Update 33 Melee NB: Why you should hybrid
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Someone asked about this in another unrelated thread that's closed, so I figured I'd explain here why this works.
I'm currently running 4 light and 3 medium body pieces with Caluurions DW front and Frenzied Momentum on back. My build has high crit % and hits crit damage cap with backstabber.
My pen is about 14k.
I am spec'd into Magicka and spell damage. This let's be use mag for all of my skills except for the following: leeching strikes, forward momentum and whirling blades. Most of my stamina is there for maneuvering.
This means I don't get boned in the middle of combat and have to go hide under a rock while my stamina regens so I can attack again.
Meanwhile my new attack pool, Magicka, is constantly regenerating at 1200.
I highly recommend giving the a shot. You have a lot of options that you can run with Caluurions to get the same set up. I find that adding a straight damage set like stygian isn't as helpful as it should be due to the sad fact straight damage doesn't increase your skill damage enough. I'm a big proponent of fire damage because most people are vampire and many are stage 3.
I don't like to share builds publicly but if anyone wants to know more, feel free to DM me.
In conclusion: the days of medium stam melee or light mag staff are gone. You can get the best of both
Edited by DrSlaughtr on April 6, 2022 4:26PM I'm currently running 4 light and 3 medium body pieces with Caluurions DW front and Frenzied Momentum on back. My build has high crit % and hits crit damage cap with backstabber.
My pen is about 14k.
I am spec'd into Magicka and spell damage. This let's be use mag for all of my skills except for the following: leeching strikes, forward momentum and whirling blades. Most of my stamina is there for maneuvering.
This means I don't get boned in the middle of combat and have to go hide under a rock while my stamina regens so I can attack again.
Meanwhile my new attack pool, Magicka, is constantly regenerating at 1200.
I highly recommend giving the a shot. You have a lot of options that you can run with Caluurions to get the same set up. I find that adding a straight damage set like stygian isn't as helpful as it should be due to the sad fact straight damage doesn't increase your skill damage enough. I'm a big proponent of fire damage because most people are vampire and many are stage 3.
I don't like to share builds publicly but if anyone wants to know more, feel free to DM me.
In conclusion: the days of medium stam melee or light mag staff are gone. You can get the best of both
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✭Very interesting. I've noticed my magblade doing better in this patch and she's running mixed med and light.PCNA
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wheresbes✭✭✭✭Great points, I agree. I'm still 5/1/1 with rattle because cba and don't like procs, but I've also started using leeching strikes, whirling blades and vigor. Those three and that's all, I couldn't sustain more considering I need the stamina to break free.
Leeching strikes is great if you're a vampire with cp passive as you can sustain sneaking indefinitely despite the low-ish stamina pool.1 -
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✭Awesome. yeah I keep leeching over siphoning even if I'm going mag heavy as it is just the perfect amount of sustain to handle my stam morphs.I drink and I stream things.1