Talk:Valkyr (Warframe)/@comment-92.247.155.16-20141018150108/@comment-24786097-20141024170449

If that's your preference sure why not. Assuming without and Power Strength mods, Atterax really doesn't lose out by much to DN if you look at my above numbers. A maxed Intensify alone will bring the multiplier to 2.275. Replace 1.75 with 2.275 with my calculations above and you'll notice the DN starts to lead even more.

I don't discount the Atterax. It's much easier to get. And for new players, they're unlikely to have access to Intensify and Blind Rage that soon. At this stage the Atterax does almost as well as DN.

And while you say  6k 6/10 times is better than 8k 3/10 times. 7/10 times DN does more damage than your 4/10 times when your crit does not proc. My calculations show Average Damage Per Hit, after considering all the base damage and crits, DN in overall will deal more damage over time.

If however, you say that most of your enemies you kill have less than 6K HP. Then yes the 8K crit would be overkill and in this situation it would be more reliable to have 6/10 6K.