I've used this set recently. It is very easy to use. I could easily see when I needed to do 2 consecutive light attacks.

6 seconds seems ok. Are you wanting the set to fit better in a rotation?

Other monster 2p play in the same ballbark as 5p sets. Now compare Kena to new moon acolyte.

The procc condition is awkward in esos combat system and the negative effect is WAY overblown for the benefit it provides.

I´d love to see the cost increase reduced to 6% and the duration slightly increased or the procc condition changed altogether.

I remember when this set was BiS for every Sorc in PvE. Pop Overload ulti and pew pew..

Double the duration, half the cost increase, and make it only grant Weapon Power, and only melee Weapon Power. And only on DKs

In all seriousness, I think the question is whether anybody uses it all? Do Werewolves use it? Are there still heavy attack based magicka builds in Elegance using it?

Surely we all want to use this set, but find its proc condition and short duration frustrating. If either were changed might we not all equip it? Not that there's anything wrong with that, for the most part only a handful of monster sets see much endgame use in either mode.

@Drdeath20

Thing is this one can only be reasonably compared to Balorgh and Domihaus. Which will perform the best out of the 3 is heavily dependent on build type. I'm all for buffing Balorgh and Domihaus also, but in my view, not one of these sets can be evaluated without comparison to other 2.

In other words, I think it would be ideal if roughly 33% of players found 1 of the 3 to be the superior choice for their build. I have no idea what the spread would be on that now.

Every monster set (except Zaan) needs a buff. I'm tired of having only one viable monster set as a magicka DD.

MLGProPlayer wrote: »

Every monster set (except Zaan) needs a buff. I'm tired of having only one viable monster set as a magicka DD.

Yeah. Nerieneth needs a buff real bad, maybe even a re-work. Compared to Skoria it's very difficult to hit anything.

Nordic__Knights wrote: »

The_Lex wrote: »

I remember when this set was BiS for every Sorc in PvE. Pop Overload ulti and pew pew..

You can't read between the lines and see that's exactly what they're wanting knowing that overload is broken as it is

I was providing some low hanging fruit so people would come to that conclusion. So far, you're the first one who saw it.

This is why it was nerfed in the first place.

I think in the current state of the game it needs to be looked at and reworked. It just doesn't bring the same oomph it had before and doesn't really stand out as something unique.

My werewolf like it as it is

@Drdeath20

I agree Balorgh is in no need of a buff, but it will only outperform 1 piece Balorgh / 1 piece Kena or 1 piece Domi / 1 piece Kena on a particular build / playstle - obviously one using Ultimates of high enough cost to make the short duration worth it.

As for Domihaus, I actually enjoy using the 2 piece, but I regard the AOE damage component as irrelevant. To me the ring only serves to indicate where I will receive the damage buff. My dream for this set is for it to be an offensive version of Lord Warden. This would probably make this set quite popular in both PvE and group PvP, the latter being the only place I generally use it, as its stationary nature is a severe limitation in most 1v1 engagements. It is incidentally BIS for playing as a Damage Tank in PvE*, but of course this is a sub-optimal playstyle in general. I would be fine if they did away with the ring damage altogether and just left it to indicate the area of damage buffing. It is possible some MagDKs enjoy the ring damage for sustain (StamDK cannot proc the fire ring, only the rock ring) but I have almost never seen the fire ring in action. I occasionally see the rock ring on other players in PvP. I suspect Grothdarr is almost universally preferred for mag players, and generally mag players aren't trying to push their spell damage as high as stam players try to push their weapon damage. Grothdarr almost assuredly will confer more BSW and Combustion procs.

Overall, out of all the combinations of pieces of Kena, Domi, and Balorgh, I can most strongly recommend 1 piece Domi, 1 piece Kena/Balorgh. To me this is more useful than 1 piece Kena / 1 piece Balorgh, but as a StamDK I rely on magicka for many class utility abilities.

As for Slimecraw I only see it recommended on VMA & Hybrid PvP builds, and have never used it. You are correct that this set belongs in a group with these other 3.

* - based on my rather lazy efforts at testing this on dummies

Emma_Overload wrote: »

MLGProPlayer wrote: »

Every monster set (except Zaan) needs a buff. I'm tired of having only one viable monster set as a magicka DD.

Yeah. Nerieneth needs a buff real bad, maybe even a re-work. Compared to Skoria it's very difficult to hit anything.

Zaan is like a 1.5-2k DPS increase over Skoria, so I would hardly call it viable either (the only reason to ever use it is in fights where you can't stay in melee range). All the magicka monster sets (Nerieneth, Skoria, Ilambris, Grothdar) need buffs/reworks.