ARP vs AP

People keep asking me about "how i like arp mut." In case you haven't picked up on the joke, there is no benefit to gemming arp for mutilate. There is no bug that causes your envenom damage to increase as a result of gemming arp. I'm gemmed arp because I'm a dragon slayer and I raid as combat, and because shadow dance is my primary spec. I still play mutilate in my arp gemmed gear though, because honestly it isn't that big of a deal. My mutilates hit stupid hard as a result, and the proc on DBW makes it the best mutilate trinket imo. Overall - arp is way better for shd, and slightly worse for mutilate. If you intend on playing both specs, it might be worth it to just gem arp although it's honestly not that big of a deal either way. That said, crit/arp pieces are your best option for any spec (including mutilate). A lot of people avoid arp like the plague for pvp mutilate because they saw on ej that it's bad for mut. Well, for pve that's true, but in pvp a lot of your pressure comes from mutilate burst and auto attack. You aren't rolling an envenom buff on yourself full time and doing 50% of your damage as nature. This doesn't mean you should gem arp, but if you have access to pve gear the arp/crit pieces are a better choice than the haste/crit pieces. The bottom line tho is that pve gear is god mode and playing rmp with 90% armor pen as mutilate is HILARIOUS. Expect clips next week.