phoenix striker - what to socket

Hey,

I have a phoenix striker and Im not sure what should I socket in her claws.

Im also not sure how much IAS does she have/need and if I should change her gear.



The current setup:

bartuc claw

jade talon

delirium

chains of honor

mara

+2 matrial/20ias/mana leeech gloves

bul khatos ring

raven frost ring

credendum belt

gore riders

apart from that skillers, torch, low anni, 1 cold dmg small charm, and some resits small charms (still dont have enough small charms)

The question is what should I socket into the bartuc and the jade talon.

the attack is phoenix strike obviously, finisher is dragon claw.

I cant figure out how does the German speed calculator work, so Im not sure if I need any shales.

Another candidates are:

um - 25% open wounds

eth - -25% defense (read that some people use it)

ber - 20% crushing blow

ohm - 50%ed, or some 40% jewel, or maybe some jewel with 15ias and ed? (do I even need ias?)

does the 20% deadly strike from LO work with claws? Is it even worth it?

Currently I was thinking about UM + BER maybe, or UM + Shael (not sure how much ias do I need, I can use burst of speed for 51 more ias, although most of the time I use fade)|||How to use the German Calc.

As someone who barely plays 'Sins, you probably should take my advice with a grain of salt, but here goes:

How much IAS you'll need depends on whether you're using BoS or Fade.

If you don't need the IAS, then:

1. 25% OW is stupid in PvM. Don't bother with OW in PvM.

2. Eth is a not bad choice. If you have 7k+ AR, you probably don't need it that much.

3. Ber is not a bad choice, but make sure it's worth it to you.

4. Ohm/Lo --> are you relying on physical damage as a PS Striker? If you're mostly doing elemental damage, completely useless. And yes, Lo runes will work with the physical damage you deal.

I would do IAS if it helps you reach faster speeds, if not then a resistance jewel if you need it, otherwise CB/AR.|||wow thank you for the screenshot, now I understand this

apparently with 1 shael I can get 1 more fps, I dont need any shaels if I will use burst of speed.. so perhaps shael+ um, or um+ber if I get that spare ber somewhere|||It really all depends on what your struggling at most.

Slow with bosses, Ber. Infinity takes care of that problem though.

Crap AR, well it's mostly your fault if that's the case.

Not fast enough to..... well just use burst of speed for that. Bartucs are already pretty fast despite no IAS when you have BoS. Besides you really can't get a whole lot faster since Phoenix Strike's FPA is capped pretty low.

Greater Talons/Runic Talons have a -30 base speed, and you'll reach the max FPA limit with a level 7+ BoS, so Shael is useless. Since a Phoenix Striker is a +skill build, getting BoS over that is a synch/w.e.

I hunted for a pair of ethereal ones to stick a Zod in myself. Combine it with Fort and your packing a nice punch while your gathering power.

And like what ....BBQ... said, OWs is useless for PVM(other than bleeding ubers).