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Bloody Sacrifice · Aug 10, 2010, 03:53 AM // 03:53

Which is better to use for enchants?

mistokibbles · Aug 10, 2010, 04:54 AM // 04:54

Staff. half cast 40%, half recharge 20%(inherent) and enchants is usually best. Assuming you'll also be switching to a 40/40 set

Lord Dagon · Aug 10, 2010, 05:44 AM // 05:44

id say staff. Like the poster above said u get the 20/20 thing then 20% enchant longer lasting w/ staves. jsut my opinion tho

Dzjudz · Aug 10, 2010, 11:23 AM // 11:23

Depends on your need for energy or fast casting.

Staff: 40/20/20 (40% HCT, 20% HSR, 20% enchant) and +10 energy

Spear + Offhand: 20% HCT and 20% HSR from offhand, 20% enchant from spear, +17 energy (12 from offhand, 5 from spear)

Of course, you can also put a different Staff Head or Inscription on the staff (defensive or hale staff head for health/armor, +5^50 energy inscription, etc). You can also make the staff give +20 energy (of which 5 is conditional) with 20% HSR and 20% enchant, so if you are only interested in the enchantment mod this would give the most energy (but least utility).

Xenomortis · Aug 10, 2010, 12:24 PM // 12:24

Generally I'd say go with a 40/20/20 staff (mentioned already - Adept Staff of Enchanting with a 20% HCT inscription). Staves get the advantage of having an inherent 20% HSR of all spells whilst also having the same group of suffixes as martial weapons. Extra energy is seldom necessary but sometimes you might want a high energy set on hand (say for Ether Renewal).
Get a spear (or other one handed martial weapon) of enchanting too, simply because it would allow you to cast your enchantments under the 20% enchant mod whilst sitting on a shield set.

Have you got a particular use in mind for this?

TheHarrowed · Aug 10, 2010, 03:27 PM // 15:27

Depends on what for really. If you plan to switch to the weapon just for the enchants, probably a staff. Also for things like 600ing, I generally tend to use a staff.
If say, you're a prot monk casting enchants on others, I would say that spear and 20/20 focus is best, as a marital weapon is "safer" to wield than a caster weapon.

Desert Rose · Aug 10, 2010, 04:15 PM // 16:15

Use a 1H weapon with +20% enchantments if you want to use a shield for extra armor (i.e. for Obsi/Terra Tank), use a 40/20/20 staff for everything else.
I don't know any build where 1H weapon+fokus would be more beneficial than one of the foregoing weapon sets.

byteme! · Aug 11, 2010, 01:16 AM // 01:16

Use both.....................

Champen · Aug 11, 2010, 01:23 AM // 01:23

what about u use 40/20/20 for enchantments, a 40/40 set for non-enchant spells, and a martial weapon + shield for when u take damage.

Aug 10, 2010, 03:53 AM // 03:53	#1
Bloody Sacrifice Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2008	Staff or weapon + focus? Which is better to use for enchants?

Aug 10, 2010, 11:23 AM // 11:23	#4
Dzjudz Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz	Depends on your need for energy or fast casting. Staff: 40/20/20 (40% HCT, 20% HSR, 20% enchant) and +10 energy Spear + Offhand: 20% HCT and 20% HSR from offhand, 20% enchant from spear, +17 energy (12 from offhand, 5 from spear) Of course, you can also put a different Staff Head or Inscription on the staff (defensive or hale staff head for health/armor, +5^50 energy inscription, etc). You can also make the staff give +20 energy (of which 5 is conditional) with 20% HSR and 20% enchant, so if you are only interested in the enchantment mod this would give the most energy (but least utility). Last edited by Dzjudz; Aug 10, 2010 at 11:28 AM // 11:28..

Aug 10, 2010, 04:54 AM // 04:54	#2
mistokibbles Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2008 Profession: N/A	Staff. half cast 40%, half recharge 20%(inherent) and enchants is usually best. Assuming you'll also be switching to a 40/40 set

Aug 10, 2010, 05:44 AM // 05:44	#3
Lord Dagon Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Inside the Oblivion Gate Guild: The Imperial Guards of Istan[TIGE] Profession: E/Me	id say staff. Like the poster above said u get the 20/20 thing then 20% enchant longer lasting w/ staves. jsut my opinion tho

Aug 10, 2010, 12:24 PM // 12:24	#5
Xenomortis Tea Powered Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Profession: N/	Generally I'd say go with a 40/20/20 staff (mentioned already - Adept Staff of Enchanting with a 20% HCT inscription). Staves get the advantage of having an inherent 20% HSR of all spells whilst also having the same group of suffixes as martial weapons. Extra energy is seldom necessary but sometimes you might want a high energy set on hand (say for Ether Renewal). Get a spear (or other one handed martial weapon) of enchanting too, simply because it would allow you to cast your enchantments under the 20% enchant mod whilst sitting on a shield set. Have you got a particular use in mind for this?

Aug 10, 2010, 03:27 PM // 15:27	#6
TheHarrowed Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2009 Profession: A/	Depends on what for really. If you plan to switch to the weapon just for the enchants, probably a staff. Also for things like 600ing, I generally tend to use a staff. If say, you're a prot monk casting enchants on others, I would say that spear and 20/20 focus is best, as a marital weapon is "safer" to wield than a caster weapon.

Aug 10, 2010, 04:15 PM // 16:15	#7
Desert Rose Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2007	Use a 1H weapon with +20% enchantments if you want to use a shield for extra armor (i.e. for Obsi/Terra Tank), use a 40/20/20 staff for everything else. I don't know any build where 1H weapon+fokus would be more beneficial than one of the foregoing weapon sets.

Aug 11, 2010, 01:16 AM // 01:16	#8
byteme! Forge Runner Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: On Earth Profession: W/P	Use both.....................

Aug 11, 2010, 01:23 AM // 01:23	#9
Champen Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denmark Guild: Warlords Of The Underworld [WoTU] Profession: E/P	what about u use 40/20/20 for enchantments, a 40/40 set for non-enchant spells, and a martial weapon + shield for when u take damage.