Stormcalling  

I need a decent template for a Norse Thane. Since the Respec patch I have been considering changing everything!

I also need to know which is the best type of weapon, Sword (currently using), Axe or Hammer.

I need alot of advice on this one from the experienced Thane user. Thanks

well you see the thing is, if your going 1h and a shield you should at least get slam(42) and whatever your 1h to 39 this gives you the best fatigue ratio to damage and youll block so many times youll wonder to yourself "could I take a mob with just my shield?" dont forget stormcalling to 50

On the other hand if your going 2h get to 39 just like the 1h and 42 into parry. with this you get the best fatigue to damage ratio for you 2h and most of the time mobs will be missing you with your 42 parry.

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the reason ya won't get a full stat buff from a skill is cuz your stat will be capped for your lvl and class so bam

Hey guys. Got a lvl 45 thane now with
41 sword, 42 storm, 19 parry, 24 shield. Works really great in RvR since I can basically kill a group of greys with 1 hit of Mjollnir :)
Anyways, I have been a Thane for 5 months now and this is what I can give for advise:

Soloing ojs are great until around lvl 38. From then on, ojs are like 5 or 6 lvls above you so watch out. So what I am saying is that lvl 50s are oj to me now. . . Dont really want to solo them yet :(

The advise of doing mjollnir first to pull is not that great since mjollnir is AE. Try starting with the greater lightning stuff then mjollnir, insta, mjollnir, then the PBAOE.

From what I see, 2h weapons do not have a big diff from 1h. I switch between the twilight soul searer and the blessed northern sword and shield and the difference cant be seen. The only way you can tell the big diff is when doing greens :P So, basically, if you see a green invader, switch to 2h and see him fall in 2 hits.

I am trying to balance between parry and shield so I can switch between 1h and 2h. It's a great idea since I parry about 4 times and block about 5 times in battle meaning i only get 5% dmg.

Realm Abilities:
If you want major stormcalling power you need to put in in augmented acuity and serenity. Really good power regen on lvl2 on both.
Regen end (tireless) works great to reduce downtime.
Haven't really tested this but i would if i could (need feedback on this). Put more shield than parry (or vice versa), then put some on mastery of parrying(or vice versa). That should balance shield and parrying pretty well.
AE stun = no good unless they increase the stun length.

And I think that is all. Oh one more thing, DO NOT PULL AGGRO unless you have really good armor and can block or parry attacks like crazy. Cuz you will be wasting healer mana :) Oh, and always have shammies buff you! Shammy buffs = 2x healer buffs.

Twiztedblade Ofdeath -Bors

thors power only does 26 and it says it does 36 whats wrong

so has anyone compared the alb smite cleric to a thane yet?

All these Thane specs are very good except I think every body is forgetting a couple things.

1.Archers will own you unless you block their arrows.
2.Parry doesn't block arrows.
3.Stormcalling is what makes thanes unique so you might as well max it.
4.Shield does same thing as parry except it can block arrows.
5.2h have very small difference in dmg compared to 1h
6.The enemy will always get to you somehow so your ham/axe/sword better not be specced 1
7.You don't HAVE to use hammers, unless you're cheap and you want the lvl 5 freebee

Using all this ancient lore you would most likely end up

50 Stormcall
50 Axe/hamm/sword/
Rest in shield

You dont have to follow this and if evry1 did it would be boring but if you just trying thanes or are a noob this is a good basic all around @$$ kickin thane

i play a scout to 48 before...decided to try out a thane cuz i hear it's fun. anways...i hear all these people saying...u don't kno da class well enough cuz u're only level 10 so shut up. well...i've seen alot of 40+ people and more than half of them play like newbs. especially da healers since they've been plvl'd their entire careers. i have yet to meet one that can play their class rite. anways...don't always listen to the opinions of someone that says "i kno everything cuz i'm level 45". for all u kno...he might really suck and still play like a newb...always aggroing when he shouldn't, breaking mezzes, cannot keep up wit constant pulls, etc. and i keep hearing people saying...thanes rule cuz i can outaggro a warrior that cons orange to me. but then why in da world would u wanna do that? so u can waste da healers mana because u wanna show off? let's see u show off when u're dead because da healer spent all his mana on u're dumbass.

This is what I do, which works very well;

First, you have to make sure the mod you're trying to pull is as close to Mjollnir's max range as possible. Then, cast Mjollnir, immediatly casting the instant DD (so that you'll be able to use it again soon if the battle runs long). Then cast the timed DD, and if you were close enough to the first spells max range, you'll have enough time to get in another Mjollnirs and the point blank AoE. That's 5 spells off before you even engage in combant... devastating ;)

I am a new player I have had 2 chars and now am on a lvl 6 thane, I was wondering if i should use shield and hammer or 2 handed hammer. I i have a 2 handed hammer then i dont want to put any points into shield but i am not sure. I would appreciate any help.