VMA as DK

Masel

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With my magdk I did vma 5 times and have easy >500k score with heavy attack build. It is much easier than on magsorc...

Just blockade -> heavy attack -> new blockade on cd -> heavy attack. Sometimes add eruption, ult on mini bosses and bosses...

That's interesting. I have done heavy attack builds on mSorc and mDK. I have run both classes in more traditional builds many many times. I found the sorc heavy attack build to be a complete game changer. It was not only easier, but it was faster. The single target was nuts and the trash just melts.

I found the DK version to just be frustrating and slower than what I was use to. It might have fallen into the "easier" category as you didnt have to push as many buttons, but I could never get the single target DPS i was used to in order to skip boss mechanics. I did see that @Masel92 posted an updated version of the build with different gear and flame lash. I definitely want to give that a try.

I tried that flame lash build... either i wasn't doing something right... or lash hardly ever procs.

Maybe i missed something there.. i even tried it out on the test dummy and it only proc'd a few times.

Interesting. I know he uses some unusual weapon traits, wonder if that has something to do with it. I dont think I have a charged Moondancer staff, haha.

It's just so hard for me to care too much at this point. There really isnt much in there I need, but wouldnt mind a little easier way to get on the weeklies. Having a 550k+ flawless run on your sorc not stick on the weekly is rather frustrating...

You only need a charged spinner staff, 5 PC Spinner is a replacement for sharpened. What you get with 75 in thaumaturge is 18% flat damage increase through concussion and exploiters and a crazy hard hitting free spammable flame lash

@Masel92

You are one of the few people on the forums that could talk me into buying a charged staff and making it gold on a whim. Haha

So basically, You would go: Moondancer Jewelry and one armor piece, Spinner armor times 4 and a charged lighting staff, 2 Ilambris, back bar VMA lighting? I have a Sharp, precise, and Charged VMA light staff. Any thoughts on which?

Does the charged enchant make flame lash proc more?

Sharp lightning to keep pen on back bar, other than that exactly like you said. Shock enchant on the spinner staff has an 84% proc chance to apply concussion each four seconds. Concussion turns flame lash into power lash which has a great self-healing added to it and is free to cast.

You'll basically set everything off-balance as soon as you touch it because blockade has an increased chance to proc it too.

And 40% more damage on heavy attacks against off-balance enemies and permanent stunning through flame lash and last ticks of heavies. It stuns everything except bosses, even ogrims and other things.

You have to bar swap a lot but I don't think that will be an issue for you

@Masel92

So I bought a charged Spinner lighting staff and made it gold, just for you. I only had time to do the first 3 rounds last night, but I like this version a LOT better. Basically, I use the first 2 stages as a test. If I can't get the first boss before he ports a second time, I dont have enough single target for my taste. If I struggle with regen on the 2nd stage bosses, I also know I will have problems. Neither was an issue at all. Will do a full run or 2 later this week.

The rotation is a little trickier than the sorc version, but I think I got it figured out. The one change I might try is putting CDB in place of IL on the back bar. You dont really need IL there, and an oh crap heal would be nice.

Glad you like this one! It's fun and probably the easiest way to do vMA on a dk, even as a beginner. The only annoying thing is that the sixth boss is immune to concussion... No idea what to do about that as that fight takes significantly longer than the rest. I usually just switch to the other setup I used before for that fight.

And as a beginner you can use coagulating blood, with help a lot in there, but I think with rapid regen and flame lash procs you'll have enough self-healing to begin with

Tell me how the future runs go, I'm working on getting to 570k with it, but the sixth boss is kind of in the way of that right now.