It's an increase in base damage. Check bgwiki
It's an increase in base damage. Check bgwiki
So even with the base damage increase(49 with Dark arts and like 75 with dark arts+rasa, does INT still win out over MAB?)
Also +6 potency staff or Plenitas Vergas for helix?
Staff always. INT should still win most of the time, but I just realized I'm dumb and didn't include the increased base potency under DA in my Mathematica sheet, so it could change some things.
http://bg-wiki.com/bg/Helix
Wow, another page?! Fuck you Byrth.
Ganesha's mask & af3+2 hands > af3+2 head & melee+2 hands right?
Which is better for Upheaval:
War. Cuisses +2
Rare Ex
[Legs] All Races
DEF:51 STR+8 VIT+8 "Double Attack"+3%Increases "Double Attack" damage
LV 90 WAR
Phorcys Dirs
Rare Ex
[Legs] All Races
DEF:51 DEX+10 VIT+10Attack+24 "Store TP"+6 Haste+6% Set: Increases STR, VIT, INT, MND
LV 99 WAR PLD DRK BST SAM DRG
I have phorcys body for set bonus. (have head too but doubt that's optimal for WS)
Is there a 3rd option that would be better?
EDIT: Now that I look at them side by side it seems obvoius that phorcys is better.
Best TP/WS set for widowmaker war?
Drakaina's Lance or Patientia? The lower delay does NOT affect my current x-hit (just using a 6-hit until I get around to finishing OAT).
lolCloudsplittler for BST set:
Farsha/ / /Flame Sachet
Twilight/Stoicheion/Novio/Hecates
Phorcys/Phorcys/Aqua/Aqua
Vigilance+1/waist/legs/Suzaku's Sune-Ate
Besides switching body with AF3+2 if killer effects apply to your target, for waist; Elemental Gorget? Crudelis Belt? or is there a better option? What about legs, Avant Cuisses +1 vs Ogier Breeches? (I'm sure Hugginn legs would be the best in this slot, but yeah those are out of the question atm.) Is there any good/relevant back piece? would STR rings be better than MND, or one of each?
to double check polearm order goes:
Ryunohige > Gungnir > OTA > emp > gap > others?
Ryunohige > Gungnir > OAT/STR > EMP is my understanding. OAT vs. STR.... I don't know.
I can't comment on waist selection, but Fortis Mantle has 6 STR on it for your back piece. I'd use Ogier's Breeches for legs, and if you can't get MAB Demon Rings then Pyro/Aqua are good. Aquasoul x 2 works fine, and you're probably already carrying them around for Reward.
If you're lucky enough to get Seiokona Beret, that should top Twilight Helm too. Nice looking set overall.
Tp bonus earring. Elemental belt probably or Crudelis Belt. Huginn Hose if you can get it
I know we just went over Polearms, but where does the new one from Odin fit in?
So that puts it over that 99 OAT i just finished a week ago? fml lol
I know the question was just asked, but I was looking for more specifications on Gungnir (95, don't see myself getting marrows quickly) v. OAT v. Herja's Fork, and why each would be better, as in their pros/cons on WS frequency, WS damage, and TP DoT (including jumps if possible). Saw something on FFXIAH about it but I figured I'd ask here because I figure the better mathers are here. Here are the sets I'd be looking for on each build, slightly conjecture as I'm missing Ganesha's Mala, etc:
Herja's Fork
Herja's Fork/Pole Grip/Empty/Thew Bomblet
Lancer+2/Ganesha/Gillie+1/Brutal
Lancer+2/Dusk+1/Rajas/Tyrant's
Atheling/Goading/Phorcys/Lancer+2
Delay is 492 on Herja's, so that's 13.36 TP/hit. That requires me to get +50 STP in order to hit 5/hit, and this setup gives me +36 STP, along with +15 from /SAM so puts me slightly over 5-hit.
Gungnir (95)
Gungnir/Pole Grip/Empty/Hagneia Stone
Lancer+2/Houyi's Gorget/Gillie+1/Brutal
Lancer+2/Dusk+1/Rajas/Tyrant's
Atheling/Goading/Phorcys/Lancer+2
Delay is 492 on Gungnir, so that's 13.36 TP/hit. That requires me to get +50 STP in order to hit 5/hit, and this setup gives me +37 STP, along with +15 from /SAM so puts me slightly over 5-hit.
Chauve-Souris (Current)
OAT (99)/Pole Grip/Empty/Thew Bomblet
Lancer's+2/Ganesha/Gillie+1/Brutal
Lancer's+2/Dusk+1/Rajas/Tyrant
Atheling/Goading/Phorcys/Lancer's+2
Delay on OAT is 507, which is 13.81 TP/hit so you need 45 STP in order to hit a 5-hit build. My set above gives +31 STP, which along with the +15 from /SAM puts me at 46 STP, just over what is required.
From my eyeballing I'd say that Herja's is best for melee DoT, but I'm not sure how the 6 DMG difference between Gungnir and Herja's would affect the overall damage output. This also doesn't account for jumps, as the multi-hit jumps not only build a ton of TP but do a fair amount of damage as well. WS frequency, OAT lance would win hands-down, I'd imagine.
So yeah, that's just my thoughts on the matter and my current setup considerations, and I'm wondering if I should be going for Herja's Fork or stick with my OAT lance/Gungnir that I'm making. Thanks for your time.
Herja