So in the past week or so two top rogues have released some arena videos, featuring some shadow step action.
So as I said, both of these videos show some shadow dance play. Both of them are also vary raw, with little to (in the case of woundman’s video) no editing. However, for those of us who don’t necessarily need the flash to enjoy a PvP video and can check things out simply for the game play, what can we take from these vids?
First, I’ll note that the general gameplay is strong. Both of these videos will give you a good perspective of consistent and standard top level shadow dance play. Reckful’s video was a bit more polished and had more 3s action. You get to see a lot of RLS as well as some RMP. Watching these games shows just how essential having an amazing caster dps teammate is in 3v3. You can really see the difference players like snutz or pookz make; they are the crux of a lot of the swaps. By the time reckful is shadowstep switching and dancing a lot of the times these target players are already placed in the perfect position and under pressure by the lock or mage respectively. This video also shows that although dance can be powerful, it’s still a spec that requires a lot of coordination and exceptional teammates to excel.
One notable maneuver in woundman’s video is his frequent use of shadowstep kick. This is nothing new to a lot of BC rogues as this was used frequently in the glory days of hemo/shadowstep, but since dance hasn’t been utilized until recently its nice to see again. Woundman shows how this tactic can be used reliably, and its something that a lot of healers don’t expect. It was also interesting for me to see some alternative Spriest/rogue strats, the comp seems to play a lot more fast paced as dance and hinge on early pressure.
Both videos are worth checking out for those of you looking to play more dance.
On a side note, I’ve already recieved some submissions regarding people interested in posting on the site and getting involved. I’ll be posting some soon and I’m in the preliminary phase of looking for people to help out here, so if you’re interested check out the post below for more information!
