SK Race Choice

[Toxigen]

Originally Posted by Ripqozko [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

DE is best because you don't look like ass, hope this helps.

[Sweeper41]

Originally Posted by Crede [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think troll is the better move overall for sk. With 3 different fds at 60 it’s really hard to die, FSI isn’t what it used to be before when all bashes were stuns. Sks just struggle so much with downtime that regen feels invaluable. If I died on my sk it was because fd failed in my 40s/50s and I didn’t have BE greaves or death peace. Also trolls looks infinitely better with fungi than ogres. Troll regen will also pair really well with soul defiler someday if you ever get that.

If you need 3 FD's up you doing something very very wrong. Iskar is just as good regen wise as a troll with the bonus of not being a big dumb brute who has to beg for shrinks.

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Originally Posted by Sweeper41 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you need 3 FD's up you doing something very very wrong.

Having Blood Ember Greaves saves a lot of mana for any scenario in which you don't need to FD as fast as possible. Death Peace costs 120 mana per cast, which adds up quickly when you are doing a lot of split pulling. You can also remove FD completely from your spell bar if you need more spell slots.

Blood Ember is better for dungeon crawling than Greenmist due to how much mana it saves. Epic is better than Greenmist, which any race can get. Stacking Greenmist and Epic isn't worth it.

Originally Posted by Sweeper41 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

...bonus of not being a big dumb brute who has to beg for shrinks

You can be a Troll and turn yourself into a skeleton via Shroud of Undeath. Easy fix.

[Jimjam]

You are all wrong as you are forgetting BiS buffs include HoT so troll/iksar regen is irrelevant while FD. This is why erudite is BiS to resist magic stuns while casting FD and resist magic nukes while fd to prevent interrupt. On top of that you get extra mana to cast sense dead to check whether your pull reset and resummoned its pet.

[Toxigen]

go gettum jimjam

[Troxx]

Lol

[real_sauga_yoot]

Can confirm the BE gaunts are nice to have, legs also, but the boots are near useless. Definitely not a reason to not go iksar. Main reason should probably be the mongo 2h swing animation. Hope that helps.

[Sweeper41]

Originally Posted by trees [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Looking for some input

Is Iksar SK worse for end-game solo crawling than other races?
Do the armor clickies account for serious mana saving etc?

Solo'd my Iksar Sk all the way to 60. Blood ember isn't needed and you don't need a raiding guild to get Greenmist. My iskar can solo the same stuff any troll or ogre can with equal gear. I never had mana issues while lvling nor do i have them now while soloing. Just play what you like.

[PatChapp]

Greenmist is a great item.
25mr for a class that does a lot of pulling on raids and in groups shouldn't be overlooked

[DeathsSilkyMist]

Originally Posted by PatChapp [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Greenmist is a great item.
25mr for a class that does a lot of pulling on raids and in groups shouldn't be overlooked

Greenmist is a good item. If you are an Iksar, get Greenmist for sure. It's simply not a good enough item to trade Blood Ember clickies for if you are worried about your racial choice. Greenmist will be replaced by raid items eventually, but you can't replace BE Greaves/Boots/Gloves.

Any tank class can get Axe of Resistance if needed. That's 20 MR on a 1h weapon. It's usually pretty cheap DKP-wise too, unless something has changed. It has 20 FR and 20 CR as well, which is better than the 5 extra MR. You can put another MR item in a slot that would have been for FR/CR. SK's don't need hate procs to maintain agro, so it isn't a big deal that Axe of Resistance is missing a proc.

You can also use Silver Whip of Rage if you want a 25 MR 1h Weapon with a proc that reduces your damage taken.