Does general Attack Speed Increase stack with Sword Attack Speed Increase? Like if I have GASI Max and SASI Max, does it do anything more than just one or the other?
Question on ASI
Thu, 06/07/2018 - 12:21
Fri, 06/08/2018 - 01:26
#2
A more detailed version of what Bopp said
So, as what Bopp mentioned earlier, you can always check the abilities page where it states such UVs are capped at +6. But I'd like to give an example regarding your case.
If let's say you had a generic attack speed increase of +2, and you got a sword attack speed of +4, that would mean your sword's attack speed is +6, while your other non-sword weapons are +2. These don't stack further than the limit though, so if let's say your generic attack speed was +3 instead, your sword attack speed will still be +6 since that is the cap, even though not all of the 6 points were from sword attack speed.
I realised this with my Barbarous Thorn Blade. While it states that my sword dmg bonus is maximum(+6) and fiend dmg bonus is maximum(+6), that doesn't mean my sword dmg bonus is +12 against fiends and +6 against everything, it is just +6 against everything because that is the cap.
Sun, 06/10/2018 - 20:01
#3
yup!
To add onto this, there's a few scenarios in which your attack speed can be pushed above the maximum, but they are always temporary buffs, not stat increases on the gear/weapon.
You can stack additional attack speed with a weapon after coming out of deadly shadow cloak, for example, which will go beyond the gear "maximum". However, this only lasts a few seconds before it's back on a cooldown.
This is all explained on the wiki page "Abilities". It includes detailed examples.
The short version is: All sources of ASI on a weapon add up, but there is a cap at +6.