Deathnip and improved critical

[dreddy]

Is deathnip and improved crit supposed to work together? I noticed I'm only getting a 19-20 crit range and I thought it was higher a couple of days ago..

[unbongwah]

Which part of the display are you looking at? If you mouse over your equipped weapon, it will only display the base crit range; but the bottom of the inventory pane should display the full crit range.

[dreddy]

doh, I didn't notice that, thanks.

[Buffyanne]

Deathnip might be the best heroic weapon in the game now. In the hands of a Paladin it basically functions as a superior version of a mortal fear weapon. The weapon crits constantly for massive damage completely obliterating heroic mobs.

[dreddy]

Deathnip might be the best heroic weapon in the game now. In the hands of a Paladin it basically functions as a superior version of a mortal fear weapon. The weapon crits constantly for massive damage completely obliterating heroic mobs.

I am using it with a pally, it's really nice! Doing a lot of elite solos and even the champions don't last very long.

[chrichton]

Before I got Improved Crit Piercing, Deathnips' crit range was 18-20.
After picking up Improved Crit Piercing, it is 17-20. Shouldn't it be 15-20?

[chrichton]

Never mind. I see that the tool tip for the feat is just wrong, but the tool tip for the specific weapon under the feat shows what the increase is supposed to be these days.

Still wondering if the feat is worth it . . . .

[Gremmlynn]

Still wondering if the feat is worth it . . . .

Do you know of a better one to use in it's place?

[unbongwah]

Still wondering if the feat is worth it . . . .

IC:Pierce turns Deathnip from 18-20/x4 to 17-20/x4, a net increase of 3 effective hits; which is about +11% DPS, more if you factor in Seeker + Heartseeker bonuses. You'll be hard-pressed to find a single feat which will add that much DPS.

[kmoustakas]

It's one of those weapons that in the hands of a paladin or barbarian overperforms. Possibly on rangers and tempests now?

It's awesome how it was changed in the loot update to be made super relevant.

[unbongwah]

It's one of those weapons that in the hands of a paladin or barbarian overperforms. Possibly on rangers and tempests now?

Adv Sneak Atk + Deflect Arrows is functionally identical to Holy Sword, so it is if anything even more bad@$$ in the hands of a Tempest thanks to Dance of Death. Really the only downside to speccing for Deathnip is there's no "epic Deathnip," a real oversight when eNecro came out, IMO.

[kmoustakas]

Adv Sneak Atk + Deflect Arrows is functionally identical to Holy Sword, so it is if anything even more bad@$$ in the hands of a Tempest thanks to Dance of Death. Really the only downside to speccing for Deathnip is there's no "epic Deathnip," a real oversight when eNecro came out, IMO.

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