Unchained...nothing stays the same (but how do YOU use it?)

[Nektulos-Tuor]

Honestly it used to be really good. However with the new stance for Warrior I think its kind of a waste. Switch Stance+Use those stacks for Fel-Cleave and switch back after.

Its not nessessarily a "bad" skill, its just it can be better spent elsewhere.

You can also:

Inner Beast
Switch to Deliverance (You still have 6 seconds the protection of a tank stance!)
Use your skills and smash them with another Fel Cleave,
Switch back to Defiance.

Much better use of the skill then Unchained.

Its a good skill, but with the introduction of Deliverance its use is .. well bad.

[whiskeybravo]

Honestly it used to be really good. However with the new stance for Warrior I think its kind of a waste.

The skill itself didn't change, it's still a good skill, the problem is mainly that there isn't a huge need to be in Defiance at the moment. Hopefully with the damage adjustments and what not the new raids will force us to tank in defiance more and Unchained will creep back up as viable damage cd.

[Nektulos-Tuor]

The skill itself didn't change, it's still a good skill, the problem is mainly that there isn't a huge need to be in Defiance at the moment. Hopefully with the damage adjustments and what not the new raids will force us to tank in defiance more and Unchained will creep back up as viable damage cd.

But you waste what could be damage for something that isn't damage. If Unchained also added 50 potency to each attack for example it WOULD be worth it. However right now your just spending your stacks for something that doesn't do damage.

You can use your attack instead, do damage and become a tank for 6 seconds, instantly switch to deliverance and do tons of damage and switch back to defiance instead.

Just doing that and not doing anything else nets you more damage.

[Hierro]

Going back to the topic of pulling with tomahawk or overpower on a single target, I've read that while tomahawk has a x3 enmity mulitplier, overpower has x5. While there are people who say that it's unnecessary need that big of a multiplier off the bat, there can be situations where you'd want that big a start.

I recently I saw a video posted by xeno where he details a new MT opener. He uses unchained just for his first move, then switches over to deliverance and stays there for the remainder of the opener. You can imagine if you're going to boldly start your MT opener in mostly deliverance, you'll want all the enmity you can get your hands on. Of course, he uses the disclaimer that a ninja will be needed, but it's still a situation where overpower is arguably the better choice.

Personally, I use tomahawk in every opener simply because it's more comfortable and I find the animation satisfying.