A Guide to The Dirge - A Perspective

T9 SF Item Profile Example (17feb2011)


DPS+Haste+MA buffed & BC on Dirge	Extra MA buffed & DPS+Haste+MA Buffed & BC not on Dirge
-2% Critical Chance -.5 Critical Bonus +2% Potency +3 Ability Modifier +6 Multi Attack +5% Flurry +175 Health	+2% Critical Chance +.5 Critical Bonus -2% Potency -3 Ability Modifier -6% Multi Attack -5% Flurry -175 Health

Composed of Instance Fabled gear, Tier2 raid gear, Tier3 raid gear preceding Underfoot Depth wing2.

Players must be Item Aware to take advantage of any attribute surplus to beneficially improve Critical Bonus, Potency, Agility, and Ability Modifier. I hope these examples provide enough explanation on how to be Item Aware and the importance of situational gear.

BC on Dirge	DPS+Haste+MA buffed & BC on Dirge	No Enchanter & BC on Dirge	BC not on Dirge
102% Critical Chance 110.6% Critical Bonus 61.9% Potency 1095 Ability Modifier 100% Multi Attack 5% Flurry 1775 Agility 18907 Health	In comparison to BC on Dirge gear
	-2% Critical Chance +3% Potency -9% Multi Attack +5% Flurry +431 Health Minus: Slayer's Conviction	-1% Critical Chance -3% Potency -125 Ability Modifier +5% Flurry +631 Health +Manaweave III	+1.2% Critical Bonus -2.8% Potency +146 Ability Modifier -1% Multi Attack -5% Flurry -7 Agility +581 Health BC on a Predator

Slayer's Conviction is a DPS and Attack Speed attribute 30 second buff, triggered 2.3 times per minute by any combat or spell hit.

Manaweave III increases 276 power instantly and 276 power every 4 seconds for a duration of 16 seconds. Trigger is "on a hit". This in-combat power regeneration provies enough power for a Dirge, with 5 recurrent abilities active, to withstand approximately 15 minutes of constant combat without aid from any additional power regeneration.

BC not on Dirge	Multi Attack (MA) buffed & BC not on Dirge	DPS+Haste+MA Buffed & BC not on Dirge	Extra MA buffed & DPS+Haste+MA Buffed & BC not on Dirge
102.4% Critical Chance 111.8% Critical Bonus 59.1% Potency 949 Ability Modifier 99% Multi Attack 1768 Agility 19488 Health No Flurry	In comparison to BC not on Dirge gear
	-3% Critical Chance +.3% Critical Bonus +.8% Potency +143 Ability Modifier +19 Agility +101 Health	-1% Critical Chance +3% Potency -3 Ability Modifier -9% Mulit Attack -75 Health	-.7% Critical Bonus +3.8% Potency +140 Ability Modifier -14% Multi Attack +34 Agility +25 Health

The above screenshots presents how I have setup a macro library to aid in the organization of item profiles.

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These above hyperlink's provide item ability descriptions.

Dirge Buffs Used
8	Ability Casting Speed, Allegro (Rank10)
32	Ability Recovery Speed, Allegro
7.5	Critical Chance, Don't Kill the Messenger
40.3	DPS attribute, Riana's Relentless Tune VII (Master)
117.9	Agility, Harl's Rousing Tune VIII (Master)
212.5	Agility, Death's Door VII (Master)
15	Multi-Attack, Fortissimo (Rank10)
15	Multi Attack, Battle Cry (optional)
13	Critical Bonus, Dexterous Sonata
Dexterous Sonata set bonus buffed by equipping the bonus, cast the buff, switch out the item with the bonus, and set bonus buff remains. However, the bonus will not be shown in the maintained and spell effects window. This is a bug that I believe will be fixed in Destiny of Velious expansion.

T9 SF Item Profile Example (17feb2011)

BC on me

DPS+Haste buffed & BC

No Enchanter & BC

BC not on me

Multi Attack (MA) buffed, No BC

DPS+Haste+MA Buffed, noBC

Extra MA buffed & DPS+Haste+MA Buffed, noBC