02-06-2006, 04:10 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-06-2006, 06:50 AM by bigeyedbug.)
TheKingofKewl,Feb 5 2006, 03:42 PM Wrote:I've been building my Blade Fury Assassin. Level 69 now.
I've near maxed Venom. And have about 10 in Claw Mastery so far and maxed Death Sentry and close maxing Shadow Warrior.
I've been wondering if I should continue with points into Claw Mastery because I'm so dependent on Death Sentry. The info on the synergies says 1 shot for every 3 points in Fire Blast or something and 12% bonus damage for points into Lightening Sentry. Wouldn't my points be best spent here while I'm working towards maxing my shadow warrior?
And also how are people getting damage of over 3k with the death sentry? I'm going like 1-400
As a very general rule you won't find that many points in Claw Mastery result in substantial gains in AR or damage per additional point. Since the real answer though is "it depends," I suggest checking for yourself by leaving your damage setup the same, but switching one thing out for more or less +Shadow Disciplines. That will give you a rough idea of what you can expect from every further point in CM. (Or you could just plug the numbers into PeterPaulRuben's calculators.)
The other issue with CM of course is that it doesn't help at all with anything but claws...and there are a lot more great BF options available in other weapon types.
Generally people get high sentry damage by having high +skills and several synergies maxed. Usually when people are talking about damage ranges, they're referring to Lightning Sentry. It has more potential damage per lightning volley, and an automatic 10 shots. The lightning damage of DS is just a nifty side-benefit--the main value of the trap is the corpse explosions, and the main value of maxing it is synergizing Lightning Sentry and simultaneously increasing its own CE radius.
I hope that is helpful.