Hybrid Advice

Gan Xing

I like playing around as a hybrid, but I feel like my builds are not quite right.

My main question is for my DK. She is currently running 5 pelinial, 1 velidreth, and 5 Akaviri Dragonguard. with a 2h, and destro staff
Can't quite recall her skills, so i'm leaving that out.


Any suggestions on improving her build?

Gan Xing

Also note: she is a Dunmer

Xvorg

Gan Xing wrote: »

I like playing around as a hybrid, but I feel like my builds are not quite right.

My main question is for my DK. She is currently running 5 pelinial, 1 velidreth, and 5 Akaviri Dragonguard. with a 2h, and destro staff
Can't quite recall her skills, so i'm leaving that out.


Any suggestions on improving her build?

without the skill set up is liitle we could help

Is it build towards burst dmg or DoT?

GrumpyDuckling

Gan Xing wrote: »

I like playing around as a hybrid, but I feel like my builds are not quite right.

My main question is for my DK. She is currently running 5 pelinial, 1 velidreth, and 5 Akaviri Dragonguard. with a 2h, and destro staff
Can't quite recall her skills, so i'm leaving that out.


Any suggestions on improving her build?

Assuming you are stacking weapon damage for your build (Velidreth 1 pc), my suggestions are to:

1) Drop Akaviri Dragonguard and replace it with Dreugh King Slayer. Your damage will increase and you'll have the following nice synergy (see #2).
2) Use Molten Armaments to increase your heavy attack damage (Note: you don't need access to Major Brutality anymore because you get it from Dreugh King slayer, and your with heavy attack damage gets a 40% increase).
3) Use a Lightning Destro for heavy attacks in AOE situations.

GrumpyDuckling

Just noticed that your other weapon is 2H, so you have access to Rally and don't need Dreugh King slayer for Major Brutality. If you keep 2H, instead of Dreugh King Slayer, maybe a set like Witchman might interest you:

(2 items) Adds 129 Stamina Recovery
(3 items) Adds 129 Weapon Damage
(4 items) Adds 1064 Max Health
(5 items) When you use an Ultimate ability, you heal for 30 Health and you restore 30 Stamina per point of the Ultimate's cost.

It'll combine with DK passive Battle Roar for more health and stamina resources back upon ultimate use. Not the best possible set, but it's easy to farm/buy.

TheStealthDude

What type of build are you going for? PvP? PvE? DPS or Tank?

CrazyWolf712

I like that you "seek the unusual and unique playstyles"! Hybrid build just make the game more fun! My stamina DK is also a hybrid build. I run all heavy: Engine Guardian, Whitestrakes Retribution, and Black Rose. I have one hand and shield and dual wield so I'm mostly stamina based, but I have 15k magicka for heals, cc's and buffs.

Dual wield:
Stonefist
Bloodthirst
Flying blade
Vigor
Igneous shields

Ultimate: Berserker Werewolf/Rend(Lacerate)


One hand and shield
Shielded assault
Ransack/heroic slash
Choking talons
Green dragon blood
Hardened armor

Ultimate: Reviving Barrier


Werewolf:
Feral Pounce
Howl of Agony
Claws of Life
Rousing Roar
Hircine's Fortitude


This build makes me mostly tank....ish with some dps on the side in werewolf form. It makes for a lot of fun!

Gan Xing

TheStealthDude wrote: »

What type of build are you going for? PvP? PvE? DPS or Tank?

PvP dps/ general all rounder

Gan Xing

GrumpyDuckling wrote: »

Just noticed that your other weapon is 2H, so you have access to Rally and don't need Dreugh King slayer for Major Brutality. If you keep 2H, instead of Dreugh King Slayer, maybe a set like Witchman might interest you:

(2 items) Adds 129 Stamina Recovery
(3 items) Adds 129 Weapon Damage
(4 items) Adds 1064 Max Health
(5 items) When you use an Ultimate ability, you heal for 30 Health and you restore 30 Stamina per point of the Ultimate's cost.

It'll combine with DK passive Battle Roar for more health and stamina resources back upon ultimate use. Not the best possible set, but it's easy to farm/buy.

I was thinking Witchman too. Will look into it

Lord_Eomer

Next patch one of monstet set is dor hybrid builds it gives magicka/stam bonus and 2 piece gives WD/SD

Beside stam aand magicma builds, ZOS is pushing slowly hybrid builds

Lord_Eomer

Gan Xing wrote: »

I like playing around as a hybrid, but I feel like my builds are not quite right.

My main question is for my DK. She is currently running 5 pelinial, 1 velidreth, and 5 Akaviri Dragonguard. with a 2h, and destro staff
Can't quite recall her skills, so i'm leaving that out.


Any suggestions on improving her build?

From setup ur build looks like stam dps tank

Gan Xing

Lord_Dexter wrote: »

Next patch one of monstet set is dor hybrid builds it gives magicka/stam bonus and 2 piece gives WD/SD

Beside stam aand magicma builds, ZOS is pushing slowly hybrid builds

I saw that. I want to test it in PTS, but I can't find a group to run vFH with

Gan Xing

OK, so i hopped onto my HybriDK last night and got the witchman sets. And then had to fight a zerg of 70 DC, so survivability test was rather difficult to test (and now I see why people are so pissed about cliff racer spammers, got hit with a cliff racer for over 8k damage).

my skills were:

- 2h -
Talons
Crit rush
reverse slice (execute)
flame lash
rally

- destro staff -
shuffle
destro reach
wings
force pulse
res. vigor

DKsUnite

Nevermind, saw you wanted destro/2h

Keep_Door

Best advice out there for hybrid builds .... just dont.

caperon

My advice is that if you want to play hybrids do it on non CP pvp. The gap is smaller there, I dont really think that an hybrid build can really compete against good players, but my pelinnal sorc was really fun to play.

CrazyWolf712

caperon wrote: »

My advice is that if you want to play hybrids do it on non CP pvp. The gap is smaller there, I dont really think that an hybrid build can really compete against good players, but my pelinnal sorc was really fun to play.

My husband and I are both hybrids and we play on CP campaigns. I did notice that we were able to take on larger groups in non CP but with less people, mobs take too long to kill and you get ganked. We stick with the CP campaigns and are able to hold our own since most people don't understand a hybrid build or how to fight them.

Keep_Door wrote: »

Best advice out there for hybrid builds .... just dont.

And as for this comment, anything can be good in the game if you have the skill to make it work. You're probably better at the builds that everyone says is best in slot or most efficient. There's nothing wrong with that if it works for you but you should never discourage someone from being a hybrid if they have what it takes to put it together and make it a force to be reckoned with. So just because you don't understand something, doesn't mean it sucks.

I will say that hybrid builds were how this game was meant to be played. It's an Elder Scrolls game people!

RT_Frank

Gan Xing wrote: »

I like playing around as a hybrid, but I feel like my builds are not quite right.

My main question is for my DK. She is currently running 5 pelinial, 1 velidreth, and 5 Akaviri Dragonguard. with a 2h, and destro staff
Can't quite recall her skills, so i'm leaving that out.


Any suggestions on improving her build?

If you are mainly interested in PvE, then i highly suggest you become a tank. Easily the best role hybrids can fulfill until ZOS gets rid of the scaling for max stamina/magicka.

And you're already on the right track by having 5 dragonguard (which I'm guessing you already have the jewelry for). Just get someone to craft you 5 tavas (2 of those pieces will be sword and shield for each bar) then just farm for bloodspawn set and you're all decked out for an endgame tank that will always be highly desirable in every PvE group.

And if anyone asks, don't worry about your race choice as race means absolutely nothing for tanks!

Gan Xing

RT_Frank wrote: »

And you're already on the right track by having 5 dragonguard (which I'm guessing you already have the jewelry for). Just get someone to craft you 5 tavas (2 of those pieces will be sword and shield for each bar) then just farm for bloodspawn set and you're all decked out for an endgame tank that will always be highly desirable in every PvE group.

And if anyone asks, don't worry about your race choice as race means absolutely nothing for tanks!

Ok!! I can' craft tava's myself. I also already have bloodspawn (prolly have 5 helms and shoulders)