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PS: yes, I'm thinking of looking for a Legendary <element> Force Shield of Protection/Warding and upgrading the shit out of it (at least Barrier for sure). It's cheaper than dealing with Power Armour and those expensive as shit Repurposed Actuators.

It's all about block at first, then for end-game shield you look at PAB's (you want Str, Dex, End, an 'SDE' shield). If you have SDE, who cares about the suffix? You shouldn't. Only at the very end of all the forging and upgrade, you will reach the point where changing the suffix on your shield will make any improvement. But by that time, you will probably play mage.

Hello,

How does penetrated armor and imperil stack (if they even stack at all)?

They do stack... badly.

They're additive, but a monster's PMit can't go below 0% PMit. So after the first stack of PA, you're already at -75% PMit, which pretty much already reached the 0% for most monsters. Even at Lvl500, it takes at least a half-chaosed PL2250 to go above 75% PMit, and only arthropods and giants are able to reach the cap of 80% PMit. In which case they're already left with 5% PMit with Imperil + 1 stack of PA.

why is fire considered the worst element for mages? has fire lower damage output compared to other elements?

How much forge do I need to complete a PFDfest with my non-imperil holy set?
Imma full charged set.

why is fire considered the worst element for mages? has fire lower damage output compared to other elements?

Not much difference compared to cold mages.
Fire/cold mages have disadvantage on staffs, no extra EDB from prefix on willow staffs.

This post has been edited by -vincento-: Jul 15 2019, 11:29

No. It's simply because unlike cool mage, you can't deal explosive damage against a fire spike shield. And fire isn't native to Willow either.
But frankly, there's no doubt a fire mage would do well with a LFRD. All it takes is to choose a shock spike shield.

Greetings I can't attach an Equipment Item to MM as it isn't listed.
Magnificent Agile Leather Gauntlets Of Warding
In my Char > Equip > Light it is shown unlocked and is not in any equip set, but it is grayed out?


Thanks in advance for your assistance.

This post has been edited by Goodman2011: Jul 15 2019, 23:50

Did you check you dont have it equipped in another equipment slot/persona?

Did you check you dont have it equipped in another equipment slot/persona?

Oh Yea, p p persona something I never use. 8P

T H A N K - Y O U 8D (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

I am looking for a new weapon, here are some candidates:

Legendary Shocking Axe of the Banshee
Magnificent Demonic Axe of Slaughter
Magnificent Fiery Rapier of Slaughter

can someone give me some advice. Thanks in advance.

I am looking for a new weapon, here are some candidates:

Legendary Shocking Axe of the Banshee
Magnificent Demonic Axe of Slaughter
Magnificent Fiery Rapier of Slaughter

can someone give me some advice. Thanks in advance.

The rapier will be the best option there, for sure. Reason being axes don't have parry, so they're generally undesirable unless the rest of your gear is good enough to make up for that, and even then shortswords are (probably) better for 1H.

This post has been edited by lestion: Jul 16 2019, 13:53

Hello expert.

Wiki say warrior build is int*0.7
but can i reduced my int to 0 for 1H build? i don't see any benefit invest int on 1H

Every point invested in any attribute:
+0.2 Spirit Points
+1/600 Spirit Regen

Meaning if i have 150 int, i only have 30 SP and 150/600 (0.25) spirit regen

Also DEX is more useful for 1H than STR.
STR:
1 point = +2 to Physical Damage formula
1 point = +0.5 to the Physical Crit Chance formula
(1H only) 100 points = +1% Overwhelming Strikes Chance
(1H only) 50 points = +1% Counter-Attack Chance

While DEX:
1 point = +1 to Physical Damage formula
1 point = +1 to the Physical Crit Chance formula
25 points = +1% Attack Accuracy and Parry Chance
(1H only) 50 points = +1% Counter-Attack Chance

My stat without voidseeker, featherweight.. looks like this.



Last question, at what level mage become very viable on pfudor arena without consuming any scroll (just infusion, draught, potion)?

This post has been edited by Fluffy Ahri: Jul 16 2019, 15:05

They do stack... badly.

They're additive, but a monster's PMit can't go below 0% PMit. So after the first stack of PA, you're already at -75% PMit, which pretty much already reached the 0% for most monsters. Even at Lvl500, it takes at least a half-chaosed PL2250 to go above 75% PMit, and only arthropods and giants are able to reach the cap of 80% PMit. In which case they're already left with 5% PMit with Imperil + 1 stack of PA.

Oh I see. That makes a lot of sense. thanks!

but can i reduced my int to 0 for 1H build? i don't see any benefit invest int on 1H

Sure, you can, the difference would be slim, but personally i prefer to have some cheap additional spirit points, because other as mages, 1H uses the spirit stance, something that uses 1 SP per action, which means, more spirit points equal to more actions done before you have the need to refill them. But like i said the difference is small. But when you have gotten your deffences so high that the usage of SP of the spirit shield is near zero, it can make the difference between the need for a Spirit Draught been used or not. No big deal, but i really like it that you can play a strong 1H build with so few consumables actually needed.

Oh I see. That makes a lot of sense. thanks!

But what he did forgot to mention is that imperil unlike PA also reduces is elemental mitigations, also imperil does spread, so it also weakens other monsters as just the one you are attacking right that moment, which means those monsters have weakend defenses when you hit them with a counterattack, something that can save your some turns when you are ready to attack them.


Noni edit - just a small correction

This post has been edited by DJNoni: Jul 16 2019, 17:47

Hello expert.

Wiki say warrior build is int*0.7
but can i reduced my int to 0 for 1H build? i don't see any benefit invest int on 1H

Hi there

INT can be much lower if you want. The effect of extra spirit is so small, that it's not absolutely needed. If you want to go full optimal in every detail, then adding a bit INT is marginally better because of the spirit.

Also DEX is more useful for 1H than STR.

Aye, DEX is excellent for 1h. But STR is also very good. I'd say you need both.

Last question, at what level mage become very viable on pfudor arena without consuming any scroll (just infusion, draught, potion)?

Depends on what you want to play:
Grindfest? Never without consuming any scroll. (well, perhaps imperil style with very strong full charged build. Or if you use gum or vase, but that's not very smart because that costs more than you gain from battle)

Peerless IW? Never without consuming any scroll.

Arena's? You don't need scrolls. Just decent gear. Imperil style is easiest to get going, I'd say with half-decent half forged gear you should be able to do PFUDOR arena's. With good gear, no arena is ever going to hurt you.

Holy SDB

SDB, shouldn't that be EDB?

Why the community keeps calling Spell Damage bonus stat like a Elemental Damage Bonus? (Probably due to user-made EHwiki)

SDB, shouldn't that be EDB?
Why the community keeps calling Spell Damage bonus stat like a Elemental Damage Bonus? (Probably due to user-made EHwiki)

no need to shout about it. It's just the way it is. We call it EDB here since a very long time

And because people are used to that, most people will know what you mean by EDB, but i would had no idea what you did mean by SDB until i did read the whole sentence. And imo in the end it wouldnt even be wrong if we would call it BSC, as long as everyone would know what it is suppose to mean. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)

I was just taking a look at the hath perks, and thought I'd go for either Effluent Ether or Resplendent Regeneration, since can always do with more mana with Regen draining me like a tap. One thing I couldn't find though, is if Resplendent Regeneration only works on your normal regens, or also applies to regen and potion draughts, if it's the former I'd go for Effluent Ether, but if it also effects potions and spells then Resplendent Regeneration seems like the better pick. I checked the hath page on the wiki, but unless I missed it it doesn't specify, I'd very much appreciate some clarity on it (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I'm gonna be burning most my credits on it, so want to make the right decision. I'm not a mage, but a single handed fighter, but regen's been too useful to neglect. I have 3 levels of inate arcana which has helped with mana consumption a bit.

I was just taking a look at the hath perks, and thought I'd go for either Effluent Ether or Resplendent Regeneration, since can always do with more mana with Regen draining me like a tap.

Yeah, and i still would not recommend to get those perks. They may look great, but the difference is in the end not that big and at your level i would say you still have a lot of other things to invest your credits in.

One thing I couldn't find though, is if Resplendent Regeneration only works on your normal regens, or also applies to regen and potion draughts, if it's the former I'd go for Effluent Ether, but if it also effects potions and spells then Resplendent Regeneration seems like the better pick. I checked the hath page on the wiki, but unless I missed it it doesn't specify, I'd very much appreciate some clarity on it (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

The only two things RR does affect today is your magic regen per tick and your spirit regen per tick and nothing else. And EE doesnt affect the effectiveness of your draughts not by that much, we are just talking about an increase of your base mana by only 10%. And that cant be that much at your level.

I'm gonna be burning most my credits on it, so want to make the right decision. I'm not a mage, but a single handed fighter, but regen's been too useful to neglect. I have 3 levels of inate arcana which has helped with mana consumption a bit.

If you are 1H, i really suggest to overthink getting those perks now, especially if they will eat most of the credits you have right now. I mean you could just use some feather weight shards on your equipment to reduce your mana cost modifier for a short time. Get higher tier equipment to also reduce your mana cost modifier for as long as you wear that armor, or get Innate Arcana if you dont allready have. But EE and RR are really not the best perks one at your level can go for. Imo they are more something for mages, people who allready have most other cheap perks, or people who just want to optimize their playstyle in the endgame a bit.

Yeah, and i still would not recommend to get those perks. They may look great, but the difference is in the end not that big and at your level i would say you still have a lot of other things to invest your credits in.
The only two things RR does affect today is your magic regen per tick and your spirit regen per tick and nothing else. And EE doesnt affect the effectiveness of your draughts not by that much, we are just talking about an increase of your base mana by only 10%. And that cant be that much at your level.
If you are 1H, i really suggest to overthink getting those perks now, especially if they will eat most of the credits you have right now. I mean you could just use some feather weight shards on your equipment to reduce your mana cost modifier for a short time. Get higher tier equipment to also reduce your mana cost modifier for as long as you wear that armor, or get Innate Arcana if you dont allready have. But EE and RR are really not the best perks one at your level can go for. Imo they are more something for mages, people who allready have most other cheap perks, or people who just want to optimize their playstyle in the endgame a bit.

I'll hold off on getting either of those for now then, thanks for the advise (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)