SMN DPS: Pushing it to the limit

[WLotus]

Unless you want to do 1dps, apply RS before DoTs. This is my standard opener.

Swift Shadowflare > Spur+Rouse+Enkindle > RS > Bio2 > Bio > Miasma > Fester > Spam Ruin > Reapply Bio at 4s of RS left > Fester Again > Contagion

[xxalucard]

Unless you want to do 1dps, apply RS before DoTs. This is my standard opener.

Swift Shadowflare > Spur+Rouse+Enkindle > RS > Bio2 > Bio > Miasma > Fester > Spam Ruin > Reapply Bio at 4s of RS left > Fester Again > Contagion

This opener is not optimal.

#1: Your DoT rotation is incorrect (it should be Bio 2 > Miasma > Bio)
#2: Shadowflare is affected by Raging Strikes (since patch 2.1), and should be applied during RS for maximum efficiency.
#3: You would want to spam Ruin II (not ruin), as it allows you to get in more RS'd auto attacks during the GCD.
#4: There is no reason to apply Bio twice during raging strikes, that eats up an extra GCD and is inefficient (you should use contagion earlier, not re-apply the same dot)

[WLotus]

You can reapply RS'd SF after but imo during the time you are going thru your spurrouseenkindle + throwing up RS & dots you want something to be doing constant damage instead of letting that time going to waste. Your initial SF will be going off the whole time this is happening. I'm certainly not the best SMN, as I main WHM and offspec SMN but what I posted is what a good friend of mine taught me and he is by and far the best SMN I have ever seen on any server. I've left a comment on your youtube video w/ a question if you don't mind answering it .

[Cookar]

You can reapply RS'd SF after but imo during the time you are going thru your spurrouseenkindle + throwing up RS & dots you want something to be doing constant damage instead of letting that time going to waste. Your initial SF will be going off the whole time this is happening. I'm certainly not the best SMN, as I main WHM and offspec SMN but what I posted is what a good friend of mine taught me and he is by and far the best SMN I have ever seen on any server. I've left a comment on your youtube video w/ a question if you don't mind answering it .

Getting a shadow flare out pre-pull if possible is great. But you will want to replace it with a RS shadow flare before RS goes down.

Something like:

Shadow Flare > Tank Pulls > Raging Strikes > Bio II > Miasma > Bio > Fester > Miasma II > Contagion > Ruin II > Energy Drain > Ruin II > Swiftcast > Shadow Flare > Fester > Ruin II > Aetherflow...

Also Miasma II is better than Ruin when you have contagion available.