smite crawler damage - Guild Wars Forums

Igraine Feye · Jan 31, 2011, 07:13 AM // 07:13

A friend and I are playing with duo build ideas for ecto farming. In Wiki.Guildwars.com it says smites deal slashing damage, yet on guildwars.wikia.com it says they deal piercing damage. Anyone know definitively which it is? thanks

Spiritz · Jan 31, 2011, 09:15 AM // 09:15

tbh dunno , but a few things to watch with smites - they do aoe smite dmg , will remove hexes and heal each other in the process and they use shield of judgement a lot.
So you face - aoe,kd,normal dmg and soj dmg at times you`ll get them all at once.

bsoltan · Jan 31, 2011, 10:07 AM // 10:07

Well, for a start instead of the wikia wiki and use: http://www.guildwiki.org

Although it still gives you the same information.

Tender Care · Jan 31, 2011, 10:14 AM // 10:14

I guess you are referring to their meele dmg and not to spells they use such as Shield of Judgement, Zealot's Fire and smite hex.

Anyway: they deal physical dmg so any kind of armor bonus will grant you protection. If you are doubtful about the kind of dmg just try to tank them with a different shield with +vs piercing and + vs slashing.

Personal idea: considering their appearance i suppose they deal slashing dmg. Piercing dmg is generally dealt by arrows and some kind of daggers. Also few sowrds and axes deal piercing but very few.

Igraine Feye · Feb 01, 2011, 07:06 AM // 07:06

Thanks for replies all. Yes we've got all the basics covered (e.g. soj etc) as we've done the run many times, but we were looking at a different build setup and I was wondering whether to use a +vs slashing or +vs piercing inscription on a caster shield - as Tender Care suggests, it sounds like the only way to go is to try out both and see what works best. I'm thinking probably slashing as well tbh.

Jan 31, 2011, 07:13 AM // 07:13	#1
Igraine Feye Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW England Guild: TUFF Profession: E/Mo	smite crawler damage A friend and I are playing with duo build ideas for ecto farming. In Wiki.Guildwars.com it says smites deal slashing damage, yet on guildwars.wikia.com it says they deal piercing damage. Anyone know definitively which it is? thanks

Jan 31, 2011, 09:15 AM // 09:15	#2
Spiritz Forge Runner Join Date: Apr 2007 Guild: DMFC	tbh dunno , but a few things to watch with smites - they do aoe smite dmg , will remove hexes and heal each other in the process and they use shield of judgement a lot. So you face - aoe,kd,normal dmg and soj dmg at times you`ll get them all at once.

Jan 31, 2011, 10:07 AM // 10:07	#3
bsoltan Site Contributor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UK Guild: [SoF]	Well, for a start instead of the wikia wiki and use: http://www.guildwiki.org Although it still gives you the same information.

Jan 31, 2011, 10:14 AM // 10:14	#4
Tender Care Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2008 Location: Blackwater Park Guild: MpF Profession: P/	I guess you are referring to their meele dmg and not to spells they use such as Shield of Judgement, Zealot's Fire and smite hex. Anyway: they deal physical dmg so any kind of armor bonus will grant you protection. If you are doubtful about the kind of dmg just try to tank them with a different shield with +vs piercing and + vs slashing. Personal idea: considering their appearance i suppose they deal slashing dmg. Piercing dmg is generally dealt by arrows and some kind of daggers. Also few sowrds and axes deal piercing but very few.

Feb 01, 2011, 07:06 AM // 07:06	#5
Igraine Feye Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SW England Guild: TUFF Profession: E/Mo	Thanks for replies all. Yes we've got all the basics covered (e.g. soj etc) as we've done the run many times, but we were looking at a different build setup and I was wondering whether to use a +vs slashing or +vs piercing inscription on a caster shield - as Tender Care suggests, it sounds like the only way to go is to try out both and see what works best. I'm thinking probably slashing as well tbh.