Question regarding Critical Strike with +Skills and Deadly Strike

[Matt]

I'm debating using either a 'peace' mageplate for the additional +2 critical strike on my level 29 'honor' charger.

Does the +1 skill from my 'honor' add to the critical strike on the 'peace' armor? In other words, am I looking at 25% crit (level 2) or 32% (level 3)? (I won't have any more +skills on my setup than the one from 'honor')

Secondly, how exactly does critical strike stack with deadly strike. As I recall, it's not as simple as adding them together for your total chance to do double damage.

Thanks!

-Matt

[sweetalmonds]

i have no clue which you should use but i can try to answer your other two questions.

the +critical strike as a o-skill will only be boosted by +to all skills. afaik even +zon skills will not boost it. so the +1 all skill on honor will work, so will a barb bc and soj etc.

This is how cs and ds is calculated together
chance to do 2x physical dmg = CS + (DS / 100 * (100 - CS))

level 2 critical strike skill adds 25% chance, with honor lvl3 is 32%.

32+(25/100*(100-32))= 49% chance.

hopefully that helps in deciding. 24% increase by using peace but potentially 80life and 72max with a prefect whale armor.

[Matt]

i have no clue which you should use but i can try to answer your other two questions.

the +critical strike as a o-skill will only be boosted by +to all skills. afaik even +zon skills will not boost it. so the +1 all skill on honor will work, so will a barb bc and soj etc.

This is how cs and ds is calculated together
chance to do 2x physical dmg = CS + (DS / 100 * (100 - CS))

level 2 critical strike skill adds 25% chance, with honor lvl3 is 32%.

32+(25/100*(100-32))= 49% chance.

hopefully that helps in deciding. 24% increase by using peace but potentially 80life and 72max with a prefect whale armor.

That's exactly what I needed to know, thanks very much SweetAlmonds