Kick
Interrupt Cyclone first — a free clone on the extra DPS loses the round. Kick Convoke the Spirits if they channel it. Never kick a Predatory Swiftness heal over clone.
Watch for
Cyclone on the extra DPS as you press cooldowns, then Maim on the kill once Rip is rolling. Survival Instincts overlapping Bear Form eats your first go.
Defensives
Stop the go during Survival Instincts. Do not dump caster cooldowns into Bear Form — wait the shift or swap. Barkskin is short; keep chip unless Survival Instincts is also up.
CC
Do not trinket Cyclone — swap off the cloned target. Trinket Maim, not the stealth Rake opener. Mighty Bash is the follow stun; Entangling Roots plants you for the dump.
Kill window
Go after Survival Instincts is down, they are in cat not bear, and Cyclone is on cooldown. After a wasted Maim they are often in the open with no wall.
Biggest mistake
Trinketing Cyclone instead of swapping off the cloned target, or dumping a full go into Survival Instincts plus Bear Form.
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