DRK OT Rotation

[TenZer0]

With the new changes and increases in Skill Speed, Crit, and Det...and GEEZUSYSOMUCHACCURACY?! I've been trying to figure out the best opener for DRK as OT. I know there's MANY other posts that have this, but trying to get a new and fresh consensus on what the community thinks is now the best opener.

Thanks in advance!

[TenZer0]

I was thinking (Grit off and Darkside on) Salted Earth :: Plunge>Scourge>Low Blow :: Blood Weapon>Dark Arts>Carve and Spit :: Hard Slash>Syphon Strike>Dark Arts> Soul Eater :: Then rinse and repeat as necessary while refreshing dots.

[CaedemSanguis]

Hum i use (grit off, darkside on) :

DA - salted earth - carve and spit - scourge - plunge - hard slash - low blow - syphon strike - DA - soul eater - dark passenger, then repeat the last combo

[TenZer0]

Hum i use (grit off, darkside on) :

DA - salted earth - carve and spit - the dot - plunge - hard slash - low blow - syphon strike - DA - soul eater, then repeat the last combo

I like this... What do you think about popping Blood Weapon at the very start?

[Inuk9]

Always use DA before pull. And always use carve and split with DA on, either tanking or off tanking.

[CaedemSanguis]

If you dont need mp at a particular time (for example at the beginning of p2/p3/p4 in a6s) you can use blood weapon as soon as she up otherwise it depends of the fight.

[Sarcatica]

Salted Earth :: Plunge>Scourge>Low Blow :: Blood Weapon>Dark Arts>Carve and Spit :: Hard Slash>Syphon Strike>Dark Arts> Soul Eater ::

You want to weave in OGCDs in between GCDs to maximize DPS.

[Ashelia_Ferron]

I was thinking (Grit off and Darkside on) Salted Earth :: Plunge>Scourge>Low Blow :: Blood Weapon>Dark Arts>Carve and Spit :: Hard Slash>Syphon Strike>Dark Arts> Soul Eater :: Then rinse and repeat as necessary while refreshing dots.

You have a string of 4 oGCDs together.

At most, you should really only be using two in a row, otherwise you're wasting GCD time

[ShaolinMike]

Hum i use (grit off, darkside on) :

DA - salted earth - carve and spit - scourge - plunge - hard slash - low blow - syphon strike - DA - soul eater - dark passenger, then repeat the last combo

In addition to the other advice, I would push Carve & Spit back in the rotation to line up with other party memeber's buffs (Trick Attack, for example).

[TenZer0]

In addition to the other advice, I would push Carve & Spit back in the rotation to line up with other party memeber's buffs (Trick Attack, for example).

This is a good point... I'm trying to push the envelope as hard and as far as I can. Albeit not like a WAR can, but still..a DRK can dream :P lulz