amilee wrote:Yes it is. Kiril's proc doesn't make up for the higher weapon dps and the "normal" secondary stats of a higher iLvl Spire. So the order is simply H Kiril > H Spire > N Kiril > N Spire > LFR Kiril (there is no LFR Spire). And while it's fun to be the "big cat" with Kiril I'm happy that with Spire there's one source less of the "more powerful spell already present"-failure when trying to reapply Rip. If you end up sometime with a Kiril and a higher iLvl Spire you can start the fight with Kiril and as soon as the proc kicks in you swap to Spire - since this usually happens quite fast and the proc-buff stays on you even after swapping weapons this is a dps increase. Be sure though to have Kiril equipped already 50s+ pre pull because of the ICD of the proc.
While to my knowledge all of this information is correct, I would suggest you hold off on manuevers such as this (bolded text) until you get your paws underneath you a little more. While things can certainly
can go wrong, and therefore
will go wrong if
our old friend Murphy has anything to say about it, there is actually another reason for potentially passing on this strategy.
Generally speaking feral cats are not a GCD-capped spec, which is both a blessing and a curse. The upsides to this include such luxuries as the ability to rez in combat, rebuff team members, innervate, CC, or even swap weapons while suffering virtually nonexistent losses in damage. The downside centers on a smaller tolerance for error compared to other specs; Since we use abilities less often, we have to make them count that much more when we do. The beginning of an encounter emphasizes this tremendously, as you have no SR up, no Rake up, no Mangle up, no Rip or FF up, with precisely zero combo points at your disposal to remedy the situation. Globals are most assuredly at a premium and likely to remain such until you find yourself a considerable ways through the first Berserk.
Having said that, at the end of the day a damage increase is a damage increase so long as the math is there to back it up and you're confident that your execution is accurate enough and consistent enough to keep the standard deviation reasonable. I would imagine that a plan such as this one would likely net you very small gains at the end of any 5+ minute fight when it works perfectly. Conversely, should the same strategy go awry you will almost certainly have spent the entire previous minute of the fight with a suboptimal weapon before you realize your error once Kiril starts to proc for a second cycle.
Honestly the damage lost from such an episode probably isn't so large as for anyone else to even notice until you mention your error personally. The more likely problem would be compounding your mistake into a bigger issue because you were trying to fix your weapons instead of keeping your head in the game. Let's just say Ultraxion's Fading Light comes to mind. Explaining why a combat rez had to be wasted on you 45 seconds into a fight is never enjoyable.
Take your time, learn as much as you can about the rudimentary aspects of kitty DPS before attempting to perform out-of-the-box tactics when you are progression raiding. If you want to toy with ideas like this just for grins in the raid finder or a BH pug I'd say knock yourself out.