everything in this boss happen at a fixed timing. knowing when to use our CD will make a big difference.
Spec: Final Verdict vs Seraphim
this can be very personal from guild to guild. FV is a stronger choice for me because my guild has many strong AOE classes (warlock, warrior, mage) and grasping hands will always die within 1-3 seconds. it is better for me to use the opportunity to throw a FV-DS (best is FV-EDS) for such a short moment.
the decision to hit the grasping hand also help in overall boss damage. don't forget that the legendary ring will be used during the grasping hands, all the AOE damage you accumulated during the grasping hands will be exploded on to the boss as single-target, which is huge.
Spec: Light's Hammer vs Execution Sentence
even though my guild AOE is very strong, i was very surprised to find that LH easily win ES by a large margin. getting 1 tick of LH on 20 targets is already good enough to throw ES away. in addition, the slow effect from LH also helps out a couple stray hands once in a while!
Trinkets: Empty Drinking Horn & Libram of Vindication
in my opinion, the strongest combo should be EDS and LOV. using a focus macro crusader strike will help maintain the 3 stacks of LOV on the boss for the whole fight. the only exception is when the boss jump to the pool. for my guild, the purple pool jump is too far away from my soaking position.
Maximize DPS
1st AW + 1st Ring = use on 1st grasping hands
2nd AW = use shortly after 1st AW
3rd AW = use on 2nd grasping hands
4th AW + 2nd Ring = use on 3rd grasping hands
naturally we should burn our CD during the grasping hands because there are 20+ targets. no arguments needed. make use of our tier18 bonus. the first 10 seconds (stacking buff due to wings of liberty) is the most crucial. it is very useful to learn how to time a divine storm to the grasping hands at very high stacks!
do not use any CD at the beginning because the boss will leap to the pool shortly after the pull. instead, use this time to build up 5 HP and 3 stacks of LOV and also get ready to position yourself for the soaking. while soaking, remember to switch to the correct seal since you have nothing to do while running.
try to keep 3 stacks of LOV at all times. 10 seconds is very short, that means a series of FV-EDS proc may cause the stacks to reset. this is very common when you have AW on, you may need to sacrifice a hammer for a crusader strike so that you can maintain the 3 stacks of LOV.
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