0.73	0.69	0.50
Ranking	·         Wdps ~= Str > AP ~= BonusArmor > Crit > Mult > Vers > Mastery > Haste

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 Strikes

Hellfire 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

this is a work in progress!

Gladiator's Blackrock Foundry Gear Guide *Updated 2/16/2015*

Gladiators!

We've got a new raid in 1 week. I'm sure you're all scrambling to be ready for the bosses coming and I wanted to try to highlight some of the best gear to go for ( and coin for ) in Blackrock Foundry. 

Blackhand's Battlegear

Most important is going to be our new set bonuses shown here on WOWHead.

http://www.wowhead.com/itemset=-1261/blackhands-battlegear

Warrior T17 Protection 2P Bonus Requires Warrior

Shield Slam has a 8% chance to automatically cast Shield Charge.

Warrior T17 Protection 4P Bonus Requires Warrior

Shield Charge increases the damage of Heroic Strike, Shield Slam, and Revenge by an additional 20%.

Currently we're able to get 50% uptime on Shield Charge in a 5minute Fight ( Mythic Butcher ). This is obviously dps in a vacuum but with our new 2piece bonus we should see at least 10-15% better uptime on Shield Charge. This only increases the importance of our 4piece, now making us do even MORE damage inside the charges. 

Blackrock Foundry BIS Gear

I used the latest Simulationcraft result to generate this basic list.I then edited the gear based on what we know about sim weights, and our breakpoints and have increased our results by a few hundred dps. I'll be keeping this post updated throughout BRF in case there is a change in the gear list. This is a Work In Progress.

Slot	Average Item Level: 694.69
Head	blackhands_faceguard,id=115584,bonus_id=567
Neck	gluttons_kerchief,id=113882,bonus_id=567,enchant=gift_of_critical_strike
Shoulders	blackhands_shoulderguards,id=115581,bonus_id=567
Chest	blackhands_chestguard,id=115582,bonus_id=567
Waist	ironcrushers_collar,id=113950,bonus_id=567
Legs	blackhands_legguards,id=115580,bonus_id=567
Feet	iron_bellow_sabatons,id=113961,bonus_id=567
Wrists	bracers_of_visceral_force,id=119331,bonus_id=567
Hands	gauntlets_of_dramatic_blows,id=113906,bonus_id=567
Finger1	spellbound_runic_band_of_elemental_invincibility,id=118308,enchant=gift_of_critical_strike
Finger2	seal_of_unquenchable_flame,id=113922,bonus_id=567,enchant=gift_of_critical_strike
Trinket1	Vial of Convulsive Shadows
Trinket2	Blast Furnace Door
Back	gronnstitched_greatcloak,id=113873,bonus_id=567,enchant=gift_of_critical_strike
Main Hand	taners_terrible_spine,id=113862,bonus_id=567,enchant=mark_of_the_thunderlord
Off Hand	kromogs_protecting_palm,id=113926,bonus_id=567

# Gear Summary

# gear_strength=3312

# gear_stamina=4540

# gear_crit_rating=1323

# gear_haste_rating=745

# gear_mastery_rating=893

# gear_armor=3041

# gear_bonus_armor=498

# gear_multistrike_rating=688

# gear_versatility_rating=490

Some points to note on the list:

• This list is a Work in Progress. Small Tweaks I made right after seeing it have already increased the results by a 1500dps.
• The Simcraft list doesn't reach the 700 Haste Breakpoint I recommend, I've re-ran the sims and see a difference of  270dps just by swapping the ring to Seal of Unquenchable Flame, and stilll enchanting crit all around. 
• The Swap Piece is going to be Gloves this time around. Our Gloves ended up having the worst stats of all the set pieces.
• This list is based on Mythic Gear levels, so if you didn't manage to get the Mythic Evergaze you may need to aim for one of the other trinkets first.
• Your weapon is still the biggest single upgrade, especially because of all the buffs to devastate. On PTR right now Devastate is sometimes 1st on damage done.

Trinkets

Updated 2/16/2015

Basic Trinket DPS Values with the above BIS list on, and combined with a Mythic Bottle of Infesting Spores ( the least amount of variance ). Updated 1/30/2015

BIS Trinket Combinations from Blackrock Foundry:

- Cyclonus