The Beast Within -- A Guide To Blue Mage

Does the sim take into account AM3 with Expiacion? if so im fairly shocked the difference between it and Savage is so large. Savage def hits a bit harder but AM3 is basically WS spam. I thought it would easily close/surpass the gap

He is talking about WS damage not dps.

im dumb and just didnt read that far it seems.

Yes, I was referring to just WS damage, not DPS with those numbers.

My point was that most people are already aware that Expiacion can beat out Savage Blade spam despite the lower WS damage, due to the increase in WS frequency from mythic AM3. *Similarly*, Imperator can also beat out other options for overall damage despite the weaker WS if you can consistently 3–step darkness.

Keep in mind that lower Expiacion is only for uncapped attack, where Savage is boosted by unique attack on Naegling. With capped attack on both, Savage and Expiacion are about even.

Yep. Though I wonder how Flametongue factors in (for those who went that route). It's noticeably stronger than Naegling for SB when you're so far capped that you can't make use of Naegling's attack bonus. I haven't tested it yet, but Flametongue/SB likely pulls ahead of Expiacion in terms of pure WS damage in capped situations.

Yep it seems to be around 3% ahead of Naegling Savage if you have aria and 3.6% ahead without aria.