Todays Topic: Is Demonic Pact worth it?
Demonic Pact is a 5 point talent deep in the Demonology tree that will increase your party/raids spellpower by 10% of your spellpower for 10 seconds each time your pet crits.
Sounds good, no?
The buzzkill – Demonic Pact does not stack with Totem of Wrath.
The max rank Totem of Wrath provides the raid with 280 spellpower so in order for anyone in your raid to benefit from Demonic Pact, you’ll need to pack over a whopping 2800 spellpower. If you aren’t decked out in full 25-man Ulduar gear and using nothing but spellpower gems/enchants.. good luck meeting that requirement.
If your raid uses a Shaman but they’re not Elemental, you’re in good shape! Flametongue Totem at max rank only provides 144 spellpower. If you don’t have 1450 spellpower at 80 as a raiding Warlock, it might be time to let go of the 70 epics. I know it’s hard throwing away your Belt of Blasting and your Sunwell badge loot.. and you were probably the same Warlock who showed up for Kara in your Nemesis Raiment.. but it’s time to move on.
Anyway, I digress.
The Million Dollar Question is.. Does your raid use an Elemental Shaman?
If you answered “Yes!”, Demonic Pact is a waste of 5 talent points. If you answered “No =(“, I’d recommend taking it. Now go vend that Mindblade, demon boy!
I’m demo spec’d with about 1/2 Naxx 25 gear and the rest a mix of T7/7.5, Wintergrasp, and heroic gear. I self buff to 2600 spellpower. Add a flask and a spirit buff and 2800+ spellpower is easy.
Thats pretty impressive actually. I’m full 10/25 naxx geared with 1 or 2 heroic pieces and self buff to around 2250. Are you including the bonus from glyph of life tap or trinket procs in to this? The only way I’ve been able to clear that is getting lucky with a Lightweave + trinket + life tap glyph around the same time, otherwise hitting 2600 seems pretty unobtainable without being under hit cap. If you can though, thats impressive.
It doesn’t go off spell power. It goes off of spell damage. If you at least have epic heroic and crafted gear and are demonology specced, you should be at least 2300 spell damage. In 25 man, right now, I’m all 25 naxx geared out and a couple ulduar pieces. It takes into account your full raid buffed spell damage. Fully buffed with flasks and all i’m sitting at about 3250. It takes 10% of that and gives it out to the raid, which comes out to 325 spell power for the raid, not too shabby.