What's best for a CW, a cat or a ioun stone of allure?

kralmoe

I would appreciate if someone could tell me which one is better for a CW and why. Thanks in advance!

rashylewizz

Either one are pretty much equal but stone might be cheaper so get the stone

valwryn

The cat is more adventurous while the stone just keeps spinning round round makin ya dizzy!!!

str8slayer

Stone is considerably cheaper, enough so to make the stone a no-brainier over the cat.

melodywhr

the difference between a cat and a stone of allure is the stone has a base of:



Hit Points:
10


Power:
10


Critical Strike:
10


Recovery:
10



and the cat has a base of:



Hit Points:
10


Critical Strike:
14


Recovery:
14



and at blue level,
the cat's active bonus is:

Reduce falling damage by 25%
+125 Deflect

and the stone's active bonus is:

(On Encounter Use) 7% chance to slow target.

the cat's cost is 833k AD which translates to 2192z at the rate of 380 AD per 1z and the stone's cost is about 456k AD which is 1200z and that is at the rate of 380 AD per 1z.

if you're on a budget, the stone is the way to go. the base power on the stone is also nice.

you can find more information on augment companions here at the official wiki:

http://neverwinter.gamepedia.com/Augment

kralmoe

Thx for the info. I think I am going for the stone

fauust01

Stone of Might - Trade Bars

veramis1

Ioun stone of allure gives power/crit/recovery, at epic has 10% chance at encounter use to slow opponents. Procs very often with certain powers like steal time.

Cat gives crit/recovery, which I think a bit more preferable than power, at epic 50% less damage from falling and 200 deflection. The fall protection is very good versus dracolich if you do a lot of CN, but most fhe time the 50% reduced fall damage is wasted and the 200 deflection is all that matters, and 200 deflection will only result in about 0.6-0.7% less damage taken over time, which although not much isn't that bad.

Ioun stone of might gives power/recovery/armor penetration/deflect, at epic 5% stamina regeneration, which is pretty powerful for cw since cw dodge is great.

Any of the three are viable, but I'd go ioun stone of allure if you want an active bonus with a little bit of crowd control, cat if you do a lot of CN and think the reduction in fall damage would help you, and ioun stone of might if you use dodge a lot and think you would like the stamina gain. If you feel uncertain, j ust go ioun stone of allure, it procs more often on cw than it should.