Life Strike and Energy Channel

[Sawnec]

I made the mistake of leveling up Life Strike. However, I am curious to know if the increased channeling cost is applied to Energy Channel's effect. It does not specify if the extra energy is destroyed or not.

[A68PL]

They work together. Just equip both and you will see.

[(PSN)Darth-Escar]

They don't work very well together, but they work together. Also, leveling Life Strike isn't necessarily a mistake. A higher level is more energy efficient, in terms of healing, but you don't always need the extra healing, so that would be wasted in some cases. People may also be willing to exchange Life Strikes, so maybe ask trade chat, if you need a lower ranked one. (I usually prefer mine at rank one, but my favorite weapons usually work best with an unranked one.)

[Ronyn]

I have two lifestrikes. One at low rank for the squishier characters to get a little life back, and one fully maxed for my beefy armor based tanks who rely on getting huge amounts of life back per swing. Both have their moments to shine.

[ChuckMaverick]

Unless you're channeling for reasons other than healing, a max rank Life Strike gives you the best healing/energy efficiency.

[Rolunde]

I have 2 as well, one un-ranked and one maxed. So it's not terrible to have it maxed out. If you can get another one try them both out and see which you prefer.

Both versions can be useful depending on how much you want to use it and how much capacity you have available.