Sentinel's Insignia Worth it? - Guild Wars Forums

Sir Tidus · Mar 11, 2008, 02:59 AM // 02:59

What do people think about Warrior Sentinel's Insignia in general? Is it worth the +20 armor vs. elemental damage to have your strength up to 13? I mean, having 13 strength is generally bad for your build right (putting too many attribute points into one attribute)?

Drakken Breathes Fire · Mar 11, 2008, 03:02 AM // 03:02

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Originally Posted by Sir Tidus

What do people think about Warrior Sentinel's Insignia in general? Is it worth the +20 armor vs. elemental damage to have your strength up to 13? I mean, having 13 strength is generally bad for your build right (putting too many attribute points into one attribute)?

Considering once you have 12 strength you can NEVER put more attribute points into it.. No. Can you raise it higher with runes? yes, Insignia will not interfere with runes however. You'd be trading a survivor insignia or knights insignia ect, not your runes. Runes and Insignia can both be on the same garment. (Certian collector items ect being the exception.)

Covah · Mar 11, 2008, 03:04 AM // 03:04

http://www.pvxwiki.com/wiki/Build:W/..._Slash_Warrior

14 str 14 sword

More is usually better.
If you will be against alot of ele dmg sure, use them.

Fury Incarnate · Mar 11, 2008, 03:15 AM // 03:15

How you set your attribute points is entirely dependent on your build. Since many good Warrior builds run 12 Weapon Skill/12 Strength, it's quite feasible to use Sentinels. The trick is to remember that your gear should be based on your build, not the other way around, so Sentinel Insignias should only be used if the build your running is designed to have your Str that high. (Also, remember that Weakness lowers your attribute points by 1, so if you have exactly 13 Str Weakness will disable the Insignias' effect.)

**Marty Silverblade** · Mar 11, 2008, 03:20 AM // 03:20

Now that the only good tactics skill has been nerfed again ("WY!"), it's perfectly fine to run 13/14. Unless you want to run 9/14/10 (str/wep mastery/secondary line), there isn't anything holding you back.

ShadowsRequiem · Mar 11, 2008, 03:25 AM // 03:25

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Originally Posted by Marty Silverblade

Now that the only good tactics skill has been nerfed again ("WY!"), it's perfectly fine to run 13/14. Unless you want to run 9/14/10 (str/wep mastery/secondary line), there isn't anything holding you back.

You forgot about healing signet

I'd just go 13str/14weap henchies are usually fairly quick to remove conditions. That is if you want to use a sent insignia.

Magic Wut Huh Asdf · Mar 11, 2008, 05:48 AM // 05:48

The bad part about Sentinel's Insignia run at 13 strength is weakness. I'm fairly sure that the -1 to all attributes will cheat you out of your +20 armor.

**Marty Silverblade** · Mar 11, 2008, 06:06 AM // 06:06

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Originally Posted by Magic Wut Huh Asdf

The bad part about Sentinel's Insignia run at 13 strength is weakness. I'm fairly sure that the -1 to all attributes will cheat you out of your +20 armor.

Weakness will remove the +20 armor, and so some people like to run a major strength rune to avoid it. Alternatively, you could just remove the weakness, which you'll want to do anyway so your damage isn't sitting at 33%.

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Originally Posted by ShadowsRequiem

You forgot about healing signet

Meh. My Monks are doing their job, especially now that I get to use broken PvE skills like Save Yourselves. 85% damage reduction on all party members takes all the stress off the Monks anyway, I don't see the point in a selfheal.

Jam Jar · Mar 11, 2008, 06:35 AM // 06:35

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Originally Posted by ShadowsRequiem

You forgot about healing signet

I'd just go 13str/14weap henchies are usually fairly quick to remove conditions. That is if you want to use a sent insignia.

Whenever I use that, ouch.

Chthon · Mar 11, 2008, 06:42 PM // 18:42

No. It's definitely not worth it. Far less than half the damage in the game is elemental. It wouldn't be worth it even without the silly str req. You'd be better off with the 10AL vs everything from Sentry's (if your build can maintain a stance 100% of the time), or the physical damage reduction from Knight's, or even just the health bonus from Survivor's.

Mar 11, 2008, 02:59 AM // 02:59	#1
Sir Tidus Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jan 2008	Sentinel's Insignia Worth it? What do people think about Warrior Sentinel's Insignia in general? Is it worth the +20 armor vs. elemental damage to have your strength up to 13? I mean, having 13 strength is generally bad for your build right (putting too many attribute points into one attribute)?

Mar 11, 2008, 03:04 AM // 03:04	#3
Covah Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Guild: Catching Jellyfish With [소N트T ] Profession: Me/Rt	http://www.pvxwiki.com/wiki/Build:W/..._Slash_Warrior 14 str 14 sword More is usually better. If you will be against alot of ele dmg sure, use them.

Mar 11, 2008, 03:15 AM // 03:15	#4
Fury Incarnate Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Connecticut, USA Profession: R/	How you set your attribute points is entirely dependent on your build. Since many good Warrior builds run 12 Weapon Skill/12 Strength, it's quite feasible to use Sentinels. The trick is to remember that your gear should be based on your build, not the other way around, so Sentinel Insignias should only be used if the build your running is designed to have your Str that high. (Also, remember that Weakness lowers your attribute points by 1, so if you have exactly 13 Str Weakness will disable the Insignias' effect.)

Mar 11, 2008, 03:20 AM // 03:20	#5
Marty Silverblade Administrator Join Date: Jun 2006	Now that the only good tactics skill has been nerfed again ("WY!"), it's perfectly fine to run 13/14. Unless you want to run 9/14/10 (str/wep mastery/secondary line), there isn't anything holding you back.

Mar 11, 2008, 05:48 AM // 05:48	#7
Magic Wut Huh Asdf Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: Our Peaceful Aria [Live] Profession: R/Me	The bad part about Sentinel's Insignia run at 13 strength is weakness. I'm fairly sure that the -1 to all attributes will cheat you out of your +20 armor.

Mar 11, 2008, 06:42 PM // 18:42	#10
Chthon Grotto Attendant Join Date: Apr 2007	No. It's definitely not worth it. Far less than half the damage in the game is elemental. It wouldn't be worth it even without the silly str req. You'd be better off with the 10AL vs everything from Sentry's (if your build can maintain a stance 100% of the time), or the physical damage reduction from Knight's, or even just the health bonus from Survivor's.