Master II Choices

[Ajo]

<DIV>Looked around a bit and couldn't find a good list with SKs master II choices. I thought it would be good to get a list going with good options to pick for our Master IIs and perhaps get it stickified if it's up to standard.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#cc0000 size=4>Level 14</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Offensive presence</STRONG> <EM>(increases hate with hate gain and damage over time)</EM><BR></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Unholy weapon</STRONG> <EM>(8% chance for damage and heal)</EM></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Infernal Blessing</STRONG> <EM>(Damage and heal)</EM></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Cruel Aura</STRONG> <EM>(Damage and damage over time)</EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#cc0000 size=4><STRONG>Level 24</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Tainted Caress</STRONG> <EM>(hate gain, damage, 2% chance to summon tainted essence)</EM></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Grim Coil</STRONG> <EM>(Disease DoT)</EM></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Grim Harbinger</STRONG> <EM>(8% chance for damage and heal)</EM></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Decree of Decay</STRONG><EM> (AoE Taunt, Disease MIT Debuff)</EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#cc0000 size=4>Level 34</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Disease Cloud</STRONG> <EM>(hate gain and hate gain/damage over time)</EM></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Evasive Maneuvers</STRONG> <EM>(Additional avoidance check on target, increased parry on caster)</EM></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Contract of Shadows</STRONG> <EM>(increases group STR and STA)</EM></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Malefic Touch</STRONG> <EM>(damage)</EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#cc0000 size=4>Level 44</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Unholy blessing</STRONG> <EM>(damage and heal)</EM><FONT color=#ff0000><BR></FONT><STRONG>Devour vitae</STRONG> <EM>(damage and heal)</EM><BR><STRONG>Unending pain</STRONG> <EM>(aoe damage and damage over time)</EM><BR><STRONG>Siphon strengh</STRONG> <EM>(decrease STR of target, increase STR of caster)</EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#cc0000 size=4>Level 54</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Wicked Coil</STRONG><EM> (damage and damage over time)</EM></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Blasphemy</STRONG> <EM>(group encounter hate gain)</EM></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Infernal Caress</STRONG> <EM>(hate gain and damage, 2% chance to summon tainted essence)</EM></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Depraved Aura</STRONG> <EM>(8% chance for damage and heal)</EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#cc0000 size=4>Level 64</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Pestilent </STRONG>Touch <EM>(damage)</EM></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Sacrilage</STRONG> <EM>(hate gain and decreases mit)</EM></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Death Circle</STRONG> <EM>(aoe damage and damage over time)</EM></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Putrid Coil</STRONG> <EM>(damage and damage over time)</EM><BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Can anyone verify the list?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Copied the descriptions from <A href="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=9&message.id=18736" target=_blank>http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=9&message.id=18736</A></DIV><p>Message Edited by Ajo79 on <span class=date_text>04-15-2006</span> <span class=time_text>09:47 AM</span>

[Ajo]

<div></div><p>For my lvl 14 Master II I'm thinking between Cruel Aura and Infernal blessing. Any input to which to pick?</p><p>When is the next upgrade coming to these two CAs?</p>

[Nightbreed3]

<div>I am wondering the same thing. Any advice?</div>

[Tyrani]

<div></div><div></div><blockquote><hr>Ajo79 wrote:<div></div><p>For my lvl 14 Master II I'm thinking between Cruel Aura and Infernal blessing. Any input to which to pick?</p><p>When is the next upgrade coming to these two CAs?</p><hr></blockquote><font size="2">Go with blessing...you won't regret it.  The next upgrade is 14 levels from when you originally got it so, in this case, the upgrade is at level 26 (Infernal Pact).</font><p>Message Edited by lamalas on <span class="date_text">04-10-2006</span><span class="time_text">08:24 AM</span></p>

[Ajo]

<div></div><p>I picked up Blessing on lvl 14. Some sort of healing doesn't hurt.</p><p>So what to choose on the other master II's? Any ideas?</p>

[Tyrani]

<div></div><p><font size="2">Here is the route I took....</font></p><p><font size="2">14: Infernal Blessing</font></p><p><font size="2">24: Grim Harbinger</font></p><p><font size="2">34: Malefic Touch</font></p><p><font size="2">44: Unholy Blessing</font></p>

[Ajo]

<DIV>Updated the list a bit.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Looking for more opinions on popular choices and also at what level the next update to a skill branch comes.</DIV>

[m421]

<DIV>lvl14- Infernal Blessing</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>lvl24-Decree of Decay</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>lvl34-Contract of Shadows</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>lvl44-Devour Vitae</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>lvl54-Depraved Aura</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>lvl64-Scarilage</DIV>

[Kaedi]

<DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#cc0000 size=4>Level 14</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Infernal Blessing</STRONG> <EM>(Damage and heal)</EM></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#cc0000 size=4><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#cc0000 size=4><STRONG>Level 24</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Decree of Decay</STRONG><EM> (AoE Taunt, Disease MIT Debuff)</EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#cc0000 size=4>Level 34</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Malefic Touch</STRONG> <EM>(damage)</EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#cc0000 size=4>Level 44</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Unholy blessing</STRONG> <EM>(damage and heal)</EM><FONT color=#ff0000><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#cc0000 size=4>Level 54</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Blasphemy</STRONG> <EM>(group encounter hate gain)</EM></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT color=#cc0000 size=4>Level 64</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Sacrilage</STRONG> <EM>(hate gain and decreases mit)</EM></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV>My 2cp =)</DIV></DIV>

[Jikko]

<div><strong><font color="#cc0000" size="4">Level 14</font></strong></div> <div><strong>Infernal Blessing</strong> <em>(Damage and heal)</em></div> <div> </div> <div><font color="#cc0000" size="4"><strong>Level 24</strong></font></div> <div><strong>Grim Harbinger</strong> <em>(8% chance for damage and heal)</em></div> <div> </div> <div><strong><font color="#cc0000" size="4">Level 34</font></strong></div> <div><strong>Disease Cloud</strong> <em>(hate gain and hate gain/damage over time)</em></div> <div> </div> <div><strong><font color="#cc0000" size="4">Level 44</font></strong></div> <div><strong>Unholy blessing</strong> <em>(damage and heal)</em><strong> </strong><em></em></div> <div> </div> <div><strong><font color="#cc0000" size="4">Level 54</font></strong></div> <div><strong>Blasphemy</strong> <em>(group encounter hate gain)</em></div> <div> </div> <div><strong><font color="#cc0000" size="4">Level 64</font></strong></div> <div><strong>Pestilent </strong>Touch <em>(damage) </em></div> <em></em>I generally took the Blessing line of spells whenever I could get it, because I think it's <i>the</i> most useful spell at our disposal in any and all situations. Otherwise I generally took the Aura line of spells (lifetap proc). Took Disease Cloud at level 34 because I was having a difficult time with agro back then. Not sure if it's any different now that they upped the damage on that particular line of taunts. Took Blasphemy at level 54 just because it's a long 14 levels before it gets upgraded. I took Pestilent Touch at level 64 rather than Sacrilege because Sacrilege M1 seems to be an exceedingly common drop. There's usually two or three of them on the market at any given time on my server for 5-6pp. Also, there's nothing quite like hitting a 12k crit for the finishing blow on a raid mob. <div></div>

[Mmaster]

I took Sacrilage for its extra percentage to hit because resisted taunts suck. <div></div>

[Phank]

What is damage on Master II of Pest. Touch?

[Tyrani]

<FONT color=#ffffff size=2>Master I is 2772 - 4620 base.</FONT>

[Terabithi]

you know, it's weird to me to hear "blasphemy" listed as hate-gain. I always think of it as a disease debuff, which, IMO, is waaaaay cooler. As far as picks go, I've gone with either the proc damage spell, or the HT spell upgrade every time. I'm coming up on 54, so I haven't done the top 2 yet. I use a damned good 2-hander, and I proc like a champ. I've noticed that I proc alot more when the [expletive haxx0red by Raijinn] is hitting the fan. But yeah, I find that the boost in the healing isn't all that great....and I don't group often enough to take any of those choices, so I always went with either the HT, or the proc upgrades.

[Pitt Hammerfi]

hehe im the only SK in EQ2 with all 4 master II's from the level 54 choices <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />dont ask me how, lets just say it was a respec gone bad (or good in my case)anyway i dont use them anymore so take them if you must devs <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> they were good at the time Yes thats right..Wicked Coil MII Blasphemy MII Infernal Caress MIIDepraved Aura MII hehe<p>Message Edited by Pitt Hammerfist on <span class=date_text>05-26-2006</span> <span class=time_text>09:17 AM</span>

[opteius]

./bumpsticky this please!

[Ferreus]

Any more suggestions on the lvl 34 choices? I'm leaning towards <b>Contract of Shadows</b> for the boost in STR & STA although <b>Disease Cloud</b> is tempting to have a Master in a hate gain spell.

[Dead Knight]

Contract has no STR attached to it.

[Ferreus]

<span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm not in-game right now, so I can't be 100% sure, but as per the following post & web site it should:</span><span class="maintitle"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=93032" target="_blank">Shadowknight Spells/Combat arts</a></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.eq2ref.com/abilities/index.php?class=Shadowknight" target="_blank">EverQuest II Ability List - Shadowknight</a></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Has it been changed since these were written?Edit: Yeah you're right, my mistake. Those spell lists haven't been updated recently apparently. No STR anymore on Contract <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> I guess that's the STR buff nerf which people were complaining about in older posts. In that case, <b>Disease Cloud</b> or <b>Maelific Touch</b>?</span></span>