Stamblade Werewolf?

Yes, this can be easy mode. So much light attacking and howling....

In my opinion, my MagSorc is probably the easiest to get through vMA without a cheese build (i.e. WW setup). False Gods plus Mother Sorrow (the 2nd set can really be anything....False Gods is the key) is a real easy run. If I wanted to make it even easier I would throw on Icehearts monster set.

Keep using my best character?

This is pretty true. Once you learn the spawns and general flow on combat in vMA, then you can start to deviate away from your favorite character and try new builds.

If you really like and are comfortable with your stamblade, then that is what you should farm with. Personally, I think Mageblade is a simpler farm because they are a bit sturdier with all the passive heals, that said, stamblades are the fastest when you get the hang of it.

If you are willing to try a different class, sorc is certainly the easiest farm class. If you want to stick to nightblade, there really isnt a lot of secret to it. Pick either magic or stamina and go all in. Again, I think magic is easier but stamina is faster.

If magic, your want False Gods paired with another damage set. Dont over think it. Play to a NBs self healing (funnel health, Sap essence, refreshing path, etc). That said, if you arent comfortable with mageblade, swapping might not make a lot of sense.

RusevCrush wrote: »

I would look at using other skills outside of the parsing builds you see on youtube. Silver leash or shrouded daggers. Things that provide utility rather than just pure dps.
I also like VO Briarheart Iceheart. Maybe drop Iceheart and run 2H. Brawler FTW

Yeah, definitely not a bad idea to think outside the box. A straight DPS build with a few simple modifications will usually get the job done, but there are some really handy things you can do in the arena with skills that are easy to over look.

To the OP, if you really want to learn to farm, watch some stamblade runs of people that are pushing scores. You wont be able to imitate everything you do, but it will give you some ideas and might go a long way to smooth over some of your rough spots.

What you see the really good stamblades do is basically camp a portal with ground DOTS like Trap, Caltrops, and Hail, then they basically use leash to chain everything to them, some even use AOE spam skills like Power Extraction to help melt everything. I think the last record score I saw, they dropped surprise attack for power extraction. Single target is already so high in this game, that the arena really comes down to crowd control (stacking adds in your ground dots), AOE damage, and ST burst for bosses.

Thanks for all your insight and recommendations.

I geared up my magblade for VMA with False Gods, Mother's Sorrow, and Iceheart and it was a disaster. I definitely don't have the skill for that as it took me forever just to get through the first few stages. I went back to my stamblade and was able to get two more clears in he last couple days.

But on all three clears, I've gotten the same end rewards: DW weapons. With 6 sets available, the odds of pulling the same set 3x in a row are only 0.4% so I'm worried that rewards are pinned to a class/build? Meaning is the only reward a stamblade can get the DW set? I'm obviously only interested in the bow.