Looking to see what one you guys think is better overall?
I currently have..
Dread Skelly Set
Vog Cap/Coat
Grey Owlite Shield
Volcanic Plate Shield
Which one would you chose and why?
Thanks!
Divine Set or Grey Feather Mantle Set?
Sun, 12/25/2011 - 00:19
Sun, 12/25/2011 - 09:58
#2
To start I craft all my armor
To start I craft all my armor and weapons so I should have all recipes for anything I have. Also would like to add that I have the full Dread Skelly set, which includes the shield. I am not opposed to trashing the idea of one of those 2 armors if you think another set would be helpful I was looking into the Deadly Virulisk anyways so that works. I will make a Skolver set at some point just not right now.
I know I need to add some shield to my collection as well, so I am glad you brought that up. If you were going to make a piercing shield or of what you listed or anything else for that matter what would you choice?
While we are at it, any other armor or shields whether it be single pieces or sets that I should make because I am running out of ideas and don't want to just make random stuff for no reason. Waste of time and energy.
Thanks for the help.
Sun, 12/25/2011 - 12:21
#3
Ah, didn't realize you were
Ah, didn't realize you were including the shield with the dread skelly set. In that case a piercing shield should definitely be next on your list.
Since you already have a Volcanic Plate shield, an Ironmight would be quickest to craft since it's on the same alchemy tree. If you primarily use swords, though, the damage bonus from the Barbarous Thorn Shield isn't something you'll want to pass up.
Once you've covered the three basic protection types, branching out becomes a bit more leisurely. Here's a few oddball sets I use:
For clearing T1/T2: Ancient Plate armor/helm + Swiftstrike shield.
For Concrete Jungle: Deadly Virulisk Mask, Radiant Silvermail and Barbarous Thorn Shield
For Gremlin: Volcanic Demo Helm, Ancient Plate Mail and Ancient Plate Shield (Volcanic Plate Shield would also work here)
For jumping into a random level on a gate: Grey Feather Cowl, Radiant Silvermail, Ancient Plate Shield
Sun, 12/25/2011 - 12:52
#4
Barbarous Thorn shield was on
Barbarous Thorn shield was on my list so I will do that. Might as well make the Ironmight at some point too.
So I guess the next few things I will be making is those 2 shields, Deadly Virulisk, and Grey Feather Set.
Nice thanks for helping out! Got some work ahead of me now.
Sun, 12/25/2011 - 14:38
#5
Depends
u can do somethin different always.. try a hybrid it can help!
like divine/skolver that works beast
Sun, 12/25/2011 - 15:09
#6
I've never been sure about
I've never been sure about what to pair up with each other as far as hybrids go. Any good combos you can think of? I'm always open to suggestion.
Sun, 12/25/2011 - 17:58
#7
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Divine Veil/Skolver Coat is a very popular hybrid. It's got defense against all the kinds of attacks and it cover four of the worst statuses, plus two nice bonuses if you use swords.
Another doable combination is Radiant Silvermail/Vog Cub Cap (or any normal/ele hat). This cover all four defense as well, but the statuses on the Silvermail aren't as good (poison wouldn't really kill you, and curse isn't seen anywhere other than your own Faust charges and SLs).
Hybrids were very good for strata like poison pre-Arsenal Stations, since you can encounter many different types of mobs. However, since the introduction of the stations, it's very easy to go with a pure set that's very good against the particular depth you're in. Hybrids are still good for, say, Danger Room hunting or if you're too lazy to change armour every level like me, but their utility isn't as good anymore. I'd suggest that you don't aim for pieces for solely hybrid sets, but like Nicoya said above, Skolver set would be great for your situation, and if you do decide to make the Divine (I'd suggest only making the helm though, since the lack of normal defense makes Divine difficult to wear as a set and the helm has a damage bonus), then you can mix and match them.
Divine does not have any normal defense, and so has very limited use as a full set and not combined with some other piece. Divine/Skolver is nice for an all-rounder, and Divine/Volcanic Plate could be nice for FSC, but full Divine will leave you hurting even in T3.
Full Grey Feather, on the other hand, gives you good elemental/normal protection with only a weakness to stun, perhaps the least deadly of all statuses.
All that said, you already have a complete 5* elemental set (Vog), so you really should be looking into getting a pierce set first. Since you have Vog (assuming you didn't spend a bunch of CE to buy it off someone pre-crafted) you'll already have the recipes for ash tail, so going for Skolver is the obvious choice. I personally prefer Deadly Virulisk: the universal slime bonus is nice when I'm hitting polyps with my polaris, I use my snarby bomb against wolvers (skolver's sword bonus would be useless for that), and chromas really don't need any buffs for me to deal with them effectively.
You might also want to branch out in your shields. Volcanic Plate and Grey Owlite are both great shields, but they overlap considerably in their use. Consider adding a BTS or Ironmight for a piercing shield, and a Crust of Almire or Dread Skelly for shadow.