From: KanzarisKelshen | #234From: Sceptilesolar | #233The damage isn't that bad, actually. 10 from Hexblade feature, 4 from enhancement, 4 from DIS, 3 from Shard of the Mage, 4 item from Staff of Ruin, 3 from Academy Master, 5 from Gauntlets of Brutality, 2 from Weapon Focus, total damage bonus is identical to Brona's at +35.
Staff of Ruin doesn't apply here IIRC, not if you're using the Transcendent Focus. Also, this requires you to prone, which isn't that easy either.
MBA prones because of Flail Expertise combined with Flesh Rend's slide. As for Staff of Ruin, I'm not sure why it wouldn't apply since you are still casting through it, sort of, but it's easily replaceable, either with Iron Armbands of Power or an Ioun Stone of Allure.
Right, but that's extra resources then. And...you got no nova. So you do...let's see...+47 damage on the best case scenario. It takes you three turns to kill a Standard monster. That's insanely slow. I mean, put it this way - I do more damage than that for less effort on a charging Howling Strike...and I actually have encounter powers to use, at that.
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