Some quick DRK questions:

So, i couldnt find any official DRK post to ask this on so hopefully is quick and easy:

Delirium Blade: everyone says this is a dps increase or this is your most potent regular combo, but in the tooltip all it says is it reduces int by 10%. It has less potency than the enmity combo ender. Where is the dps increase in this?

Dark Mind: Good examples of magic damage worth saving this for? Im not a savage tank, only 186 atm. So any fights up to Rav ex and a4 norm.

Thanks in advance for the responses.

Syphon Strike + Delirium is higher damage than Spinning Slash + Power Slash

Dark Mind is useful on:
(probably) some of Bismarck's weather effects
Ravana's adds
Drainage (the tether during tornado phase) and everything but his autos and conal attack on Living Liquid
All damage in Alexander 4 (except adds) - especially Perpetual Ray.

In savage, it's all of that plus a tank buster in A1S.

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Originally Posted by Meow9000

So, i couldnt find any official DRK post to ask this on so hopefully is quick and easy:

Delirium Blade: everyone says this is a dps increase or this is your most potent regular combo, but in the tooltip all it says is it reduces int by 10%. It has less potency than the enmity combo ender. Where is the dps increase in this?

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The whole combo is 20 more than the enmity combo thanks to syphon strike being high.

[QUOTE=Meow9000;3274650]So, i couldnt find any official DRK post to ask this on so hopefully is quick and easy:

Hi, just to share with you about findings from other dark knights that the reason for being most potent regular combo is due to the total add up of the combos instead of the individual skill itself. show below
Delirium Combo = Hard Slash 150 potency + Syphon Strike 250 potency + Delirium 280 potency = 680 total potency output
Soul Eater Combo = Hard Slash 150 potency + Syphon Strike 250 potency + Soul Eater 260 potency = 660 total potency output (if use with dark arts will be 800 total potency output)
Power Slash Combo = Hard Slash 150 potency + Spinning Slash 220 potency + Power Slash 300 potency = 670 total potency output
Normally I will use delirium combo is due to consistency and mana regeneration with syphon strike unless I need enmity, hope it helps

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Originally Posted by Meow9000

So, i couldnt find any official DRK post to ask this on so hopefully is quick and easy:

Delirium Blade: everyone says this is a dps increase or this is your most potent regular combo, but in the tooltip all it says is it reduces int by 10%. It has less potency than the enmity combo ender. Where is the dps increase in this?

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The DPS comes from the 20 extra potency the combo in general does over your other combos. Cant only look at the last skills potency.

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Originally Posted by Meow9000

Dark Mind: Good examples of magic damage worth saving this for? Im not a savage tank, only 186 atm. So any fights up to Rav ex and a4 norm.

Thanks in advance for the responses.

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You have to experiment and find out yourself. A few good times to use it though:

A1 right towards the end of Emergency Deployment cast, as that is where the sudden burst of damage is going to come at, most of which is magical.

And A4 for Perpetual Ray.

Ooh okay, I feel really stupid because I didnt consider Syphon strikes potency. I played PLD and WAR mostly and with all 3 at 60 I am trying to decide which one I like more, and the end comobos on two are usually what gets the most attention.

As far as Dark Mind goes, thank you for the examples. I had no idea that a3 was so much magic damage, I guess I really only looked at the blunt damage debuff and assumed it was mostly physical anyway. So someone mentioened almost all the damage in a4, does that include the orbs? I feel like they are after thinking about it but I just wanna confirm

That does include the orbs.