Utility Abilities for Mythic+ Dungeons
Содержание
An addon, that shows which utility abilities you should take and where to use them in Mythic+ dungeon – Mythic Plus Utility.
Utility Abilities
The main utility abilities available to shaman:
- Spirit Wolf – damage reduction while in Ghost Wolf, used in high keys to reduce unavoidable damage. Choice node with Thunderous Paws.
- Thunderous Paws – removes Snare effect when using Ghost Wolf, situational talent in certain dungeons. Choice node with Spirit Wolf.
- Spirit Walk – movement speed buff that removes any Slow effects. Choice node with Gust of Wind.
- Gust of Wind – “jump” that can be used to mitigate some forced movement mechanics. Choice node with Spirit Walk.
- Earthbind Totem - baseline ability. An AoE slow effect, useful in certain dungeons.
- Earthgrab Totem – an upgrade to Earthbind Totem that additionally roots targets the first time they are affected by the totem.
- Capacitor Totem – an AoE stun, a very useful talent in all dungeons.
- Cleanse Spirit – removes Curse effect from friendly target, useful ability in certain dungeons.
- Wind Rush Totem – an AoE movement speed increase, situational talent that allows you to save time between packs.
- Purge – purges Magical effect from an enemy, useful ability in certain dungeons.
- Jet Stream - a situational upgrade to Wind Rush Totem that adds Snare removal. Be mindful that Snare removal only only happens when buff is applied and not when buff is refreshed.
- Hex – CC ability that works on Humanoids and Beasts, very rarely used in dungeons.
- Tremor Totem – removes Fear, Charm, and Sleep effects from friendly targets, situational talent, as almost all Fear, Charm, and Sleep effects in dungeons can be avoided by interrupting casts or leaving the affected area. Choice node with Poison Cleansing Totem.
- Poison Cleansing Totem – removes Poison effects from friendly targets, useful ability in certain dungeons. Choice node with Tremor Totem.
- Thunderstorm - elemental only baseline ability. An AoE that knocks away enemies, useful to get enemies away from you or other players. Can also be used as a stun substitude for interrupts (be mindful of a knockback effect).
Legend
- ! - strong impact, a must have pick in most cases.
- no indication - moderate impact, taking and using this ability is recommended.
- ? - low impact, taking and using this ability for this alone is not worth in most cases.
Affixes
Affix Xal’atath’s Bargain: Ascendant:
- Thunderstorm – destroys all orbs in the radius.
- Capacitor Totem – destroys all orbs in the radius.
- Purge – purges an orb.
Affix Xal’atath’s Bargain: Devour:
- Cleanse Spirit – removes a curse from the player.
- Poison Cleansing Totem – greatly simplifies this affix, one use of the totem will remove poisons from all players (after a period of 1.5 seconds).
Dungeons
Algeth’ar Academy
- Gust of Wind - mitigates effects of Power Vacuum on the last boss Echo of Doragosa.
- Poison Cleansing Totem – removes Lasher Toxin inflicted by Hungry Lasher on the first boss Overgrown Ancient.
- Tremor Totem - removes Monotonous Lecture inflicted by Unruly Textbook (trash before Vexamus). Also, this cast can be interrupted.
Magisters’ Terrace
- Purge - removes Arcane Blade on Sunblade Enforcer.
- Spirit Walk – removes Entropy Orb by contact with orbs on the last boss Degentrius.
- Spirit Walk – removes Ethereal Shackles inflicted by the first boss Arcanotron Custos.
- Tremor Totem - removes Terror Wave inflicted by Void Terror (trash before Gemellus). Also, this cast can be interrupted and LoS.
- ? Purge - removes Hastening Ward on the second boss Seranel Sunlash.
- ? Purge - removes Power Word: Shield cast by Lightward Healer.
Maisara Caverns
- ! Spirit Walk – removes Ritual Sacrifice inflicted by Rokh’zal.
- Earthbind Totem / Earthgrab Totem - prevents Unstable Phantom from reaching players or other Unstable Phantom on the second boss Vordaza.
- Spirit Walk – removes Cries of the Fallen inflicted by contact with Lost Soul on last boss Rak’tul.
- ? Purge - removes Grim Ward on Grim Skirmisher.
- ? Spirit Walk – removes Frost Nova inflicted by Hollow Soulrender.
- ? Spirit Walk – removes Hooked Snare inflicted by Keen Headhunter. Also, this cast can be interrupted.
Nexus-Point Xenas
- Spirit Walk / Thunderous Paws - removes Supression Field inflicted by Flux Engineer.
- ? Cleanse Spirit – removes Creeping Void inflicted by Cursed Voidcaller.
- ? Earthbind Totem / Earthgrab Totem - prevents Smudge from reaching Nascent Dreadflail.
- ? Purge - removes Holy Echo on Flarebat.
- ? Tremor Totem - removes Dusk Frights inflicted by Grand Nullifier. Also, this debuff can be avoided.
Pit of Saron
- ! Cleanse Spirit – removes Shadowbind inflicted by the second boss Krick.
- ! Spirit Walk / Thunderous Paws – removes Shadowbind inflicted by the second boss Krick.
- ! Wind Rush Totem with Jet Stream – removes Shadowbind inflicted by the second boss Krick.
- Cleanse Spirit – removes Curse of Torment inflicted by Quarry Tormentor.
- Spirit Walk - removes Permeating Cold inflicted by Rimebone Coldwraith.
- Spirit Walk - removes Plungegrip inflicted by Plungetalon Gargoyle.
- Spirit Walk / Thunderous Paws - removes Cryoshards inflicted by the first boss Forgemaster Garfrost.
- Wind Rush Totem with Jet Stream - removes Cryoshards inflicted by the first boss Forgemaster Garfrost.
- Wind Rush Totem with Jet Stream - removes Permeating Cold inflicted by Rimebone Coldwraith.
- ? Purge - removes Necromantic Infusion cast by Deathwhisper Necrolyte.
Seat of the Triumvirate
- ! Purge - removes Abyssal Enhancement on Dire Voidbender.
- Earthbind Totem / Earthgrab Totem - prevents Coalesced Void from reaching the first boss Zuraal the Ascended.
- Spirit Walk / Thunderous Paws – removes Chains of Subjugation inflicted by Merciless Subjugator.
- Thunderstorm - prevents Coalesced Void from reaching the first boss Zuraal the Ascended.
- Wind Rush Totem with Jet Stream – removes Chains of Subjugation inflicted by Merciless Subjugator.
Skyreach
- ? Earthbind Totem / Earthgrab Totem - slows Suntalon when they cast Bloodcrazed.
- ? Earthbind Totem / Earthgrab Totem - slows Sunwings on the third boss Rukhran.
- ? Purge - removes Rushing Winds on Arakkoa Outcast Warrior.
- ? Purge - removes Solar Barrier cast by Blinding Sun Priestess.
Windrunner Spire
- ! Cleanse Spirit – removes Curse of Darkness inflicted by the second boss Kalis.
- ? Poison Cleansing Totem – removes Poison Spray inflicted by Creeping Spindleweb.
- ? Purge - removes Bolstering Flames on Territorial Dragonhawk.
- ? Tremor Totem - removes Intimidating Shout inflicted by the third boss Commander Kroluk. Also, this debuff can be avoided.