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    Eloah's Avatar
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    Toki Tsuchimi
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    Siren
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    Scholar Lv 100

    Confused about Power Slash/ Dark Arts Combo

    Okay so I just got DRK to 50 and whe I was setting up my cross bar I noticed something. Dark Arts adds extra effects to certain moves, and Power Slash is one of those moves. But the added effect is the same as the regular effect, increased enmity. Am I missing something, is that a misprint, or are they trying to say that the enmity generated under Dark Arts is greater. I would think if you increased the potency that would make the enmity generation greater. Either way I feel the description should be changed to be a little clearer. Can anyone elaborate on this please?
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    TouchandFeel's Avatar
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    Vespereaux Vaillantes
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    Exodus
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    Paladin Lv 90
    Using Dark Arts on Power Slash increase the emnity of the combo even more.
    Iirc, regular emnity multiplier for Power is 5.5, while with DA it is increased to 6.5.
    Not super useful for most instances, but can help in a pinch for increased snap agro.
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    Happosai's Avatar
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    Happo Sai
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    Lamia
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    Thaumaturge Lv 60
    Quote Originally Posted by Eloah View Post
    enmity generated under Dark Arts is greater.
    Im still learning myself but i wouldn't recommend buffing power slash with dark arts often. Maybe to initiate on boss or if you are extremely behind and dont have provoke I guess? If you are opening with a couple aoe enmity generators on trash you might not even use power slash at all.
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    Sapphidia's Avatar
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    Sapphidia Wulfhaven
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    Balmung
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    Warrior Lv 90
    I think most dark knights will use it on a boss pull on their first rotation to give them the biggest possible single chunk of threat so they can then swap into full time souleater/delirium rotation and hopefully never use Power Slash again.

    That said, it being only 5.5 -> 6.5 does make you wonder if it's worth it overall given the opportunity cost of a dark arts, but it's the "safest" way of opening a boss fight in most cases.
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    Drtoxicmedica's Avatar
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    Tatsu Masumi
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    Dark Knight Lv 70
    Only use it if your pretty undergeared Compared to your dps. Or really wanna make sure you have threat after a swap. Either way tho your mp is usually better used elsewhere. But if it's similar to a warrior opening with unchained and zerk, even when under geared it's much harder to pull from them than say a pally with fight or flight up.
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