[HELP] Rotation, Starsurge vs Solar Wrath

[Confusedmoonkin 0]

Hello, there's a certain moment in the balance rotation i'm unsure of, that's whether to prioritize Starsurge or Solar Wrath when you're at 40+ Astral Power and no Empowerment.

Should I cast a base Solar Wrath into Starsurge to reduce GCD, or ignore the GCD, cast the instant Starsurge and continue as usual?

Thanks!

[Hornedbear 0]

My gut tells me to Starsurge, especially if solar wrath is goin to not fully generate the AP. As far as I can tell it's basically all about pumping those starsurges out. Also could use that time in most fights to slightly reposition youself. 

[CerealKiller08 2]

Yeah, def prioritize starsurge, the bulk of our DPS comes from there. We want to generate as much empowerment as possible and starsurge is the only way to be 100% sure that we do.  I usually use Solar Wrath to generate astral power so I can starsurge, and of course toss lunar strike whenever Moonkin procs the insta cast. Also don't forget to shoot lunar strike whenever solar wrath gives you a stack. The biggest mistake I see boomkins make is not spending the empowerments that solar strike and lunar strike generate and then starsurging when they already have 3 empowerments.

 

[Tarazet 144]

Where do you get the idea that using Solar Wrath first will reduce the GCD of Starsurge? It has a 20% chance to give you a Lunar Empowerment to reduce the cast time of your next Lunar Strike, but it doesn't directly impact your haste which is where a reduced GCD would come from. Either way you're going to incur the same GCD, and Starsurge is a higher priority spell as long as you're not overcapping Empowerments.