Confusion regarding the class skills and critical chance

Adephx · April 2014

Is the critical chance of class skills based on the weapon or the magical critical chance? For example Veiled Strike (can be done with an equipped bow), but I have no idea which crit effects it?

If we take the upgraded Shadow Cloak which adds 70% to the physical crit rate, do other "magical" skills benefit from it, or only stamina based attacks?

I've seen Teleport Strike hit for more when combined with Shadow Cloak, but that might be just the spell critting by itself?

Which brings my last question, if class skills are based off magica and you plan on using mostly class skills (let's be honest, the dual wield skills suck ass), is there even a point in wearing medium armor for the extra crit, or should I just switch to light armor?

Castielle · April 2014

I'm slightly confused. There is Weapon Critical Rating and Spell Critical Rating. Can you quote the skill description? It would appear from some of the descriptions I'm reading that certain class skills buff the next attack. In theory it would seem that class skills could increase the damage of weapon attacks.

Cas

Teloran · April 2014

If a spell summons a blade or involves you hitting the enemy with your weapon, it uses physical crit AND is mitigated by armour. If it involves magical fields, projectiles or explosions; it uses spell crit and spell resist.
Edit: as for dual wield, its damage scales with your weapon while class skills don't. That's probably why you find the skills underwhelming atm. Whem you get decent weapons they become quite powerful.