war weapon by aggro

[Zipity]

It’s typically just used as a utility weapon to ensnare MR immune mobs not as a tank item as the ratio is poor.

[jijii]

it’s dogshit for leveling. threat barely matters while leveling, just get the most dps out as you can and turn over those db kills as fast as possible

[Zipity]

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

it’s dogshit for leveling. threat barely matters while leveling, just get the most dps out as you can and turn over those db kills as fast as possible

This entire thread is literally about threat/aggro.

[Snaggles]

It’s difficult to compare procs since they are random. For aggro as a ranger flame lick > snare. For a SK disease cloud or shadow vortex > darkness. It’s a good thing too, sometimes you’re just trying to keep a mob from running and they get resisted a lot.

In my experience (which isn’t saying much) magic based snare is meh. I’ll take a slow, stun, ykesha, or dd/ac debuff or stun any day. These effects have intrinsic benefits besides aggro if they land, if not you still get gravy aggro. Low HP dots with poison/disease counters or blind spells suck for all but meeting the aggro cap. If you are a knight you just spam them due to cheap mana cost and repop time.

[Naethyn]

Tserrina whip has 2 poison counters, mr based snares do not. This puts it on level with slow for aggro. Unlike ranger snare.

[strongNpretty]

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

Tserrina whip has 2 poison counters, mr based snares do not. This puts it on level with slow for aggro. Unlike ranger snare.

Thanks Naethyn… So what if I was using Whip for primary and infestation for secondary? Is that silly?

[Snaggles]

Why not a Frostbringer main and swap the whip if you need to snare stuff?

[strongNpretty]

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

Why not a Frostbringer main and swap the whip if you need to snare stuff?

Honest answer? Cause I tried hard for the T'whip. And I was excited to have 2 badass no drops to use basically fulltime. As a casual warrior, i'm sure many are in the same boat as being stuck with that frostbringer axe for your entire career. But the whip just dooooesn't seem to hold enough agro… However I still can't remove it from main hand just yet, I just can't!!! It's kinda like how many folks get tired of seeing druids with sarnak battle shields haha....

[Snaggles]

A lot of warriors use objectively bad weapons and drive dps crazy. Luckily that whip isn’t one of those.

If it was me and I wasn’t fighting runners I’d go with a FB mainhand. I’d also keep like a bag or two of other weapons for all occasions (1h and 2h’s). It’s the warriors life [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]. The whip was a great add; kudos for putting in the work.

[strongNpretty]

Infestation is ok in secondary?