What are the must-have styles for every Armsman in RVR?

Started 5 Feb 2019
by DinoTriz
in Albion
I know the anytime Polearm snare and side snare are necessary.

Are there useful/clutch styles that should be used in RVR?

Are there styles I should completely avoid using?

This includes 1 handed styles as well.
Wed 6 Feb 2019 4:54 PM by Dimir
DinoTriz wrote:
Tue 5 Feb 2019 10:59 PM
I know the anytime Polearm snare and side snare are necessary.

Are there useful/clutch styles that should be used in RVR?

Are there styles I should completely avoid using?

This includes 1 handed styles as well.

For group RvR, avoid any styles with bleeds because they could break a future mez or root.

If you are Thrust, the Detaunt + 44 style is a very nice snare.

If you are Slash, the side style is a reasonable snare.
Thu 7 Feb 2019 4:42 PM by Brokenstring
Can anyone elaborate on the armsman specs here?

Btw seems like the forums here need more subsections. Like class subsections and such.
Fri 8 Feb 2019 2:04 PM by Meandow
Slam and any time snare, if you're doing something else you're doing it wrong. Armsmen who play 2h or think they're dpsers are just not doing what they are supposed to do, even in a tanker group you should primarly be peeling with the occasional assist on the melee train of mercenaries.
Fri 8 Feb 2019 5:32 PM by Cythraul
Went 50 pole, 42 shield, 39 thrust. Realized the snare in thrust is 44. Going to respec 44 pole, 44 thrust, 42 shield for better peels.
Fri 8 Feb 2019 6:09 PM by daocgod
I don't think you need the 44 thrust snare when you have crippling blow and the 31 second 2 part in polearm
Mon 11 Feb 2019 3:39 PM by Cythraul
I had thought that, but wouldn't it be better to have shield out for guarding whoever I'm peeling off of, as well as faster weapon for faster peels with the 1h? Or is this just unnecessary respeccing? I'd be happier keeping the pole at 50 for the 31s snare off phalanx (and better damage potential from going 50) but just weighing the options here given the role.
Mon 11 Feb 2019 3:39 PM by Cythraul
I'm juts unhappy with the peeling options with shield out I guess.
Mon 11 Feb 2019 3:51 PM by Durrty
Crippling Blow + Slam.

Anything else is for flair and flash. Congratulations, you are not the best peeler in the game
Mon 11 Feb 2019 4:00 PM by Cythraul
Fair enough, thanks all
Tue 12 Feb 2019 4:48 AM by Kaozium
Slam and anytime snare.

39 thrust Basiliskfang can help reduce dps on your buddies (debuff atk speed 34%).

~Paw
Wed 27 Feb 2019 2:12 AM by alusnova415
So would this work?

44 pole (sidi 6.0 slash pole)
42 shield
44 thrust (for the snare)

Will having pole being slash and weapon thrust diminish my damage? Or does the polearm have to match my weapon type dmg ? (i.e. slash pole , 39 slash .

Btw I'm a HO armsman so went crush for leveling now I'm 49 and trying to decide what will be my final spec /weapon type.
Wed 27 Feb 2019 7:09 AM by krumr
alusnova415 wrote:
Wed 27 Feb 2019 2:12 AM
So would this work?

44 pole (sidi 6.0 slash pole)
42 shield
44 thrust (for the snare)

Will having pole being slash and weapon thrust diminish my damage? Or does the polearm have to match my weapon type dmg ? (i.e. slash pole , 39 slash .

Btw I'm a HO armsman so went crush for leveling now I'm 49 and trying to decide what will be my final spec /weapon type.

Polearm will influence your style dmg bonus with Polearm skills and the top end damage, while the damage-type spec will have an impact on your minimum damage, which will end up varying a lot since you have 0 slash.

Why are you giving up 50 Polearm for 44 thrust by the way?
As a peeler, in rvr, you will most likely be behind enemies going after you casters or healers, so the phalanx + defender's aegis back combo will work just as fine as the tranquillize + wyvernfang one, even more so if you simply stun the target beforehand (with slam).
And if you are not behind them you can, again, stun them with slam and do the back combo, or if stun immune switch to Polearm and use the anytime snare crippling blow and apply a longer snare after (provided no one else applied snare immunity by using roots).

Polearm has probably the very best tools ingame for a peeler, you only need slash or thrust mostly, if not exclusively, to "stabilize" (as in, reduce the variance of) your lower end damage.

As for the spec I think the most common one at rr1 is the usual 50 pole, 42 shield, 39 whatever damage type spec, left overs in parry.
It's also worth considering, but only for the sake of equip templating, that later on, at high RRs, you will probably want to go for a split spec by training 2 different damage type specs to exploit different armors vulnerabilities, while keeping 50 pole and 42 shield.
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