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| Rockbiter Weapon |
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| Usable by |
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| Class | Shaman |
| Properties |
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| Type | Offensive |
| School | Nature |
| Cooldown | None/Global Cooldown |
| Talents |
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| Talented | No |
| Other information |
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| Ranks | 4 |
| Requirements | Melee Weapon |
A few pounds of extra weight is nothing but good on a weapon... especially if only the victim can feel its crush.
Imbue the Shaman's weapon, increasing its damage per second by XX (see Description for different damage per second per each rank level). Lasts for 30 minutes.
Functionality
Rockbiter Weapon adds a flat DPS increase to a Shaman's weapon when buffed upon it.
Rank Table
| Rank | Mana Cost | DPS Increase | Level
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| 1 | 8% base mana | 2 | 1
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| 2 | 8% base mana | 4 | 8
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| 3 | 8% base mana | 6 | 16
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| 4 | 8% base mana | 9 | 24
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Talents
As of patch 3.0.2 there are no existing Shaman talents to directly support this spell.
Patch changes
- Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Rockbiter ranks 5 through 9 have been removed. Windfury Weapon is intended to replace Rockbiter at level 30.
Tips and tactics
Windfury vs Rockbiter vs Flametongue vs Frostbrand
- Windfury is by far the best end-game enhancement enchant. It adds a flat +56% boost (talented) to what would be a gear boosted high DPS amount. Windfury is not as good if that DPS amount isn't gear boosted, which is where the other weapon attacks come in.
- Rockbiter is a low level weapon buff usually used only until the bonuses of Flametongue (armor piercing damage and bonus spell power) outweigh the bonus DPS this spell adds.
- Flametongue is the elemental shaman's weapon enchant. Does fire damage, when striking, based on weapon speed but and adds a static spell power bonus.
- Frostbrand is a great enchant for a poorly equipped enhancement shaman or any resto shaman. It procs off of stormstrike, making it acceptable. Its main bonus is its snare, so it is often used by elemental or resto shamans who aren't looking to kill, just to maim.
