Strongest DPS Skills

That could be one reason why I stopped building finale, I've been wondering how am I supposed to use perfect defense skills, it seems kinda useless because of long skill casts.
I've used finale with low lvl character and soloing even normal mobs is hard. Hahaha

 

thats garyou

 

It also needs armor break ailment.

 

I think Crossfire is 35 seconds max.

 

... Well, truly depends on opinion since all the popular Damage Skills have their own strengths and weaknesses...

Finale - Highest Skill Constant, but Aggro. Not boosted by Concentrate, Long Range, and Long Range Damage and Short Range Damage.
Cross Fire - Highest Skill Multiplier, but takes time to get there. Not boosted by Whack, Long Range, and Long Range Damage and Short Range Damage.
Garyou Tensei - Ignores Defense and has very Stable damage, but VERY DIFFICULT TO USE. Definitely not for players without determination to master it.
Dragon Tooth - Ignores Defense, easy to use, and can be ranged, but no Skill Constant. Definitely not for players without Spina.
Meteor Breaker - Dizzy and iFrames, but said iFrames aren't reliable, and Dizzy chance is low for 2H.
Chariot - Ranged, Fear, and high versatility, but maximum multiplier is achieveable only with AGI.
Phantom Slash - Longest iFrames, very flexible, has Dual Element attribute, but lower Multiplier and Constant than other popular Skills, and now not boosted by Concentrate, Long Range, and Long Range Damage and Short Range Damage.

Special Mention: Buster Blade - Always Crits no matter what, ranged, has a Weapon Attack buff and a heal, but buff cannot be refreshed, and only heals when buff is applied properly.

 

Not so similar with katana skill, sorry.

 

Garyou isn't meant to be a spam dps skill,it's like the red cf,you have to dmg in between,like me I do 2 sets of tenryu before garyou and it does great dmg used well

 

Chariot non AGI fu multiplier 12.5, while full AGI will be 15. Using max. Lvl long range and martial discipline skill will make it 15.125 and 18.15 respectively.
Tho it still one hell of skill

 

What is better?
Atk+% vs long/short range+% on equipments or xtals.

 

Crossfire can be a really good "DPS" skill depending on how you use it. Crossfire can still do a ton of damage even if you activate it prematurely, and can even be used to completely replace snipe. With a bow, crossfire with 1 charge and snipe do pretty much the exact same amount of damage, so at 2 charges, crossfire can do 100% more damage than snipe (can do even more from additional hits). I typically like to use the combo: moeba shot> arm break(save)> crossfire(smite)> paralysis shot(swift) because I like short combos. The great thing about this combo is that I can prorate after I use the combo (3 auto attacks; takes around 3-5 seconds or more), and that way it can do 100%, 200%, or more damage than snipe depending on how long I wait, and it even prorates better while also allowing me to use arm break for lethargy.

lol sorry, I got my multipliers off. I also decided to test martal discipline (I think I called it martial mastery earlier) yesterday because I noticed that the skill description on the skill tree list still says that it boosts the damage of martial skills by 1%/level, whereas a few months ago, I remember Asobimo saying that they boosted it during the skill revamps. When I tested it, it only seemed to boost my damage by 10% rather than 20%. I was a bit dissapointed to see this, because I remember after the revamps, my t.kicks were doing more damage and I was sure that the damage increase had taken place. The only guess that I have is that it could be based on something like your character's level or something weird and TheXIIIthGuy forgot something. Still one hell of a skill though .

 

Where can I find the info about what skill is boosted by short range/long range/unsheathe ect?
Well I just bought Baphomela for my chars (archer - Crossfire, katana - Tenryu), finding it doesn't help is kinda hurt.

 

Depends on the skill. Long/short range increases the overall damage of the skill(10% = 100k becomes 110k). It is definitely better than Atk%. The problem is, some skills aren't affected by such stats. So yeah check your skill 1st.

The only thing I remember that got revamped to 20% is Sword Technique.

http://toramonline.com/index.php?threads/skill-tree-list-level-150.37578/

You need to go through every skill though, or at least check the ones you want. It is written on the bottom if it is not affected by short/long range. If nothing is written, then those affects it. Also stated there if the skill is unsheathe though you only really need to worry about this on Katana and Dual Wield skills.

 

Does this mean most unsheathe attack (E.g. Tenryu) also get short range dmg boost?

So, Baphomela boost both unsheathe and short range?

 

Yes

 

I remember Asobimo said that they did something with martial discipline. I've tried to research it, but I can't find any videos about the skill revamps.

 

"Strongest" is, in my opinion, a very subjective word.
I'm sure, anyone can argue for most of the skills in the game in their own rights because there are ways to use them and ways to overpower some of the rest with them. Plus, many skills have their own niche. Some fights where Finale or Crossfire users dont do well, Tenryu and Meteor do well and so on and so forth.
Play what you like to play, and I say do what is best for the whole party, dont be one to kill proration for others in the pursuit of damage output.
If you want my input on a list from best to worst (worst still being extremely good in it's usage)
Finale, Crossfire, Tenryu, Meteor, Chariot, Dragon Tooth, Rush, Phantom slash, Garyou tensei, Buster blade, Magic: Burst, Chronos Dive, Arm break

 

Dude, you forgot Holy Fist.
Its the strongest dps skill!!

 

The real one punch man. lfp goldem potum 1hit kill!