Decapitate and Eviscerate

Matty Pan

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2007

Evil Pixies Taking Over [Pix]

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Basically i was just wondering what the pros and cons of each are, and what type of situation they are best used in.

iridescentfyre

iridescentfyre

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

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Decapitate is rarely used. Its a bit too debilitating for most people. Its used much more in PvE. The ease of simply blocking in PvP makes Decapitate kind of a poor option there.

By comparison, Eviscerate gives you nearly all of the benefits. With the exception of a lower +damage mod. The guaranteed critical hit of Decapitate is nice, but many times you're using Eviscerate against a target that is running away and that will always be a critical, too. Compared to Decapitate, Eviscerate is much more spammable as well.

Marverick

Marverick

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

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Decapitate is kind of worthless really, especially in PvE. It does ~30-50 more damage than Eviscerate, but considering you can't follow it up with anything, Eviscerate wins damage-wise. Also costs less adrenaline and doesn't deplete your adrenaline and energy reserves.

Marty Silverblade

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

I don't like Decapitate because you can't follow it up with anything, unless you use it at the end of your chain, but then you risk your target dying. I prefer Eviscerate just because it's more spammable, and it's not the end of the world if it's blocked or something like that.

Stormlord Alex

Stormlord Alex

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Beyond the Forest of Doom, past the Cavern of Agony... on Kitten & Puppy Island

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Myeh, it's kinda bad.
You'd use it in the same kinda form you'd use Eviscerate, except at the end of a chain.
And if you're target isn't protted by then, you could've won by auto-attacking because the monk sucks so much/you're in PvE and it doesn't really matter.