I've been playing MMOs for like fifteen years now and usually I'm the one giving the advice but man this Openclaw build is driving me absolutely insane right now. I just swapped over from the standard Guardian spec because I wanted more DPS for the Ironwood Maw raid our guild is doing this Friday night but I feel like I'm hitting a wall every single time I pull a pack. I know the basics like keeping the bleed stacks up and watching my stamina bar but the actual flow of the skills feels so clunky and I keep running out of energy before the finisher even procs.

I've already spent about 4,000 gold on talent resets trying to find a sweet spot but I think I'm just messing it up even more at this point and it's making me really stressed out because I'm supposed to be the carry. Usually I start with Rake and then go straight into the triple claw strike but then I'm just standing there auto-attacking while waiting for the cooldown on Pounce and it feels so inefficient like I'm definitely missing a filler skill or something in between.

Is there a specific order for the openers that actually builds momentum without gassing out halfway through? I tried looking at the top parses on the leaderboard but those guys have the endgame gear with the haste buffs and I'm still rocking the basic Tier 2 set from last season so their 1-2-3 combo just doesnt work for me at all. My ping is also kind of trash since I'm playing from a rural spot in Maine so that delay is making the timing even harder to hit. I really need to get this sorted by the weekend or I'm gonna lose my spot in the main raid group and I've been waiting weeks for this chance.

What's the actual most effective rotation for someone just starting out who doesnt have the insane gear yet? Am I supposed to prioritize the debuff first or just spam the fast hits to get the combo points up? I feel like I'm missing something super obvious but my brain is just fried...