You won't wear the heaviest armor, but I'm using Hoslows set (minus the helm) for peek fashionsouls. You'll use your Sword and Shield setup most of the time, using Golden Parry to Parry enemies from a safe distance, and using your charged R2 to hit enemies repeatedly. Magic Glintblade is there for a longer range option, and Greatblade Phalanx is useful for stagger damage. Don't forget that you can just use Flaming Strike without the follow up for easy to kill enemies to save on FP. ADexterity Build that uses Fists to set Bleeding and to range down enemies with Beast's Roar. Possible Solution: +1 melee attack needs to be sprinkled out a little more and outside of just the IPS-N licenses. Use Shattering Crystal to AoE and against big enemies, as they get hit by the most Crystals. You can achieve these by giving bleed or poison to your weapons through ashes of war, and using weapons with scarlet rot on them like the Antspur Rapier or the Scorpion's stinger. For RP reasons, my current character will be retiring at the end of the next mission. The second use is by using Cold Bone Arrows to help set the Frostbite Status Effect at range, either after you've stripped it off or leading with it in a fight to get some Frostbite built up before you use Chilling Mist. Clawmark Seal also allows you to cast Incantations with decent Scaling in a pinch, though you won't lean on them as you'll do way more damage with Jump Attacks and Taker's Flame/Corpse Wax Cutter. I'd definitely want all three LL for the sweet anime sword. You can use Bloodhound's Step to dodge easily, or you can use Quickstep if you find it difficult to use Bloodhound's Step. )Stat Spread:44 Vit11 Mind43 End 60 Str 11 Dex10 Int10 Faith 10 ArcSkills: Lion's Claw or Giant's HuntSpells: noneTalismans: Great Jar's Arsenal, Green Turtle's Talisman, Dragoncrest Greatshield, Axe Talisman (or Claw Talisman)Notes:If you aren't going to NG+x, 120 should be a fairly good Stopping point. A Bleed-focused Build that uses the Bleed Status Effect to continuously rip off huge chunks of enemy health via dual blades. Also, high physical def bosses are the toughest.- Equipping Greatswords will move me into the heavy equip load. "THERE'S NO NUMBERZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!". When you start journey 2 you should focus on getting the second crusher, 60 Strength, and 42 Endurance, which will allow you to dual-wield. Roar medallion gives a boost for the weapon skill: troll's roar, and shard of alexander buffs it's damage. It does decent stagger and guard counter damage, so you can lean into that with talismans if you prefer. Discus of Light is your go to offensive Golden Order Incantation, and its boosted in damage by Sacred Scorpion Charm, Ritual Sword Talisman, Holy-Shrouded Cracked Tear, Golden Order Seal and Radiant Gold Mask. Please help with Melee Striker Build : r/LancerRPG Please help with Melee Striker Build For RP reasons, my current character will be retiring at the end of the next mission. However, as the aim of the build is to activate blood loss and the multi-hit bonus from Millicent's Prosthesis/Winged Sword Insignia in order to have maximum strength Dragonclaw/Dragonmaw. Don't use it much on bosses, as you tend to get hit out of it before you can hit all 5x. Extremely fun, simple minded build. I can appreciate this page for offering a wide variety. Play this class any way you like it has alot of versatility with crafting different arrow effects. When this is combined with the Black Knife chest piece, enemies can also not hear you easily, so this allows you to sneak up on unsuspecting targets. The waves, however, do not benefit from the Axe Talisman, though the damage you deal with the sword itself does. The way this Build works is that you'lltypically buff your left-hand weapon with Seppuku to increase its Bleed build up and damage and to trigger Lord of Blood's Exultation. Lancer Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by warsmith55 A guide on the rules of Lancer, the mecha TTRPG. Charge them when you can. The way this Build works is that you'llbuff with Golden Vow and you'll use Bloodflame Blade to help set Hemorrhage on most regular enemies, as it adds to the native bleeding of the Cross-Naginata or Nagakiba. Phantom Slash applies Bloodflame Blade if you're buffed with it to its attacks, and what's great is that it will connect even if you get staggered during your own attack animation, allowing you to stagger enemies in many cases, and allowing you to recover and attack. Theway this Build works is that you'll be wielding a Greatshield in order to Block Counter with your Whip. What Piloting helps with is mainly melee. LANCER is the tabletop role playing game of mech combat created by Tom Parkinson-Morgan and Miguel Lopez. Crystal Torrent is there to melt bosses and enemies at good range, and when combined with Terra Magica, it can kill most enemies and some Bosses in a single cast. Two Fingers Heirloom and Finger Seal for any buffs/spells with 15 Faith requirement or lower - can be switched with other weapon/talisman if/when there's no use for buffs/spells. Roar Medallion and Highland Axe both buff your Roar and follow up attack damage. Then you'll lead most fights with Poisonous Mist in order to set Poisoned to also boost your Attack Power by 30% thanks to the Mushroom Crown and Kindred of Rot's Exultation. The spear, paired with a damage buff plus stancebreaking on some bosses from the Flame of Frenzy incantation, is an effective weapon for the majority of the game. This is a Dexterity-based Ash of War, meaning you will want to change your Affinity to Keen on your Star Fist to get the most out of it. Once close you'll use your Shortbow to evade and fire and use Barrage. The Balor's evasion is so low that it feels bad putting two points into it for such little gain, but the speed increase may just be worth it over getting over another "HP divisible by 4" threshold. Using Barbaric Roar will change your R2 attack into a three hit combo that's boosted by Roar Talisman, and Axe Talisman if you hold it all the way down, though it fires off slower if you do this. ADexterity warrior that focuses on melee attacks and the liberal use of Storm Blade to annihilate foes at any distance. | 22.12 KB, Lua | The way this Build works is that you'll use Ordovis' Vortex on Bosses and difficult enemies in order to defeat them quickly. Use this on hard to kill Bosses and enemies as it does incredible damage over time if you can build up their Scarlet Rot bar enough. I always recommend to try to apply the Scarlet rot debuff first, opening with 1 or 2 Rotten breath's or the useofAntspur rapierare your best choices, while Scarlet Aeonia is a good late game choicein some situations. you need about 50 endurance, 50 vigor, 50 strength, and 20ish faith if you want to use damage buffs(adjust to your liking). Use Barricade Shield when facing Bosses or tough enemies to be able to tank while your summons or companions burn enemies down. Bloodflame Blade will obviously apply Bloodflame to the Great Stars, adding more bloodloss buildup and fire damage, which is increased by Flame, Grant Me Strength. Frenzied Burst is your long range sniping spell that will kill most enemies before they can even react, and charging it makes it go through Shields. Just about every license will grant +1 aim at some point or another so ranged mechs can splash and branch out where they please but melee mechs simply don't scale upwards at all unless they invest into an IPS-N. And what of the mechs that don't have the privilege of starting out in an IPS-N license? Learn to roll back and then use Unsheathe in one movement. For melee strikers, cant go wrong With Black beard, Atlas, or Zheng.if you wanna be a berserk: Black bearda dope ass samurai: AtalasOne punch man: Zheng. The way this Build works is that you'llbuff with Golden Vow as you travel around the game attacking enemies with Sword Dance or with Block Counters after they attack into your Brass Shield. With this setup you will take ZERO Stamina damage when Blocking, allowing you to Block even the most deadly of attacks. I've got a DM who's introducing us to Lancer for his campaign. Also Golden Vow lasts longer so use Golden Vow first and then Howl of Shabiri. Try not to focus on the Bleed Build Up of this weapon, since enemies will usually die before it triggers 9 out of 10 times, but you might be well off to use Blood Grease during Boss fights or other Greases to further boost your damage, so make sure to do this! You can also pop on the Silver Tear Mask and use the Swarm of Flies spell to assist you here. You can use Scholar's Armamentif you went Standard or Heavy on your weapon instead of Cold or Frost to further buff your damage. Once downed, spam L1 to set Hemorrhage and Frostbite on the target to finish them off quickly. Pulley Crossbow +10 with Burred Bolts for punishing enemies who refuse to get under your hammer. Privacy Policy. A) Invest into the Black Witch B) Invest points into Agility C) Invest into things like the Metalmark and Gorgon D) Invest into a CORE Bonus from SSC that lets you boost with +2 speed. Death Lightning is a decent AoE spell that has the benefit of a damage change up while still fitting the theme. Maybe having the Tortuga tilting the balance of fights more into CQB may alleviate things. Blue Dancer Charm gives you a decent amount of damage with this build as long as you can keep your equip load low. This ability doesn't scale with any Attribute, so it's difficult to raise it's damage. Amelee focused build that uses Flames of the Redmanes to stagger enemies and bring them to their knees. I like the sound of Blackbeard, Atlas and Vlad. The Queen's Black Flame has a rather long wind up making it hard to land without trading damage, which is why you will have high Poise from your Armor (over 100) ideally, which will allow you to shrug off even the hardest hitting attacks and still keep using this Skill. Great Glintstone Shard is great against aggressive enemies or large enemies that don't dodge, dealing about 80% more damage than Pebble, but with a higher cost and shorter range. You can swap back and forth as necessary, maybe even multiple times during the same fight. Dealing tons of melee damage. Volt and valkyr make for excellent melee frames, for their speed boosts. An Dexterity/Arcane Build that uses the Rivers of Blood Katana to devastating effect. Theway this Build works is that you'll use Magma Guillotine on hard to kill enemies and bosses, leaping into them and dealing very high burst damage, with even more damage from the follow up attack if you can get it off. You can use Blessing's Boon and buff your left hand weapon as well when facing tough enemies or Bosses to further boost damage and surviveability. It's range 8, like the witch, but also lets you boost towards the enemy as a reaction, also giving a save against prone as an attempt to help hold them in place. Miseracorde/Redmanes). Is stance pressure the issue? Use Greenburst Crystal Tear when facing Bosses to keep your Stamina high, so you don't run out mid attack. When facing Holy Resistant enemies you'll use Jump Attacks to take them out, since Sword of Milos deals 100% Physical Damage, and Sacred Relic Sword deals about 63% Physical Damage. An Arcane Build that uses Bleed and rapid attacks to build up Attack Power and then unleash deadly Dragon attacks. I melee mage Build that uses Sorceries as their only means of damage while wielding a Shield in their off-hand to protect themselves and buff their damage. 35 min ago Could you do a tank build? I have 50 VIG, 43 MND, and 75 INT, and 14 END. Make sure to craft and use Greases on harder to defeat enemies and bosses. The other spells and skills in this build each have their own varied purpose. And then, thanks to Titanomachy Mesh I get to make a free grapple. This allows you to do awesome crit attacks and gain mana back. Whips have very long range so you can hit enemies easily with Block Counters, and you'll have a bigger opening due to the Greatshield. Current Build I'm playing: Faith/Dex, Level 134, basically a glass cannon that can man-handle enemies.Starting class: Wretch -Stats- (baseline | w/Equipment)Vigor: 38 | 43Mind: 30 | 30Endurance: 30 | 35Strength: 20 | 25Dexterity: 27 | 37Intelligence: 10 | 10Faith: 48 | 48Arcane: 10 | 10-Equipment-Main Hand: Godslayer's Greatsword (+9) *Scales better with dex then faithOff-Hand: GodSlayer's Seal (+20)Armor: Crucible Knight Armor Set (mainly because I think it looks cool, Any armor that provides good poise works as well)Talismans: Radagon's Soreseal | Prosthesis-Wearer Heirloom | For the last two slots it depends on the situation, Radagon's Icon, Godfrey Icon, Faithful's Canvas Talisman, or Fire Scorpion Charm.Flask: More FP then Health currently 8:6Wondrous Physick Mix: between StoneBarb Cracked Tear, Leaden Hardtear, Flame-Shrouding Cracked Tear, Greenburst Crystal Tear, or Dexterity-knot Crystal TearSpells:Blessing's boon or Blessing of the Erdtree (depends on how much FP you want to dedicate to your HoT), Golden Vow, Flame Grant me Strength, Stone of Gurranq, Black Flame, Giantsflame Take Thee. Skirmisher 2: Reaction/engagement ignoring movement that works with any weapon. A Pilot Level 3 that starts with the Tokugawa is not especially more effective at melee combat than they were at Pilot Level 0 or 1, even when they were using a standard GM core. ADexterity/Faith Build that uses the Cross-Naginata to to set Hemorrhage and Black Flame on enemies in melee range. The former deals more damage, is a ranged attack, is capable of AoE, and has a drawback that is avoided with a simple weapon mod. You could swap out the Brass Shield or Banished Knight's Shield or something. The way this Build works is that you'll use two Royal Knight's Resolves on two Iron Greatswords either setting them both Flame Art or both Sacred depending on the enemies you are facing. This allows you to use Starcaller Cry more liberally, which is great. Lightning Spear is your ranged option for flying enemies, or instances when you just need range. Have you ever considered making a whip build of any type? It requires stacking Strength and aiming for Power Armor as soon as possible. (Dodge button while charging the heavy) That will make the projectile hit them while they are attacking, letting you take full advantage of the spear talisman and counter attacks in general.Use the rest of your toolkit to make up for the thrusting sword classes shortcomingsFor example, if you have a hard time getting crits, use the parry. The latter costs the same amount of EP but has none of the other features while also carrying a drawback that will literally cripple that build's effectiveness if it comes up. You could barrage with black witches cannon as well to meet them half way. Any help or tips are appreciated. Theway this Build works is that you'll lead off with Chilling Mist, using it to set the Frostbite Status Effect on your target, while simultaneously buffing your Cold Nagakiba with even more Frostbite Build up. Placed with his kin in the vanguard of the final assault against the Dread Magus Vorn, the cost to his fellows was absolute. Super Cheeser Build(Lvl. I choose (Confessor) Paladin -> Templar (Currently lvl 53). Dexterity - DEX is the only other stat that has any function. The way this Build works is that you'll two hand your Claws, which brings out a second one and buff with Royal Knight's Resolve to boost the damage with both Claws. The way this Build works is that you'll buff with Golden Vow and then cast Rancorcall on regular trash enemies, using Explosive Ghostflame or Rykard's Rancor on groups of enemies to AoE them down quickly. Because Wing of Astel scales well with both Dexterity and Intelligence, we don't use a Great Shield for this Build, due to low Strength. Here are a few enhancements that are highly recommended. There are a lot of weapons/abilities that don't scale much and work great together (i.e. Amage build that focuses on the use of Death Sorceries and the Prince of Death Staff. Grapplers are a particular favorite of mine, and I love the Blackbeard frame, but if you have any builds or suggestions for a Striker/Support or Defender/Support . I really enjoy seeing all these builds, though one I have yet to see and would like to see would be one for whips (not just bleed but maybec some variety). You'll then swing repeatedly with L1, blending enemies down quickly to trigger both Millicent's Prosthesis and Rotten Winged Sword Insignia to further increase your Attack Power, giving you an Attack Rating of well over 1k with each Curved Sword. The Elden Ring Builds on this page cover different playstyles focusing on Status Effects and damage output , and can be categorized based on their main stat: The Best Builds will evolve with the player in Elden Ring. Play This class any way you would like because its a mix between melee and ranged playstyles. Because you don't need to focus on your damaging stats (STR and DEX) as much, because they don't boost the damage of Zamor Ice Storm, this allows you to drop points into Faith to pick up other buffs like Golden Vow, which will further boosts you Zamor Ice Storm damage, which is great. On Bosses you'll buff with Golden Vow and Flame, Grant Me Strength and then use Eochaid's Dancing Blade when you have an opening, followed by a Dragonmaw for devastating damage after your Attack Power has been buffed high from the weapon skill. And we had to walk 5 miles from the bonfire to the boss, uphill in the snow both ways. Be sure to use Terra Magica when starting boss fights for increased damage, and use Roger's Rapier to melee enemies that get close to you re-triggering Lord of Blood's Exultation. The way this Build works is that you will Duplicate the Ashes of War: Bloody Slash to put it on both your Scimitars (or other curved swords), and select the Bleed Affinity so that they both apply Bleed build up when they hit an enemy. Volt can't take many hits, so remember to apply shields to lines of sight. Helm is up to you. Armor: the best protection and poise you can afford while medium rolling. I do advise against Block Countering with this Weapon though as it is slow and will likely get you hit. A stealth melee build that uses the Death Ritual Spear to range down targets or stab them to death up close. Since other stats are pretty useless, you get to take VIT pretty early. Please advise. Intelligence/quality build that uses spells from range and levels enemies at melee range with frost attacks. LANCER is the tabletop role playing game of mech combat created by Tom Parkinson-Morgan and Miguel Lopez. (Patch 1.07 decreases the status buildup on dual wielded weapons.). AnIntelligence Build that uses the Dark Moon Greatsword and spells to range down enemies from a distance. At this point you've completed the basic build and can choose how to proceed. <- Highly RecomendedThe Bloodstar Hexen build is about utilising faith based sorcery related to the lore of Bloodstar which includes only two sorceries as of right now: Briars of Punishment and Briars of Sin. Back in my day they gave you a longsword and a kite shield, and you said please and thank you for it. This gives you a ranged option that tracks enemies from a modest distance, and can be queued up over and over. Stormcaller allows you to hit many many times in rapid succession, charging up your Rotten Winged Sword Insignia and Millicent's Prosthesis talismans, while also triggering White Mask and Lord of Blood's Exultation. You'll use Golden Vow and Flame, Grant Me Strength for extra damage before Boss fights begin so that you can defeat them even faster. This Build is a great blend of offense and defense because you can lead with Ancient Lightning Spear and then Block and attack or Block Counter for solid damage in melee when enemies get close. Colossal Weapons trigger both of these Talismans twice when doing a Critical Attack, making them twice as effective. A Strength/Faith Build that uses the Whip: Giant's Red Braid to great effect, while also slinging Fire Spells. Think of it as your mechwarriors martial prowess rather than racing skill. Black Flame allows you to pick off enemies from a distance, Flame off the Fell God does the same thing on a larger scale. It's particularly good against fast moving enemies and bosses that are hard to hit with Sword of Night and Flame's Weapon arts. You can pull them off edges or down to you, and then hit them with Spinning Weapon to finish them off if needed. +2.5% melee hit chance per level But wait, there's more! 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