[Blackguard] Blade of Ruin disscussion

[Gachimuchi]

Monstrous Ruin could give 25feet cone that snares for 40%up to 3 targets on Blade of Ruin?

Useless ability and tactic made less useless - check!
Cookie cutter spec not stronger - check!

or Monstrous Ruin could give 25feet cone 2s AOE KD up to 3 targets on Blade of Ruin?

Not a bad idea, its definitely less useless. Still group cleanseable by WP.

[footpatrol2]

The class is really not that bad in shape. You guys are suggesting some very radical idea's in my opinion.

Side note: I'd like to see brutal smash go back to a disorient and not a willpower buff.

[Bozzax]

So a change to a tactic that no one ever has specced or used 2008 - 2016. Purposely targeting a tactic that is not part of the cookie cutter specs (so no power creep). AOE cleansable etc ... on a 10s cd

Quite frankly I didn't expect "radical"

[footpatrol2]

Sorry I didn't know we were talking about that monstrous ruin tactic. Ya definately agree that tactic is lackluster since dark protector was added to the BG class.

I think the idea of the Blade of Ruin ability is good. It just needs a damage increase.

I dunno about that tactic thou.

2 sec AE KD seems super strong.
I think AE snaring is kinda off the table due to wave of scorn. AE snaring is straight Boss and under-rated.

Maybe for that tactic gives blade of ruin a disorient?
Or People hit by Monstrous rending 5 sec disorient or blade of ruin a disorient while under its affect?

I really hate that BG's lost their disorient due to mirror pushing with brutal smash. I'd rather brutal smash go back to what it used to be.

Oh how about Monstrous ruin tactic is a passive damage tactic. Similar to What high elves have.
Tactic goes as:
25% on (hit or crit) you do X spirit damage for X duration.

This would have great synergy with the entire spec tree due to Auto attack increaser hastened doom tactic and Enraged Beating ability. Those are great appliers for a passive damage tactic.