Advice for returning to Bard after 12 months

[Neela]

just be aware of the major concept change with lvl 52. if you aren't godlike in stance dance you have to get used to a very different playstyle you may remember. MW will boost your overall dmg but definitly decreases your mobility cause of the castbar – and all your upcoming dmg skills are related to this stance like Emperial Arrow or Sidewinder.

on the other hand there is a damn good skill to refresh your dots at once - my smn heart is crying for something like that. :3

[Slevin_Impudicus]

...snip...and all your upcoming dmg skills are related to this stance like Emperial Arrow or Sidewinder.

just wanted to point out that Sidewinder is not tied to WM.

I suggest going to SSS when you get WM. Run through it without WM. You can use the SSS calculator to estimate your DPS. Go back in with WM and practice until you surpass the non-WM numbers by enough that it's worth the hassle to sacrifice some mobility. Repeat at each level increase. It may actually take several levels before WM becomes a net gain. If you tend to accidentally cancel your skills 1 out of every 10 casts, it's a good bet that you would do more dps out of WM.