Frostbyte wrote: I am not really wanting to blow the mils on the scrolls at this point because i have a lot of characters I am working on. Hopefully when I get the scrolls the difference from 100 to 120 in swords and tacts will give me the edge i need.
You could check with whomever is in charge of the 110s (if we still have any free to the guild) and build your swords up to 110. As Malachai points out, it is swords and HCI that effect frequency of landing blows and tactics/anatomy will increase damage.
If the formulas are still correct, with 100 swords vs average Greater Dragon has about 130, you would have 58% chance to hit with max HCI (45%). At 110 the percentage is 63%. 115 is 65% and 120 is 68%. There is just such a small gain from 115 to 120, I normally go cheap on my PvM chars and just go for 115, only opting for 120s on chars that I plan to PvP with.
The other thing you can do to increase frequency of landing blows is get Hit Lower Defense on weapon or Mace and Shield glasses. I guess would need to be Mace and Shield glasses if you still using the Dragon's End arty.