Best for Skald - only most intellgent may answer ;)

[dev1l]

I'm gonna make a Skald

(Called Jeff)

I have put points into Chr (10) STR (10) spd (10)

I understand that the speed may be a mistake but it seemed like a good idea at the time...

But where is the question I hear you cry in those oh so dulcet tones!

The question you wonderful people you (am I laying this on a bit thick?.... nah)

I have had people tell me to put points into weapon (46), BS (44) and what ever else into parry

And that’s great for a lvl 50, but I'm lvl 5 and ready to embark on a wild ride that is the XP drudge, so what would be the best specs for like the earlier levels?

e.g.

Lvl 10 weapon (8) BS (8) Parry (0) etc
Lvl 20 etc...
Lvl 25 etc...
Lvl 30 etc...

Now that we have BG's and respec's

This is something I would like to know...

Is any weapon better than any other? Axe > hammer > sword that sorta thing...

Now I know this is a lot to ask but I feel that if anyone can answer the question then it is you wonderful and if I may be so bold fantastically good looking people!

 

[rhemis]

Keep BS MAXXED upto 44 Weapon secondary and dont bother with parry cos it doesnt really do that much.

My final spec will be;

MAX WEP
44 Battle Songs
any spare into parry

 

[bzbz]

sword 50 bs 43 parry left over
axe/hammer 44 bs 46 rest parry

 

[Arnor]

only the most intellgent?


oh, never mind then

 

[herjulf]

44 Weapon +11SC
46 Battlesong+11SC
17 parry+11SC

AND raise yer resists to cap cuz life as skald is a hard one .

My first character was skald, skald is quite a god medium tank.
i decided to go 46 battlesong to get the best damage song.
Since beside RvR at 50 there are dragonraids, farming and EQ hunting.
And skald is a bliss to have with the dmg song then.

Mine is a axe wielding skald.
which actually fits the skald profile and abilities quite well with parry style and simplistic position style chains.

For example a common skald RvR tactic on 1 vs 1 is. quick mez position behind and execute evernight + Arctic rift, then standard styles such as havoc. if you go 50 axe u got tyrs fury as a followup here.
And on parry, Cleave and Thryms strrenght.

 

[spankya]

I am thinking of making a skald too... not sure whats best though... Troll or Norseman?

Not trying to hijack the thread

 

[cougar-]

Originally posted by Arnor
only the most intellgent?


oh, never mind then

oh shit! i almost said 43 bs 50 sword * delete *

 

[Kindar]

im making a skald with the final spec as 44 sword, 43 bs and 23 parry. Since i've heard there was a bug with oarry/block in rvr i've rerolled my spec

Btw....my spec for bg0 was 16 sword, 15 bs and 5 parry

 

[infozwerg]

reroll and put pts in con

 

[Runolaz]

Originally posted by infozwerg
reroll and put pts in con

what Estat said...for once .

 

[dev1l]

I have a dwarf with natural con of 80

is it still worth rerolling??

 

[spankya]

10 str, con and dex..... 10 qui is a waste of points

 

[solaufein_cappu]

depending on what weapon u use want to use etc

If u are going for sword imo 50sword 43bs rest in parry. (like 2)
if u are going for hammer then 49hammer 44bs (for the last dd)rest parry.
Axe might be worth puting in 50 so u get the followup for Havoc,
Tyr's Fury. dont know if its worth it because i dont know about the dmg.

and then Axe has a lot of position based styles which I like in rvr and pve.

 

[dev1l]

ok so re-rolling is the thing then..

though he does attack like a manic at the moment..

but I gather that his attacks will slow down as I get to a higher lvl??

(ATM he's attacking twice for every one hit he takes... that may just be low lvl though) - dunno only ever playied a caster before now..

I've gone Axe and full BS at the moment

though I may be re rolling soon and everything I've done will be moot...

but the info is grand so far..

 

[aveh]

Originally posted by dev1l

(ATM he's attacking twice for every one hit he takes... that may just be low lvl though) - dunno only ever playied a caster before now..

K dude, thats attack speed. Now that is primarily dependant on your weapon type (small axes swing faster, large & 2 handed axes swing slower). This can further be affected by your QUI stat, and attack speed buffs (eg. as provided by a Healer Aug-spec buff etc..).

If you want a slower swing speed (and I'd highly recommend it), try out a War Cleaver or Great Axe. Skalds should be 2h weapon users regardless. Beware the nobs who tell you to use 1h + shield - Skalds are definitely not effective with a shield!

Originally posted by dev1l

I've gone Axe and full BS at the moment

though I may be re rolling soon and everything I've done will be moot...

but the info is grand so far..

Axe & BS is fine. Now, as to what info you've been given in this thread...

a) You do not need to keep BS = level. In fact, you can let it fall back a fair amount and it really won't make any difference. The end spec is all that matters. You need BS at a minimum 43 for the top run-buff! While levelling, you can be just as effective with a high-weapon spec and battlesongs lagging a fair amount, and you might even be able to solo as well.

b) I'd highly recommend against going to 46 in battlesongs. Omg, you're ready to blow your offense and (HAHAHAH) defense just to add a pissy 10-15 dmg to your dmg-add? And the damage add doesnt stack with other dmg adds either WOOT TY MYTHIC! Pffffft. 43 is plenty high for BS spec until they fix our dmg add - and when they do we'll get a single line respec more than likely. If (and only if) the 44 DD shout appeals to you, spec BS to 44, but keep in mind you'll be sacrificing your lvl 50 weapon style.

c) Starting stats - take into consideration that in RVR, your DDs will be pretty lame. The only thing they're even moderately effective on is noobs without resists, and they are so very rare. Nowadays, people running around with 50% body resists is fairly common, and thats going to be killing your damage too. Taking that 10 points on CHA and getting 5 additional STR or CON might be worth considering.

If I had my time over again, I'd roll a Troll Skald, put +15 str and +10 con, spec to 50sword/43bs, and go to town on dem Albs.

 

[Crashtje]

wtf is spd ?

 

[Danamyr]

Originally posted by [PDC]Alexie
wtf is spd ?

Think he means Quickness

 

[scotty]

Ive gone 50 Sword 43 BS, nice for RvR but i think the 43 weapon 44BS and 23 parry is better all round (i think thats the spec).

 

[duact]

imo troll/norse 44hammer 46bs rest parry

 

[rhemis]

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Beware the nobs who tell you to use 1h + shield - Skalds are definitely not effective with a shield!
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umm ok, have you actually used a 1H and sheild for more than 5secs?? i think not, perhaps it should read:

Beware the nobs that tell you to follow to trend of 2H.

I've used 2H and then i switched to 1H and sheild, both have their advantages, 2H do more dmg per hit but 1H can EASILY out dmg you over time, i've beaten just about EVERY skald that was 2H, although only being lvl 30 its not a full test till im RR6+, all i can say is people who tell you 1H and sheild is crap are deluding themselves!!
You can look at it this way if you wish:

2H = Chances NOT to take dmg = 2, Evade, Parry
1H = Chances NOT to take dmg = 3, Evade, Parry, 5% Sheild

Also the sheild at Lvl 50 will give you Extra SC slots to fill up yer caps!! and you can add extra Procs to save yer ass!! and before anyone says you never block in RvR....ARSE!! i've done it on quite a regular occaison with my Brothers account and his lvl 50 1H skald!
But also its personal taste......i HATE waiting 4s+ to hit something, with my Spiked Axe i can hit every 3.6s (i think) and do Decent dmg....PLUS because i use less end i can make full use of my REACTIONARY styles like Evernight, Cleave + Thryms Strength and others.. i just feel 1Hander's give you more options and certainly Dont make you less effective, i can still solo oranges and not lose more than 25-35% HP, and the added bonus is, if it goes pearshaped after 4-5 styles u still have something left to run with otherwise you just stand there and take it.

Groovy, peace-out!
Have fun!