Return of Reckoning

Totally agree. The recent changes to shield healing on both DoK and WP have made the builds feel significantly weaker. While I haven’t done exact testing, healing feels like it’s been cut by 30–40%, and damage by 50–60%. The result is a playstyle that’s not just underperforming, but frustrating and p ...

So my initial reaction is that shield DoK feels completely gutted after this patch. I will spend some time digging into it, but I'm pretty underwhelmed so far. The patch seems to imply that the changes make shield DoK more viable in all game modes, yet all I'm seeing is my dmg and healing have been ...

So how exactly are you planning to deal with kiting am- probably the most common small scale roamer? Or, if you only plan to roam in party, with say a pair of kiting am and kiting sw? Player skill is a huge factor. Most AMs I run into struggle with kiting and crumble as soon as they’re snared and p ...

A lot of people focus too much on what’s optimal instead of what they actually enjoy. Shield DoK is a solid pick if you like a hybrid playstyle—it excels in small-scale fights, scenarios, and roaming, where its survivability and group utility shine. You can keep your team alive while still putting ou ...

For me on my witchelf, it took about 10 days /played to get to rr80 and get my endgame sov mix. BIS for some classes includes the tri/vict jewel (9999 crests), which could add a significant amount of playtime to that. I think by the time you get to high 60's / low 70's, and are in Invader/Bloodlord ...

I'm in 5pc Dominator, with the Grimshimmer chestpiece, 3x toughness regen jewelry, and wounds Genesis cloak and jewelry. Any recommendations on where to go from here? What does endgame look like? 4x off sov / 4x victorious (with slot 3 jewel)? Also, am I stuck in dom until then or is would 3pc ...

I specifically bought conq boots and gloves off the AH and the conq chest, so I could go 3 dom 3 conq for dungeons, because full def set will hinder how fast you clear mobs. That aside, you're looking at going 100% down the treachery tree, and grabbing sacrificial stab to boost your autoattack damage.

Solid suggestions. However, if you don't want to run dungeons, 3pc Dom / 3pc Conq -> 3pc Oppr / 3pc Vanq -> 3pc Vict / 3-4pc Invader is a perfectly acceptable path leading you to Warlord/Sov.

Thoughts on this set for shield DoK?

It seems like a decent set before Warlord/Sov, especially when paired with Oppressor. I'm currently about halfway done with the set, and I was curious what the accessory piece stats are, but can't find anything online.

I don't understand why this was changed. It's not exactly overpowered. DoK was always prone to getting kited, especially dps DoK. Now we're even more vulnerable.