I'm really curious about this as I also have a WKL which deals 4k dmg less than my current axe.
DPS with axe 50k, DPS with WKL (25% lightning dmg) 46k.
So if I multiply 46k*1.25=57.5k dmg, is this correct? pretty insane...
And what about the 6% straight lightning damage from WKL? how does that factor?
If what I've read is true, the latest patch fixed % Elemental Damage affixes to work on weapons which already deal elemental damage, and is correctly displayed on your paper dps. So, basically it's just a 6% weapon damage buff.
Monks deal damage from two abilities, Fists of Thunder, and Sweeping Winds - Cyclone. Fists of Thunder deals Lightning damage. Cyclones from Sweeping Winds are the (vast) majority of the skill's damage, which are Lightning damage. The base Sweeping Winds damage remains Physical.
So, almost all of your damage is dealt as Lightning damage.
Therefore:
If your paper dps is less than your new damage, after you multiply your new damage by the 'Lightning skills deal x% more damage' on your shiny new WKL, then WKL is better than your old weapon.
That is:
If New Dps * 1.(Lightning Skill Damage%) > Old Dps then you are dealing more damage.
E.g, my monk's DPS with a 960 dps, 21% Lightning Skill Damage, socketed WKL is 101k. I purchased this WKL for 7mil (with a nice chunk of spirit regen to boot). A 1112 dps sword is 150dex, 58% crit damage and a socket (worth approx. 150mil) nets me 119k damage.
101*1.21 = 122.21 > 119
So the 7mil weapon beats the 150mil weapon.
Ergo, go buy a Won Khim Lau before prices skyrocket.
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If what I've read is true, the latest patch fixed % Elemental Damage affixes to work on weapons which already deal elemental damage, and is correctly displayed on your paper dps. So, basically it's just a 6% weapon damage buff.
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Monks deal damage from two abilities, Fists of Thunder, and Sweeping Winds - Cyclone. Fists of Thunder deals Lightning damage. Cyclones from Sweeping Winds are the (vast) majority of the skill's damage, which are Lightning damage. The base Sweeping Winds damage remains Physical.
So, almost all of your damage is dealt as Lightning damage.
Therefore:
If your paper dps is less than your new damage, after you multiply your new damage by the 'Lightning skills deal x% more damage' on your shiny new WKL, then WKL is better than your old weapon.
That is:
If New Dps * 1.(Lightning Skill Damage%) > Old Dps then you are dealing more damage.
E.g, my monk's DPS with a 960 dps, 21% Lightning Skill Damage, socketed WKL is 101k. I purchased this WKL for 7mil (with a nice chunk of spirit regen to boot). A 1112 dps sword is 150dex, 58% crit damage and a socket (worth approx. 150mil) nets me 119k damage.
101*1.21 = 122.21 > 119
So the 7mil weapon beats the 150mil weapon.
Ergo, go buy a Won Khim Lau before prices skyrocket.