Just some helpful tips for upping your melee dps. All these things can be done solo or some minimal amount of grouping.
First and foremost make use of all the rep grinding items. Here is a list of some of the best dps items available through rep grinding.
Glyph of Ferocity-
Faction: Cenarion Expedition -Revered-
adds 34 atk power and 16 hit rating to any head item
Greater Inscription of the Blade-
Faction: The Scryers -Exhaulted-
adds 15 critical rating and 20 atk power to any shoulder item
(Easy enough to get by grinding tomes and insignias)
Guile of Khoraazi-
Faction: The Consortium -Exhaulted-
One-Hand Dagger
101 - 152 Damage Speed 1.60
(79.1 damage per second)
+24 Agility
Durability 75 / 75
Requires Level 70
Equip: Increases attack power by 50.
(One of the best weapons in game. If will take you up and thru much of the end game content. You can grind this faction on 2 repeatable turn in quest. One is located in Nagrand, killing ogres for beads and the second is in netherstorm killing Zaxxis raiders for insignias. This dagger is highly recommended)
Haramad's Bargain-
Faction: The Consortium -Exhaulted-
Neck
+25 Strength
+24 Agility
(Best raw atk power necklace around.)
Next there are come craftables that you can pick up to raise your dps. Some can be a bit expensive to buy but they are worth it. Consort with guild mates to get these made for you.
Cobrahide Leg Armor -Leatherworker-
Requires Level 60
Use: Permanently attach cobrahide armor onto pants to increase attack power by 40 and critical strike rating by 10.
(This is a must to have. It's a lot of bang for your buck.)
Felsteel Whisper Knives -Blacksmith-
Thrown
139 - 140 Damage Speed 2.20
(63.4 damage per second)
Requires Level 70
Equip: Improves hit rating by 10 (0.6%@70).
Equip: Improves critical strike rating by 10 (0.5%@70).
Equip: Increases attack power by 20.
(You get crit, atk power, and hit rating. One of the best ranged weapons to have equipped.)
Adamantite Sharpening Stone -Blacksmith-
Requires Level 60
Use: Increase sharp weapon damage by 12 and add 14 critical hit rating for 30 minutes.
Adamantite Weightstone -Blacksmith-
Requires Level 60
Use: Increase blunt weapon damage by 12 and add 14 critical hit rating for 30 minutes.
ALchemy-
*Alchemy is really great for melee dps. Major str and agility pots are fairly easy to buy. about 10g-14g a stack and they can severly help your dps*
GEMS!!!! *note* If not always best to try to get the set bonuses from matching gems. Go for maximum dps.
Bold Living Ruby
+8 Strength
"Matches a Red Socket."
*good gem but ahrd to find someone to make them. best for warriors*
Bright Living Ruby
+16 Attack Power
"Matches a Red Socket."
*good for every class that doesn't get the 1:2 str/atk ratio*
Smooth Dawnstone
+8 Critical Strike Rating
"Matches a Yellow Socket."
*very good gem but hard to find someone to make it*
Smooth Golden Draenite
+6 Critical Strike Rating
"Matches a Yellow Socket."
*not as good as the Smooth Dawnstone but a hell of a lot cheaper*
ENCHANTS!! *another sure fire way to up your dps. *
Chest-
Enchant Chest - Exceptional Stats
Permanently enchant a piece of chest armor to add 6 to all stats. Requires a level 35 or higher item.
Boots-
Enchant Boots - Dexterity
Permanently enchant boots to increase Agility by 12. Requires a level 35 or higher item.
Wrist-
Enchant Bracer - Brawn
Permanently enchants bracers to increase Strength by 12. Requires a level 35 or higher
*more for warriors and shaman*
Enchant Bracer - Assault
Permanently enchants bracers to increase attack power by 24. Requires a level 35 or higher item.
*everyone else*
Gloves-
Enchant Gloves - Superior Agility
Permanently enchant gloves to increase agility by 15.
*good for rogues or if you need a boost in crit*
Enchant Gloves - Major Strength
Permanently enchant gloves to grant +15 Strength. Requires a level 35 or higher item.
*best for classes who get the 1:2 str/atk ratio*
Enchant Gloves - Assault
Permanently enchant gloves to grant 26 attack power. Requires a level 35 or higher item.
*for other classes w/o the 1:2 ratio*
Cape-
Enchant Cloak - Greater Agility
Permanently enchant a cloak to increase Agility by 12. Requires a level 35 or higher item.
*bout the only thing oyu can do to a cape dps-wise*
Weapons-
You can vary this up a bit. cheapest thing would be to get 15 agi or 15 str. Most expensive would be mongoose or 20 str. These are for 1 hander enchants by the way. I won't go into enchants for 2 handers because for all raiding purposes 2hander dps is garbage. Burst damage is good but in the long run a 2hander will get severly left in the dust by anyone dual weilding. Leave it in pvp where it belongs.
PVP-
Arena and battlegrounds have really good gear for dps. Use bits and pieces to fill in gaps on your equipment. The arena weapons are some of the best in the game. It is worth the time and effort to get them. Battleground belts, wrists, and the cape are good fillers since they are the hardest dps equipment to find.
To wrap up this small faq i want to talk about crit and attack power. Neither is more important than the other. There needs to be a balance. For good dps it is my recommendation to have 25%-30% crit and then fit all your gems and enchants for attack power. With a minimum of 25% crit with raid buffs you will be around the 30% range which is good.
Last but not least WATCH YOUR FUGGIN AGRO! DPS is king but if you can't stay under the tank's threat you are useless to a raid. REMEMBER THE FUGGIN DPS ORDER! Breaking a shackle or ice trap out of turn could ruin a battle. The universal guild dps order is SKULL, CIRCLE, X. commit it to memory.
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