Most needed 4 T4 spells for Shadoknight ?

[Tikva]

While harvesting in Enchanted lands , I was blessed by Innorruk by 2 opals and 2 rhodiums. So what best / most needed adept III spells for shadowknight ? Tikva 31lvl wood elf shadowknight <div></div>

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<DIV>Disease Cloud level 31 Basic taunt  (Upgraded with insidious whisper level *45*</DIV> <DIV>Shriek of Terror level 36 Taunt lowers disease resist making other spells more affective upgraded with blaphemy level 50)</DIV> <DIV>Insatiable Hunter level 37 Lifetap Proc... need more life and do a little more damage Upgraded with Unending hunger level 52</DIV> <DIV>Cursed Caress Level 38 Damage Shield hence you take less damage do more helps every time you are hit Upgrade at 52</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Pretty much taunts and buffs.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Namely the taunts will make all the differance in the world for grouping.. if you dont group, maybe you could look elsewhere.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Why I didnt choose the others</DIV> <DIV>30.6 - Lucan’s Pact : Reduces offense for defense, resistances  -- Namely defense isnt as spiffy as it used to be for preventing damage, under the old system i would of recommended this under the new not so sure the extra 1 or so def from adept 1 to 3 is gonna be that big a deal</DIV> <DIV>31.6 - Grant of Armament : Gives a portion of the SKs armor to another -- If you tend to group with a guard or a zerk ALOT (75% of the time, this would be worthwhile for the extra ac you can bestow, usually in my case I was main tank, making this spell less valueable).</DIV> <DIV>32 - Grim Sword : Attack Stance -- Same as lucans really but after the above 4 id probably get lucans then grim</DIV> <DIV>32.6 - Evasive Maneuvers : Shield party member from attacks + parry buff you get a chance to master ii this later on the parry buff is for you which is always nice i like to cast it on my pet (squire or mushroom from paw) just to have the benefits, but again the differance between adept 1 and adept 3 is slim</DIV> <DIV>33 - Spiked Boot : extra Medium damage piercing attack + stun -- Too long of a timer to make good use of adept 3</DIV> <DIV>33.6 - Contract of Shadows : STR + STA -- tiny differance between adept 1 and 3 Ive regretted unholy str adept 3 for a long time </DIV> <DIV>34 - Malefic Touch : Instant large powerless disease DD -- coin flip this could be useful after lucans and grim sword</DIV> <DIV>35 - Swarming Spirits : AE lifetap + AOE damage...max 4 npcs -- 30 second recast not sure how the lifetap is on this ill have to go back and check</DIV> <DIV>35 - Doom Judgement : AoE large crushing damage, 2% attack speed debuff. **app4 only..quest** this spell used to be bad [expletive ninja'd by Faarbot] now its a pretty weak 200 damage ae at adept 3, </DIV> <DIV>36.6 - Vile Coil : Disease damage over time -- I loathe our dots</DIV> <DIV>38 - Unhallowed Aura : STR buff + disease damage proc -- meh its not that great</DIV> <DIV>39 - Baleful Smite : Disease attack + Lifetap -- I liked this spell ALOT decent damage and tap but long recast.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Im sure some others have some differing ideas but thems my two bits Id say after the 4 above</DIV> <DIV>Lucans, Smite, Grim, Malefic</DIV> <DIV><BR> </DIV>

[DMIstar]

<P>I would Prolly Go with your Stances that you use most, aka do you use offensive or deffensive most?. As well as your other Essential buffs.</P> <P>Actual Taunts Go 25,31,36, then next one you get is 45. So be prepared for a 10lvl gap .... Might also be best since your in the Lifetap gap right now to, try to Get Consume Vitea as high as you can get it. for your next Lifetap is lvl 39.  As for taunt i would determine that on how much you group and who you group with etc. If you do a lot of pick up groups and mainly group for XP then yeah your best bet is a taunt upgrade.</P> <P>Maelific Touch/Next Harm Touch will come about as a Master II upgrade choice, I dont know if your gearing towards another area though with first hand haveing it, and now at lvl 36, The spell is gold. Its a one shot death to lots of encounters, as well as to group encounters if you need to cut thier damage fast. </P>