Melee [2.36] Ork's Guide for the "Average Joe" doctor strange dps leveling pve pvp
Guide by Orkamemnon Last update at Apr 10th 2014, 22:34

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THANK YOU for reading this Guide. I would appreciate your feedback in the form of VOTES or Comments.



Hey guys, I'm ORK, a crusty old gamer with kids in college and LUCKY enough to have a wife that's a gamer also. I've been a Guild Master/Clan leader for over 20 years and a hardcore gamer for almost 4 decades... I've posted dozens of guides over the years, but this is my first on this website. ENJOY

Though I frequently min/max MY toons... I realize that not everyone has the resources to do that, so this Build is aimed at you: the Wife, the Kid or just the casual guy who has less time to play because of work.

The Gear, Artifacts, Relics and Runewords I choose are aimed more at attainability and high utility than ultra-tweaked endgame output.


This will be a straight forward, survivable build.

Now that I've rambled long enough... Lets kick this Pig.





DISCLAIMERS



-MK is a very solid character, but If you want a broken-powerful toon, play STORM.

-This build is tailored more for leveling/grinding and utility, with maximum up time on Avatar of Vengeance, rather than straight Cosmic Boss killing.

- MOON COPTER SUPPORT (his Ultimate ability) is powerful, but the "Cool Factor" is off the charts...! I just sat there with my mouth open, the first time I used it. Now all you see is it's shadow, but Frenchie rains machinegun death for 20 seconds. KUDOS to the developers.



LUNAR LEGIONAIRE ( 112 )



(Moon Staff...MAX it) Dps may be below what some other skills do, but you will make it up in range and area of effect. this skill has a long melee range, almost a 130 degree area of effect AND regenerates spirit on hit (also the more mobs you hit= more crits you get= the faster you build up Tribute) This is your BREAD & BUTTER.

(Truncheon Ricochet...MAX it) It hits like a truck, is fire and forget AND it increases the damage rating on your next melee power.

(Gruesome Frenzy...MAX it) Its so good that its probably gonna get NERFED. Use this in tandem with
and you can kill terminal bosses in seconds. (Its a bit tricky, getting the feel for the shorter range of this ability, opposed to the extended range of
but you can use this skill on the move if you need to and destroy dense packs of mobs)

(Cestus Gauntlet Punch...MAX it) your primary spirit dump and high dps elite/boss killing attack. (again, you might have range issues, but repositioning is fairly easy)
UPDATE: (optional) Though this ability is useful and hits very hard; for a simpler rotation with more survivability, you can skip it altogether and just use Moon Staff to allow more points for maxing out Carbonadium Armor, Nunchuck Bulldoze and Fist of Khonshu... Dump the rest into Avatar of Vengeance

(Carbonadium Armor...15 points) Very strong defense mechanic.

UPDATE: (Staff Sweep... has been Nerfed) you can no longer channel the spell and move, making it less useful than NUNCHUCK BULLDOZE. the Patch notes state that being able to move while using this skill was a bug that was corrected in the last patch.

(Combat Maneuvers...1 point) Basic move/dodge ability that also increases your move and Attack speed by 10%

was a bit underwhelming in my opinion/playstyle.

(Nunchuck Bulldoze)...15 points Has now become your default mobile AOE after patch 2.31. I don't much like the change, but I don't much like TAXES either... what can you do?



CRESCENT CRUSADER ( 2 )



(Glider Cape...1 point) for movement utility/speed. (few things are as irritating as those D00sh-bags in X-defense who kill the Dupes before you can get in range for the loot)

I used nothing else from this tree.

I feel that I should mention...
has a really nice sounding +10% damage effect, but the amount of time its active and how frequently you'd have to refresh it, seriously cut into your uptime on other attacks and equal a net loss in dps for me.



KHONSHU'S BLESSING ( 20 )



This is where MK gets a little "Different", fun and a refreshing change from the norm. It's not (I repeat) NOT as complicated as it looks.

(Fist of Khonshu...17 points) It doesn't scale very well, but you need the Crit & Brutal strike rating (the fear mechanic is amazing for survivability.)

(Khonshu Unbound...1 point) CC breaker.

(Multiple Personalities...1 point) sounds awesome, but scales for absolute crap.

(Avatar of Vengeance...1 point) OMFG! I wish there were more powers like this. Firstly, you're INVULNERABLE for the duration of insane +damage (use in tandem with
for maximum effect) Secondly, unless you screw it up, you'll almost always get the full 30% life return, and lastly, through
you're going to be taking close to 50% less damage, then apply defense, dodge and the block mechanic. Use a medkit and Rock on! MK is easily the most survivable Melee toon I have.
This ability is fueled by a secondary resource called TRIBUTE (displayed on a little white bar above your xp bar.) EXTRA Tribute is generated whenever you Critically hit something... so that's why we stack Crit. It makes our Avatar of Vengeance useable. (Mine actually regenerates faster than my Signature move's 30 second cooldown.)
...This power really doesn't SHINE until around 30+ after, you're able to get a few items to increase your crit rating & overall damage...



GEAR



Costume affixes: +Crit all slots.

Costume Core: +Strength (all of your damage is Physical, which benefits from strength), +health/mana on medkit, and most importantly +Fighting ( you eventually will get -10% spirit cost & +5% attack speed on all your Melee powers.)

Uru-Forged item: +Physical damage rating.

Runeword: I prefer Heartbreaker, but Bone Breaker is a cheap substitute.

Legendary: Gungnir.

Insignia: anything +Crit (I have extensive resources and O'Grady's are hard for me to come by.)
UPDATE: (optional) the Shield Insignia of Dum Dum Dougan gives +1 strength = +5% damage. I can be bought from the Vendor in Lower Asgard for 158k credits

Artifacts: Hand of Doom of course is the best, but who can reasonably get it? +Crit is your goal to fuel the Tribute resource and make this build "gel", I like Kree Hyperoptics (+crit and radar) but it's not necessary, Starstone tooth is very important for survivability (Advanced is even better), Xerogen Crystal and Edge of Infinity are reasonably easy to get and work nicely, but this build isn't made or broken by any one item.

Relic: Lemuria.

Medallion: Maleketh, Tombstone, Venom are all nice ( I use a Cosmic Kingpin for the +credits and most importantly the +2 to all skills.)

Armor & Weapon: +skills (+all is best, but + to Lunar legionnaire is the priority) > +crit > +damage rating.




ROTATION




Single Target



a.) Keep
on cooldown... it's easily your best and most useful skill.

b.) Build Tribute and Spirit with
(excellent on groups has large area of effect)

c.)
PLUS
when your Tribute is max, devastate Elites/Bosses

d.) Dump your spirit on Boss/Elite with
...Rinse and Repeat


Area of Effect / Trash Mobs



1.) Throw your Truncheon, Roll into the mobs, then hold
(sadly, Avatar of Roflcopter has gone the way of the Pharoes... dead & buried after patch 2.31)

2.) Use
to refill your spirit... Rinse and Repeat





It's not my intent to come off as a know it all... and the min/max numbers may suggest differently.

This is just MY build, from experience and gameplay, feel free to tweak the skills to your own preference after you get a feel for them.

I hope you found this Guide informative and Useful.