As someone who isn't a kotb expert, just looking at abilities, and speaking solo spec:TrainInVain wrote: ↑Mon Oct 14, 2024 11:31 pm what is the kobs shield spec and or gear to do more dps?
-Thorns dmg, Shield of the Sun with Sun's Blessing and Sunfury tactics, +melee reflect aura.
-Keep Blazing Blade *3 on target, +Vicious Slash, and spam Precision Stroke as filler.
-Might be worth testing Biting Blade tactic, with some crit.
-Run dmg aura, it adds lot of dmg.
In general, one option is using shield for block + HtL which you can channel while chasing casters, and ignoring snb tree- spec about right + left trees, while ignoring party buffing/ 2h requiring abilities. +points which you put into trees buff dmg on abilities from those trees, more than what you would get from some more str. And they buff your thorns dmg/ dmg aura as well, while str doesn't.