pitzuchim
25-07-2004, 06:06
I'm making a PVP and dclone-owning kick/bow sin, and I'm wondering whether to go the claw/claw route or the weapon/shield route.
It is my understanding that with C/C, my weapon block can block elemental damage, but will only go up to ~60% blocking.
With weap/shield, I can get 75% block, which means I take 25/40, or 62.5%, as many hits from physical attacks as I would if I were using dual claw. This means weap/shield is nearly twice as effective vs. physical attackers. However, that leaves me more vulnerable to elemental attacks.
The thing is, when I'm dueling elementalists (sorc, necro) I probably will be running most of the time, and dflighting in to hit them. This means that I won't be blocking most of their elemental attacks on my until im already d-taloning them. (Or ill be running around shooting arrows at them =P)
So it kinda seems like weap/shield is the way to go. But then you have to remember that the bonuses on claws might be better than bonuses I can get from shields.
For example, bartuc + jade talon, together, gives:
60% Faster Hit Recovery
20% Bonus To Attack Rating
+20 To Strength
+20 To Dexterity
+2 To Assassin Skill Levels
+3 To Martial Arts Skills
+2 To Shadow Disciplines
11% Mana Stolen Per Hit
8% Life Stolen Per Hit
All Resistances +47
These are some really nice bonuses. With duress armor and verdungos, that'd already put me at a whopping 110% FHR.
Another thing to note is that because I am maxing fade, I will have around lvl 26 fade, which means that, with 15% dungo, I'll have 41% PDR (and I might prebuff fade with other equipment, too, like a +3 ammy or something). This almost nullifies the effect of using a stormshield.
But one nice thing about weap/shield besides the 75% block is that I don't have to invest those 10-20 points in weapon block. They can go into shadow master or mind blast instead.
Oh, and btw, my build is 20 fade, 20 venom, 20 dtalon, 10-20 weap block, prereqs, mind blast (??), and shadow master (??). My plan for stats is to put the minimum req for strength and dex, and to dump the rest in vitality. Because cats eye, andy's visage, bartucs, raven frost, and draculs add so much to str and dex, I should end up with a LOT of vitality, which means a LOT of life.
So... yeah... I'd like some opinions on this :thumbsup:
It is my understanding that with C/C, my weapon block can block elemental damage, but will only go up to ~60% blocking.
With weap/shield, I can get 75% block, which means I take 25/40, or 62.5%, as many hits from physical attacks as I would if I were using dual claw. This means weap/shield is nearly twice as effective vs. physical attackers. However, that leaves me more vulnerable to elemental attacks.
The thing is, when I'm dueling elementalists (sorc, necro) I probably will be running most of the time, and dflighting in to hit them. This means that I won't be blocking most of their elemental attacks on my until im already d-taloning them. (Or ill be running around shooting arrows at them =P)
So it kinda seems like weap/shield is the way to go. But then you have to remember that the bonuses on claws might be better than bonuses I can get from shields.
For example, bartuc + jade talon, together, gives:
60% Faster Hit Recovery
20% Bonus To Attack Rating
+20 To Strength
+20 To Dexterity
+2 To Assassin Skill Levels
+3 To Martial Arts Skills
+2 To Shadow Disciplines
11% Mana Stolen Per Hit
8% Life Stolen Per Hit
All Resistances +47
These are some really nice bonuses. With duress armor and verdungos, that'd already put me at a whopping 110% FHR.
Another thing to note is that because I am maxing fade, I will have around lvl 26 fade, which means that, with 15% dungo, I'll have 41% PDR (and I might prebuff fade with other equipment, too, like a +3 ammy or something). This almost nullifies the effect of using a stormshield.
But one nice thing about weap/shield besides the 75% block is that I don't have to invest those 10-20 points in weapon block. They can go into shadow master or mind blast instead.
Oh, and btw, my build is 20 fade, 20 venom, 20 dtalon, 10-20 weap block, prereqs, mind blast (??), and shadow master (??). My plan for stats is to put the minimum req for strength and dex, and to dump the rest in vitality. Because cats eye, andy's visage, bartucs, raven frost, and draculs add so much to str and dex, I should end up with a LOT of vitality, which means a LOT of life.
So... yeah... I'd like some opinions on this :thumbsup: