Anyone tried duel wielding Prismatic Eclipses?

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narbays wrote:

Does anyone know for a fact that the bonuses from the red sockets only affect the sword it's on? Because if the green slots are global, why aren't the reds? The description in the unique states weapons with an S and I read it as if it's refering to the plural.


With the 150% phys dam, the sword actually has a respectable dps. Without it, I don't see it being a viable choice. A 90-190 sword with 1.3 attack speed isn't able to produce hits hard enough to effectively penetrate enemy armor, not enough to get a decent killing speed out of them.



It's a shame the actual weapon's stats or speed don't update on the fly when the sockets change. I wish I had some sort of solid confirmation. Does the character sheet update at all showing any changes written in the weapon's description?

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Phylaris wrote:

The weapons don't affect one another. The socket-based phys effect on each sword only affects that individual sword. So assuming 3 red sockets on each sword, it's a 75% boost per sword, not 150%.

However, the green socket attack speed mod is global, so the boost from a green socket will affect both swords. That being said, 6 green sockets doesn't actually end up being the most ideal set-up in reasonable circumstances due to diminishing returns. Something like 2G1R on each sword would provide the optimal tooltip DPS setup.

So basically, it's not as nice as you're envisioning it to be, but it's not too shabby either, especially when factoring in the 20% additional block chance. 15% innate block chance from duel wielding + 20% from 2 Prismatic Eclipses + the 18% dual wield block chance that most Duelist-based dual wield builds run leaves you with 53% block chance, which actually beats out most 1H Sword+Shield specs. If you're running a Bringer of Rain setup, that's another 15% block chance, bringing you to 68%, which is pretty incredible for not having a shield. Throw in an Anvil for the lols and you're capped perfectly at 78% block chance (Anvil provides +3% max block chance) without a shield.

These definitely aren't endgame swords to base an entire build around if you're looking for DPS, but they're incredibly versatile and cheap as a penultimate weapon set, and provide a very substantial defensive boost to boot.

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Takaogunz wrote:

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Phylaris wrote:

The weapons don't affect one another. The socket-based phys effect on each sword only affects that individual sword. So assuming 3 red sockets on each sword, it's a 75% boost per sword, not 150%.

However, the green socket attack speed mod is global, so the boost from a green socket will affect both swords. That being said, 6 green sockets doesn't actually end up being the most ideal set-up in reasonable circumstances due to diminishing returns. Something like 2G1R on each sword would provide the optimal tooltip DPS setup.

So basically, it's not as nice as you're envisioning it to be, but it's not too shabby either, especially when factoring in the 20% additional block chance. 15% innate block chance from duel wielding + 20% from 2 Prismatic Eclipses + the 18% dual wield block chance that most Duelist-based dual wield builds run leaves you with 53% block chance, which actually beats out most 1H Sword+Shield specs. If you're running a Bringer of Rain setup, that's another 15% block chance, bringing you to 68%, which is pretty incredible for not having a shield. Throw in an Anvil for the lols and you're capped perfectly at 78% block chance (Anvil provides +3% max block chance) without a shield.

These definitely aren't endgame swords to base an entire build around if you're looking for DPS, but they're incredibly versatile and cheap as a penultimate weapon set, and provide a very substantial defensive boost to boot.

Are you sure? It says 25% boosted physical damage with weapon(s). That's why people use it as an offhand to boost their main hand weapon, right?