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I've read up the FAQ's and stuff but i still can't come to a conclusion really.

my sword (2 handed curved) is AP2 77-323 2.6 38.2% with 30/63/36 ham costs. (sliced)

Which line should i head up? Im mainly using bleeds with the hammer then switching to this to light up their head. Should i go up the headhit line or the area line? Which would do more overal damage in the end? Which offers a better usage/xp spent?

Thanks

with regards to damage over time, i got a power hammer with a speed slice, then went straight up the tech line for the speed. with the first speed mod i was hittin the head for an average of 2k roughly every 2-3 secs. this is working well for me. coupled with the mind bleed, i am killin big mobs pretty fast

I went up the defence and techniques lines first, did them in paralell, with emphasis on the techniques. But I use the powerhammer alot, so I needed the extra speed. First i got def 1 (for crowd control). then tech 1-3 (for mind hit) then def 2-3, tech 4 and finaly def 4. It worked well for me.