Hello, Im only new to Spiral Knights. Just curious how higher rating gear works with resistances etc, just so i can invest in some good gear to upgrade as i play. I was checking out 5 star rating gear on wiki, and i have no clue what pieces i should get. Is getting all different parts of resistance anygood? As in like Dread Skelly shield Poison/Freeze, Divine veil Fire/shock/curse, Royal Jelly mail Stun/sleep.
Would having nearly every resistance be good? Or do you need too stack specific Resistances, ive seen a fair few people with alot of fire resistance so its confusing to what i need. Is there a gear set that works for all parts of the game, or do you need specific sets for different situations? Also is it the same with weapons aswell? Thanks
You can live without Piercing defense, only one type of monster can hit you with it (spiny Lichen colonies).
You can live without Sleep and Curse resistances, very few monsters can inflict it. (But if you use a Faust or Gran Faust, you might want resistance to reduce the harm in Cursing yourself with the charged attack.)
Fire resistance is very useful for Vanaduke runs; Shock resistance is good because everyone hates Shock. (If you don't, you will probably LEARN to hate it in Tier 3.)
It's not the end of the world if you get Poisoned, Stunned or Frozen. Just go on the defensive until it's over.
The defenses on your shield are only active while you're actually blocking with it.
We aren't 100% sure if the resistances on your shield mean anything at all (they're not passively always on, but statuses won't land if you blocked the attack anyway).