Help with Similar Merc Skills

[Graaf]

Hello. I searched the forum but couldnt find any information on this. I think about making a 2handed merc, but i'm a little confused about some skills. To me, it seems that there are twice 2 skills that are similar in dmg output, but I dont know what the mp cost is and so which one is the better option.

Upper slash and Breaker both seem like decent skills for the first few levels. But I'd like to know the difference and which one is better. Also, Tornado Slash and Gale Smash seem pretty similar to me, but again which is the better one? For TS and GS I'm also very interested in the mp cost. Because they're fairly strong skills, but i'm unsure whether you can use them regularly or not.

Thanks in advance for the help ^^

[LuxSquall]

Uppper Slash = adds stun 3 sec ...a must have at lvl 1
Breaker = nice dmg skill with bleeding effect....but most important...it has only 7 sec reuse time...i would recommend to have it at least at lvl 5 ;P ...really really low mp usage aswell...
Gale Smash = 2h Merc´s strongest single target skill
Tornado Slash = 2h Merc´s AoE (Area of Effect) ...atks all targets within a small range ....high mp costs

actually i have TS and GS both at lvl 3 ....GS is doing around 2 k dmg ~ and uses 484 MP....and TS is doing around 1600 dmg and costs 569 mp ~

edit: with 25 Wis you ll have around 2000 MP around lvl 40 ~

[Graaf]

Uppper Slash = adds stun 3 sec ...a must have at lvl 1
Breaker = nice dmg skill with bleeding effect....but most important...it has only 7 sec reuse time...i would recommend to have it at least at lvl 5 ;P ...really really low mp usage aswell...
Gale Smash = 2h Merc´s strongest single target skill
Tornado Slash = 2h Merc´s AoE (Area of Effect) ...atks all targets within a small range ....high mp costs

actually i have TS and GS both at lvl 3 ....GS is doing around 2 k dmg ~ and uses 484 MP....and TS is doing around 1600 dmg and costs 569 mp ~

edit: with 25 Wis you ll have around 2000 MP around lvl 40 ~

but will I really need that much mp? I'm thinking about having all the passive skills with breaker maxed out. That way i'll have 2 skillpoints left at level 40 which i can invest in gale smash.

[LuxSquall]

dont forget skill lvl requirements ~ ...most of the passive skills on the right side have high lvl requirement....you can have them at lvl 2/3 max @ lvl 40 ~

but i would recommend to wait for balance patch ...most skill descriptions aren´t correct...and many skills will change (first of three balance patch parts is coming next tuesday)