Potential alternative to BH/Swift set for Karok and Fiona
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Potential alternative to BH/Swift set for Karok and Fiona
Right now, the Black Hammer + Swift combo is considered the strongest overall mix of armor for the 3 strength based classes because it offers strong offense with amazing defense as well. While playing around on VinDB today, I found an alternative which I believe offers slightly more useful stats for Karok and Fiona, as they value WIL higher than the AGI bonus provided by BH/Swift. While Lanns will probably still prefer BH/Swift because AGI adds damage to their smashes, WIL is overall a more useful stat for Karok and Fiona. This new set also takes advantage of the +18 DEF per piece of plate armor over heavy armor when you have both masteries maxed, as well as being cheaper at current market prices.
Here is the comparison:
Black Hammer + Swift Combo (BH Head, Chest, Pants; Swift Gloves, Boots)
Weight: 534
STR: 703
AGI: 215
WIL: 90
Crit Resist: 50
DEF: 3480
New Combo (Ingkells Chest, Gloves, Boots; Swift Head, Pants)
Weight: 593
STR: 697
AGI: 155
WIL: 121
Crit Resist: 57
DEF: 3513
New Combo - BH/Swift (Difference in stats)
Weight: +59 (Weight is negligible at this point in the game, so the extra weight is irrelevant)
STR: -6 (Granted, a slight decrease in strength. This is roughly -10 ATK)
AGI: -60 (Looks bad at first, but basically it only counts for 30 DEF. The other effects of AGI are negligible.)
WIL: +31 (Nice, an increase in Crit, Crit damage, Standing Endurance, and Life flare chances! About half a percent more on each)
Crit Resist: +7 (This bonus puts you almost at the highest enemy's crit rate, so you barely have to worry about being crit at all)
DEF: +33 (Looks a bit small, but remember you get +36 additional defense from having 2 extra pieces of plate armor from the mastery)
DEF difference factoring in bonuses from AGI and plate mastery: +39
In summary, you trade about 10 ATK for 31 WIL, 7 Crit resist, and 39 DEF. The crit resist in particular is enticing to a Karok because they aren't already capped on it like a Fiona due to their shield's stats.
In case you were wondering why I consider AGI to be effectively just a boost to DEF, the other things it affects are 1) Time to stand up after being knocked down if you don't use a roll/windmill to stand up right away, as you would in almost every case and 2) A tiny increase in stamina regeneration speed which is negligible once you have maxed combat respiration.
For anyone interested in the item comparison link on VinDB click here.
Here is the comparison:
Black Hammer + Swift Combo (BH Head, Chest, Pants; Swift Gloves, Boots)
Weight: 534
STR: 703
AGI: 215
WIL: 90
Crit Resist: 50
DEF: 3480
New Combo (Ingkells Chest, Gloves, Boots; Swift Head, Pants)
Weight: 593
STR: 697
AGI: 155
WIL: 121
Crit Resist: 57
DEF: 3513
New Combo - BH/Swift (Difference in stats)
Weight: +59 (Weight is negligible at this point in the game, so the extra weight is irrelevant)
STR: -6 (Granted, a slight decrease in strength. This is roughly -10 ATK)
AGI: -60 (Looks bad at first, but basically it only counts for 30 DEF. The other effects of AGI are negligible.)
WIL: +31 (Nice, an increase in Crit, Crit damage, Standing Endurance, and Life flare chances! About half a percent more on each)
Crit Resist: +7 (This bonus puts you almost at the highest enemy's crit rate, so you barely have to worry about being crit at all)
DEF: +33 (Looks a bit small, but remember you get +36 additional defense from having 2 extra pieces of plate armor from the mastery)
DEF difference factoring in bonuses from AGI and plate mastery: +39
In summary, you trade about 10 ATK for 31 WIL, 7 Crit resist, and 39 DEF. The crit resist in particular is enticing to a Karok because they aren't already capped on it like a Fiona due to their shield's stats.
In case you were wondering why I consider AGI to be effectively just a boost to DEF, the other things it affects are 1) Time to stand up after being knocked down if you don't use a roll/windmill to stand up right away, as you would in almost every case and 2) A tiny increase in stamina regeneration speed which is negligible once you have maxed combat respiration.
For anyone interested in the item comparison link on VinDB click here.
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