Spiral Knights - Best Weapons against Swarm? [ANSWERED]

Best Weapons against Swarm? [ANSWERED]

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Fri, 09/28/2012 - 08:55

Canine-Vladmir-Il

*SL Boss rooms are doable. Just when i get to the unknown passage, i die, use excessive CE, get "stunned", list goes on.
Whats the best weapons to go against the Swarm Seed? Sometimes the Swarm Field expands too fast to battle it. I do have some luck with the Polaris but it just spams as usual, and you dont want to have extra lag in the laggiest place in SK.
so, whats the best weapons against the Swarm Field thingymabob?
answered: Flourishes and more of the Defensive Style weapons do the job of reducing the Swarm Seed. If your really good, a team of Nitromes can do the job.
Plan B: you can also forget about the Swarm Seed altogether, just stay on the edges of the map and it will likely not effect you. Concentrate more on the monsters and Swarm turrets.

*bonus question: whats the directions to navigate through the passage? i always ending in dead ends.
somewhat answered: Take You Time at It. It might seem like you need to get the heck outta there but just calm down and look for ghost blocks. Guns like Polaris, Alchemers, or Antigua line helps.

Fri, 09/28/2012 - 09:29

Kraanx

try using fast weapons or

try using fast weapons or ones that have a lot of hits ;on swarm seeds. except for shadow ones.
as for the directiob. idk. ive never been in a shadow lair

Fri, 09/28/2012 - 09:32

Kraanx

Example: Flourish lines,

Example: Flourish lines, Autogun lines, Cutter lines, flaming bananas ( when they get added), perhaps leviathan/fang of vog charge.
use the advantage of being able to change equipment whenever you want in there. if you dont take too long, it might work

Fri, 09/28/2012 - 10:40

Lightningblitz

Flourishes are a pretty good option for the Swarm. And the rest as Kraanx mentions them, though it might be not be as good as a option to use "offensive" weapons such as Autogun/Cutter lines. It's best to have weapons which support a defensive playstyle such as Heavy Swords and carry along a Final Flourish/BTB for Beast type swarm monsters (and will be useful for the swarm as well; use with shield cancelling for best results).
For the SL runs I have done, I don't actually bother trying to reduce the Swarm in the Unknown Passage (for the boss battle though, it'd be a different thing), it's well and good though if one of your party members do so, but if you stay to the corners/edges of the room you'll be pretty much safe from the effects of the Swarm. In the second room with lockgates in the Unknown Passage especially, you can stay to the extreme left or right the whole time and not care about the Swarm AT ALL.
As for finding your way, I know it's a high pressure scenario when you're supposed to run like anything :P But stay calm and look around a bit, there are no dead ends afaik, there will always be a ghost block in some nook and cranny which will open up your path. Some ghost blocks might be a bit tricky to reach, so Alchemer or expanded Polaris shots might help with reaching them.

Fri, 09/28/2012 - 10:58

Little-Juances

WRH with AA.

Fri, 09/28/2012 - 11:03

Bopp

knockback

For FPS against the seed itself, you might want something like Warmaster Rocket Hammer, or maybe a Brandish or piercing sword. But, as Lightningblitz points out, you also want defense. Ideally, you'd like to deliver constant damage to the swarm seed, while knocking everything else away from you. Believe it or not, a party full of Nitronomes works very well in the last fight of Unknown Passage. Just stand together and bomb madly.

Sat, 09/29/2012 - 13:32

Canine-Vladmir-Il

If its okay....

I decided not to graveyard this so it could help other SL delvers. i answered it with the answers i got and yes they do help out.
Again, thank you guys for the advice.
p.s. plague needle did help out with the swarm significantly but being stationary wasnt the best idea with Swarm monsters trying to eat you. So its a 50/50 survival unless your with a good team.

Sat, 09/29/2012 - 18:02

Stormradar

I've always wondered if someone will do Shadow Lair with me.....

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Best Weapons against Swarm? [ANSWERED]