Desolation, Rage of Rivendare

[qrrendo]

Hi, I'm not sure - those buffs affects disease's DoTs too? I know DnD deals 10% more damage if target has Blood Plague, but how about diseases? It increases Frost Fever's DoTs so that every tick deals 10% more damage, or only increases Icy Touch's single hit damage? Also Desolation - Blood Strike to proc it before applying diseases to have 5% more dmg - it means 5% more on DoTs also?
In guides I see it's good to Blood Strike first when 2+ targets to proc Desolation, but why not for single target then? Is it just not worth it?
And lastly, I just wonder why on Gnarly Guides they show Icy Touch as first in rotation, while Plague Strike should be first as it procs Rage of Rivendale?

[Persivaln]

Because Gnarly guides are most overrated guides to any class, their authors are far from great in playing what they are trying to explain and contain way more mistakes/missleading information than it should be.
Just ignore this trash of a site and check this forum guides cuz they were validated through years of practice and race with each other between players

[morfagor]

It does. Best unholy opener is BS>PS>IT (specially if you run IT glyph). Don't guide yourself over things that were made 12 years ago by people that was completely fresh on the class and specs; you should always aim to watch (most, not all) Warmane forum guides that cover, at least, basic things such as a proper rotation.
One little tip on this specific topic> What most guides don't cover, for example, is that 1 BS is way less damage (always) than Blood Plague/Frost Fever 6-7 ticks + wandering plague ticks (up to a potential 12-14). You're sacrifising 25% less damage on a single BS to have not only desolation up but most likely trinket procs for your whole duration of Blood plague and Frost Fever which is a more significant damage buff for those diseases than Desolation and Rage of Rivendare themselves.