Any idea to improve single target damage?

Rogue
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I am playing RF. in Pit 85 I can reach boss with 6 momutes left and can not kill him in 6mins…
any idea how can I increase single target dsmage? any trick in this patch?

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Rapid Fire is already the best single-target skill Rogue has. (Maybe Twisting Blade as well, but no one tested it yet) Are you using Precision and stacking as much critical damage as possible? Also, are you using the Cowl of the Nameless with GA Trick Attack?

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my build is ok, ofourse using Precision, Skyhunter, I have 2600% crit damage. like I said, I can reach boss in Pit 85 with 6 minutes left…
I do not use Cowl of the Nameless because I have Heir Of Perdition. But Trick Attacks(I have 3 points in it) does not really work against boss, maybe only he gets staggered.

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Yes, it only works when the boss is staggered, but the multiplier is either bugged or Blizzard messed up the math. It’s massive!

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only of it is bugged will make a huge dofference. Heir of Perdition already give me 60x damage + other buffs and have 3 point s in trick attacks, replacinf zperdotion w8th Cowl and then having 8-10 in trick attacks theoretically is not a difference.

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I prefer Heir of Perdition too, since it provides a consistent damage boost. Cowl of the Nameless is only helpful for pushing Pit 100 as a Rogue. The math for Trick Attack is strange. Instead of increasing critical damage by up to 12% per rank, if you have 9 ranks in Trick Attack, it calculates as 1.12 x 1.12, repeated 9 times, like this: 1.12^9 =2.77! That’s 177%(x) on Critical damage! :exploding_head:

I’m not in the game right now, but I’m just going off the 12% listed on the website. Does increasing the rank add another 12% each time? If not, the math would be different.

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tested with a +5 Trick Attack CoN, so 8 in total in tricks, I would say feel the same as Heir, so maybe a perfect CoN could be indeed slightly better than Heir…

anyway, found a “trick”: YaxQax runeword + aspect that drop heal globes on hit… manage to do Pit 85 now, even can push further. but for sure Yax rune will be nerfed soon, maybe cooldown will be added to it.

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Thanks for testing. Maybe the +core skill on Heir plays a factor.

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yes, I have a +5 core Heir.

Edit:
Did other tests in Pit 90, Cowl of Nameless is better than Heir for progress till boss, but then voss foght is better with Heir. I think Trick Attacks does nothing in boss fight.
Boss life seems overtuned, not managed to finish 90 even with 6 minutes remaining when reached boss.

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Apparently, someone tested and found that Trick Attack only works effectively against bosses that summon minions. I’m not sure why that’s the case—do you have any idea?

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it makes sense, because minions can be crowed controlled so Trick Attacks can trigger.

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I mean isn’t it per CC, so if it’s just stagger boss without minions, you only get one stack which is relatively worthless.

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I salvaged my Harlequin Crest. :smiling_face_with_tear: Apparently overpowered Rogue is a thing now.

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what overpowered rogue?

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I don’t know how exactly you build your character, but i can tell you.
Rogue’s best single target is always a poison set up.
There is also overpower variations, but poison can be pretty good for bosses also.

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Use Banished Lord’s Talisman, Beastfall Boots, Greater Affix for max life everywhere else, Preparation, and either Ultimate or Trip cooldown reduction. Just keep spamming Dealth Trip and Core skills.