Stam DK PvP newbie questions

Thecapeo · July 2015

In PVE I'm currently going full stam, 7/7 medium (mix of health and stam runes), 2-handed and dual wield. I'm VR 2 at the moment. Basically I use dual wield for dots and AOE and switch to 2-handed for single target damage. In PvP this build is decent against less mobile builds but struggles if the other player can close and extend distance at will. In all my toe to toe fights I usually do well. Current mostly used skills are Unstable Flame, Wrecking Blow, Executioner, Rally, Blood Craze, Burning Breath, Steel Tornado and Corrosive Armor. Problem is it's hard to really gauge the effectiveness of these skills because I'm not familiar with the meta and what type of typical defenses people are running with. Are DOTs worth while for instance? And what skills would you switch out above in favor of others?

ToRelax · July 2015

DoTs are not too helpful right now, Though Unstable Flame isn't bad I believe. Idk though, haven't played a stam DK.
But it sounds as if you're missing Critical Rush. Burning Breath might not be that useful.
I'd switch out Blood Craze, too, maybe slot Flying Blade.
And use Igneous Shield, with Helping Hands it gives you stamina back and it buffs your heals from Rally.

Thecapeo · July 2015

Thanks, I'll give that a try. I figured Critical Rush was a must simply for the mobility. I also couldn't help but notice that nobody was using Burning Breath so I thought it's probably bad in PVP.

IcyDeadPeople · July 2015

In addition to igneous shield, I suggest fossilize and reflective scales. Try to also fit in shuffle and efficient purge if you can.

Ara_Valleria · July 2015

As a stam DK here are the questions you need to ask yourself while fighting someone:

1) Is your target a NB ?
Yes ?
Pop a detect pot.

2) Is he trying to hit you with arrows or fireballs ?
Yes ?
Flap wings.

3) Is he trying to run away cause he is scared of you ?
Yes ?
Crit Charge.

4) Is he CC'd ?
No?
Fossilize.

5) Now is he CC'd ?
Yes ?
Wrecking Blow spam

6) Did you kill him
No ?
You suck.

7) Did he kill you ?
Yes ?
Time to cry in the forums.

Thecapeo · July 2015

Lol. Thanks, Ara. Looks like I might need to respec to get a couple of those skills.

Ara_Valleria · July 2015

Thecapeo · July 2015

Any suggestions on the best Ultimates to roll with?