I just finished my Hybrid ww/trap assy, and ive noticed that the high defense of smiters, barbs, etc. are hard to beat...

So CoS supposedly lowers the enemy defense by a %... is this penalized too much in Pvp to make it unusable? does it even make a difference?

I just finished my Hybrid ww/trap assy, and ive noticed that the high defense of smiters, barbs, etc. are hard to beat...

So CoS supposedly lowers the enemy defense by a %... is this penalized too much in Pvp to make it unusable? does it even make a difference?

cloak of shadows is good in pvp against characters *without* %defense boosts. really hurts druids/zons/necros/sorcs/assassins, because there is no pvp penalty. however vs smiters and barbs, the -def% stacks with their ~600% defense, so even capped cloak with -95% would leave that +600% as +505%

so it does help a tad bit but not that much vs pallies and barbs.

its not worth pumping for your build, level 1 with +skills is fine, it is worth making use of in pvp. just not vs pallies and barbs so much. although turning cloak on isn't a bad idea as long as you're safe doing so.

also to note, cloak has a very nice effect vs revive necros, (revives stop attacking while cloaked, even at melee) make sure to always cloak them.

You're better off using Angelics/Fools claw.

No to angelics, but yes to Fools.