+ Level to melee skills vs Phys DPS
I need help prioritizing stats on Two handed maces. I’m running a slam titan and just hit maps and am looking for an upgraded weapon.
So let’s say I have a 300 pdps mace with + 3 melee skills. Would a 500 pdps mace with no gem levels be an upgrade?
Kind of hard to compare without a tool but any insight would be helpful.
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Skill levels on melee gems are generally around a 5-7% damage gain, but its a compounding 5-7% gain from each previous level. So a 23 gem versus a 20 gem would not be a 15% gain, but instead a 15.76% gain (1.05^3). This doesn't make a massive difference unless you really scale the level high, but some gems scale better than others (like Sunder), and its something to keep in mind. The 500 pdps mace would be far better than one with +3 melee skills, unless of course you're using totems for most of your damage.
+skill level is good, but affects some skills more than others - and it increases your mana cost. I would probably pick the 500 pdps, but check how much of a difference the levels make for the skills you're using.
Definitely the phys unless you're using a very specific skill that scales much better with levels than weapon damage. +Level of skills for melee feels more like a luxury upgrade for once you can sustain the crazy mana costs