DW frost, 5.4 self heal, good for isle farming

Death Knight Archive Patch 5.0+
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try this one peeps

#showtooltip
/targetenemy [noharm][dead]
/castsequence reset=target Howling Blast,Plague Strike,null
/castsequence [combat] reset=0.3 0,0,0,0,0,Plague Leech
/castsequence reset=0.3 0,0,0,0,Frost Strike
/castsequence reset=0.3 0,0,0,Death Siphon
/castsequence reset=0.3 0,0,Raise Dead
/castsequence reset=0.3 0,Horn of Winter
/castsequence reset=5/target Howling Blast,Plague Strike,Frost Strike
/cast [combat] Pillar of Frost
/cast [combat] Empower Rune Weapon
/cast [combat] Blood Fury
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I get around 41k to 47k (the longer the fight the DPS slowly goes up and levels at 47k.) Trying to keep the macro as close as I can to yours I did some editing to make the DPS go up about 10K more DPS. Note I could make it a lot better but only played with it for about 5 minutes before I had to go to work.

#showtooltip
/targetenemy [noharm][dead]
/castsequence reset=target Howling Blast,Plague Strike,null
/castsequence reset=0.5 0,0,0,0,Frost Strike
/castsequence reset=0.5 0,0,0,Death Siphon
/castsequence reset=0.5 0,0,Horn of Winter
/castsequence reset=0.5 0,Howling Blast
/castsequence reset=5/target Plague Strike

(NOTE: All tests are done without CDs to get the best avg. DPS. Toss them back in if you want them. ALSO, your plague leech never fires off. Which is why I took it out till I can make my own DW macro.)

3

hmm, thats strange it fires off for me, and i get roughly 90-100k dps (with cool downs) at 514 equiped. i would like to see another DW macro though

4

currently quizzing my wife atm for her nursing certifications, but, i’ll try to remember to post what I’m using. while in ptr with cd’s depending on fight mechanics i’d burst in aoe for over 200k and avg’d around 160k dps single target. Haven’t played my dk yet on live so I’m not sure how well it’s working on live.

edit: this is what i was using. not sure if it’s still good or not but it’s doable 

#showtooltip Howling Blast
/castsequence reset=target Howling Blast,Plague Strike,null
/castsequence reset=0.3 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,Raise Dead
/castsequence reset=0.3 0,0,0,0,0,0,Horn of Winter
/castsequence reset=0.3 0,0,0,0,0,Outbreak
/castsequence reset=0.3 0,0,0,0,Howling Blast
/castsequence reset=0.3 0,0,0,Unholy blight
/castsequence reset=0.3 0,0,Frost Strike
/castsequence reset=0.3 0,Obliterate
/castsequence reset=5/target Howling Blast,Plague Strike
/cast [combat] Pillar of Frost
/cast [combat] empower rune weapon
/cast [combat] Remorseless Winter
/use [combat] 13
/use [combat] 14
/startattack
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[quote quote=10282]currently quizzing my wife atm for her nursing certifications, but, i’ll try to remember to post what I’m using. while in ptr with cd’s depending on fight mechanics i’d burst in aoe for over 200k and avg’d around 160k dps single target. Haven’t played my dk yet on live so I’m not sure how well it’s working on live.

edit: this is what i was using. not sure if it’s still good or not but it’s doable 

#showtooltip Howling Blast
/castsequence reset=target Howling Blast,Plague Strike,null
/castsequence reset=0.3 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,Raise Dead
/castsequence reset=0.3 0,0,0,0,0,0,Horn of Winter
/castsequence reset=0.3 0,0,0,0,0,Outbreak
/castsequence reset=0.3 0,0,0,0,Howling Blast
/castsequence reset=0.3 0,0,0,Unholy blight
/castsequence reset=0.3 0,0,Frost Strike
/castsequence reset=0.3 0,Obliterate
/castsequence reset=5/target Howling Blast,Plague Strike
/cast [combat] Pillar of Frost
/cast [combat] empower rune weapon
/cast [combat] Remorseless Winter
/use [combat] 13
/use [combat] 14
/startattack

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i thought we were limited to 5 in a castsequence priority? (0/0,0/0,0,0)

6

Is there a 2h version of this?

7

the problem with using this self heal (death siphon) with 2h is that 2h uses obliterate as the main attack and they would be fighting for death runes

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I wondered the same thing, but, everything seems to be firing off for me and haven’t had any lockups thus far. If anyone is willing test it, feel free to