#templarslotting

[templartactical]

Hi, first of all grats for the amazing tumblr, it helped me so much! I play on Curatus, a server EU born in the last August and i'm not sure about some things. 1) What stones should i put in my 65au2? I already have 4 pieces, only missing pants. I'm slotting crit/accu atm but i feel that on a crit/mr i would do a lot better. What is the magic mres number to hit? When my mres will start to be relevant? Are composite manastones mandatory? Also, what set should i use for DPSing? Thanks again!

1) 65aug2 is more or less suited towards either slotting in Crit/Accuracy or Crit/MR but it’s a very flexible set in that it can potentially do anything other than Block set very well. However it’s more suited towards an end game Magic Resist set or Accuracy set.

Accuracy is difficult to measure, as a stat it’s difficult to definitively say “Yes, I know why I’m slotting this stat” as it only works on potentially 3 classes in the game (that you’ll have to worry about). If you find yourself not meeting this situation very often then perhaps MR is the better option for you. Both setup’s have their Pro’s and their Con’s, arguing which one is better between an Accuracy set and  Magic Resist for such and such engagements would be like reinventing the Wheel, you get nowhere and you’re essentially arguing for no reason as they both fill two very different Niche’s to one another. 

Magic Resist on the other hand you can actually actively see the merits and results of slotting it, resisting things that you would not have otherwise resisted on an accuracy set etc.So it’s much easier for you to know exactly why you’re slotting this stat and why it’s much easier to be easily swayed as to which of the two stats are better than the other. The reality is both stats fill two different roles, ideally you have both, but that’s a reality most people aren’t faced with.

2) Magic resist numbers, ideally you’re at or above 2k MR Unbuffed and without food etc; ideally above 2.1k. For magic resist to be realistically noticeable you need at least 1.9k to be resisting most melee classes, with AA that puts you at 2.7 which will resist most if not all melee classes, pretty high chances to resist most SM’s, Sorcs without Supp of Focus will probably be resisted, Most clerics, particularly if they’re in a block set will be resisted etc. So it’s a nice number, having a higher number will mean that you touch closer and closer to being able to resist Sorcs even with Supp of Focus (+1000 MA). 

Composites for an MR set are Mandatory if you intend to be able to perform well against the caster classes and Clerics. Clerics even ones that don’t slot MA can cast a debuff upon you which decrease your MR which can potentially bring you down to their level. You need composites to furthermore close the distance on your MR to your target’s MA. This is also the case with Accuracy sets, without composites you will fall short of being able to even get near 3.6k Accuracy. 

3) The best DPS set in the game right now, is 6/6 Infinity Shard set full Mythic with a +15 IS Great Sword. The additional hidden stats on it are literally over powered and allow you to perform at your peak against other Templars at forts etc. Every stat you get from it drastically helps you accomplish higher DPS figures in 4.0 instances whilst also allowing you to free up slots on your gear, not needing to slot in additional accuracy etc, having more room for additional stats such as attack as you’ve already Hard Capped crit strike /w or w/o chanter etc (Always try to factor in at some point having a chanter, the amount of crit etc you get with a chanter drastically hightens and so in turn you should slot your armor accordingly). 

[templartactical]

Crit/MR Pro's and Con's for Open World PvP/Closed Duels.

In the beginning of the patch (4.0), there was a large push by the Templar community to use Crit/MR sets to deal with the influx of gunners and bards early on in the patch. As the patch wore on it's effectiveness is still fairly strong, however it's met with flaws. 

Crit/MR assumes you have the upper hand on someone, ie. You have AA and basically all CD's ready. It's a fairly long cool down, you're probably going to have it once for every fight you get in open world PvP, assuming there's a large enough delay between each fight that is.

Crit/MR also assumes you're substantially more geared than your opponent(s), or in the event that they're retarded, you're going to have substantially easier time with them. For example, a Sorc with Supp of Focus, to deal with this you need to have a fairly extremely geared MR Set ready for them or try and live through their CC phase which is made substantially easier with Stubborn Spirit. However if the sorc was without it, you can fairly reliably manage to simply burn them down without too much of a hassle with or without AA in some cases. 

Magic resist is a ubiquitous Stat, it's potentially viable against almost every single class in the game in some way shape or form. Every class in the game has one or many skills which rely on having some form of potential MA component, which unless they're actively slotting it can be resisted. Magic Resist is more effective against some classes than others, however in terms of Open World PvP as you will more often than not be faced with multiple different classes, sometimes even all at once, it's nice to have the ability to still be able to prioritize more important targets that you need to be focusing down when shit hits the fan, since it's hurting you a lot less than others.

Crit/MR makes you a bigger threat, an annoyance if you will, typically if you see a Templar running at your group the best way to deal with them is to simply bury a CC on them and then pressure/CC their Cleric, but if you can't CC the Templar very easily and it's still running at your group and it jumps all over your Cleric while their group starts steamrolling yours.

Templars in Group PvP are a force multiplier, in that BG suddenly makes even the smallest group a substantially bigger threat than one without a Templar. Given the ability to prevent yourself from being stopped or prevented from playing a crucial role to your group should be a large priority you have at hand. Crit/MR allows you in addition to AA potentially resist an otherwise group-lethal Sleep Storm or Fear Shriek.

Multitudes of additional points can be made on a class to class basis, all of which are beneficial when factored in that most classes now have moved away from Slotting MA due to the fact that most Clerics have swapped to Block Sets.