whoknocks.4935 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Hey guys, do you think replace focus offhand with shield would make radiant hammer pvp build still good? I know you lose a blind and a pretty high burst damage, but having the shield in my opinion feels better, cooldown on focus is quite high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Applesauce.5271 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I like using shield and greatsword over hammer, the shield's abilities are awesome and have much more appealing cooldown times than focus. Greatsword feels better than hammer too imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintbrow.7985 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I'm with Apple. It took me a little while to warm up to the shield, but I like it so much that I use it in open world pve just for fun. Bonus points for classic sword/board looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.5684 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I use sword/shield and scepter/focus. Occasionally GS instead of sword/shield. I highly recommend not using hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witcher.3197 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Focus is better for 1v1s, shield's only worth it if there's a Test of Faith-ish skill on the bar for the knockback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoknocks.4935 Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 > @"otto.5684" said: > I use sword/shield and scepter/focus. Occasionally GS instead of sword/shield. I highly recommend not using hammer. Why not hammer? I remind you I am talking of sPvP conquest mode and not open world or pve stuffs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadrianBlackwater.5736 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 They all are strong. Hammer is probably the worst damage over time but it has the highest spike damage and thats really important in getting kills. Mighty Blow plus Glacial heart proc and you can hit for 8-10k and a focused target just goes splat. Greatsword is the highest damage over time. Sword and Scepter is less damage over time then Greatsword/Scepter or Sword but still more damge over time then Hammer/Scepter or Sword. As for the off hands I have come more and more over to shield over focus since they are so many loser pp thieves anymore the projectille block is very valuable in some situations plus the knock back plus the extra toughness. Lately I have been playing scepter/shield and sword/shield in spvp. Yes two shields. I know I lose out on the two focus abilities but I get +340 toughness all the time in return plus lower shield cooldowns since I drop strength in numbers for the shield trait. I do miss 6,000K shield of wrath explosions though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otto.5684 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 > @"whoknocks.4935" said: > > @"otto.5684" said: > > I use sword/shield and scepter/focus. Occasionally GS instead of sword/shield. I highly recommend not using hammer. > > Why not hammer? I remind you I am talking of sPvP conquest mode and not open world or pve stuffs... It does the least damage. It has the least mobility. It is incredibly slow, highly predictable and can be easily countered. The CC it offers is incredibly slow and easily counterable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darknicrofia.2604 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 There is very little counterplay to you banishing a downed body away from a res attempt. Hammer > GS by miles in pvp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaw.6741 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 > @"Darknicrofia.2604" said: > There is very little counterplay to you banishing a downed body away from a res attempt. > > Hammer > GS by miles in pvp unless its being ressed by sage scourge, which will fear you in the mid of banish casting xd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darknicrofia.2604 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 that's why you JI into banish instead of standing near a corpse in current year meta lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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