I forget which one is which, but whichever one does more damage (but has a slightly slower recharge).
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I always take GC, because with its recharge you can use it twice before Wasp, almost...
If slots are tight, I usually take Sting for the slightly harder hit, and skip Gambler's Cut (Divine Avalanche does the same damage as Gambler's Cut with the added benefit of pure awesomeness).
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Well, I'm sure this'll clear it up for the OP then. ;-)
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I'd take Gambler's Cut, since it does more damage per animation time; it's also an excellent place for procs due to the very low recharge and animation time. Sting of the Wasp offers nothing special to a build.
Divine Avalanche is actually a very poor attack, DPA wise (either the worst or second worst in the entire set, I forget). That's why top-end builds that are softcapped and don't need the extra defense skip it to improve their DPS.
I would recommend using Gambler's Cut. Very fast recharge, low endurance, perfect for a proc, extremely fast animation (.67 secs I believe). Typically alot of Katana users put an Achilles' Heel proc in there, and with the amount of times you can fire off GC, the proc will be up continually on a target.
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Gambler's Cut it is better DPS attack for Kat. The best DPS attack chain for kat is Golden Dragonfly>Gambler's Cut>Soaring Dragon>Gambler's Cut repeat.
Gambler's Cut
ACT=.924
Dam 95%=112.7
DPS=122
Sting of the Wasp
ACT=1.32
Dam 95%=155.6
DPS=117.8
So just looking at both attacks Gambler's cut is the better DPS attack and it comes up a lot faster too. Also With IO you can put in some good Proc to up the Damage and put the Achilles' Heel Chance for res Debuff to make all your other attacks better.
*ACT= AdjustedCastTime = (ROUNDUP( Casttime / 0.132)+1) * 0.132
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Yep, GC is the better attack for DPS, which is what you want out of your low level attack. Your Burst comes from your highest level attacks, GD and SD. That said, if your build allows for you to get along fine without DA, then skip DA and take both GC and SotW.
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Originally Posted by BrokenPrey
Gambler's Cut it is better DPS attack for Kat. The best DPS attack chain for kat is Golden Dragonfly>Gambler's Cut>Soaring Dragon>Gambler's Cut repeat.
Gambler's Cut ACT=.924 Dam 95%=112.7 DPS=122 Sting of the Wasp ACT=1.32 Dam 95%=155.6 DPS=117.8 So just looking at both attacks Gambler's cut is the better DPS attack and it comes up a lot faster too. Also With IO you can put in some good Proc to up the Damage and put the Achilles' Heel Chance for res Debuff to make all your other attacks better. *ACT= AdjustedCastTime = (ROUNDUP( Casttime / 0.132)+1) * 0.132 |
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I've seen a few different guides regarding the katana, but none of them were up to date and none of them seemed to agree on which power was better. So I'll ask here:
If you could only have one, GC or SotW, which one would you take and why?