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Originally Posted by Snaggles
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The only time a JBB makes sense is mana free group dps (say a trio with another healer and melee), killing greens, if a fight won’t last the duration of Bane, or pre-torp. Those situations do happen but I sold mine long ago after the epic and torp.
Even most shorter fights or npc’s that don’t have insane hps or regen it doesn’t make sense to use Pox. You already are fully Malo-line debuffing for less resists on slow, epic, and bane resists. You might even be tash-sticking as well. Bane is efficient and works fast. It’s a lot of click-upkeep just to stay on top with canni so DR line is a lot of gems and timers to add to the mix.
I admit me not using pox is due to not fighting marathon mobs that need it. That aspect of the shaman is the “bane” of my existence.
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It depends on what you mean by a "short fight".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS3uoIHTu_c - I use Pox + Bane in Chardok because the zone has a 20 minute respawn time, so you want to kill things as fast as possible before repops. Having JBB allows you to kill a bit faster while your DoTs are ticking as well.
For WW Dragons Bane makes less sense because they have good resists and high damage even after being Slowed + Maloed. They also take more effort to pull, which means you are making the decision between trying to speed up the fight a bit, or risk dying and having to run back, get your corpse, and re-pull. Shamans don't have any tools to help with pulling, so you are at the mercy of mob positions.