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rzetlin wrote on 2010-10-31 18:13
I am wondering if it is worth mastering Blaze to run Shadow City?
Can a rank 1 Blaze one hit mobs on Adv and Hard?
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Shirayuki wrote on 2010-10-31 19:16
I'm pretty sure even a R9 Blaze with decent Int/Str can 1 hit on Adv, so I'm sure Blaze is worth ranking to spam SCC.
But pumping AP into STR and then using Smash/WM is less costly(MP pots ftl).
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Justified wrote on 2010-10-31 19:30
For Hard...
Crit with full KB = Yes
No Crit with full KB = High chance
Crit without KB= Low chance
No Crit without KB= No
This is with 400 Int. Remember that KB is calculated for each mob individually, and doing a full knockback + high charge blaze on multiple mobs at once with a Combat Wand is extremely difficult.
Most often, it'll be 2+Blaze (primary target dies, second mob aggros) --> Defense --> 2+Blaze (if lucky, rest of the mobs die, if not...) --> Defense --> etc.
Mobs will aggro one at a time without breaks if any survive the initial Blaze. If this is a mixed spawn with Archers, the first Blaze must kill them (requires very high charge) or else you'll probably be faced with a Lancer/Warrior charging you while it loads an arrow.
It does work, but you'll need some amount of defense and mana to pull it off. IMO, Smashmill works better if you have the damage, and I usually just save Blaze for the Shadow Ghost (coupled with pet Firebolt) for an easy OHKO crit (or 2HKO non-crit).
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Archibald wrote on 2010-11-01 13:43
Yes its worth ranking and yes you can 1 hit them. Again depends on int. The better mission to run with blaze is Lingering darkness. More Money, more exp, better rares in endchest. If you have a large mana pool you can do this fairly easily. Doing a build that uses blaze takes alot of AP though. And just ranking that 1 skill to use for leveling in 1 mission will no be as efficient AP wise as getting all combats r1 or all range r1. If you only have 200-300 mana and less than 300 int then doing this wouldnt make sense. Blaze is very powerful and used right it can make the run faster than anything else.
I average 330k EXP and 35k gold per run in that mission in about 18 mins. Plus the occasional rare to sell. Look at my mana master build for the correct way to set yourself up for leveling there. Mind you I havent played in a couple months and the build needs to be updated with new enchants and such.