Priest - Stats for Crossbow Damage

[Kletsches]

Hey everyone :)

I'd like to know which stats you prefer for your Crossbow as a priest?

I know, main focus is on healing but for the moment Attaius for example bows his head at the end i'd like to dish out as much dmg as possible

It's + PHYSICAL attack % or dmg (since arrows are kind of Physical) or + MAGICAL attack % or dmg (since i'm a priest ^^). In My Info Tab i can't find physical dmg even when using crossbow so i guess it's full magical that matters, also for the Mounted Crossbow combat?

I'm wondering which sealstone i should put into them (Golden Benthic?) for dmg output

My other equip is pretty const + willpower centric to maximise sustain to not die too quickly, so not that much intelligence (aka dmg) to play with. Does intelligence influence my dps on mounted combat?

Or do you really go full out heal with cooldown and casttime reduction?

Just wanna hear your thoughts and experiences to improve myself a bit :)

[Ruse]

Crossbows being physical makes the most amount of sense. Though I haven't done any testing. So I'm not sure if normal gear affects mounted combat. Of course mount gear does.

[Kletsches]

in theory i completely agree but what is a bit strange imo is that theres no stat of how much physical dmg i do. So i assume that for mage and priest it's full out magical dmg that counts.

It's kinda confusing that why i'd love to hear your opinions

Same goes for lance btw. Since theres no physical dmg value, it's the magic dmg that increases my dps on mounted combat as a priest/mage?

[Ruse]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von neMesis:

in theory i completely agree but what is a bit strange imo is that theres no stat of how much physical dmg i do. So i assume that for mage and priest it's full out magical dmg that counts.

It's kinda confusing that why i'd love to hear your opinions

Same goes for lance btw. Since theres no physical dmg value, it's the magic dmg that increases my dps on mounted combat as a priest/mage?

I haven't made a priest yet. But under your character window there should be a "DPS" stat with numbers next to it.

[Lyuno]

Fire arrow, light arrow is based on magic stats for the damages, others are physical i think. I crit all the time with my wizzard with the 2 first arrow but never in auto attack or the triple shot.

[Kletsches]

ye i have a dps value, but i'm not sure wether magical dmg stats or physical dmg stats increases it in mounted combat

does someone know that or know a ressource to get to that info?

so the explosivshot and the flak are magical dmg dependant? while the comboskills are physical? but then what do you prefer taking for crossbow?

[Gran]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von neMesis:

ye i have a dps value, but i'm not sure wether magical dmg stats or physical dmg stats increases it in mounted combat

does someone know that or know a ressource to get to that info?

so the explosivshot and the flak are magical dmg dependant? while the comboskills are physical? but then what do you prefer taking for crossbow?

well found a nice +110 Strength Crest today as a Priest, thought it might come in handy during mounted combat. So i swapped it with the +96 Int Crest i usually use, long story short DPS while mounted dropped by ~50 when i equipped the +Strength Crest. So my guess right now is that mounted combat is based on your usual skill for DPS .

[nvmvoidrays]

crossbows and lances are based on magical damage.

crossbows and lances deal magical damage as well.

[Lazy Dog Daddy]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von nvmvoidrays:

crossbows and lances are based on magical damage.

crossbows and lances deal magical damage as well.

Source? because if true all melee need to have 2 set of gear to maximize dps while wizard need 1 ...the stats on the mounted weapon arent the only one counted , its all your gear right?

[Samael]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Crazy Dog Daddy:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von nvmvoidrays:

crossbows and lances are based on magical damage.

crossbows and lances deal magical damage as well.

Source? because if true all melee need to have 2 set of gear to maximize dps while wizard need 1 ...the stats on the mounted weapon arent the only one counted , its all your gear right?

If You are a mage or priest all dmg scales like normal even when mounted. To clarify: Mounted mage/priest scales with magic, and mounted guardian/assassin/berserker scales with physical dmg.

All magic stats scale with mounts for Wizards and Priests. That includes Intelligence, Magic Crit Damage/Percent, and Magic Attack.

[Kletsches]

that was my first thought aswell since i can't find a physical dmg value in my info tab.

So as a priest you kinda have to find the equilibrium between intelligence (for dmg) and constitution/+hp to stay alive

Since Mana is a nonfactor in mounted combat, i guess it's best to have the mana+% and willpower stats on your Staff and shield since you swap them with the crossbow/lance for mounted combat

So my thought with the newly clarification was if you plan to use one gear and maximise it:
Armor pieces: Const/+hp > Intelligence
Staff + Shield: Willpower+Mana
Crossbow + Lance: Int > Magic crit Dmg/% + Magic Attack

So i'm tanky in both mounted and normal combat, while boosting my mana with staff and shield that gets swapped with dmg on bow.

I got 4.1k hp and 7.5k Mana but only have a dps of like 350-400, so i think i need to swap some willpower armor items with int base items to be abe to dish out some dmg for the raid or while farming. Or am i completely mistaking here or on the wrong approach for my class? ^^

But i think the cooldown/casttime reduction is important aswell as a priest to maximise healing in dungeons

Thx for your help guys can't wait for the new patch tomorrow :)

[Gran]

Well i would rate CDR > CTR > Int / Const > Crit > anything else

[Kletsches]

Sounds good, although i haven't found anything yet for CDR except on my lance. You're not going for Willpower to have a bigger manapool?

theres no point in going for Strenght and Dexterity obviously