Curse

Vermilion Okeanos · Sep 24, 2005, 02:42 AM // 02:42

Just done playing with hundred blade a bit...

This thing hurt... in some way...
16 sword 10 strength
hundred blade + galrath slash + final thrust = 292 dmg
vs
16 axe 10 strength
eviscerate + excutioner strike = 284 (188 w/o deep wound)

eviscerate can achieve the damage faster once all adrenline charged... axe 1.7 sec vs sword 2.6 sec
hundred blade allow sword to get to the max adrenline alot faster in most cases... but it would probably only get to very close since axe have less andrenline to begin with.

one thing thou... whenever deep wound get removed, the target is healed of that 20% too... so as a spike, axe = better... as real damage, in this instance sword is better...

in a situation target is running away... skilless axe is better in regular damage (critical 100% on targets back)
in a situation target is standing still... skilless sword is better

zigzag · Sep 25, 2005, 04:17 PM // 16:17

This still does damage. I have hit 2 60s on a ranger before that 120 damage to a guy with ok armer.

Sep 26, 2005, 07:14 PM // 19:14

axe is way better than sword or hammer and cyclone axe is way better than this stupid skill

rii · Sep 26, 2005, 07:33 PM // 19:33

That isnt true.

wsmcasey · Sep 26, 2005, 07:37 PM // 19:37

I've used cyclone axe and I just capped hundred blades yesterday. I prefer hundred blades, it just seems to mesh better with the other sword skills available. Especially when used in combination with sword adrenaline skills.

[email protected] · Sep 27, 2005, 01:36 AM // 01:36

Hundred Blades just hits monsters normal without adding any dmg ,but cyclone axe hits +dmg.

wsmcasey · Sep 27, 2005, 06:26 PM // 18:26

Cyclone axe is great, but you have to be careful with it because you can perform the move without a target. Hundred Blades will only strike at a target.

Sep 27, 2005, 11:55 PM // 23:55

ya but whos gonna be stupid enough not to strike at a target

Sep 28, 2005, 12:29 AM // 00:29

randy, i thought u guys were talking about rolonda!

zigzag · Sep 29, 2005, 01:41 AM // 01:41

god, in gvg and hoh iv hit 5 foes many times with this thats 10 adrenaline, and the average hit to out of the 10 attcks was 23 each.

heist23 · Sep 29, 2005, 02:11 AM // 02:11

cyclone axe may hit for +10 dmg at 12 axe or higher (i think.), but HB hits for double the damage on one target. potentially, considering the axe's unreliable (IMO) damage output, you can deal more damage using cyclone axe than you can with HB.

i prefer more stable and reliable sources of damage, so i switched back to the good old sword after i played around with the axe a bit. during a GvG i hit an enemy monk with HB for 54 damage each hit. if i used CA, it probably wouldn't have translated into 108 damage on one target.
HB can be as effective as cyclone axe in large mobs, too. consider griffon farming...a farmer could use cyclone axe against 3 griffons with a max damage axe without a damage modifier. that equals about 24-30 damage, in my experience. using HB, you'd probably strike for 12-16, per hit. that's about 24-32 damage per target, when added up.

HB is basically more versatile, while CA is more screnario specific. i guess that's why it's an elite. it'd be nice if there was a small damage modifier, though. +7 at 12? who knows.

and.....Anet should, in my opinion, make hundred blades available earlier in the game. getting it on the very last mission kind of killed my enthusiasm about getting this skill...

Sol_Vie · Oct 28, 2005, 04:27 AM // 04:27

So... when you use this, it swings twice? Is this correct? And not only at the targeted enemy, but at the enemies adjacent to him? I'm not really clear on the description. =\

Mercury Angel · Oct 28, 2005, 06:46 PM // 18:46

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Originally Posted by Sol_Vie

So... when you use this, it swings twice? Is this correct? And not only at the targeted enemy, but at the enemies adjacent to him? I'm not really clear on the description. =\

In reality, it swings once at the target, the same way Dual Shot only fires once, but hits that target and adjacent enemies around it twice.

A targeted adjacent AoE touch-ranged attack skill which counts for 2 melee atttacks against each foe.

The Son Of Morgoth · Nov 03, 2005, 03:21 AM // 03:21

I think the point to this skill is to build up adrenaline not do damage.................but it does some damage.

Shadowdaemon · Nov 05, 2005, 09:56 PM // 21:56

they do need to put it somewhere earlier in the game for real, try capping it with a warrior/necro, you aren't exactly wanted in most groups, and the ones that take you usually dont come close to getting to rurik

Therran Cloudhart · Nov 15, 2005, 07:46 PM // 19:46

is this skill good for PvP and GvG? and does it work for PvE?

projectnavi · Nov 15, 2005, 08:48 PM // 20:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Therran Cloudhart

is this skill good for PvP and GvG? and does it work for PvE?

well, its ok for pvp but since its an elite, i find that in most of my builds, i have 2-3 choices of elites better than this one, so i never take it out basically.

GWGuru · Nov 15, 2005, 10:03 PM // 22:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Son Of Morgoth

I think the point to this skill is to build up adrenaline not do damage.................but it does some damage.

Think about it in terms of farming...say Griffons. Hundred Blades will double your healing from the Vamp upgrade over Cyclone Axe.

(reature111 · Nov 21, 2005, 07:12 PM // 19:12

LOL as inclined as I am to make the comparison between a swordsman with hundred blades and and axe-wielder with cyclone, such cannot be made...they are two different weapon types with skills designed for different Styles.

luca Maximus · Dec 18, 2005, 07:51 AM // 07:51

So bottom line cyclone axe is good for hitting adjacent foes plus dmg. And Hundred Blades is good for some dmg and building adrenalin. but it works great with other sword skills so u cyclone axe ppl come here to talk about Hundred Blades not Cyclone Axe. thank u (SWORDS RULE!)