Whisperchain vs Black Dragonhide

[WangChi]

EE Whisperchain vs Upgrade 2 Black Dragonhide

Which to wear and why? I can't make up my mind.

[Ape_Man]

I talked about this in a different thread . . . DDO now has built-in obsolescence on all gear . . .

if the target you are attacking has ANY fortification at all (after your other fort reduction) Black scale is better. At 0% fort Black Scale is probably still better anyway with the 3% double-strike and Relentless Fury proc.

I'm of course only talking about DPS, if you still need the incorporeal and perm-blur Whisperchain still has that.

[Kilbar]

I'd go with Whisperchain on the grounds that it gives you 40 extra hit points, has a cumulative (once the heightened awareness is figured in) two point AC bonus over the Black Dragonhide, makes all your Melee attacks Ghost Touch, and gives enemies that aren't Trueseeing a flat 30% miss chance between the Blurry and Ghostly.

Yes, the BGH has points in its favor, but for my money, these points outweigh them.

[Ghwyn]

With good eqjuipment, the black is better. It has a higher dex bonus for better dodge, and you can slot in 35 hp, for only a 5 hp difference. Blur is common on GS items, too.

[Mellkor]

The very poor max dex bonus on the whisperchain makes it vendor trash, IMO.

Black Dragon Armour all the way! Be sure to get a version where you can maintain at least a 25 dex bonus. You can do this with the robe, or the light armour with some help.

[Kilbar]

The black looks like solidified feces, though... At least the Whisperchain looks okay.

Really, it's a toss-up, I'd say. I'd go with the chain, but that's me.

[arminius]

As soon as I get permablur and ghostly slotted elsewhere, black. Until then, whisper. Permablur and ghostly matter too much to mess with.

[cdr]

Whisperchain is better consolidation, black is better armor. Considering though that you can get everything on Whisperchain elsewhere, it's almost certainly not part of an ideal gear set.

I would want to run EE Ring of Shadows now and there's several ways to get exceptional sneak.