Necrotic Strike

[Xikadi-burning-legion]

In Shadowlands, a lot of classes are receiving unpruning and a reverse to how they’re played back in previous expansions for example enhancement shaman. Back in WOD and MOP, the way unholy dks necrotic strike worked was the more strength you had, the stronger your heal absorb with necrotic strike. This was extremely fun to play with and raised the skill cap for unholy dk’s in terms of timing your cds and abilities, in order to create large heal absorbs and take down players. It was one of the things that made me fall in love with the class.

I understand that at the start of BFA, necrotic strike was too weak so it had to be buffed to a % ability. But then it was too over powered so it had to be nerfed to a lower % and then nerfed even lower. However, now its absorb is so extremely low that its barely noticeable. Even dps classes can heal through it with ease without even noticing it, for example fury warriors. This is a massive difference to the former glory that necrotic strike once had.

I want to bring up the idea of Necrotic Strike being taken a look at in Shadowlands and perhaps working again like how it used to. Not only making it more important but making it powerful again when used correctly. Perhaps something could be implemented in the Alpha to test the waters?

[Vislow-burning-legion]

I agree.

I have a questions:

• wouldn’t it be better if the festering wound after the burst passively absorbed a certain life value of our target? OR festering wound was replaced by necrotic wound in PVP.

In this situation, the SS would not have to be replaced to Necrotic Strike. So you can choose e.g. SS/Clawing Shadow for PVP.

[Necrofenix-veknilash (Necrofenix)]

already sugested that before when i complained that necrotic strike pretty much “removes” SS

having a pvp talent saying everytime a wound is bursted it applies necrotic strike would unshackle us from necrotic spam (plus give some kick to apocalypse)

[Nelkora-silvermoon (Nelkora)]

I thought about this for so long now.
Blizzard won’t do it because DK doesn’t even exist for them.

Currently Necrotic Strike scales with the target’s health if it helps the target and with our health if it also helps the target.

We never have the advantage when using Necrotic Strike.

[Xri-bloodfeather]

that reminds me, our pvp talent “ decomposing aura “ literally decreases the amount of hp our necrotic strike absorbs ! Essentially nerfing necrotic strike. It doesn’t make much sense to me that we have a pvp talent that literally weakens another pvp talent. I really hope they change necrotic strike. I don’t like the idea of it being % based and unable to be made stronger through buffs such as unholy strength when it procs or strength trinkets