I'm trying to prep a second set of gear for a Foote/Jekangbord build, but I'm not sure which elemental I should be stacking. My plan is to get a full (perma) akkans set either holy or fire stacked, but I'm not sure which one with pair with it's rune for the most damage. Essentially is fire with combustion rune better than holy with shattering throw?
the dmg from perma Akkhan + Firestarter is usually more than 50% of your dps, so combustion rune and fire would be advisable to boost both, but you can change it to shattering throw for trash if you want.
I have done extensive Blessed shield testing with both combust and shattering. I used combust with all the best fire gear for a good while. That means magefist, cinder, andys, fire ammy, bracer and soj. I liked it alot, it felt very strong and I started comparing it vs shattering. In the end, I decided shattering was the way to go despite the increased fire dmg on gear. The reason for this is the distance the shatter bounces travel, the rate at wich they proc firestarter because of this and the increased single target dmg due to bounces off surrounding mobs hitting the initial target. Combust bounces can only hit one target each. Trust when I say this was a hard decision as I loved my combust build.
Another thing I want to say is that the akahn set is not optimal for the BS build. Aughild, cain and blackthorn sets are the way to go, with AC firestarter also being used but as an elite/boss helper when available. The set bonuses with AC sometimes, beats having no bonuses with AC up ALL the time. I know its tempting to use akahn set, but the sacrifices you make to get the cooldown on AC are not worth it with the shields wich require as much optimization as possible to get the dmg to where it needs to be. You cant waste valuable atk speed and set bonuses for the cdr required, trust me on this. Holy and BS dmg with trifecta everything and the 3 sets are the way to go.
I love BS but ill be the first to say its optimal through T4 and starts to be less impactful in T5 groups. Still a ton of fun in T4 and is the best build you can make while collecting akahn pieces with good rolls for darklight or shotgun builds.
I'm trying to prep a second set of gear for a Foote/Jekangbord build, but I'm not sure which elemental I should be stacking. My plan is to get a full (perma) akkans set either holy or fire stacked, but I'm not sure which one with pair with it's rune for the most damage. Essentially is fire with combustion rune better than holy with shattering throw?
I have done extensive Blessed shield testing with both combust and shattering. I used combust with all the best fire gear for a good while. That means magefist, cinder, andys, fire ammy, bracer and soj. I liked it alot, it felt very strong and I started comparing it vs shattering. In the end, I decided shattering was the way to go despite the increased fire dmg on gear. The reason for this is the distance the shatter bounces travel, the rate at wich they proc firestarter because of this and the increased single target dmg due to bounces off surrounding mobs hitting the initial target. Combust bounces can only hit one target each. Trust when I say this was a hard decision as I loved my combust build.
Another thing I want to say is that the akahn set is not optimal for the BS build. Aughild, cain and blackthorn sets are the way to go, with AC firestarter also being used but as an elite/boss helper when available. The set bonuses with AC sometimes, beats having no bonuses with AC up ALL the time. I know its tempting to use akahn set, but the sacrifices you make to get the cooldown on AC are not worth it with the shields wich require as much optimization as possible to get the dmg to where it needs to be. You cant waste valuable atk speed and set bonuses for the cdr required, trust me on this. Holy and BS dmg with trifecta everything and the 3 sets are the way to go.
I love BS but ill be the first to say its optimal through T4 and starts to be less impactful in T5 groups. Still a ton of fun in T4 and is the best build you can make while collecting akahn pieces with good rolls for darklight or shotgun builds.