Exploding Penguin
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So I just switched to BH and I found myself actually having a really fun time with it. A couple unique points about them is that their poison is freaking crazy at a total of 450 damage for only 260 energy (and maybe more depending on how high your strike damage is) given it isn't healed off, and that cheap shot is a deceptively good skill numbers-wise.
First off is I would like to point out that this thread is a discussion thing for ideas, and not a request of any sort. So just state your thoughts and stuff and maybe some suggestions if you feel like it but I am in no way trying to ask for a change from this thread.
Let's look at the numbers on cheap shot: At max rank it ignores 40% of the target's defense or resistance and costs 180 energy with a 25% crit chance. Taking into account an average focus build in the high levels will probably have around 330-340 or so defense/resistance (very rouge estimate that's probably more on the lower side). 40% of 340 is 136, so you'll probably be getting about 140 bonus damage or so for 180 energy at max skill point investment. It's 3% more ignore per skill point, and 3% of 340 is 10.2 damage, so you're actually getting an insane +10 damage per +10 energy cost! While the damage boost itself is really low, the actual efficiency of leveling up this skill is arguably the highest in the game. Of course, this doesn't concern low-defense builds, but in a general scenario against moderate-tankiness opponents this skill is, according to numbers, amazing. And we haven't even bothered with the 25% crit chance bonus either!
So, is this viable? I think it might possibly be viable on BH specifically since I often find myself with a lot of skill points to spare on BH that I can dump into this skill. Of course, the main drawback is that it requires claws, so it might not be worth it after all. Additionally, other options might simply just be better and you would never get a good chance to use this skill at all (such as using your bot instead on a focus build). I've been testing this build out and I think it can do a really good job with Infernal Interdictor specifically on a focus build.
Anyways, that's enough rambling. Your guys' thoughts on this skill?
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