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Looking for tips on "Defense Damage" build
DamnedByCrowley
Soul Shriven
Got bored with my tank, who I consider "next level" and was working on alternate builds to add some fun factor into it.
One of my fave skills is spiked bone shield as it puts out a lot of damage when I'm getting hit hard so I based a build around it. My toon's a dragonknight imperial. The sets I've been using, as I intermingle them and haven't really settled on "THE" build is:
Harbinger-LOVE the damage from blocking (this is the one set that always stays)
Crimson twilight-love the damage output and trigger, but hate the 2sec delay. Not a problem in pve. BIG problem in pvp/battlegrounds or one-on-one but SUPER helpful in a zerg/castle rush situation where there's a ton of ppl battling.
Frozen watcher-pairs great with harbinger. Set in my block position, im doing aoe damage along with the harbinger output from blocking.
Cyrodiils crest-pairs great with harbinger. Love the life gain but generally only needed for the harshest of pvp battles as my tankiness and shields do me well enough. Generally shy away from this one as my focus of this build is maximum damage output without sacrificing tankiness nor having to rely on skills, outside of spiked bone shield. I just really dont need the life, but when I DO need to use it...it comes in great as part of a group build.
monster helms-
pirate skeleton-similar to cyrodiils crest, EXCELLENT set for tankiness and really just pair it with cyrodiils crest when I need alot of extra tanky to help take care of a group, but try to shy away from this one as I generally dont need the extra tankiness
tremorscale-LOVE!! As I generally always use puncture/ransack as my go-to attack, this set procs A LOT! Even in pvp, ransack is great because of the debuff it puts on, even if the taunt doesn't "taunt", itll still trigger tremorscale and get a big hit in.
Besides that-Ill do a combo of different head and shoulders to double up on the 1 piece bonus of weapon damage and/or critical.
Does anyone else have any similar builds or advice? I don't need to go into my skills build as it's mainly a rotation that just ups my resistences, gives me life, and breaks me free. My only offensive skill is puncture/ransack as I use for debuff and trigger for the tremorscale monster helm
The only but MAJOR drawback of this build, from a pvp perspective, is that when someone realizes that they're basically killing themselves by trying to kill you, all they have to do is stop. Theres not a lot of "honest" damage that comes from this build. But....there are few things more gratifying then being ready, powered and in your block position and watching someone's life drain as they unleash all kinds of hell on you....then they fall dead. Oh...it just feels.....sooooo good.
I just love this build as it makes me think, "Im rubber and you're glue, it bounces off me and sticks on you". Does anyone have any tips or tricks on similar builds?
One of my fave skills is spiked bone shield as it puts out a lot of damage when I'm getting hit hard so I based a build around it. My toon's a dragonknight imperial. The sets I've been using, as I intermingle them and haven't really settled on "THE" build is:
Harbinger-LOVE the damage from blocking (this is the one set that always stays)
Crimson twilight-love the damage output and trigger, but hate the 2sec delay. Not a problem in pve. BIG problem in pvp/battlegrounds or one-on-one but SUPER helpful in a zerg/castle rush situation where there's a ton of ppl battling.
Frozen watcher-pairs great with harbinger. Set in my block position, im doing aoe damage along with the harbinger output from blocking.
Cyrodiils crest-pairs great with harbinger. Love the life gain but generally only needed for the harshest of pvp battles as my tankiness and shields do me well enough. Generally shy away from this one as my focus of this build is maximum damage output without sacrificing tankiness nor having to rely on skills, outside of spiked bone shield. I just really dont need the life, but when I DO need to use it...it comes in great as part of a group build.
monster helms-
pirate skeleton-similar to cyrodiils crest, EXCELLENT set for tankiness and really just pair it with cyrodiils crest when I need alot of extra tanky to help take care of a group, but try to shy away from this one as I generally dont need the extra tankiness
tremorscale-LOVE!! As I generally always use puncture/ransack as my go-to attack, this set procs A LOT! Even in pvp, ransack is great because of the debuff it puts on, even if the taunt doesn't "taunt", itll still trigger tremorscale and get a big hit in.
Besides that-Ill do a combo of different head and shoulders to double up on the 1 piece bonus of weapon damage and/or critical.
Does anyone else have any similar builds or advice? I don't need to go into my skills build as it's mainly a rotation that just ups my resistences, gives me life, and breaks me free. My only offensive skill is puncture/ransack as I use for debuff and trigger for the tremorscale monster helm
The only but MAJOR drawback of this build, from a pvp perspective, is that when someone realizes that they're basically killing themselves by trying to kill you, all they have to do is stop. Theres not a lot of "honest" damage that comes from this build. But....there are few things more gratifying then being ready, powered and in your block position and watching someone's life drain as they unleash all kinds of hell on you....then they fall dead. Oh...it just feels.....sooooo good.
I just love this build as it makes me think, "Im rubber and you're glue, it bounces off me and sticks on you". Does anyone have any tips or tricks on similar builds?
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