so I finally managed to get my hands on a deathmarked claw. I also have deathmarked decapitator.
But wwhen my blademaster equips this deathmarked claw she loses about 1k dps and my dmg is no longer 100% pierce dmg.
So, shall I stick to my 2 x dermapterans with really good stats, or somehow find a way to use deathmark claws?
What shall i socket this claw with? Reduced res? cold dmg?
Edit: ok, so I did some more testing, socketed the weapon and applied the same augments and when equipped 2 x deathmarked claw i lose 40% dps.
My dps with 2 x dermapterns unbuffed is 16+k while 2 x deathmarked claw is 9+k… to all weapons the same relics and augments applied, so I guess I stick to dermapterans and find some other use for deathmarked.
+1 to Nine. I’ve played 3 blademasters over many patches and many hours you really want to use these weapons.
Would I rather be 100% piercing? Sure why not, but the cold conversion isn’t that bad. The no cooldown on crit procs are sick, will go off very often, and do not show up on your your dps number Set bonuses are awesome as well, if you use the set and drop the weapons you lose +2 to all nightblade, 10% phys resist, and a -10 piece/cold debuff
You obviusly didn’t do any testing, you just looked at the sheet dps, which in this case means absolutely dick. And why are you equipping 2 Claws when you have a Decap?
Read the items, they have a 0 cd on-crit proc which uses 75% of BOTH weapons. Who cares about pysical conversion to pierce/cold, it’s a sword, it does no damage on it’s own for all intents and purposes. Your damage comes form flat piercing bonuses on items and the Dual blades passive. Besides, you have a lot of % cold damage bonuses and cold resistance reduction anyway, cold is not wasted. Enjoy the Deathmarked weapons while you can, knowing how much Crate loves Blademasters, they will probably get a cooldown pretty soon.
You repeat the cycle of making a thread asking for advice and then making a new thread half a day later ignoring that advice. It borders on spam at this point.
“You repeat the cycle of making a thread asking for advice and then making a new thread half a day later ignoring that advice. It borders on spam at this point.”
That was harsh, the part about bordering on spam. I shall be more cautious from now on about things I post and certanly I will think twice before I do post anything.
I would like to sincerely apologize anyone who might have felt offended or angried and I promise it will not happen again.
It can also stem from me not being a veteran of the game and not looking deep enough into detail. I did compare only the DPS from toon sheet. I shall do some more testing.
how many pieces of equipment should I try to get - full set?
Edit: in right hand I have claw + mark of dreeg for reduced res and in left hand Decap + vicious spikes for the pierce aura.
Mind you, sheet DPS in this game does not matter much, -resist/various procs/crit chance etc. does not contribute to and are not reflected in it.
You should use both weapons for the set bonus, not sure if DW 2xClaw will count as 2 seperate pieces for set bonus.
You should at least aim for 4 pieces for the +2 NB skills, or better, the full set. With the full set you get a debuff for -10 cold/pierce resist, 10% physical resist (amazing), and 30% Ctap (even better).
PS: I used a Black Star of Deceit, so I used Imbued silver/ cold stones for weapons augments. (My BM is a SS cold/pierce variation btw)
MY vote is full set. Some people rock 4 piece + one Reaver’s Claw for a 2nd weapon. Reaver’s gives you % OA, high attack speed, and +1 to all soldier. For the usual nb build this nets you 7 extra points from soldier since it’s a waste to overmax the skills and we can take some out of squad tactics as well if you desire. Can pump up shadow strike or w/e you so desire with it. I much prefer the full set even though 25 point SS is pretty sweet
not sure if DW 2xClaw will count as 2 seperate pieces for set bonus.
No. You have to equip both Claw and Decapitator.
I would like to contribute to this topic. I have a 100% pierce BM who uses 2x “Heart Piercing Dermapteran Slicer of the Slayer” (i have shamelessy duplicate the one I found, just to test the setup). It is no match with my other BM who instead use the full Deathmarked set. And i should thank some peoples on this forum that have convinced me to try these items.
Keep in mind that you should equip the Decapitator in your main hand if you want to use procs that use “main hand weapons damage”. The best setup i have tried so far is Decapitator + haunted steel and Claw + Shard of Beronath. Link an AoE to the Beronath’s Fury (i strongly suggest Blind Fury), and see the difference by yourself.
Haunted steel is for life leech. But you also try something else…
About factions augments: i would say go for the defensive ones if you want to cap crucial resistances that you cannot cap in other ways. If your resistances are good, there that augment that reduces all resistances on hit(30% on 5% chance, atm the i do not remember the name). Also Kymon’s Will (for amulets and rings) will let you skip Warcry.
Mark of Dreeg should be put on your main weapon, to take advantage of Blind Fury AoE. But maybe I’m wrong and the reduced resistances will apply even when put on the off-hand.
Edit:
Blade Spirit… it seem that this thing is too lazy too keep up with my speed. 1 point should be enough. About BB, 1 point is also enough IMO.
And the whole Dual Blades line? Execution is a must for me, but what about other WPS?
That’s another OP aspect of the DM set. With just ONE point one each WPS, you will end with 3/8, 3/8, 6/8, 6/8 on each.
Keep in mind that only 4/5 of the set are mandatory (you get +2 skills), while at 5/5 you also get 10% physical resist (good) and 30% chance to avoid projectiles (also good). Whit the full set, however, and some other items that are no brainer on those builds (Belgothian’s Carnage, Eye of Beronath, Blade Breaker sash etc…) you will end up with a MASSIVE upgrade to all skills (my SS tree is 10/10/8 with just one point in each node, while my dual-wield line is 23, 7, 0, 6, 9, 9 with again ONE point in each node, except dual blades itself and Nidalla’s, that I do not want at all).
@ETK - I do not have any of the 3 items you have mentioned can u tell a BIS equipment for my Blademaster?
@kozalaq - lots of Cromley runs to get dynamite. Lots of Elite secret act 3 area for hearts, brains, bloods (no shard of beronath though damn it). 10 runs to the blacksmith in Tyrant hold. And I got the 3 weapons from him. Beginners luck I guess.
I also got several legendaries from Act 1 Ultimate secreat area runs. And a few legendaries from Elite BoC.
If u need any purples just let me know and if I have them I can send u a zipped mule toon; i have my copy from gog and I did not install gog galaxy so cannot play online.
Besides, this is my 1st and only toon, and I spend an average of 2 - 3 hrs a day playing her and farming for other toons i have in mind.
Well. I don’t know your playstyle, so i can only list what I’m using and why:
Full DM set… There’s no need to further discuss those items.
Belgothian’s Carnage (relic). Offer some offense, +1 to all NB skills but all i care about is the procs that takes off 2 seconds from all my active skills cooldown, while having a 3 sec cd on its own.
Blade Breaker Sash (belt). What’s to say?? A max of 5% to OA is huge, %n to critical damage is great, +1 to all NB skills is great, Bleeding resistance is more hard to get than others, and also increase both cold and pierce damage.
Mark of Divinity (medal). Because I’m too lazy to be cautios all the time, so the proc keep me alive when i make errors. But if you more skillful than me, there are better choices.
Peerless Eye of Beronath. Massive flat OA, max 12% to critical damage, some elemental resist and +1 to ALL skills. Also give you a debuffing skill, but I do not use it very often.
Chausses of Barbaros (legs). I have nothing better to equip. Still those give massive OA, % chance to dodge melee, +3 to Oleron Rage and buff some of your secondary damage types (bleed and physical)
Gloves, boots and the two rings are just good greens with some reasistances, OA, DA and life on them.
EDIT: The items TomoDaK mention in the post below this are also all excellent choices.
EDIT: Because I’m on bed with a broken knee, and I have nothing better to do, I have sent you a PM with a copy of my BM. (i’ve used a clear lvl85 char instead of my own because I’ve found to be a bit jealous of her:o. Still the items/build are the same). This is just so you can test the gameplay, please do not share those items and delete the char when you have done with it.
Jewelry: Open Hand/Closed fist, Peerless Eye, Belgothian’s Carnage, Black Star of Deceit. I personally think none of these 5 are up for debate
Gloves: Grasp of Unchained Might, Iceskorn Talons are 2nd best, and voidsteel Gauntlets is you are desperate for resist.
Boots: Golemborn Greaves 100%. The +4 we get from Windshear’s and the % dmg boosts are nothing huge. We have more than enough skill points to go around with other proper gear and these offer an absurd amount of survivability
Belt: Bladebreaker Sash or Spellbreaker’s Waistguard. Not many people seem to use spellbreaker belt. You lose bleed res, +1 to Belgo’s sheers, and it can only roll 4% OA vs the 5% OA max on bladebreaker. What you gain is some nice flat cold damage that gives you a s5 dps boost and the pierce/cold/burn bonuses are a bit higher as well. 10+ flat cold damage >>> 1% OA so if you can cover the bleed res loss then use these. I lose like 25 OA, but gain 13-1400 sheet dps and in reality it is a lot more than that
Pants: Wraithborne Legwraps (my favorite, especially since it covers lost bleed on belt choice ) or Legwraps of the Tranquil Mind. Arcane Harmony Legs would be my 3rd choice
to all weapons the same relics and augments applied, so I guess I stick to dermapterans and find some other use for deathmarked.
Set bonuses are awesome as well, if you use the set and drop the weapons you lose +2 to all nightblade, 10% phys resist, and a -10 piece/cold debuff
No Shard though…still