Curse

jesh · Oct 20, 2006, 02:55 AM // 02:55

Suprisingly enough IWAY is not included here.

I've played a dedicated beast master before, and have wanted to try it on a warrior for a while. The thing that has turned me off in the past about beast mastery is - no deep wound. Besides the pet AI sucking, that doesn't help. So. Warriors can inflict deep wound.

I'm not sure whether an axe or a sword would work better here, since you need max beast mastery, high weapon attribute, and 9 strength for a shield. I'm also stuck between Ferocious Strike {E} and Enraged Lunge {E} for hard pressure or mean spikes.

Maybe someone could offer some insight here as well. (PvE)

Enraged Lunge {E}
Tiger's Fury
Charm Animal
Comfort Animal
Sever Artery
Gash
Final Thrust
Res Sig

Enraged Lunge {E}
Tiger's Fury
Charm Animal
Comfort Animal
Dismember
Executioner's Strike
Call of Haste
Res Sig
(can sub out Call of Haste for Cyclone Axe?)

Ferocious Strike {E}
Tiger's Fury
Charm Animal
Comfort Animal
Sever Artery
Gash
Final Thrust
Res Sig

Ferocious Strike {E}
Tiger's Fury
Charm Animal
Comfort Animal
Dismember
Executioner's Strike
Brutal Strike/Predator's Pounce
Res Sig
(can sub out Executioner's Strike for Cyclone Axe?)

Now that I look at closer, Ferocious seems kinda retarded with a sword.. well I guess I could really get the adrenaline faster, right? XD
I'm really not sure about this. Anyone have a clue?

Some info you may or may not know:
Enraged Lunge does damage per skill that is recharging. (duh)
It counts itself!
Also with TF in the build, you put a recharge on skills that normally do not have one - ex. Charm and Comfort Animal. TF itself recharges..
That means the least damage for Enraged in any of these builds is 19*4=+76 armor ignoring damage on top of deep wound.
Also, pet attacks count as shouts - therefore it's entirely feasable to use Dismember or Final Thrust within fractions of a second from Enraged Lunge.
Score.
Anyways, post comments please!

::EDIT:: Looks like with 12 BM and 9 Strength, the most I can get out of a weapon is 10+3+1=14. T.T
I still think it's worth it, but not sure whether an axe or a sword would be more favorable. =x

Thom Bangalter · Oct 20, 2006, 04:50 AM // 04:50

enraged lunge is a thumper staple, your main issue is not having any energy ever, because expertise is very helpful.

Rancour · Oct 20, 2006, 06:21 AM // 06:21

I know Enraged Lunge is the elite here, but perhaps Flourish could be used to keep energy up? I mean, doesn't it work on Pet Attacks or...?

jesh · Oct 20, 2006, 07:37 PM // 19:37

I always have Zealous weapons when using an axe or sword.. will TF and Enraged really drain energy that much? I would have 12 BM, so it's not like I'd be renewing it all the time. If this really is the case, then I guess I'll have to stick with Ferocious Strike.

Do you have any guys have any insight on the sword/axe thing? 14 in weapon mastery.. well I know Koreans do it, but do they still use an axe with that? Rawr.

(yes I know you can't deep wound on a sword on non fleshies and axe can.. sword also has final thrust though)

sgtclarity · Oct 20, 2006, 09:44 PM // 21:44

Hitting everything once isn't going to kill anything, so yes energy is an issue.

heroajax1 · Oct 20, 2006, 10:23 PM // 22:23

Take hammer and go with ferocious. Energy issues solved.

jesh · Oct 21, 2006, 12:22 AM // 00:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by sgtclarity

Hitting everything once isn't going to kill anything, so yes energy is an issue.

Final Thrust+Enraged+Gash =(37+37)+(19+19+19+19)+19= 169 armor ignoring damage and deep wound from Gash.. Hmm that's just 1 energy attack. Granted I'd have to get them below 50% hp, but that's about 260 armor ignoring damage to your average level 20 target, enough to kill them in one go.
As far as going with a hammer? What? All the skills I chose from the warrior side are adrenaline based. (not counting cyclone) I don't see how that could help anything, unless you're saying to take Auspicious Blow.

Anyways I haven't played these builds, might be that Ferocious is the only real option. Anyone have a clue on Axe vs Sword at this attribute setup?

Beomagi · Oct 24, 2006, 12:19 PM // 12:19

If you're worried about energy issues, practice on the four targets in the practice area on balthazar's island.