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dancook
02-24-2011, 11:44 AM
I've currently got two buttons (AOE/Single target) which I just spam :) I setup the spells on the fly without too much though except to try and spread out the runic power and rune costs.

Now I'm starting to think a bit more about it, so here's my suggestion. This is a single button setup which can be duplicated and slightly modified to have more blood boil if you want AOE spam.

Using ISBoxer you can assign one key to spam multiple simultaneously, so here are 8 different keys for one button to spam.


KEY[1]
Dancing Rune Weapon - 60 RP (1 min CD) - Summons a second rune weapon that fights on its own for 12 sec, doing the same attacks as the Death Knight but for 50% reduced damage. The rune weapon also assists in defense of its master, granting an additional 20% parry chance while active.

KEY[2]
Castsequence reset=combat/60

Horn of Winter - The Death Knight blows the Horn of Winter, which generates 10 runic power and increases total Strength and Agility of all party or raid members within 30 yards by X. Lasts 2 min.
Bone Shield - 1 UR (1 min CD) - Surrounds you with a barrier of whirling bones. The shield begins with 4 charges, and each damaging attack consumes a charge. While at least 1 charge remains, you take 20% less damage from all sources and deal 2% more damage with all attacks, spells and abilities. Lasts 5 min.
Anti Magic Shell - 1 min CD - Surrounds the Death Knight in an Anti-Magic Shell, absorbing 75% of the damage dealt by harmful spells (up to a maximum of 50% of the Death Knight's health) and preventing application of harmful magical effects. Lasts 5 sec.
Mark of Blood - 1 BR - Place a Mark of Blood on an enemy. Whenever the marked enemy deals damage to a target, that target is healed for 4% of its maximum health. Lasts for 20 sec.

KEY[3]
Castsequence reset=combat/60

Outbreak - 1 min CD - Instantly applies Blood Plague and Frost Fever to the target enemy.
[alternate]
~4 x Plague Strike - 1 UR - A vicious strike that deals 100% weapon damage plus 420 and infects the target with Blood Plague, a disease dealing Shadow damage over time.
~4 x Icy Touch - 1 FR - Chills the target for [526 + 20% of AP] Frost damage and infects them with Frost Fever, a disease that deals periodic damage and reduces melee and ranged attack speed by 20% for 21 sec.

KEY[4]
Rune Strike - 30 RP - Strike the target for 180% weapon damage plus [15% of AP] Only usable while in Blood Presence, or for 10 sec after the Death Knight dodges or parries. This attack cannot be dodged, blocked, or parried, and causes a high amount of threat.

KEY[5]
Blood Tap - 1 BR (1 min CD) - Immediately activates a Blood Rune and temporarily converts it into a Death Rune. This rune counts as a Blood, Unholy, or Frost Rune. Lasts 20 sec.

KEY[6]
Death Strike - 1 FR 1 UR - A deadly attack that deals 150% weapon damage plus (((330 * 150 / 100))), healing you for 15% of the damage you have sustained during the preceding 5 sec (minimum of at least 7% of your maximum health).

KEY[7] [twice for preference of use over Plague Strike/Icey Touch]
Death Strike - 1 FR 1 UR - A deadly attack that deals 150% weapon damage plus (((330 * 150 / 100))), healing you for 15% of the damage you have sustained during the preceding 5 sec (minimum of at least 7% of your maximum health).

KEY[8]
Castsequence reset=combat/21
Blood Boil - 1BR - Boils the blood of all enemies within 10 yards, dealing X Shadow damage. Deals additional damage to targets infected with Blood Plague or Frost Fever
(only every 21 seconds for scarlet fever refresh)
[if less than 3 targets else spam blood boil]
~3 x Heart Strike - 1BR Instantly strike the target and his nearest ally, causing 50% weapon damage plus X, total damage increased by 10% for each of your diseases on the target.


Any thoughts? I am yet to test it - I will do tonight.

remanz
02-24-2011, 03:43 PM
this works to some degree. It will work in 5 man heroic once your DK is geared enough (346+ iLvl)


Obviously not optimized. There are a couple problems with it.

1. Death Strike > everything. All your death runes / frost + unholy runes should go to death strike. No Icy touch, No plague strike. Death Strike is like a 30k heal (includes the blood shield). Missing 1 is huge. Disease would be refreshed only with outbreak.

2. Heart Strike will eat all your single death rune, then you can't death strike. Resulting much less Death Strike used.

3. all the 1min CDs are working fine with this 1 button spam. Remove icy touch / plague strike / and heart strike from it. and Only use heart strike when you have blood rune to spare (Rune tap on CD).

dancook
02-24-2011, 03:51 PM
this works to some degree. It will work in 5 man heroic once your DK is geared enough (346+ iLvl)


Obviously not optimized. There are a couple problems with it.

1. Death Strike > everything. All your death runes / frost + unholy runes should go to death strike. No Icy touch, No plague strike. Death Strike is like a 30k heal (includes the blood shield). Missing 1 is huge. Disease would be refreshed only with outbreak.

2. Heart Strike will eat all your single death rune, then you can't death strike. Resulting much less Death Strike used.

3. all the 1min CDs are working fine with this 1 button spam. Remove icy touch / plague strike / and heart strike from it. and Only use heart strike when you have blood rune to spare (Rune tap on CD).

Thanks I will optimise it more towards DS.

Made a couple of macros

This as a stand alone oh damn! button


#showtooltip
/castsequence icebound fortitude, vampiric blood, raise dead, anti-magic shell
/cast death pact

Putting this in with the spam


#showtooltip
/castsequence reset=60 horn of winter, bone shield

dancook
02-24-2011, 06:38 PM
After speccing them all blood, I just thrashed all my old boss kill records, and my dps is higher! Excellent... well here's a shot. My UI is a work in progress:)

dancook
02-25-2011, 05:29 AM
Just for the record my setup on all 4 dk is.

Space bar spam =

[down press]

Dancing Sword
Castsequence, Horn of Winter, Bone Shield
Blood Tap
Heart Strike
Rune Strike
3 x Death Strike

/use 13
/use 14

[up press]

Death Strike