“that’s not how it works”(some of it atleast)
the equation for working out devotion proc chances is ProcChance = BaseProcChance * (1 + (Cooldown * 81)/100 * (1 - (Duration * 11)/100)
that is why ex BWC does not have a fixed proc rate or “tier” but changes as you increase the duration(add more points into it); longer skill tick rate lower devo proc chance per tick
But lowering the cooldown/a triggering skill’s cooldown, except to 0, will increase frequency by maintaining base devo chance,
so if a 3sec base skill is lowered to 0.5sec cd it maintains the 3sec’s base proc chance, (ex 0.5 sec Boneharvest build vs 0sec boneharvest gets vastly diff base devo chance)
Spamming the same debuff on the same target does not increase proc chance, so no not 100%uptime from spam, but potential from multi targets or rng
War cry is not the same as siphon souls hence why it gets basic scaling/“not all cooldown aoes are the same”
likewise true DoTs ticking doesn’t/can’t trigger devotions, that’s why Judgment itself wont continue triggering(“ticks” are internal Trauma dot); but Heart of Wrath will because it’s a pseudo dot(ticking flat dmg)
Likewise whether you trigger the devotion more depends on the devo cd, yes Volcanic Stride can trigger meteor twice; if you lower Meteor’s cooldown enough to fit within the trigger
And no they/secondary effects don’t inherit the skill’s proc chance but their own/base chance, so VM/stride has difference proc chances, same for Judgment v Heart of wrath etc
yes Thermite Mines will trigger devos beyond the first hit
If you’re not able to trigger stuff on Dummies (assuming attack/crit proc) it means you might be using a pet and forgetting to use the pet command button more than once
Upheaval always trigger crits so there is no diminishing return there, WPS however exclude Upheaval however so 100% wps = 0 Upheaval regardless of crit chance
Guardians dont’ deliver phoenix fire because it’s a buff so it’s applied to the one triggering it; the pet(this goes for all pets)
Tsunami is not the only devo that adds offhand dmg, most devos with weapon dmg does except for scorpion sting type(nova projectile burst or something)
this is incorrect
Upheaval is not a regular wps so the interaction is not the same as when attaching a 20% devotion to a 20% wps
additionally, because upheaval is special, if there are 0 other wps every hit is considered an upheaval strike for the purpose of triggering non crit devos, or, assuming 0% crit chance and 0% wps, a 20% chance devo attached to upheaval will still have 20% chance to hit
if a crit devo is attached to upheaval then devo chance = crit chance (so using crit devos with 0 crit chance ofc then bad, but if you have 15% crit chance using a crit devo it has 15% chance now)