Thread: DRK 3.4 BiS

Quick question for someone that doesn't do savage, but will try out extreme primals what would be a decent set to aim for? I'm having a hard time avoiding parry.

Originally Posted by Sarynth

Quick question for someone that doesn't do savage, but will try out extreme primals what would be a decent set to aim for? I'm having a hard time avoiding parry.

This is kinda me as well. I dont do savage content, although I may get brave one day and give it a try so Im trying to gear up with that in mind. Ive seen conflicting info and perspectives of which accessory pieces are best to focus on (fending vs slaying) and the end result is just me left being confused. I had been considering the Slaying bracer and rings melded with Vit over the fending pieces due to them having the Parry cooties. Just not sure that's the best way to go...

Originally Posted by Elissa_Nyx

This is kinda me as well. I dont do savage content, although I may get brave one day and give it a try so Im trying to gear up with that in mind. Ive seen conflicting info and perspectives of which accessory pieces are best to focus on (fending vs slaying) and the end result is just me left being confused. I had been considering the Slaying bracer and rings melded with Vit over the fending pieces due to them having the Parry cooties. Just not sure that's the best way to go...

If you're not doing Savage just grab all the Shire stuff. Yeah, it has Parry, but you're also losing HP by trying to maximize near meaningless (especially for you) secondary stats. You only need to care about this stuff if you plan on raiding. Plus you'll want all the Shire stuff so you can upgrade it in 3.5 or w/e where it will be untouchable outside of raid gear.

Originally Posted by SpookyGhost

If you're not doing Savage just grab all the Shire stuff. Yeah, it has Parry, but you're also losing HP by trying to maximize near meaningless (especially for you) secondary stats. You only need to care about this stuff if you plan on raiding. Plus you'll want all the Shire stuff so you can upgrade it in 3.5 or w/e where it will be untouchable outside of raid gear.

I think this would be the best option. Even if by any chance the new 24 man raid drops something that's better than the upgraded shire gears you can simply replace them later when they drop (in 3-4ish months?). If you don't raid then picking the slaying pieces would be fine too, but if you want to step into savage for the first time, I recommend getting the fending pieces too, just to have as much hp as you can while learning the fights and optimizing your skill rotations. After you're comfortable you can start min/maxing and dropping fending pieces for slaying where possible.