Talk:Maiming Strike/@comment-36263847-20180730141402/@comment-97.127.65.219-20181031052321

H means it used to be like buzz kill in that buzz kill was ludicrously expensive. Buzz kill was never as good as maiming strike though nor will it ever be unless they actually make it increase the damage of bleed procs, as right now the only way to make slash procs bigger is to increase the base damage of a weapon via modding or warframe abilities.

Maiming strike is a big deal because it adds a flat 90% to your critical chance, then blood rush multiplies that number. So you have 110% after maiming strike is applied? Take that and multiply it by blood rush and you'll be red critting for a ton of damage once you get any combo multiplier going. That interaction has been the cornerstone of long range melee weapons for a long while because of how potent it is.