Dino Bone Weapon Crafting

[axel15810]

So who has crafted a dino bone weapon? Gonna craft my first one today (two hander for maul cleric) as I just got enough raid runes to buy an attuned. What is everyone finding to be effective/not effective?

I was thinking -

Meltscale
Flamefang
Iceclaw
Shadowhorn

[Eantarus]

About the only use-case for dino-bone crafting is to get the 4-slot minor artifact or to substitute something while you're farming for a raid weapon. So start with what raid weapon you're trying to emulate. So far as I've heard the DPS on dino bone weapons is about on-par with the free giveaway weapons each pack includes.

[captain1z]

So who has crafted a dino bone weapon? Gonna craft my first one today (two hander for maul cleric) as I just got enough raid runes to buy an attuned. What is everyone finding to be effective/not effective?

I was thinking -

Meltscale
Flamefang
Iceclaw
Shadowhorn

Well, not super crazy about the Dino Bone stuff, however I have found one combination that seems to benefit fast attackers or strikethough attackers.

Meltscale / Meltfang / Brighthorn seems to be the general consensus.

Does basic acid damage per hit, plus stacking acid damage per hit plus on hit has a chance to proc 1000 temporary HP.

Dual wielders and two handers will find all of that proccing every few seconds.
If you think you have enough HP, Icehorn is a great form of crowd control.

[axel15810]

If you think you have enough HP, Icehorn is a great form of crowd control.

Yeah, I have enough HP. Is Icehorn the same as the Snowpeaks Festival augment? Because I've been using that for a while in my weapon, and haven't been too impressed. I rarely see it proc.

[captain1z]

Yeah, I have enough HP. Is Icehorn the same as the Snowpeaks Festival augment? Because I've been using that for a while in my weapon, and haven't been too impressed. I rarely see it proc.


Check this out.

I have the Icehorn on my Monk using Kamas. you will see that every crowd of mobs I get at least 5 frozen. It is super reliable, and I can chain lock / lockdown a single opponent completely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8K7N4mI7k0

[Bjond]

About the only use-case for dino-bone crafting is to get the 4-slot minor artifact or to substitute something while you're farming for a raid weapon. So start with what raid weapon you're trying to emulate. So far as I've heard the DPS on dino bone weapons is about on-par with the free giveaway weapons each pack includes.

None of my builds want a dino artifact. They're using Suulomade's Heart. While that item is "decent" in most places, it's absolutely astounding in VOD & Strahd, which I run quite often.

My caster rebuilds want dino weapons badly enough to go farm them. Those are only "on paper" and "in-progress" now, but the caster options look incredible -- obvious win for making it easier to build a caster gear-set.

My ranged (thrower) would like the dino throwing knife, but not badly enough to farm it.

My melee are case-by-case; eg. stick melee has SoS @ L28 with nothing else remotely as nice. My other melee likes the salty kukri too much to give it up. If salt was available on dino, it would be a consideration, but prolly not worth giving up 10 MP + 8 CON for what dino would bring.

[axel15810]

Check this out.

I have the Icehorn on my Monk using Kamas. you will see that every crowd of mobs I get at least 5 frozen. It is super reliable, and I can chain lock / lockdown a single opponent completely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8K7N4mI7k0


Look pretty good. How much does it proc in reaper? Not sure if there's a save on this or not. Description doesn't really clarify. In any case my snowpeaks augment doesn't proc nearly this much. So they must be different effects (maybe Icehorn is a scaled up version of snowpeaks augment?) unless it for some reason works differently on two handers.

[captain1z]

Look pretty good. How much does it proc in reaper? Not sure if there's a save on this or not. Description doesn't really clarify. In any case my snowpeaks augment doesn't proc nearly this much. So they must be different effects (maybe Icehorn is a scaled up version of snowpeaks augment?) unless it for some reason works differently on two handers.

Reaper? No clue.
I can test it for you later when I get home though.
I dont believe it has a save at all.

Procs like crazy otherwise, as you can see.

Ill get back to you on that.

[Eantarus]

My caster rebuilds want dino weapons badly enough to go farm them. Those are only "on paper" and "in-progress" now, but the caster options look incredible -- obvious win for making it easier to build a caster gear-set.


They make ok caster sticks to be sure.

Good news is the farm for them is sincerely not difficult. Don't need to run a raid, and if you have alts its pretty breezy. You can get almost enough black pearls in one ransack, so if you have 1 alt who can solo the dragon you're good to go. Can't quite get enough mats in an afternoon. The bigger problem might be getting the blanks.

[captain1z]

Look pretty good. How much does it proc in reaper? Not sure if there's a save on this or not. Description doesn't really clarify. In any case my snowpeaks augment doesn't proc nearly this much. So they must be different effects (maybe Icehorn is a scaled up version of snowpeaks augment?) unless it for some reason works differently on two handers.

Results were pretty much the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB3rTHbj2oI

Please forgive me, I really dont play reaper, so Im really not built to handle it........but the horn works.

[salmag]

Results were pretty much the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB3rTHbj2oI

Please forgive me, I really dont play reaper, so Im really not built to handle it........but the horn works.

Does the block of Ice make the mob helpless?

[captain1z]

Does the block of Ice make the mob helpless?

No.
The combat log was open so you can review it but I wasnt doing sneak attack damage nor any crit damage from being helpless.

still, locking enemies down has value.

[axel15810]

Results were pretty much the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB3rTHbj2oI

Please forgive me, I really dont play reaper, so Im really not built to handle it........but the horn works.

Cool. Appreciate the video.

[Fisto_Mk_I]

No.
The combat log was open so you can review it but I wasnt doing sneak attack damage nor any crit damage from being helpless.

still, locking enemies down has value.

Legendary Ice from LGS/Dino crafting don't provide helpless condition, but proc rate abut 10-20% and DC 100.

Freezing Ice from Ruby of the Snowpeaks (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Ruby_of_the_Snowpeaks) provide helpless condition, but proc rate 5% and DC 35.

[axel15810]

Legendary Ice from LGS/Dino crafting don't provide helpless condition, but proc rate abut 10-20% and DC 100.

Freezing Ice from Ruby of the Snowpeaks (https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Ruby_of_the_Snowpeaks) provide helpless condition, but proc rate 5% and DC 35.

That sounds right and would make sense. Think I'll give icehorn a go then.