Sampire Spell Rotation

[Riner]

I've been building a new sampire and was wondering what makes the best spell - skill rotation? It's a standard sampire with necro (100), bushido (120), and some chiv (50). SS 25%, HCI 40%, DI 65%, Dex 130, Stamina 157, DCI 45, weapons either bladed spear or double bladed axe and I use swordsmanship mastery. Any advice would be helpful - Thank you

 

[Draza]

stay in vamp form, confidence if your low on hp as you run away, evade if your running into a group. AI single target, momentum if its 2-3, WW 3+.

There is no real spell rotation now. You might need EOO and cw on mobs that dont have slayers

 

[Riner]

What are EOO and CW?

 

[Merlin]

Agreed with Draza. There is no "rotation", it's more about learning the timing of what spells to use and when to use them.

Depending on the type of weapon you're using, you're probably going to be casting Consecrate Weapon quite a bit. That aside, use Divine Fury if you need a boost on damage or if you need a quick Stamina refresh. Save casting EOO for bosses and hard mobs where you're not surrounded. Use Confidence and Close Wounds to help heal yourself - Confidence is especially helpful if you're using the Bushido mastery. Keeping Counter Attack up while you're fighting will help you leach back more life when you parry. You should have a weapon with Whirlwind special if fighting large groups (such as during champ spawns). Alot of this stuff you can probably read up on UOGuide to learn more about what every spell does, but it's not until you practice it a bit that you will build your own rhythm.

A few notes on your stats: It's crucial to get HCI up to max (45%) and Stamina above 180 for max swing speed with a double axe. Depending on your gear, jewels and stat setup, you may want to try to adjust for some of those. Obviously helps to have DI at 100% and Strength at 150 too, but those HCI and Stam figures are pretty important.

Happy to discuss any other questions you have.