Spiral Knights - What is the worst armor/weapon/shield.

What is the worst armor/weapon/shield.

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Wed, 07/20/2011 - 21:17

Ilikebread

So, in your opinion, which armors, shields, or weapons do you see as the worst. It's as hard as answering what the best would be, but there must be some set you wouldn't be caught dead using. Of course everyone knows, the worst are those deadend lines like cyclops hats and frostbreak, but what about the ones with full lines?

Please don't attack another player for armor choices or try to argue and tell another player why their entire set up is wrong. This is simply your opinion, and everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses.

Wed, 07/20/2011 - 21:23

Bigfootm

Proto dur.

Wed, 07/20/2011 - 21:24

Bigfootm

Of course it's still fun to

Of course it's still fun to use.

Wed, 07/20/2011 - 21:30

Itep

Vog set, owlite, levi, are

Vog set, owlite, levi, are the worst items. Only the true knights use proto.

Thu, 07/21/2011 - 20:30

Spracksprack

bleh

the ancient plate set. it makes me sad that they're that bad, and cost that much time and effort.....

Thu, 07/21/2011 - 21:21

Fraxur

Vog Cub, Owlite Shield and

Vog Cub, Owlite Shield and Leviathan Blade are not the worst weapon in SK, on the contrary, they are considered one of the best armor, shield and sword respectively. Loads of people use Vog Cub because elemental damage is (or was) more common than piercing damage (which its other upgrade line provided resistance against) and Fire is a bit more serious (in my opinion) than freeze. Owlite Shield provides Elemental defense and Fire and Shock resist (very useful). Leviathan Blade is a excellent all around sword and it's charge attack is one of the best in the game, everyone should get Leviathan Blade.

Armor and Helm - Ancient Plate set (only normal defense with loads of negative bonuses), Chaos set (just an opinion, loads of status negatives)
Shield - Ancient Plate (only normal defense)
Bomb - Ionized Salt Bomb (although this is not a full line, most players agree), Big Angry Bomb or Irontech Destroyer (not the worst but Nitronome is considered better)
Sword - Winmillion (although this is not a full line, projectiles make some enemies dodge/block)
Gun - Sentanza (just an opinion, most players agree), Nova Driver (no status effect like other elemental Alchemers)

Fri, 07/22/2011 - 01:30

jooozek

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"Nova Driver (no status

"Nova Driver (no status effect like other elemental Alchemers)"
Hey now, just because it doesn't inflict any status effect doesn't mean its the worst, in tier 2 it deals 1/3 more damage than the status ones (d16 = 84 damage to constructs), a fixed power increase of this size is in no way worse than a chance for inflicting status.

Fri, 07/22/2011 - 01:39

Fraxur

It's only my opinion that

It's only my opinion that Nova Driver are not as good as other elemental Alchemers, it is not the worst but if Sentanza didn't exist, it would be (just my opinion, no need to fight about it).
Did you count the damage the status did? If you add them up, I think it is about the same. And Hail Driver's freeze is really useful, same with Storm Driver's shock randomly interrupting what enemies are doing.

Fri, 07/22/2011 - 01:45

jooozek

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Did you count the fact that

Did you count the fact that the status doesn't apply always? Its random. Nova Driver gives you a granted steady damage bonus over that.

Fri, 07/22/2011 - 01:49

Fraxur

Yeah but still, loads more

Yeah but still, loads more people would choose a status Alchemer over Nova Driver, I only saw a person use Prismatech Mk II today.
Whatever, I am not getting any Alchemer anyways (maybe except for Umbra Driver), I already got a Kilowatt Pulsar.

Fri, 07/22/2011 - 09:36

#10

Gigafreak

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I hate the Spur line because

I hate the Spur line because of autododgers. But the worst weapons?

Shocking Edge and Searing Edge, because they are traps for new players. Also because Mecha Knights use them, so the Arenas have trained me to punch Searing Edgers in the face on reflex.

Worst armor? I'd pick the Cobalt line because of its lack of useful added effects or resistances.

Fri, 07/22/2011 - 10:09

#11

Iron-Volvametal

Um...To me, I think...

Chaos Set
Cautery Sword
Omega Shell

Fri, 07/22/2011 - 18:10

#12

Hammdog

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Hmmm...

I think the WORST SWORD OF ALL TIME would have to be Hatchet.

Fri, 07/22/2011 - 23:13

#13

luxley

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Winmillion, more like

Winmillion, more like Losemillion or Failmillion or failamilliontimesusingthisweapon

Thu, 07/28/2011 - 16:34

#14

Soulstaker

Worst

Sword hatchets
Helm proto helm
Armor proto
Gun protogun
Bomb proto bomb

Thu, 07/28/2011 - 16:51

#15

Legendsmade

@gerryw173

wait there was a proto bomb?

Thu, 07/28/2011 - 17:34

#16

Griffinbane

Yep, there's a Proto Bomb. I

Yep, there's a Proto Bomb. I have one! It's sold in the rescue camp, and in Haven.

Thu, 07/28/2011 - 17:41

#17

OverDingle

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Yeah, you could buy it for

Yeah, you could buy it for 150 cr at one of the vendors in town. Not that anybody does that once they realise crafting/ah are cheaper.

For me,

Sword: Either Winmillion or Khorovod; in addition to not having a 5* version, winmillion causes monsters to dodge on every swing and Khorovod doesn't have much of a benefit over the other 2hander series. Both have pretty poor charge attacks, especially with Khorovod's nerf recently (all of the charge attack's projectiles are gone since last patch) A shame on winmillion's side, too - Spur and Arc Razor have decent damage, range and maneuverability, but making the energy bolt cause dodging at 4* kills the line. Though the charge attack sucks throughout. Would be really good if OOO fix the projectile and buff the charge attack when this gets a 5* version

Gun: Slightly harder call, but probably Sentenza. It's only good against enemies which try to dodge it. AP's similar, but has a saving grace in that one of the types it's good against is a good type for guns to be good against, especially given the current endgame. Else possibly blaster, doesn't do anything special and now we have the Supernova for a normal damage 3shot gun with far more utility

Bomb: BAB or Irontech, both of which essentially do what the Nitronome does but worse.

Armor: Cobalt series. It defends you against piercing, probably the least important damage type, but also doesn't have any form of special effect. At least the armor looks cool at 5*... helm doesn't though

Shield: Aegis, see above. This shield looks good too (imo) but shields can't even be used as costumes, and it's just a targe without a damage bonus.

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