i have capped out at grift lvl 30. I saw a post recommending Maximus over a Sunkeeper. I have 3 nice maximus' but i am having a hard time believing that switching would be help me progress even a little. I would test this myself but I am on the road for work and cannot test myself. Any thoughts?
I run firebirds with maximus and its was an improvement over my last one hander (serpent spark), I thought "two handers FTW" but some streammer made this same test and found that sunkeeper is actually better than a maximus IF u also have magefist (might vary with rolls).
it's mostly because 2hander > 1 hander for firebird's.
some might argue but idk, i reach 37 with maximus, plus the firechain is really nice
Yeah, I would argue because it is worse if the rolls are equal on both items.
The main priority for greater rift clearing is elite damage to be able to beat the timer and take out the rift guardian's massive health pool. Sunkeeper will do more damage than an equivilant maximus...period. The elite bonus more than overcomes the stats gained by using a maximus.
It is also an error to think that 2handers are better than 1h+oh inherently becuase of higher base damage. What you're not accounting for is the lost crit chance from the offhand which also finds its way into the firebird dot.
In short: Sunkeeper > Maximus assuming roughly equivalent rolls.
If you're capping at grift 30 though, it is likely a L2P issue. Too much standing around, not enough herding. Jaetch made a really good guide/thread on the topic I would recommend you revisit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKC1CzyCUWc
some might argue but idk, i reach 37 with maximus, plus the firechain is really nice
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The main priority for greater rift clearing is elite damage to be able to beat the timer and take out the rift guardian's massive health pool. Sunkeeper will do more damage than an equivilant maximus...period. The elite bonus more than overcomes the stats gained by using a maximus.
It is also an error to think that 2handers are better than 1h+oh inherently becuase of higher base damage. What you're not accounting for is the lost crit chance from the offhand which also finds its way into the firebird dot.
In short: Sunkeeper > Maximus assuming roughly equivalent rolls.
If you're capping at grift 30 though, it is likely a L2P issue. Too much standing around, not enough herding. Jaetch made a really good guide/thread on the topic I would recommend you revisit.