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Striker Bomber in LD questions

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Mon, 08/19/2013 - 03:02

Terra-Necro

Title says it all. Can anyone give tips on how much ctr is needed for bombs in LD to reduce the ctr if a person is using striker?

My gear:

-Chaos set (helm + armor)
-Mad Bomber set (woot, still have it)
-Mercurial demo set (who doesn't have one xP)
-Sprite perks (I have no idea if they still work in LD, though I know the heart one does) [bomb ctr med, bomb dmg med, heart bonus]

My bombs:

-Nitro
-Voltaic tempest
-Swagger storm ("stagger" for those who still don't get the joke)
-Electron vortex
-Shards (No use telling what shard bomb it is)
-Dark Retribution

My weapons I think I should use as an extra with the striker bombing in case there are gunners:

-Valiance
-Barbarous thorn blade
-Gran Faust
-Divine Avenger
-Brandish? (I have all but Voltedge, which is 4* atm)

I know that the Nitro bomb and the DR have the shortest charge times. I was wondering how much ctr, in terms of uvs, I would need on each of my bombs in order to reduce the charge time enough that I can be a competant LD striker bomber.

Thank you to everyone who posts.

Mon, 08/19/2013 - 07:06

Juances

DR should be fast enough with Chaos/Mad. (the set would cancel the striker debuff and you're left with a medium from a max heated bomb)
Bomb focus perk doesn't work, so you'll want trinkets or UVs for the rest.

You can survive with mist bombs defensively, by spamming them in a point, but if you want to rush and charge them up into an enemy's face, more CTR is obligatory.

Mon, 08/19/2013 - 12:19

Ganzfeld-Effect

I've tried it for a few matches, hilariously fun and surprisingly effective once you get the rhythm going. I've gotten by with Chaos and Medium CTR UV's on the bombs as long as they're all level 10. If you can get away with it, Voltaic Tempest + Dark Retribution = lol. If you don't want to go pure bomber I suggest taking the Barbarous Thorn Blade/a brandish as a side.

Tue, 08/20/2013 - 06:42

Zeddy

Striker gives a negative CTR Very High. That means you need a full bomber set (Chaos, Mad, Volcanic) just to get back to the CTR medium you would usually have without any bomber armour at all. From this point, you need another CTR Very High in order to max your bomb charge time. I would recommend having at least a medium UV on bombs you plan to use, as you're really going to need at least one heart pendant to make striker bombing viable.

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