Detailed Cat-Trinket Analysis

#0 - Sept. 16, 2007, 1:43 p.m.
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This is a rough translation of my post on the German forums. It's more about numbers than words so I hope you don't mind ;p

Spreadsheet=Lolaan's Spreadsheet with standard values of 4589ap and 46,77% crit (raidbuffed). If you're already at hit-cap you can substract the contributed ap values.

Dragonspine Trophy ***pre-nerf!***
Equip: Increases attack power by 40.
Equip: Your melee and ranged attacks have a chance to increase your haste rating by 325 for 10 sec.

Assumption 1,5ppm 325 haste rating = 30.91% @ 70
10/40=0,25=25% of the time active.
0,25*30,91=7,72% white dmg increase
35,59% cat-DPS white damage proportion (spreadsheet )
-> 2,75% increased total damage.
At 1269dps (spreadsheet) = 34,9 more DPS.
appr. = 180ap (spreadsheet)

overall value=40ap + 180ap
220 passive attack power
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Tsunami Talisman
Equip: Improves hit rating by 10 (0.6%).
Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 38 (1.7%).
Equip: Chance on critical hit to increase your attack power by 340 for 10 secs.
Internal 45s cooldown.
Assume 1ppm

10/60=0,166=16% of the time active.
0,16*340=56,66ap

1 crit-rating = 2.249ap (spreadsheet)
38*2.249=85,46ap

1 hit-rating = 3,09ap
10*3,09=30,9ap

overall value = 57ap + 85ap + 31ap
173 passive attack power.
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Madness of the Betrayer
Equip: Improves hit rating by 20 (1.3%).
Equip: Increases attack power by 84.
Equip: Your melee and ranged attacks have a chance allow you to ignore 300 of your enemies' armor for 10 secs.
Assumption 1ppm

10/60=0,16=16% of the time active.
300*0,166=50 passive armor ignore.
1 Armor ignore = 0,34ap (Spreadsheet, scales with gear)
50*0,34=17ap

1 hit-rating = 3,09ap
20*3,09=61,8ap

overall value= 84ap + 17ap + 62ap
163 passive attack power
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Romulo's Poison Vial **caution: almost useless at/near hit-cap**
Equip: Improves hit rating by 35 (2.2%).
Equip: Your melee and ranged attacks have a chance to inject poison into your target dealing 222 to 332 Nature damage.
1,5ppm

1,5/60=0,025pps
277 dmg per procc
0,025*277=6,925 dps
Appr. 35ap (Spreadsheet)


1 hit-rating = 3,09ap
35*3,09=108,15ap

overall value= 35ap + 108ap=
143 passive attack power
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Crystalforged Trinket
Use: Increases attack power by 216 for 10 sec.
Equip: +7 Weapon Damage.
Cooldown: 1 min

7 weapon damage translates into 90ap (spreadsheet)

10/60=0,166=16% of the time active.
0,166*216=36ap passiv.

overall value=90ap + 36ap
126 passive attack power
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Hourglass of the Unraveller
Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 32 (1.4%).
Equip: Chance on critical hit to increase your attack power by 300 for 10 secs.
Internal 45s cooldown. 1ppm

With high critchance the trinket proccs everytime cooldown is ready, every 45 seconds.

10/60=0,16=16% of the time active.
0,16*300=50ap.

1 crit-rating = 2.249ap (Spreadsheet)
32*2.249=71,968ap

overall value = 72ap+50ap
122 passive attack power
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Bloodlust Brooch
Equip: Increases attack power by 72.
Use: Increases attack power by 278 for 20 sec.
Cooldown: 2 min

20/120=0,16=16,66% of the time active.
0,16*278=46,33ap
overall value= 72ap+46,33ap
118 passive attack power.
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Abacus of Violent Odds
Equip: Increases attack power by 64.
Use: Increases haste rating by 260 (24.7%) for 10 sec.
Cooldown: 2 min

10/120=0,0833=8,33% of the time active.
0,0833*24,7=2,05% increased white damage.
35,59% cat-DPS white damage proportion (spreadsheet )
2,05*0,3559=0,7325=0,7% increased total damage.
At 1269dps (Spreadsheet) = 8,79 higher DPS.
appr. 45ap (Spreadsheet)

overall value = 64ap+45ap=
109 passive attack power.
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Ashtongue Talisman of Equilibrium
Equip: Mangle has a 40% chance to grant 140 Strength for 8 sec

Assumption, druid mangles every 12 seconds to maintain the debuff.

8/12=0,66=66% at 40% procc chance 0,66*0,4=0,266=26,6% of the time active.
0,266*140=37,33 passive strength
One point of strength equals dps-increase of 2.71ap (spreadsheet)
37,33*2,71=
101 passive attack power
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Bladefist's Breadth
Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 26 (1.2%).
Use: Increases attack power by 200 for 15 sec.
Cooldown: 1.50 min

15/90=0,16=16,66% of the time active.
0,16*200=33,33 ap

1 crit-rating = 2.249ap (Spreadsheet)
26*2,249=58,4ap

overall value=33ap + 58ap
91 passive attack power
#24 - Sept. 21, 2007, 8:34 p.m.
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This is both informative and useful, therefore I have added this to the Informative and useful Druid threads sticky:

http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=304172583&sid=1

Rocket Science isn't it :P