Harliquinn wrote:
Arcane Strike speed is including the weapon speed already, it's not doubling the weapon speed. So a broadsword would be Speed 4, compared with the Spell. The higher speed becomes the new total speed and the lower of the two becomes the recovery. The values mentioned, in the writeup or the example never say the speed is now +(something), as other maneuvers do, so the implication is that it is the total speed. This is how the example is done as well. If the intent was the other way, it needs clarified and the example eratta'ed. Working it the other way is even *much* worse than any other maneuver out there for damage.
The example never gives tick examples for usage, just the math for the maneuver. As written you get the weapon's speed "twice" or once and once as recovery. If it isn't intended to be this way it definitely needs a rewrite.
Yes IIRC, it would be worst with damage, and with the exception of hurl or a vampiric spell. As you read it, it's a decent damage maneuver seeing as depending on the weapon and speed of the spell you can potentially add damage for no tick gain just recover and strain. Not sure I would consider that better than mighty swing or not, I guess it would depend.