So a common question that comes up is “what’s best in slot”. Using raidbots/simcraft I have explored this question. I have used the following assumptions:
- You have insane luck so you can get 985/socket in every slot, perfect 985 relics, can get access to every 1000 ilevel legendary for druid.
- You have 92 traits (40 / 50 concordance traits) because you somehow farmed a ridiculous amount. I think 40/50 is probably a point or two more than the maximum if you are a mega grinder.
- There are 19 other pantheon trinkets in the raid (using the 19x Aman’Thul’s Vision option in raidbots). I have not gone and set it to 7 strength, 7 int, 5 healers, which would make you the only Agility Pantheon. That would increase haste value by a large margin.
I searched for a local maximum for each step.
Big changes – T19 vs T21 (T21 won)
Step 1: Set all items up by balancing stats (using stat weights get vers=crit=haste).
Step 2: Simulate top talents, investigate any that are within 2%
Step 3: Simulate tier 0/3 trait combos and find local maximum.
Step 4: Simulate tier 2 Netherlight traits
Step 5: Simulate Trinket pairs
Step 6: Repeat steps 1-5 until you can’t break out of the local maximum.
The first few iterations I ran with Incarn/Rake, but it eventually shifted to Shred/Incarn. From the get go and until the end, Torment the Weak was the best shadow/light trait.
In terms of revelations for items – Seeping Scourgewing smacked Eye of Command and Convergence of Fates. I investigated Nightbane Chest bonus + EoC, but that lost out to high mastery on tier 21 gloves.
I eventually figured out the arcway/cos Gloves/Boots would be good since crit=haste=vers so as long as you can gem them to be close enough you win. Similarly since the CoS ring gives auto-attack damage for free, you might as well pick it up.
After a few iterations I ended up being versatility light (it simmed the highest), so I was considering which necklace to run – I ended up with the 5% maximum energy neck since the sims indicate there is energy capping going on so it definitely helps towards that, for a minor amount of vers loss compared to another crit/vers neck.
I ended up with all items being locked except for waist and wrists, where I selected crit/vers/haste items, then balanced using gems (everything versatility except for one haste gem. For some reason it raidbots would spaz out by 10k dps if i changed the last haste gem to versatility.
Stat Weights with Vers=Crit=Haste
Trinket Comparisons with Seeping Scourgewing and Golganneth’s Vitality
Tier 0 and 3 with Shred and with Incarn
Tier 2 with Torment the Weak
Of course, for reference here’s a meme all legendary profile with 7/7 in every trait, 1014 weapon:
Finally if you want the copy/paste to explore it yourself:
# SimC Addon 1.9.1
druid=”BiSFeral T21″
level=110
race=night_elf
region=us
server=TheBestServer
role=attack
talents=3213231
spec=feral
artifact=58:0:0:0:0:1633:1:1327:1:1365:1:1153:1:1154:1:1155:1:1156:1:1157:1:1158:1:1159:1:1160:4:1161:4:1162:4:1163:4:1164:4:1165:4:1166:4:1167:4:1168:4:1505:4:1506:1:1507:1:1508:40
crucible=1739:1780:1167/1739:1780:1167/1739:1780:1167
#1161 rip, 1162 shred; 1163 is bite; 1164 tf; 1166 rake; 1167 incarn
#crit is 151580
#haste is 151583
#vers is 151585
head=,id=151801,ilevel=1000
neck=,id=134488,enchant_id=5439,gem_id=151583,ilevel=985
shoulder=,id=152129,enchant_id=5883,gem_id=151585,ilevel=985
back=,id=152125,enchant_id=5435,gem_id=151585,ilevel=985
chest=,id=152124,gem_id=151585,ilevel=985
wrist=,id=144485,gem_id=151585,ilevel=985
hands=,id=137480,gem_id=151585,ilevel=985
waist=,id=151991,gem_id=151585,ilevel=985
legs=,id=152128,gem_id=151585,ilevel=985
feet=,id=137397,gem_id=151585,ilevel=985
finger1=,id=134542,enchant_id=5430,gem_id=151585,ilevel=985
finger2=,id=151636,enchant_id=5430,gem_id=151585,ilevel=1000
trinket1=,id=151964,gem_id=151585,ilevel=985
trinket2=,id=154174,ilevel=1000
main_hand=,id=128860,ilevel=1014,gem_id=137308/133687/136720,bonus_id=723,relic_id=0:0:0/0:0:0/0:0:0
off_hand=,id=128859
#mainhand incarn: 137466/137363/144458
#mainhand shred: 137308/133687/136720
### Gear from Bags
# trinket1=,id=151968,gem_id=151585,ilevel=985
# trinket1=,id=133642,gem_id=151585,ilevel=985
# trinket1=,id=137459,gem_id=151585,ilevel=985
# trinket1=,id=133644,gem_id=151585,ilevel=985
# trinket1=,id=142167,gem_id=151585,ilevel=985
# trinket1=,id=140806,gem_id=151585,ilevel=985
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