Hello,
I just made some analysis on Executioner vs Killer's Blade skills. Before going on I prefer to say I mainly PvP.
Lets suppose that the Stamblade uses Surprise Attack as a spamable (Very common)
Executioner becomes better to use than Surprise Attack when the enemy is under 38% life
Killer's Blade becomes better to use than Surprise Attack when the enemy is under 25% life
Killer's Blade is better than Executioner on the 25% - 15% life enemy range, under this Executioner becomes better again
To sum up the best abilities depending on the enemy remaining life are as such:
0% / Executioner / 15% / Killer's Blade / 25% / Executioner / 38% / Surprise Attack / 100%
Lets suppose you hit an enemy at 26% life, in that situation Executioner does 300% more damage than Killer's Blade
Lets suppose you hit an enemy at 24% life, in that situation Executioner does 20% less damage than Killer's Blade
So you better not miss the 25% remaining life if you are using Killer's Blade...
Given this I don't know who in their right mind would use Killer's Blade over Executioner in PvP for 2H Stamblades (meaning the majority of them)
In my opinion this affect the class Identity of the Stamblades as Assassins (The skill line name....).
Given that, in the current situation the Stamblades have a lower DPS in Both PvE and PvP compared to other classes. I believe a buf to Killer's Blade would not be a bad Idea because:
- It would bring the Stamblades at a better level for PvE
- For PvP they will become better at executing their enemies compared to the over classes therefore helping regarding their class identity, but the other classes can still use Executioner which will stay a very good execute skill.
I hardly believe this will made the Stamblades as overpowered in PvP, but it can help bringing them to a better position than one of the worst classes right now
What to you think ?