Both rod and mace are strike weapons.
Ok I de-equipped my weapon and the additional dmg does not trigger. Guess I need a sword to check that but it seems like effigy takes the weapons property o.Ă´
OK, now Iâm even more curious. Imma try that on my own spells.
Checked with a sword:
Effigy takes the property of your primary weapon and does dmg based on that. The lethargy additional dmg does not aply if you are not equipped with a blunt weapon (mace/rod).
These are weak against strike. You know of any with a resistance? I dealed 4k dmg with a Krausas Mace on the first effigy with Lethargy and well, that already killed it xD
Didnât you say âsomething weak versus strikeâ before tho? =O
We need to summon the grim and dark yet attentive guardian spirit, @Sixaxis.
New information here!
NO!!
And I checked if there is a significant difference in dmg with sword and krausas: Nope. Merely 150~200 more on first tick effigy, which is most likely caused by the additional magic attack.
SooâŚ
???
The property strike triggers the Lethargy attribute but not monsters which are weak against it. Checked with attribute off, and the dmg was the same.
So either the mobs weak against strike trigger the weakness only via direct weapon strikes or Effigy triggering Lethargyâs attribute DOUBLE DMG is a bug.
âŚspaghetticode?
HmmmâŚ
Let me rephrase it:
- Effigy may or may not be strike-type magic, but
- Lethargy boosts Effigy, yet
- Effigy doesnât get more dmg against strike-vulnerable mobs, so
- Either this is a bug or this is a newly discovered skill interaction.
What do you Bokors think?
1 Like
Got the same results, so it looks like this is just an Effigy 
Lethargy thing. Probably better that this doesnât apply outside of Lethargy, since Strike-property damage does 50% less on Leather and Ghost armors. Could just switch to a Sword to fix that for those types, but using a non-magic weapon for Effigy or no Krausas mace, is a big loss of DPS. :c
Krausas Mace is the best weapon in-game for use with Effigy. For use with other skills, itâs best that you weapon-swap to a 170+ Rod or Mace weapon to make use of the M-ATK on that.
Still works. Still not working for you?
Always when there is something as ârandomâ as that, it feels like its not intended to work like this. I canât see much logic in why the Lethargy attribute (strike does 100% more dmg) should be affected by Effigy when you wear a Mace/Rod while thats actually the only case its working like that, in synergy with another classâ skill, on top.
However, my linkerslave is now happily casting lethargy on everything xD
Letâs just chalk it up as one of those combinations the game offers, like [feint][barrage] and [deprotect zone][hand knife].
What if itâs a bug?
The Sadhus thought ground buff + OOB âinteractionâ would last foreverâthe dev removed it. 
I think skill combinations should have unique animations (think Fireball + PP fireworks).
Now I really donât know which one is bug and which one is not lol.
Well itâs public now.
Hereâs my take on why it doesnât work vs armor type (strike vs plate and what not). It is still magic and magic doesnât factor in armor type. [lethargy] doesnât increase strike against âsomethingâ, it just increase strike damage.
I have a question for you all: do you think I would be a pariah if I chose to go Krivis c2 insteaed of Cleric c2 for my build? I was thinking of something like this: http://www.tosbase.com/tools/skill-simulator/build/z36ge3zbde/
Yes is better for a dps build, but yours looks very bad.
guys, what about this build:
3 int : 1 con : 1 spr
Cleric > Cleric > Bokor > Bokor > Cleric > Oracle > Plague Doctor
I want a DPS Cleric that can sustain lvling alone, but can support too sometimesâŚ
Gasp! Same build as mine, except that I go for Kabba instead. Itâs supercool. 32 Heal tiles OP. Still, I am biased since itâs my build afterall. Lel.
for everyone that wanted to know how long it took for the krasaus mace, it was 200 archers and in each area there was about 15-20 archers; keep switching channels since that area is empty to get the mace in under half an hour.
maybe kabba is better for bokorâŚ
What, no, you get to spread Hexing with Pandemic. Life is easier as a Plague doc. Well to be fair, you get free sp pot every 60 sec if you go for Kabba. :v Seems like Cleric C3s are getting a 2nd glance now. Somehow.
is anybody else having trouble with hex? there are random times where hex just fails to cast. you see your character do a cast animation, but you donât cast hex. the cooldown doesnât trigger, and you donât see a âfailâ on your screen.
when this happens, i just keep running around and spamming my other skills until hex decides to work on its own. 