MagDK’s tankier then magblade for sure, are you playing in CP pvp?

You also have to adapt your sets to the class is one thing I’d add.

Magblade strengths:
- cloak
- mitigation
- some decent debuffs/buffs
Weaknesses:
- self healing
- burst

DK... you probably know better than me.

Since you get shade I wouldn’t wear wizard’s repost. You get minor maim from your class abilities.
Impregnable armour isn’t a good set in no-CP, in CP it’s only decent if you use off traits for a gimmicky build.

Try Buffer of the Swift instead of Wizard’s repost, try Transmutation instead of impregnable armour.

You’ll get the crit resists from trans from using hots and can help team mates. You’ll get more mitigation from buffer of the swift then the sets you’re using. For damage use a damage monster like skoria.

Mitigation wise magblade if you build it to be tanky can be higher than a MagDK (with merciless stacks and shade), where the difference comes from is terrible self healing.

Magblade’s getting a nerf on PTS so there must be something strong about it from a dev perspective.

festher wrote: »

Thanks for ur answer.I play bg and not always with shade. Riposte debuff all who hits me so it good mitigation. But lacking damage for sure

For sure, it’s a great set on a templar or DK for that reason. Lack of self healing makes it difficult to take a lot of hits as a magblade though unless you’re super tanky.

For buffer you can buy a whole set from cropsford for about 400k AP.

The reason why you had 4K plus crit resist on your DK was because you were still wearing impen....

If you want your stats to shoot up then wear sets that do that, try fortified brass

The way magblade plays post patch might change a lot and allow a tankier build, it’s hard to tell but one of magblade’s biggest weaknesses will change.

The mitigation on magblade has been nerfed with the merciless change but the mitigation level can still be decent with merciless + dark cloak minor protection.

What’s weak on magblade is lack of mending and vitality compared to a DK, plus lack of self healing.

With the restoration changes with rapid regen and Ward self healing will be a lot better.... but incoming dot damage will be up too so I’m not sure how it will balance out.

Tanky magblade might work but buffer of the swift plus transmutation is as tanky as I’d go or your damage will suck. Transmutation as a sustain set’s decent because the crit resists 5 piece is good, and the magicka regen set bonus’ mean you can use spell damage jewellery glyphs. Without CPs spell damage is preferable to magicka because you don’t get the % magicka buff from CPs.