Leveling AAs

[Silverwraith]

Should I go down and get 4-4-8 Int before, going down and getting Reaver?I heard alot of good stuff about Reaving, but also alot of nice stuff about spell crits <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />Any thoughts?

[xandez]

spell crits = the core of SK's dmg, its the 1st AA line you should get!++Xan

[Beldin_]

Since also the heal portion of our lifetaps crit when the spell crits, INT is the best choice to start with <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Silverwraith]

So you guys are saying that the effect of the reaver ability isn't as noticable?At level 27 with semi ok gear ( 2h axe that has gleaming strike and a vampiric adorn ) with a reasonable spell routine I am parsing at an average of 77dps... but with my SK abilities such as Infernal Pact ( always up ) and my other stuff, I stay healed nicely already, would figure reaver would keep up even more, though i guess extra crits would make the fight over sooner.So overall 4-4-8 Int, then Reaver line is what I am hearing from you guys, as someone who really only wants to solo ( and be amazing at it from a gear/spec stand point ) I am at a loss of what to get after 4-4-8 Int and down to Reaver... Str or Sta or something else?

[Dead Knight]

STR

[hellskitten]

<cite>Silverwraith@Oasis wrote:</cite><blockquote> I am at a loss of what to get after 4-4-8 Int and down to Reaver... Str or Sta or something else?</blockquote><p>At that point its personal preference. Im with Rippy on this one. Go for end abilty on str.</p><p>A) Int line... spells crit equally more healing and damage output.</p><p>B) Reaver... extra heals from all spells.</p><p>C) Str final... A + B even faster.</p><p>Be sure to have 5 AAs standing by for death march haste soon as can cast it.</p>

[eq2gam]

<p>I personally went for reaver first it doesn't seem that we get that many spells to crit with until around maybe level 28 or 30? There's only the smite line, the coil line and the aoe DoT line to crit with when you're levelling... to me it doesn't make sense to go straight for spell crits when you only have 2 spells to utilize it that are on fairly short recast timers.</p><p>Reaver, on the other hand - will work with both taunts, smite, dot, coil, harm touch. Many more spells benefit from this while levelling up vs the spell crits which really seems to only affect 2 or maybe 3 spells while levelling up. I can see it being important to get the spell crits after you have tap veins (level 55) or maybe even before that if you really want to when you get consume vitae...</p>