Spellblade weapon - which do you prefer, 2h or 1h? Catalyst or Shield?

Madriax · October 21, 2020, 2:57pm

Hey… Got a Spellblade to level 72… very disappointed when I swapped to Alluvion… No matter which way I try and use it, I just cannot get it to work better than the alternatives available.

A deicide sword / flanged mace or divine scepter with T5 added cold melee + lightning melee + frailty beat it hands down in the damage department when considering multiple hits and the sword with its speed for generating ward on melee is hands down better. Sure a single hit from Alluvion can be greater depending on the skill used but overal over a mono run it really doesnt make sense.

My gut is telling me that its a factor of attack speed more than anything else but even at 90% increased (with Enchant Weapon)… Alluvion still feels inadequate and it would be troublesome to stack attack speed so much.

Yes I know its silly to “make” a weapon with these two damages but I built the passive tree & skills to use cold and lightning especially in anticipation for Alluvion… unfortunately a crafted weapon - in my instance - outperforms the unique very obviously and then you have the off-hand gear slot for even more benefit.

So… Spellblade is a great class, really kicks arse and is surpisingly tanky (lvl 72 deathless so far in lvl80 mono) but as a pairing for Alluvion… not in my opinion.

Added this from the Alluvion thread as it’s really good Spellblade info.

Thanks to @vapourfire