+1, amor+5, or hp+30 - Guild Wars Forums

X-DARKFIRE · Jun 05, 2006, 05:43 PM // 17:43

i just created an MM recently, as some of you may know, and i am looking for a good weapon. i know that MM's dont really have that much armor so i was thinking of an armor+5 staff wrap. i also know that hp+ would be nice to help stay alive so i was thinking of hp+30 wrap. i also understand that having a minion at lvl 17 stats is better than one at 16 stats, so i was thinking +1 wrap.

i know that each wrap has pros and cons, but i honestly cant make up my mind on the matter.

thnx

Wrath Of Dragons · Jun 05, 2006, 05:46 PM // 17:46

+1 all the way. armor is practically useless, because youre in the back, and more HP = more hp saccing each thim you heal minions.
i would say +1 wrap and +5 energy

DeanBB · Jun 05, 2006, 06:37 PM // 18:37

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i would say +1 wrap and +5 energy

This gets my vote as well. Or a wand/artifact combo with the +1 death (20%) and the 20/20 fast cast/recharge chances.

Loki Seiguro · Jun 05, 2006, 06:57 PM // 18:57

yeah +1 wrapping for the same reason. you can craft a 20/20 death magic staff - same as a 50-80k bortak staff - for only about 5 collector items i believe. in the dessert. iuf you want you can guildwiki.org serch it.

X-DARKFIRE · Jun 06, 2006, 02:47 PM // 14:47

yep, i got the staff now just gotta find a +1 staff wrap

Khift · Jun 06, 2006, 04:54 PM // 16:54

Definitely +Armor. +1 (20%) adds such a slight, miniscule amount of damage it is barely calculable. The Armor mod, however, adds a very noticeable thing, when you consider how monsters target people: They go for the closest person with the lowest armor class. If a monster gets to the rear of the group and sees three people, two with 60 AL and you with 65 AL, they'll go for one of the 60 AL members -- not you. And as an MM, it is absolutely vital to stay alive -- if you die, chances are your team dies too.

Armor class makes a difference. With MM's armor, an energy sword with +5 AL, and an offhand with +5 Armor while enchanted you can be walking around with 85 AL and you'll take ~33% less damage per hit than you used to. It's worth it, really.

sn0w1337 · Jun 06, 2006, 05:07 PM // 17:07

+1...

Kyosuke · Jun 06, 2006, 05:19 PM // 17:19

+1 - in all honesty it's not htat big of a difference, but it's nice when you see a lvl 28 flesh golem vs a lvl 26

Armor you shouldn't need if you have a good baseline team
HP as mentioned earlier is bad b/c of Saccing. Good for when not in MM mode though.

xarchitect · Jun 06, 2006, 07:39 PM // 19:39

Since you can switch weapons so easily, you can make one of each. Keep the +5 armor equipped normally, switch to the +1 every time you raise a minion, then switch back to armor...

Rebirther · Jun 06, 2006, 08:19 PM // 20:19

ideally the weapon type should all be dependant on your build, no point using weapons that don't compliment your skillset.

Personally flesh golem I believe flesh golem is overrated and Aura of the Lich is still the way to go.
For me I use three weapon sets as a MM:

WeaponSet 1 :

WeaponSet 2:
Platinum Blade of Fortitude
+5 Energy
+30 Health

Bortak's Bone Cesta

WeaponSet 3:

EDIT: Links didn't work correctly

Jun 05, 2006, 05:43 PM // 17:43	#1
X-DARKFIRE Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2006	+1, amor+5, or hp+30 i just created an MM recently, as some of you may know, and i am looking for a good weapon. i know that MM's dont really have that much armor so i was thinking of an armor+5 staff wrap. i also know that hp+ would be nice to help stay alive so i was thinking of hp+30 wrap. i also understand that having a minion at lvl 17 stats is better than one at 16 stats, so i was thinking +1 wrap. i know that each wrap has pros and cons, but i honestly cant make up my mind on the matter. thnx

Jun 06, 2006, 08:19 PM // 20:19	#10
Rebirther Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: England, UK Guild: Clan Dethryche Profession: Mo/Me	ideally the weapon type should all be dependant on your build, no point using weapons that don't compliment your skillset. Personally flesh golem I believe flesh golem is overrated and Aura of the Lich is still the way to go. For me I use three weapon sets as a MM: WeaponSet 1 : WeaponSet 2: Platinum Blade of Fortitude +5 Energy +30 Health Bortak's Bone Cesta WeaponSet 3: EDIT: Links didn't work correctly Last edited by Rebirther; Jun 06, 2006 at 08:23 PM // 20:23..

Jun 05, 2006, 05:46 PM // 17:46	#2
Wrath Of Dragons Burninate Stuff Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Mexico Profession: E/Mo	+1 all the way. armor is practically useless, because youre in the back, and more HP = more hp saccing each thim you heal minions. i would say +1 wrap and +5 energy

Jun 05, 2006, 06:57 PM // 18:57	#4
Loki Seiguro Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: IGN: Scarlet Test Ace Guild: We play Isketch in [HoH] Profession: E/	yeah +1 wrapping for the same reason. you can craft a 20/20 death magic staff - same as a 50-80k bortak staff - for only about 5 collector items i believe. in the dessert. iuf you want you can guildwiki.org serch it.

Jun 06, 2006, 02:47 PM // 14:47	#5
X-DARKFIRE Ascalonian Squire Join Date: May 2006	yep, i got the staff now just gotta find a +1 staff wrap

Jun 06, 2006, 04:54 PM // 16:54	#6
Khift Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Ego Trip From Rank [ZERO] Profession: P/	Definitely +Armor. +1 (20%) adds such a slight, miniscule amount of damage it is barely calculable. The Armor mod, however, adds a very noticeable thing, when you consider how monsters target people: They go for the closest person with the lowest armor class. If a monster gets to the rear of the group and sees three people, two with 60 AL and you with 65 AL, they'll go for one of the 60 AL members -- not you. And as an MM, it is absolutely vital to stay alive -- if you die, chances are your team dies too. Armor class makes a difference. With MM's armor, an energy sword with +5 AL, and an offhand with +5 Armor while enchanted you can be walking around with 85 AL and you'll take ~33% less damage per hit than you used to. It's worth it, really.

Jun 06, 2006, 05:07 PM // 17:07	#7
sn0w1337 Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Donkey Pops Profession: W/Mo	+1...

Jun 06, 2006, 05:19 PM // 17:19	#8
Kyosuke Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Tomb of Souls Guild: DC Profession: N/Me	+1 - in all honesty it's not htat big of a difference, but it's nice when you see a lvl 28 flesh golem vs a lvl 26 Armor you shouldn't need if you have a good baseline team HP as mentioned earlier is bad b/c of Saccing. Good for when not in MM mode though.

Jun 06, 2006, 07:39 PM // 19:39	#9
xarchitect Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2006 Profession: E/	Since you can switch weapons so easily, you can make one of each. Keep the +5 armor equipped normally, switch to the +1 every time you raise a minion, then switch back to armor...