Any Rapier builds around?

[airsoftgun]

I have not seen any rapiers or pick builds lately? If there is any, please share. Are they not better than khopeshes at all?

[Nightmanis]

Well any build that uses Khopeshes can use those. Just swap IC:Slash for IC:Pierce. You also get a feat back to use for anything else.

The main thing about picks is as far as I'm concerned the only one worth using is Deathnip, due to it's 19-20/x4 base crit profile. That's not to say you couldn't make a couple Thunderforged heavy picks and roll with those. Rapiers at least have a bunch of cool named weapons (balizarde) and benefit highly from the new crafting systems just due to their crit profile.

[unbongwah]

I have not seen any rapiers or pick builds lately? If there is any, please share. Are they not better than khopeshes at all?

All things being equal, khopeshes are still better than picks or rapiers for heroic leveling; Cannith water khops are an excellent option which are relatively easy to farm up (good DPS + Paralyzing FTW). Deathnips are the sole exception; if you wanted to build around them for late-teen levels, go for it. Things get more complicated in epics: while lootgen khops are still better than lootgen picks or rapiers (presuming identical stats), Balizarde is better than any named khopeshes (note the crit stats); and Thunder-forging appears to favor weapons with the widest crit profiles (i.e., rapiers, falchions, scimitars).

The main thing about picks is as far as I'm concerned the only one worth using is Deathnip, due to it's 19-20/x4 base crit profile. That's not to say you couldn't make a couple Thunderforged heavy picks and roll with those. Rapiers at least have a bunch of cool named weapons (balizarde) and benefit highly from the new crafting systems just due to their crit profile.

Since rapiers & picks are both Piercing weapons, it's fairly easy to make a build which swaps between them depending what level you're at: e.g., use rapiers thru 14, then swap to Deathnips, then swap back to rapiers at 23 (Balizarde and later Thunderforged rapiers).

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