STeadfast or Battle Cleric PVP

[Darman81]

<p> What do you think I should go for first? I am an 18 with 25 AA. </p><p>Currently Battle cleric but thought it may be worth maxing out strength line and then start working on Battle Cleric again!</p><p>I am on a PVP server!</p><p>Thanks!</p>

[Cablejunky]

<cite>Darman81 wrote:</cite><blockquote><p> What do you think I should go for first? I am an 18 with 25 AA. </p><p>Currently Battle cleric but thought it may be worth maxing out strength line and then start working on Battle Cleric again!</p><p>I am on a PVP server!</p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote>I am by no means a PVP expert, I have a character on PVP but havn't played in a long time. I would think that going down Steadfast would be a wise choice. The final ability that allows you not to be inturrpted is pretty decent, plus the additional HP, Focus, damage proc and a CA that reduces your oppnents skill you get eariler in the line seem like solid options for PVP. I use a steadfast spec on raid encounters like Trakanon, Byzola and a few Avatars, it works great.

[Jaradcel]

I'd say Steadfast. Not being interrupted is a godsend on PvP I would guess when you're jumped, and a free inherent proc on ANY weapon sounds like a cheap way to gain an edge on people who only have a gleaming strike at lower levels.

[Szerian]

For low level pvp I would actually suggest not going steadfast, my reasons being thus:1.  I only know of one stifle that could really kick you in the rear at level 18 is the troubador ranged attack, especially if they have it enhanced.  At this level even the enchanter stifles are kind of meh, so you really don't have too much to worry about as far as stifles go IMO.2.  Not being able to be interrupted is nice, but at such a low tiers melee classes that usually have the best chance of interrupting you simply don't have enough combat arts, double attack, etc to interrupt you.  This is only useful IMO in high teirs where monks have 80% DA and 5000% haste.3.  If you are knocked back then you have to standstill long enough for steadfast to even become active again, and in t2 pvp one of the main ways to annoy a healer is to knock them back, simply because it's one of the only skills people have to interrupt a cast, so you will be knocked back quite often.  What I would suggest is this...Clerics go out of mana extremelly fast in lower teirs especially if they are having to use group heals, so the obvious solution is to kill people faster.  So go down stamina, and put your AA's as such :1 (yaulp) - 4 (stamina) - 4 (Hammer Smite) - 8 (Severe Judgement), that leaves 8 AAs, I would then put these into the melee alternate abilities in your Inquisitor tree, in whatever fashion you choose, I would suggest 3 into Invocation Strike and Strike of Flames and then 2 into Litany Circle, but this is open to tweaking, you just need the CA abilities.  With this set up you should be able to do very decent damage for your level and be viable in pvp.This is of course open to criticism, I am by no means an expert on low level inquisitor pvp, when I was level 18 the pvp servers had only been open for a week and you couldn't even have AAs at that level yet <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Astornoth]

<p>Well all there are simply MUST for Inqs in PvP server (BC line ,STA and STR lines)..however BC is your prime line specely for low tiers,there are lots of reasons but one is most important,you get for free Master2 for all your primary damage skills even (even if U are 2 low 2 have that spell actually) wchich means your damage is up 2 the roof there is nothing beter.If U choose any other lines first U`ll be forced 2 actually cast that all spells (2s) and they`ll be easy interuptable even with Steadfast your damage will be puny</p><p>1aa  to yaulp </p><p>21aa to battle clerick line (with finall ability)</p><p>24aa spend to STA line (4/4/8/6/2)-100% crit with 10s totall good mode rocks(remember that BC transfers all your spells into CA which will alsaw crit now ..and all the time ..incrediblle  DPS upgrade)</p><p>24aa spend into STR line (4/4/6/8/2)...after that U are trully unstable in PvP </p>

[Norrsken]

<cite>Astornoth wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Well all there are simply MUST for Inqs in PvP server (BC line ,STA and STR lines)..however BC is your prime line specely for low tiers,there are lots of reasons but one is most important,you get for free Master2 for all your primary damage skills even (even if U are 2 low 2 have that spell actually) wchich means your damage is up 2 the roof there is nothing beter.If U choose any other lines first U`ll be forced 2 actually cast that all spells (2s) and they`ll be easy interuptable even with Steadfast your damage will be puny</p><p>1aa  to yaulp </p><p>21aa to battle clerick line (with finall ability)</p><p>24aa spend to STA line (4/4/8/6/2)-100% crit with 10s totall good mode rocks(remember that BC transfers all your spells into CA which will alsaw crit now ..and all the time ..incrediblle  DPS upgrade)</p><p>24aa spend into STR line (4/4/6/8/2)...after that U are trully unstable in PvP </p></blockquote>I also like to toss aas at the punishments line since punishments really are a punishment in pvp. At least to scouts. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> I just love seeing them smack themself silly as soon as the fear drops.Other than that, I'd agree with BC then sta, then STR if you are gonna solo. If you always will have a group, I'd go with this order BC, STR, STA instead.

[Astornoth]

<p>INT is alsaw vercy nice line,(50% casting time group buff for 30s..woohoa!) shame we can`t convert point form EoF tree 2 KoS.</p><p>Maan I`ll have great pain 2 choose just from all that 3 incredible powerfull abilitis and select just 2 ;(</p>

[Darman81]

<p> Just an update on what I have done with my AA's. Currently I am a level 20 with 27 AA's. </p><p> I went Stamina line and maxed out the CRITS, then I have taken the remaining points and spread them among the BC line. I have all the combat arts but havent maxed the line yet! </p><p> This set up works out really well in PVP! I hate not having SOW, which my Melee warden has but one thing for sure! The Inquisitor far exceeds my melee warden for survivability! </p><p> I had not realized that melee autoattack also hits for crits. This adds a lot of dps and allows me to conserve power!</p><p>Loving the class so far! Only for SOLO play though!</p><p>Thanks for the input!</p>

[RanmaBoyType]

<p>i also enjoy my inquisitor on venekor.  This toon is alot of fun, granted my play time has been light lately.</p><p>Im at level 24 with about 27 aa's.  First point in yaulp, then 21 spred out to get battle cleric, which when you get the final ability is a totally different ballgame IMO.</p><p>I have thus just started down STA line for melee crits, then after that I will being STR line.  I think that is a pretty solid path, however I feel from my personal experience getting battle cleric first, over your melee crits will do you better in the long run.</p>