The best thing to do as a bomber.
Kiting: The tactic of circling a monster in hopes of making it sick.
In phases 3 and 5, Vana's fireballs act as a wall for projectiles (Shards). If you kite Vana and stay kiting while using RSS, you get a lot of damage output-- As much as half a Blitz charge.
The only thing negative about kiting Vana is the shadow fire that might land next to him while you kite. Also the chance you mess up and instantly die.
Random thread is random. Good info to know though, I guess.
with or without a shivermist partner?
wondering if u could accidently free him....
If you take your time, you can do it without vana macing you even once.... and slags miss if you keep moving.
Even if RSS charge fast, it'll never match blitz on last stage, unless you kamikaze next to him to place shards. Max damage barely reachs 270 per shard.
How are you figuring half a blitz charge? I get I think 278 or something like that per shard, and I'm max damage. If I have to kite and stay at a distance, I don't think I ever hit him with more than one shard. (and since his fire balls are up, I can't get in close unless i'm lucky and he runs over a bomb) So, I've never used blitz, but I was under the impression it did over 100 per hit and did like a dozen hits? Not sure how a shard is any where close to half a blitz charge... Love to see your numbers.
If you time it right, you can kite Vana while his fireballs are up (Even at phase 5).
If you time it perfectly, you can have up to 6 shards hitting Vana.
Going with max damage, 278 x 6 == 1,650ish.
Going with max Blitz damage, 289 x 15 = 4,335.
Now that is... About.... A third... Oh..... - 3-
Could more easily die, also much harder, but...
As much as HALF a Blitz Charge?!
Metagame, watch out!