Two questions about a Corsair build

[Serenity]

Hi, I'm planning to build a corsair on the poison line with sword/shield. I looked through the forum and could find a lot of useful information but there where still 2 things to which I couldn't find an answer.

1) What's better str or dex based corsair? Since the masteries are both pushing dex more i guess that's what I should go for?
2) With the poison I saw most builds only have 1 point in envenom. I can think that I might benefit from that skill when I e.g. a sword which supports poison damage or do I overlook something.

I'm very sory if those questions where already asked but I couldn't find anything with the search function.

[Armada]

i would stop dex at 350. Then focus on Health and strength only. PEnvenom weapons poison damage gets buffed next patch. When it comes to poison for damage, go ALL the way - or ignore it. It need many modifiers to be deadly. Poisons slowing and confusing effect is awesome either way

[Felexitus]

1. str
1. youre overlooking that poison damage itself is pretty bad and not viable unless you completely focus on it

[Serenity]

Thanks for the answers so far

Originally Posted by Armada

Envenom weapons poison damage gets buffed next patch.

buffed as in upgraded?

Originally Posted by Felexitus

1. str
1. youre overlooking that poison damage itself is pretty bad and not viable unless you completely focus on it

So when I go ALL the way in poison "Envenom Weapon" should be maxed out too?

[Armada]

Originally Posted by Serenity

Thanks for the answers so far


buffed as in upgraded?


So when I go ALL the way in poison "Envenom Weapon" should be maxed out too?

Yes medierra said Envenom weapons poison damage will be increased next patch.

Most people go poison tree for the slowing and confuse, for better crowd control. You should do that too. Dont max envenom weapons unless you plan on using a lot of poison gear. IMO you should increase passive shield attacks long before even considering maxing envenom weapons.

[Serenity]

thank you Armada

Let's say I'm crazy enough to rely on poison would you think this build is viable?
http://www.titancalc.com/TitanCalc.a...8-4-0-12-1-0-0
It's my second char so it can be a little out of the ordinary and challenging but it should still be able to come through the game.
I might even wait until the next patch comes out so I can fully utilize the poison.

[Ion Silverbolt]

Another problem with poison and melee is you will kill monsters faster focusing on raw damage rather than damage over time. What good is it if you do 2000 damage over 5 seconds if the monster can be killed in 1-2 seconds with physical/pierce damage?

Maybe in the next patch when monsters get a hp boost and poison gets a boost it might be helpful. Even then I think the usefulness of poison damage goes out the door if you're not using somekind of ranged attack with it that has penetration. At least considering the skill point investment it takes that is.