Alright iKantRemembr, when you're optimizing your Dark Knight for max output, the general stat priority you'll want to aim for goes like this:
1. **Weapon Damage (WD):** This is by far your most important stat. Always prioritize gear with higher Weapon Damage, as it has the biggest impact on your overall damage output. 2. **Strength (STR):** Your primary offensive stat as a tank. More Strength directly increases your damage. 3. **Critical Hit (Crit):** This is usually your next best friend. Critical hits deal more damage and proc more often, leading to significant damage increases. 4. **Direct Hit (DH):** Direct Hit is a flat damage increase, and it's generally very competitive with Crit. Many players aim to balance Crit and DH, as they both scale well. 5. **Determination (Det):** This is a good all-around stat that increases all damage dealt and healing potency. It's solid, but usually falls behind Crit and DH. 6. **Tenacity (TNC):** While it's a defensive stat (reduces damage taken and increases healing potency), its contribution to DPS is minimal. You'll generally avoid Tenacity on gear if you're purely optimizing for damage, especially in ultimate raids where mitigation is often mechanic-based. 7. **Skill Speed (SklS) / Spell Speed (SpsS):** This is the tricky one! You want *enough* Skill Speed to feel comfortable with your rotation and fit all your abilities into your GCD windows without clipping. However, there isn't a single "best" cap; it's often about hitting a comfortable GCD tier that works with your personal playstyle and the fight's mechanics. Going too high can sometimes lead to resource issues or being locked into animations when you need to move. Most DRKs aim for a specific GCD speed (e.g., a 2.40s or 2.41s GCD) and then stop adding more.
**In short: WD > STR > Crit > DH > Det > TNC.** And then, hit a comfortable Skill Speed tier for you.
You being an Ultimate Raider, you probably already know how important hitting those GCDs perfectly is, so finding that comfortable Skill Speed for your rotation is key!