Confused about Demon Slayer DPS - Normal att vs Demon Impact (Justice patch)

Updated to:

- Include the 10% boss damage beginner skill
- Correct critical rate (2nd job only gives +10% critical rate in Justice)
- Include the +15% minimum critical damage from Advanced Mastery
- PDR Ignore -30% from Binding Darkness
- RDR Ignore -15% from Devil Cry if casted
- Added Carrion Breath for comparision

So, using the scenario:
- Using the free lvl120 DS Mace (speed = 5) -> With: Booster -2 + Concentration -1 -> speed = 2
- Having 20% base critical chance -> 5%(base) +10%(skill) +5%(horns)
- Have 35% minimum critical damage, 50% maximum => 1,085 critical multiplier
- Base PDR Ignore -45% (Cry casted+Darkness passive)


Normal attack
- 1st: 1x (100% + 200%) = 300%
- 2nd: 1x (100% + 200%) = 300%
- 3rd: 2x (90% + 200%) = 580%
- 4th: 3x (90% + 200%) = 870%
--> Total = 2050% -> Avg crit (x 1,085 multiplier) => 2224,25%
--> Total time (fast 2) = 1290ms (taken from this thread)
==> Normal att DPS = 2224,25%/1,29 = 1724,22% DPS (45% PDR Ignore)

Normal attack (at Bosses)
- 1st: 1x (100% + 200%) = 300%
- 2nd: 1x (100% + 200%) = 300%
- 3rd: 2x (90% + 200%) = 580%
- 4th: 3x (90% + 200%) = 870%
--> Total = 2050% -> Avg crit (x 1,085 multiplier) + 10% boss dmg (x 1,1) => 2446,675%
--> Total time (fast 2) = 1290ms (taken from this thread)
==> Normal att DPS = 2446,675%/1,29 = 1896,65% DPS (45% PDR Ignore)

Demon Impact
- Damage: 5x 240% + 100% critical (x 1,425) = 1710%
- Time: 1470ms (normal 6) = 1102,5ms (fast 2) = 1110ms (fast 2)
- DPS: 1710 / 1,11 = 1540,54% DPS (With 75% PDR Ignore)

Demon Impact (at Bosses)
- Damage: 5x 240% + 100% critical (x 1,425) + 40% boss dmg (x 1,4) = 2394%
- Time: 1470ms (normal 6) = 1102,5ms (fast 2) = 1110ms (fast 2)
- DPS: 2394 / 1,11 = 2156,76% DPS (With 75% PDR Ignore)

Carrion Breath - DoT Damage only starts when skill ends
- Damage: 4x 140% (+ 115% DoT - 8 sec = +920%) -> Avg crit (x 1,085 multiplier) => 607,6
- Startup Time: 1020ms (normal 6) = 765ms (fast 2) = 780ms (fast 2)
- End Time: 600ms (normal 6) = 450ms (fast 2)
- Time 720ms (normal 6) = 540ms (fast 2)
- Button Down DPS: 607,6 / 0,54 = 1125,19% DPS (Not possible In-Game)
- Only trigger DoT DPS (1x attack): 607,6 + 920 = 1527,6 / 1,77 = 863,05% DPS
- Drain full DF (120/12=10attacks) DPS:
=> 10x 607,6 = 6076% + 920% = 6996%
=> 10x 540 = 5400 + 450 + 780 = 6630ms
==> Total DPS: 1055,20%


Summary:

- Normal attack (Normal): 1724,22% DPS (45% PDR Ignore)
- Normal attack (Bosses): 1896,65% DPS (45% PDR Ignore)

- Demon Impact (Normal): 1540,54% DPS (75% PDR Ignore)
- Demon Impact (Bosses): 2156,76% DPS (75% PDR Ignore)

- Carrion Breath (Normal) - Trigger DoT (Normal/Bosses): 863,05% DPS (Lowers DPS when used)
- Carrion Breath (Normal) - Full DF Use: 10 attacks (Normal/Bosses): 1055,20% DPS (Lowers DPS when used)

All other force skills have lower DPS then Carrion Breath, and even that skill is useless since Normal attack does 1.7x more damage, so yeah... just use Normal attack, unless you're attacking a real boss.

Also: LHC Training monsters have no boss damage flag, so Normal attack is always stronger there.

There's something else about Demon Slash's damage that they've changed I believe, since I can't hit 300%.

Hmmm I don't know about that, but we'll see when Justice comes to gMS.