How to increase warden scout damage

    This is a follow-on discussion to the thread Good links and info for warden/scout?


    I'm having quite some difficulty increasing the damage on my character. To benchmark, I use the same mobs in mirrorworld and the level 9 boars etc outside Varanas and keep an eye on what kind of damage I do. I don't think it's much, but perhaps someone can let me know if I'm wrong or how to substantially improve.


    It's been a big learning experience and I've tested lots of things out. Generally, my character has the following equipment, attributes, buffs, etc. I don't want to use El Chuaj gear as Furious gives a lot of strength:


    - Two Aoths, no ring although I understand this includes 10% extra strength and 6% extra damage
    - T12+20 Forest Anihilator Fatal XII, Wrath XII, Raid XII, Recon XII
    - Acupuncture of Plight T10 statted str patk Fatal XII Wrath XII Tyrant XI Recon XII
    - Tikal T9+20 str patk, Tyrant, Enigma Assassin Massacre all XI
    - Furious T8 T9 str sta Tyrant, Enigma Assassin Massacre all X
    - Aoth nocturnal cape T9 str patk XI like Tikal
    - Wings str patk XI like Tikal
    - Aoth nocturnal attack neck and ear T8 T9 str patk
    - Ring of Cruelty T8 mostly str sta patk, XI like Tikal
    - Fanatic Ring T8 str sta patk, X like furious
    - Forensa +2073str
    - Mayi +6867 patk, +1602 dodge
    - Weapon skills maxed, unarmed almost maxed


    - 60k pdam
    - 206k patk
    - 46k str
    - Crit 82%


    I hit for about a million, most recently up to 1.4million with charged chop, but I don't know if that is sustainable yet.


    Is this damage about right? With all buffs, the best I've got is about 2.5m. The buffs I use are:


    - Transformation potion Ayam Priest
    - Soulmate Mixed Desert
    - Honey Ribs
    - Featured cuisine delicacy
    - Grassland mix
    - Aged Realgar Wine
    - Hero Potion
    - Touch of the Unicorn
    - Scarlet love
    - Unbridled Enthusiasm
    - Caviar Sandwich
    - Power of the Oak
    - Savage Power
    - Morale Boost
    - Energy Absorb
    - Strong Stimulant
    - Potion of Anihilation
    - Strike cape
    - Edit: Housemaid buff 6% patk + ?forgot
    - Oak Walker (Warden pet)


    - Pet (Errant cat increases it slightly (level 75: +1309 str, 1294dex, 1294sta, 23int, 36wis)


    My Summoning Stone pets were on cooldown, but their buffs are:
    +6% str
    +4% str


    Today, without Summoning stone pets, my str was 67k, pdam 100, patk 500k. Although I crit often, I get the feeling I should be hitting much harder.


    I'd love to be able to increase the damage I do. Per above, it's based just on charged chop.


    If you have suggestions to improve damage, I'm all ears but if 2.5m is actually good for what I have, then it would be nice to hear it. All my diamonds are almost gone building this character, as I thought better equipment and better buffs would've been an improvement.


    Any suggestions will be real nice as I truly feel I'm missing some big things I don't know about!!


    Thanks anyone for your time.

    I would not recommend using the oak walker as warden/scout. Chiron is more helpful to increase your own damage and nature crystal helps to increase groups damage. Dalanis nightmare is the only high instance where i would prefer honey rips to that itemshop soup.
    You say you hit for about one million, is this open world unbuffed or any instance mob?

    You can use his chiron pet to battle with 1st boss in sardo castle and faten the catapult thingy (except dmg) :D