BST weapons

[neonovas]

Was looking for some groupable stuff or lower tier raids that i could do to get some new weapons for my beast. Right now i'm using fists and gloves of calefaction making them 15/18. Most of the stuff i'm finding is slightly worse in terms of ratio, but i'll be gaining some stats. If I had them i'd parse it and see but i dont yet so i figured i'd ask for now.

Few Examples:
http://wiki.shardsofdalaya.com/index.php/Black_Fist_of_Malath
http://wiki.shardsofdalaya.com/index.php/Taskmaster's_Bloody_Knuckles
http://wiki.shardsofdalaya.com/index.php/Cane_of_Blinding_Strikes
http://wiki.shardsofdalaya.com/index.php/Fists_of_the_Frozen_Dream
Not sure about ratio since this one is a 2her
http://wiki.shardsofdalaya.com/index.php/Crecial's_Effigy

edit: Here is my profile should anyone want to look, right now i'm getting close to most stat caps fully raid buffed but do have 1/6 hidden strength
http://shardsofdalaya.com/fomelo/fomelo.php?char=zefar

 

[Budizzle]

Gloves of Calefaction will not parse a consistent 15/18 ratio, depending on where and what you're killing.

 

[Kirin Folken]

I have the same problem on my monk. I had been useing the same weapons since 40ish level into low 60s until I realize my bar fists would hit harder.

Kinda funny running around at 65 with out any weapons equipt

Seems thier is a bit of a hole in the 60s until you get a few raid targets and what not to get weapons that arn't just minor stat trade off vs DPS.

 

[Manguadi]

I used bare fists through outer prison. I equipped weapons to pull with and stuff, but bare fists with the torment gloves were way more damage.

 

[neonovas]

meant to ask about those too. What about other +dmg gloves? I remember there being some +2 cold ones with better stats off some raid mob but i forget the name and what drops them, some +3 magic in towers of agony/pot.

I know that i wont always get that extra ratio but for most mobs it wouldnt be an issue would it?

 

[Renshu]

I think the glove bane dmg is based on a set delay other than your weapon's delay (24 IIRC). Also, bane dmg can be resisted.

On the weapons you listed:
Black Fist of Malath - Decent ratio, good stats, I would use over bare hands
Cane of Blinding Strikes - Pure Junk
Taskmaster's Bloody Knuckles - Not so great IMO
Fists of the Frozen Dream - I look at this thing as a focus item only, your fists will do more dmg w/your gloves
Crecial's Effigy - I was never too hot on this item. For entry raid 2HB's I think the faction bound one from skywatchers or the one from the tree in nightmare is better. There is also the one in everchill.


One item that is pretty nice, and relatively easy to get, is the 1hB off of Ylaak. Its 11/17 w/6 poison bane dmg (faction bound)

Also, as you move up, the skullcracker from Boogeyman is stupid sick ratio for its tier.

It is hard to beat fists w/bane dmg gloves for a while (Fleshbonded Fighting Claws are sweet gloves for bane dmg). IDK if monk bare fists are overpowered, or the low end raid weapons need tweaked (the ones with worse ratio than bare fists are pretty lol, see fists from DHK). Maybe monks/bsts just have the luxury of having tier 3/4 weapons w/o having weapons.

Also, upgrading your haste item would greatly up your melee DPS (you are at 19%). The earring from mod maps is 32%, Parcelean neck is 34%, even the dropable blind rage cloak (25%) would be a great upgrade.

Dropable gloves I can think of:
Render Fin Glove - 2 cold
Calefaction - 2 fire
Contaminated Gloves - 2 Disease

OH, most of my ramblings are based off of monk stuff, beasts have some piercing weapons out there too.

 

[Wesell]

[...] Maybe monks/bsts just have the luxury of having tier 3/4 weapons w/o having weapons. [...]

IMO, this is the best way to look at it. Other DPS classes won't have access to weapons that good for a while. Pick up weapons with resists for situational use, and look for upgrades to other pieces of gear (primary and secondary are only 2 of the 21 item slots you have after all).

 

[neonovas]

thanks for the replies. I had been looking for some haste items and was mainly trying for the Mod map one. I assume since you mentioned it, the parc necklace is a big enough haste upgrade that the extra stats/crit chance arent worth it?

I had similar feelings on the weapon list but wasnt completely sure about the Black Fist of Malath, but it did look the best on that list.
What about muurks combat boka?

I havent noticed to many awesome BST piercing weapons, but since i dont really know much about the items/raids i have a hard time looking through the wiki for them.