why not just go for the Attack Vitals chain with BF at the front of it?
BF > AS > VS > SS
I know that the big problem with the chain I listed above is getting enough recharge to get BF to refresh in time but it can be done so I would assume it can be done for the one you listed, I think it was something around 228% in BF to make it work?
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This is from one of my threads where Nihilii and BrokenPrey were helping me with the math for the above chain. Granted it isn't the same chain but both are dependent upon BF recharging in time.
Adjusted cast times :
BF : 1.452
AS : 1.188
VS : 2.64
SS : 1.452
Total chain time : 6.732
Which means BF and SS have to recharge in (6.732 - 1.452) = 5.28 seconds, which requires 12 / 5.28 = 228% recharge in BF (or +128%).
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Blinding Feint/Ablating Strike/Sweeping Strike/Ablating Strike
Would that be the highest DPS attack chain for a DB/ Scrapper?
If so, does anybody know how much recharge would be needed to slot into the attacks, and how much global recharge, to run this chain?
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Yes, that's the highest DPS chain for Dual Blades, and you're simply going to have gaps without some sort of external speed boost. To get the proper stacking of Blinding Feint and the procs you want at least +279% recharge in Ablating Strike (recharge in 1.58 seconds). You want five Hecatombs (all but damage) and the Achilles' Heel proc in Ablating Strike. That gives you about 90% recharge, so you'll need 189% global recharge. With 70% of that from perma Hasten, you're looking at 119%+ recharge from set bonuses.
Most people go for the MUCH more achievable Blinding Feint -> Attack Vitals. It does very respectable DPS, and won't completely dominate your build considerations. But if you MUST have the best possible DPS, yes, use the attack chain you posted.
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Say, Werner, didn't we come up with a higher DPS chain way back when we were trying to figure out ShredMonkey's chain?
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Say, Werner, didn't we come up with a higher DPS chain way back when we were trying to figure out ShredMonkey's chain?
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Yes and no. You came up with one that was comparable: Blinding Feint -> Sweeping Strike -> Ablating Strike. But in my DPS template and slotted with both -resist procs, I'm showing 226 DPS for that vs. 241 for the other. It'll probably pull ahead with a Speed Boost, though, as it isn't nearly as close to its recharge limit as the other chain. Also slightly better AoE damage with the triple Blinding Feint on Sweeping Strike, and it coming more often. So I don't know which one I'd run in practice on a damage build, quite possibly the shorter chain, but it doesn't look like I can still claim it does as good DPS. Still, very close, and situationally better.
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"Four hours in, and I was no longer making mistakes, no longer detoggling. I was a machine." - Werner
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Blinding Feint/Ablating Strike/Sweeping Strike/Ablating Strike
Would that be the highest DPS attack chain for a DB/ Scrapper?
If so, does anybody know how much recharge would be needed to slot into the attacks, and how much global recharge, to run this chain?
Thanks
Vallatabanan