Drakeflame vs DS

monkeysir35

So my friend is R999 seeker and plans on getting full JoSD on armor and 2 Deity Stones for weapon.

Which is better for damage, 2 Drakeflame stones in the sword or 2 DS? Thank you in advance.

WannaBM - Archosaur

I think if you cant find that out for yourself, youre not worth that kind of gear b:chuckle

Socqar - Lost City

2 Drakeflames easy answer, I don't have my excel at work, but just think it this way: Do you know any endgame toon? A couple? Are they all using +Phys/Mag Atk shards? Yes? Then you have your answer.

Long answer would be doing the calcs that I bet someone will have the time to

WannaBM - Archosaur wrote: »

I think if you cant find that out for yourself, youre not worth that kind of gear b:chuckle

Don't be mean... not eveyone is good at maths/excel xD Plus he's talking about a friend, not himself :P

DarkSkiesx - Dreamweaver

Tl:dr drakeflames

See the wiki on damage for explanations for any formulas.

Assumptions:
Sage seeker 800 str => attack multiplier 7.23 (1+(800/150)+0.9)
Average physical attack = 32000 => current weapon attack 4426
Attack lvls 140
Going up against an enemy with 80 def lvls
Ignoring spirit
Looking at damage before reductions like enemy pdef etc

Drakeflames: +200 weapon attack
7.23*(4426+200) = 33445.98 ~raw attack
33445.98 *0.25=8361.5 ~after PvP reduction
8361.5*(1+(140-80/100))=13378.4 ~damage

Deity stones: + 4 attack lvls
7.23*4426 = 32000 ~raw attack
32000*0.25=8000 ~after PvP reduction
8000*(1+(144-80/100))=13120 ~damage

Any other gem: You would be surprised how many people run around with elemental shards for dat metal damage
7.23*4426=32000 ~raw damage
32000*0.25=8000 ~after PvP reduction
8000*(1+(140-80/100))=12800 ~damage
12800+100+100 (if metal attack) = 13000
12800 (if not metal)

Drakeflames win. Plus with reawakening you’re getting an extra multiplier from all the str, so maxing out weapon attack with shards/cards is well worth it.

monkeysir35

WannaBM - Archosaur wrote: »

I think if you cant find that out for yourself, youre not worth that kind of gear b:chuckle

Like I said it's for a friend, I have my full g16 and have no desire to spend 3k on pixels. He thinks that the DS stones are better and I was telling him that drakestones where better.

Thank you Socqar and DarkSkiesx for the information.

Salari - Raging Tide

I can't remember the figure off hand but a +32 garnet will do more dmg than one att level shard in your weapon. It was calculated long ago the damage range a weapon would need to exceed a drake and it was pretty ridiculous.