Hello guys. If you want some Boss Melting, I got a video of my Lancer PvE to share.
Hope you guys enjoy it!
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I guess I should take Joust for some AoE mob clearing.
But may I ask, why Initiate in PvE? For survivability?
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Hm, for a couple of reasons.
First is, i’m with 0 dex build. Initiate saves me some gem slots, that would go to Block Penetration. There are some shielded or plate armored monsters that block my attacks without Initiate.
Second is, yes, the mytical 2Hand block is awesome!
Jousting is a fine skill, however the damage at level 1 is lackluster. Also the width of hitbox is too narrow. IMC could enlarge it a bit. I use it in tandem with Dragon Soar’s Shock, for maximum Magic Damage reduction.
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I see, kinda logical for a Hoplite C3.
Its formula is somewhat uncertain though. Judjing by your HP, you have less than 100 total CON. Does it proc often?
Hmm, I’ll be fine with cata skills then. (sw2→hop2→cata3→lan)
Cataphract is garbage at PvE. Only make a Cata if you plan to focus on PvP alone.
The 2Hand spear block proc rate is not that frequent, however it helps. Better some block than no block at all. I’m with 50 con invested, i can reach about 90 with my gears.
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I like speed. That’s all. Still getting Spear Lunge for max dmg Quintain.
Also Earth Wave and soon-to-be-instant-cast Doom Spear help to clear weak mobs.
PvE is not only bosses, but also clear speed for large groups and movement speed between groups.
I see. This leaves me with 5 Crush/ 5 Quintain/ few points in Unhorsing/Initiate now and 1 Crush/ MAX Quintain/ points spread between initiate and some avesome C2-C3 skills later.
Youre correct, it’s not only about Boss.
However it goes down to personal taste. I’ve tried Cataphract with this very same caracter, and the ONLY thing I had fun with him was the movement speed. Everything else was lackluster imo.
Yep, I hope that ic 15 sec Doom Spike isn’t the last buff. Pretty much like your hopes for Joust.
If you go Cataphract 3 PvE Ive found I like like Highlander2 more than hoplite, but its to taste I guess.
Crosscut dismount you so whats the point on hl then?
Anyone have opinions on going hop2 cata1 rather than hop3 for this lancer build? It feels like the utility from cata 1 would be better than 5 more lvls of finestra and spear throw?
Test it at least on saalus bosses. Ideal testing on 10m+ hp bosses.
Siaulai bosses are a joke. 2 damage cap hits and they are almost dead. You are wasting a lot of potential damage not shown because you chose to record on siaulai.
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Serpentine and Pierce have 10% chance to apply bleeding per skill hit. Serpentine deals 7 hits and Pierce deals 4 to boss monsters.
You don’t need Crosscut, but if you’re unlucky it still helps (Crosscut is 100% bleed chance).
Skyliner + Bleed combo is stupidly strong (+70% damage while bleeding). You also get Crown + Moulinet combo. Cross Guard also gives +130% pierce damage debuff on staggered enemies, which is pretty strong given you can weapon swap quickly enough.
Overall, Highlander 2 has much more dps than swordman 3 but loses out on pain barrier.
Agreed, most people tend to show their damage at request center wich its not optimal IMO, at least when i gear chars to solo stuff i always think in bosses from salus as a end goal, request center bosses die in a blink without trans and with a catacomb’s pike with my lancer.
But then again, even salus bosses die in a proc from my chapparition with my WL, however they are more tanky than the request center ones.
Don’t fret maboi! I’m already recording a Saalus solo Run, but unfortunately, I’ve only got easy missions for now :T
To record the video, I want at least Mausoleum or Great King missions.
Cata is literally one of the few classes in the game that I can think of that you either take it to C3 or just completely ignore its existence. 5/5 Trot is near worthless, Earth Wave tickles even at 15/15, Impaler is a gimmicky funny spell, and while I personally like the animation of steed charge it might be one of the most useless skills in the entire game honestly. Going C2 gives you 10/10 trot still not worth it, 5/5 doom spike not worth it, earth wave tickles more powerfully and the other skills remain the same. If you want Cataphract you are going C3 to get Rush (which imo is one of the best AoE mobbing skills in the game not attached to a class that gives Captain Lone Starr a run for his money) and Trot 15/15 which makes you go zoom zoom. Then you have an alright doom spike and earth wave that tickle but in conjunction can clear weaker enemies.
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i Use these combo everday on my catagon and forget it lol.
Brainless …x.x
seen some people talking about block with 2-hand spears in this thread… is that even possible? and if so, how?
Initiate has a hidden effect that allows 2 Hand Spear Lancer to block. It still doesn’t show any block value on Stat menu, and the current added block value is unknown.
Thanks for replying. That’s pretty interesting. Wonder what happens if you use a block potion.