Str vs Dex on the new update

[chainlock]

The only things they effect are atk rate, def rate, evasion, damage reduce. Dex gives more of the 1st 3, str gives more damage reduce.

This also brings the blade vs katana and str vs dex discussions back into consideration, and the NEW ANSWER IS!!!! KATANA and DEX!!!! Your str should no longer be any higher than it has to be, everything should go into dex.

So you can see with 226 points moved from str to dex I gained 339 attack rate, 226 defense rate, 339 evasion, and I lost 63 damage reduction (not pictured). Every other stat was the exact same either way. So def rate is 1/1 for dex, attack rate and evasion go up 1.5/1, and each point in str brings damage reduction up 0.278 and dex adds nothing to it. Str also has no impact on atk rate, def rate, or evasion.
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[monkeymn6192]

It seems for BL if you are pvp/war based, go str and if you are pve go dex.

[chainlock]

It seems for BL if you are pvp/war based, go str and if you are pve go dex.

Defense rate and evasion help you block and get missed.

[Peaches]

300 evasion sounds better than 60 damage reduce :cool:

[imback]

looks like str bl got more hp n tank more but dext bl hit more?

[chainlock]

looks like str bl got more hp n tank more but dext bl hit more?

Nope, you will take an EXTREMELY small amount of damage less with str. We tested with a 190 blader today in the guild. He had 363 damage reduce, extracted all of his extra str and now he has 279 damage reduce. The damage difference on my crits was under 15 damage less with 84 less damage reduce.

The new build every blader should have is str/int for gear and the rest in dex.

[fark]

I got 1102 dex. LOL
my Shadowtitan BL

[Kajsa]

That's what i wanted to learn from NA server
Thanx for info

Cyta - Cabal EU

[bloodwarrior2]

wat about wiz should we extract int for dex?

[Andrea]

he lost hp. not sure by how much.

Transfering str to dex affects hp too now.

[cadacus_ater]

Well darn...that's why I thought I had more HP before I extracted 300 str.
I think the rate is 1 str is between 1 and 1.5 hp, if my memory serves correctly (I think I lost about 400 hp).

[Peaches]

FB's and BL's: you should not be going full Dex with minimum Str.

[chainlock]

Well darn...that's why I thought I had more HP before I extracted 300 str.
I think the rate is 1 str is between 1 and 1.5 hp, if my memory serves correctly (I think I lost about 400 hp).

It's 50 str for 1 hp, you should've lost 6 hp. I was wrong on this, there are certain bonuses for hitting a certain amount of stats, you could've dropped under that point and lost more.


FB's and BL's: you should not be going full Dex with minimum Str.

Why not? Every test I've done on both classes dex > str.

[Peaches]

It's 50 str for 1 hp


It scales differently for different intervals

[chainlock]

It scales differently for different intervals

Been the same thing for me on all 5 blades I've done it on.

[Suki]

its Dex rune lv 10 Max?

[chainlock]

http://forum.cabalonline.com/showthread.php?341861-FAQ-Full-List-of-Essence-Runes

[Valdoroth]

Been the same thing for me on all 5 blades I've done it on.Intervals = the actual number of STR/ DEX. Meaning perhaps 1-50 only add 1 HP, and 51-80 = 1, and 80-110 = 1... and so on. So the more you have the more it increases. Otherwise I'd guess it's lvl difference for intervals.

[chainlock]

I know what intervals are, but it's the same as all the other stats from my tests where it's 0.xxx per point.

[taisou]

str blader ftw

[cfaliao]

so what would be the max points in str and int?

[Alviss]

why katana, not blade. Blade gives higher attack, could u explain that for me, plz?

[deathgate]

Cuz katana has more attk rate compared to blade. Attk rate does affect ur dmg

[Alviss]

Cuz katana has more attk rate compared to blade. Attk rate does affect ur dmgtyvm