With the ascension of my Finess / Sorcery Dokkalfar to Spellcloak, I have unlocked Tier 4 abilties and sudden I found myself on the offensive in combat for once.
Previously, I had to fight defensively due to my perchant for using charged Twisted Claw, which leaves me open to interruption.
However, now with Tier 4 abilities, I have unlocked
1) Precise Weaponry III: Dodge Attack (Faeblade): Cyclone
2) Sphere of Retribution: Adds orbiting projections which deal damage via collision.
Now, for combat, I will attack by Poison Blinking INTO a gaggle of critters, which would get hit by:
1) Poison Damage from Poison Blink
2) Sphere of Retribution' projections
3) Faeblade Cyclone, which often send human-sized critters flying away.
The only difficulty I have found is it is next to impossible to backstab with Sphere of Retribution up as the projectiles will hit before I can have a chance to backstab. So far a small loss as it is more fun to just blatantly Blink into their face before shredding them into pieces.
As for Smoke Bomb, the main issue is that it has a fairly long cooldown. Plus, with my offensive abilities being so strong now, I hardly use it. Theortically, it can be used to set up backstab opportunities, but as I mentioned I have problems with Sphere of Retribution I do find it useful for one thing: Stealing/Pickpocket in crowded places. Throw it and I have 6 second to steal with 5% chance of discovery ... though in practise my Spellcloak do not go around robbing people or breaking into their houses, but do steal a few things for certain quests, such as a house key from a crime suspect to facilitate searching his home ...
Modifié par SupidSeep, 14 février 2012 - 12:22 .