Talk:Telos Boltace/@comment-173.91.132.51-20170103024848/@comment-24.8.40.89-20170209203804

It sounds to me like someone is forgetting that the actual weapon is in the center of that wave...

When you perform a Maiming Strike slash dash with Relentless Combination, the wave acts as an efficient combo utility while the weapon itself is actually in the center of that wave... because... it causes that wave in the first place. Primed Reach still extends the reach of the actual weapon, alongside the wave as well. This means that direct hits cause wave damage AND direct damage, in which the direct damage most certainly benefits from the combo counter.

If a direct hit kills an enemy, the slash ticks don't benefit Relentless Combination. It's actually more beneficial for your combo counter for nearby enemies to take a few ticks before dying, so that the combo counter sky rockets. Once that combo hits 4x or beyond, slide attacks do massive damage, while still spreading slash procks without finishing off baddies to continue the madness.

The wave provides outstanding utility for pairing Relentless Combination with Maiming Strike, no matter how you look at it. If you want to find a way to squeeze in a bit more damage on that wave, find a slot to add in Condition Overload for all of those procs.