Another DPS Raid Buff Question

kylewwefan · August 2018

I was recently in a group doing raid test. I was on my Stam Warden. Using TFS/VO/ Veledreth w/ lover mundus. Diddnt change anything from what I normally use. Including CP. normally hit 32k~36k all day long. No special rotation, probably sloppy rotation actually.

Beating on this big centurion Dummy with full raid team...my DPS at the end was 46k.

I thaught that was pretty good for Stam Warden, though there was StamBlade there hitting 68k. In fairness, the guy is really good StamBlade. Practicing rotations and wat not.

I almost never do big group test like that. Even in someone’s house, the game starts spitting and sputtering like it does in real trials...not quite as bad, but still. It was interesting.

After; it was said I should have swapped TFS for Hundings or Relequen or war machine or something else or changed mundus at least. I don’t like Relequen though. Think the set is crap dummy killer and that’s it. My VO is 3 Bloodthirsty.

Still smashed out Vet trial with no problem.

I’ve heard it’s not worth changing jewelry traits unless they are gold quality. What does this stuff change so much all the time. What is really best?

SammyFable · August 2018

For stam it's usually the combination (perfect) Relequen + Advancing Yokeda + a fancy monsterset like Velidreth or Kragh and vMA Bow typically paired with Lover Mundus.
The reason bis changes, well I guess ZoS doesn't like us not using 95% of the sets ingame so they find ways to either nerf commonly used sets (sometimes with the reason being the set being used by everyone, hello bsw nerf) or give us Jewelry crafting and retraiting to make a heavy armour set viable for stam DPS. You could thnik ZoS wants diverse setups but they nerfed stam support sets forcing stam players to go in uniformity and all use the exact same setup.
Your group told you to either switch out TFS or Lover because with group buffs (alkosh, crusher, potl) you might have overpenetrated. You shouldn't go above 18.2k penetration in PvE as it won't increase your DPS anymore. It'll actually be lowered because you could have used something more beneficial at that point.

kylewwefan · August 2018

Thanks. I’m well aware of Relequen AY.

The sets feel slow for anything but nuking a dummy though.

I guess it’s the same case with TFS in trials maybe? Or maybe could swapping Mundus Stones be enough to make it better? It would be much easier than farming AY Daggers. I have swords, but was told they’re no good. (I tried them. They still nuke dummy good)

It’s been much luck and many of runs to get the VO ones.

Also, my 46k was at least on par with the rest of the DD in the group, and the best I’ve ever seen him do. but could be better from what I was told

Sick of grinding HelRa.

Joker99 · August 2018

You may be sick of grinding HRC, so was I but believe me, it's worth it. The current gear you have, I'll be blunt, is crap. If your tank is light attacking and has Alkosh, you don't need to run TFS. Relequen is the best stamina set right now, and it's usable on ALL bosses, even on Twins, especially if you can get the perfected version, it blows any other set. Advancing Yokeda is again a formidable set, better than even Acuity before the nerf, so if you want to parse as high as that stamblade dude, then you gotta get these sets, he probably has them already. For that gear combo, 46k isn't that bad, but a lot more could've been accomplished, so I'd look into rotation too after I'd get the gear.