Newbie SK

[Gustoo]

The mana bottleneck is another argument in favor of IKS because of decent INT.

But also a point against for those utility spells.

Tough one, I don't know shit I've barely played SK at all just playing theoryquest here.

You've got an ogre shaman and a troll SK what are your thoughts?

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Originally Posted by Gustoo [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The mana bottleneck is another argument in favor of IKS because of decent INT.

But also a point against for those utility spells.

Tough one, I don't know shit I've barely played SK at all just playing theoryquest here.

You've got an ogre shaman and a troll SK what are your thoughts?

I find Mana to be the bottle neck more than anything else. SK's get a lot of ways to heal themselves, so it is usually easier to get HP back instead of mana.

Being able to cast mana free spells saves me a ton of mana, and gives me flexibility when I am running low on Mana. So this usually means I can go longer between med breaks and take more risks.

Now, if you plan on going deep into raiding, you could argue a Soul Defiler basically nullifies a lot of benefit from Blood Ember. So I think you could argue for Iksar if you plan on getting full raid gear and Soul Defiler. But Soul Defiler is pretty rare, so you will be waiting a while.

[Douglas Fir]

Originally Posted by Stonewallx39 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Could also consider a 1handed weapon (sword of skyfire and smoldering brand, etc.) and a shield. The shield gives extra armor (it’s not counted against soft cap so makes a big difference) and you can bash for extra damage/stun mobs.

I can actually afford those. Thank you for the suggestion!

[Jimjam]

I choose troll cos i wanted regen, but i also wanted to make jokes about my fall down pants.

[Crede]

Pick sk race based on looks imo. I have a heavily twinked troll sk with epic but if you want to crawl dungeons, roll a pally instead. Wayyy less downtime and more tools at your disposal.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Originally Posted by Crede [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Pick sk race based on looks imo. I have a heavily twinked troll sk with epic but if you want to crawl dungeons, roll a pally instead. Wayyy less downtime and more tools at your disposal.

Yeah Paladins are safer when it comes to Dungeon Crawling. I would say it just depends on how much time you have. Paladins are better if you can crawl for hours at a time, slowly moving down. But if you fail a lull or something you need to run out and start over.

If you want to get in and get out in a reasonable amount of time, FD is better at doing that, albeit more risky.

[reebz]

blood ember stuff is trash and never being used at 60 just play what you want

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Originally Posted by reebz [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

blood ember stuff is trash and never being used at 60 just play what you want

Wrong.

[Danth]

Originally Posted by DeathsSilkyMist [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah Paladins are safer when it comes to Dungeon Crawling.

Paladin is probably better for generic experience grinding in dungeon zones. Shadow knight holds potentially contested camps more effectively because this is P1999 and a solo non-feigner melee might as well be holding a "train me!" sign over his head.

I don't fuss about equipment as much as some players on this board and even I carry around a blood ember glove for the click effect, and use it with some frequency. A more min-max oriented player might carry around several of those pieces. They're definitely not worthless.

Danth

[Jimjam]

Originally Posted by DeathsSilkyMist [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Wrong.

In fairness to the poster you responded to: your sig says your SK isn’t 60, and mine is shelved at 52, so I don’t think we can comment from first hand on how useful blood ember is at 60.

Up to 52 I’ve been finding all pieces I own useful. I believe I only lack the helm and boots atm.