| Author | Expert offense or Cold Blade? |
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| Is there any difference when dealing 10% more water elemental damage compared to the 10% more melee damage(relative to Advanced Offense)? |
As as rule of thumb. Cold blade is more efective. It also increases shooters' dmg.
However, there are situations, when you're better off with increased melee. maybe you're playing might DE, maybe you're facing an army with water or element damage.
I can give you my view on this: if facing an army with high defense stats, Cold blade is better (since that dmg won't be (direclty) lowered through def paramteters. |
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| 10% water elemental damage will be applicable for shooters as well as melee. |
| Cold blade is better than expert offense in ALL cases. |
Cold blade is better than expert offense in ALL cases.
I thought against troops like enchanted garg that's not the case? |
For shooter: cold blade> advance offense (always).
For melee:
(in theory) cold blade>advance offense [assuming enemy has no magic proof]/
Cold balde + basic offense = 1.21*base damage, advance offense = 1.20* base damage.
But more the magic proof of enemy (and enemy hero usually has 20%+ magic proof ), the worse cold blade becomes.
And in case enemy has full magic proof, like ench gargs, cold blade is useless.
I can give you my view on this: if facing an army with high defense stats, Cold blade is better (since that dmg won't be (direclty) lowered through def paramteters.
I'm pretty sure this is wrong. defense affects base damage, and both cold blade and offense talents apply on top of that damage. So as far as comparison goes, enemy defense is meaningless. |
| Artifacts have decrease melee damage but they don't have decrease water damage. |
Artifacts have decrease melee damage but they don't have decrease water damage.
I think magic shield blocks water damage |
| Magic proof shouldnt reduce water damage, it could be reduced by water resistance from enchanted armors. There were many topics like this, I think somewhere I saw a proof that ability like enchanted gargs have don't reduce the damage too. |
defense affects base damage
Agreed, but we're talking of a modifier, not base stats. |
| Thank you guys for all of that insights. I think I'll stick with Expert Offense and Retribution(instead of Cold blade) as I can only choose either of the two(R or CB) due to talent restriction at my level(Tribal, CL 11). I guess Retribution goes well with all that morale I gain over time. I know retribution is off this thread's scope but thanks for clearing my query.. |
| closed by Meshy (2019-07-13 19:27:37) |
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