Melee DPS Trinket Cataclysmic Signet Brand Explained - Learn How It Works & When to Use
Possibly the most polarizing new piece of gear in Season 3, the melee DPS trinket Cataclysmic Signet Brand that drops off Smolderon in the Amirdrassil can deal tremendous damage but only for those that manage their stacks effectively.
Our guide writer, Mandl, not only explains exactly how this new trinket works but also provides advice on when you might consider using this powerful trinket as well as some additional tips that can help you maintain your stacks.
Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope Raid Overview
Every tier, players get to discover new trinkets and gear, and they typically all come with some limitations, some things they're amazing at, and some things they might be lacking on. Today, we will take a closer look at Cataclysmic Signet Brand, a very polarizing trinket in terms of performance and what it is great at. You've likely seen it perform really well in some cases, and terribly on others. This article will attempt to shed some light on why, along with providing some interesting information you may not have been aware of in terms of how you can make it do more.
How Signet Brand Actually Works
Season 3 brings an interesting twist to a familiar trinket concept with Cataclysmic Signet Brand. Unlike previous incarnations, instead of having a time-based ramping stat proc like Old Warrior's Soul or an active effect like Elementium Pocket Anvil, the ramping mechanism is an RPPM trigger — an average of 3 procs per minute (modified by haste) of Vicious Brand, a hefty DoT on a target. Each time you manage to apply Vicious Brand, you gain a stack of Firestarter, amplifying the damage of every proc of Vicious Brand, up to 15 stacks. These have no duration while in combat, and swap to a 15s duration when combat
