Need advice on build (questions about Diev/Kriv choices)

[Sayurichan]

Greetings, owl lovers and lightning casters.

One of my chars is currently a Cleric C2, waiting for a decision which class to take next and i can’t really decide which would be better to fit my needs.
This char is supposed to be pve only (no pvp), mainly a solo-fun char for soloing quests/instances but also for light supporting if my friends need a healer (hence the Cleric C2 and optionally PD at R7).

So far the class combinations that i would find most fitting would be

• #1 : Cleric 2 > Diev C3 > 2x Something (Druid and/or PD or someting else) – owl 10/carve15 and attack skills from 2x something class
• #2 : Cleric 2 > Krivis C3 > 2x Something (Druid and/or PD or someting else) – zaibas 10 and attack skills from 2x something class
• #3 : Cleric 2 > Diev C2 > Krivis C2 > 1x Something (Druid or PD or someting else) – owl5/carve10, zaibas 10 and attack skills from 1x something class
• #4 : Cleric 2 > Diev C2 > Krivis C3 – zaibas 10, owl10/carve15
• #5 : Cleric 2 > Diev C3 > Krivis C2 – zaibas 15, owl5/carve10
  (Krivis C1 is out of the question, since Zaibas at C1 is singletarget only, Diev C1 is also not ok, due to no owl power.)
  and now i need some advice which would be the best choice, and for that i have some questions:

1. How do Zaibas and Carve owl compare in terms of dps? (aka vs bosses and are they still effective in late game/endgame)
2. How do Zaibas and Carve owl compare in terms of leveling comfort/efficiency? (owls duration/no hit limit but stationary and longer cd vs zaibas short cd but hit limit)
3. Is owls getting pushed around by bosses and narrow fire cone a huge problem or is it something that won’t be a problem as soon as you’re getting used to it?
4. Which of the builds listed above would you suggest? (also considering late-/endgame efficiency)

I’ve read several (great!) guides about Dievs ([Dievdirbys] My Thoughts on Diev from Xiandril and [Build] Saintone’s Diev Doctor ○ Support & Offense ○ PvE & PvP from Veritas) but Owls being able to get pushed around, high cooldown and unsure about its dps compared to Zaibas still left me unsure.

Any advice or help is appreciated.

[Senpachie]

I’ll go with the diev 3 druid PD.

Reason: The other statues are also good not only the owl, I think the diev 3 is a package deal

[garienza]

Krivis3 Monk2 here, I can answer the Zaibas questions

Zaibas is very strong and Versatile AoE skill, even without INT invested, at lv 15 it hits 19 x 19 times due to overheat, You can Drop the zaibas on the ground and Run away or Next to you with safety Zone while you use auto attack on bosses, it a great mob clearing skill

right now at lv40 attribute, It deals around 1k damage per hit on Neutral Targets and around 1.8k damage per hit on Ice type monster and around 300-400 on earth type monsters, that is around 40k total damage on Neutral elem targets and this is without nay INT invested, Sacrament also stack with Zaibas adding more damage and hits flying targets

At Rank 2-3 and mid Rank 4, I out power Wizard classes at the same rank, Due to no cast time, Short cooldown and low SP consumtion

at lv185 they are still effective against bosses and High HP monsters, I am able to Solo Boss rush Dungeons thanks to Zaibas it helped me get through the depressing MonkC1 life and raise my DPS

Its weakness lies in its hit count, 19 hits are distributed evenly on all targets, so if 3 monsters walk over the zaibas circle the 19 hits would be divided evenly among them, this becomes a problem if those monsters have high HP, Also it does not lock targets inside its Circle so you will need to take the target’s attention to keep them in the AoE

In PvP no one is going to walk over you zaibas, there is also a short 1 sec pause and animation when casting, its use in pvp is to act as a wall to keep distance from you and your target and to limit their area they run to, cast it near walls and narrow areas to prevent overshooting when other players try knocking back targets into your zaibas