Should I keep -chan gear?

I still keep my Necklace of the Legion 'till i find a better replacement and i still keep Sleeves of Sea Captain i only use them when i have to spam heal herc at bosses but when I'm not tanking or killing normal mobs i use my TT90 sleeves so i can deal more dmg. Chann is always welcome when it comes to venos. But as long as the channed gear is good and around ur lvl preferably. If the piece of gear is lets say lvl40/50 it's better to get a non channed piece of gear around ur lvl due to the better stats it gives(mag attck/res phys res etc.) but that's in my opinion. =]

I still use the Sleeves of sea captain and I like it. I just don't feel like going through the trouble for the oracle's sleeves. As for the endless, you can choose that as your endgame or other weapons such as the red dust which has -6% or the TT 99 glaive, also -6%. Those will have to be worked for and considered for serious endgame, because they are much more expensive. Lastly, keep your necklace of legion until you find a -6% one or something.

Channeling I find is really helpful whenever you need to heal your pet or just DD faster. Just watch for faster mana consumption/usage and aggro sometimes.

My channeling isnt that high, only 12%, but it's enough to get me by for most cases. Im planning to get more, 2 -6% rings, TT99 sleeves, and TT99 belt, maybe my next wep will have chan too, idk. And my chan necklace needs to have +7-8 str on it (case i still need those stats for HA) for me to switch ortaments. Idk if i'll give up my TT90 cape for the channeling cape though.

Alphae - Lost City wrote: »

That channel cape has a significant amount of extra stats that you might be able to utilize in an HA build. It depends on what your cape currently has, and how much better it is, but basically it boils down to the fact that it has a minimum of 18 stat points that it gives you in addition to the channel (6-7 STR, 6-7 MAG, 6-7 DEX, +6-7 VIT which is just nice).

The TT90 cape is +9 to str/dex/mag though, so switching to the channeling/interval lunar cape represents a 6-9 point downgrade for a HA veno build. I had to do a lot of number crunching to make sure I could make it all work before I went with the lunar cape instead of the TT90.

The TT90 cape can also be upgraded to Nirvana, though pwdb doesn't have the correct stats for those capes. Anyone care to post them?

You can always restat out the extra stats it gives you and put them into a stat of your choice (most AA venos would choose mag or vit), similar to what an HA veno would do.

Solandri - Heavens Tear wrote: »

The TT90 cape is +9 to str/dex/mag though, so switching to the channeling/interval lunar cape represents a 6-9 point downgrade for a HA veno build. I had to do a lot of number crunching to make sure I could make it all work before I went with the lunar cape instead of the TT90.

The TT90 cape can also be upgraded to Nirvana, though pwdb doesn't have the correct stats for those capes. Anyone care to post them?

Derrr me, wasn't thinking of Ghost Lord, had a 3* cape idea in my mind. Yeah, that would be a downgrade.

I have 3 weapons that I use: blade of the red dust 2 socket +7, i use this for bosses because of the -chan. But for pvp i get rid of all my channel gear and go for crit and magic attack.
I would say get rid of the sea captain sleeves at 90 and find some cheap -chan OHT sleeves because there are a **** load of good ones out there...there are even about 4-5 -9 channel sleeves on HT atm.

if you go pure pve with your veno id say go chanelling all the way, as high as you can! im currently at 55% and not done with all my gear, my target is 65 or more b:chuckle . Your pdef can be adjusted with garnet stones and HP with refines, but as a pve veno especially tanking bosses with ur pet chanelling can make a huge difference. It is true the more chan you have the less macros you can spam coz CD will be messed up, but for me its ok since i never ever used macros b:laugh

After lvl 90 u can perfectly gear up at your lvl and have chanelling. OHT FTW b:victory

Andromaka - Heavens Tear wrote: »

After lvl 90 u can perfectly gear up at your lvl and have chanelling. OHT FTW b:victory

No guarantee it'll have the stats I'm looking for. So far I have yet to find any OHT gear that fits what I want.

I have -6% channeling right now but only because my TT 99 weapon happens to have it.

Just curious; Outside of PvP, do you guys really find all this channel gear useful? My veno is heavy (so weaker heals than a mag build) with only max 22% channel, used to be max 12% channel before level 93. But there were very few times when I've said to myself, "I wish I had more channeling." In fact, most of the time when I'm spam healing, I've been taking off what channel gear I have to slow down my heals so I don't burn as much mana.

Edit: The biggest difference I've seen is being able to squeeze in an Amp while spam healing. The 1.2 sec cast time on Amp really hurts compared to DD spells (typically 0.8 sec). In fact that was the original reason I thought of trying for a Beamhoof Slicer - so I could maintain ~10% channel without having to have a bunch of arcane channeling gear equipped. But 10%-15% seems to be a comfortable amount for Amp in most cases.

Just curious; Outside of PvP, do you guys really find all this channel gear useful?

While having a lower -channel can help some in pve, you can get a lot more out of it when you start getting higher than 40%. Depending on the circumstances, you can sometimes get 3+ attacks in before healing your pet (even on TT bosses). If you're solo'ing, that makes a world of a difference time wise. This does assume a decent enough m. attack to be able to pop your pet's hp back up quickly, but from what I've heard, this is achievable in all builds.

In fact, most of the time when I'm spam healing, I've been taking off what channel gear I have to slow down my heals so I don't burn as much mana.

I hate this. Apoth pots and HY help a lot, but I still rip through my mp like none other.

In regards to the lunar cape, it really depends on the rest of your armor. The p.res is about the same as a plus 4 refine on the TT99 protection belt or necklace. Personally, I have the lunar cape and my other gear is more defensive. I'm a bit on the squishy side, but I haven't had a problem with it so far.

Other things to consider:
- Reduce physical damage taken +x% on lots of different gear
- set bonuses (extra -3% channel for 2 TT99 arcane pieces, I normally see sleeves + boots)
- lunar magic rings: -6% channel and p. res + 250

As much as I love -channel, how is a single piece of gear that's -12% really worth the price people put on it? I believe I saw that belt in a cat shop for 70mil. If I remember correctly, the rest of the stats weren't that great. Only 3 resist I think, and maybe one other blue stat (it's been awhile).

Is there more than a pride reason to get something that extravegant which compromises other aspects of your character?

Mauntille - Heavens Tear wrote: »

As much as I love -channel, how is a single piece of gear that's -12% really worth the price people put on it? I believe I saw that belt in a cat shop for 70mil. If I remember correctly, the rest of the stats weren't that great. Only 3 resist I think, and maybe one other blue stat (it's been awhile).

Is there more than a pride reason to get something that extravegant which compromises other aspects of your character?

If i was a channel ***** I would be going for that belt.
Its a bit like being the only warsoul on your server, you have something unique which no one else has.

Ms_HopToIt - Sanctuary wrote: »

My channeling isnt that high, only 12%, but it's enough to get me by for most cases. Im planning to get more, 2 -6% rings, TT99 sleeves, and TT99 belt, maybe my next wep will have chan too, idk. And my chan necklace needs to have +7-8 str on it (case i still need those stats for HA) for me to switch ortaments. Idk if i'll give up my TT90 cape for the channeling cape though.

Since you're HA, I'd suggest going for the -interval cape, if you enjoy fox form (or using your HA set) at all. Combined with the HA90 (gold) / 99 wrists, and possibly the tome, that's decent APS for a HA fox veno, especially if sage with sage melee mastery + FF.