Samurai Skill idea "Unsheath"

[victim130]

This is more of a basic idea on what Samurai used to do in real times.

The skill requires you to have a sword in your hotbar and an empty space. While wielding the empty space you are able to activate the skill (You are unable to activate it with any other item similar to cleave or mortalwound with the diamond sword) It will switch to your highest tier sword and give a damage buff for a few seconds.

This is based upon unsheathing based attacks (I forgot the actual name for this) where a samurai would try to end his opponent with a single slash if possible. Its more of a cool idea over a balancing idea, but I feel it may give us more versatility (Something we have needed since Zeal imo) with our skill choice. Where BG seems to be number one for most and Bleed+MW for us good sammys, its only one or the other. Sure Inversion is great, but casters are too easy to be kited by so it is not the first choice to use in most situations. This skill kinda gives a way to start combat and follow into a tree of the skills allowing either a longer chain or something other than bleed to be the initiation in a fight.

(I did not proof read and its late, if anything seems unclear or grammar/spelling is bad, just let me know and I will fix it)

 

[arcanegrove]

I like the idea, Mabby somthing like this

• Unsheath: (lvl)27 (MANA)15
(DESCRIPTION) You Unsheath your sword, switching to your highest teir sword and increasing Dmg deal by 30% for 5 seconds.
MUST be wielding leather boots to activate skill.

 

[jwplayer0]

you cant bind anything to an empty space if im not mistaken, which means improved chat would be required. an item would have to be used

 

[arcanegrove]

How about you need to use gloves . Leather boots

 

[victim130]

Yeah JW, I like the idea Arcane it will also give more of a use to leather too

 

[arcanegrove]

Glad you like it

 

[Stealth_Ninja_]

I like the idea! Samurais are fairly plain, and little has been added to them to make them a "spicy" class to pvp as.
Maybe if unsheath had a chance at a critical hit/stun (increases per lvl?) Rather than have it make you stronger, it might be cooler if it was a stronger attack. Maybe have it be a detection type skill? When close enough to the person it auto switches to weapon and activates the skill?
Unsheath.
"User has readied himself for battle!" (when you switch to boots/gloves?)
"User has struck a smashing blow to user!" (Needs better words )
Lvl- 20
User has a chance at a critical strick, increasing by around 1.6% per lvl
Effect- Target takes 1.5x weapon damage, and is either slowed or stunned.
Reagents- Leather boots must be in hand for skill to work (like how garrote works)


Let me know what you think!

 

[Mariohgcz]

How about this: Unsheath (Level 30) (Mana 50%)
(Must have a sword in hand.)
If hits, it deals x2 damage, and the target starts bleeding. If fails, it disarms you for 3 seconds, 1 minute cooldown.

 

[GreekCrackShot]

20 dmg is a bit much... I say a 15-25% damage buff so you arent cutting through rogues like butter

 

[arcanegrove]

I like what stealth said, activates when you get near a target, and has a chance to stuns or slows, there should be a much higher chance to slow then to stun.