What is the best class for scrolls?

[Teukros]

As the title says. I've always liked Boeroer's The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, and I'd like to try a similar character in PoE 2. What class (or combination of classes) is best in a situation where I plan to use scrolls a lot? I found a very interesting topic about scroll modifiers, but very little about classes. From what I can see, it seems that - as strange as it may sound - Barbarian (Furyshaper?) is the best race/class in PoE 2 for this playstyle. As for attributes, the only really useful ones seem to be Dexterity (for quick scroll usage) and Intelligence (for longer frenzy). What do you think about this?

[NotDumbEnough]

There's a cipher passive which increases effect AOEs with the amount of focus you have. This works with scrolls and bombs too and it's immensely powerful since your ordinary intellect modifier to AOE doesn't work for consumables.

[Boeroer]

I didn't use a lot of scrolls in Deadfire so I don't know a lot about their workings by heart tbh. But first of all: including at least one class that gets the highest Arcana bonus might be good? The Wizard gets +2 from the start and with Chamaeleon's Touch it's +3.

But if Shared Nightmares works with scrolls I'd also say a SC Cipher (for me it would be a Psion) should be great. Also Time Parasite and Reaping Knives might be awesome with scrolls. I mean those synergies won't click until the latest char levels - but you'll have a great caster character right away.

The Barb's appeal is stuff like Frenzy (Blood Frenzy's DoT on crit?), Bloodlust, Blood Thirst (and maybe even the +25% dmg from Blooded), right? Furyshaper to get even higher scroll speed with the Frenzy Ward and later health drain with the Blood Ward?

How about a Druid with Cat form? Should be able to cast scrolls very quickly, too. Advantage would be that it wouldn't require any lengthy setup. Just shift and activate cat flurry which is both instant casts without recovery. Can Shifters cast scrolls while shifted? I never tried... Does the PL bonus of Ancients (for beast spells) or Furies (for elements spells) work with fitting scrolls (do the scrolls like Avenging Storm for example carry the "elements" keyword?).

Paladins' Eternal Devotion adds its burning lash to spells etc., I suspect it also adds it to damaging scrolls (never tried)? If so this would be very good. Should the lash from Blightheart, soulbound to a Wizard, also add to scrolls and not only Wizard spells I think a Paladin/Wizard would be excellent: high Arcana bonus, double lash on scroll dmg... cannot test bc. I am on vacation in Latvia.

Do the elemental PEN abilities (Scion of Flame etc.) work with scrolls? If so all classes who have access to these abilities might be worth considering.

Are there scrolls that do piece, crush or slash dmg? Because that might trigger Deep Wounds of the Rogue maybe? Speaking of Rogue: what about the Debonaire's 100% crit conversion against charmed enemies? Does it apply to scrolls? That would be great. Debonaire/Beguiler or -Psion or Debonaire/Chanter could mass-charm and then drop a friendly fire scroll that mostly would crit I guess? Does the Assassin get anything out of scrolls when he casts them from visibility/stealth?

Lots of questions and little answers from me, sorry.

 

Edited August 16 by Boeroer

[Chaospread]

I think a ranger (for ACC bonus) with a class with good hit to crit conversion (rogue? wiz?) is a good combo.

Ranger abilities works well with ranged ACC and most spell/scroll are ranged attacks, so...

Hit to crit conversion is very good for AeO scrolls, missiles like spells with more attacks and repetitive damage (i.e. Storm of Holy Fire).

[thelee]

coming in late to the chatter here, but my top choices for scroll use:

monk:

• dance with death => +15 acc with scrolls
• +2 PEN from thunderous blows
• swift strikes gives you action speed bonus (separate from not-relevant dexterity bonus)

fighter

• tactical barrage gives you 50% graze to hit and +1 PL to scrolls (though maybe mathematically disciplined strikes is better, getting 25% hit to crit instead of +1 PL)
• conqueror stance gives you +10 acc with scrolls

ranger subclass arcane archer is basically meant to be a scroll user. for benefiting scroll use in particular you have marked prey and your various other accuracy bonuses.

not sure what specifically you're getting from furyshaper that you saw. action speed sure but that is probably the least important for good scroll use.

basically IME accuracy is the biggest impediment to good scroll use, with penetration being second place. monk solves both problems, fighter and ranger solves one problem. (the accuracy problem).

[Boeroer]

10 hours ago, thelee said:

not sure what specifically you're getting from furyshaper that you saw. action speed sure but that is probably the least important for good scroll use.

Blood Ward drawing health from scroll dmg maybe?