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Reinfire

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Amsterdam, NL

The Guild of Cunning Artificiers [ANKH]

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11 Jan 2007 at 16:25 - 41

LMAO!!!! I misread the Gash skill all this time, I missed the part that Gash only works on Bleeding foes. I take back my unjustified cheek xD. I questioned the link between Sever and Gash before, but everytime I just got a bunch of uninteresting statistics and numbers, while the answer is so simple. I thank you ss1986v2

Ok, Gash is useless without Sever, but is Sever useless without Gash? I find that a little degen works well in combination with heavy slashes, but if that -3 degen is worth taking up a skill slot depends on yourself. I have seen Dragon Slash builds in this thread with 4 sla replaced by Sever shes besides the dragon. IMO one of those can easily be replaced by Sever cus you dont really need 5 damage-dealing slashes

The backbone of Dragon slash builds is Dragon Slash and FGJ. There are hundreds of options for the other 6 skills which can all be effective. Find a nice uncommon skill usage to differ yourself from the large mob

Thom Bangalter

Grindin'

Join Date: Dec 2005

MO

E/Mo

11 Jan 2007 at 17:14 - 42

Sever is terrible because bleeding only causes 6 dps, and you get no extra damage when activating it. To be honest, if gash didn't require bleeding I would never run it in pvp unless we had a lot of other conditions running around because it's rather spammable.

clawofcrimson

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Crimson Claw

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11 Jan 2007 at 18:02 - 43

edit: k nvm got that off wiki..... i dont like furious mod

Reinfire

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Amsterdam, NL

The Guild of Cunning Artificiers [ANKH]

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11 Jan 2007 at 18:29 - 44

The furious sword hilt is IMO not very usefull becayse when you have FGJ you can fully recharge DS again with only 2 sword attacks anyway(1 if you use Sun and Moon). I suppose it can have a little use when FGJ is worked out, but only 1 out of 10 attacks doesnt really make me warm. I prefer the Zealous sword hilt because it gives more flexibility to use energy-requiring skills, but thats only my taste off course

Tingi

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mo/

11 Jan 2007 at 21:51 - 45

I find FGJ trash in any dragon slash build...even "To the Limit" is better.

hotman

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

12 Jan 2007 at 03:55 - 46

i like FGJ but it seems like this topic has sparked lots of debate, what u guys thing of bull's strike in a DS build?

draxynnic

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2005

[CRFH]

12 Jan 2007 at 05:36 - 47

Quote:

Originally Posted by hotman

i like FGJ but it seems like this topic has sparked lots of debate, what u guys thing of bull's strike in a DS build? Situational, but consider trying throwing Steelfang Slash into the mix if you do. It's not that much worse than Galrath or Silverwing even without the condition, but if you can fulfill the condition, it's like having a second Dragon Slash.

*pauses*

Come to think of it, has anyone ever tried using Arcane Mimicry on Dragon Slash for double the fun? Obviously you'd need an ally with DS as well, and you'd want a way to get your adrenaline up FAST when you go in, but once you do get them both charged, if you have a high Swordsmanship you can be continuously Dragon Slashing until Arcane Mimicry runs out...

Thom Bangalter

Grindin'

Join Date: Dec 2005

MO

E/Mo

12 Jan 2007 at 08:53 - 48

Hotman: bull's strike is hot in a pvp warrior bar, but significantly less useful in pve. Prot strike, on the other hand, gives you some great damage boosts and allows you to build adrenaline faster with it's 1/2 second activation, making it more durable in both enviornments. However, Bull's edges it out if your team has an overall lack of snares flying around.

GourangaPizza

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

R/W

13 Jan 2007 at 10:14 - 49

My Build:
Sun & Moon Slash
Galrath Slash
Silverwing Slash
Dragon Slash (Elite)
For Great Justice
To The Limit
Helaing Signet/Lion's Comfort/Plague Touch
Optional/Res Signet

I find this build can build up adrenaline very quickly in areas which have huge mobs. Eg. Kaineng afflicted.

Barrett

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

UK

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13 Jan 2007 at 10:19 - 50

plauge touch instead of healing who would do that!

Ziakan

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2007

Darlington - Eng-er-land

Eternal Shadowz [PwnD]

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14 Jan 2007 at 16:20 - 51

My build is:

Standing Slash.
Silverwing Slash.
Sun and Moon Slash.
Dragon Slash.
Flail.
Shock.
Enraging Charge.
Rez Signet.

Stats:

Swordsmanship: 12 + 3
Strength: 11 + 1 + 1
Air Magic: 6

With Sentinel's Armor you have a high defence Dragon Spammer that can hit fast and hard and compeltely immobilise the enemy with shock.

GourangaPizza

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

R/W

14 Jan 2007 at 17:10 - 52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barrett

plauge touch instead of healing who would do that! seriously you hardly even have sufficient time to heal yourself in the heat of the battle. I'm not going to rant about the effectiveness of warrior's self healing skills, but you should be bringing a monk at all times unless you are solo farming.

Plague touch in my opinion is one of the most handy skills available to a W/N, as it easily eliminates blindness, which hinders the warrior's ability to inflict damage .

Ziakan

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2007

Darlington - Eng-er-land

Eternal Shadowz [PwnD]

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14 Jan 2007 at 17:38 - 53

Same, I can't stand self healing Warriors.

clawofcrimson

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Crimson Claw

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15 Jan 2007 at 12:01 - 54

[card]quivering blade[/card] + [card]plague touch[/card] does pretty well for me

Ziakan

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2007

Darlington - Eng-er-land

Eternal Shadowz [PwnD]

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15 Jan 2007 at 16:35 - 55

Headbutt and Plague Touch > Quivering and Plague Touch imo

clawofcrimson

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Crimson Claw

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15 Jan 2007 at 17:47 - 56

well yes... if your trying to dish out the daze.... but its a whoppin 20e combo... and I like the spammable damage from quiver

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

17 Jan 2007 at 01:27 - 57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Effigy

Sever is worthless without Gash. I know but the reason I do this is because most of my swards are for slashing not to for wounding.I am looking for a nice cruel sword.

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

17 Jan 2007 at 01:35 - 58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ziakan

My build is:

Standing Slash.
Silverwing Slash.
Sun and Moon Slash.
Dragon Slash.
Flail.
Shock.
Enraging Charge.
Rez Signet.

Stats:

Swordsmanship: 12 + 3
Strength: 11 + 1 + 1
Air Magic: 6

With Sentinel's Armor you have a high defence Dragon Spammer that can hit fast and hard and compeltely immobilise the enemy with shock. With Sentinels Armour you got to be kidding as you don't even have 13 in strength and that is what is reqiured for that armour good Tanking armour but not good for damage dealing from a Warrior.I would use Glads for the most part.

draxynnic

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2005

[CRFH]

17 Jan 2007 at 02:54 - 59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Age

With Sentinels Armour you got to be kidding as you don't even have 13 in strength and that is what is reqiured for that armour good Tanking armour but not good for damage dealing from a Warrior.I would use Glads for the most part. Look again. Thanks to the Strength helm and the Minor Strength rune, he does indeed have 13 Str: 11+1+1=13. He's just showing how he got it.

Frankly, I think he'd be better off with a Swordsmanship helm and two Major runes (making his stats 12+1+2 for Swordsmanship and 11+2 for Strength, for an extra 5 hit points), but it may be easier for him to switch to other builds with that setup.

Ismoke

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Fullerton, Ca.

CDXX/THE420TH.COM

Mo/Me

17 Jan 2007 at 17:50 - 60

how about this:???

1.galrath
2.sun&moon
3.dragon slash
4.final thrust
5.fgj
6.flail
7.enr charge
8.heal or rez

16sword
10 tactics
10 strenght

furious and vamp mod

Reinfire

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2006

Amsterdam, NL

The Guild of Cunning Artificiers [ANKH]

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17 Jan 2007 at 18:21 - 61

I would take out Final Thrust en replace it with Lions Comfort.

Skills which empty your entire adrenalin pool dont really work in a dragon slash builds because that way you cant link your attacks together properly. The strength in DS builds is that you can Dragon/Galrath/Silverwing/Dragon/Galrath/Silverwing etc etc

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

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Mo/

17 Jan 2007 at 21:25 - 62

Quote:

Originally Posted by draxynnic

Look again. Thanks to the Strength helm and the Minor Strength rune, he does indeed have 13 Str: 11+1+1=13. He's just showing how he got it.

Frankly, I think he'd be better off with a Swordsmanship helm and two Major runes (making his stats 12+1+2 for Swordsmanship and 11+2 for Strength, for an extra 5 hit points), but it may be easier for him to switch to other builds with that setup. Ok.I didn't see that put I would prefer to use Gladiator,Dreadnoughts and then Knights.Gladiators is a good all around armour especially if you need the energy.

JimmyDean

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

25 Apr 2007 at 16:14 - 63

The whole point of Dragon Slash is to churn out the hard hitting sword attacks by granting obscene ammounts of adrenaline. Sever and Gash are not hard hitting by anyones standards.

While the deep wound provided by Gash is very nice, being able to repeatedly hit 37+ on the majority of your attacks will get you much closer to killing someone than two low damage attack skills and a deep wound will.

As such, I prefer to use 3 of the high adrenaline, high damage sword attacks or Sun and Moon Slash + FGJ in conjunction with Dragon Slash. It works wonders.

While people are saying that the recharge and mana cost on FGJ make it garbage, i like to use it because it allows me to maintain my damage while fitting more utility in the build. If all i need to do damage is Sun n Moon, Dragon Slash, and FGJ, that leaves me 4 slots for whatever would be helpful. A run stance, an IAS, a self heal, and maybe something like Shock, Bull's Strike, Protectors, Plague Touch, Mending Touch, whatever you want there.

If you're going to run Dragon Slash, make use of its potential.

Here's a template code for a build that you may enjoy for AB and the like, its fairly self-sufficient and can really dish out some damage.

[Haganku Gozen's Skills;OQMTETKXzZqt4Gf/kAQeFqdVAA]

Avatara

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2006

26 Apr 2007 at 16:42 - 64

Quote:

Originally Posted by draxynnic

Look again. Thanks to the Strength helm and the Minor Strength rune, he does indeed have 13 Str: 11+1+1=13. He's just showing how he got it.

Frankly, I think he'd be better off with a Swordsmanship helm and two Major runes (making his stats 12+1+2 for Swordsmanship and 11+2 for Strength, for an extra 5 hit points), but it may be easier for him to switch to other builds with that setup. When you use sentinels armor you should take 14 strength... after all weakness makes your attributes -1 and your armor would be wasted while suffering from that condition.