Runes of Magic US / AU

My wd/d doesn't have that elite yet, can you post the details of the skill? like the cd on it?

Supposedly, Blade of Protection reduces the cd on the skill & that's on a 7 second cd...

People still tank on wd/d?

fromt he elite they get wd/d plays a lot liek a w/m in mage gear, mann they hit hella hard in mage gear wd/d = new w/m ftw!

Yeah, wd/d hits okay w/ magic & still suffers the suicide bug when the white hit kills the target.

Personally, I like k/m better for the w/m-like play... they have light mastery which helps a LOT.

back on topic: anyone know the cd on Beast Awakening?

180 seconds is in-line w/ a huge 20% hp buff... every 7 seconds, you can reduce the cd by 5 seconds...
Cast Beast Awakening
Cast BoP ( 175 seconds remaining )
Cast BoP ( 163 seconds remaining: 7 sec cd for BoP + 5 secs for hitting = 12 secs ) 7 secs into the fight
Cast BoP ( 151 seconds remaining ) 14 seconds into the fight
Cast BoP ( 139 seconds remaining ) 21 seconds into the fight
Cast BoP ( 127 seconds remaining ) 28 seconds into the fight
Cast BoP ( 115 seconds remaining ) 35 seconds into the fight
Cast BoP ( 103 seconds remaining ) 42 seconds into the fight
Cast BoP ( 91 seconds remaining ) 49 seconds into the fight
Cast BoP ( 79 seconds remaining ) 56 seconds into the fight
Cast BoP ( 67 seconds remaining ) 63 seconds into the fight
Cast BoP ( 55 seconds remaining ) 70 seconds into the fight
Cast BoP ( 43 seconds remaining ) 77 seconds into the fight
Cast BoP ( 31 seconds remaining ) 84 seconds into the fight
Cast BoP ( 19 seconds remaining ) 91 seconds into the fight
Cast BoP ( 7 seconds remaining ) 98 seconds into the fight
Beast Awakending & BoP available again 105 seconds into the fight

So if you follow the way RW wants you to play, it's 12 secs of +20% hp w/ a "real" cd of 105 seconds or 1 minute 45 seconds. So yeah, if you burn bosses in under that amount of time, you don't have to worry... but if a boss fight takes more than 105 seconds, you just might need that +20% hp :))

if anything, I would ask for a play mechanic changeup:

Beast Awakening: Temporarily increases hp by 20% for 12 seconds w/ 180 second cooldown. Every time Blade of Protection hits, 8 seconds is added to the Beast Awakening buff.

This way, if you keep hitting w/ BoP, then you'll keep your +20% hp buff going; but if you miss, you gotta wait for the full 3 minutes from the original cast of BA.

I knew Wd/D in mage gear is good, but I had no idea how much good.

At level 50, with L50 beg gear and unmodified weapon I was doing 12-4K hits n Gardener and killing most of mobs with single (or better 2 hits ).

With L55 gear set (again unmodified weapon) it hits for 20-32K.

You have to love this combo...

My Wd/D is 58/58 atm.

Wd/D rocks :) Not as much as K/M w/ mage gear tho ;)

I recommend hitting the Banana ( elven prayer ) for the +10% damage whenever possible

Just remember that ESE comes @ a cost... if you kill the target w/ a white hit, Conglomerate Attack can target YOU.

At the moment I have no gear that can white hit target, nor interest to invest in gear as it is not needed for simple purpose of leveling.

Thank you for advice, mostly at level (or 1-2 levels up) no need for additional damage, as it mostly kills everything in first hit. Once leveled, will try it with real weapon.

base on my experience, I find this skill very useful. I have used this skill so many times. In a situation when im about to die, I let my Ntbuff addon to auto cast this when hp is less than what I desired. It allows me to boost my hp for survivability and allows me to retreat if need/ to pop candy/cake and escape(especially those pesky m/wd). Do not under estimate this skill as it is very good. You just gotta find a way for it to make it useful.