Can I tank on PotD with low Deflection as a Brute? How is Brute, damage wise?

[Cyrus_Blackfeather]

 

Hey guys.

 

So, I really like the synergy between Old's Voulge and Carnage. But I also want to play a tanky MC with lots of engagements and damage potential. I thought that Brute would be a good compromise.

 

1. Can I be a good tank just using seven and armor to mitigate damage?

 

2. How does Brute rate in terms of damage compared to other tank multiclasses?

[Dorftek]

1. Yes with Unbending, even a helwalker can tank with Unbending.

 

2. Honestly never played a Brute (I think), but on paper it looks solid. Especially if u go Devoted/Berserker.

[baldurs_gate_2]

It seems more, you should play the game with a solo MC, because you focus only on this. You are either good in AoE or good at single target, depending on class and weapons.

[Dorftek]

It seems more, you should play the game with a solo MC, because you focus only on this. You are either good in AoE or good at single target, depending on class and weapons.

Unless ur a wizard

[baldurs_gate_2]

 

It seems more, you should play the game with a solo MC, because you focus only on this. You are either good in AoE or good at single target, depending on class and weapons.

Unless ur a wizard

 

Just wondering how good a solo wizard does on potd upscaled bow dlc.

[Boeroer]

"Quite well since he just rests once his Empower uses are depleted" would be my guess.

[Dorftek]

Also a lot of mobs seem to be weak towards fire

[Manveru123]

Brutal.

[knownastherat]

Well, we are getting off topic but this is my favorite topic so I will say my piece. How good is a wizard, the strongest class, in DLC? The strongest. Though almost everyone I saw plays Monks, Paladins, Fighters or Rogues and I can only guess its because nobody likes to be the strongest. ok tx bai 

[Manveru123]

Wizards require micromanaging to be truly effective. Every other strong class can be played with AI scripts. Also, Wizards have inferior single-target damage options compared to weapon users (after the nerfs).

[1TTFFSSE]

You can make pretty solid ai script for wizard just break it down to several blocks like 

-(deleterious alacrity)/ infuse with vital -> standard buffs

-if threatened: mirror image/llengraths displaced / other soft defensives

-if threatened and bloodied-> iron skinned time/ safeguards

-if engaged in melee by multiple thugs->piercing sigil time

-miscilenous stuff/ second wind potions and items

-nuke stuff-> minolettas missile salvo, meteors and wilting wind

 

sure single target is maybe technically not as high as some classes (marauder) but the marauder has to be pretty optimized because minolettas does so much damage. As long as wiz can stay alive he can nuke stuff faster than anyone else. 

[Manveru123]

This looks like a good script to delete your own frontline with friendly fire

[1TTFFSSE]

This looks like a good script to delete your own frontline with friendly fire

don't matter if my meatshields are dead if the enemy is dead.

[baldurs_gate_2]

You can make pretty solid ai script for wizard just break it down to several blocks like 

-(deleterious alacrity)/ infuse with vital -> standard buffs

-if threatened: mirror image/llengraths displaced / other soft defensives

-if threatened and bloodied-> iron skinned time/ safeguards

-if engaged in melee by multiple thugs->piercing sigil time

-miscilenous stuff/ second wind potions and items

-nuke stuff-> minolettas missile salvo, meteors and wilting wind

 

sure single target is maybe technically not as high as some classes (marauder) but the marauder has to be pretty optimized because minolettas does so much damage. As long as wiz can stay alive he can nuke stuff faster than anyone else. 

But can it down neriscyrlas on potd upscaled solo?

[Dorftek]

 

You can make pretty solid ai script for wizard just break it down to several blocks like

-(deleterious alacrity)/ infuse with vital -> standard buffs

-if threatened: mirror image/llengraths displaced / other soft defensives

-if threatened and bloodied-> iron skinned time/ safeguards

-if engaged in melee by multiple thugs->piercing sigil time

-miscilenous stuff/ second wind potions and items

-nuke stuff-> minolettas missile salvo, meteors and wilting wind

 

sure single target is maybe technically not as high as some classes (marauder) but the marauder has to be pretty optimized because minolettas does so much damage. As long as wiz can stay alive he can nuke stuff faster than anyone else.

But can it down neriscyrlas on potd upscaled solo?

Some guy in a chat on twitch told me he needed only two casts of Concelhauts Crushing doom to down the dragon. Now if there's any truth to it I don't know. I have little experience with a wizard BUT combusting wounds is just brokenly OP, after a few tics with wall of flame it's doing 52dmg per second

 

Add a beam to it as well and it just gets insane

Edited August 23, 2018 by Dorftek

[Theosupus]

You can tank w/ unbending easy.

The brute is very powerful (see willbreaker for an example)

I just couldn't get into the brute; I found that the fanatic, marauder, or brawler was more fun (ofc that's a personal opinion).