shooting star v standard of might

gdefter

As a magicka dk specifically made for pve,dungeons and trials,what ultimate do you think it s better to run ?it sort of feels like having the same ability double slotted,and i d prefer to choose one over the other...

Asmael

Standard of Might beats Shooting star, since it has similar damage, but you get +30% extra damage for the standard's duration for a mere 50 extra ultimate.

That said, if you don't want to use Standard for trash clearing, Shooting star does the job, and actually costs less than its tooltip since you get some ultimate back when hitting mobs. Main reason to use Shooting star is actually to get the +2% max magicka for extra damage.

Basically, always use standard for bosses, except if the boss is about to die and won't have standard available fast enough.

For trash mobs, standard if available, Shooting star otherwise.

lolo_01b16_ESO

You do realize that you are in the pvp section of the forum, so mostly pvp players will read your post.

Also it depends on the fight. I usually have Meteor on my main bar and standart on my off bar and choose between them depending on the fight. When the boss moves a lot or there are many adds stacked on the boss, meteor is better, for stationairy fights, standart.

gdefter

Well i the section is pvp combat and skills so i thought it fell in this category...also i believe the standard of might needs a reduction from 250 to 200 ultimate,the meteor hits a little harder with only 200,and it can hit moving targets ,the standard needs to be thrown on stationary targets or at least predict where the enemy i going to move...but it lacks the flood of resoutces that the standard gives back,which is extremely useful

Astanphaeus

gdefter wrote: »

Well i the section is pvp combat and skills so i thought it fell in this category...

Are you saying you made your dk for PvE, but are trying it out in PvP? Because if so, then Standard becomes a lot harder to use, but is still amazing when used right. Standard is great at holding breaches; just drop it as they are coming in and start spamming talons.That said I get more use out of meteor (I run both) because we end up having a lot of open field fights where there aren't choke points.

PhatGrimReaper

For PVE!!!... Shooting Star front bar, Standard back bar.....
The Mages guild passives are nice for a start.... Start boss fights with standard and then use shooting star as it becomes available, unless you know the fight will last longer enough to justify waiting for another standard.

ryanborror

Slot shooting star for Passives. Use standard for damage.

Bulljoker

main bar, meteor for mage's guild passive
second bar, standart for damage

failkiwib16_ESO

PVE & Shooting Star morph ;_; Ice Comet deals more damage!

....if you don't want to bother weaponswapping:

• pvp group + zerging purposes and duelling = meteor, because your targets move around.
• pvp ganking purposes = standard of might ...sneak up on your targets, throw standard and spam talons.
• pve - it's situational ..if you have a tank in your group, then Standard of Might is the most effective ultimate to burn down a boss. If weird boss mechanics, no tank or the tank roleplays speedy gonzales and runs around in circles with the boss, meteor is more effective.

Jade1986

Personally I prefer the other version of dk standard, you can move it, and it refreshes the duration whenever you move it AND it costs less ultimate. Because lets be honest, its price is ridiculous.

Suru

Bulljoker wrote: »

main bar, meteor for mage's guild passive
second bar, standart for damage

This, you want the max magika on main bar for more dps and standard off bar when its up

acw37162

Unless your wanting the damage mitigatio, shooting star.

Standard is great and might be a better fit for melee DPS but if you ranged and/or a magica build the mages guild passives are very good.

Extra magica
Cost reduction and
Empower plus
Ultimate return

Standard is situationally more useful.