Outlaw opener with legendary bracers

[Edrandolph 0]

Hey guys,

I've recently gotten the legendary bracers. I've worked Between the Eyes into my rotation and have gotten used to holding the bracers buff for a blunderbuss proc. My question is the opening sequence. 

 

1. Cast  Marked for Death on the boss 10 seconds before the pull if no short lifespan adds will spawn in the opener.
2. Cast  Roll the Bones at 2 seconds before the countdown.
3. Use  Potion of the Old War potion.
4. Cast  Ambush.
5. Cast  Ghostly Strike.
6. If  Bloodlust is up, cast  Saber Slash (otherwise skip this Saber Slash).
7. Activate  Adrenaline Rush.
8. Cast  Saber Slash.
9. If your current  Roll the Bones is 1 of or any combination of  True Bearing,  Shark Infested Waters,  Jolly Roger, or  Grand Melee, then cast  Run Through. If not, instead cast  Roll the Bones.
10. Pool Energy until ~60 and activate  Curse of the Dreadblades.
11. Alternate between  Saber Slash and  Run Through. Only spend your  Opportunity procs if you have insufficient Energy to cast  Saber Slash.
12. With your last  Saber Slash during  Curse of the Dreadblades you should reroll if you have only a single buff.
13. Keep re-rolling until you have 2 buffs or  True Bearing.

 

If I roll the right buffs at step 9 should I be casting Between the Eyes instead of Run Through? Or should I just open normally and then work Between the Eyes into my rotation after Curse of the Dreadblades is on cooldown? 

 

Any help is greatly appreciated, Thanks guys. 

 

Edited December 16, 2016 by Edrandolph

[MrEdren 114]

5 hours ago, Edrandolph said:

Hey guys,

I've recently gotten the legendary bracers. I've worked Between the Eyes into my rotation and have gotten used to holding the bracers buff for a blunderbuss proc. My question is the opening sequence. 

 

1. Cast  Marked for Death on the boss 10 seconds before the pull if no short lifespan adds will spawn in the opener.
2. Cast  Roll the Bones at 2 seconds before the countdown.
3. Use  Potion of the Old War potion.
4. Cast  Ambush.
5. Cast  Ghostly Strike.
6. If  Bloodlust is up, cast  Saber Slash (otherwise skip this Saber Slash).
7. Activate  Adrenaline Rush.
8. Cast  Saber Slash.
9. If your current  Roll the Bones is 1 of or any combination of  True Bearing,  Shark Infested Waters,  Jolly Roger, or  Grand Melee, then cast  Run Through. If not, instead cast  Roll the Bones.
10. Pool Energy until ~60 and activate  Curse of the Dreadblades.
11. Alternate between  Saber Slash and  Run Through. Only spend your  Opportunity procs if you have insufficient Energy to cast  Saber Slash.
12. With your last  Saber Slash during  Curse of the Dreadblades you should reroll if you have only a single buff.
13. Keep re-rolling until you have 2 buffs or  True Bearing.

 

If I roll the right buffs at step 9 should I be casting Between the Eyes instead of Run Through? Or should I just open normally and then work Between the Eyes into my rotation after Curse of the Dreadblades is on cooldown? 

 

Any help is greatly appreciated, Thanks guys. 

 

My $0.02

*I would say yes, go and ahead and hit BTE first to get the CD going.  More uses = better

*I personally don't waste Old War pots on the opener UNLESS I get 3 or 6 rolls.  Otherwise I use Prolonged Power to keep things afloat until I get a better roll

Edit: I don't really know what the drop to 300% is going to do to the value of BTE\PS yet, but I'm not really optimistic that it will remain much of a dps increase.

Edited December 16, 2016 by MrEdren