Cross Parry Buff

No calculations, just pics.
From the recent updates, DW looks as if it has been nerfed. With Whack and distance no longer im the equation, it does seem like it was nerfed like crazy, but I'm here to say that it isn't so.

From recent tests (and after a reset of skills I didn't need anymore i.e. whack) I got it back to my own former dmg. Granted it isn't the max damage that my build gets by far because I don't have full +S equipment with +15 (still using 2nd anniv swords). It does seem more consistent as well because it is no longer relying on whack boost.

How do we get the dmg back? By using Cross Parry.

Cross Parry used to tumble and save the user from physical attacks, but was completely useless against magic attacks.
Now, you can parry both magic and physical attacks, with a nice attack and aspd boost on top of it. Lemme show you the pictures.

Normal:


As you can see, the normal atk is at 1369 while the aspd is at 2010 without any buffs.

With normal buffs:

With War Cry and Flashblast, we go up to 1526 atk.

Cross Parry on its own:

The most noticeable change is the aspd at almost 2924.

With buffs and Cross Parry:

Finally, with Cross Parry, it brings the atk to a nice 1636, almost a full +300 atk buff to tonthe original with an aspd of 2926, almost a 1k boost in aspd.

The new buff only lasts 30seconds, but given how fast dw is, that's all the time needed to hit parry the boss, use ur combo, prorate a bit, and then repeat. Once the buff is gone, do the process again. Dw is alive and well. It seems like it more of a counter build now. It just needs adjustments to the skills from previous builds.