Thread: Uses for Unchained post 2.1?

Originally Posted by Soulburn32

After the patch I don't really see when I would use Unchained except for DPSing moments as offtank.

You should never be in Defiance as OT. You should be out of Defiance alternating SE and SP combos.

Originally Posted by Soulburn32

Is Unchained into Overpower spams better than using stacks on Steel Cyclone?

Yes, it is. However, you will never need it for enmity in 2.1 with the huge modifiers we have. Definitely more useful for single-target situations, but those are also trivial for holding aggro unless the OT doesn't know what to do and sits in Defiance spamming Butcher's Block.

Best to look at it in terms of DPS boost. You should use Unchained -> Berserk -> Inner Release on things like Titan heart phase to add to DPS checks, and occasionally early on when you have the cooldown time available between DPS checks.

//EDIT: Also,

Originally Posted by ArcaneNova621

So, 30 Potency AOE is gained, you need to drop 7 Overpowers to match Steel Cyclone which is 200, circular AOE and TP-less and doesn't take 7 GCDs to apply its effect. Burst Enmity >> Sustained Enmity for AOE, then you can focus on putting the damage debuff on as many mobs as possible.

I believe we will have to actually test the enmity modifiers before we can know for sure. It's possible that Steel Cyclone has a higher or lower modifier than Overpower.

Unchained is very good for openers especially for Demon wall, Unchained + all offensive cd's till its done then get out of Defiance for pure boss burn. That being said I generally save Unchained for Burst moments like in T4 when we kill the first and last dreadnought because the emnity buff that the tanks have is just so op I find myself using one flash followed my one Overpower then go into my combos.

Not to nitpick arcane, but unchained doesnt add potency to steel cyclone, wrath moves arent affected by the defiance debuff. everything else posted here is basically the reason to love unchained though. for a huge pull if youre speeding through a dungeon outside HMs and pharos, zerked unchain overpowers produce so much emnity, nothing will ever even come close to you. toss a vengeance in if youre really getting smacked around and emnity wont ever be an issue.

I rarely use it. I won't blow 5 stacks for +DPS, when I'm tanking bosses. I rather utilize a back to back Inner Beast. Now if you wanna utilize it for shits and giggles, outside of an opener, try this:

Obtain 5 Stacks > Storm's Eye Combo > Unchained > Berserk > Internal Release > Infuriate > Butcher's Block Combo > Any Combo

You'll see some nice numbers.