23 Feb 2009 at 15:01 - 2
Well given the choice of only those 2...I guess Vow of Strength. Perhaps you could consider Reaper's Sweep (or Wounding Strike which can be capped from Bjora Marshes) and using Aura of Holy Might along with a few other PvE skills instead?
If you posted your build we might be able to give more informed advice, but given a straight choice between those 2 elites, VoS wins.
As for attribute spread, consider Mysticism 11 + 1, Scythe Mastery: 10 + 1 + 1, Earth Prayers 10 + 1...I reckon that would be an acceptable distribution for what you want to achieve.
23 Feb 2009 at 15:39 - 3
In this case, AoG over VoS because AoG causes cold damage which deals less damage to most creatures in the shiverpeaks *not sure if snow wurms are included, but I think so*. Aside from that, consider Celestial Beaver's suggestion.
23 Feb 2009 at 17:28 - 6
For survivor I would rather go grenth. Lifestealing FTW. Also consider conjure frost, though [aura of holy might] I am unsure which enchantment would take preference. Going with VoS however would mean that you can drop eternal aura and take something else in its skill slot.
24 Feb 2009 at 00:15 - 7
Conjures won't work with [[aura of holy might]. As survivor I'd go with either Melandu oder Dwayna. Grenth isn't all that strong.
24 Feb 2009 at 02:21 - 8
[[Avatar of Grenth] is good if you're facing enchanted foes or Destroyers. It is meh, but it can be slightly comparable with an Icy scythe mod.
[[Vow of Strength] on the other hand, is great. However, if you or your party has a few conditions up their sleeve, don't expect to kamikaze your way through hordes.
24 Feb 2009 at 04:02 - 9
Out of those two, [avatar of grenth] all the way. The life-steal can't be buffed in the way regular physical damage can, but VoS just has no place in a well-rounded team.
Aside from that, I fully agree with MegaVolti.
24 Feb 2009 at 09:14 - 10
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Originally Posted by Anwyn
OK, well here's my build...
[wild blow][mystic sweep][mystic vigor][aura of holy might][heart of fury][eternal aura][ELITE][faithful intervention]
I've used Grenth already, and it works pretty damn well... but was wondering if vos would be better...
Using your exact build, and substituting in AoG and VoS, I was getting bigger numbers, and quicker kills with VoS. The Master of Damage reported about 90DPS with Grenth, and 106DPS with Vow of Strength, with Vow of Strength providing quicker kills generally. (Obviously, I moved around some attributes so I had 11 Earth Prayers, and less Mysticism when I used VoS, for the avoidance of confusion)
There's probably not much in it to be completely honest when you take everything into account (Grenth aids your health gain, VoS kills quicker...it just comes down to Pros and Cons). Another thing to note is that most people in this thread advise against VoS for a balanced team (which is fine), but according to your OP, it's not a balanced team, it's soloing Snow Wurms, which means you're in control of all the conditions put on them. Small downside is you have 3 seconds of burning from Heart of Fury, unless you can get hold of another IAS ([[Drunken Master] maybe?).
I've not tried it, but I still reckon Wounding Strike or Reaper's Sweep could potentially kill the Snow Wurms quicker purely because you're adding deep wound into the mix.
As far as general play is concerned, I would concur with MegaVolti: Elites like Dwayna and Melandru would be better choices for balanced teams if you're going for Survivor.
Good luck with your attempt.
button rather than double posting.
