#Paladin Shield Throw/Bash Guide (--> Guide is pinned)
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Sea server
i mean which spot haha
Near teleport
In the fountain area
There’s vending calles weapon,shoes bis if im not mistaken
Im not online rn so I couldn’t check for you
kk
what's the difference between shield bash/throw and the typical paladin build?
is there a large dps difference?
Yes, shield bash>shield throw with new shield
The calculation already did by @median quarry you ccan check the details above or yoyu can ask him
i mean, what's the difference between this guide and the caster build
like does one do more dmg than the other? survivability? easy of play?
I played both of caster and SB/ST build, in my opinion for survivability against bosses caster is better, but for dmgs i prefer st/sb build especially against holy enemies. But these 2 builds are pretty decent depending how you play, just find your builds that you fun to play. In the end paladin is very good class beside weaver rn.
For mobbing caster definetely good in huge mob like at nexus but back again just play whaterever build you find fun for you to play
hard part is, you don't really know how either plays until you invested gold into the build and trying it yourself lol
Already tried bossing against SQ, i prefer sb/st for faster kill but i have to moving a lot rather than when im using caster build
For grinding i prefer caster build to gather mats, equip to sell. Like for example, i can gather 35-40 mobs at once in nexus to farm and thats pretty fast to gather the mats rather than when im using st/sb
With this build against Queen Worm, I hit 28k~ish for ST and 104k~ish for SB without priest buff
With this build against Death Mage, I hit 24k~ish for ST and 91k~ish for SB without priest buff
i wanna test but i'm to poor to get all this gems
All good brother, just take your time, better using caster build to farm eq or mats to sell and then buy those gems, its pretty much cheap rn. I got my spike gem for only 29m today
don't put extra points into spear mastery. do use spear quicken though, it gives atk spd which makes it easier to hit 170 atk spd cap for ST
ah but i thought spear quicken says only works for sword or spear and doom crescent is axe
The flavor text on spear quicken is kinda irrelevant. The skill itself is just a buff and has no weapon restriction to use
can u share your skill tree and status ?
gc/jb build has been nerfed a little on the new patch
man mana leech and hp leech feels very good right now
GC/JB should be stronger no? Just can't run sacrifice but the damage on ability should be stronger
im regening more now than the on hit ones before
Hey guys, have you checked out the new patch? Do you think it affects our build a lot?
not much
it might be harder to maintain Sacrifice with this build, it already was kinda hard
tankiness and mana sustain might change slightly but i haven't felt it out enough to determine if it's better or worse
leech works better with more hits per second so SB may need more leech than ST
i think? 🤔
maybe but leech caps at a point, so as long as you keep hitting you should be at your leech cap of 20% max hp
i put +8 bloodbound and 2x nightfangs on, no bloodfang, and proceeded to kill myself at the dummy relatively fast
sanctify?
errr no
i forget how to play sanc because i never do, 1sec
i die without it, it should be enough
yeah lol sanc+bloodbound is enough to sustain sac, nice. feels like less gear req than pre-patch, is that right? it is a bit sketchier vs mobs but if you dont pull too large you proly wont die, just like without sanc
I was using my build through Turtle nexus and has 0 issues
I think I'd officially recommend using sacrifice now
ya i gotta fix my guide lol
Full skills with 5 points to spare for w/e. We use sacrifice+sanctify now, with bloodbound or bloodfang for leech. Can turn it off if mobs are kicking your ass.
Toggleable Buffs: Sacrifice (dmg at cost of health), Conviction/Defiance Aura (pick dmg or def aura)
Duration Buffs: Sanctify (for sacrifice sustain), Endure, Fortify, Holy Shield, Spear Quicken, Reflect Shield, Haste (1m duration 25% move speed)
You can sustain sacrifice even if you holy enchant your wep like I have done. Though if you have holy gem and holy helm as well, you might not be able to sustain easily with just bloodbound+sanctify.
Vitality aura might be good, not sure if the increased hp with sacrifice is better damage output than defiance aura, but it does have slight regen
yeah worth testing
if you have 50k health, vitality aura adds 10k which is 200 more heals per second from cons
worth testing full plasma to see if it lets us tank endgame bosses as well
Do we know which mob drops throw gem now? Tried looking it up in wiki but no luck
Sweet hopefully I can get a decent guardwall at the same time
Thanks for the insight! I’ll check it myself—logging in now.
@median quarry it’s harder to sustain MP now; on the other hand, HP is easier to maintain.
this is during a boss fight against Spider Queen
Shield bash gonna be op rn, 400%dmgs
What is the previous dmg%?
350%
I haven’t test yet so i think its higher rn
Oh wait
Shield bass and bash are different?
Nvm we dont have any changes in dmgs then haha
no changes to SB/ST numbers, just JB/GC/DP
Yeah cuz of 100% chance leech i guess
my warrior on the other hand is on the RIP side
gonna wait for advanced class there lmao
also mana leech is crazy rn
Mana leech is just drooping bat for us? Or other stuff now post update i haven't logged in
I use eyeball mage on ST build, seems to be enough
since we know we only need 170 atk spd, we can put enough points into int to get more mana sustain, so only 1x batlord/blue mage card is necessary
that was prepatch. i have heard mana sustain is harder postpatch. need to test more
Having no mana issues rn
I dont have any mana issues actually even from before patch
in a pack of mobs u get like 121 mana per tick so
And im not using soulfang
yes
3% of dmg 
Sweet i have more health leech now even that before the patch
oh huh he buffed it
no more on hit affects, it had to be changed
Holyy, my SB hit 109k~ish with taunt, pala buff + sac to DM
and my ST hit 29k~ish
I dont have any mana issues
Only holy res 15% from leg
Just use your obsidian band imo cuz of new patch for leech
whats new patch with leech?
#🎮development message
My SB hit 104k with taunt against SQ
ah ok, are we goign to have to make new characters once the game releases?
yes, #❓faq #🗺️roadmap
any new tech?
not new but its easy to use sacrifice now
nice
the holding down SB/ST strat may help you consistently hit optimal dps
- cast Shield Bash (use whenever it's off cooldown)
- Hold down Shield Throw key to cast ~2x Shield Throw quickly inbetween Shield Bashes
Small SB tip: At step 4, it should be more optimal if you hold down ST, and briefly stop holding it down when SB goes off cooldown, then go back to holding down ST once you cast SB.
you can actually briefly hold both SB+ST and then let go of ST, and go back to holding ST once SB casts. it's a little funky, and i personally macro it, but it's relatively optimal
is there a reason why 170 aspd in the goal?
at 170 aspd you cast shield throw at the same rate as the global cooldown essentially
New mana leech is fantastic, dont have any mana issues anymore
nice glad to hear it, same ive been happy with it. it might be too strong even
Anyone got an extra shield throw gem they wanna sell? 😄
Gem isn't on the wiki yet
its in Sunken Depths
oh... i thought it was the goblin warcamp T_T
been there past 2 hrs D:
also people probably sold off their extra Shield Throw gems for mad profit during the week it was removed from the drop table lol
you can check drop tables from the map screen lol
150+ hrs and i just found out.
bruh.
man.. pali is so fking dumb. lvl 98 w/ +6 gear and i can out farm my lv150 scout full +10 gear
and this was after multiple nerfs.
its still useful, not sure if 50+ int is enough to natural regen through Shield Throw Spam
tbf Scout is still base class
its something that keeps being brought up, don't compare base classes to advance. We'll see in a week (hopefully) once GS is out
Best using nightfang against SQ, SB hit 100k+ so as long you avoid the dissonance well you will kill the SQ
I found my dmgs went up after the patch so bossing using SB took faster time than before
Do you use plasma/night greaves for SQ
I used endurance greaves for dmg boosting but for survivability i think night greaves is better cuz of resistance but im not sure, haven’t try it yet
I think I'm missing something, even if I take off my holy damage cards and stand in consecration, I die from sacrifice against training dummy. +9 bloodbound with leech roll, chest has healing roll. Do I just need bloodfang to use sac?
Are you using any Holy Resistance and Sanctify to reduce sacrifice damage?
OOOOOOOOO sanctify, I will try again
Lol ok now I agree yes it's easy to sustain sacrifice now, thank you
I can go like this ? i cant pay for bloodfang yet
and don't find Insect Carapace to buy
the lack of cards anywhere makes me sad
but yes bloodbound is enough to use sacrifice with as long as you're running Sanctify
i dont know what cards i should use yet
You need at least one mana sustain card like eyeball mage blue or bat lord, and you'll need at least one crit rate card like housefly junk or nom (until you level up more to max luk)
Besides those specifically just pick from here #1440558934107750410 message
10 shield bash, 10 shield throw
Scroll up just a little bit, Sakaiyo put their skill tree
i'm gonna try now thanks guys
Sanctify and one source of health leech is all you need for sacrifice now, but I also swapped holy res onto pants to improve sustain vs mobs. Haunt card. Move a few points from int to agi to keep 170 atk spd. As long as int is >= 50 you're fine (Assuming there's still a hidden 50 int mana sustain bonus, I'm trying to confirm)
so if i change from bloodhound to endurance pants i should have no problems to sustain my life ?
i gonna test
Assuming you leech enough damage with just nightfang... Sure
maybe. im fine with +8 bloodbound at 13% leech. nightfang is 5%.
there's also a decent chance the obsi band 10% reflect dmg is better than the 10 vit you get from endurance pants, so even if nightfang works it's not the optimal choice
Is there anything else we could more easily swap for Crit rate if we dropped a weapon crit roll for the new 5% hp leech? or it seems every source of Crit we could trade for would be even more dmg loss
you using 15% crit rate headgear card?
it's needed if you're following the recommended gear stats but using a wep without crit
No but that is an option, idk how 10% def card vs endurance pants would be
Hey guys where do we craft ironshade helm? ty in advance
the build is the same?
Demon's maw
111k shield bash on death mage
no holy gem
i'm trying to get the obsidian, it's very hard kk
3vit2hp obsidian is definitely hard to find
i tryind to buy and farm at same, but no sucess
a less optimal obsidian band, or a vit safety gauntlet, may be a decent alternative for now
First time trying out SB, can I have some advice on upgrades? Also for stats is it vit>def>hp>crit?
find a good one
payed 4m, not that expensive
4m not bad yeah since it's rare and no one farms them
and i already spent 6h in demon maw kk
how to increase more damage? i can solo all maps but not bosses(around 700k on dummies)
so close to being perfect 🙁 I think im still gonna use it
#spiritvale #ragnarok #bibeisthename #gaming #streamer
So our build is safe and even better after the patch!
Not really beginner friendly cause you need 3 gems as seen on the video.
This is not a max dps build, just my daily use for farming and some low lvl bossing.
Hope you enjoy and see you in the game!
Build in action from last VOD
ht...
967k not bad
@median quarry thanks for the guide!
with shield throw? correct me if im wrong but i don't think youre doing holy damage besides sacrifice but you have holy % cards/helm
switch to shield bash shield if you dont mind the playstyle and want more dps.
if you wanna swap tanky gear to dps, safety gauntlets -> obsidian band, plasma boots -> endurance boots
you need to holy enchant your wep if you want SB/ST to benefit from holy dmg.
make sure youre using sacrifice and sanctify
patch says increase range on chain effects.. trying to determine if ST was included
it has to, this chain looks crazy compared to before
yea confirmed, love it
will feel even more fun that way
ST players are rejoicing
I got 123k without buff priest and 131k with buff priest, this patch really boost my dmgs lol
waa,. should be vit
I have +10 vit3/healing8/dmgmelee4 if you interested
Against DM, with pala buff only. My dmgs got reduced a lil bit because of the patch earlier buut still doable.
@median quarry Verrry small correction to the OP, but Safety Gauntlets > Safety Gloves.
Just so it's clearer that the Gloves can be warn alongside Endurance Gauntlets.
👍 updated
does ST count as melee damage or this is for SB?
SB count for melee
ST is ranged
ST coount for ranged damage
but not worth replacing def/reflect gears with ranged dmg
yep
i see. thanks a lot
holy drop
I see this ss and I started farming but...
5k weight and I still didn't get a single guardwall
😮💨
i'm farming like 5 hours. i got these
still farming for endurance gauntles with hp
but i don't know how you guys are hitting 100k dmg with SB
id hate to see your scout build then cuz pala sux haha
SB build is the new weaver in the game lol, under 1 min only use holy res on leg and anti curse
finally something
nice, worth +ing
i found this really early but havent found anything better yet. i'm aiming for vit/heal rec/hp. theory is maybe the extra hp will help cons tank higher lvl bosses without having to wear as much actual tanky gear like plasma/night
ya same, vit/hp %/hp receiv is the perfect roll
I don't know if healing received is good anymore (except consecrate) , it doesn't seem to increase the leech cap and we already hit the cap kinda ez
I think vit/def/hp or -magic% is best rolls for chest and shield now
Against bosses aren't you always getting the max leech or when you dodge is it falling off
from what i can tell, going from 10->18 healing rec is +4-5% health received from leech and +6% health receiving from cons
max leech is going to be around 20% base + 10-15% from gear leech = 30-35% of your max health, paladin is around 50k so 15k/sec
i imagine youre still below 15k/sec most of the time as paladin, is that right? so healing rec is still fully beneficial
its ultimately preference, +def for a bit more damage, -magic for some bosses.
Hm youre right I'm still below the cap but I thought I was capping. But 1% leech is .5% hp cap, but thats a small difference should be near 13k cap still
i need to double check dmg gain from +def but i think -magic or +hp is proly worth more
esp since reflect algorithm now halves def
it'd be very marginal, whats the max roll on +def? like 4 or 5?
yeah
5 yea
I was just under the impression healing received was a deal roll now but I'll revisit it
ReflectDamage: (100 + DEF/2 + FlatDEF/2) * 4 * Reflect%
(100 + DEF/2 + FlatDEF/2) * 4 * Reflect
for me:
DEF=348
FlatDEF=512
Reflect=163
so +5 def is 0.47% more dmg
hp or heal rec seems more worth over 0.47% dmg
0.47%...... ima just take that as a win because I already upgraded my def pieces LOL
that's 235 more dmg per hit if you do 50k with SB, 470 if you do 100k, if that helps frame it better
for sacrifice i need to enchant holy on weapon ? ST build
no, should be unrelated to eachother. if you enchant holy i think sacrifice will hurt you more because your own holy damage increases sacrifice's dmg vs yourself.
so... why people use it on st ? xD im lost
because you can still sustain sacrifice despite it, and elemental dmg (holy or otherwise) should be multiplicative with other dmg types
and lotsa high lvl mobs are shadow and have elemental weakness vs holy
ahhhh, now i get it
its benefits the agains property basically
i was thinking that we gain extra damage with sacrifice on holy weapon
but it is agains mobs that are weak to holy
perfect ❤️ thx
if you want high sacri dmg you need holy dmg +
so to maximize that you turn your ST/SB to holy tooo
and i think 9% sacri dmg is fixed
yeah im not sure if holy dmg % affects sac, i'd be surprised cuz thatd be really strong, worth checking
it does just tested, even better than carapace lol
ooo nice
so... i do need to enchant weaponm with holy ?
so if you dont have a strong need for one specific element, use holy i guess
then the boss spawned
still live rn
holy weapon element doesn't increase Sacrifice damage. +Holy damage does
yeah im assuming anyone talking about enchanting wep is also adding element dmg % to the wep
yeah this
that makes holy bishop even more bis 🤔
make sure you have one of these if you dont yet
need to test the 2
if you're trying to max holy damage yea, I still prefer crest for overall use
paladin crest def more tankiness, but for dps i needa confirm how much of an upgrade white bishop is
if any1 is on and have at least +9 vit3 hp2 i can try
give me a few mins to test
14.7% more dmg from sacrifice though, so if you did a lot of really small numbers of dmg per hit for some reason, bishop might be better than. not expecting so given crest gives much more dmg to SB+ST
yeah if you were playing full ST itd be less stark of a difference
My highest on dummy is still bishop hood + archangel + 2skele card (a little higher than same cards + crest or creeper cards + crest). But kinda obvious if you're investing full in an element, the element hat is good
hold on let me redo that test i had some incorrect cards
Holy Bishop +8 vs Crest +8, w/ sacrifice & 16% holy dmg enchanted wep (no holy gem):
SB+sacrifice: Holy Bishop is 6.30% more damage
ST+sacrifice: Holy Bishop is 7.37% more damage
Sacrifice: Holy Bishop is 14.7% more dmg (specifically for sacrifice)
Would be slightly less % difference if both are +10 (as vit should scale better than holy dmg especially for SB), and would be slightly less % if you have holy gem (due to diminishing returns)
may I have some?
i give all, come weaver
wayfarer?
I'm by the resetter
😄
Man, going through this build change is rough, hahaha
I get a nice drop, now i need to sell it, so i can buy bastion and spike :v
What stats does this build need?
vit luk agi
def ref ranged(st), melee(sb) crit critdam
where can we get spiked helm?
my health is still getting melted, even with bloodbound + holy resist on legs + sanctify. For bosses you are almost invincible with the right resist cards and NOT using Sac. The only way i see to use sac against high end bosses is sacrificing damage to put more holy resist card on shield or chest plasma suit. I don't know if someone is getting sucess using sac on bosses without making some changes
demons maw
Where do I get ironshade helm?
goblin village
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mtUGW3HlLo9Ht8I9fn9CgnXvAUDH6AHRkMkeAGC7DrM/edit?gid=0#gid=0
is ST better than SB now?
Shouldn't the question be the other way around? ST was the better build, Bash just got a shield
idk i just started playing 2 days ago
anyone have a ironshade helm 3vit/2hp for sale?
the ironshade farm is killing me
i took me 10h
SB > ST
im struggling a bit to find what is the better overall equips
still leveling tho just became pala
Damn wtf this thread has SO many comments s
We always be theory crafting in here
check the clip i shared above. the goal is to increase your dmg so you can leech the dmg done to you by sacri + some. sacrificing your dmg is a no no based from my testing earlier
it's the guide + theory craft thread 😌
should I use?
Yeh its pretty good for dmg
Is there any summary on how to swap gear at current patch? Or do i just have to swap shield ?
Difference between ST and SB build is pretty much just the shield. Though you could also have Melee Damage on Doom Crescent if going Bash
Pre-blood fang, is the new axe (on the right) worth to +10?
nah health leech not a great stat on wep imo
better stick to bloodbound or bloodfang, that should be enough leech for SB, then you can pick up more DPS stats
Yeah I guess the weapon stat is too high to just pass aside
Ok I'll look for critdmg + melee dmg
which artifact is BIS for SB/ST?
Titan
thank you
warlord emblem or golden aegis for ST?
Dps wise what is better atm. SB or ST?
SB is more damage
do you have more leach or more resist? i can't solo. against this boss its like i have 0 life steal using sac
using lightproof + vitality aura to healing
even if use more shadow resist, i just kill myself with sac against her
without sac i have infinite sustain but super low dmg. the only way i can think of its having a bloodfang wich i can't aford and tried multiple scrolls but 0 sucess. Or sacrifice even more damage to roly resist
Spider Queen? You want neutral resist, I don't think she does any shadow damage
That's her defensive element yes
Not what she attacks with. All physical hits are neutral
so i need to go back to plasma suit and sacrifice even more damage 😭
tried this combo. i died easily anyway
without knowing whats killing you i can't say. Put Archangel card in your weapon, that should help with the damage without needing to sacrifice
try putting life leech on acce card and mana leech on face
on armore try reflect card to increase your dmg
why do you have assassin btw
i tested plasma, other cards/builds with antivenom, shadow element on armor, neutral resist and more leech. not seems good. i'll try to drop the bloodfang, 99% of solo bosses are using this and i think it will help a lot
heaven's orbit for shield throw, fortified guardwall for shield bash
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Question does putting element on my weapon make fhe shield throw that element?
yes
okay so I think I know the big thing thats hurting. While her basic attack and dissonance well do neutral damage, she does cast Shadow Release which wil do big damage if you're Holy Element from Santify
If i'm not using Sac, i tank a lot with the right cards but it will take like 15min to kill.
i'm trying to evade SR and other skills too
i don't know if there is a hidden debuff to reduce healing wich is not showing up. I was killing werewolf(lvl 30 boss) and i can't use sac without dying because he debuff me reducing something like 75% heal effect
he does bleed which might stop leech
i need to find the list of status effects, i know someone made one
in normal cincustances my leech is fine bc i'm never below 98% hp, while spamming skills on dummy
Where's your arc angel card?
i need that? didn't sac already converts my damage in holy?
only sac is holy, you need the card to convert all your dmg to holy
Nope it doesn't
Pure double sanctified should be way more damage
Even on dummy but especially on boss
i think it increased like 2k more on SB
around 50k dps on 10s dummy. nice. but still far from the guys hitting 110k per SB
Use bishop hood
So your dp10 is 500k with sacrifice? Should be near double that, assuming all your stuff is 3vit as well
oh i see. i was using bishop before, but i didn't notice the difference because my weapon wasn't on holly
800k
If you changed to shadow for the dummy you'll be over 1mil
i'll try those changes and see
920k with hoodie. it sucks that i have str on the hoodie
shadow vs dummy is just cheating dp10 😛
dps/10 numbers can be deceiving this way, people showing them off usually do it with the right element
and sometimes non pratical builds
but if i change to shadow, i will replace holy element and lose dps, no?
dummy is weak vs shadow element
You use shadow because thats what the dummy is weak to, and the hood wouldn't help that
better off with paladin crest in that test
holy bishop is more ~7% more dps over crest for SB, if you are holy wep enchanted and using sac
i know he is weak against shadown/poison. but how can i change to shadow without losing the holy element
just to test
You don't lol just forget about shadow for now since we're trying to optimize holy damage for spiderman fight
you can't, thats why DPS/10 is unrelaible
ok. thanks
you'll also just natural do more damage against SQ because of Faith
can calculate boss resistances after you know your non-shadow dp10
i think with the blood gem this will slaps queen spider. But without this its just dark souls 4
you do have to dodge stuff in boss fights, thats just how it is.
i'm not dying for the spells
my leech somehow not work properly and i'm killing myself with sac against her
everytime i see the debuffs, there is nothing saying about reducing healing, so IDK. some other bosses are easy
of course other bosses are easy lol, CE, SQ, and Warchief are like the big 3 right now
i was asking some priests. with blood gem they just stand and kill without moving.
and that will likely be nerfed
yeah. it was not intendend to solo this shit 😂
i really wanted to test. spent all of my money on summon scrolls and didn't get anything. classic
Lol '-' it was the holy element. now the leech works properly and i can solo the spider standing
thanks guys
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solou ela foi ?
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@plush whale faz igual eu e mata sem o sacrificio e não esquece de desviar da poça
agr da pra mata com sac. era so converter pra holy msm
thats not english
kkkkk sry
You have mentioned that you're unable to update the main post, is that still the case? I'm asking as I'm not sure whether I should scroll through and read 1000+ msgs or the post is accurate?
Also the int at 50 giving mana leech is that still the case?
they've updated the main post I believe.
But probably needs to update that part. Its supposed to be every 50 Int improves mana on hit (which you need a card for)
But mana on hit was rolled into mana leech
It's been updated yeah, I had to rewrite it to get it to stop complaining about whatever combination of words.
How does the 50 int bonus work now? I thought before 50 int was +3 mana on hit for free.
The batlord? So that doesn't give me any leech unless I have 50 int?
no it increased mana on hit before. It should still help natural mp regen and some aspects of mana leech
what no. If you have the card you mana leech.
Ah okay
Shall buy that once I have the gold then, not strong enough to fight bosses
Guys which stats are BIS for dooms crescent?
i would assume this
thanks
If you have enough crit, yes if not the standard is vit crit crit damage.
Depends on your specific build though, FYI.
for SB build its better to you this cuz SB scale with meleedmg, but for ST you better look for vit/crit/critdmg
how are you solving crit
without +10 on weapon
coz i'd be at 93% crit if i take off the crit on my doom
you replace headgear 10def with headgear 15 crit
i believe 10 dmg melee scales better than 10 def + 10 crit dmg for SB
very minmaxing though 🙂
it'd be best to confirm by comparing two +10 weps though, since you want all the crit rate from refining doom crescent
nice. we need to compare:
- doom crescent with dmg melee + crit dmg, crit rate card
- doom crescent with dmg melee + crit dmg, def card
- doom crescent with crit + crit dmg, def card
it might be too close to tell due to crit rate rng differences, so just the shield bash and shield throw dmg numbers and crit rate + crit dmg stat numbers would be enough to math it out
yeah the question is if 7% crit rate is worth it for 10% def.
10% def is ~3% dps, need to double check that though
7% crit rate is basically your crit dmg times 0.07 so 1.6*0.07 = 1.12% dps
could be more tho
I'm using vit3/meleedmg10/critdmg9 and my crit rn 93 with 100 luk and i foung its not much difference cuz the scale for luck is crit chance so after testing it doesnt really matter actually
coz you can miss with not crit capped
good point you can miss... hmm
93 crit rate should be affected by hit rate 7% of the time. what's your hit rate luciel
and I didnt experience that
you should be missing 0.07 * (1-0.19) = 5.67% of the time with SB/ST, but never with cons (it's magic)
i thought melee/ranged skill was affected by hit rate but maybe not? 🤔
ye idk thats what i was wondering
if you can't miss then the def will be > crit , theoretically but will have to test to see if you can miss or not
Blind from bosses gives you crit-25 -25hit -25 flee
Thats why im using cure skill
To dissarm the blind skill
But until now i rarely miss
ok someone in chat confirmed you can miss with SB/ST, that's what i thought.
And after i changed to melee dmg, my dmg went up to 10k differences
melee dmg is definitely better than crit dmg just because less diminishing returns
the question is if dropping the 10 def for the crit rate is worth. i think so.
ATK stat doesnt do anything correct?
correct
Hmm interesting let me try using crit rate
I changed my def card to crit chance
My crit went up from 93 to 107 but my SB went from 74328 to 71307 (-3k) , ST 20966 to 20099 (-867)
yeah it would lower your dmg a little, 10% def is 4.3% more SB dmg. the question is if 4.3% more dmg is worth 5.67% missed hits and 7% non-critical hits
i would assume the crit rate is more valuable
Yeah i think so
I really enjoy this
Based on my experience bossing with 93 crit, i found that i dont really see the differences with miss, and faster to kill with def card rather than crit chance, but it depends on your references with sb/st build. Just use the build that really suits and comfortable for you guys to play. Everything works with this build as a solo player for bossing.
are endurance shoes BiS? running these right now but contemplating grinding for endurance since getting slow is annoying
- vit per refine + card slot > all. Can use immune to slow card or 20% move speed
ahh makes sense, just got these, but no atk spd... sigh
you can craft too in the same map
anyone can pass skill three of SB/ST PLS
just add a little more agi until you get better ones, especially since we dont need int as much now IMO. only need that 170 atk speed mark
gotcha, thanks guys
Max out- Taunt, Endure, Fortify, Shield Reflect, Shield Bash, Shield Throw. Everything else you can figure it out
ty bro!!!
Damn now i gotta farm a better Doom 🥲
my dmg still wack af only 10K dmg with shield throw
full buff pala?
show gear/stats
Your stats have to mainly vit+3 if possible cuz vit is mandatory
Cuz st/sb dmg is scaling from vit
And try to reach 100 crit first and aspd 170 after buff
Then full vit and rest int for the stats
Use def 3 card per refine in your shield for dmg boost
For doom look fot vit/crit/crtdmg since you play st
Crit is just missing 1 lvl
Look for crit 8 or 9 minimum on your doom it should be reach 100
But the alternative is you can also use crit chance card on headgear
so i have to sell my weapon and grind another one
What is your weapon stat?
Def or ref card on shield. Enchant your weapon then use ele buff cards
This is good for sb build , im using vit3+meleedmg10+critdmg10
Because sb is a melee type so its good for sb build
St is a ranged type
So you can either look for crit or ranged damaged instead of meleedmg
farming the weapon gonna take a while
shouldin't i focus on the rest of the gear coz most of it r not Vit
Yeah better focus on the rest of gear first
Aim vit3 and hp2%
All of your gears
Even the artifact also nned to be vit3/hp2%
If you have another plus for your gold after gather all the vit3 stuff, you can change your crown of spike to insect carapace for better def and bosst dmg (its like endgame things)
But if i were you i probably change to sb build, cuz your weapon is already decent
So ill change my shield to shield sb
But its up to you, just play whatever you find fun to play with , either sb or st
@spark vapor i just want to kill mobs in every area
Fast
idc if its sb or st
Do i have to change a lot of stuff for Sb?
If you mean by fast i suggest you change to sb , cuz high dmg
Not really , sb and st have pretty much same set up gear
All vit
Just change the shield
And you ready to go
ic
when i get back from work i will change
coz i can farm lvl 90-110 mobs
but i cant farm higher
and from 90-110 i kill them slowly
Sure2 , im not sure about lvl ing cuz im a caster before when lvl ing up my paladin so you have try it yourself what suits you the best, have fun brother
im lvl 102 rn with pally
Put on arc Angel and farm in abyss. Easy levels
Archangel gem?
card- gives holy ele
guys,
- Fortified Guardwall Vs Heaven's Orbit ?
shield bash is slightly more damage
tyy
How much aspd is good enough for pally sb build?
170 after buff is enough
Thanks boss!
my dmg
@spark vapor may i ask what cards are u using on weap? Im lacking 4 crit stats and already used 1 hgear slot for crit rate+15.
i enjoy shield throw more coz its faster cd
Im using element cconvert and damage against type of element for bossing
i never used crit card dmg for weap
How do u maintain 100 crit lol. My mind is not coping with this.
you can just use crit change card on your headger
it will make your crit goes to 107
this is the other shoes i got
but for me i dont find any trouble with 93 crit
actually better use endurance shoes for dmg boost and def cuz of vit, but yours is int stat so try to find vit
Aha! Aight. If 93 is good enough for you that would mean ive been racking my brains for nothing lol. Thought we have to keep it at 100.
but if you want to use plasma thats also fine, cuz of the hp you got
but sometimes i do miss but it doesnt make any problem for me still do tons of dmg
guardwall is for SB spam right
yup
With these gears you should more or less got 145k ish SB against SQ but still have to becarefull cuz only have 9% leach for me
Hmm its already endgame gear for me, when im facing cosmic or warchief im using plasma suit and night greaves and i can tanking all their skills
i see. im planning to run this with another pally friend of mine to farm SQ. stacking 2 auras and consec maybe we can facetank it
titan plate vit3/hp2/atk2 all of them
that makes sense. i might go for plasma suit then
Yeah already try with warchief and i can tank the earthquake
but kinda annoying from the knockback only
but afterall its good to go against any boss imo with this build
which gear should i farm first
all of your gears should be stats with vit 3
so you might try to change all of them to vit 3
hmm are u able to cap your leech with this setup?
the one with vit3 you can keep it
this i don't switch right
my leech only 9%
also have bloodfang gem for different kind of bosses
so yeah i just adjust one or two gears to adapt
oh it's only 5,300 hp per tick about 10,600 per sec cap on leech w/o leech items
at 53k hp
yyup still decent gear, i also sometimes use this if im too lazy to move around against sq
the problem i got so many stuff in my storage if only i could sell so i can buy gear
just farm it bro, sometimes you get another gear that you dont use buy you can sell
where do i farm ironshade if u dont mind me asking
goblin village
hate that area
gather the mats and craft at the npc in goblin village
too many mobs spreaded around
Yeah
is Death Grin Vit 3 Hp 2 good?
Good but better use ironshade
its good for st
better than mine?
both are decent, one for sb and the other for st
do you still use sacri?
Yes
@median quarry I think i solved the problem with my 93 crit, i try to get dex for hit chance rate 100% and rest vit, so that my dmg still high and not get miss
And only using bat lord still can maintain my mana
nice! what'd your stats end up at?
Is triple Creeper a good card for weap on ST build
yeah it's pretty good. elemental dmg should be BiS as long as the enemy isn't resistant
Lvl 90 and this is what I got so far, slowly building up for Endurance set.
i personally prefer what you have, got the same one
That's an awful oath breaker lol. You don't need leech or crit
OH! I thought oathbreakers need Crit
what class does impale build?
Knight/Paladin/Weaver/Summoner
is there a pala auto attack build?
I'm going to try something
Okay never mind, unpinning that (didn't improve anything).
There's so many messages in this thread that the "jump to top" button doesn't behave as well as it should.
The rotation is SB->ST->ST->SB , you cant just spammed SB, its not how it works
Yep
yeah you have to jump to top and then scroll up for 2 seconds, for whatever reason
hare card on it?
card on shoes doesnt really matter, you can go for immun slow or spd
It hurts to look at
good?
That's what I ahve
if only this was Vit
i would have came to ur house while u r asleep and traded it to my self 🤣
Hahaha unlucky
Good
What's better 10% HP or 3 Vit?
3vit is more dps, 10%hp is more tankiness and tiny bit more healing
I'll probably wear this for now till I get a better one
You cant
So only 1 work?
yup
dam why did i refine the 2nd one then
im dumb
thank god i didnt buy the 2nd one tho it dropped for me
the witcher cosplay
would you use 2 obsidian bands vs 1 endurance gloves for batlord card and haste 5 card?
Eventually you can drop haste card with enough points in agi to get 170 atk spd buffed
So endurance gloves is good even with no card slot
170 is the goal for agi then rest int then? with the new shield is it more viable still to st rather than sb?
what's bis stats for endurance greaves? health leech + HP regen?
vit3 health leech 5 i guess
paladin crest or spikesteel helm or white bishop hood
Bishop against shadow mobs obviously. The other 2 test yourself, depends how much def u have
Better just use paladin for more survivability and get more def mdef
is possible for ST/SB pala to kill spider queen?
Yes
Im farming sq everyday
2 and half min more or less
For me to kill
Already try kill all the boss except the nexus boss
And its doable
It took 5 mins for me to kill warchief and cosmic also
For st/sb use titan the best
I dont really look my dmg against dummies cuz they are neutral and sometimes i have to change my gear and ele but if im not mistaken around 77-80k for my sb and st just 20-25k ish?
what gems are you using?
Holy, bastion , spike, sb , bloodfang just mix match these 5 depending on the monster
thanks! do you also have razor?
No i dont 😢
Yep if you have razor
I need that gem but im too broke to buy and not good with my luck 😢
it will drop just trust🙏
Hopefully Christmas gift 🫣
someone got his at #chat
u don't use ST gem?
Yeah how lucky he is
No i dont, im sb build
u dont run out of mana tho?
No, im using batlord against higher boss
is dis enough for now?
decent but better look for vit, hp, magic/healing
dis seems pretty decent too, no?
For sb yes
@spark vapor when you say SB build do you mean you don't use ST at all? 😮
Im still using ST, but my rotation for attacking are SB->ST->ST->SB
And im uusing SB shield
Copy idol thanks!
I need a better insect carapace :v
might drop leech stuff. im pretty sure i dont cap my leech
selling if anyone needs
have this but with mp%... nice item
Mine's 1% atk
im def jealous - that HP is niiiiice
for sale!
#trade 😭
-# this guide is congested enough as it is
Atk% does nothing for SB/ST build right?
Vit def refl crit dam and ele dam
anyone have forti shield for sale?
I have this if you interested @weak current
mi confused men
mi not kno if SB > ST
SB is 10-20% higher dmg on average last I checked
2 obsidian band better than 1 endu gaunlet and 1 obsidian?
for ST i mean
1 endu 1 obsi better for me, but you can test it by yourself for comparison
for SB, 1 endur gauntlet. for ST, you'd have to compare 2 obsi vs 1 endur+1obsi, because the vit from endur gauntlet doesn't scale as well.
Yupp
so BIS for Doom Crescent ST is Vit/Damage Range/Crit damage
obsidian > safety gloves?
for sb atkspd doesnt matter right cause you still wait for 1sec cd
Yes, but if ranged damage is hard to obtain for doom, i never encounter once since i played, better vit/Crit/Critdmg if you can for starter
Aspd just 170 after buffs
thats already enough
Yyep obsidian>safety gloves, already tested the dmg still higher with obsidian rather than safety
yep im still using it
just use cure skills
no need to use poison card
cure skill doesnt need cd
that can work
so you can put def card on headger for dmg boost and def
imma try obsi then i was thinking you get more out of safety cause more hp and defenses to tank dmg but i guess were tanky enough
I have these if you interested
da one wid def gives more damage. no?
i think there's no damage range on Doom Crescent
are bastion gems and spike gems similar value? i just got a second bastion
your greed sickens me
bruh
I’m just lookin to get a spike gem
what's the maximum damage ST can deal atm?
prolly 40k
is there a way to make sacrifice not kill you lmao
get more holy resistance
Resistance + Santify + Leech
get more dmg/defenses/plasma chest
i suggest sticking to SB instead of ST, st dmg feels lacking
I swap out to death's grin and bloodfang for bossing
a little slower, but you can easily just stand there and oversustain spider
gotta move out of dissonance well though
i removed my spiderfang for safety gloves. with plasma chest and enough def/mdef SQ dont deal enough dmg to get you below 90%. also at like 50k+ hp its hard to cap leech on single target
im using neutral resist on pants for extra resists on shadow release, does like 50% of my max hp when he does the skill
I calculated safety is ~1.5-2% less DPS than obsi band for SB, but you get a little tankiness
plasma chest is insanely strong for tankiness if you are struggling, all resis is powerful, surprised if it doesnt get nerfed
for sacrifice on SB you should only need sanctify + bloodbound or bloodfang for leech, you'd only need more tankiness if fighting a high lvl boss
you can also put holy resis on pants since that's just replacing an unnecessary move/atk speed card
is it fine to only have 98 crit?
If you are ST main you better have 100 crit
but for SB?
I'm currently only 93 crit, and it doesnt trouble me
Sometimes i do miss for my ST but i have high dmg for my SB
So its like win win for me
I can just change my card on headgear for another crit chan so it doesnt matter for me
93 crit is capped for +10 d.crescent?
yup
what are yall asking santa for if ur here? im thinking endu plate or crescent 3/10/10 since its harder to roll those than 3/2/2s
crescent 3 10 10 for me going for crit damage and melee damage XD
plasma > endu. plasma 3 vit 10 hp -5magic dmg is a must
think theyll make me a ranged damage crescent LOL
i find it easier to farm doom crescents compared to farming fortified guardwall shield
yeah i think the same, im just still hesistant to switch to SB build its janky xD
true it'll take sometime to adapt specially in bossing
but its way better than shield throw
doign 160k SB vs SQ rn
ppl say Vit/HP/-Magic% for shield but now i'm a healing received/-magic% believer tbh. but thats based on vibes not math, could be wrong
Fortified Guardwall +3 vit +10HP +10Healing Received then? XD
im gonna go 3vit +10healing -5magic%, my logic is i have enough health pool already to take any hit, but taking less damage per hit and healing more = sustain it back easier
yeah its to mitigate damage
anyone have a vid mobbing with SB? torn between wanna ST/SB shield since ive only been playing ST
only diff is you SB often
whats the diff in dps? SB miles better than ST?
hard to test on dummy, rotation is really clunky. but if you want burst dmg go SB
wait, i think i just saw your vid soloing spider
like 2 SB and the mob is gone
that could be me, with lvl 6 ST hahahaha
you using ST i think
yessss
yeah after watching you vid makes me torn cause been playing ST all this while hahaha
yolo SB i guess
hard to drop my free leech on wandering mobs while killing the boss haha
if you have the shield you can try and see if you like the gameplay better
but queueing at the moment for the santa
you gonna wish for SB shield?
think so. still torn HAHAH
i got sb shield with -5 magic resist and crafted a plasma chest with -4 10hp and 3 vit
really good against SQ you can just stand in dissonance
check the top of the post, there are some stat recommendations. can click the top right arrow if youre on desktop
heal received > -magic, since we can leech a ton due to high health and have multiple other options for resis.
def is highest dps
HP is better for tankiness
chest: plasma > endur if youre dying, plasma's all resis is crazy strong and I wouldn't be surprised if it was nerfed. if youre not dying, endur for more DPS
this build work or full nerf ?
still one of top builds
oh !
anyone got a decent JB build?
is safety glove good?
yea u r more tanky with it
Ask here https://discord.com/channels/1257586742865956875/1416162646234759340. This thread is for st/sb build.
i see that i was in the ST/SB thread thats my bad @halcyon mango
have a question, i have 0 life leech, +5% leech on bloodbound and 4% on doom crescent + gem consecration
i got detroyed all time
are you using Sacrifice without using Sanctify
yes
try using sacrifice with sanctify
you can use a card to put holy resistance on pants as well
yeah, its ok now, i spent 4more pts on sanctify for 5min buff ^^
its a good doom or leech was better ?
Good if you play shield throw, better this one than leech
i use st and sb
i just go to paladin, need some help with what should i start farming for now. doing shield throw
How much would u buy it for?
level till you can farm in Sanctum. Skystrider armor is good, craft Paladin Crest
you want heal received ideally, for more leech strength
vit hp leech bis stats ?
BiS stats are under Recommended gear stats in OP: #1440558934107750410 message
health leech isn't BiS. you only need one source to sustain pretty much everything, so either bloodbound pants or bloodfang gem.
Switching from Shield Throw to elemental gems makes a huge difference in DPS 😊
Hey guys ! Did the first guide is updated ? Like Bloodbound still the best if don't have Bloodfang gem ?
ok
not sure if these made teh patch notes
why not?
lmao priest and summoner channels in shambles
such a shame , i JUST finished my summoner too T.T
Taunt duration don't scale anymore
And they get slowed....
I can't run around spam taunt 🥺
big hit for SB mobbing, ST stocks back up
Also kinda bummer for sb u gotta taunt every 4s now unlike before was like every 15s I think
can skill changes like these be included in the patch notes 🥺
I think Phil just forgot, was a lot of changes
Taunt still says Duration: 5+ 2 per level?
SB/ST still fine, but need adjust against warchief, cant tank earthquake anymore
How sb st heals works? I moved today from Knight and i was using heal leech on artifacts to maintain sustain, i can change it to titan and still heal a lot ?
Bloodbound pants with leech roll I believe should be good
With healing received on chest and shield to up the leech numbers
Or if you got money, get a bloodfang gem
Recent sales put it at 45-55m, you can see vending history on spiritvale.info
Somebody might do the trade for 40m tho
im at 77% crit rate (+8 doom crescent with no crit stat line) and still doing nearly the same dp10 as before (5-8% dp10 nerf without changing gear). you almost definitely wanna use a housefly junk card now. will have to do more comparisons of crit rate vs def/dmg trade off on gear, but likely def and melee dmg wins out.
showcasing dmg melee / crit dmg should be your best option for SB.
assuming 150% crit dmg / 83% crit rate with +10 doom crescent, comparing wep stat lines:
10 crit dmg vs 10 crit: 10 crit dmg wins by 2.25%
(1*.17+1.6*0.83)/(1*.07+1.5*0.93) = 2.25%
10 dmg melee vs 10 crit: 10 dmg melee wins by 5.76%
(1.1*.17+(1.1*1.6*0.83))/(1*.07+1.6*0.93) = 5.76%
post-patch, move a few points from int to dex, to make sure you get your hit rate to 100%, given SB/ST can miss if it's not a crit.
Have you looked at Taunt/Stagger now affecting ranged damage? Should help ST builds a bit
should bring DP10 closer to SB, SB should still outshine it but might be by <10%
but for an easier rotation and more kitability, might be worth to some people that don't wanna heavily minmax dps
hmm thats +10
i can take some LUK out i guess
can't even redistribute my attributes better either..
Or housefly icky on acc, and replace vocal with eyeball blue for mana
Ill need a headslot open vor stun immune
atleast
so can't fuck with head slot sadly
96% might be ok ish idk
i go to 107% with +10 crit card
lol
and i can't lower my crit either
no other useful attribute stat to take
Yeah I think that’s probably best, I’m not sure if the missing 4% would affect SB build too much
yeah this, we have to be OK with not hitting 100% crit rate. 10 def is very likely better than 4% crit rate
no no
im 83% without housefly junk
so i need that housefly junk card
unless i sit at 95% with a nom card
def vs crit dmg
Should the hit rate be 100%?
yes, move a few points from int to dex
int doesnt increase leech anymore right?
it used to increase the on hit effects each 50 points
i have been asking if there is a new 50 int effect but have not gotten an answer yet
yeah coz if there isnt int is kinda ass other than mdef
yeah, it's mostly just a stat to dump points into when nothing else useful can be increased
which could be dex instead for hit rate so i wont have to think about the crit rate hahaha
yeah i needed <5 points into dex to get 100% hit rate haha
yeah its silly we have no real other useful attributes rly
paladin buffs are strong and ST scales really simply
yea
U guys think Housefly nom>Housefly Junk?
Lose Cdmg 7% than 10% def?
true
seems like a bug maybe
lol wait what
isit lag
must be lag
moon server things
but yea I think sacri right now isn't working
Its a bug i think, Phil is aware of it
Wait I really think shield bash ticks twice rn is it just me
^
my test so far
and I get more def
94% crit only tho
Sacricie should work properly now
How much would bastion gems usually go for?
there is one in moon for 38.5m
can someone link their skill build for SB/ST
Another skill tree #1440558934107750410 message
Would recommend 4 points into Aegis of Light, it's really good for popping as an oh shit button or at the start of a massive pull that'd otherwise kill you
Also vitality aura is quite good now that we perma sacrifice. It increases your leech and damage by a good bit (on top of obviously more health)
Hey Sakaiyo! First of all, congrats again on your dedication to this guide, I think at this point you're the ST paragon 🤣
A few questions, if you don't mind, as I only read the initial post:
1 - do st paladins not run sac? And if they do, is there any common compromises you do for holy res?
2 - if you dont run sac, have you combined with aa?
Im still running sac against bosses, only have 1 holy rest on leg and already enough
no plasma suit? I take it you use sanctify as well?
no plasma and sanctify is a must. got a vid posted too, havent tried soloing now since last time sacri didnt proc with ST/SB but should be fixed now.
SB/ST paladin can pretty much get away with using Sacrifice with only sanctify (and some resistance from holy shield) with current leech system is easy to Regen more than damage
pretty smooth spider queen even with sac and just pants holy resist +sanctify
Im still using plasma against cosmic, but for sq its kinda hard if you not using plasma cuz of its point blank skill , but still barely survive, so better use plasma for survivability
For warchief you should definitely using plasma
Earthquake can one shot you now
Are you guys using macros for sb st spam?
No
Its pretty easy to do manually since you have the whole duration of either attack to let go of one and start buffering the other
Gotcha so just hold down sb then st then sb again once cd is done even on SB build right?
Also Plasma>eduplate?
SB->ST->ST->SB
It depends, if you against bosses (sq,cosmic,warchief) better use plasma for survivability but if you just farming just use enduplate
what Luciel said, run sacrifice it's basically free, just use sanctify. holy res on legs helps a little given there isn't a much better leg card.
plasma suit was nerfed, it's 10% all res instead of 20, still quite powerful. if you're dying, use it. if not, use endurance plate for more dmg. similar to how you can use night greaves instead of endurance greaves if you have bloodfang gem and want more tankiness
I use a macro but most people don't. You are basically rocking back and forth between holding SB and ST. Hold ST to get it to cast as fast as possible, then when SB comes off cooldown hold that key until it casts once, then go back to holding ST. You can quickly press the keys instead of holding but I find holding the keys casts more reliably.
And cast taunt to keep up the dmg debuff on enemies, to stay healed use consecration off cooldown
I do if for no other reason than getting some skills re-bound to my mouse, since the game doesn't currently offer that keybind functionality natively.
i don't know what happened but now i can't hold the SB button before the CD is up, to snap cast the skill. My leech its not working properly too. i'm killing myself to dummys. Yesterday this was impossible
Hello im New just played yesterday. What items should i equip for ST SB. Currently using JB GC build. Wanna switch