One Simple Thing To Make Martial Arts A Tier

[Valindria-1884]

I think it 100% makes sense for claw rune words in

• Crescent Moon
• Lawbringer
• Plague

I have been campaigning pretty hard for Plague to be shield, claw, and dagger.

Plague should be a shield runeword as well as claws and daggers

Plague would be so cool if it could be built in a shield (as well as a weapon). It would gives a reason for an poison Amazon to craft, have better fits an some builds, and the base rune conversion also fits nicely: Plague: Cham + Shael + Um 20% Chance to cast level 12 Lower Resist when struck 25% Chance to cast level 15 Poison Nova on striking Level 13-17 Cleansing Aura When Equipped (varies) +1-2 All Skills +20% Increased Attack Speed → 20% Faster Block Rate +220-320% Enhanced Damage (vari…

I would be interesting to see what it would be like to include the most 2 and 3 rune weapons. Probably broken but here are some thoughts.

• Leaf - Simple to make, the sorc bonus is lost on the sin, but good uses for Fists of Fire and Dragon Tail. Probably broken for fire traps though.
• Black - Would for sure assassinate bosses.
• Edge - Would assassinate undead/demons
• Steel - I mean who cares either way on this one but still think claws would be fine.
• Zephyr - Would be fun early on
• Kings Grace