Just wondering if this works. Or if the buff does not “maintain” the charge bonus damage, and only affects the upkeep for the bonuses to RF like its upgrades.
I’m basically wondering if, by investing in RF, you can use it as a combo skill. Like for example getting max RF charges - then use a skill like primal strike or SS.
To my knowledge, what makes RF and other attack replacers so strong with WPS skills, is because they multiply the damage. With RF, the charge levels have a duration. So can you max RF - and then the damage multiplier will affect non-wps weapon attacks like primal strike or SS?
charges are for RF itself
the global %phys/fire dmg applies to all attacks as long as RF charges are active
Consecration applies as long as RF charges are active
you will not boost secondary attacks by much, like PS, probably deliberately since ex Savagery weaving +PS spam was fairly common at one point
notice how tiny the %boost on RF/Retribution is at max points, not a global dmg boost worth that investment usually
the resist and speed on consecration can be nice for somethings tho, as once the charges are up the once in a while strike needed to maintain the buff at 4-6 charges doesn’t sacrifice too much
tho usually you’d have to be fairly starved to make that weaving
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Thanks! Damn it… well at least execute is still there. I’m always looking for ways to improve single target dot damage and was hoping RF+SS could combo. My dream is to hit bosses once only - and watch them die from one hit with inconceivable damage over time.
1hit kills might be a bit out of the question in unmodded, give you need to apply RR and have one heckuva dot application to widdle down all those millions of health
that said, Shadow Strike can land some fairly huge dots, also happens to be that dunefiend set boosts justs that for dervish, hard part is getting nightfall converted on top tho
Well… venomancer raiment and dreeg’alanore or what its called. I got that on my witch hunter and that’s when my insatiable hunger for dot damage began. That converts all the frostburn to poison too.
I tried a poison aura build NB+Inq. But to my disappointment, even overcapped aura of censure at like 17 points or so - was actually very weak. I might try a dervish, I’m just not a big fan of classes that has to go 50/50 over 50/32, because the low amount of skillpoints for a 50/50 mastery build really sucks the fun out of the game for me as you can hardly max the skills you want.
get the right kind of gear and you can high point or even hard cap your main skills
again dunefiend set has plenty SS booster just for this
this is my EoR SS hybrid https://www.grimtools.com/calc/a2EEB3l2 granted it’s using a couple of skill point boosting greens, but not like it’s not reaching high already without - and i’m being very greedy there, maxing probably more at once than set intended
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