SWTOR Guide | Marauder (Annihilation) PVP Advice - Abilities, Talent Points & Class Tips

[OshiegoSWTOR]

Your videos are all good bro. I'm currently running Marauder with Rage spec at 38 and it's doing really good in PvE / PvP. I'm happy bout it :)

[ClearlyVague1]

What are your hotkeys?

[ClearlyVague1]

Hey I'm a lvl 29 marauder rage spec with 6.8k life which is decent for my lvl I think. I find myself dieing within like 10 seconds though of every pvp fight, can you please give me some advice as to what I am doing wrong? Thanks :)

[Flovust]

Im level 30 right now leveling as rage, I tried annhi but i feel it is really weak compared to the insta critt smashes after charge. I feel like Annhi shines after 40 however, what do you think? what spec should I level in?

[Schlumanga]

Ann or Rage ? :P at a lvl 30 Marauder :P

[ryanedwardhache]

Great video! Makes me inspired to build up my mara. Also, great advice about not centering the class spec around rupture: it's a good move for sure, but deadly saber is a better HOT in my opinion. Thanks a lot.

[atacamamaster]

finnaly someone that has found anihilation as awsome as i have, it not only rocks in pvp but if you move around some points you can own pve too bad dual spec is not out yet....

[Edphistopheles]

Great video. My first character is a level 50 sorc and was getting pretty bored with it, so decided to create an anni mara. I found the sorc to be a bit of a challenge to level at times, not incredibly difficult but I always felt very cautious wandering around. Every a strong npc made me afraid! Simple haven't found this with my mara. Only level 23 atm but loving it. Perhaps I understand the game better now but haven't struggled at all. Strongs/ elites aren't really a problem. ^_^

[K1LL3RJiM]

i was contemplating quitting my marauder im level 20 atm might stick it out i guess

[username50561]

would you say annihilation tree is the maximum dps tree for the marauder?

[yourexbox]

@username50561 i would but tis damage over time

[MrZordex]

Ferocity and Phantom instead of Deep Wound and Pulverize? Is this a Huttball build? And Enraged Charge allows you to use Force Charge -> Deadly Saber -> Battering Assault -> Rupture -> Annihilate. BTW, Deadly Saber should ALLWAYS be in cooldown. And as far as I see from your build it's Predation -> Force Camouflage -> Run, Forrest, run! :D

[Turksdahustla]

how do you feel about the 10% heal on unleash talent

[Izzit202]

@Turksdahustla I mention it briefly in my Rage video. I basically think there are better places to spend the talent points. It's only a 10% heal, it will occasionally save you. I prefer spending the points for more damage, especially as Annihilation it's better to spec into Carnage over Rage.

[JayMK47]

Thank you really nice guide :D I am a lvl 31 marauder but i lost hope alot since i couldnt even solo a standard mob + 1 strong mob, but after i respecced into annahilation spec i am so much better :D

[PorkIsHalal]

I am Carnage specced.

I gonna try Annihilation tree tonight

[crange98]

i play a marauder myself and i didnt expect your skill tree to be like that i have more points in my carnage then the other one and it works pretty good but should i put more points in the annihilation 

[hansrn]

Is that Glad Eonx from Aga?

[Izzit202]

@hansrn The very same :p

[RuuddeBrouwer]

Hi, seems youre pretty good in PvP! But can you tell me, what the best leveling tree is for marauder and in what order to be exactly?

[yourexbox]

@RuuddeBrouwer annihilation is more dps outarge it is the strongest spec in the game i believe u can take out 4 other guys with it and crnage is more burst hits and rage is more force over time damage (bleed effect)

[tomatooverlord]

since deadly saber is off the gcd, I always pop it as soon as I charge, followed by battering assault, then rupture, granted I have a slightly different build than yours.

[MrCw64]

Random advert in the middle of a video? FU youtube!

[ZomgZomg007]

Hi i started playing swtor recently went marauder spec, just wondering what would be the best talent for leveling? i going down carnage atm..

[omicida4991]

@ZomgZomg007 Annihilation is useful due to the heals, even though they're small.

[darklord809]

@ZomgZomg007 dont level as carnage , the extra hits take long to proc cos its only 20% , level as annil

[SwitnSourProductions]

How do you strafe around and continually hit the attack button? Did you reassign your attack key somewhere?

[hakuga05]

@SwitnSourProductions

after rebinding q and e to your most frequently used abilities (a and d become your strafe). eg. Assault is on my E while deadly saber my Q.. R, F, C, V, Z - all keys you want bound to important skills.

[SwitnSourProductions]

@hakuga05 So what do you use to turn when your A an D are used for strafing? The mouse?

[lilkhmer5]

@SwitnSourProductions he probably holds down right click and uses the camera rotation to turn.

[DarylMyrick123]

I dont wanna make you feel bad but u specced completly wrong for PvP and for PvE its none of both and Deep Wound or w/e its called in english is like the best spell u have as anni ... it ticks for 600-700 and the release dmg is 1300-1400 kinetik!not worth taking ?;/ u dont just open with this u keep it on cooldown just like deadly sword and annihalate read the tooltips a little better those are your 3 key spells and when they are on cooldown u use dunno what its called in eng .!

[darklord809]

so anni is for pvp?

[BenWebersMusic]

@darklord809 all 3 can be used in pvp rage is the pvp spec,but im valor 60 as annil and have a friend who does awsome as mid spec

[ltlevi2]

1:20

[ltlevi2]

@ltlevi2 only did that t skip ad.. sawwweeee

[iknoghostMagic]

nvm forget what i said not getting dualwield mastery as annihilation is retarded idk what i was thinking with that

[lilkhmer5]

How do you deal with sorcs or snipers, i have really horrible times trying to kill a sniper. They just melt my face before i can get to them after a root/knockback cuz of their cover

[iknoghostMagic]

Tbh i dont understand your rupture hate with 3 stacks of deadlysaber and rupture with berzerk up people literally die in a force choke duration from dots or get very close i myself only put 2 points carnage in defensive forms and the rest and rage rupture scales with malice and with hungering the healing is insane with or without bloodthirst up

[BluntzDK]

Hello again. Thx.... What are those meters on your video?

[Ol1burke]

man i dont know which spec to choose for mara im lvl 35 and am using carnage

[IphoneJack]

i get 8 medals every game with this spec, level 50 helps alot though because below 50 you only have 500-570 dmg but at 50 you can easy get 700-800 with blues n orange light sabers and level 49 mods

[BluntzDK]

What's that damage meter (or something) you've got going there?

[blizzzzart]

@BluntzDK

There isnt any dmgmeter atm. It will come sure if the addons will be available for creating.

[HTeast]

Two questions:

1: Are you Light Side or Dark Side

2: How did you find the story?

[Izzit202]

@HTeast I decided to go Light Side. I liked the Sith Warrior story line a lot. I watched all of the Class Quest cut scenes but skipped most of the other quests, unless they looked interesting.

Eonx

[lilkhmer5]

Ive been having trouble killing vangaurds and powertechs, do u have any advice fighting those classes?

[kiwikid42]

Where did you get that coat for the marauder? I've been looking everywhere for it.

[Izzit202]

@kiwikid42 It's the Champion Chest with my helm on hide.

Eonx

[Xcimeister]

Ah damn it. Been trying to decide between my Marauder, my Powertech and my Sniper. This did NOT make things easier. x)

Thanks though, nice too see another side of Marauder besides the usual forum crying. :)

[IphoneJack]

@Izzit202 thats what i have been doing but it doesent do no where near enough damage and all the moves are on CD to keep repeating it :( on your video it looks like your always using skills though with no CD

[TheSteveMerkel]

How the fuck do you zoom your cam out so far O.O

[Izzit202]

@TheSteveMerkel Preferences -> Controls -> Camera -> Camera Max Distance set to 100%

Eonx

[IphoneJack]

hey im stuck on what skill rotation to use when meeting an enemy 1v1 in huttball, obviously i force charge in but then after that im lost

[Izzit202]

@IphoneJack Generally, I will open with Rupture and follow that with Battering Assault into Deadly Saber, 2 assaults (Crippling Slash if necessary, it isn't always) and then Annihilate. After that it's what comes off CD. Make sure Cloak of Pain is up and use other defensive CDs accordingly. 1 "tip" is that you shouldn't be scared to use Assault a lot (not rage capped), it doesn't do much damage, but you'll want the on demand rage - it's no good having abilities ready to use and no rage.

Eonx

[DominorValentine]

I am 40 at the moment, slowly getting there, you have some great points which I am going to take on board once I get to 50. Great vid and thumbed up!

[swtorextreme]

@DominorValentine Thank's a lot, be sure to subscribe for future videos :P <3

[lilkhmer5]

@swtorextreme i'm taking ur word for that *subscribes* hope to see more marauder videos from you with great insight. Thanks alot :D

[wideglideride11]

Do you focus on Crit. on your items or power?

[Izzit202]

@wideglideride11 Personally, I rather Power, it's more constant damage and relying on crits isn't really something I want to be doing. However, I prefer the Crit + Surge trinket while bursting - Surge rating is amazing, scales really well, you just wont really find it on any gear. Crit and Surge go hand in hand, only when you can get both together do they trump Power. Sorry for the long reply, but in short - Power!

Eonx

[VirusAthenas]

Have you tested out the other trees if so could you give a little insight on the strengths and weaknesses of them please

[ThePitofsarlacc]

@VirusAthenas Rage has really powerfull burst

[Izzit202]

@VirusAthenas Rage is a bit of a glass cannon spec. You'll do some high burst, 6k+ Smash with gear, but while you don't have that available your damage will be lacking. Personally I'd say it's the second best spec for PvP, decent for rolling over low level players, but against 50s it's not really viable. I've barely touched Carnage in PvP, but, from what I have; I feel like it's a bit wooden, you wont really see any big numbers but the damage is still ok, lacks survivability.

Eonx

[dzeeman121]

It is always great to see in-game play with commentary. Your videos are real good.The Marauder looks cool, but I'll stick with the Sith Warrior for now. There are so many SWTOR guides to choose from, the decision gets harder by the day!

[AdaamMason]

@dzeeman121 Sith Warrior is Marauder?

[Izzit202]

@dzeeman121 Thank you!

[HeroJez1]

Genius. 

[Imperiorus]

MODALITSU BEST DK EU

[Izzit202]

@Imperiorus :D <3

[DessertEagle707]

Great advice! Much appreciated. Gave me a new outlook on my lvl 38 mar

[hairytoothgaming]

Thumbs up if you are at least a level 40:)

[p781033268]

dude i was just about to create a second char but u just gave my lv 34 marauder a second chance!!! ty!!!

[lilkhmer5]

@p781033268 lol same here, i hit 30 and i was so underwhelmed

[ThrashJazzAssassin38]

How do you get the purple lightsaber crystal?

[PAFprods]

@ThrashJazzAssassin38 think miri will be doing both dps and healer for mercs ! :D

-Bchilled

[TheZeapz]

@ThrashJazzAssassin38 buy/craft/drop

[kaplanmaski]

can u do same vid about BH Mercenary (dmg)

[RagingLegend]

Rage > Other Specs

[Izzit202]

@RagingLegend @tommartin912 Rage is decent, but it's not as versatile as Annihilation. You'll get some big crits with Smash but over the course of a full WZ Anni will usually come out on top. Depends on your play style, I guess. Both specs have their positives. :)

[SentoukiEX]

What's a good leveling spec? Right now I am Carnage -_- (level 24)

[Izzit202]

@SentoukiEX I did 10-50 all the way as Annihilation using Quinn as my companion. It's a nice all round spec, some self heals definitely help and the damage is also fine. One tip I can give that a lot of people overlook while leveling up is: Gear up your companion! It helps A LOT, so any random drops/quest rewards you get be sure to give to Quinn (cunning main stat). You can usually pick some things up from the GTM aswell. :)

Eonx

[ZeroToleranceLT]

Im currently at level 24 playing as a marauder , getting raped in bg's so hard . I dont know what I do wrong :/ Playing as carnage btw

[Izzit202]

@ZeroToleranceLT Marauder/Sentinel really isn't that strong until higher level, just stick it out! Things will get a lot better, I promise! I'd also suggest trying out Annihilation ;)

Eonx

[tommartin912]

@ZeroToleranceLT from the time I made myself a marauder to lvl 46 I was annihilation. I havent heard anyone being carnage, but I just switched to Rage and own in the BGs now. I didnt do real well in BGs with annihilation. use rage if you want to own in pvp.

[picasso277]

Could you make a vid about the diffrent healers of the empire,what healer is best is what kind of situation.

would really want to know that without lvling ALL those classes myself :P

[PAFprods]

@picasso277 sure mate il get working on it soon -Bchilled

[picasso277]

@PAFprods awesome

[aramora069]

Hexdroid.eu, forum for all peeps on hexdroid ! republic or empire

[xNilexX]

At which lvl u get the invisible skill ( marauder) and which tree do u have to pick to get it ??

[Yourmothers911]

@xNilexX as far as i know only operative scoudral and assasin and shadow got stealth

[omicida4991]

@Yourmothers911 Marauders get a 4 second stealth at level 30.

[omicida4991]

@xNilexX They get it at level 30.

[iibroken333]

Very good vid. I would be interested in seeing a Jugg one my self

[PAFprods]

@iibroken333 our juggernought sveevs whom is 50 mostly decked out gear will be bringing the jugg guide soon, also expect merc healing guide soon aswell !

-Bchilled ex-squad

[1Hoctar]

@PAFprods - " also expect merc healing guide soon aswell !" This along with videos for the other healers is relevant to my interests.

[DarthPlush]

"Sith Marauder/Jedi Sentinel" =)

Nice vid, I'm a Carnage Marauder myself, but glad to see the other options out there.

[elachaidin]

if you put points to lowering the range for force charge is a good way to do interrupts and gain rage i like being able to to so many interrupts in a row

[88arethin]

Sick vid man

Asphy ;)

[DcIxvi]

Nice, I'm going to try this once I get my marauder to 50.