OK .. I'M on a TLP server and started some raiding. I need help knowing "which" weapons I should use with Main hand for maximum dps for my rogue. I do not parse, but if anyone has the answer on what I should be wielding in each and I would appreciate it. Here are the weapons I have obtained. ALREADY HAVE A 41% Haste item, so I do not need haste from epic. Primary ? Secondary? Dart of Immobility (BS mod) http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=17087 <img src="//pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-80xBzMhbKolFI.gif?labels=_fp.event.Default" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="Quantcast"/> Dart of Immobility Share MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO TRADE PLACEABLE Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 19 DMG: 16 Dmg Bonus: 26 Backstab DMG: 16 This item is placeable in yards, guild yards, houses and guild halls. Skill Mod: Backstab +12% (34 Max) DEX: +10 STA: +10 AGI: +15 HP: +125 ENDUR: +75 SV FIRE: +7 SV DISEASE: +7 SV COLD: +7 SV MAGIC: +7 SV POISON: +7 Recommended level of 61. Required level of 55. Effect: Arachnae Venom (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) WT: 1.2 Size: SMALL Class: ROG Race: ALL Slot 1, Type 4 (Weapon: General) Slot 2, Type 20 (Ornamentation) Kalshazar (BS Mod) http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=13250 <img src="//pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-80xBzMhbKolFI.gif?labels=_fp.event.Default" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="Quantcast"/> Khalshazar Share MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO TRADE PLACEABLE Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 20 DMG: 16 Dmg Bonus: 26 AC: 15 Backstab DMG: 16 This item is placeable in yards, guild yards, houses and guild halls. Skill Mod: Backstab +12% (34 Max) STR: +20 DEX: +10 STA: +5 AGI: +10 HP: +125 Recommended level of 51. Effect: Khalshazar's Deceit (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) at Level 50 WT: 1.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: ROG Race: ALL Slot 1, Type 4 (Weapon: General) Slot 2, Type 20 (Ornamentation) Tor Vignus (pierce mod) http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=10350 <img src="//pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-80xBzMhbKolFI.gif?labels=_fp.event.Default" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="Quantcast"/> Tor Vignus Share MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO TRADE PLACEABLE Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 21 DMG: 15 Dmg Bonus: 26 Backstab DMG: 15 This item is placeable in yards, guild yards, houses and guild halls. Skill Mod: Piercing +7% (26 Max) STR: +5 DEX: +5 STA: +5 HP: +25 SV DISEASE: +10 SV POISON: +10 Recommended level of 51. WT: 1.0 Size: MEDIUM Class: ROG Race: ALL Slot 1, Type 4 (Weapon: General) Slot 2, Type 20 (Ornamentation) Ragebringer (+40 attack) http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=4066 MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO TRADE PLACEABLE Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 25 DMG: 15 Dmg Bonus: 26 Backstab DMG: 15 This item is placeable in yards, guild yards, houses and guild halls. STR: +20 DEX: +10 STA: +10 AGI: +10 HP: +100 SV DISEASE: +10 SV MAGIC: +20 SV POISON: +20 Attack: +40 Haste: +40% Effect: Seething Fury (Worn, Casting Time: Instant) WT: 2.5 Size: SMALL Class: ROG Race: ALL except ERU HIE TRL OGR IKS Slot 1, Type 4 (Weapon: General) Slot 2, Type 20 (Ornamentation)
primary = highest backstab damage (can use ratio as tie breaker I guess) So Dart of Immobility. secondary = best ratio so Khalshazar I guess Now depending on what your worn attack is ... Ragebringer might be worthy, but ideally it wouldn't. Tor Vignus would also increase your accuracy/offense stats for piercing only. (not backstab, that's a different skill) And rogues don't need to worry about having 2 pierces until like level 90 when they gain an AA that makes it's better to use two.
I'm not sure where you are at in progression or what your levels are but I'd recommend the Gargoyle Talon from BoT. I used it with Rage for a good long time, Stats: Gargoyle Talon MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO TRADE PLACEABLE Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: Piercing Atk Delay: 24 DMG: 17 Dmg Bonus: 26 Backstab DMG: 17 This item is placeable in yards, guild yards, houses and guild halls. Skill Mod: Backstab +12% (34 Max) STR: +15 DEX: +10 AGI: +10 HP: +100 ENDUR: +75 SV FIRE: +12 SV COLD: +12 Recommended level of 61. WT: 1.7 Size: SMALL Class: ROG Race: ALL Slot 1, Type 4 (Weapon: General) Slot 2, Type 20 (Ornamentation)
Sorry, I misread your post. Yeah, as stated, highest damage in the primary for back-stabs. It's been a long, long time since I played a rogue, (retired at 77 and switched to shammy), but I had my bandolier with one set up for back-stabs and another for dps. As soon as you back-stab, hit the bandolier and switch to dps set up. Then, when bs refreshes, switch back. Just use whatever weapons you can get that will max your dps. Some Rogues use piercers exclusively but I always used what ever I could find if it increased my dps.
Khalshazar - Main Dart of Immobility - Offhand Do not use Epic anymore, the ratio is not worth the 40atk You will lose at-least 50dps going to that ratio. Do LDON's for +ATK, and then Time/Elemental gear if you can (Ornate if you are not in elemental yet) Get a Stonewood bow for 10atk as well, and belt of great turtle if you really want more atk *Edit, switched them around, Kalshazar with 1 more delay in main will be optimal, especially if you really don't need to snare mobs, but you can switch hands if you need snare in the group. Procs in main hand happen more often, and you will want that -300 hate. The dart's -150 hate basically offsets the snare threat.
Teach a Man to fish: Rogues want Highest backstab damage weapon in main hand as most of their damage comes from backstab. Rogues want best ratio in offhand as dual weild is NOT a proc on mainhand delay, but it is it's calculation every time that you would swing that weapon. Additional info: +Heroic Dex (up to +35) will increase your proc rates and chance to hit +ATK (Caps at 250 worn-[Avatar proc counts as worn]) will increase the damage you do when you hit.
Hi Midg : Main hand : Dart of immobility Off hand : Khalshazar At your level, it's time to start testing your dps with a parser by yourself. If you don't want to do it ask someone else to do it for you. By doing that, you will avoid bad advice coming from the forum or in game rogue channel. The gargoyle talon it's more a dagger for a group rogue. The Tor Vignus is a great dagger, but it's too late for you i guess. Anyway do your own test and see what happen.
