Curse

Risus · Aug 08, 2008, 02:22 PM // 14:22

I have an idea, I think this could work:
[build prof=assassin/elementalist earth=12 dagger=12+3+1][Flashing Blades][Sliver Armor][/build]

with a 20% dagger. What other skills would help?

Damian979 · Aug 08, 2008, 02:35 PM // 14:35

Interesting...

I hadn't thought about this skill much since the update and don't know much about "stackable" blocking effects. The new wiki description says if an attack is blocked in this way the attacker takes damage so I wonder how it would separate unconditional blocking and blocking while attacking. Worth looking into.

Dwragon82995 · Aug 08, 2008, 02:36 PM // 14:36

An IAS i guess. Maybe Way of perfection too.

ReZDoGG · Aug 08, 2008, 03:04 PM // 15:04

I actually put a few Flashing Blade builds together myself last night.

One of them was using Flashing Blades with Splinter Weapon, Critical Defense/Agility, and 4 dagger skills (without any kind of healing)... I was able to take out some Melee enemies like Jade Brotherhood Knights in HM pretty fast, and it only took me a minute to take out those 2 groups outside Marketplace.

I also put together a Flashing Blades Sliver build, which dishes out some major damage. I tried it on Raptors with some success, but not always successful. It is able to take out the boss along with all raptors in about 3 min (HM of course) and that is also without heals.

Although both of the builds are cool to try out, they probably won't have a whole lot of uses compared to other builds.

Cebe · Aug 08, 2008, 03:23 PM // 15:23

Would [Mental Block] work at all for augmenting the blocking?

...or is it really just the blocking that comes from Flashing Blades?

Joe Fierce · Aug 08, 2008, 09:50 PM // 21:50

Id you're already putting some atts into earth why not [magnetic aura]? I realize it doesn't last as long as the cool down but, hey, AoS can fix that yes?

ReZDoGG · Aug 09, 2008, 07:04 AM // 07:04

Two blocking enchants will stack... I used Magnetic Auro for the build I tried against Raptors. Mental Block is good, but only 50% blocking and more hits seem to get through it, and it also don't last that long and can run out if you don't take any hits. I tried Mental Block instead of Magenetic Aura, but seemed I was dying alot...

Magikarp · Aug 09, 2008, 07:13 AM // 07:13

Flashing Blades, Sliver Armor, Armor of Earth, Golden Phoenix, Death Blossom, Mindbender, and maybe something else? idk, just tossing out ideas..

Dr Dimento · Aug 09, 2008, 07:51 AM // 07:51

Specifically concerning raptor farming....

Doesn't Rekoff remove stances? With no interrupt prevention other than blocking, coupled with the fact that you can't be "while attacking" at the same time you are casting sliver armor, you would need another blocking skill to have even a snowball's chance in hell of getting sliver armor cast. Magnetic Aura and/or Mental Block would be almost a necessity.........however, if Flashing Blades doesn't do damage for the blocks caused by sliver/mentalblock/magnetic, the usefullness of flashing blades comes into question.

Magikarp · Aug 09, 2008, 07:58 AM // 07:58

its just a half second with Mindbender isnt it? idk.. that to me seems like it would be fast enough if you timed it right. also, im not positive, but i think this thread is about farming with FB in general, not just Raps

-Makai- · Aug 09, 2008, 09:37 AM // 09:37

I used to do low-level HM Farming on my R/A with Flashing Blades. Granted it was very slow compared to, say, a Moebius spammer, but it was my first farming attempt. With the new buff to Flashing Blades, I could see it working very well in certain situations--clumps of Rangers and Paragons that don't line up perfectly for Moebius Spam come to mind.

If you've got a slot to spare, give [dwarven stability] a shot.

Edit: Oops...just noticed that your Flashing Blades has a 2 second over-duration.

craigrs84 · Aug 09, 2008, 04:32 PM // 16:32

I tried A/Mo 105 hp with protective spirit lol... works ok, but can't kill mobs with healing. also need more hp regen. any ideas?

Marverick · Aug 09, 2008, 05:21 PM // 17:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr Dimento

Specifically concerning raptor farming....

Doesn't Rekoff remove stances? With no interrupt prevention other than blocking, coupled with the fact that you can't be "while attacking" at the same time you are casting sliver armor, you would need another blocking skill to have even a snowball's chance in hell of getting sliver armor cast. Magnetic Aura and/or Mental Block would be almost a necessity.........however, if Flashing Blades doesn't do damage for the blocks caused by sliver/mentalblock/magnetic, the usefullness of flashing blades comes into question.

She has to hit you with Unsuspecting Strike first before she can use Wild Strike.

deluxe · Aug 10, 2008, 01:14 AM // 01:14

[minister cho farmer;OwRj0xfzITOMEfHMSQ6P1gEQhBA]

This is what i'm using for Minister Cho's Estate HM, swap targets after each combo to make em all die at the same time.

major dagger mastery.

oh_oh_joe · Aug 10, 2008, 05:38 PM // 17:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by deluxe

[minister cho farmer;OwRj0xfzITOMEfHMSQ6P1gEQhBA]

This is what i'm using for Minister Cho's Estate HM, swap targets after each combo to make em all die at the same time.

major dagger mastery.

Tried that build, how far are you supposed to go in the mission?

I replaced crit eye with blinding powder(they wont take dmg but u wont die) for the times when im about to die, I get past the animals and thats about it, the caster always kills me. also shove hurts

deluxe · Aug 11, 2008, 05:20 AM // 05:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by oh_oh_joe

Tried that build, how far are you supposed to go in the mission?

I replaced crit eye with blinding powder(they wont take dmg but u wont die) for the times when im about to die, I get past the animals and thats about it, the caster always kills me. also shove hurts

To farm that mission, you kill everything up to the animals. Animals don't drop anything.