Any advantage of Power Bash (1H+S)?

Gargath · June 2016

I'm currently using Shielded Assault morph from Shield Charge, as my main opening and stunning ability from 1H+Shield, and I'm wondering what can give me the 5-th ability in this tree - Power Bash.
From what I read it gives nothing special and I would expect much more from the last ability in tree, which should be intentionally the most powerful, right?
Maybe if it had some long range and aoe stun but it's short range, lower damage, same cost and only 1 sec longer stun. Did I missed anything?

I'm using them on Dragonknight stamina btw.

leepalmer95 · June 2016

If you morph it to reverberating bash it's got a 30% healing debuff attached.

Also shielded assault is a gap closer so it has a min ranged while bash doesn't.

SO basically bash is your close range cc that you have a heal debuff with while assault is your gap closer.

Gargath · June 2016

I forgot to mention this is about PvE only.
In neither morphs I see much pluses. Healing debuff is one but is it really that helpful if we focus on fast killing powerful aoe warrior? If I kill quick I don't really care if mobs can heal or not. Maybe some particular bosses with strong healing, but most bosses are fast to kill with either stamina or magicka Dragonknight.
Gap closer, with 3,5 meters minimum for Shield Charge I make few steps back (or roll back) and can charge again (which I do very often).
I think Power Bash could be buffed a bit more.

DKsUnite · June 2016

it has a massive use in pvp. Not every skill is as wanted in pve as pvp and vice versa.

Vangy · June 2016

If PVE: power bash is a MEH skill.... Costs too much stam, isnt all that great.... And most classes have much cheaper/better CC's...

In PvP, this baby is single handedly the saving grace of 1hS builds.... 1HS has lower burst output compared to other DW/BOW/2H builds... The 30% heal debuff is much required to take anyone down.