Vs melee chars, I would never use dragon flight so kick damage means nothing. I use gore riders for all melee duels for the deadly strike and open wounds.
For caster duels, dragon flight is simply the greatest skill there is. Half the time I won't even use WW against them. Just a few dragon flights and their done.
I use boneweave imp shanks, and I have points in dragon flight. My physical damage for dragon flight is about 1500, and then you add venom on top of that. Venom damage is like 1500. Sometimes if I put on +skill items to cast venom and shout, I can get my venom well over 2K.
Although venom damage isn't added on to the dragon flight damage on character screen, its there.
1500 Physical + 1500 poison over 0.4 seconds + 2000 physical from open wounds over 10 seconds = Dead caster

And since I have 101% open wounds, that is my damage for the first kick every time

Also, DF has really high AR, so you will hit casters virtually every time with it.
Don't overlook it, even if your a WW'er. Dragon flight is invaluable.
The best example of overlooked skills for a ww'er is when you duel a bone necro. Most ww sins dragon flight with weak DF, and then try to WW them. Thats a sure fire way to get your ass handed to you.
Here's what you do as a WW sin vs a bone necro.
1) cast shadow master
2) dragon flight the necro
3) as soon as you appear next to them, DRAGON CLAW them. Don't use ww
4) every bone spirit they shot at you thats following you, will hit the shadow master, NOT YOU.
The only way this doesn't work is if they start to bone spear. In that case, run away, and just dragon flight the necro till they die. With that much DF damage, even with their bone armor the open wounds and venom damage will kill them pretty quick.
So remember, just cause your a WW sin, doesn't mean you have to use ww. Dragon flight, blade fury, dragon claw, all great skills to have. But Dragon flight being the best by far
This post was edited by xu-godx on May 10 2004 06:53pm