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Hello,

Like before, there have been sim dump threads originally created by Frosted. I have started doing these now instead of Frosted. Below are a bunch of sims I've ran for T22.

I also created a Github repository with all the Simc files, HTML files & batch files used to make this all possible. Feel free to check them out here: https://github.com/Glynnyx/Simc-Files any updates to this thread can be tracked there.

The abbreviations for the Azerite trains can all be found in this script here: https://repl.it/@zulandia/Mage-Azerite-Traits

Without further ado, lets get to the Sims!


Table of contents:

1. Single Target Talents
2. Two Target Talents
3. Four Target Talents
4. Two Target Stat Weights
5. Single Target Stat Weights
6. Four Target Stat Weights
7. Single Target Racials
8. Two Target Racials
9. Four TargetRacials
10. Single Target Weapon Enchants
11. Two Target Weapon Enchants
12. Four Target Weapon Enchants
13. Single Target Azerite Traits
14. Two Target Azerite Traits
15. Four Target Azerite Traits
16. Single Target Potions
17. Two Target Potions
18. Four Target Potions
19. Single Target Foods
20. Two Target Foods
21. Four Target Foods

how were the sims for sephuz done btw? w/proc or baseline?

how were the sims for sephuz done btw? w/proc or baseline?

Just baseline no proc. If you were to add sephuz proc to these every sephuz profile would be top.

Thanks for the reply and all the work you've done, very helpful since i bounce between all three specs on fights

Is anyone using sephuz over shard? Shard Sims well in a perfect world, and most fights will allow 3 heroism casts. In a real world, factoring mechanics, movement and player error... sephuz only Sims 50k less and there a few fights where it can be procced.. thoughts?

Is anyone using sephuz over shard? Shard Sims well in a perfect world, and most fights will allow 3 heroism casts. In a real world, factoring mechanics, movement and player error... sephuz only Sims 50k less and there a few fights where it can be procced.. thoughts?

Sephuz seems really nice on High Command, Hasabel, and Eonar, but Shard is likely preferable on the rest. Could maybe run Sephuz on Argus but it's a bit iffy.

first of all, thank you very much for the awesome work!

Legendary discussion: Whell there are fights that lasts shorter than 5 minutes and you use lust in execute phase like first boss. I dont see the value of running shard on that boss because most likeley the boss dies before the 2nd lust has ended and you are not allowed to use the 2nd lust on a fresh iv.
Beeing doomed to run 2p4p (or having increadibly high offpieces) we don't really have many options to run in this scenario.
- Helm: Destroys 2p4p
- Belt: relatively weak
- Sephuz: basically a statstick when you cant procc it
- Prydaz: statstick + surviveability

which would be your choice ? you go for a different build ?

first of all, thank you very much for the awesome work!

Legendary discussion: Whell there are fights that lasts shorter than 5 minutes and you use lust in execute phase like first boss. I dont see the value of running shard on that boss because most likeley the boss dies before the 2nd lust has ended and you are not allowed to use the 2nd lust on a fresh iv.
Beeing doomed to run 2p4p (or having increadibly high offpieces) we don't really have many options to run in this scenario.
- Helm: Destroys 2p4p
- Belt: relatively weak
- Sephuz: basically a statstick when you cant procc it
- Prydaz: statstick + surviveability

which would be your choice ? you go for a different build ?

the helm plus shard is REALLY close to shard/bracers with 2pc/4pc vs 4pc +helm

whell the question was, what to wear instead of shard when you basically only get 1.5 lusts in 1 iv total. Shard+Head has the same problem

whell the question was, what to wear instead of shard when you basically only get 1.5 lusts in 1 iv total. Shard+Head has the same problem

oh my bad lol, it seems like in that situation you would want to go the highest simming paired legendary that doesn't have shard? or use sephuz in place of shard if you can proc it

Is it better to use a 200 secondary stat Gem than a 200 int Gem? When i watch the stats Weights it is better to use it. Isn't it?

anywhere to get the stat weights of the void and light crucible talents? Trying to put all the info in to the addon. Thanks

anywhere to get the stat weights of the void and light crucible talents? Trying to put all the info in to the addon. Thanks

You can find that pinned in the mage discord, here's a link. It was posted by Frosted.

I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, but I can't decipher many of the legendaries that are listed in the guide above.

For example what is Shard_CmS_Helm? Can you help me decipher the code?

Shard of Exodar Ring and the Shattered Fragments of Sindrigosa Helm (it casts CoMet Storm).

Is there a Ray of Frost build with Chronos Shard?

first of all, thank you very much for the awesome work!

Legendary discussion: Whell there are fights that lasts shorter than 5 minutes and you use lust in execute phase like first boss. I dont see the value of running shard on that boss because most likeley the boss dies before the 2nd lust has ended and you are not allowed to use the 2nd lust on a fresh iv.
Beeing doomed to run 2p4p (or having increadibly high offpieces) we don't really have many options to run in this scenario.
- Helm: Destroys 2p4p
- Belt: relatively weak
- Sephuz: basically a statstick when you cant procc it
- Prydaz: statstick + surviveability

which would be your choice ? you go for a different build ?

This is my problem, and it stems from how long do we hang on to 2pc t20? I see it's contributing 3-4% dps if I look at my logs through wowanalyzer. How much stats do I need to gain to make up for that 3-4% dps. Since I started my mage late, I didn't get lucky with wf/tf procs from t20, so they're base ilvl of 915.

I have helm or Sephuz to swap to if I can't get full use of my own TW from Shard. I've been swapping to Sephuz since the stats are basically identical and I gain 2% Haste from the passive effect for now.

i have a conundrum on my hands regarding relics, currently in ebonchill i have:

rime of the spirit realm 965:
let it go
master of shadows
obsidian lance

miniturized cosmic beacon 960:
orbital strike
refractive shell
obsidian lance

cruelty of dantalionax 975:
let it go
refractive shell
frozen veins

my issue is i have a heroic baseline Thu'rayn lash from varimathras as an arcane relic and the crucible was kind to me with this one and gave me refractive shell and let it go (it has obsidian lance as it's baseline trait), i'm curious if i should lose 15 ilvls on my current arcane relic (3 on weapon) with only the baseline trait being different or just leave things as is and wait for a higher ilvl arcane relic to take this spot (dunno if i will get this lucky with crucible traits again however).

sims aren't helping cos they show pretty much an equal value, just want some feedback from others what they would do.

Until about yesterday, all I'd seen regarding BFA Frost was that we'd be going Glacial Spike for ST and Bone Chilling was making a come back because of the loss of the ebonchill traits.

The updates to this post seem to indicate otherwise, with TV / Lonely Winter still being the best choices for those talents.

Did something change recently for this to happen?

Until about yesterday, all I'd seen regarding BFA Frost was that we'd be going Glacial Spike for ST and Bone Chilling was making a come back because of the loss of the ebonchill traits.

The updates to this post seem to indicate otherwise, with TV / Lonely Winter still being the best choices for those talents.

Did something change recently for this to happen?

As mentioned on reply to my own post, this thread is simmed on prepatch. It keeps in mind your legendaries, high stat values and tier bonusses where as my post is aimed at actual BfA, giving a rough idea of Uldir and preraid.