Swords grant higher weapon/spell dmg than a staff and you can use nirn mainhand (which gives almost the full dmg bonus) and a sharpened offhand in addition, which outweighs the loss of 3% dmg from passives.
StamWhipCultist wrote: »I would use 2h, for its passive benefits seem way better.
StamWhipCultist wrote: »I would use 2h, for its passive benefits seem way better.
2h looks worse as you`ll lose sharpened bonus from your secondary weapon, otherwise it gives the same damage bonus.
Gold nirn staff = 1535 + 8% AoE dmg + 1 enchant + sustain
Gold swords nirn/sharp = 2202 + 5% dmg (both AoE & ST) + 1376 penetration + 2 enchants
StamWhipCultist wrote: »StamWhipCultist wrote: »I would use 2h, for its passive benefits seem way better.
2h looks worse as you`ll lose sharpened bonus from your secondary weapon, otherwise it gives the same damage bonus.
2h gives you 30% stam regen after killing target while on 2h bar, also one can use forward momentum if needed, not to mention bonuses like 10% more damage with next skill after heavy attack. Add there benefits of unlocking damage related passive way before than on DW, cheaper upgrade since one weapon > 2 weapons, and incoming nerfs to DW weapons and glyphs devs announced on 25th of september meeting.
Gold nirn staff = 1535 + 8% AoE dmg + 1 enchant + sustain
Gold swords nirn/sharp = 2202 + 5% dmg (both AoE & ST) + 1376 penetration + 2 enchants
StamWhipCultist wrote: »StamWhipCultist wrote: »I would use 2h, for its passive benefits seem way better.
2h looks worse as you`ll lose sharpened bonus from your secondary weapon, otherwise it gives the same damage bonus.
2h gives you 30% stam regen after killing target while on 2h bar, also one can use forward momentum if needed, not to mention bonuses like 10% more damage with next skill after heavy attack. Add there benefits of unlocking damage related passive way before than on DW, cheaper upgrade since one weapon > 2 weapons, and incoming nerfs to DW weapons and glyphs devs announced on 25th of september meeting.
Gold nirn staff = 1535 + 8% AoE dmg + 1 enchant + sustain
Gold swords nirn/sharp = 2202 + 5% dmg (both AoE & ST) + 1376 penetration + 2 enchants
EDIT: Gold swords = 1772 spell damage as clarified below.