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Comment by 165519

Similar to the Warrior's 'Overpower' but instead of being able to use it after a dodge, this one is for after a Crit, very nice.

Comment by 201281

Reactive abilities like this seem to have no other use other than being macro'd into a flat dps increase. I doubt most people will actually bother to check/react on their critical strikes (other than spamming the chat with "omg guys I just critted for X damage!")

Comment by 182073

frost people save the runic power for frost strike

Comment by Tiamazzo

I just got the spell it it seems more like an On Next Attack then an Instant.

It also does way more then 65% weapon damage. My normal white hits are around 500, and I've had this hit for 1400. Also doesn't seem to be proccing off crits like it says. I've had it proc off a non crit Icy Touch and have crit with Plague Strike several times with no proc.

Comment by 230590

basically overpower for DKs that also procs off enemy parries, except 20 runic power is a bit more expensive than 5 rage lol, but shouldnt be a problem

not sure why they have such an odd formula for the bonus damage, but there is a simpler one that they should show

Strike the target for 200% weapon damage plus . Only usable after an attack is dodged or parried. Can't be dodged, blocked, or parried.

Comment by 244459

It seems to me that the above posters are saying it activates after you dodge or parry while the tooltip seems to say that it is available are your attacks are dodged or parried which to me is a big difference.

Comment by 106872

the tooltip unfortunately is ambiguous...it states (as of this writing) "after an attack is dodged or parried" hard to tell which direction this goes. But I'd say that based on what other skills have in their tooltips, its on your dodge and parry. Here's the tool tip from overpower as an example:

"Instantly overpower the enemy, causing weapon damage. Only useable after the target dodges. The Overpower cannot be blocked, dodged or parried." (italics added)

Of course, you also have the tooltip from Revenge, which further adds to the confusion:
"Revenge is only usable after the warrior blocks, dodges or parries an attack."

Hence the ambiguity of the tip, but i'm sure time and testing will tell :) im betting on your dodge/parry, which IMO is way better...our dodge/parry chances are going to be sky high compared to a mobs.

Comment by 2OfDiamonds

It wouldn't be a good idea to macro it to damage abilities, especially for Unholy DK's, because you'd end up running dry on Runic Power when you needed to refresh Unholy Blight.

i dont think it will be that bad tbh (dont have it myself, just got 60) cos you have plague strike with dirge to generate alot of runic power, and unless you have no hit and expertise on your gear, there should not be too many dodges/misses/parries.

this will just be extra damage, in case you do miss you can make up the damage/threat with this and whatever you have macroed in with it.

Comment by 65521

This is ridiculous for PvP against dual wielders or pets (try and keep the pet in front of you). Hits harder than obliterate, and with Blade Barrier it's just downright nuts.

Comment by 91600

I can confirm that this ability is ready to be used only after you dodge/parry an attack.

Comment by cranial

So, this will be pretty useless it seems for a DK unless you are tanking. Since, you will not be dodging or parrying any attacks if you are dpsing (assuming that you don't pull aggro).
I hope that this works both ways, ie. for both attacks dodged and parried by the mob and the DK, otherwise this will be nigh useless to dps builds.

Comment by 134451

What's the icon number?

Comment by 252180

This ability hits for more than obliterate on my 71 DK, I've gotten crits over 3800 when unholy strength and my trinket are up

DK=awesome 11k hp and 3800 crits at lvl 71, yes please!

Comment by 11715

Only it activates when YOU dodge or parry, not the enemy. It simply transforms your next white hit in a very damaging yellow hit.

Comment by 104695

Having this ability macro'd would leave you RPstarving. And even though it's off GCD, it shouldn't be used like a passive increase in damage.
However while it does deal high damage, it is wise to spare RP in PvP battles.

As been said, it has a glitch that causes it to use up runic power when you activate it, not when it hits.

This procs of you dodging or parrying an attack, benefiting alot from the Blood talent Blade Barrier.
The damage is large but as far as I can see, it is not affected by any talent on it's own, only such talents that increases all damage or critical chance.

The damage is essentially as much damage as a normal critical strike, the fact that it cannot be blocked, parried or dodged makes it perfect for both tanking, grinding and PvP.

When dpsing I have been told that it could be used after Blade Barrier is up to taunt a mob just to get it enabled, however I strongly suggest not to do this during an heroicrun.

Comment by Wint

I absolutely love it when stupid shadow priests or warlocks send their pets on me. Talking about instagib... not that I have problems with locks or priests anyway. BOOM 7K CRIT... and I happen to parry quite often.

Comment by BloodyangelNeige

i have seen this in pvp while lvling my shaman crit me for 5250 (111 overkill) i hope they intend to fix it slightly so that it doesnt 1 shot me from half hp >.>

Comment by 111622

"Can't be dodge, blocked, or parried." Haha yes it can, mobs ALWAYS dodge this.

Comment by 220446

Actually, it does not work like Overpower or Revenge, in that it is not an Instant attack, but rather on the next auto-attack. So it functions most like Heroic Strike. It procs when you parry, but you can't immediate 'use' it.

Comment by Paramud

Wasn't this originally in one of the talent trees?

Comment by Triskel

I'm thinking this would be really easier to use if it was used like Death Coil. Maybe not as forgotten. I mean, you'd still have to dodge, etc. to make it active, but rather than making it set off on your next attack, it'd just be another strike.

Comment by 233721

For people Dual Wielding, does RS take into consideration the off-hand weapon or only the main hand?

Comment by Abomb

with the change in 3.2.2 where, like deahauq said it will work with both MH and OH weapon. considering how hard it hits dual wielding in pvp and using this would it very if in correct can anyone do some theory crafting about this matter?

Comment by Supahtoons

Patch 3.3.0

Rune Strike: Threat generated by this ability increased by approximately 17%.

Now you can really yell at your DK tank for losing aggro!

Comment by frmorrison

Patch 3.3 gave this change: Threat generated by this ability increased by approximately 17%, so the ability gives about 175% of the damage as threat.

I didn't see mention of the Glyph of Rune Strike (increases its chance to crit by 10%). That is a potent tool to increase a DK's threat generation, since damage = threat.

Comment by 351151

The mechanic works in that you get two swings with Threat of Thassarian when dual wielding. You swing once with your main hand for full damage, and then roll a second swing with your offhand for reduced damage (modifiable with talents, Nerves of Cold Steel). It rolls twice to hit as a yellow attack (even though it takes advantage of Blood Caked Blade and Necrosis).

The additional hits from BCB and Necrosis ARE avoidable by the mob, but the base RS is not. The additional hits from BCB and Necrosis are not modified by the RS threat coefficient. They are just bonus damage with normal threat. (with two rolls to hit when DW, one for MH and its damage, one for OH and its damage). Essentially 6 'attacks' for the price of 1 RS proc. This means more opportunity for damage. But make sure you have expertise, because it also gives the mob 6 chances to proc a 'parry haste' - potentially lots of free swings on you!

About Threat of Thassarian, it makes your special abilities come from two separate attacks. Some implications... If you proc a runeforging like Cinderglacier, when Dual Wielding, attacks like Frost Strike will consume both charges of +20% damage *(as two attacks, on one button mash). Which somewhat gimps that runeforge for DW, especially at 1.5ppm.

The Runforge for Razorice will proc and stack off both hands (in fact, DW is really the only way get it to proc to the full 10%). The additional damage from Razorice will apply as bonus frost damage on top of RS, but does not buff the base damage of RS. Nor does it get benefit of the RS threat coefficient. The extra frost damage threat is just normal dps threat - no additional coefficent. So sadly, Razorice is not a way to pump threat on your Runestrike (taking advantage of DPS talents in the frost tree). The bonus damage on the offhand of razorice is based (nicely) on the Mainhand weapon, even though delivered from the offhand (thank-you ElitistJerks research). Razorice is still a good way to pump Frost strike and Howling Blast on DW, (but it's lousy with slow 2-H because the proc doesnt happen fast enough to stack, before the buff wears out).

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Rune Strike

Rune Strike

20 Runic Power	Melee Range

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Strike the target for 150% weapon damage plus (150 * Attack power * 10 / 10000). Only usable after the Death Knight dodges or parries. Can't be dodged, blocked, or parried. This attack causes a high amount of threat.

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School

Physical

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Dispel type

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GCD category

n/a

Cost

20 Runic Power

Range

5 yards (Combat)

Cast time

Instant

Cooldown

n/a

GCD

0 seconds

Effect #1

Deal Weapon Damage (AP mod: 0.1)
PVP Multiplier: 1

Effect #2

Weapon Damage - %
Value: 151 (AP mod: 0.1)
PVP Multiplier: 1

Effect #3

Dummy
Value: 11
PVP Multiplier: 1
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On next swing (players)
Is Ability
Do Not Sheath
Cannot be dodged, parried or blocked
Initiates Combat (Enabled Auto-Attack)
Discount Power On Miss
Requires main hand weapon
Combat Feedback When Usable

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