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Poster: Drahmin at 1/22/2006 4:53:29 AM PST
Subject: Compendium of 2h weapons and SoC dps
   Which two-hand weapon is better for your paladin? The answer is not always easy when you take Seal of Command (SoC) into account.

Many elements have an impact on SoC dps : Weapon speed (the slower, the better), weapon dps (the higher, the better), weapon special attributes (Agi, str, attack power, %crit), total attack power, total %crit and spellpower.

So I decided to calculate SoC dps for every 2h weapons with over 50 dps usable by paladins (Maces, Swords, Axes, Polearms).

The calculations were made for a paladin with the following stats :

  • 800 attack power
  • 15% chance to crit
  • 140 spellpower (Judgement of the Crusader)
  • +stats (crit%, agi, str, attack, spellpower) on the weapons are included. (procs are not)
  • ** means the weapon has an uncalculated proc or effect that can potentially increases SoC dps.

    Here are the results :

    Rank, Name				SoC DPS
    
    1. Grand Marshal's Claymore 54.5
    2. Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros 53.1
    3. Ashkandi, Greatsword 52.5
    4. Barb of the Sand Reaver (new) 51.8
    4. Zin'rokh, Destroyer of Worlds 50.0
    5. The Unstoppable Force 48.8
    6. Hammer of Ji'zhi 48.5
    7. Herald of Woe 47.8
    8. Spinal Reaper 47.6
    9. Bonereaver's Edge** 47.6
    10. Drake Talon Cleaver 47.4
    11. Gri'lek's Carver** 47.1
    12. Crystal Spiked Maul 46.9
    13. Draconic Maul 46.8
    14. Sulfuron Hammer 46.7
    15. The Untamed Blade** 45.9
    16. Arcanite Reaper 45.9
    17. Obsidian Edged Blade** 45.6
    18. Hammer of the Titans** 45.1
    19. Stonecutting Glaive 44.1
    20. Earthshaker 44.1
    21. Halberd of Smiting 44.1
    22. Malown's Slam** 43.7
    23. Draconic Avenger 43.3
    24. Ice Barbed Spear 43.3
    25. Darkstone Claymore 43.2
    26. Dreadforge Retaliator 43.2
    27. Jeklik's Crusher 43.2
    28. Pitchfork of Madness** 42.7
    29. Twig of the World Tree 42.6
    30. Nightfall 42.0
    31. Blackhand Doomsaw 41.3
    32. Peacemaker 40.7
    33. Tigule's Harpoon** 40.6
    34. Warblade of Caer Darrow 40.2
    35. Kang the Decapitator 40.1
    36. Gravestone War Axe 39.9
    37. Barbarous Blade 39.7
    38. Fist of Omokk 39.7
    39. Seeping Willow** 39.2
    40. Frightskull Shaft 39.1
    41. Typhoon 38.7
    42. Shadowstrike 38.7
    43. Thunderstrike 38.7
    44. Ta'Kierthan Songblade 38.6
    45. Finkle's Lava Dredger 39.7
    46. Unyielding Maul 37.8
    47. Bonecrusher 37.5
    48. Malicious Axe 37.3
    49. Shimmering Plat Warhammer 37.1
    50. Zulian Stone Axe 36.3
    51. Arcanite Champion** 36.0
    52. Treant's Bane 35.7
    53. Runeblade of Baron Rivendare 35.4
    54. Monstrous Glaive 34.8
    55. Chillpike 33.5
    56. Doombringer 33.3
    57. Hammer of the Grand Crusader 32.9
    58. Destiny** 31.8
    59. Sul'thraze the Lasher 31.4
    60. Blackblade of Shahram 29.9
    61. Blackfury 29.6
    62. Relentless Scythe 29.2
    63. Demonshear 28.7
    64. Blade of Hanna 28.3
    65. Brain Hacker 27.2
    66. The Needler 27.2
    67. Barovian Family Sword 26.3


    .

    Calculations were also made with higher or lower crit%/attack power but the results (the weapons hierarchy) were almost identical so I decided not to post them.

    There's a similar post for 1h weapons that also compares SoC dps with SoR dps and it can be found here : https://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-paladin&t=771744&p=1&tmp=1#post771744

    And for those who are wondering how SoC dps calculations are made, here's the formula :

    Formula to calculate SoC dps :

    ((Damage range ((weapon dps + attack power dps) * weapon attack speed) * 0.70 * 7 ppm ) / 60 seconds) * 1+crit%

    Here's the exemple of The Unstoppable Force :

    Weapon dps : 61.4
    Attack power dps (Assuming the paladin has 800ap) : (800+38)/14 : 59.86
    Weapon attack speed : 3.8
    Crit% (assuming the paladin has 15% crit) : 15% + 2% : 17%
    Spellpower : 140 (Judgement of the crusader)

    ((((61.4+59.86)*3.8) * 0.70 * 7) / 60)*1.17

    =44.02

    +Calculation of +spellpower SoC dps :

    =((Spellpower*0.29)*7)/60

    =((140*0.29)*7)/60

    =4.74

    final results

    =44.02+4.74

    =48.76

    Edit : I will add, like suggested by McHammar, a list that also included physical damage (with 25% damage reduction from armor). But keep in mind that this isn't an exact hierachy of the best weapons. For that, I'd need to calculate procs (And I can't do that, even if I wanted to!).
    To be fair, I'd also need to calculate physical dps with different stats setup and/or physical damage reduction. (again, I won't do that, it would be endless). Another thing I did not consider is the effect of vengeance, I'm trying to figure out a way to calculate it and If I find something worth posting, I'll keep you updated.

    But even in its current form, the list gives a pretty good idea of the best paladin weapons for SoC. The calculations were made for a paladin with the following stats :

  • 800 attack power
  • 15% chance to crit
  • 140 spellpower (Judgement of the Crusader)
  • +stats (crit%, agi, str, attack, spellpower) on the weapons are included. (procs are not)
  • 25% damage reduction from armor
  • * means the weapon has an uncalculated proc or effet that can potentially increase weapon total dps
  • ** means the weapon has an uncalculated proc or effect that can potentially increases SoC dps.


    1. Ashkandi, Greatsword 		52.5		125.2		177.7
    
    2. Grand Marshal's Claymore 54.5 120.3 174.8
    3. Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnaros* 53.1 120.1 173.2
    4. Barb of the Sand Reaver 51.8 116.9 168.8
    5. Herald of Woe 47.8 116.4 164.2
    6. Spinal Reaper 47.6 115.8 163.4
    7. Bonereaver's Edge** 47.6 115.7 163.3
    8. Drake Talon Cleaver* 47.4 115.3 162.7
    9. Hammer of Ji'zhi 48.5 112.1 160.6
    10. Zin'rokh, Destroyer of Worlds 50.0 109.4 159.5
    11. The Untamed Blade** 45.9 111.3 157.3
    12. Draconic Maul 46.8 110.4 157.2
    13. Obsidian Edged Blade** 45.6 110.3 155.8
    14. The Unstoppable Force 48.8 106.4 155.2
    15. Draconic Avenger 43.3 110.6 153.9
    16. Sulfuron Hammer* 46.7 104.1 150.8
    17. Nightfall 42.0 107.1 149.1
    18. Fist of Cenarius 45.5 103.3 148.7
    19. Earthshaker 44.1 103.3 147.4
    20. Halberd of Smiting* 44.1 103.3 147.4
    21. Gri'lek's Carver** 47.1 99.7 146.8
    22. Crystal Spiked Maul 46.9 99.4 146.3
    23. Typhoon 38.7 107.5 146.2
    24. Finkle's Lava Dredger 39.2 109.0 148.2
    25. Arcanite Reaper 45.9 99.5 145.4
    26. Hammer of the Titans** 45.1 97.5 142.6
    27. Pitchfork of Madness** 42.7 99.7 142.4
    28. Stonecutting Glaive 44.1 97.7 141.8
    29. Ice Barbed Spear 43.3 98.3 141.5
    30. Darkstone Claymore 43.2 98.2 141.5
    31. Jeklik's Crusher* 43.2 98.0 141.2
    32. Treant's Bane 35.7 105.4 141.1
    33. Tigule's Harpoon** 40.6 99.7 140.3
    34. Barbarous Blade 39.7 100.3 140.0
    35. Zulian Stone Axe 36.3 103.4 139.7
    36. Shadowstrike* 38.7 100.5 139.2
    37. Thunderstrike* 38.7 100.5 139.2
    38. Warblade of Caer Darrow 40.2 98.8 139.0
    39. Dreadforge Retaliator 43.2 95.5 138.7
    40. Blackfury 29.6 108.5 138.1
    41. Malown's Slam** 43.7 94.2 137.9
    42. Bonecrusher 37.5 100.2 137.7
    43. Peacemaker 40.7 97.0 137.7
    44. Blackhand Doomsaw* 41.3 95.9 137.1
    45. Fist of Omokk 39.7 97.2 136.9
    46. Twig of the World Tree 42.6 93.9 136.4
    47. Runeblade of Baron Rivendare 35.4 100.6 136.0
    48. Gravestone War Axe* 39.9 95.1 135.0
    49. Seeping Willow** 39.2 95.8 134.9
    50. Malicious Axe 37.3 96.5 133.8
    51. Shimmering Plat Warhammer* 37.1 95.8 132.8
    52. Unyielding Maul 37.8 95.0 132.8
    53. Ta'Kierthan Songblade 38.6 94.2 132.8
    54. Frightskull Shaft* 39.1 92.8 131.8
    55. Arcanite Champion** 36.0 95.7 131.7
    56. Blade of Hanna 28.3 103.1 131.4
    57. Blackblade of Shahram* 29.9 100.4 130.3
    58. Kang the Decapitator 40.1 90.2 130.3
    59. Monstrous Glaive 34.8 95.1 129.8
    60. Hammer of the Grand Crusader 32.9 95.8 128.7
    61. Chillpike* 33.5 94.4 127.9
    62. Destiny** 31.8 95.7 127.5
    63. Relentless Scythe 29.2 97.8 127.0
    64. Doombringer* 33.3 93.6 126.9
    65. Sul'thraze the Lasher* 31.4 94.2 125.6
    66. Brain Hacker* 27.2 98.2 125.4
    67. Demonshear* 28.7 95.8 124.5
    68. The Needler* 27.2 93.6 120.8
    69. Barovian Family Sword* 26.3 94.2 120.5

    [ post edited by Drahmin ]

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