5.4 new pets
Posted: July 17th, 2013, 4:02 pm
I could have sworn there was a thread for this already, but I couldn't find it. Here's some links and grades.
[url=http://ptr.wowdb.com/npcs/71942-aspect-of-xuen]Aspect of Xu'en[/url]
This guy is nifty. Spirit Claws with Moonfire jumps out as a natural high-damage setup, and Vengeance could be decent, but the really nasty potential here is Prowl+Feed. Feed deals 20 and heals 20, a swing of 40 health. With Prowl, this is going to be another silly case of stacking multipliers, on the level of FFF. Let's assume Lil Xuen has 292 power, the same as the speed breed FFF:
FFF did 2.5*2.25*(20+292) damage with Wind-Up + Supercharge (or Prowl), which is 1755.
Lil Xuen does 2.5*(20+292) = 780 damage, PLUS 780 heal. It's split between damage and health and so is not a one-shot, but the swing in health is very comparable to FFF (and only takes 2 actions, not 3 like FFF). Also, if you use it under half health with the Beast racial up, then it's 975 damage + 975 heal.
Grade: A+++ (should not go live like this)
[url=http://ptr.wowdb.com/npcs/72462-aspect-of-chi-ji#related:learns]Aspect of Chi-Ji[/url]
Deflection + Feign Death is a lot of avoidance, but neither ability buys you any extra turns and the opponent isn't going to care how much you avoid because the damage you do back will be below average. Also, the priority on Deflection is really wasted on a flyer: this would be much better as Dodge. Tranquility + Feign Death could be nifty as a way to heal another pet, but the numbers on Tranquility make this still a fairly average play.
Grade: C- (maybe I'd play it in a theme team)
[url=http://ptr.wowdb.com/npcs/72463-aspect-of-yulon#related:learns]Aspect of Yu'lon[/url]
Looks awesome, but her moveset is a real jumble. Jadefire Lightning looks interesting as a higher-than-usual AoE, and would make a very durable and annoying AoEer with Emerald Presence plus Life Exchange--but the 1 round cd in slot 1 makes it impossible to use without becoming cooldown-locked. Life Exchange plus a shield could be pretty strong: the shield reduces incoming damage and helps pick the right time to use Life Exchange, and lower incoming damage makes the stolen health worth more. Celestial Blessing could also be a lovely setup move for your next pet, depending where the numbers end up, but it's exclusive with the shield. So there's a few decent possibilities, but nothing glaringly powerful.
Grade: B (going to play around with it)
[url=http://ptr.wowdb.com/npcs/72464-aspect-of-niuzao#related:learns]Aspect of Niuzao[/url]
This guy really needs a better slot 1 attack: Trample is terrible when everyone plays low health/high power pets, and Horn Attack will leave you cooldown-locked (and is probably not going to get you any turns since there's no way he's a speed breed). Dominance+Head Butt will probably hurt, but nothing like Prowl+Feed, and it doesn't justify taking 2 slots, unless Dominance has such a high number attached that it's overpowered. The Niuzao's Charge+Wish moveset might be more interesting: Charge with beast passive would be a nice chunk of damage, and Wish might be enough healing to let the cooldowns wind down to do it again. But this isn't going to be overwhelmingly strong, and the slot 1 drags him down considerably.
Grade: C+ (would be B+ with a decent slot 1)
[url=http://ptr.wowdb.com/npcs/71942-aspect-of-xuen]Aspect of Xu'en[/url]
This guy is nifty. Spirit Claws with Moonfire jumps out as a natural high-damage setup, and Vengeance could be decent, but the really nasty potential here is Prowl+Feed. Feed deals 20 and heals 20, a swing of 40 health. With Prowl, this is going to be another silly case of stacking multipliers, on the level of FFF. Let's assume Lil Xuen has 292 power, the same as the speed breed FFF:
FFF did 2.5*2.25*(20+292) damage with Wind-Up + Supercharge (or Prowl), which is 1755.
Lil Xuen does 2.5*(20+292) = 780 damage, PLUS 780 heal. It's split between damage and health and so is not a one-shot, but the swing in health is very comparable to FFF (and only takes 2 actions, not 3 like FFF). Also, if you use it under half health with the Beast racial up, then it's 975 damage + 975 heal.
Grade: A+++ (should not go live like this)
[url=http://ptr.wowdb.com/npcs/72462-aspect-of-chi-ji#related:learns]Aspect of Chi-Ji[/url]
Deflection + Feign Death is a lot of avoidance, but neither ability buys you any extra turns and the opponent isn't going to care how much you avoid because the damage you do back will be below average. Also, the priority on Deflection is really wasted on a flyer: this would be much better as Dodge. Tranquility + Feign Death could be nifty as a way to heal another pet, but the numbers on Tranquility make this still a fairly average play.
Grade: C- (maybe I'd play it in a theme team)
[url=http://ptr.wowdb.com/npcs/72463-aspect-of-yulon#related:learns]Aspect of Yu'lon[/url]
Looks awesome, but her moveset is a real jumble. Jadefire Lightning looks interesting as a higher-than-usual AoE, and would make a very durable and annoying AoEer with Emerald Presence plus Life Exchange--but the 1 round cd in slot 1 makes it impossible to use without becoming cooldown-locked. Life Exchange plus a shield could be pretty strong: the shield reduces incoming damage and helps pick the right time to use Life Exchange, and lower incoming damage makes the stolen health worth more. Celestial Blessing could also be a lovely setup move for your next pet, depending where the numbers end up, but it's exclusive with the shield. So there's a few decent possibilities, but nothing glaringly powerful.
Grade: B (going to play around with it)
[url=http://ptr.wowdb.com/npcs/72464-aspect-of-niuzao#related:learns]Aspect of Niuzao[/url]
This guy really needs a better slot 1 attack: Trample is terrible when everyone plays low health/high power pets, and Horn Attack will leave you cooldown-locked (and is probably not going to get you any turns since there's no way he's a speed breed). Dominance+Head Butt will probably hurt, but nothing like Prowl+Feed, and it doesn't justify taking 2 slots, unless Dominance has such a high number attached that it's overpowered. The Niuzao's Charge+Wish moveset might be more interesting: Charge with beast passive would be a nice chunk of damage, and Wish might be enough healing to let the cooldowns wind down to do it again. But this isn't going to be overwhelmingly strong, and the slot 1 drags him down considerably.
Grade: C+ (would be B+ with a decent slot 1)