Beast Mastery post-3.0.9 Test Results
February 10th, 2009Patch 3.0.9! Time to fix Beast Mastery!
Well, not quite. As you may know, I want to get back to BM as soon as possible… so first thing I did when I got on after today’s patch was run some Target Dummy tests. First, I ran with my current Survival spec. Then after a couple of attempts, I switched to a Beast Mastery spec.
Some conditions of the tests: My glyphs are spec’d for BM still. I used all my cooldowns whenever I could. Because of how long (or short) it took me to OOM in BM, I still only had time to use BW once. Also, this is taking advantage of the 3/3 in the Sniper Training talent, which isn’t always applicable in raid fights. No kill shots were used.
Brajana & Ambrose VS Heroic Training Dummy
| Attempt/Spec | Time til OOM | Brajana DPS (w/pet) | Moth DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 – Survival | 1:49 | 2173 | 308 |
| 2 – Survival | 1:49 | 2130 | 309 |
| 3 – BM | 1:18 | 1726 | 569 |
| 4 – BM | 1:14 | 1842 | 566 |
| 5 – BM | 1:12 | 1769 | 595 |
As you can see, Survival is still quite the master. More DPS and better mana efficiency. But the numbers for Beast Mastery have improved for sure, most notably pet DPS (as to be expected from the changes).
But is it enough for BM to be viable in a raid environment? I’m sticking with it for tonight’s Naxx-25, and I’ll be sure to update with results when I know how it’s doing!
Related posts:
- Beast Mastery 3.0.2 to 3.0.9 Raid Comparison (with pictures!)
- Switcheroo!
- Giving Survival Another Shot
- A Shot at Survival
- Exciting Changes to BM in Patch 3.1!
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Compared to what I was getting on a target dummy just after 3.0.8, it looks like it’s at least 100DPS more?
Not a huge buff, and still quite a bit under SV, but it’s better than nothing.
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better than nothing true. Let us know how you get on in the raid!