Better Armor of Earth or Stone Striker?

KingFlames

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2010

11 Feb 2011 at 18:18 - 1
This is my question:
i need armor,so it's better Armor of Earth or Stone Striker?

why Stone Striker?
i'm working on a farming build,so foes do physical damage.

Stone Striker = Earth damage = Elemental damage

Every piece of my armor has '+10 armor vs Elemental damage' and '+10 armor vs Earth damage'

So Stone Striker should give me 2*10*5 armor,but this 100 armor are better than ~62/65 of Armor of Earth?

vampirepiggy

vampirepiggy

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2007

Shing Jea Arena

Knights of Ravens War [mvm]

R/

11 Feb 2011 at 19:13 - 2
well if you're working on a farming Build and you go /Me or /R with Mantra of Earth or Storm Chaser, then with stone striker up, you can get some energy back on hits.

DeanBB

DeanBB

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jul 2005

Arizona

Wizardry Players Guild, http://4guildwars.7.forumer.com

11 Feb 2011 at 19:19 - 3
It isn't 100 armor. Those bonuses are on each piece. So for example, against Earth damage your chest piece gains +10 armor for the first mod and another +10 armor for the 2nd. It started at 60 (assuming max armor for ele) so is 80. If all 5 pieces have this same mod, then all five pieces are armor 80 vs earth damage.

If your Armor of Earth is giving you +65, then each piece is armor 125.

KingFlames

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2010

11 Feb 2011 at 19:51 - 4
Quote:
Originally Posted by DeanBB View Post
It isn't 100 armor. Those bonuses are on each piece. So for example, against Earth damage your chest piece gains +10 armor for the first mod and another +10 armor for the 2nd. It started at 60 (assuming max armor for ele) so is 80. If all 5 pieces have this same mod, then all five pieces are armor 80 vs earth damage.

If your Armor of Earth is giving you +65, then each piece is armor 125. Yes i mean 60 + 10 +10 for each piece, well now i will try,thanks

LifeInfusion

LifeInfusion

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

in the midline

E/Mo

12 Feb 2011 at 04:03 - 5
Stone striker
Geomancer's = 60+10 to ele +10 to earth = 80
+8 armor from a shield
+ 10 to earth shield inscription,
-2 while enchanted shield inscription or +30HP
leaves you at 98 armor

Armor of Earth
blessed = 60+10
+65
=125

So no, stone striker isn't better unless you are running mantra of earth

Usually people run some variant of Stone Striker + Armor of earth + stoneflesh aura + mantra of earth for obsidian flesh tanking/farming.

http://www.gwpvx.com/Build:E/Me_Gene...n_Flesh_Farmer