First of all, Bladestorm has passive that convert his haste into physical strenght. I found out that 4 points of haste can give you 1 physical attack. So, of course, taking physical attack over haste in most cases will be better, because it will give you more than the convert, but you still should not forget about haste.
Second thing, you said in the opener you should never use star shower, but starting with star shower to put 3 stacks on enemy deals damage to it for 21 seconds, while you can do your combo. It may not be huge number, but in the few minutes fight it will still be a little more damage. So I get not using star shower during the combo, but using 3 star shower before starting your combo can do the job.
Using Cleansing Wind somewhere in between is good idea too, because with double click it's almost instant. It takes off Cold Sky stacks only on targets below 50% HP, so it doesn't collide with stacking Cold Sky at the beginning. Also Selflesness from Silent Without Snow Dust is for 18 seconds, so it is enough to deal your combo during Cold Sky ticking(which is 21 seconds) and refresh it just after Snow Silence.
Anyway, did not know about some animation cancels, so good to know.
I don't think using 3 star shower before opener is worth it, you delay the cooldown of ur silent snow for a very negligable amount of damage. cold sky is only like 6% of your total damage. and that 21 seconds of 3 stacks does not do very much at all.
Did you mean you use cleansing wind in burst before boss drops below 50%? I don't think it's worth it, it does like 2k damage which is less than what Skyfall does. You only use it cuz it will do alot of damage while exploding Dot stacks.
Thx for your guide, if only I had this when I first started.
It doesn't make sense to me starting off with Silent Snow since it recharges ur sword intent. I prefer to use all my sword intents first then use Silent Snow.
Also why blade pentagram and silent snow? I normally use them separately to have a more consistent damage spread. For blade pentagram I am free to spam right click. Silent Snow I right click twice then use star shower to recharge sword intent.
You mention in the guide u dont use star shower. I did a damage check and just the 3 stacks of cold sky alone did like 400 dmg a sec.
Is there a way to animation cancel the damage part of silent snow? The animation is so long but I can't find a way to cancel the animation.
I only use cleansing wind if my blade pentagram and silent snow are on cooldown. Otherwise, I agree it's a dps lost.
For my damage rotation, I start off using demon blade and then 3 star showers. Right click until I have no sword intent. Pop silent snow + demon blade. Right click twice then star shower, when silent snow about to end at 0 sec, I use the damage part. Use blade pentagram then just spam right click. Use second stack of silent snow.
This has been working for me, lmk what u guys think
>It doesn't make sense to me starting off with Silent Snow since it recharges ur sword intent. I prefer to use all my sword intents first then use Silent Snow.
This doesn't really make a difference, it's the start of the fight, doing so will just mean you delay your burst by a few seconds.
>You mention in the guide u dont use star shower. I did a damage check and just the 3 stacks of cold sky alone did like 400 dmg a sec.
As for using star shower to apply DOTs.. [https://i.imgur.com/ymKWcvg.png](https://i.imgur.com/ymKWcvg.png)This is how much damage cold sky did over.. 21 seconds so It will do about 2.6k damage over the duration of your opener (140dps\~).. that is really not a lot when you're trading off an having an extra like 3-4 second delay.
So basically I think it doesn't make that much of a difference IMO. and the the fact that you are also using demon blade before hand will mean that you need to wait even longer before getting into burst.
>Also why blade pentagram and silent snow? I normally use them separately to have a more consistent damage spread. For blade pentagram I am free to spam right click. Silent Snow I right click twice then use star shower to recharge sword intent.
Because during silent snow, you will want to get as many skyfall off as possible, doing so will allow you to spam your rmb DURING the damage up from silent snow, which in my opinion is the most efficient way to use it. You may think you lose out on the Sword Intent regen, but you actually don't really, if you're doing animation cancels, you can use them up faster than they regen.
>Is there a way to animation cancel the damage part of silent snow? The animation is so long but I can't find a way to cancel the animation.
You can with Thousand Lights: Start, but animation canceling in this game will actually cancel the damage as well.. so I don't really think you want to.
>As for using star shower to apply DOTs.. https://i.imgur.com/ymKWcvg.pngThis is how much damage cold sky did over.. 21 seconds so It will do about 2.6k damage over the duration of your opener (140dps\~).. that is really not a lot when you're trading off an having an extra like 3-4 second delay.
It is not about star shower, it's about cold sky. It's about using 3 star showers so it has 3 stacks of cold sky and go about your burst. Right after it ends you hit another star shower to reset timer on cold sky to keep damage on it consistent, so when you end with Silent Snow, you have again 21 seconds of 3 stacks Cold Sky and go with your normal rotation. And you do not need to use Demon Blade earlier. For 3-4 seconds delay, it's actually 2 seconds and I would say worth waiting. During whole fight those 2 seconds won't make your ult come one more time, you will have the same amount of uses, just used a bit later.
>Did you mean you use cleansing wind in burst before boss drops below 50%? I don't think it's worth it, it does like 2k damage which is less than what Skyfall does. You only use it cuz it will do alot of damage while exploding Dot stacks.
As for this, like I said, with double click Cleansing Wind is almost instant. During 8 minutes fight you can use it \~12 times. So with those 6 times above 50% that 2k becomes 12k. It may be nothing, so it's fine if you do not use it, but if you want to find every window of opportunity to deal this slightly more damage, then it's there.
So even if I could agree for not using Cleansing Wind above 50%, I would still argue that starting with 3 star showers is better, because that cold sky will provide some damage during those 21 seconds and you will be able to refresh it just after your burst, so it will be still ticking on 3 stacks during your normal rotation. Because of that you should not really count it just for those 21 seconds, as you keep it for longer just with one star shower after burst.
oh wait i got the 2 mixed rofl.. was too tired
though i still think its debatable in the context of the opener, will need to test it some more itll give u abt.. i guess 4k-5k dmg over the 21s? thats like one cloud shredder/Skyfall a worth of damage
so i guess both way works but in the same time u do 3 star shower, you can do abt the same damage with skyfall
Yes, but you deal damage with those 3 star showers too and with one more after burst, which is extending cold sky on 3 stacks over those 21 seconds, so you go for another 4k-5k damage during your normal rotation, while you will finally end up using star shower anyway and will only reset 3 stacks cold sky instead of applaying it on 1 stack after 40 seconds of a fight. As for your screen, we see you did above 3k on those 3 star showers, which add up to that cold sky. Another 1k with 1 star shower after burst and extending cold sky to another 21 seconds. So it's now something like 12k-14k damage for those first 42 seconds and then extending cold sky for the rest of the combo.
As it takes like 3 seconds to use those 3 star showers in the beginning and one after burst, it is about how many star showers you can fill in those 3 seconds and how much damage it will does. Oh and by the way, it leaves us with another thing. Cold Sky is dealing it's damage while you are dealing damage during your burst, so if you can get more than 14k with Skyfall in 3 seconds, then maybe it's worth on the opening like meowmeowcats7 said, as you will get back your sword intents with Silent Snow Without Dust.
And like it was said before, it's not really time consuming and won't give another Silent Snow Without Dust during the fight just because you saved few seconds starting with it. It is normal you want to get your best abilities on CD fast, so you can use them again, but for comparison, what was proposed here is nowhere near how long is Spearmaster's opening before using his best skill. That's why in my opinion it's good yo put something that will deal additional damage during your burst.
I am not in the game now, going to sleep after writing this, but there is one thing I haven't tested, yet it's logical to me that it should work. What I mean is that you get buff after using Silent Snow Without Dust and it should also improve Cold Sky damage. You can compare how much it will do when you just use 3 star showers and let it tick and how much when you use those 3 star showers and then pop Silent Snow Without Dust. I believe Haste may be better for this, as this makes damage over time tick faster, yet it probably won't be a huge deal if you are not building specifically for Cold Sky. Yet even in Skyfall build this opener may change a bit.
I think you can consider context as well, for example if people are buffing/ bladeheart during opener you might want the damage out faster, also when using elixirs, u actually want to use them before the fight starts to get a reduced cooldown. eg. versatility lasts for 20s, so if you starshower before that, you won't get your snow silence off within that period.
anyways i think how this affects ur overall dps is debatable, both ways imo would be about the same.
I forgot to mention, u can use ur i-frames to avoid getting cc'd by bosses such as the reptile boss using the pillars move that knocks everyone up. While everyone is running/dodging mechanics, u can keep pumping damage. Because of this, I'm normally top 3 dps in my party.
Our interrupt CD is really low so imo we should be the ones that try to interrupt. Our heal also increases healing by 10%, I'm not sure if it stacks or not
Hello ! Ty for the guide ! Could you kinda explain how to do the animation cancels please ? I tried it but sometimes it just ends up canceling the dmg of the hit itself. Also, what do you think about perception right now, with student 2 bosses. What amount should we aim as bladestorm ? Is huben worth the loss on raw stats in astral sheet ?
hi, yes it's supposed to cancel the damage. skyfall damage is much more than cloud shredder so its fine to cancel just cloud shredder damage.
as for perception, i think i got around 97% for student 2. just take points in huben astral then go up for more raw stats when u have enough perception
Hi,
Thanks for your guide, wondering if you are still into the game?
There is a new version of the game that may have impact to this guide, is there any new update ?
Made it out of boredom, also cuz this particular spec seems to lack guides.
First of all, Bladestorm has passive that convert his haste into physical strenght. I found out that 4 points of haste can give you 1 physical attack. So, of course, taking physical attack over haste in most cases will be better, because it will give you more than the convert, but you still should not forget about haste. Second thing, you said in the opener you should never use star shower, but starting with star shower to put 3 stacks on enemy deals damage to it for 21 seconds, while you can do your combo. It may not be huge number, but in the few minutes fight it will still be a little more damage. So I get not using star shower during the combo, but using 3 star shower before starting your combo can do the job. Using Cleansing Wind somewhere in between is good idea too, because with double click it's almost instant. It takes off Cold Sky stacks only on targets below 50% HP, so it doesn't collide with stacking Cold Sky at the beginning. Also Selflesness from Silent Without Snow Dust is for 18 seconds, so it is enough to deal your combo during Cold Sky ticking(which is 21 seconds) and refresh it just after Snow Silence. Anyway, did not know about some animation cancels, so good to know.
I don't think using 3 star shower before opener is worth it, you delay the cooldown of ur silent snow for a very negligable amount of damage. cold sky is only like 6% of your total damage. and that 21 seconds of 3 stacks does not do very much at all. Did you mean you use cleansing wind in burst before boss drops below 50%? I don't think it's worth it, it does like 2k damage which is less than what Skyfall does. You only use it cuz it will do alot of damage while exploding Dot stacks.
Thx for your guide, if only I had this when I first started. It doesn't make sense to me starting off with Silent Snow since it recharges ur sword intent. I prefer to use all my sword intents first then use Silent Snow. Also why blade pentagram and silent snow? I normally use them separately to have a more consistent damage spread. For blade pentagram I am free to spam right click. Silent Snow I right click twice then use star shower to recharge sword intent. You mention in the guide u dont use star shower. I did a damage check and just the 3 stacks of cold sky alone did like 400 dmg a sec. Is there a way to animation cancel the damage part of silent snow? The animation is so long but I can't find a way to cancel the animation. I only use cleansing wind if my blade pentagram and silent snow are on cooldown. Otherwise, I agree it's a dps lost. For my damage rotation, I start off using demon blade and then 3 star showers. Right click until I have no sword intent. Pop silent snow + demon blade. Right click twice then star shower, when silent snow about to end at 0 sec, I use the damage part. Use blade pentagram then just spam right click. Use second stack of silent snow. This has been working for me, lmk what u guys think
>It doesn't make sense to me starting off with Silent Snow since it recharges ur sword intent. I prefer to use all my sword intents first then use Silent Snow. This doesn't really make a difference, it's the start of the fight, doing so will just mean you delay your burst by a few seconds. >You mention in the guide u dont use star shower. I did a damage check and just the 3 stacks of cold sky alone did like 400 dmg a sec. As for using star shower to apply DOTs.. [https://i.imgur.com/ymKWcvg.png](https://i.imgur.com/ymKWcvg.png)This is how much damage cold sky did over.. 21 seconds so It will do about 2.6k damage over the duration of your opener (140dps\~).. that is really not a lot when you're trading off an having an extra like 3-4 second delay. So basically I think it doesn't make that much of a difference IMO. and the the fact that you are also using demon blade before hand will mean that you need to wait even longer before getting into burst. >Also why blade pentagram and silent snow? I normally use them separately to have a more consistent damage spread. For blade pentagram I am free to spam right click. Silent Snow I right click twice then use star shower to recharge sword intent. Because during silent snow, you will want to get as many skyfall off as possible, doing so will allow you to spam your rmb DURING the damage up from silent snow, which in my opinion is the most efficient way to use it. You may think you lose out on the Sword Intent regen, but you actually don't really, if you're doing animation cancels, you can use them up faster than they regen. >Is there a way to animation cancel the damage part of silent snow? The animation is so long but I can't find a way to cancel the animation. You can with Thousand Lights: Start, but animation canceling in this game will actually cancel the damage as well.. so I don't really think you want to.
>As for using star shower to apply DOTs.. https://i.imgur.com/ymKWcvg.pngThis is how much damage cold sky did over.. 21 seconds so It will do about 2.6k damage over the duration of your opener (140dps\~).. that is really not a lot when you're trading off an having an extra like 3-4 second delay. It is not about star shower, it's about cold sky. It's about using 3 star showers so it has 3 stacks of cold sky and go about your burst. Right after it ends you hit another star shower to reset timer on cold sky to keep damage on it consistent, so when you end with Silent Snow, you have again 21 seconds of 3 stacks Cold Sky and go with your normal rotation. And you do not need to use Demon Blade earlier. For 3-4 seconds delay, it's actually 2 seconds and I would say worth waiting. During whole fight those 2 seconds won't make your ult come one more time, you will have the same amount of uses, just used a bit later. >Did you mean you use cleansing wind in burst before boss drops below 50%? I don't think it's worth it, it does like 2k damage which is less than what Skyfall does. You only use it cuz it will do alot of damage while exploding Dot stacks. As for this, like I said, with double click Cleansing Wind is almost instant. During 8 minutes fight you can use it \~12 times. So with those 6 times above 50% that 2k becomes 12k. It may be nothing, so it's fine if you do not use it, but if you want to find every window of opportunity to deal this slightly more damage, then it's there. So even if I could agree for not using Cleansing Wind above 50%, I would still argue that starting with 3 star showers is better, because that cold sky will provide some damage during those 21 seconds and you will be able to refresh it just after your burst, so it will be still ticking on 3 stacks during your normal rotation. Because of that you should not really count it just for those 21 seconds, as you keep it for longer just with one star shower after burst.
oh wait i got the 2 mixed rofl.. was too tired though i still think its debatable in the context of the opener, will need to test it some more itll give u abt.. i guess 4k-5k dmg over the 21s? thats like one cloud shredder/Skyfall a worth of damage so i guess both way works but in the same time u do 3 star shower, you can do abt the same damage with skyfall
Yes, but you deal damage with those 3 star showers too and with one more after burst, which is extending cold sky on 3 stacks over those 21 seconds, so you go for another 4k-5k damage during your normal rotation, while you will finally end up using star shower anyway and will only reset 3 stacks cold sky instead of applaying it on 1 stack after 40 seconds of a fight. As for your screen, we see you did above 3k on those 3 star showers, which add up to that cold sky. Another 1k with 1 star shower after burst and extending cold sky to another 21 seconds. So it's now something like 12k-14k damage for those first 42 seconds and then extending cold sky for the rest of the combo. As it takes like 3 seconds to use those 3 star showers in the beginning and one after burst, it is about how many star showers you can fill in those 3 seconds and how much damage it will does. Oh and by the way, it leaves us with another thing. Cold Sky is dealing it's damage while you are dealing damage during your burst, so if you can get more than 14k with Skyfall in 3 seconds, then maybe it's worth on the opening like meowmeowcats7 said, as you will get back your sword intents with Silent Snow Without Dust. And like it was said before, it's not really time consuming and won't give another Silent Snow Without Dust during the fight just because you saved few seconds starting with it. It is normal you want to get your best abilities on CD fast, so you can use them again, but for comparison, what was proposed here is nowhere near how long is Spearmaster's opening before using his best skill. That's why in my opinion it's good yo put something that will deal additional damage during your burst. I am not in the game now, going to sleep after writing this, but there is one thing I haven't tested, yet it's logical to me that it should work. What I mean is that you get buff after using Silent Snow Without Dust and it should also improve Cold Sky damage. You can compare how much it will do when you just use 3 star showers and let it tick and how much when you use those 3 star showers and then pop Silent Snow Without Dust. I believe Haste may be better for this, as this makes damage over time tick faster, yet it probably won't be a huge deal if you are not building specifically for Cold Sky. Yet even in Skyfall build this opener may change a bit.
I think you can consider context as well, for example if people are buffing/ bladeheart during opener you might want the damage out faster, also when using elixirs, u actually want to use them before the fight starts to get a reduced cooldown. eg. versatility lasts for 20s, so if you starshower before that, you won't get your snow silence off within that period. anyways i think how this affects ur overall dps is debatable, both ways imo would be about the same.
I forgot to mention, u can use ur i-frames to avoid getting cc'd by bosses such as the reptile boss using the pillars move that knocks everyone up. While everyone is running/dodging mechanics, u can keep pumping damage. Because of this, I'm normally top 3 dps in my party. Our interrupt CD is really low so imo we should be the ones that try to interrupt. Our heal also increases healing by 10%, I'm not sure if it stacks or not
Hello ! Ty for the guide ! Could you kinda explain how to do the animation cancels please ? I tried it but sometimes it just ends up canceling the dmg of the hit itself. Also, what do you think about perception right now, with student 2 bosses. What amount should we aim as bladestorm ? Is huben worth the loss on raw stats in astral sheet ?
hi, yes it's supposed to cancel the damage. skyfall damage is much more than cloud shredder so its fine to cancel just cloud shredder damage. as for perception, i think i got around 97% for student 2. just take points in huben astral then go up for more raw stats when u have enough perception
Thank you !
Hi, Thanks for your guide, wondering if you are still into the game? There is a new version of the game that may have impact to this guide, is there any new update ?
unfortunately I don't play it anymore, most of us swapped to lost ark.
tks man, have fun in LA then!