Spiral Knights - Lookind for input from some Dragon Scale/Dread Skelly Users

Lookind for input from some Dragon Scale/Dread Skelly Users

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Wed, 07/27/2011 - 13:24

Jamini

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Hello folks!

I already am the proud owner of a (nearly) max Grey Owlite Shield. I know how good it is and I can beat VD with most groups without too much hassle.

Mostly I am looking to craft an alternative to run in RJ runs and normal clockworks runs.

My current build is a gunslinger build. With a Hail Driver, Callahan, Biohazard (Swapped to a silversix in FSC), and either a Levi Blade, Atomic Vaporizer, or Plasma Capacitor (My personal favorite for normal strata.) I'm looking for a shield to compliment my loadout. Most of the time I take very little (or no) damage from ranged elemental attacks (retrodes nonwithstanding) The most dangerous foes for me are T3 wolvers, cats, grievers, and devilites.

I'm asking those of you who use Skelly and Dragon Scale shields, how do they hold up in the field compared to Owlite/Heater shields?

Wed, 07/27/2011 - 13:30

Tipiak

Well, not for wolvers, but

Well, not for wolvers, but for cats, grievers, and devilites Skelly shields (4* or 5*) do hold up pretty well and definitely much better than my Grey Owlite. It doesn't protect from the grievers "mist" (and anyway, for grievers hitting is a better defense than shielding most of the time) but it allows me to get close to devilites.

Dragon Scale, I can't say.

Wed, 07/27/2011 - 13:59

Fallout

Dragon Scale will be a

Dragon Scale will be a terrible mistake. It'll hold up fine with gunpuppies and vanna's 2nd and 4th stage, but any other form of attack (zombies Vanna's swing etc) will break your shield in a matter of seconds. You can't even tank trojans with it ~ if you try you'll lose half your health. However Mines at lvl 10 aand its the only shield i use.... it's still good for what i need it for (goddam ranged elementalists)

Wed, 07/27/2011 - 19:27

Ryoga124

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I used a Dragon Scale and a

I used a Dragon Scale and a Sinister (not Dread) Skelly before.
Skelly was nice; I used the whole Skelly set though, so replaced with with Drake Scale to cover fire (since then I no longer use any Skelly armour).
The Dragon is great, but I have a Blackened Crest now. The Dragon Scale holds up to fire well, and a lot of other things. Trojans hurt. And so do Devilites en masse, but it withstands a lot of other things. A horde of Zombies could get back. Alpha Wolvers too. But my Dragon Scale was able to withstand Vanaduke's swing everytime if it was at full capacity. Maybe it hurts less if you are standing right next to him or something... But yeah, it was durable alright.

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Lookind for input from some Dragon Scale/Dread Skelly Users