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Newbie MagDK needs some tips
Erekon
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I recently started playing magDK. ( First day yesterday.) and as expected, I'm struggling with it.
I'm used to playing a stamblade/magblade, get in / get out -kite kind of playstyle, so this is a bit new. I'm playing a light armour SnB build. ( Blobsky's).
Problem is, idk how to take damage and recover. Coag blood heal is so low compared to rally and vigor. How do other mDKs heal through so much damage? I cant even seem to catch any stamblade, let alone powerlash them. So basically,
1. What is the offensive rotation? There are so many dots to apply.
2. What is the defensive rotation?
3. I feel my heals are just too low. Is it normal? What am I doing wrong?
4. If I get rooted, do I dodge roll out or stand there holding block?
5. Any other tips?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQEQa7ES8vI&t=26s ( This is the build I'm using.)
Edited by Erekon on February 10, 2018 7:35AM I'm used to playing a stamblade/magblade, get in / get out -kite kind of playstyle, so this is a bit new. I'm playing a light armour SnB build. ( Blobsky's).
Problem is, idk how to take damage and recover. Coag blood heal is so low compared to rally and vigor. How do other mDKs heal through so much damage? I cant even seem to catch any stamblade, let alone powerlash them. So basically,
1. What is the offensive rotation? There are so many dots to apply.
2. What is the defensive rotation?
3. I feel my heals are just too low. Is it normal? What am I doing wrong?
4. If I get rooted, do I dodge roll out or stand there holding block?
5. Any other tips?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQEQa7ES8vI&t=26s ( This is the build I'm using.)0
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ThulsaDoomDC✭✭✭I recently started playing magDK. ( First day yesterday.) and as expected, I'm struggling with it.
I'm used to playing a stamblade/magblade, get in / get out -kite kind of playstyle, so this is a bit new. I'm playing a light armour SnB build. ( Blobsky's).
Problem is, idk how to take damage and recover. Coag blood heal is so low compared to rally and vigor. How do other mDKs heal through so much damage? I cant even seem to catch any stamblade, let alone powerlash them. So basically,
1. What is the offensive rotation? There are so many dots to apply.
2. What is the defensive rotation?
3. I feel my heals are just too low. Is it normal? What am I doing wrong?
4. If I get rooted, do I dodge roll out or stand there holding block?
5. Any other tips?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQEQa7ES8vI&t=26s ( This is the build I'm using.)
I don't really enjoy blob's builds tbh so I won't really know how to answer that portion. What I will say is the beauty of magDK even though ZoS keeps trying to bring us down is that magDK can be played in a variety of ways. So simply asking offensive and defensive rotations will give you 100 different answers from 100 different builds. Offensive and Defensive rotations will vary depending on builds and whether to roll dodge or to block will also vary.
My advice to you is to try a bunch of different builds and see what playstyle suits you the best. You mentioned you like to get in and out like hit and run. This build has been working wonders for me courtesy of @krathos and I will post both his build video and my own montage so you can see it in action. It has a very hit and run type of playstyle but can also tank damage due to it's high wards.
However, with that being said, just because this build works for myself and Krathos does not mean that it will work for you. Just as blob's builds don't work for me. MagDK's are a complicated beast to master, but only experience trying out different things will help you figure out what works best for you man.
Krathos Build;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV4mVgQ_2SQ
Robin Sage Montage;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mls5N1ODNk
Hope this helps. Much love. mDK Master RaceXBOX NA - mDK CP 488
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FloppyTouch✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭Get embers up on all the things then use again when ever u need a strong heal
Heavy attack drop block to get stam back
Keep buffs up at all times
CC>ULT>whip
GL things suck for us again in open world pvp1 -
Erekon✭✭✭ThulsaDoomDC wrote: »I recently started playing magDK. ( First day yesterday.) and as expected, I'm struggling with it.
I'm used to playing a stamblade/magblade, get in / get out -kite kind of playstyle, so this is a bit new. I'm playing a light armour SnB build. ( Blobsky's).
Problem is, idk how to take damage and recover. Coag blood heal is so low compared to rally and vigor. How do other mDKs heal through so much damage? I cant even seem to catch any stamblade, let alone powerlash them. So basically,
1. What is the offensive rotation? There are so many dots to apply.
2. What is the defensive rotation?
3. I feel my heals are just too low. Is it normal? What am I doing wrong?
4. If I get rooted, do I dodge roll out or stand there holding block?
5. Any other tips?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQEQa7ES8vI&t=26s ( This is the build I'm using.)
I don't really enjoy blob's builds tbh so I won't really know how to answer that portion. What I will say is the beauty of magDK even though ZoS keeps trying to bring us down is that magDK can be played in a variety of ways. So simply asking offensive and defensive rotations will give you 100 different answers from 100 different builds. Offensive and Defensive rotations will vary depending on builds and whether to roll dodge or to block will also vary.
My advice to you is to try a bunch of different builds and see what playstyle suits you the best. You mentioned you like to get in and out like hit and run. This build has been working wonders for me courtesy of @krathos and I will post both his build video and my own montage so you can see it in action. It has a very hit and run type of playstyle but can also tank damage due to it's high wards.
However, with that being said, just because this build works for myself and Krathos does not mean that it will work for you. Just as blob's builds don't work for me. MagDK's are a complicated beast to master, but only experience trying out different things will help you figure out what works best for you man.
Krathos Build;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV4mVgQ_2SQ
Robin Sage Montage;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mls5N1ODNk
Hope this helps. Much love. mDK Master Race
Thanks for the information. I'd be sticking to the current build though. Its probably a l2p issue rather than a build issue. And yeah, the reason I'm playing a mDK was I wanted to try different playstyles. This build looks sick btw. I'll try it out maybe someday in the future.0 -
Erekon✭✭✭FloppyTouch wrote: »Get embers up on all the things then use again when ever u need a strong heal
Heavy attack drop block to get stam back
Keep buffs up at all times
CC>ULT>whip
GL things suck for us again in open world pvp
Ah yeah. I wasn't doing that. Was always running out of stamina. Thanks. I'll probably need to learn when to drop block. I'm used to tap blocking and dodging so this is completely different xD.
Why would you say that that things suck for mDKs in open world pvp again? Are we getting nerfed next patch?
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