I'm beginning to question some decisions I made a long time ago: build a PP to help speed XP rate on my Destroyer sub. I already had an SE which is perfect for duo with either Destroyer or Spellhowler.
The main buffs I get with the PP are Magic Barrier (Mdef), Zerk2, Greater Might/Shield, and Holy Weapon [I could always get Haste2 with potions and Bless Body with weapon SA so I don't count them] and for my Spellhowler Zerk2 and Bless the Soul. Now I'm starting to think I might be better off with a SwS [Song of Hunter, Song of Earth, Song of Wind, Song of Warding] or a Bladedancer [Dance of Fire, Dance of Warrior and Dance of Mystic, Dance of Concentration]. Of the two, I would probably choose SwS since solo hunting with my Spellhowler it is not really necessary to have BD buffs and the SwS addresses the critical weaknesses of the Destroyer [run speed and Mdef].
Would you give up PP buffs to get either BD or SwS buffs along with SE buffs for a Destroyer and Spellhowler? Or is the BD and SwS only worth it stacked on top of PP and SE buffs?
Bio,
I play DA as my main with OOP Prophet and SE buffs. In party I have a BD. I like having the BD along, but i dont feel its a great loss when hes not there. I would never trade a BD for my Prophet buffs. VR is great but im not even sure I would trade that for the BD buffs either. If you are going to run the dancer OOP its a litte bit of a pain since the dances dont last more than 2 min. When I run the BD as a second account and have him follow me he rens out of mana after 4 dances. He doesnt regen fast enough to keep runnig all 4 dances.
I'm short of experience in some respects, to advise you. I do, however, have a Destroyer and a Spellhowler. And I have an SE and a Warcryer for buffs. An SE is a terrific buffer for a Spellhowler. They have several good buffs for a Destroyer; although they are lacking in have a buff for speed of attack, which is very useful for a powerful but slow Destroyer. If you don't mind spending the money to use Haste2/GSAP pots in place of speed of attack buffs when playing the Destroyer, then the SE will be a good buffer for both the SH and the Destroyer. My impression of BD buffs is that they are a good supplement for large parties. But, they do have mana issues, and their buffs only last 2 mins, so I personally don't think they're worth the trouble for boxing.
One other comment, if I recall right, Bless The Soul boost max mana. The recharge capability from an SE outweighs the max mana boost for PVE (I'm not sure if this is true for PvP).