So I recently restarted the game, and my 3rd completed set just happens to be Nature’s Avenger. I just leveled my new Warder to 94. I remember in the past that there was a big-enough issue with Markovians Advantage animation speed that people just didn’t use it; is that still the case?
I’d say it’s not worth it because MA’s proc chance takes away from Upheaval showing up, regardless of animation speed. There are easier ways to get reduced DA on Warder, which is the only reason you’d take it.
For Nature’s Avenger it will be huge DPS loss. MA will be good with… Markovian set obviously and Belgo pierce DW Blademaster.
Hmm this makes me wonders about how WPS interacts with each weapon type, only just now that I know that MA will be dps losses with 2H, I also read somewhere that AQC will also lead to dps losses when DW. Is there a guide or a list of how each wps interact with each weapon type?
No guide unfortunately. The WPS update did help make many wps scale better, but it is still difficult to ascertain whether some are actually a dps gain or not. WPS that invoke speed loss due to slower animations are not described in tooltips, and some descriptions are straight up misleading; AQC still described as “strike thrice in the space of a normal attack” which is wrong as it is slower than a normal attack.
Now I’m wonder out of all wps available which will lead to speed loss and which is not. How about Reaping Strike and Necrotic Edge? Are they both have slow animation? Do both of them hit with both weapon when DW?
Necrotic Edge definitely feels slow. I would guess it is slower, but not certain. This wps isn’t as bad as Belgo shears or AQC though as it hits quite a few targets and generally scales better.
Yes, both wps hit with both weapons.
I think everything except ZT and Shattering Smash hits with both hands.