noamineo wrote on Feb 9^th, 2022 at 9:05pm:


Not only are you a casual, but you're a limited casual. You play the game at the easiest level it's ever been, before reaper and epic levels. R10 Heroic = Elite back in the day.

Get gud, scrub. Get some wings and stop crying.

5 Foot Step wrote on Feb 11^th, 2022 at 11:26am:

Need the mantle for Hymn 10rp. Cut is 5x more active than Inexorable. And ends up being used more often if facing raid bosses and not questing. Shiradi mantle is also way behind Cut over the 10 second duration against a red name when comparing 10k + cut vs 10k + shiradi mantle. And Just attacking with shiradi mantle vs no Cut is only slightly ahead but doesn't command the same burst on demand that Cut offers.

Tide is also better for raiding since it gives all dps 100sp and 10% weapon damage, which nets more dps than Inexorable on just myself. Fully boosting Cut + DI + Tide beats out Shiradi bursting. Fate can hit around 3.something second kobold times. Maybe if I get a really lucky string of procs then shiradi might get a faster burst, maybe, but I have not recorded a time with Shiradi that matches Fate yet.

From The Shadows is one of those looks good on paper. More useful in quests, but it only enables a 5 seconds more uptime of DI since shadowstrike is already 10 of every 15 seconds. But that 5 seconds is misleading

In raid pushes where positioning is crucial shadow dashing around becomes more of a hindrance and a AP sink. The build is already tied down with tumbling every 12 seconds. Trying to stealth and then Dash and then reposition will cost at least 2 seconds of attacks, at which point it nets 3 seconds of DI until shadowstrike comes off cooldown anyhow.

Still Shiradi mantle and From the Shadows can used in quests or low difficulty raids. You can even Hunt's End and use From The Shadows. It becomes a 20 second timer for Hunt in that case and not nearly as much uptime as that would seem to indicate because it is contingent on using the stealth dash.

I would also lose RP, + to damage, and DR breaking to grab a 3 second longer DI, while fucking up my positioning in a setting where anything one shots when pushing raids.

For trash shiradi mantle and from the shadows is good. As shiradi mantle spreads out the dps to more targets than Cut when attacking trash waves because cut really doesnt do anything against trash if you cannot land the DC. But against raid bosses you rather Cut every minute for massive sonic damage every throw (300 x spell power + 30% from sonic vulnerability).

5 Foot Step wrote on Feb 12^th, 2022 at 9:48am:

Where's your Insightful Wisdom?

I see you gained Quality Wisdom with the Legendary Sunken Slippers.

EDIT: Nevermind...Dr. LeRoux's Curious Implant.

5 Foot Step wrote on Feb 12^th, 2022 at 2:21pm:

Ok, where's your +6 Insightful CON item?

5 Foot Step wrote on Feb 12^th, 2022 at 11:56pm:


No +2 Festive?

Ravenloft bracers back in style. Could settle for an insightful dex augment and do something like bound elemental ring of acid. Or Legendary Tumbleweed and rejigger around that. Maybe Legendary Rockslide and pick up a spring bonus...

Standing Stone Games wrote on Feb 13^th, 2022 at 10:34am:

He meant quality.

If you have raid gear then you can use this set for questing :

Helm Watcher- Seeker/Accuracy/Insightful doubleshot/Quality deadly. Augments : Festive dex/Quickblade.
Perfected Golden Guilde- Improved deception/Dexterity 14/Exceptional alluring and nimble skills/Enhanced ghostly/Psychic ward. Augments ; Natural armor/Quickblade/Quickdraw.
Tinkerer's Goggles- Intelligence 13/Insightful deception/Quality deception. Augments : False life/Ranged power 10
Gem of many facets- Magnetism/Resonance/Insightful resonance. Augment : Dark diversion
Red dragon armor- Fire resistance. Augments : Touch of power/Perform
Marshreed cloak- Insightful int 6/Assassintae 15. Augments : Cracked core/Draconic.
Bracers of deftness- Mobility/Dodge. Augments : Festive con/Insightful con.
Slaver belt- Wisdom/Armor pierce/Spellcraft/Quality con. Augment : Quickblade.
Tumbleweed- Ins dex/Accuracy/Deadly. Augments : Globe/Defense.
Omniscience- Shield/Resistance/Riposte/Fortification. Augments : Healing amp/Swiftness.
Slavers boots- Con/Deception/Tendon slice/Quality wisdom. Augments : Touch of power.
Tinkerer's gloves- Quality dex/Insightful seeker/Quality seeker. Augments : Protection/Ins wis.
Kama/Short sword cannith crafted - Impulse/Insightful impulse/Insightful assassinate. Augments : Touch of power/Festive wisdom.
Weapon : Deconstructor/8d6 Acid
Quiver : 8 doubleshot

Has quality and artifact Dex + Con. 30 Artifact prr. 80 mrr cap. And a stupid amount of spellpower. 

If you are raid pushing then Carpone has a set like this where he has slavers 3 piece for artifact deadly +2, and the Acid proc ring from LoB. He should be updating his guide soon with his raid gear set up posted.

Red armor is around 3k proc on a 5 doubleshot throw. Still the best option for robes even on a one second ICD. More damage if someone gets ash/ooze/vacuum, or other mrr and fire vulnerability up.

But that entire gear set has to go once the Cut and imbue nerfs and fix go live. The gear will be updated when all that goes live. I don't like Adherent because it limits set augments and it takes the cloak spot up which is the most important slot for spell absorb. I have an adherent set up without the cloak, but it cannot slot quality wisdom, and needs to augment fortification. But it has Q and Artifact Dex + perfected artifact.

Legendary Flightfoot Greaves Boots       

    Freedom of Movement
    Speed +30%
    Natural Armor +13
    Reflex Save +10
    Yellow Augment Slot: Empty

Legendary Vistani Fighter's Sash Belt       

    Stunning +15
    Vertigo +15
    Vitality +44
    Deadly +10
    Yellow Augment Slot:

Legendary Bracers of the Fallen Hero Bracers       

    Strength +13
    Insightful Constitution +6
    Stunning +15
    Quality Physical Sheltering +8
    Green Augment Slot: Empty

ring x2
Legendary Cursebane Ring      Ring       

    Insightful Curse Resistance +4
    Vitality +44
    Quality Magical Sheltering +8
    Deathblock
    Green Augment Slot: Empty

Legendary Perfect Pinnacle      Ring       

    Greater Reinforced Fists
    Stunning +15
        Beyond the Soul of Flame blind + fear
        Beyond the Soul of Tide trip
    Yellow Augment Slot: Empty

neck Perfect Guile 14dex/imp dec/3 slots quickblade set
eyes + glove tinker set fort bypass/rp. ins/q seeker, deception, 2 slots
helm watch acc/seeker/q dead/ins ds/2 slot quickblade set
armor RDA 2 slots quickblade set
cloak strahd - deception/mrr. augments : 2 slots
trinket Gem assassin/armor pierce/ins assassin/ 1 slot/ vulkoor chosen
offhand sting sneak, dex, con, saves +3 set/red slot

Rubbinns wrote on Feb 13^th, 2022 at 10:29pm:


What's the neft/fix?

Standing Stone Games wrote on Feb 14^th, 2022 at 3:10pm:


Is there any information about these new augment vendors available?

SpaceGoat wrote on Feb 14^th, 2022 at 1:43pm:


Don't actually know the full extent but expect dark imbue to not scale as spellpower x rp. And Cut will have an ICD so shiradis cant deal 5-6 million damage in 10 seconds.

Ying claims 30 SA dice (and 35 boosted)but gives no breakdown.

5 from NS capstone
4 from NS sneak attack training
3 from SD cores
3 from SD dance in the dark
6 from scion of ethereal
1 from treachery filigree
2 from shadowstrike filigree
3 from halfling guile
3 artifact from a set bonus

presumably the +5 boost means NS diversion

Does that look right?

...

BTW, I tested out Legendary Jidz, and it does not give +5 sneak attack dice in air stance like the description says. It gives +5 to hit and damage for sneak attacks.

5 Foot Step wrote on Feb 14^th, 2022 at 5:12pm:

Yes, sir.

Standing Stone Games wrote on Feb 14^th, 2022 at 5:47pm:

Same 5 to hit and damage to sneak attacks.

Standing Stone Games wrote on Feb 14^th, 2022 at 5:47pm:

Not sure I know of an insightful bonus to sneak dice.