Unholy DK DPS Help with Logs

[orazzledazzle 1]

Hello there. I'm looking to try and improve my dps in raids. I'm not sure where too start or how too really read logs, but I do have links too them. Any tips or help is appreciated as I'm new too raiding and wow as a whole so I'd appreciate any advice I can get. Here's a link too my logs and my armory.

 

Logs - https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/2FrAqpGJ6RxW8XTf 

https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/bf6kVyBmGJ7ZpQYN ( died on this fight)

https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/axMkYcyjgnG6X8B3

Armory - http://www.wow-heroes.com/character/us/Kil'jaeden/valicia/

 

my user name is Valicia as you can see on the armory, but I don't know how to link to my specific character log, sorry about that.

Edited October 17, 2016 by orazzledazzle

[demonardvark 556]

in general rotationally you seem to be doing fine. the first think that jumps out at me is talent choice. all will serve is best really for nythendra and ursoc only (maybe dragons) otherwise you want bursting sores. I saw you using all with serve on elete and on nythendra bursting sores. So, just making sure to bring single target talents to pure single target fights and aoe talents to fights with any cleave you should see some nice gains. 

[orazzledazzle 1]

Alright thanks a lot for the feedback. I looked into boss fights and talents and was wondering if this looks better? Also was wondering if I Should be using Epidemic or PP for second talent? And in which case would I use epidemic? Like if I choose if for a specific fight, how many adds would I want my Plague too be on before actually casting Epidemic? 

Nythendra - All will serve and pestilent pustules, I noticed that my all will serve would follow me as I went out and dropped the rot. Is this because he has like super ultra range? Or he's just doesn't stay on the target if you're too far? In the case maybe I should drop a DaD on the boss when I run out? I know I refresh the plague right before I go out so I thought that would be enough too keep the extra minion up and on the boss but I occasionally see him follow me out.

Ursoc - All will serve and PP, I must have messed up rotation a lot or something?

Dragons - All will serve and PP, I was thinking maybe Epidemic might be better? With the cloned dragons and the add waves it might be a better DPS choice, but it would leave a decent amount of rune downtime so I wasn't sure. I'm not even sure if Epidemic is supposed too be in raids or just dungeons? 

Elerethe Reneferal - Busting Sores and Epidemic, I think I completely shit the bed on this one, I would try to use my epidemic on adds from a distance but my sores never actually got too them because adds are outside from the main boss and I didn't go up too the adds. Maybe I should have just went up too the adds and attacked them with both sores and epidemic? 

The Heart - Bursting sores and Epidemic, my damage decreased significantly on this fight compared too some fights and I think it's because I don't know how too use the Epidemic properly. I found myself using it on some of the tentacle things that popped outta the ground. Maybe I should be using DaD for those and festering them down? the only time I've popped up DaD is when all the iccers stack in front of the eye. 

Cenarius - Bursting Sores and PP, I picked PP for the burn phase at end and because there's usually only two adds up and it's only occasional. Do you think maybe All will serve will be better for this fight? My DPS shit the bed on this on, not sure why.

Xavius - Bursting sores and Epidemic, the DPS wasn't low but it wasn't where it should be, I see most DKs hitting 300k+ so I'm doing something wrong. Bursting sores definitely seems like the better choice, but I was wondering about epidemic? I think I over use it on all fights that I have it possibly in the wrong situations and that ruins my rotation a lot because I notice a lot more down time in being able too keep casting Death Coil and the strikes.

Here are my updated logs with new talents: https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/2tNKFAd4b1n98gRm/#type=summary&fight=1 

only DK in the logs now.

I'm using flasks, staying well fed and sometimes using Runes so I feel I'm under performing a lot with all those. Also popped some potions not sure if they were on killing blows or not. When I look at the damage done tab for my item level I'm very far behind so I have a lot too learn and hopefully improve

 

Simple question,

When using the rotation I would notice that sometimes soul reaper will come off cooldown and Apoc will be not too far behind it for cooldown or the Dark trans or any of my minion cooldowns are possibly coming off within 10 seconds of Soul Reaper being available. In this case would I want too wait for Apoc before using Soul Reaper?

Thanks a lot for whatever answers you may have and for taking your time too help me!

 

[Impurex 5]

For Scourge Strike - Festering Strike:

Scourge Strike bursts one festering wound. Include Castigator and it adds one for a critical hit. Now, Scourge Strike has 2 damage moments, a physical and a shadow one. So if both of those crit you can get 3 wounds to burst (initial + 2 crits). This is why we never Scourge Strike when we have less than 3 wounds. Festering Strike procs 2-4 festering wounds, but when you add castigator it can add a maximum of 2 wounds. This means it's 2-6 wounds. This created the ideal breakpoint of casting Scourge Strike at 4 or more, and Festering at 3 or less. It's just an optimal way to burst as many wounds as possible and overcapping the least.
note: This only changes for Apocalypse, where you want to have 7-8 wounds at least. So if Apocalypse is coming off cooldown, you use festering strike untill you have at least 7 stacks (yes, also cast it at 6 wounds). 

With Death Coil: it makes sense that you're casting less now that your rotation is more solid. Don't worry too much about the 3 runes regenerating stuff, this is just min-maxing (slight increases to reach a theoretical cap), but it's not a big deal. Just know that death coil is one of the lowest damage dealing abilities, and it's only used to get us rune regeneration (through runic corruption, when ur runes start regenning like crazy) and the Scourge Strike buff. This means it's still really important, just don't delay your Apocalypse, Soul Reaper, Dark Transformation or Gargoyle. And in AoE or Cleave, don't even delay your DnD and AoE rotation for it. It's just not worth it.

You can see from your logs that your rotation is improving. Wounds are top DPS as they should be, although on ursoc you see there is still improvement possible. Just keep this stuff in mind for a few raids and you will see your dps & rotation improving. 

Oh, and you must have been screaming as hell on that Ursoc 0% enrage wipe. Sad stuff bro...