Chain Lightning worth it?

[BobGnarly]

For most of us, it's marginal either way. I'd say it's down to personal preference, so do what you feel most comfortable. I only CL if there are 3+ mobs (for simplicity sake) and I've managed just fine.

[Whowantstoknow]

For most of us, it's marginal either way. I'd say it's down to personal preference, so do what you feel most comfortable. I only CL if there are 3+ mobs (for simplicity sake) and I've managed just fine.

The difference is usually quite big actually - just going by Jayne's numbers

LB - 603963/225 = 2684.28 damage per cast
CL - 498755/220 = 2267.09 damage per cast

Now Im going to assume that Jayne does not have much haste yet so assuming LB has a cast time of 2.0s and CL 1.5s

LB - 1342.14dps
CL - 1511.39dps

obviously you are going to prioritise CL as it is over 12% more dps than LB even on single targets

[BobGnarly]

The difference is usually quite big actually - just going by Jayne's numbers

LB - 603963/225 = 2684.28 damage per cast
CL - 498755/220 = 2267.09 damage per cast

Now Im going to assume that Jayne does not have much haste yet so assuming LB has a cast time of 2.0s and CL 1.5s

LB - 1342.14dps
CL - 1511.39dps

obviously you are going to prioritise CL as it is over 12% more dps than LB even on single targets

Again, each person needs to evaluate for themselves. When I did the comparisons, I found that it wasn't anywhere near 12% difference (in part because i'm using Totem of the Elemental Plane), was using more mana, and wasn't worth the complexity of the rotation (I don't use sequencing macros). It was a (minor) dps boost, just not enough to justify these things to me.

I understand what you're saying, and if he wanted absolute max DPS, he would need to add CL into the rotation. That isn't what the OP asked. He asked if he could drop it because he is working on gear and having some mana problems. The answer is, yes, and you aren't going to be gimped because of it.