DrK skill build question

MW really isn't necessary considering everyone and their uncle has it

The problem with that line of thinking is that if everyone thinks that someone else will have it, no one ends up having it. A free-rider problem, if you will Besides, if you train solo often like I do, you can't rely on other people for MW. Having MW9 only can be a pain.

I personally got Stance to 25, maxed out Aura, then raised Rush and Achilles a few times. You don't need to max out Rush to get the most benefits, as 100% range Rush is still very useful, though you can have the extra 20% range if you wish.

I've noticed Aura gets in the way of potting at times, making it harder to prevent overpotting. It has, however, saved my ass a few times and if you're good at dodging attacks, brings your pot usage down to near nothing.

A word of warning for Achilles: you might not find as much benefit as you might expect to. For skele training, it will bring down blasts only by about 500 damage (3400x.85=2890), and by 700 at Chief Oblivion Guards, so a bulk of the damage will still be there. In the end, you might still be using a similar amount of pots.