An in depth Guide: 51 Riftblade/15 Paragon

[lameboi]

i dont think an upgrade of your offhand weapon would push your dps noticeably since all your attacks are based on your mainhand - so only the dmg of your offhand autoattacks would be increased.

yep. but with how big the autoattacks are in this build that may be quite nice

[Poochymama]

I outparse my 44dps 1hander and noxious maul W/ 44dps 2hander w/ raid buffs. On dummy, 2hander falls short 20-30DPS compared to DW...

Have you tried the 38 para build? If so, how is that parsing for you?

[herlpderp]

Have you tried the 38 para build? If so, how is that parsing for you?

I don't use the 38para DW anymore.

I think having 900+AP unbuffed w/ 800+crit(in other words r8) accounts for the large amount of difference in parses.

[Poochymama]

I don't use the 38para DW anymore.

I think having 900+AP unbuffed w/ 800+crit(in other words r8) accounts for the large amount of difference in parses.

I was actually talking about the 2h para build posted by Valthirus. Sorry I didn't really make that clear. And I was actually meaning to quote lameboi but you're probably just as qualified to answer.

[lameboi]

I was actually talking about the 2h para build posted by Valthirus. Sorry I didn't really make that clear. And I was actually meaning to quote lameboi but you're probably just as qualified to answer.

nah i actually made that build and i don't use it anymore
he made that fancy rotation tho

[Afran]

Is this parsing higher than Valths (or yours) build/rotation in high end gear then? Can't really drop a role for it to test atleast not before next raid (qq needing estrode spec), can drop the RW build if this one is higher dps though

(by high end gear I mean full r8 gear+crystal, mix tier3 and tier4 helm)

[lameboi]

Is this parsing higher than Valths (or yours) build/rotation in high end gear then? Can't really drop a role for it to test atleast not before next raid (qq needing estrode spec), can drop the RW build if this one is higher dps though

(by high end gear I mean full r8 gear+crystal, mix tier3 and tier4 helm)

high ap

rb > 38 2h

high crit

38 2h > rb

[sabtr]

which ap essences do you use/minimum crit till you don't get starved?

[Poochymama]

high ap

rb > 38 2h

high crit

38 2h > rb

The question then becomes.

Is is rb with high attack power better than 38 2h with high crit?

[lameboi]

The question then becomes.

Is is rb with high attack power better than 38 2h with high crit?

i parse pretty high ^^

dunno what they parse with 38 para.

[Thirdstringhero]

I average about 2100 ST with sylvan using 38 para with high crit, then again I tend to mess up the gcd a few times I'm sure people have pushed higher though. Still working on source engine to give this rb build a run :O

[mire`]

what does 15 para have over 15 vk with rav str??

[Kyuubin]

what does 15 para have over 15 vk with rav str??

25.5% bonus damage from Teaching of the five rings, WEaponmaster procs (so you can feasibly weave in storm/earth burst between fiery bursts and only miss a second, if that, of fiery burst uptime.

Whereas VK nets you (.. assuming ~600 strength) 300 str = 225 AP But suffers the downside of having to waste effectively 3 finishers on pact conversion to get the pacts for your rav str.


You could try some wonky 51/7/8 build, but no matter how I run it, just seems like it'd be a net loss.

[mire`]

25.5% bonus damage from Teaching of the five rings, WEaponmaster procs (so you can feasibly weave in storm/earth burst between fiery bursts and only miss a second, if that, of fiery burst uptime.

Whereas VK nets you (.. assuming ~600 strength) 300 str = 225 AP But suffers the downside of having to waste effectively 3 finishers on pact conversion to get the pacts for your rav str.


You could try some wonky 51/7/8 build, but no matter how I run it, just seems like it'd be a net loss.

I manage this with 51rb 15vk. Can usually get an earth burst or storm burst off with 1 hit of fiery left. With 10 pacts i have 850 AP and 850 phys crit. Might have to try 15 para...

Also, gaining 10 pacts before battle takes basically nothing. Spell Sunder nets you 6 pacts with one use, then its a matter of sending out a few spears (stone, wind, fire) and voila, 10 pacts before you're even in melee range.

[Methadras]

Forgive my ignorance, but is this a pvp build or a raid build?