Which Elemenal Sword is better? The DA or the Glacius/Combuster? (and if Glacius or Combuster, which of those?)
I ask because I'm going for having a weapon of each damage type. (Have a Rigadoon set going and the Nightblade set going) and the elemental weapon has proven to be a rather tough choice and I could use some extra opinions.
Combuster/Glacius will have better DPS, but the DA has arguably the best charge in the game. I'm using the DA and the knockback is nice when against constructs.
If you're going solo, DA knocks back mobs like a champ so long as you have a little room to maneuver. In a party, everyone appreciates the extra DPS and setting stuff on fire (as long as it's not oilers!). DA is also fantastic when you encounter graveyards. A couple well-timed hits will take out a phantom easy, and if you're in a hurry you can round up the zombies and decimate them with the charge attack.
DA is better i think because it gives u more survival capabilities with the charge and regular swing knock back.
Altho a decent CTR UV is very difficult to get now since 4 adn 5 stars and not tradable/ Combuster UVs
are much easier to get so it will work if you dont want to spend hours grinding avengers for UVs. Altho in terms
of crowd control it definitely pales in comparison to DA.
Ok, as I figured it would the differance is pretty much coming down to Playstyle... hmm...
The one I choose is probably going to end up being my Crowd weapon, DA has the whole 3sword conal range of ouch going on, but the Brandish weapons have Explosions with what I think is a wider cone, and status effects to top it off... grr! This is a pretty tough choice... my arsenal is already kinda speed heavy already...
one thing I forgot to mention is that I plan on getting all four slots, and to use Either a Bomb or a Gun in my fourth for when ranged weapons are needed... (though I could use advise on bomb or gun, I plan on maknig it normal because I want it to be viable all the time, and it'd primarily be used in kiting a horde during arenas/challenges)
Keep in mind that you can find a guaranteed half-arsed UV brandish for cheap on the AH versus a likely vanilla DA. Stacking strengths (like UV construct) on a brandish has made my glacius fairly useful, especially against the more annoying T3 enemies like puppies/laserbots/timbers, where your charge attack does a lot of damage + disables remaining enemies with freeze.
Also makes graveyards more manageable when phantoms are frozen from every charge attack :P
I think I'll take Combuster's greater damage and lack of back fire thank you... not to mention the differance between a 2* craftable as base vs. 50 Almirian Seals. (I just now got 3* gear, I doubt I'll be farming Duke anytime soon)
but anyway, I think I'll be going with the Chill weapon first, seeing as I'm going tobe using this as a CC weapon and Freeze and Run sounds like a valid CC tactic. (though it still really close)
Actually FoV sucks.
Except for the charge attack, which is pretty much the best charge attack in the game, but sets you on fire.
Each of these weapon have their strength and weaknesses. The advantage of DA is that it has a wide gun-like charged attack which is very useful and the best in the game. It also has a higher attack damage. However, its attack speed is slow and it does not have the added effect of ice and fire like Glacius and Combuster. Glacius and Combuster has a lower attack damage but has the effect of ice and fire. In my opinion, these two effects are very useful. I heard from someone that Combuster has a chance to inflict fire whether it is a normal or a charged attack but Glacius only inflicts ice on a charged attack. So I would really choose Combuster over Glacius as you can inflict ice on monsters using Freezing Atomizer or Shivermist Buster and these bombs will always freeze enemies when contact is made.