![]() ![]() ![]() Darkmantle belt vs bloodfang belt = -12.10 dps.Darkmantle bracers vs bloodfang bracers = -10.52 dps.Darkmantle shoulders vs nightslayer shoulders = -10.06 dps.Darkmantle tunic vs bloodfang chest = -9.78 dps.Darkmantle gloves vs nightslayer gloves (with death sting) = -4.61 dps.Darkmantle cap vs bloodfang hood = -3.23 dps.I list the dps losses per piece of Darkmantle so you can pick and choose yourself if you want to sub in different pieces.ĭPS losses per piece of Darkmantle vs P4 BiS: Keep in mind that you don’t have to use the absolute bis Darkmantle 4 combination that I list. I also added in some sims as alliance human (same sim settings) to check if the 3 piece Bloodfang poison bonus changed any results. These sims were done as undead rogue, 90 sec fight, bis enchants, full world buffs + consumables (no Darkmoon Fair) and standard combat daggers. You will roughly see a 12-14ish dps increase as daggers and a 25-26ish dps increase as swords going from p4 to p5 darkmantle set. I ran spreadsheet sims to compare all the main gear combinations for p4 bis vs Darkmantle vs p5 tier 2.5. How good is Darkmantle vs current P4 BiS? ![]() Friendly with Cenarian Circle (silithus).You’ll also want to make sure you have these 2 reputation levels ready (required to get some mats/quest items): It’s also likely you only need 1 signet per group/raid as well) 1x Signet of Beckoning: Fire ( optional, but recommended as you will need to summon dukes until you get the fire duke if you do not have this signet to guarantee the fire duke.Start collecting these items so you’re ready to go when P5 starts: TL DR – Start farming your shadowcraft now if you don’t have all 8 pieces and want to min/max your gear Darkmantle quest materials cheatsheet There’s no skipping to the last quests without doing the first quests. The best pieces of Darkmantle come towards the end, particularly the helmet and the chest. You can’t move on to the next pieces until you finish the quest leading up to it. Unfortunately, the Darkmantle pieces are given in a series of quests that need to be done in order. Wait Sno, why do I want all 8 pieces? Didn’t you say I only need 4 pieces for the proc? You’ll have to head back to UBRS/LBRS/Stratholme/Scholomance and start praying to the RNG gods to be kind. This means if you don’t have all 8/8 pieces of shadowcraft, it’s time to revisit those dungeons again. Ideally you’ll want to collect a full set of Shadowcraft armor because Darkmantle is made through quests that require your Shadowcraft armor as well as certain materials. If you’re a rogue heading into P5, you will want to look at picking up the Darkmantle set not only because it’s an upgrade over Phase 4 BiS, but also because it gives you a ton of flexibility in your gearing as you transition to Anh’Qiraj raid gear in phase 5. It takes your shadowcraft pieces, gives it better stats and lowers the amazing +35 energy proc requirement from 6 pieces down to 4 pieces instead: The Shadowcraft 6 piece proc is so good that it takes almost a full set of tier 1 Nightslayer gear to beat it in average dps gained.ĭarkmantle is Shadowcraft upgraded. Shadowcraft was powerful for 1 simple reason, it had an overpowered 6 piece bonus proc effect.Įnergy is dps to a rogue and Shadowcraft has the amazing 6 piece bonus of giving you +35 energy every time it procs. There’s a good reason why… shadowcraft is making a comeback under a new name – Darkmantle! What is Darkmantle (tier 0.5) and why do I want it?īack in Phase 1 and 2 a lot of rogues discovered the amazing power of our blue dungeon set, known as the Shadowcraft set. Psst… I made a video guide which covers everything here and explains the gear choices and set choices in more detail:Ī lot of people are already preparing for Phase 5. Looking for the phase 5 bis list? Jump straight to it here. ![]()
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