1H vs 2H. Need advice

[Verin Xukuth]

<DIV>Hey guys.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Im a 55 SK and im completly set up as a battlemage and never tank, reason being my guild has 2 zerkers built for tanks, and a few bruisers, all of which are great players and can tank really well....SO, i went for a DPS SK.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have capped my INT, and the rest of my stats are around the 200 mark (with my sta being about 270). This is when im solo. All spells are M1/2 or AD3, and i currently have a 1 H cobalt long sword, and a nice Fabled 2 H sword. I parse at between 400 and 800, which, when we have a 2X/3X raid puts me in the top 3-5.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>For my AA's i've currently invested 28 points in the INT line, maxed my crit attacks, and have reflect. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Now the problem I have is im soon complete the prismatic weapons quest line and recieve either my UBER 1H or 2H sword. The prob I have is, in order to use reflect and have the legionnaires smite attack I have to use a 1H with symbol. Is it time to forget about using a 2H sword and get the nice 1H Prismatic sword, or get the 2H sword and keep swapping my gear throughout the battle?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Cheers</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Frankie</DIV>

[Arieneth]

<DIV>i think the best setup is 4/4/8 into Int, Wis, and Sta. since you mentioned you rarely tank, going past spell crits in the Int line is wasted AA's. Maxing your crits in dmg spells and melee is key. putting 8 AA"s into Battle Leadership will only help your dmg, and the dmg of your group. it not only gives you increases to slashing/crushing/piercing, but disruption will help you cut through resists. considering the casting time of SK spells, a 4 sec delay 2h weapon is good for dps'ing. a good weapon with a high dmg rating should be criting close to 6-800 or so dmg at your level. as for legionnaries smite, i would setup a quick change hotbar for your gear. drag your 2h and your symbol to a hotbar and when the timer for smite is up, click the symbol on the hotbar, hit smite, switch back to 2h.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>also, at 55, the prismatics aren't so uber anymore. if you are refering to prisy 2.0's, thats a different story. a fellow SK friend of mine was criting for over 1.2k with a crappy treasure 2h axe, which more than makes up for a lower dmg rating weapon with a proc.</DIV>

[Pins]

Honestly, prismatics are subpar at Level 55, you are better off getting a 2H weapon that is higher quality. Also, you may want to look into dropping the Crit Heals and the Reflect, as they are pretty much useless, and you would be better served to put the points into the STA line so you can get melee crits, and then from there probably put the points into either the +HP% or the Haste in the STR line. That's my plan for my alt SK anyway. To get him a really nice 2Her(which in T7 they drop all the time), and max out Melee and Spell Crits and go from there.

[Dogm]

<DIV>If you are on PVP, it might be worth it to keep reflect , but if you are on a normal server drop that down to 4 4 8 in INT like the last poster said.   As far as which to choose , It's just a personal choice.  I use a 1h / symbol combo myself  and can do basically the same DPS as with a 2h,  but that will depend on the weapons you have available.    If you have no plans of tanking I would say go for a 2h as most people will be able to hit more dps this way.</DIV>

[mikeyswizz]

<DIV>hotkey your symbol and your 2h. Swap the symbol in when you want to use the smite and then swap it back out.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have a similiar setup for when i use my haste buff from the str line</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>hotkey my axe, cast the hast buff, hotkey my hammer.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Also, i use the same concept with my secondary mana tap item</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>hoykey manatap item, use it, hotkey sheild</DIV>

[Jebaris]

1h > 2h