Originally Posted by
Otukura
Crippling blow.. it's amazing if you get it off before they can fully combo. I used to not carry it, but later on as I was experimenting with builds I did; took be about 1-2 weeks before I got the hang of it, worked very well after. CB and the Iceberg Long were the only ways I could beat voodoos. Iceberg long was less reliable -- needed at least two crits to single combo them, and the good voodoos can combo you fast enough you don't get any follow up slashes. After CB, mages weren't too hard.
Birds were my problem, I'd need to hit both beckon and CB to win, but they have ~40 dodge, so it's not like it happened a lot. (40 dodge means you'd have a 36% chance of hitting both). If you ever find a way to destroy the warbirds, lmk :)
edit: PM'd you my two favorite builds, for 31 and 35.