How Is Ares' +1 Set With Cata Aftermath?

That will change after the embrava nerf. STP will be relevant again.

Head/Hands/Legs all have situational use for DRK. Body is basically an idle piece.

Feet...well you may be able to strong-arm them into some set but I can't think of any offhand. Really, it's a shame none of Ares +1 is used for Cata. If just 1 piece had been used for Cata then it would have made the feet also a great Cata piece.

I guess Legs + Feet is decent for Cata if you don't have Ogiers.

I myself probably wouldn't bother with any of it other than the legs, except that my group has 2 people going after skadi, and nobody who wants ares, so I'll likely end up with about 3, maybe 4 pieces in the end just on accident. I kinda feel like there are gonna be a few drks out there collecting ares in this way. Skadi is mostly awesome for jobs that use it. Ares is all mostly sidegrade.

Really I'm kinda looking forward to adding the body to my idle set, but I don't think I could have ever justified working towards it if I wasn't getting the plans as a bonus anyway.

I know that feel. I'm stuck making downgrade gear too waiting on skadi line (hell i'd rather just do my mules gear).

You need marches x2 + haste + hasso/LR up to make ares +1 hands and legs win against a 5 hit build drk/sam.
Correct me if I'm wrong.

Seems to me that most Drks will get it anyways because a lot of Drks also have War leveled, and Ares is totally boss for war.

Honestly, Skadi +1 is basically the same general "upgrade" strength (compared to, say, NNI gear) for the jobs on it as Ares' +1 is for DRK. There's not much difference between a DRK getting excess Ares' plans from someone's Skadi run than there is THF|DNC (maybe BST but who cares) getting extra Skadi plans from a DRK going after Ares' +1.

The only piece that really stands above the rest is Skadi's Jambeuaux +1 for BST|DNC and most of the time the only advantage is getting you from point A to point B 6% faster, which is usually to and from the AH. Ares' Cuirass +1 is also amazing, but only because I have an unnatural obsession with idle gear.

Mfw... Skadi+1 makes now the new best TP set for THF. And also new best evisceration if u dont have space for Exenterator.

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Umbrage plans say hello :)

Id still go for a multyhit when Haste is caped.
Just like Detzu said....

I won't argue that that set is marginally (marginally) better than a Thaumas set for THF but that's kinda my point. Some sets including Ares' +1 are better for DRK as well. Neither Skadi +1 nor Ares' +1 is worth making a huge argument over, so I finished my Ares' stuff before my Skadi, since I use DRK for more serious stuff and THF for mostly dinking around.

This is a fun topic to discuss anyway!

Oh well, Im finishing ares+1 before Skadi as well lol

5/5 Ares+1 could be a nice set for Apocalypse Darks. If looking for a Double Attack build with a nice HP boost. Body is nice for an Idle set. Legs for obvious reasons. Hands could replace Phorcy if you need more Haste. Which paired with Legs make up for the Double attack.

I am getting 5/5 for White boxes and it is one of the coolest looking gear sets in the game.

Otherwise I can understand the disappointment in Ares +1.