Most important stats GWF PVE SOLO with cleric companion..?

endocin

On stuff I pick up.. Thanks

krakenaznw

I've had good luck so far with recovery/armor pen/life steal. I solo almost exclusively and haven't touched endgame dungeons. I'm sitting at 10% life steal, and it is enough to get me through most fights without a potion even after my cleric inevitably stands in the bad and goes down.

endocin

I laugh as it looks like she puking after a fight..No power in your stats?

kolatmaster

endocin wrote: »

On stuff I pick up.. Thanks

It can depend on your level, and what build you are looking to pursue, etc. However Recovery/Crit/ArmPen/Power are all solid, however for leveling the LifeSteal suggestion can be good, and 10% is a helluva lot to heal!

What are your plans for the class, end game?

endocin

Don't really know..saved my respec..lol. I do like doing foundry. So that for a bit. Then wait for more content or try an other class I guess.

veleriawhitewolf

Focus on Regeneration over all else, you will not need a cleric ever again. Life tap has very low returns and you may find it is not really useful until you get over 8-900 life tap. Crit is important for increasing damage and deflection will give you the best defensive returns. I personally use the following guidelines for solo leveling and find it very strong. Regen>Critical>Deflection> Armor Penetration>Defense>Recovery>Power>Lifetap This will change if you do more grouping but for solo content this will serve you well. When your regen is sufficient to minimize your downtime you can swap out the Cleric for any other Companion and I think you will find the content much easier. The Man At Arms is particularly effective.

onehappygnade

Depends really, for my build that I'm working on I'm going Sentinel and I'm stacking Armour Penetration and Deflect while my Cleric Companion is stacking in Recovery items, and Defense runes. At a small level of 36 she's got Armour Penetration of 16.2 Damage Resistance of 20.6 and a Deflection Chance of 29.6

kolatmaster

endocin wrote: »

Don't really know..saved my respec..lol. I do like doing foundry. So that for a bit. Then wait for more content or try an other class I guess.

Well what is your current level, and/or what instance are you in? (Icespire, Hotenow, Everdeath Graveyard, etc)

Knowing that will go a long way for us to be able to offer legit, and specific, advice for your situation.

endocin

Just left Helms Hold...I read GWF was Power>Recovery>Crit...:(

veleriawhitewolf

Power has very poor returns for GWF unless you go Destroyer path or Instigator path and does not come into effect until level 44 as destroyer or 49 as instigator if I recall, and the instigator bonus does notwork well for PVE solo because it requires someone else to be hit.

When I say power is a low priority it is because you can't not have power if you try. Ignoring power entirely with my 60 GWF I have over 4k. Even if I Drop to full tank gear and loose all the Power from my armor to put on the Titan set I am still over 3k.

Crit is a very good offensive stat for us because we have abilities that trigger from it and we have a feat that increases crit severity so we get a lot from our crits.

Armor Penetrations is generally the Best DPS stat but monsters have limited Armor Penetration so once you get to 24% armor penetration you are pretty much getting no benefits. Now 24% is the number for PVE bosses. If you are soloing, odds are you need a bit less. Also your Con gives you 1% per point after 10 but this does not show in your stats so if you have 20 con you want a max of 14% penetration.

Recovery lets you use dailies and Encounter powers more often and that is where the big damage comes from.

For self healing Regeneration has the best returns for a class with high HP like the GWF. It seems small at first but the lower your health the more it heals. You will not top off a lot with regen but you will usually sit comfortably at 70 - 80% health after most fights.

Deflection has the best defensive return which is why I prioritized it next.

Generally for solo you need balance so alternate priorities between one defensive stat and one offensive stat.

Currently I am leveling another GWF because I love the class. The new one is level 25 and has never used a potion. I am still carrying the ones Wilhelm gave me at Dragon Bridge. I am using the Sellsword follower because i like the look of a GWF so why not two. The only heal I had was Recovery strike until level 20 when regen gear started appearing.

belladan

The sell price at vendor. Really. Now that our encounters are buffed, I don't even go shopping for goods on the AH most of the time. The "must have best gear" slogan is no longer required.

I will however delay selling the item if it provides an increase in weapon damage, defense, recovery or crit.

paladin7018

veleriawhitewolf wrote: »

Power has very poor returns for GWF unless you go Destroyer path or Instigator path and does not come into effect until level 44 as destroyer or 49 as instigator if I recall, and the instigator bonus does notwork well for PVE solo because it requires someone else to be hit.

When I say power is a low priority it is because you can't not have power if you try. Ignoring power entirely with my 60 GWF I have over 4k. Even if I Drop to full tank gear and loose all the Power from my armor to put on the Titan set I am still over 3k.

Crit is a very good offensive stat for us because we have abilities that trigger from it and we have a feat that increases crit severity so we get a lot from our crits.

Armor Penetrations is generally the Best DPS stat but monsters have limited Armor Penetration so once you get to 24% armor penetration you are pretty much getting no benefits. Now 24% is the number for PVE bosses. If you are soloing, odds are you need a bit less. Also your Con gives you 1% per point after 10 but this does not show in your stats so if you have 20 con you want a max of 14% penetration.

Recovery lets you use dailies and Encounter powers more often and that is where the big damage comes from.

For self healing Regeneration has the best returns for a class with high HP like the GWF. It seems small at first but the lower your health the more it heals. You will not top off a lot with regen but you will usually sit comfortably at 70 - 80% health after most fights.

Deflection has the best defensive return which is why I prioritized it next.

Generally for solo you need balance so alternate priorities between one defensive stat and one offensive stat.

Currently I am leveling another GWF because I love the class. The new one is level 25 and has never used a potion. I am still carrying the ones Wilhelm gave me at Dragon Bridge. I am using the Sellsword follower because i like the look of a GWF so why not two. The only heal I had was Recovery strike until level 20 when regen gear started appearing.

My GWF is 30 and I am enjoying the class, but have not really made the choice to go down which paragon path yet. I like the talk about regeneration because I have always favored a self healing Paladin type character. I am strictly doing PVE stuff and mostly solo as my hours with my job are wacky.

Since your leveling a new one, with the knowledge from your first, how are you speccing this one?

veleriawhitewolf

As I am only level 26 there are no real choices to be made yet. I started as a Hafling with a 16/16/16 build and plan to end up 20/22/20 str/con/dex.

As far as feats go Disciple of Strength Devastating critical, and endless assault are all that matter at heroic. Toughness Unstoppable action and steely defense are all good but in the option category based on play style. I am putting a point in the endline of course because its a great value for the one point.

I plan to spec Sentinel as that has always been my favorite tree. For sentinel I do Student of the sword, Scale agility and Master at arms. I am debating between grudge style and Powerful Challenge

Finally in destroyer I am doing master at arms 5 Deep gash 1 and Disciple of war 4. Deep gash is only on the list because although I don't focus much on power and I think the damage comes too slow, one point still gets you a dot on the target and the ongoing damage can trigger effects. This is basically the build I am running on my main and I only started this character because Gauntylgrim bugs made me unable to log in for a day and I realized I don't like playing any other class nearly as much even with the problems we have had to endure.